Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Circular pyramid found in Bolivia

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A short blurb on the YouTube site for this video says: A group of archeologists has discovered a large circular pyramid in Bolivian Amazonia, dating back more than 2,000 years. The discovery took place in the fortress of Samaipata, a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Some random Icelander on daylight saving time

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Three hours of sunlight a day? Yikes. No wonder this guy’s mad at the Aussies. Yes, it does get dark quickly this time of year in the northern latitudes. Especially around and above the Arctic Circle. (How close to it … Continue reading →

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Pick-up shut-down: Canada and Germany fighting back against RSD

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Julien Blanc’s infamous “choking girls” video, in which the PUA “coach”, of the firm RSD, gives racist “advice” on how to pick up women in Japan: Literally grab them by the throat and scare/embarrass the hell out of them, and … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Siegfried Sassoon on Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker
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More fallout from the Ghomeshi affair at CBC

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Some music, maestro: Ah, that was lovely. And now, the story: The executive producer of Q is leaving the CBC Radio show in the aftermath of the scandal involving its former host, Jian Ghomeshi. A CBC spokesman says Arif … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Selbstverständlich zum Mauerfall

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. What better song to commemorate it than this one, which celebrates the Russian glasnost (openness) that helped bring it all about? Incidentally, this is also the top-selling … Continue reading →

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Another defeat for guarimbas in Venezuela

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember all those useless idiots and their dumb little #SOS Venezuela hashtag from February? Remember how they all thought it was such a “game-changer”, and that the “tyrant” Maduro would go down in defeat because of some stupid tweets, … Continue reading →

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Good news (and not so good) from Australia…

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…courtesy the Angry Aussie, who knows how to say “fuckwit” with the perfect amount of juicy relish: Yikes, Australia…didn’t you just HAVE a catastrophic fire season? And now you’re having another? And your conservative politicians don’t want to accept it? … Continue reading →

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The sexual “wisdom” of Jian Ghomeshi

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I know I probably shouldn’t pay any more attention to this wanker until he gets perpwalked or something, but Jian Ghomeshi really is the shitshow that keeps on showing. Today, the Toronto Star published a collection of his bons mots … Continue reading →

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“El Colombia” is captured!

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A photo of “El Colombia”, real name Leiva Padilla Mendoza, is shown on Venezuelan state channel VTV. A little BIG good news, and a major break in the Robert Serra assassination. Caracol reports that the chief paramilitary suspect has been … Continue reading →

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