Category Archives: Guns, Guns, Guns

I was wondering when THEY would show up…

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Hot on the heels of Trayvon Martin’s murder by an armed white vigilante, we get…this: And this is what THAT was all about: A member of the Ku Klux Klan was arrested in Mount Victory, Ohio over the weekend after … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Hard evidence of a racist murder

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Many people swear they heard George Zimmerman, the self-styled neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, use the offensive, racist phrase “fucking coons” on the 911 call in which a dispatcher tried and failed to dissuade him from … Continue reading →

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Big news in Bogotá

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, who’d of thunk it? Looks like the capital of Colombia has a cool new (progressive) mayor! Gustavo Petro was sworn in as mayor of Bogotá and presented his plan for the city for the coming years. He explained that … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Brendan O’Neill

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Dear Brendan O’Neill: You, sir, are a fucking idiot. How’d you like it if I found out where you lived? What would you say if I ferreted out everything about you, from what you eat, to what drugs you do, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Merry Old England, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin, Writer Lady Sings the Blues | 9 Comments

Harper Government™ in pocket of NRA, gun manufacturers. Also, stupid on crime.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s getting shittier than ever to be a Canadian, and we are all hanging our heads and shaking them in shame. Because “free” trade (note the quotes) isn’t enough to sell our asses downriver, now Harpo & Co. have sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 8 Comments

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Mood music, maestros: Thank you, fellas, that was…uh…lovely. Okay. Here goes. I saw this comment piece, by someone hilariously named Ally Fogg, in the Grauniad last night. It was an eye-roller, to say the least, full of blanket assertions … Continue reading →

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The case for gun control…

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…made in just under a minute, by a hair-triggered guy who’s not as quick on the draw as he thought he was. Watch the slo-mo replay; you’ll see he blows out a pant leg. Best YouTube comment: “He missed his … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, The Hardcore Stupid | 4 Comments

Prison mafias: The newest plot to destabilize Venezuela

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

From Patria Grande, another interesting look at the self-styled forces of “democratic civil society” in Venezuela, and what they’re doing to steer the country away from the “disastrous”, “Castro-communist” rule of Hugo Chávez Frías: The editor of the weekly “Sixth … Continue reading →

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Why the poor vote against themselves in Canada

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What makes people vote against their own best interests? The Toronto Star’s Carol Goar has some answers. I’ll intersperse them with my own comments: People in low-income neighbourhoods are the biggest victims of the drug dealers and violent young offenders … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

Oh Canaduh…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I only heard this for the first time tonight, and DAMN, does it fit: Yeah, hi, it’s me, just sticking my head in to announce that we screwed ourselves but good. Canadians haz Teh Stoopid, AGAIN. And this time, we … Continue reading →