Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

O Loon of Alabama…

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Show me the way to the next whisky bar. Oh, don’t ask why. Oh, don’t ask why… Residents in Guin, Alabama became outraged earlier this week after they noticed flyers posted around the town that read, “Annual Pastors Conference All … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: One (seriously stupid) flesh

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Via Jezebel, we learn that there’s a new fundie-crapaganda astroturf org out there determined to make sex better…by making it procreation-only. Never mind that the whole purpose of birth control is to make sex better by taking the threat of … Continue reading →

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The “permissive times” fallacy of sexual abuse

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

The recent breaking of the story of sexual abuse at the prestigious Horace Mann School in New York has brought a number of ugly spectres out of hiding. One nasty shocker is the high prevalence of teacher-student sex abuse, even … Continue reading →

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“Constitutional” coup d’état in Paraguay. Film at 11.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday entry this week. Your Aunt Bina is feeling more restive than festive tonight, because the shit has officially hit the fan in a certain landlocked South American country, famous for its maté and its … Continue reading →

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Dear Harper Government™: Chow down on THIS.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

That’s from here. And here’s what it’s all about: Canada taking a beating from all sides at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro this week, but Environment Minister Peter Kent says the criticism is “unwarranted.” The … Continue reading →

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Google gets evil in Cuba

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, well. What have we here? Someone trying to turn Cuba into a closed society…and it ain’t Fidel Castro! Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of “outrageous censorship” after the US internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Utah Phillips on child labor laws

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Quotable: Alex Carey on corporate propaganda

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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And the jokes just write themselves

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ah, Michigan. Looks like you’re not just famous for ridiculous right-wing legislators anymore, but also for shit-stupid gun guys. Take, for instance, this poor bastard, who accidentally discovered irony while trying to compensate for his lack of endowments: A Michigan … Continue reading →

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Cheating = love? That’s a new one on me.

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of the Daily Mail, here comes another “expert” with another lame theory on Relationship Fail: A controversial new book argues that infidelity and marriage are entirely compatible. Eric Anderson, author of The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love and the Reality … Continue reading →

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