Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

But none dare call it fascism…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…because it’s DIFFERENT when Israelis do it: A mosque in an Arab village in the Galilee, northern Israel, was set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning in what police said was an arson attack, and its walls … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The ghost of Chavecito

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Who is this healthy, handsome baseballer, anyway? Shoot, that ain’t no one but the ghost of the man the Miami Hairball wants us to give up for dead. Hilarious how undead he is, eh? BTW, other hilarities abound. Check out … Continue reading →

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Tim Padgett, corruption apologist

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Meet Leopoldo López…corrupto, violent agitator, and “popular” politician of the Venezuelan far-right. And apparently, the crushboy of a certain crap “reporter” for TIME Magazine… The Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded this week what just about everyone in the western … Continue reading →

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Grope & Flail blames Chinese news agency for Tory zipper problems

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A little mood music, maestro David: And now, the sordid story: In his short political career, Bob Dechert has risen through the ranks of the Harper government to assume a role in brokering Canada’s relationship with the rest of … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: 9-11, with a side order of commodified female flesh

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Gawd bless Amurrica! This was uploaded by Hooters itself, two days before the 9-11 x 10 mourn-a-thon. I believe the underlying message is “Eat greasy wings and ogle these Twin Towers (hurr hurr, geddit?), or the terrorists win!” (Thx, Jezebel.)

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The People’s Procession

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This is what all the right-wingers couldn’t wait even 24 hours to piss on, folks… A state funeral like none before it, and one that we may never see the likes of again. Very little black, and the few long, … Continue reading →

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Payola: Not just for $ and P anymore!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A while back, I posted about how a certain ratings agency takes payola. Now, it looks like another one also does: A former senior analyst at Moody’s has gone public with his story of how one of the country’s most … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Another horrible trapped-miner story

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yes, this is satire. But it has a very large, uncracked grain of truth in it. Can you spot it? PS: On a more serious note, read this. And remember, that original “trapped miners” story did not have a happy … Continue reading →

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An icky, creepy (yet strangely apt) similarity

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Separated at birth? On the left, “Dr.” Marcus Bachmann, spouse of a certain US Republican presidential aspirant, and professional homophobe who always sets my gaydar bleeping. On the right, John Wayne Gacy, psychopath, serial killer of young men and repressed … Continue reading →

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Is the LAHT a bunch of Koch-suckers?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ve always had my suspicions about a certain crappy “news” outlet pretentiously calling itself the “Latin American Herald Tribune”. I never did trust it; there was something of a rightist stench about it. And today, I received this in my … Continue reading →