Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

Officer Bubbles is worse than you think

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How is Adam Josephs, alias “Officer Bubbles”, worse than you think? By virtue of the simple fact that he’s not the only arrogant asshole on the Toronto police force. By virtue of the simple fact that protest has been criminalized, … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: The “Miami Model” at work

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

No, the Miami Model is not a tall, shapely, ex-Latin American beauty queen. This is the Miami Model, in two minutes or less:Yeah hi, it’s me, banging on about the so-called Black Bloc again. These guys have so much in … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on the G-20, Black Bloc tactics and police brutality

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’m not sure what to make of this man. He seems belligerent. Yet he’s wearing socialist and peace symbols on his shirt. WTF? Anyway, his situation (which could be street theatre, for all we know) pretty much encapsulates what went … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the (still ongoing) War on Terra

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

With apologies to Franklin Pierce Adams.Gulf War II is an awful farce.We like it.Dick Cheney pulled it out his arse.We like it.There’s so much there to knock and slam;The bloody thing is one big sham.It can’t fight terror worth a … Continue reading →

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Gaza Roundup 12: The true, ugly face of “Stand With Us”

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A couple of weeks ago, a very persistent troll from the UK (on a DSL line with a dynamic IP pool, no doubt very handy for anonymous trolling) came on here uninvited, and spammed me (under at least four different … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: More prescient than the Gorillaz knew

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Don’t let the dreamy hip-hop groove suck you under. Listen to Snoop Dogg’s rap: doesn’t it sound like he foresaw something? My best friend, who sent me the link to the YouTube, thinks so: The song I linked is on … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Craig Murray on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla attack

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“A word on the legal position, which is very plain. To attack a foreign flagged vessel in international waters is illegal. It is not piracy, as the Israeli vessels carried a military commission. It is rather an act of illegal … Continue reading →

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Yes, Israel has nukes. Yes, it’s an apartheid state. And no, it has no shame.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Surprising revelations, surprisingly revealed by the UK Guardian: Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possession of nuclear weapons.The “top secret” minutes … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx visits Kent State

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Full disclosure: Ms. Manx was still litter-training when Kent State went down. She was also living in Northern Ontario at the time, and hadn’t heard of it till much, much later. But she thinks it’s still relevant in light of … Continue reading →