Category Archives: Merry Old England

Stupid Sex(less) Tricks: No cuddling, please, we’re British

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Okay. Leaving out the obvious gender stereotyping that the media are crammed full of (guys don’t like to cuddle? Not in MY experience), it’s shit like this, Britain… A staggering 32 per cent of UK females admit they can’t stand … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Merry Old England, Stupid Sex Tricks, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy 1-month birthday, OWS!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Occupy Wall Street is now one month old, and still going strong. It’s also spreading across the continent and around the world. Virtually all major cities in North America (and quite a few minor ones as well) now have “Occupy” … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Filthy Stinking Rich, Merry Old England, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

The History of Oil

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ever see a stand-up comedy routine about oil wars and oil coups? This Brit does a fantastic job of taking horrible reality and making it hilarious. Without, I might add, diverging for one moment from the truth.

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Economics for Dummies, Merry Old England, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | Comments Off on The History of Oil

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx occupies Wall Street

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It’s one of those drizzly, autumnal days around here. Usually, just the kind of weather that would send a kitty indoors, to curl up on her humans’ laps, with her tail wrapped cozily around all fours, purring and not letting … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Economics for Dummies, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Merry Old England, Short 'n' Stubby, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Music for a Sunday: Never mind the bollocks

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What could be better than this song for Merry Old England right now? Okay, maybe this one: And after all this, won’t you give me a smile?

Posted in Merry Old England, Music for a Sunday | 4 Comments

Economics for Dummies: Mike Ruppert on provocateurs and the British riots

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Mike Ruppert, a former drug-enforcement cop from Los Angeles who helped expose the CIA’s role in drug smuggling to the US, analyzes the London riots. These riots have an economic root, and it’s NOT what the conservatives of the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Greek Salad, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Merry Old England, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Rivers in Egypt, The United States of Amnesia, Under the Name of Spain | 3 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx looks at London

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

If the Stumpy Cat is meowing and pawing at my leg, I know there is something she wants me to address. And sure enough, our cyber-kitty friend has found several links of interest regarding the London riots… First up, Cort … Continue reading →

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“I don’t call it rioting, I call it an insurrection”

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Watch a BBC anchorwoman get a bad case of Teh Stoopid (as well as racism) against a respectable man: Darcus Howe tells it like it is. These are NOT just riots and looting, this is raw outrage by the British … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Merry Old England, Newspeak is Nospeak | 3 Comments