Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Man up, Vic!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

You want a piece of me? First, Vic, get a warrant: And when you’re done that, get a life: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews claims he was attacked on two internet fronts from inside the House of Commons last week … Continue reading →

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Henrique Capriles Radonski: Neither victim nor victor

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Remember this picture? The lamestream media up here don’t want you to. According to them, this silly poser, who pretended to be a Communist while in China for the Beijing Olympics, is The Man Who Will Beat Hugo Chávez, assuming … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, The United States of Amnesia, Who Forgot Poland? | Comments Off

Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: The American Lie League, and other hilarious crapagandroids

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Need a good laugh tonight? Here ya go: Mmmmmm, penis cupcakes and vagina macaroons! Yummy! Jezebel calls this “the most hilariously lewd thing you’ll ever see”, and they’re not far from the truth. This hysterical video inadvertently gives away the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fetus Fetishists, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Stupid Sex Tricks, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Stupid Sex(ist) Tricks: Why I will never be a vegan

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Aside from the serious health concerns they blithely neglect to mention in their quest to turn the whole world vegan, PETA also engages in false, deceptive and highly offensive advertising that’s downright abusive to women: There is so much wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Madvertising, She Blinded Me With Science, Stupid Sex Tricks, Uppity Wimmin | 5 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another satellite for Venezuela

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Looks like Simón Bolívar will have even more company in orbit. In addition to his Bolivian and Ecuadorian counterparts, he’s going to be joined by another Venezuelan satellite, named after another independence hero: The new satellite, “Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda”, … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, All the Tea in China, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, She Blinded Me With Science, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Maggie’s melancholy marriage crusade, and me

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A little mood music, maestro: Ah, that sets the tone brilliantly for what I’m about to say… This morning, this Salon link popped up in my Facebook feed. Maggie Gallagher is a frequent wanker on my weekly list, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Teh Ghey, Teh Heterostoopid, The United States of Amnesia, Writer Lady Sings the Blues | 2 Comments

Bradley Manning: NOMINATED!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A group of Icelandic parliamentarians has nominated the world’s most famous whistleblower for one of the world’s most prestigious prizes. Undoubtedly he deserves it, but that probably means he won’t get it. After all, look who got it before him.

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Cool Beans, Isn't It Ironic?, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Never Cry Wolf (just throw strychnine)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This…is unbefuckinglievable. This is the sort of shit that would have been done 50 years ago. It’s also the sort of shit Canada isn’t supposed to be doing anymore. And yet, this is happening right now, and for the worst … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Happy Groundhog Day!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sure would be funny if all the local weather-‘hogs went on strike like this, eh? After all, this is their hibernation time. As for me, I’m celebrating Brigid today. Blessed be!

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No more fucking Pink Things

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I am the daughter of a breast cancer survivor. And I have just sworn never again to buy another “Pink for the Cure” (or whatever they call it) thing. Not that I don’t love my pink long-sleeved Columbia t-shirt, or … Continue reading →