Category Archives: Heroes for Today

In which a fascist gets served

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sabina Becker

And what does he get served? A cold, thick, delicious beverage: BTW, the hero who did that is getting death threats now. Not cool, but totally in character for Nazis. BONUS: Here’s another Nazi getting egged in New York. Hey, … Continue reading →

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It’s Yule, y’all!

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Sabina Becker

And what better way to celebrate the Winter Solstice than with a bit of good news? Yes, that’s right. Even getting a chunk of her lung removed to halt an early-stage cancer can’t stop the Notorious RBG. Even in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Der Drumpf, Heroes for Today, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Quotable: Stan Lee on bigotry

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Sabina Becker

So long, Stan…and thanks for all the heroes. You were the biggest one of them all. Especially when you wrote this on the occasion of Martin Luther King’s assassination, in 1968. Excelsior.

Posted in Fascism WITH Swastikas, Fascism Without Swastikas, Heroes for Today, Obits and 'bobs, Quotable Notables, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Heroes for Today: Elin Ersson, stand-up student

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Want to know what awesome looks like? Well, right now, it looks like this young Swedish woman: Rosa Parks fought for justice by remaining seated in the front of the bus; Elin Ersson did it by remaining standing in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Heroes for Today, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, The 'Stans, Turkish Treats, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Hey, Nazis, look who’s running in Charlottesville…

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Yup, it’s an actual, antifascist progressive…in the south. Your ass is grass, and he’s coming for it with the mower. And I have got my popcorn maker all loaded up and at the ready for the inevitable shitstorm of righty … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: The sweet revenge of Lissa Lucas

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Well, that was a few days ago. Look at Lissa Lucas today: In an interview with The Intercept two days after being thrown out of the legislature, Lucas wondered if Shott had overplayed his hand by having her expelled. “He … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Heroes for Today, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, Schadenfreude, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Dowdy Dickie gets dissed!

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Just a little theme music to get you in the mood for what’s to come, folkies. I’m a bit under the weather (read: sore and stiff from all the cold and damp), but I’m always in the mood to … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism WITH Swastikas, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Heroes for Today, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Mexican Standoffs, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Daddy Yankee throws a snit over Venezuela

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Ay, Dios mío. What have we here? Yes, that was Madurito, having a little harmless fun with a pop song in advance of the elections for the Constituent Assembly, which will be convened to rewrite the Venezuelan constitution, in response … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Heroes for Today, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Puerto Rico, Gente Pobre, The Nausea | Comments Off

Why Chelsea Manning is a hero, not a traitor

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Jimmy Dore breaks it all down, in horrifying detail. What Chelsea Manning revealed to Wikileaks shows that the villain here isn’t one lone whistle-blowing ex-army private, nor a site devoted to publishing leaked information from people like her, but the … Continue reading →