Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

Music for a Sunday: What’s that sound?

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Sabina Becker

Everybody look what’s goin’ ’round…again: This song may be older than I am, but it will never NOT be relevant. Especially in an age of incessant wars and school shootings.

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What you need to know about Israel and Palestine right now

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Sabina Becker

First off, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi gives an on-the-ground impression: The situation is really stark, and awful for Palestinians in Gaza particularly (seeing as it’s already the world’s largest open-air prison, this is all too predictable). The Rational National’s David Doel … Continue reading →

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Balloon panic: A brief but fascinating history

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Sabina Becker

The History Guy gets all topical on us with a short-but-great overview of the many ways balloons have unleashed panic on the ground, ever since they were first launched in the 1700s. Balloons have been an often-overlooked weapon of war, … Continue reading →

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Is the “mobilization” really over in Russia? (So soon???)

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Niki’s here again, with a word or two about the conscription blitz that recently went down in Russia, and the lengths men between the ages of 18 and 55 (or is it 60 now?) went (and are still going to?) … Continue reading →

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Russian anti-American propaganda is truly insane

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Here in Canada, it’s practically an unofficial national sport to make fun of our neighbors to the south. But here’s the thing: We do it with facts, because we live right above that fucking crackhouse. We see everything that goes … Continue reading →

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Russia situation deteriorating fast

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been subscribing to a buttload of English-speaking Russian YouTubers lately. They seem pretty unanimous in their dislike of what’s transpiring now that Pooty-Poot is trying to send a big, fresh batch of unwilling conscripts into Ukraine. First there was … Continue reading →

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Pooty-Poot FLEES as Russia explodes with anti-war/anti-draft outrage

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Uh oh, did SOMEBODY overestimate his own popularity with his own people? It appears SOMEBODY has… And now, he’s hiding in his dacha in the woods between Moscow and St. Petersburg. And apparently, he haz a sad. Awwwww! Meanwhile, here’s … Continue reading →

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More on the Russian mobilization, protests, and people leaving the country

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Things are moving fast right now in Russia. Here’s Niki, again, with an update on the general situation regarding the Ukraine war: If I had to hazard a guess as to what will happen next, I’m going to say that … Continue reading →

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What Russian media are saying about the lastest Ukraine mobilization (and what they’re not)

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sabina Becker

So, this guy cropped up in my YouTube feed today, and what he has to say here is interesting, to say the least: Of course, the Russian official media version of things is at odds with reality on so many … Continue reading →

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Dubya’s Freudian slip

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe he said this? Well, okay, I can believe it, because it’s dumb, and dumbth is fully in character for Dubya. But can you believe he played it for laughs? And of course, he blames it on being … Continue reading →

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