Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Could the 1918 flu pandemic make a comeback?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Don’t look now, but it’s quite possible, if this bug escapes the lab…or the permafrost: And if you want to know why that particular flu is so terrifying, here’s a documentary about its human impact, from people who survived: And … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Hands off Venezuela!

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Dame Pa’ Matala reunited to keep their country from being divided by the gringos, the pitiyankis, and the local fascists. And last week, they showed up at a concert near the Colombian border, where the bottom-feeders were trying to bring … Continue reading →

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Sebastian Gorka: Large lump of lard fears commie hamburgers!

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks, you heard it straight from the pursed lips of Wile E. Pickle himself: Suuuuuuper genius. Meanwhile, as Jeff points out, mass-produced hamburgers were actually pioneered by…brace yourselves…ol’ Joe Stalin himself: While the Soviet Union was indeed opposed to … Continue reading →

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What we’ve learned from the Cohen hearings (so far)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sabina Becker

I feel like doing a roundup today, so here we go. First off, we learn that Cohen was a take-the-money-and-run kind of guy: Yeah, that’s right: Novartis PAID him to influence Donnie, but he just took their money for (apparently) … Continue reading →

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Michael Cohen buries Donnie

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Sabina Becker

You wanna see damning testimony? I got yer damning testimony riiiiiight here: Yes, that’s right…Donnie DID meet with all those Russkies he claims never to have met with. And all in the hopes of building a “tower” in Moscow that … Continue reading →

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Cenk Uygur prediction comes true!

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Sabina Becker

And hey howdy, it only took six years for pretty much everything Cenk predicted to come true, and then some: And yes, I am kink-shaming, because this is fucking perverted. “He began to hit me when we engaged in sexual … Continue reading →

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Economics professor explains Venezuela’s capitalist putsch

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sabina Becker

…as well as the Green New Deal, and the hullabaloo surrounding it: Prof. Wolff points out that hyperinflation is a capitalist problem, not a socialist one. He also points out that the original Roosevelt New Deal was not the cause … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Life is never kind

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Here you go, my current earworm: I had forgotten how actually disturbing the lyrics to this one are. In my defence, though, I was a kid — in my teens — at the time it came out.

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Donnie gets triggered by Nazi arrest, tries to sweep it under the rug

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Just look at how angry and scared he gets when asked to comment on news that an actual terrorist got arrested: You can see how livid the puffy white rings in the Cheeto dust around his eyes get when he’s … Continue reading →

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The antisemitic thuggery of Spiro Agnew, exposed

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Rachel Maddow has all the details…and the documented proof: $2 million in a Swiss bank account, with $200,000 a year in interest for him to live off of. And yes, the Saudis came through. If that’s not a scandal, I … Continue reading →

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