Category Archives: Heroes for Today

A must-see confrontation

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Sabina Becker

Unless you’ve been living under a lichen-covered rock in the woods, you’ve probably heard by now of Nex Benedict, the indigenous transgender high-schooler in Owasso, Oklahoma, who died of a brain injury on February 8 of this year, shortly after … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Sha’Kyra Aughtry of Buffalo

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Sabina Becker

I know it’s been awhile since I’ve had an installment in this series, but this came across my YouTube feed right now, and I just had to share: The Christmas blizzards have been no joke on either side of the … Continue reading →

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Right-wing terrorists target queer people, oppress whole communities

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember when the participants at a certain right-wing convention in the US of Amnesia put up a banner reading “We Are All Domestic Terrorists”? Pepperidge Farm remembers: Anyhow. Looks like that actually wasn’t a joke, even if it was … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: A 10-year old shows adults the way on climate

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Sabina Becker

And he’s doing it in Colombia, no less: Let’s hope those senators are listening!

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Heroes for Today: A car ranter actually WORTH listening to…

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Sabina Becker

…because he REALLY lets the dumb, dithering US congresscritters have it: And because he is bang the fuck on.

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Heroes for Today: The cat rescuer of Wuhan

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Sabina Becker

A short video of a volunteer who checks on pets left behind in Wuhan by quarantined owners who were caught out of town as the coronavirus epidemic took hold (and still grips the city). It seems like a small thing … Continue reading →

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When MAGAts get wrecked

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sabina Becker

This is what you get for running your mouth, fucko: OOF. Big OOF. But even funnier, he ran out himself after the fact: It’s a thing of beauty, considering what a jabroni move this was: Colby Covington has chosen to … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Reality check on Aisle 1!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Sabina Becker

I love how this city council member is all like “Thank you for your service…thank you for your service…thank you for your service…BUT NOT YOU, RACIST COP WHO WRONGFULLY ARRESTED ME!” If that’s not sweet karma, I don’t know what … Continue reading →

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Oopsie poopsie.

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Sabina Becker

What if bigots were all inadvertently honest about their bigotry…like THIS guy? Yes, that’s right: He bravely admitted that the “Straight Pride” people are in fact a racist group. Not that we hadn’t already guessed, but there’s your confirmation, straight … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Johnny Clegg, RIP

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Back in the early 1980s, a video cracked the CHUM 30 chart that was unlike all the rest of the pop parade of the day. It featured strong Zulu chants, references to Olduvai Gorge and Phelamanga (“the place where the … Continue reading →

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