Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Wankers of the Week: Happy Wanksgiving!

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And hey howdy, it’s Thanksgiving up here in Canada! Thanks be to Mother Earth for holding up my feet without complaining. I’ve got my yams, my homegrown potatoes, got my cranberries cooked, my turkey stuffed and ready … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Abe Lincoln on plutocracy

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

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The History of Oil

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ever see a stand-up comedy routine about oil wars and oil coups? This Brit does a fantastic job of taking horrible reality and making it hilarious. Without, I might add, diverging for one moment from the truth.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Some necessary levity

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Okkupy teh Wall Streetz! And why is this happening? Well, That’s why. You can’t haz cheezburger when all da cookiez is in da banksterz.

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Miami New Times fails again

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Christ, what is it with news sources out of Miami? They may be close to the Caribbean, but for all their proximity, they still can’t report on Latin America for shit. Case in point: this silly puff piece from the … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Jesse LaGreca nails FUX Snooze

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This was making the rounds on Facebook yesterday: FUX didn’t air this. Gee, I wonder why…

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Fear of a white shirt

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A whiteshirt (the now infamous Anthony Bologna, police inspector, NYPD) pepper-sprays a group of peaceful women protesters at Occupy Wall Street. You can hear one of the blue-shirted officers say “I can’t believe he just fuckin’ maced her.” This incident … Continue reading →

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But none dare call it fascism…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…because it’s DIFFERENT when Israelis do it: A mosque in an Arab village in the Galilee, northern Israel, was set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning in what police said was an arson attack, and its walls … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: The ultimate stupid sex trick

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Just file this one under “it’s all fun and games until someone breaks his penis”: A penile facture, or “broken penis,” is an injury that occurs to the erect penis. There are no bones in the penis; the “fracture” refers … Continue reading →

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