Category Archives: The United States of Amnesia

Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the German Greens’ pedophile problem

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I stand for sex with children! How about you?” Meet Daniel Cohn-Bendit. He’s a long-standing, high-ranking member of the German Green Party, as well as the Green faction chief in the Europarliament. And he’s also a major component of its … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 34

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

MariCori and Pretty Boy Leo…hereditary sellouts. Good evening, and welcome to tonight’s installment of VenOpIronía, in which we learn the meanings of two seemingly contradictory words — patriotismo and vendepatriotismo — which the Venezuelan opposition has conveniently fused into one … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on women’s sexuality

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Feminine psychology is at times twisted: They have created in us the conviction that all the bad things in the world are lying in wait, trying to sneak in on us from between our legs.” –Laura Restrepo, Colombian writer. Lupita … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on Chelsea Manning

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So. THIS happened. The soldier we all knew as Bradley Manning has officially come out as transgender, and will henceforth be known here as Chelsea, in accordance with her expressed wishes. Of course, her coming-out has been greeted with the … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Bradley Manning vs. Dubya

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

There is something just so ass-backward about this, isn’t there?

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 32

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Me, full of shit?” Yes, YOU, Majunche! Well, well. What have we here? A certain failed two-time presidential candidate, who campaigned on a law-and-order platform, accusing first the late Chavecito, then his successor the current president, of running a crooked … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: The Rodeo Clowns

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Memo to the Malheur County (Oregon) Sheriff’s Dept.: Instead of just turning your dashcams off, how about not incriminating YOURSELVES in the first place? Being a dumb cop is embarrassing, but being a corrupt one? Yup, that’s illegal. You’re supposed … Continue reading →

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Gun safety: Ur doin it rong.

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Lesson #1: Always make sure that the gun is unloaded before you take it to teach your gun safety class. Otherwise, this happens: A firearms instructor accidentally shot a student while teaching a gun-safety class on Saturday in Fairfield County … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts on the Manning verdict…and the Snowden case

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’ve been traumatized too much by reality to care about the consequences of shattering the fantasy.” — Bradley Manning It was a farce. Really, what other conclusion can I draw when a military judge decides that Bradley Manning was not … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Martin Luther King on law-breaking

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Bad laws exist to be broken. And convicting whistleblowers of “espionage”, without proof that they were spying FOR someone, is all the more proof that the law is an ass.

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