Category Archives: Environmentally Ill

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes (off) nuclear

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cats are creatures of nature par excellence, which is why the not-entirely-natural disaster at Fukushima, Japan, has Ms. Manx doing a near-constant facepaw, followed by a good ol’-fashioned kitty duck-and-cover. She peeked out between her furry toes just long enough … Continue reading →

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Piñera talks out of both sides of his mouth on nuclear power

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh Chile…what have you elected? Surely this is not what you had in mind? While the debate on the use of nuclear energy grows around the world, Chilean president Sebastián Piñera confirmed that he will be signing an accord on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Environmentally Ill, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Oceania, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia, The WTF? Files, Turning Japanese | Comments Off

Festive Left Friday Blogging: The only astroturfing Evo ever needs to do

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I woke up this morning with Evo on the brain. (Get your mind out of the gutter, people, it wasn’t like THAT.) It occurred to me that it had been a while since I’d posted some pix of him doing … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo! Cuckoo!! Cuckoo!!!

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Somebody please inform this false “prophet”, Cindy Jacobs, that when same-sex marriage became legal for our armed forces here in Canada (we have never had a DADT policy), and two Canadian military men got hitched on an Air Force base, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Pissing Jesus Off, She Blinded Me With Science, Teh Ghey, Teh Heterostoopid, The Hardcore Stupid, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

Canada disgraced in Latin America by yet another mining company

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Late Night Sunrise from Michael Watts on Vimeo. Its name is Pacific Rim, it is an environmental abuser, and it is menacing the people of El Salvador. What must Canada’s Salvadoran immigrants, many of whom are refugees here from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't That Illegal?, The Salvador Option(s) | Comments Off

Best bad book review EVER.

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Something (and that something being Thwap) tells me that a certain putz from out west is about to be fast-tracked to the remainder bin. His latest parvum opus is obviously financed by tar-sands profiteers, since it paints their dirty oil … Continue reading →

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A climate-change denier comes in from the cold

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hello and welcome to reality, Bjørn Lomborg. What took you so long? Bjørn Lomborg, the self-styled “sceptical environmentalist” once compared to Adolf Hitler by the UN’s climate chief, is famous for attacking climate scientists, campaigners, the media and others for … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Dude, where are my criminal charges?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hidey-ho, folks, it’s another G-20 roundup for ya. And here comes Ms. Manx with all the linkies you should clicky…First up, the Toronto Star‘s Carol Goar draws up a score sheet for what’s been done and what’s still doing. Surprise: … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

A cracking good debate on burqa bans (and an article on Ground Zero mosques)

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Am I giving too much away when I say that the woman in the headscarf is full of win? Just one of many interesting ironies in this half-hour of must-see TV. Another thing that occurred to me while watching this: … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Teh Russkies, The Hardcore Stupid, The War on Terra, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Who is this “silent majority”, and why do they want to shut us up?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I have always found the phrase “silent majority” irksome. Not just because Tricky Dick used it (and was, of course, lying his ass off when he did so), but because makes no sense. How do you know people who share … Continue reading →