Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Old fart rips one at gasbag dinner

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Come for the hilarity, stay for the unfunny reality: Yes, that fart-fight at the food-fest was funny…but what’s not funny is the misinformation that Bobby Kennedy Jr. is spreading. And he’s a fucking environmental lawyer! He knows better, or should … Continue reading →

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London Police wrongfully arrested Keffals. Now, she’s fighting back.

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Remember when the London (Ontario) Police’s SWAT team swooped down on Clara Sorrenti, AKA Keffals, on the basis of a fake gun threat last year? And how they arrested her and mistreated her while she was in custody? Well, she … Continue reading →

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Steven Crowder’s divorce is even uglier than we knew

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Oh. My. GAWD. You need to see this. ALL of it. Not only is Crowdy getting ditched by his bragged-of bride of (not quite) ten years, he also scheduled an elective surgery to fix his sunken chest on rather funnily … Continue reading →

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Debunking the “refugee crisis” of Roxham Road

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Our bothered brother has some actual facts and figures at hand, and does the math comparing the “refugee crisis” at a certain US-Québec point of entry to the much larger (and legally accepted!) influx of refugees from Ukraine: Yeah, that’s … Continue reading →

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JordyPete’s no-good, very-bad retweet

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Sabina Becker

Yes, folks, it really has come down to this. JordyPete has finally reached the level of complete and utter brain-rot: And yes, he really did retweet that, although it has since been deleted: Dr Jordan Peterson has been roasted online … Continue reading →

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Could a new tax help bring down grocery prices?

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Sabina Becker

An economist thinks there’s a good chance that it could. CBC has the interview: An excess-profit tax could fix a lot of problems, besides discouraging grocery gouging (which I’ve dealt with here before). It could help us get universal dental … 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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The story of Band Aid and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Midge Ure, Paul Young, and Tony Hadley talk with the Professor of Rock about how Band Aid came together and made the charity song of the century. (I don’t care about any of the remakes, I only love the original.) … Continue reading →

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Freedummies are bad drivers, says least surprising news of the day

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Sabina Becker

The Rational National breaks down something I’ve suspected for as long as I’ve seen loonmobiles covered in InfoWars stickers on the road. Namely, that people with a fanatical anti-vaccination attitude are shitty drivers: During the summer of 2021, Canadian researchers … Continue reading →

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Whom is the Salvation Army really saving? (and other uncharitable schemes)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Sabina Becker

It’s that time of year again, and a YouTuber who often researches shady businesses has some bad news for you good folks, about those bell-ringers with the little red buckets: Yup, the Salvation Army has not learned much from the … Continue reading →

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