Category Archives: She Blinded Me With Science

Yes, Israel has nukes. Yes, it’s an apartheid state. And no, it has no shame.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Surprising revelations, surprisingly revealed by the UK Guardian: Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possession of nuclear weapons.The “top secret” minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Schadenfreude, She Blinded Me With Science | 2 Comments

Quotable: Humberto da Silva on “Odious Oda” and the Harper anti-woman agenda

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Isn’t it nice to hear a man who really, truly GETS it? One who’s not trying to cram false values down other people’s throats? One who can sweep away a veritable Augean stable of right-wing bullshit with clear, incontrovertible facts? … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Quotable Notables, She Blinded Me With Science, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Gee thanks, Dubya–FOR NOTHING. Love, Uganda.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A typical USAID-sponsored anti-AIDS ad in Uganda; it tackles sex, not ignorance, and certainly not microbes. This is the “miracle” that was touted so highly just a few years ago. Now look how it’s falling apart… Uganda is the first … Continue reading →

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

Happy Birth Control Pill Day!

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of the New York Times, something that isn’t whorish, for a change. Gail Collins writes: This is by way of saying that on Sunday we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill. We live in troubled times. … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, She Blinded Me With Science, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Oh, rats!

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A rat gets stuck in a hole it gnawed in a compost bin. Fortunately, the Germans were there to lend a hand…So much for the myth that rats can squeeze through any hole, no matter how small. Not when they’re … Continue reading →

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Hay, that could work!

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Never underestimate the creative problem-solving skills of bubbas in overalls. These two good ol’ boys have a literally homegrown solution that could help mop up the Gulf oil slick without chemicals or booms. You really have to see this to … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmentally Ill, She Blinded Me With Science | 1 Comment

Why my boobs aren’t quaking today

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yes, people, you read right: I’m not doing Boobquake today. I’m doing Brainquake instead. I can just hear the chorus already…“Aw, ‘Bina…you party pooper. You spoilsport. You…you…you…HUMORLESS FEMINIST, you. Why aren’t you letting your bodacious double-Ds bounce out in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Law-Law Land, Morticia! You Spoke French!, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

Memo to the Miami media: Can you PLEASE, just for once, NOT drag Chavecito into everything?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Like, for example, this horrid headline of yours:“Hugo Chavez-Loving Boxer Edwin Valero Kills Wife, Hangs Himself in Jail”There is so much wrong with this picture, and no, I’m not talking about the late El Inca’s chest tattoo. You could have … Continue reading →

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In midst of global sexual abuse crisis, Vatican covers up, scapegoats the innocent

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

That’s what the headlines would read if mainstream anglo news services had any remaining commitment to accuracy. Instead, what we get is:“Venezuela’s Catholic Church says Chavez’s Marxist politics threatening religion”“Church: Marxism a threat to religion in Venezuela”“Is Hugo Chavez the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Pissing Jesus Off, She Blinded Me With Science, Teh Russkies, Who Forgot Poland? | 12 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Norman Bethune, socialized medical pioneer

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Dr. Norman Bethune: Surgeon and Innovator”.When you hear the teabaggers screeching about public healthcare being “socialism” and “communism”, stop and think–maybe they’re not so far off the mark after all. But they’re wrong about it being a BAD thing. It … Continue reading →