Category Archives: If You REALLY Care

Spyware for Arab despots: Germany’s latest source of shame

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Wikileaks just keeps exposing the imperialist underside of western “democracy”. And one of the latest to be embarrassed by revelations is Germany — an unlikely player in the imperial game, seeing as it’s been officially out of it since World … Continue reading →

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History never repeats?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Germans could tell you differently: “To know the risks and side effects of Nazi uprisings, just read a history book or ask your grandparents.” (Translation mine.) According to my source on Facebook, this was taken in Bielefeld, at one of … Continue reading →

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How to justify a police state, or “This ain’t Canada anymore”

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How do you justify police brutality on the level of last year’s G20 summit? And how do you justify turning Canada into a most unCanadian police state? Well, it helps if you get the media on side, as whoever infiltrated … Continue reading →

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Aloha, APEC. Love, the 99%.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hawaiian singer Makana actually slipped this one below the radar on the 1%er leaders yesterday. Here’s the story: Honolulu – A change in the programmed entertainment at last night’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gala left a few world leaders slack-jawed, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Sexy Back

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Seen on Facebook: This was, according to my source, taken at Occupy Austin. No word on whether that’s a real tattoo or just penned on for the protest’s duration, but it’s the cleverest use of skin-as-canvas I’ve seen so far. … Continue reading →

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Fear of a white shirt

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A whiteshirt (the now infamous Anthony Bologna, police inspector, NYPD) pepper-sprays a group of peaceful women protesters at Occupy Wall Street. You can hear one of the blue-shirted officers say “I can’t believe he just fuckin’ maced her.” This incident … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx occupies Wall Street

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s one of those drizzly, autumnal days around here. Usually, just the kind of weather that would send a kitty indoors, to curl up on her humans’ laps, with her tail wrapped cozily around all fours, purring and not letting … Continue reading →

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When lynching passes for “justice”

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Last night, the world witnessed a modern-day judicially sanctioned lynching. Troy Davis was executed last night at 11:08 local time, under heavy protest, in the state of Georgia, by a private contracting corporation that specializes in the “care” of prison … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: It’s still going on

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

More at The Real News And it will go on until further notice. (Speaking of which, Wall Street, you are now being put on.)

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx takes on Wall St.

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Stumpy Cat has been rather busy of late, chasing mice, moles, voles and chipmunks out in the garden. But she’s sticking her cyber-head in now to meow at me. Which is a sure sign that she’s found something out … Continue reading →