Author Archives: Sabina Becker

It’s December 6. Look who decided to forget…

Well, who else…the SupposiTories, who never met a gun nut they couldn’t pander to. Or an international convention they couldn’t break: The Conservative government has quietly shelved rules on serial numbers for guns that would have helped keep Canada in … Continue reading

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Guess who’s joining MERCOSUR!

W00t. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will ratify on Thursday during the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) Heads of State Summit that Bolivia wants to join the regional bloc. The Bolivian minister of communications, Amanda Dávila, informed that … Continue reading

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Paid provocateurs in Mexico City? Yup.

A video taken over the weekend, during protests against the inauguration of Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto, reveals that a lot of so-called “anarchists”…aren’t: Members of an “anarchist” group arrested at 7:00 in the San Lázaro Metro station were paid … Continue reading

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The Ugly Canadian

More at The Real News Yves Engler talks with The Real News about Stephen Harper’s foreign policy and Religious Reich connections, particularly as to how they relate to Israel. As Canada (very much under protest) became one of just nine … Continue reading

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Why women go back to shitty men

Robin “Rihanna” Fenty, making the mistake of her life. Let’s hope it doesn’t actually COST her her life. Okay. So lots of people are asking why women who seem to otherwise have everything going for them keep going back to … Continue reading

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Music for a Sunday: Let the record show…

Class consciousness never sounded so good.

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Wankers of the Week: Remember, remember, the First of December

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a crappy World AIDS Day to all. Do you know where YOUR dickheads are? No? That’s okay, I’ve got them riiiiiight here…and in no particular order, here they are: 1. Stephen Fucking Harper. Yeah, sure, go … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Because there’s no such thing as too much Ecuadorable

And because this is a nice shot, and I like it… …and there’s a nice bit of news behind it, too: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, urged his counterparts at the 6th Summit of the Heads of State and … Continue reading

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Clip ‘n’ Save: All you needed to know about today’s UN vote

I am sorry to say that my home and native land is one of the yellow ratbastards. Thanks a lot, Harper Government™. You don’t fucking represent us. Just so the world knows. Meanwhile, here are some mighty happy people who … Continue reading

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The “art” of being an asshole

Yesterday, I chanced across the funniest, saddest, and weirdest shit I ever saw on Wonkette. Apparently there are all these dudes who’ve been creating “inspirational” propaganda — oh sorry, “art” — for the so-called men’s rights movement. But if what … Continue reading

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