Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism

Father of the Year can’t open bean can, turns out to be a Nazi

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Sabina Becker

Film at 11…or whenever you’re watching this: Happy New Year, by the way. I missed you, too. Now, back to our irregularly scheduled rant: HOW DAMN HARD IS IT (she yelled, sorry) FOR A GROWN-ASS MAN TO JUST OPEN A … Continue reading →

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Christine Jessop’s murder has finally been solved

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

It was a murder that mystified Ontarians (and Canada as a whole) for over three decades. How could a little girl just vanish seemingly without a trace, and several weeks later turn up dead and partially decomposed in a remote … Continue reading →

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Donnie’s goons get stopped…this time.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Sabina Becker

And thank heaven for small mercies, the cops actually did their fucking JOB for once: Brett’s snark here is, sadly, no joke. But very much on point. Here’s the story: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District … Continue reading →

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Buhbye, Kellyanne.

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Well, look who finally exited stage right. Ms. Alternative Facts herself: And of course, she’ll be “focusing more on family”, as they all say they’re going to do when they finally rotate out of that ol’ revolving door in politics … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: An inevitable tune for the times

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Sabina Becker

It’s kind of catchy, wouldn’t you say? Hey, I’d even call it contagious. (And yes, I’m back after a long absence. Pute was in for repairs. Don’t be a klutz like your Aunt Bina, kiddies…and if you’re drinking iced tea, … Continue reading →

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The biggest covidiot yet?

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Ladies and gents (and nonbinary folx too), please give a big round of applause to Ethel Merman — sorry, uh, this wack-ass Drumpfnik woman here…

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US citizens protest against re-opening too soon

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

The Grim Reaper is a really nice touch: Reminds me of that part in Mother Night (by Kurt Vonnegut, a must-read) in which a character chants, almost melodiously, the German phrase: “Leichenträger zur Wache!” (“Corpse-carriers to the guardhouse!”) He’s remembering … Continue reading →

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Not-so shocker: Drumpf and cronies are behind the COVID protests!

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Sabina Becker

And what’s more, they have the nerve to brag about it: AND Donnie thinks THESE are “very fine people”: Yeah. Donnie is now openly supporting armed fascist thugs. AGAIN. Because remember Charlottesville? Yeah, this is that all over again…and this … Continue reading →

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Are WE the virus?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Sabina Becker

I dunno. What do YOU say, Ash Sarkar? Ah. Aha. For all the dark jokes I may make about COVID-19 and all the stupid people who go out of their way to court it, this much is serious: No, this … Continue reading →

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COVID-19: An opportunity for the Shock Doctrine — or its opponents?

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Sabina Becker

Naomi Klein expands, briefly, on ideas from a book she wrote several years ago: I especially love how she takes a quote from far-right economist Milton Friedman (the author of the original Shock Doctrine, which Klein critically examined in her … Continue reading →

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