Category Archives: The Bold and the Badass

It’s official…

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Sabina Becker

…Bernie has been endorsed by three of the boldest progressives in the Congress: And even more encouragingly (and touchingly), here’s the story behind those endorsements: As the 78-year-old Sanders laid in a hospital bed in Nevada after a heart attack, … Continue reading →

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Armed women do what the Nigerian army couldn’t

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Namely, fighting off and killing a band of Boko Haram terrorists: In Nigeria, the Islamist terror group Boko Haram tried to attack the communities of Aatagara and Kawuri, but was instantly repulsed by a group of armed women. Almost immediately, … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Emma Goldman on forced birth

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Sabina Becker

“The defenders of authority dread the advent of a free motherhood, lest it will rob them of their prey. Who would fight wars? Who would create wealth? Who would make the policeman, the jailer, if woman were to refuse the … Continue reading →

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Who’s afraid of the big, bad Bern?

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Who else, who else, WHO ELSE??? I’m actually surprised that FUX Snooze gave Bernie such a fair treatment. And did you hear the audience roar at the prospect of medicare for all? (That would be at 4:20 or thereabouts.) And … Continue reading →

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Maxine Waters crushes a cockroach

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sabina Becker

And his name is Steve Fucking Mnuchin: Some people have Backpfeifengesicht (a punchable face); Mnunchin has Schuhwerfenkopf (a little German compoundword I just coined, meaning a head you’d like to throw shoes at; Dubya Bush was/is a prime example of … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Manning jailed again. Happy Women’s Day.

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sabina Becker

And as Jeff Waldorf points out, this sets a disturbing precedent in an age of media demonization: …because if they can go after a whistleblower and a site that publishes leaked CIA cables and the Collateral Murder video, what’s to … Continue reading →

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What we’ve learned from the Cohen hearings (so far)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sabina Becker

I feel like doing a roundup today, so here we go. First off, we learn that Cohen was a take-the-money-and-run kind of guy: Yeah, that’s right: Novartis PAID him to influence Donnie, but he just took their money for (apparently) … Continue reading →

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Dutch historian pwns Bowtie Boy

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Y’okay. So we all know that Tucker Carlson is no real journalist. He only plays one (and very unconvincingly) on TV. And sometimes, in an unguarded moment, the mask slips…as it does in this unaired clip where he “interviews” a … Continue reading →

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It’s official: Bernie is IN!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Unequivocally good news for US progressives (and their friends elsewhere, including up here in Canada): Bernie Sanders is running for president in 2020! As the Rational National (who is Canadian too, BTW — and you really should subscribe to him … Continue reading →

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Who’s going to stop Donnie? Who else…

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Sabina Becker

…but this bright, young, brand-new congresscritter: And the truly amazing (and for the so-called centrists and the mainstream press, scary) thing? Her bold, all-out progressive strategy is working. She scares the shit out of them, and even more important, she … Continue reading →