Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo, just being his awesome self

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Evo paid tribute to Bolivian mothers at the palace today, and this nice shot was the result of that. But check out what other awesomeness he’s up to. How about that challenge to the asshole next door in Chile? The … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats DSK and the IMF around some more

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

You know how crazy some kitties are when it comes to tinfoil balls? They become obsessed with batting them around, and will chase them all over the house? Well, that’s how Ms. Manx is with this whole Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair. … Continue reading →

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Church of Scotland gets fabulous

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Och aye, ’tis a bonny day for equal rights! Scotland’s largest protestant church has swept away centuries of tradition and voted to allow gay men and lesbians to become ministers, opening up the prospect of the church allowing civil partnerships … Continue reading →

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Young feminist calls out Beyoncé (and other assorted BS)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Thanks to Roger Ebert for bringing this to our collective attention. About the only thing I disagree with here is all the bleeping; I think she could have left those words unbleeped. But that’s just me; I don’t bleep anything, … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx gets her claws into DSK and the IMF

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Happy Victoria Day Monday, everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying your May Two-Four weekend. The Manx is meowing, and you know what that means: She’s got linkage for us. Lead on, ManxDuff… First up, the Daily Mail, and how the obsequious … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Even the score with your eyes

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“The dark cloud of fear is blowing away…” Well, no wonder. The rapture didn’t happen. And since we’re here to stay…lovely to see YOU again, my friends!

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Valley of the Wolves: Palestine

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A Turkish action film with English subtitles. According to the description on the We Are All Vittorio Arrigoni Facebook page, it is “about a Turkish commando team which goes to Palestine to track down the Israeli military commander responsible for … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: End of the World edition

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh holy fucking shit, here comes Jeebus to kill us all!!!!1111onethousandeleventyone!!!! Hey, wait a minute…if I was able to post this, and you are able to read it, I guess we’ve just had ourselves yet another false alarm and Great … Continue reading →

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Happy End of the World!

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

According to the fundie nutcases, we should all be dead by now. On the off chance that you’re not, click the play button on this and join me in a beer, eh? A little backgrounder: This was a carnival song … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A big victory for Ecuador

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Because there’s no such thing as too much Ecuadorability, this week goes to Rafael Correa, again. And I’m sure that when you read this, you’ll agree that Ecuador deserves a high-five: On Friday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, celebrated … Continue reading →

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