Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Did you watch the Throne Speech?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

For all those who missed it, here is the Reader’s Digest Condensed version of Harpo’s Throne Speech today: “Blah blah blah blah cable teevee blah blah blah”, basically.

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So, THIS exists.

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And even worse, it’s a mascot for a Japanese cooling company based in Osaka, but named for Fukushima. Ironically, it has nothing to do with the infamous nuclear plant there. Yeah, I’d say someone fukked up, all right.

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Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Here’s your photo du jour: And yeah, how about that piece of shit, Columbus. Ugh.

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Music for a Sunday: A wild nobility

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In honor of the indigenous people of all the Americas today, here’s Adam Ant’s somewhat politically incorrect, but still powerful and heartfelt, tribute song. A none too discreet reminder of who REALLY discovered this continent, thousands of years ago, and … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Shutdown, Part Deux — Free Vibrators for All!

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And crappy Thanksgiving, my fellow Canucks! Well, how about that Washington shutdown…now in its second week, and still no end in sight! Well, thankfully for the furloughed, there are free vibrators being handed out. That ought to … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Albert Einstein on war

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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This just in…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Literary talent: We (meaning Canadian women) haz it… Canadian author Alice Munro has won the prestigious Nobel Prize for literature. The Swedish Academy announced the decision Thursday, calling the 82-year-old author from Wingham, Ont., a “master of the contemporary short … Continue reading →

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Peru bans cat-eating festival

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In response to an international outcry, someone in Peru has stepped up and done the right thing for the gatit@s… A court in the Peruvian province of Cañete (south of Lima) prohibited the so-called Festival of Curruñau, a popular feast … Continue reading →

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Remembering Cantaura, 31 years later

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A poster from 2009 commemorating the victims of the “democratic” massacre of Cantaura, Venezuela, which occurred 31 years ago. This is all of a pattern with US interference throughout Latin America. While Argentina and Chile suffered openly under fascist dictators … Continue reading →