Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

While neo-Nazis partied in Themar, Sigmar Gabriel singled out Antifa for abuse

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember that time Sigmar Gabriel, the German foreign minister, flipped off a bunch of neo-Nazis for calling him a “traitor”? That was almost a year ago. Well, he’s since lost his perspective pretty badly, particularly during the recent G-20 … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on Omar Khadr

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Sabina Becker

By now, it should be no secret to any of you who have read this blog over the years (thank you!) that I am utterly against the so-called War on Terror. I’ve repeatedly said that it is not a war … Continue reading →

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“Proud Boys” not looking so proud up here

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Oh dear. Looks like somebody isn’t ready for prime time… The Proud Boys have shamed Canada’s military. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, rear admiral John Newton apologized for the behaviour of five six Armed Forces members who disrupted an … Continue reading →

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Teh Stoopid at wrek

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sabina Becker

No, srsly. No step on snek, because snek bite…with a bullet! Aaaand sometimes, it bite its snekky self in teh ass: GETTYSBURG, PA – The rumor that antifa were coming to Gettysburg National Military Park to desecrate Confederate monuments there … Continue reading →

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Justin Trudeau’s Liberals: Objectively pro-fascist?

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, NOT sorry…because you know it’s true. Hey! Know how right-wingers are always going on about how small-L liberals are “fascists” because they give you dirty looks for saying the N-word, the C-word, and all those other things that aren’t … Continue reading →

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DC police use sex assault as punishment for peaceful demonstrators

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Some interesting points here, worth noting: Cenk Uygur points out that police have a long history of planting “agitators” (or provocateurs, rather) in peaceful protests to justify arresting everyone who was demonstrating. Also, the group who were sexually assaulted during … Continue reading →

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Far-right Spanish politicians held private “bacchanals” with businessman

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Sabina Becker

It’s been a while since I translated anything out of Spain, but this horrific report has caught my eye. And the picture it paints of the Partido Popular — the “Popular Party” directly descended from fascist Generalissimo Franco himself — … Continue reading →

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Judge jails (indigenous) rape victim

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Canada has no shortage of institutional racist disgraces on its historical record. But lest anyone say “Oh, but we’ve moved beyond that!”, right in time for our 150th birthday party (which is less than a month away now), sit down … Continue reading →

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It was 90 years ago today…

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sabina Becker

…that his dad was in the KKK. And Donnie still is in denial, which is good for a sardonic smile. With apologies to the Beatles (and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band), a headline from all those years ago that … Continue reading →

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CONFIRMED: Sultan Erdogan ORDERED his goons to attack Kurdish demonstrators!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Even without hearing exactly what was said, it’s pretty clear that Sultan Erdogan ordered his goons to attack, unprovoked, in Washington, DC. He even went to see how they did, and appeared satisfied. Since when is this legal? And why … Continue reading →