Category Archives: Environmentally Ill

Information Is Beautiful: Wonktacular fun with factoids

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been asked before how I manage to find all the awesome stuff that makes it to this blog. Well, some of it I ferret out myself. But for other bits, I have awesome friends forwarding me stuff. Like today, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Remembering Katrina

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ray Nagin and Led Zeppelin–a duet made in hell on Earth.“Wonder why I got my middle finger up down here?” I don’t. After four years, it’s still not fixed. And the racists are still gloating. So, when is Cthulhu coming … Continue reading →

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Yep, just another innocent victim of foreign persecution…

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

NOT.This is Mike Dwyer, back when he worked for the security company that guards Shell Oil’s installations in Ireland:He’s suppressing an environmentalist protester. You can hear someone saying “Mick, Mick, let him get up”. Which he rather reluctantly does.Gee, I … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Barreling Right Along, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

Simply disgraceful

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

According to YVKE Mundial, this t-shirt is now selling in the US:Sick, tasteless and disgusting. Bet it sells well at Stormfront, though!

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Why the Big Three need to die, too

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

With people like this in charge, would YOU trust a Detroit motor company for your livelihood or that of anyone you know? Top recipients of federal bailout money spent more than $10 million on political lobbying in the first three … Continue reading →

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Monsanto to Michelle: Please panic, don’t go organic

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Ain’t no tyranny like that of a good example, I guess. Case in point: Michelle Obama and her organic White House veggie garden. Seems she’s not only gotten some corporate panties in a twist, she’s given them an Atomic Wedgie. … Continue reading →

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Ashy thoughts for a Wednesday morn…

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’m not Catholic, so this whole penitential post-carnival thing is kind of opaque to me. Rather than atone for sins (actual or imaginary), I prefer to do the right thing in the first place, if I can. Which means I … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Environmentally Ill, Found in Translation, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off | Comments Off

We now have “free” trade with Colombia. How the hell did THAT happen?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, here’s one for the scratch-yer-head-till-it-hurts files: Even though Colombia is not a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, its president, Alvaro Uribe, travelled to Peru to meet with a group of leaders from various parts of the world … Continue reading →

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One more for the “strictly imaginary” files

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“It’s all in your head. You just have no idea how big your head is.”–Lon Milo DuQuette I wonder how many Gulf War I vets have died for them to find this out: A report released on Monday concluded that … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, She Blinded Me With Science, The War on Terra | Comments Off

Dr. Strangewhoops, or How Greenland Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Where the hell is Major Kong? Looks like he now has a real-life counterpart or two. Brace yourselves, kiddies, it’s a hot one.What burns me is how close the Thule base is to our own Arctic. I guess this means … Continue reading →