Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Oilpatch workers: Smarter than their bosses. Duh!

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wondered whether workers can survive without bosses to think for them, get a load of the latest out of Alberta: Workers from the troubled Alberta oilpatch want government help to retrain for jobs in the growing renewable … Continue reading →

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Lügenfresse!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Well, this is disturbing. Apparently the so-called “alt-right” (never mind that they’re not an actual alternative to anything, they’re just the same old chickenshit fascists who don’t like to be called that) has revived an old Nazi term for noncompliant … Continue reading →

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Dear climate-change denialists…

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…you can take your head out of your ass anytime now. What you deny has been scientific fact for more than a century: As you can see, this news clipping (from New Zealand!) dates back to 1912. At the time, … Continue reading →

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Gun nuts. Literally.

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Hey, all you gun nuts out there: How about some literal gun nutz™? Yes, this is real, according to Charles Clymer. No word on if they’re rubbery enough to swing, or if they dribble you in the face like a … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Time now…and then

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Clearly Time has a thing against Russia. And it thinks that only the US is entitled to interfere in other countries’ elections. And if a drunken buffoon gets elected, it’s okay, as long as it’s not in Washington, but Washington … Continue reading →

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The normalized sexual violence of Oktoberfest

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Don’t drink the Kool-Aid. Or in this case, the Löwenbräu. I have a terrible confession to make: I’ve never been to Oktoberfest. Not just because I never happened to be in Germany when Oktoberfest is on (because every time I … Continue reading →

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Some pertinent questions for the “anti-PC” brigade

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Note: These are not just MY questions, they’re everybody’s questions. And why is working for social justice a BAD thing? Is being a Social Injustice Couch Potato (SICP — that’s pronounced “sick pee”) really such a GOOD thing? Why all … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about last night’s US presidential debate…

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…in about a minute and a half: Isn’t this kind of ironic, coming from someone who claims that Mexican and other Latin American immigrants bring in drugs? No, really. It IS ironic, considering who he used to hang with, but … Continue reading →

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More homophobic ironies from the Mexican Catholic church

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how, not so long ago, a Mexican cardinal was claiming to know more about the male anus (and its differences from its female counterpart) than scientists themselves? Well, looks like he’s not the only dubious sexpert in the … Continue reading →

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Bare breasts and burkinis: The hypocrisies of Manuel Valls and France

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Liberty Guiding the People”, by Eugène Delacroix, 1830. This image has been often conflated with that of Marianne, an allegorical figure representing the French Republic, who is typically not shown with bare breasts. And she has also been misused recently … Continue reading →