Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Quotable: Kate Harding on rape culture

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

” ‘Cause the thing is, you and the guys you hang out with may not really mean anything by it when you talk about crazy bitches and dumb sluts and heh-heh-I’d-hit-that and you just can’t reason with them and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotable Notables, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Why Ms. Manx likes gun control

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ms. Manx is a fan of gun control. And why not? You’d be surprised how many armed and stoopid people have it in for pretty calico kitties with stumpy tails. Or kitties of any color and kind, come to that. … Continue reading →

WTF is (still) wrong with Chile?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Your humble scribe is down right now with yet another of her myriad gut bugs, but know what makes her feel even more sick? Try something like this:Yup, you saw what you think you saw–a bunch of cowpokes roping a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Fascism Without Swastikas | 3 Comments

Wankers of the Week, Supplemental Edition: This is what impotence looks like

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Need a laugh at a bitter widdle troll’s expense? Clicky the linky: This is what I get from guys who never get any.That IP is 74.55.11.66. Dallas, TX, ISP is ThePlanet.com. Notified of abuse, of course. And IP banned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Wankers of the Week | 10 Comments

Music for a Sunday: One for all the guerrillas, past and present

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This patriotic hymn was first associated with Fidel and Che’s victory in Cuba, but it’s since become incredibly popular with freedom-fighters all over Latin America. And no wonder. It’s a stirring one, isn’t it?Guerrillas have been in the news a … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Music for a Sunday | Comments Off

Wankers of the Week: Equinoxious edition

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well. How’d everyone like the Equinox? Now the days will be short and the nights will be long up here in the Northern Hemisphere, while all you lucky ducks in the south will be celebrating spring. But whatever time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Wankers of the Week | 1 Comment

The persistent racist menace in the United States

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A documentary in two parts by Russia Today, called “Race Supremacy: Revealing Hatred”:Did you know that Warren G. Harding, who was president of the US during the 1920s, was actually sworn into the Ku Klux Klan while in office–using the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas | 3 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Stephen Colbert’s moment of Zen

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hot off the airwaves this AM:You thought he was a rightist? I have to wonder, after all this, if he’s not just a lefty who plays a righty on TV. (Muchas gracias, Think Progress.)

Posted in Festive Left Friday Blogging | 3 Comments

This is Canada. We support the troops…

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…including those that some in our government would not want us to support. Namely, the war resisters: Did you know that some prominent and famous Canadians, such as Toronto radio host Andy Barrie–weren’t born here? That they came here from … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch | Comments Off

“Sail like a ship bound for Gaza”