Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

The CIA’s influence in Chile…and its designs on Ecuador

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Chilean journalist Patricio Mery Bell drops a number of bombshells about the CIA’s covert activities in his country and in Ecuador. Here’s the main gist, from Global Research: Bell first voiced his concerns for the safety of President Correa three … Continue reading →

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Chile…or Canada?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It’s getting hard to tell, eh? “Mister, I just bought this land, it’s mine…get off it!” “But…” “TERRORIST!” Yup, that sounds about right. And Chile’s native land-claims laws are even worse than ours, if such things are possible. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Indian woman brutally gang-raped. Where are the media???

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Breaking: A few days ago, an Indian woman was gang-raped, beaten, and left to die by thugs. So far, this hasn’t made the news in any major venue. But, you say, doesn’t India have a rape problem? And aren’t there … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats the gun nutz

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meow! Meow! I know it’s been a while since the Stumpy Cat meowed, but Ms. Manx has gotten restless again, which is a sure sign that she has news for us. And sure enough, today’s roundup is all about those … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Short 'n' Stubby, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Sorry to Grinch you, but…

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…this seasonal message just had to be said: And while we celebrate the birthday of Jesus, how about the death of irony? Gaza militants violated laws of war by launching hundreds of rockets at Israeli civilians during last month’s fighting, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The only fitting song for right now

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And in a time when even the Mormons are selling guns online, you KNOW there’s a disease spreading through the US.

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Music for a Sunday, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Where have I heard THIS before?

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Dang, this sure sounds depressingly familiar: Labor abuses and insults have become too much to swallow for a group of immigrant women who work as waitresses on commission — getting lonely customers to buy them overpriced beers and tequila shots. … Continue reading →

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It’s December 6. Look who decided to forget…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, who else…the SupposiTories, who never met a gun nut they couldn’t pander to. Or an international convention they couldn’t break: The Conservative government has quietly shelved rules on serial numbers for guns that would have helped keep Canada in … Continue reading →

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Oh dear. Bad times in Fascist Country!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Poor fascists, how my heart bleeds for them. They’re in trouble just about everywhere nowadays, it seems. From my friend Anthony in Sweden comes this gem about some local Nazis-in-all-but-name and a kerfuffle they got into last week: The Sweden … Continue reading →

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The Petraeus scandal widens

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meet another possible participant in the Petraeus affair…one whose strange behavior came to light in the course of the FBI’s investigation into some other strange behavior: US general John Allen, chief of the NATO mission in Afghanistan, is being investigated … Continue reading →