Author Archives: Sabina Becker

A Children’s Treasury of Wingnuttia

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know what’s funnier…the fact that there’s a book for kids on the “virtues” of open carry, that it’s “frequently bought together” with other forgettable trashery like Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate, or these Amazon.com reviews for it: Yes … Continue reading →

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Multiple choice quiz time!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Sabina Becker

1. Please study this photo of a non-routine traffic stop: The above man will survive this encounter because: a) he’s white b) the pigs are black c) the pigs are actual pigs, not cops. And calling cops “pigs” is an … Continue reading →

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Appy polly loggies.

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Hey, everyone… Just got back from an unplanned Internet vacation. Both my phone line AND my modem got fried in a lightning strike more than a week ago, and both gave up the ghost over the weekend. Finally got ’em … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on mental illness and suicide

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King. Parry (Williams), who is homeless and mentally ill, retells the story of the Fisher King and the Holy Grail. In light of all the ignorant and shitty things being said in … Continue reading →

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I miss you, Robin Williams.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

And I can think of no better antidote to the grief than to look back on some of the funniest moments….all the funnier because they’re real. Like his candid observations on booze and pot: Or cocaine: “Anything that makes you … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: There’s nothing more to it…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…I just get through it:

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Nagasaki Day!

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a very crappy Nagasaki Day to one and all. Also — hooray! — it’s Shark Week again. And there’s a veritable Sharknado of stoooopid swirling out there. And here’s who was in the thick of it … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Naomi Wolf on Gaza

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

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The “most moral army in world” shits all over Gaza. Literally.

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Israeli troops may have (momentarily) withdrawn from the Gaza Strip, but they haven’t really left it. Traces of them still cling to everything they’ve occupied, and not in a good way: When Ahmed Owedat returned to his home 18 days … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The Internationale kills fascists at U of T

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Wow. Amazing what one little song can do…especially when it’s sung by socialist students in the face of a bunch of whiny cowards, eh? Comrades from the Revolutionary Student Movement, the Proletarian Feminist Front, and the Proletarian Revolutionary Action Committee … Continue reading →