Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

Whitefish Energy: Puerto Rico says ¡NO!

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Sabina Becker

David Pakman updates the Whitefish Energy scandal and makes a larger point: Donnie Drumpf & Co. hate the “fake news” media not only because they do, in fact, report real news, but also because the news they report shames them … Continue reading →

Posted in Der Drumpf, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Puerto Rico, Gente Pobre, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Down goes Manafort!

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him: Down goes Manafort! Down goes Manafort! And it’s not just Paul Manafort who’s been indicted today; his associate Rick Gates is also indicted, and on the same twelve charges. And there’s a huge, complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Banksters, Crapagandarati, Der Drumpf, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Mobsters, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Say WHAT, Dubya?

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Holy shit. Look who broke his lengthy silence to dis Donnie Drumpf without even saying his name: Honestly, it’s a cold day in Hades when Dubya starts to actually sound somewhat smart, if only in comparison to someone else, ahem. … Continue reading →

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Der Drumpf, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Scary Thoughts, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, The WTF? Files, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

Quotable: Samantha Bee on sexual harassment in Hollywood (and Washington)

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Sabina Becker

How depressing is it when even Antarctica isn’t a safe place to be female?

Posted in Bullies, Der Drumpf, Filthy Stinking Rich, Human Rights FAIL, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Quotable Notables, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Shame on you, Neil Macdonald…AGAIN.

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Sabina Becker

As someone who lives in what’s so quaintly called a “bedroom community”, I get to see my fair share and then some of what happens when people flee the unaffordable real estate market of Toronto. Good things, occasionally; bad things, … Continue reading →

Posted in All the Tea in China, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mobsters, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Nazis terrorize Charlottesville AGAIN. Police do worse than nothing…AGAIN.

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Dowdy Dickie Spencer’s latest charm offensive in Charlottesville was a cowardly flop. They had what — three, four dozen people, max? — and were so scared of backlash that they required a police escort. Which they got. Now, you can … Continue reading →

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Young Turks reporter and camera operator arrested in St. Louis

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Sabina Becker

This happened last night. Jordan Chariton (reporter) and Ty Bayliss (videographer) were arrested by St. Louis police, apparently for filming them during a Black Lives Matter protest in the city. (For context, the protest is one of several following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Drrrrruuuugs, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Human Rights FAIL, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Obama warned Facebook — wait, WHAT?

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Why, oh WHY, was this not making the headlines back when it really mattered? Nine days after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as “crazy” the idea that fake news on his company’s social network played a key role in … Continue reading →

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Harvard wusses out

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Sabina Becker

The set-up in this video’s a bit long, but at around the 9-minute mark, Jimmy Dore knocks it the hell out of the park. And for a quick refresher on who Chelsea Manning is and why she matters, she is … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Bullies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Human Rights FAIL, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Terrorism?, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Spooks, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | Comments Off

How sexism works against abuse victims

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Sabina Becker

A little something from the other side of the pond caught my eye this morning. And promptly made me see red. See if you can guess what it is before I tell you… The child sex victim of an Asian … Continue reading →