Category Archives: Good to Know

What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From the Department of Yeah, That’ll Fly, a sour note on Better Living Through Crowd Control Technology: The Mosquito – a crowd-control device emitting a pulsing sound that bugs teenagers but can’t be heard by most adults – is creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, She Blinded Me With Science, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment

Hey Chuck Norris: Shut up and sing, dammit!

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Grab your barf bags, folks. Chuck Norris has reared his weaselly little head, and given me one more reason to utterly despise him:

Posted in Crapagandarati, Good to Know, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Pissing Jesus Off, The Nausea, The WTF? Files, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 1 Comment

Who you callin’ a chicken, bunnypants?

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Just so’s you know: in English you call cowards “chicken”, but in German, it’s Angsthase–literally, “scaredy-rabbit”.

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Praise the Goddess, and pass the hot chocolate!

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Yum, yum, yum. A nutrient in cocoa called epicatechin appears to lower the risk of four common killer diseases, work suggests. Among the Kuna people of Panama, who can drink up to 40 cups of cocoa per week, rates of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, She Blinded Me With Science | Comments Off

El Caracazo: Today in 1989

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A Google video to refresh the memories of those who have them, and inform those who need to know: “El Caracazo”, a docudrama about a shattering event in Venezuelan history. In Spanish. New York Times description here. History of the … Continue reading →

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Terror-Free Oil Slicks come out and play!

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Oh, boy. I just caught a flying one from a big, brave, wannabe terror-free oilman, and I’m sooooooo scared. Take a gander at what landed in my comments section today. The only thing that overshadows author’s stupidity is his poor … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid | Comments Off

An orange alert

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Sabina Becker

This appears in the comments on the entry below, but I’ll repost it just so those who don’t read comments will still know: Venezuela’s opposition is planning an “orange revolution”. It is important that we get this circulated before Sunday’s … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with YouTubes…

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Sabina Becker

If you can see a CBC/The Fifth Estate video clip on Dick Cheney when you press Play, I’ve succeeded.Enjoy!

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, The War on Terra | 1 Comment

Kudos to Clinton, bravo to Chavez…

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…and as for Keith Olbermann, he’s the latest on my yum-yum list, along with Chavecito, Evo, Big Dawg, Jon Stewart, George Clooney, and Stephen Colbert. That man is the next frickin’ Edward R. Murrow, man.Seriously.What happened this past week? It … Continue reading →

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Need any more proof that someone’s living in a vacuum?

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Check THIS out:So much for that trite “We are all Israelis now” meme.BTW, GriperBlade has an excellent post with a damning picture unto itself. Perhaps this is what’s got the Israel-uber-alles crowd so…isolated?

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