Category Archives: Merry Old England

Justice for Jo Cox, but the media are still spineless

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Sabina Becker

So, the piece of Brexit-shit who murdered a pro-Remain British MP is finally behind bars for life. He won’t be getting out ever. He is officially recognized as an incorrigible menace to society. That’s the good news here. The bad … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: An alternative to a classic

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe that Queen actually recorded this? It sounds very conventional for the times…which is to say, very un-Queen. But still, it’s not bad!

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Gang of foreigners sexually assaults German woman at Oktoberfest

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A few representative pictures of what goes on at Oktoberfest besides eating, drinking and being merry. The hill in these shots is locally known as “Der Kotzhügel” — literally, “Barf Hill”. You can guess why. I knew it, I knew … Continue reading →

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No use trying to “Lean In” — the pay gap is real

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Welp, looks like one more sexist canard just bit the dust. When even the Torygraph is reporting this, you KNOW the gender gap in pay is real…and it’s the product of rampant sexism: The research, from the University of Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Clip ‘n’ Save: A short history of European Union referenda

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Next time someone says Brexit will be binding, it might be a good idea to show them this: And please, do enjoy all the spluttering that ensues.

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Headline Howler: A big fail from the Daily Mail

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Sabina Becker

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a Headline Howler (so many to choose from, LE SIGH), but today, I saw this future classic on Remi Kanazi’s Facebook page: Dear Daily Fail: I am a timid gardener. … Continue reading →

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A “loner”? Hardly.

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Tommy Mair…not alone, unfortunately. As much as the media and the right might be trying to spin Jo Cox’s assassin as a “loner”, a different portrait of the pro-EU British MP’s killer is already emerging. And it shows that while … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: How to be a comeback kid

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

One way to do it? Be Martin Fry. Not only did he survive Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the mid-1980s, when his career was at its first glittering, silk-suited peak, but now — three decades post-cancer — he’s taking up where The … Continue reading →

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How to debunk xenophobia, in easy pictorial form

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Sabina Becker

How to counter a Backward Britain poster calling for a “Brexit”? Let some kid with a Sharpie show you how it’s done: Claim: “Immigration is out of control.” Response: “Is it? The problems in the Middle East are out of … Continue reading →

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Panama Papers: Ex-Venezuelan banker revealed as offshore corrupto

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Who’s this guy, with the Melania Knauss lookalike? Oh, just one of the handful of Venezuelans who appear in the Panama Papers, with alleged ties to the government of Hugo Chávez. But, as the following report (by La Iguana TV, … Continue reading →

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