Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: Won’t go living in the past…

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…but I believe that love can last:There’s a lot to love about this song, which is my favorite of theirs. They have a lot of ones that are more overtly raunchy, or more overtly rough-and-tumble. This one stands out for … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Spring wingnuts edition

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Ah, spring…wingnuts in full bloom. I don’t know who those women in the video are, but the one in yellow (how fitting!) has obviously disguised herself. And no wonder: she’s uttering death threats. Crude, cowardly, nasty death threats. Death by … Continue reading →

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Pardon me, I just HAD to share this.

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Crunchy nugget for thought: That erupting volcano in Iceland may represent a headache for travellers, a hardship for flight crews, and a profit loss for airlines. But it’s also an unexpected, if temporary, boon as far as global warming goes.If … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid: Well, at least he’s creative with the excuses.

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Srsly, dude…you expect us to believe that a woman with no arms and legs was going out on you? And could choke you to death with her stumps? I’ll give you full marks for imagination, but damn, you have to … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid: Unfit Fathers: We haz them.

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Exhibit A:Um, yeah, he’s the awesome guy with assholes for kids? Riiiiiight. If those kids are assholes, they learned it from someone. Monkey see, monkey do…And let’s just pray that this book cover doesn’t describe the real situation, because it … Continue reading →

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Quotable: John Steinbeck on capitalism

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success. The fertile earth, the straight tree rows, the sturdy trunks, and the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Wielding the Sword of Bolívar

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Srsly, doesn’t Chavecito do it awfully well?If you’re wondering what the occasion was, here ya go. Enjoy!

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The CIA and the Nazis

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A 45-minute documentary on the CIA’s practice of hiring old Nazi war criminals, both as spies and rocket scientists for what was to become NASA. This was in direct contravention of then-US president Harry Truman’s orders to capture and imprison … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Patrick Stewart on violence against women

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

When a well-spoken actor who is known for his smooth delivery has difficulty breaking into a subject and talking about it, you know it’s close to home. In the case of “Captain Picard”, it’s not only close, it is IN … Continue reading →

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Learn from a 12-year-old

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Frankie Hughes and her mother, Renée Espeland, as they talk with Amy and Juan on Democracy Now. And then ask yourself: How could two unarmed persons–one, a tiny little minor–possibly be so threatening to an Iowa senator that they … Continue reading →

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