Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Guess who’s gonna lose on September 26?

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ll give you a broad hint: It’s the ones who have no platform, and nothing but stupid gimmicks. An opposition candidate in next month’s Venezuelan legislative elections is holding a breast implant raffle to fund his campaign, he said in … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land | 3 Comments

Why so afraid of a “Ground Zero mosque” that isn’t?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen neatly illustrates the phantom nature of the “victory mosque at Ground Zero”. It’s not a “victory” mosque, it’s not even an actual mosque, and it’s not actually at Ground Zero. I’m pretty sure, though, given his … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 7 Comments

Strange case of serial murder in Argentina

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

You want more creepy? You got it: A young man of 22 was arrested last weekend in Buenos Aires, accused of killing six persons in four weeks to fulfill a promise to “San La Muerte” (St. Death), a “saint” venerated … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Mexican Standoffs | 3 Comments

What really lies behind those trapped Chilean miners

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little insight, courtesy of Telesur reporter Alejandro Kirk:The culprit, say miners and the family members of the trapped men, is the greed of Big Copper industrialists in Chile. Working conditions have always been atrocious for that very reason in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 3 Comments

The true face of the IDF

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here you go, people…this is what the Middle East’s One True Beacon of Democracy™ really looks like:Meet Eden Abergil, the Lynndie England of Israel. She’s a piece of work, but she’s far from alone in her nastitude; apparently it’s commonplace … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

Bet this never happened to the REAL Judy Garland

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This should happen more often, though…because it shows the wingnuts in their true colors: A few months ago, right wing firebrand Ann Coulter reacted to words of advice from a Canadian University official with stringent claims that she was being … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Teh Ghey | 4 Comments

Surprise! G20 “security” law is nothing of the sort!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How on Earth does an anti-German war-measures act from 1939, which effectively became null and void at war’s end, get dug out again for use against peaceful protesters–nearly 30 years after our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formally enacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

In which a persistent hasbara troll gets pwned…again.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how a few weeks ago, a wanker calling himself Jamie, and using a spoofed hotmail address, outed himself here? Well, he’s ba-ack…and seeing as he’s apparently also a masochist, I think I’ll play with him a bit before … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, The Hardcore Stupid | 3 Comments

Surveillance society tug-of-war in Berlin: a small but significant victory

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you need any evidence of how far Germany has come since the end of World War II, and how far by comparison Canada has sunk, look no further than this interesting little report in the Berliner Tagesspiegel (“Daily Mirror”): … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

Economics for Dummies: Dubya’s Deficit, the gift that keeps on giving

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The question is, to whom? Look at this chart and tell me who you think it could be, benefiting from the atrocity and obscenity of the US federal deficit:Anyone got an idea? Bueller???