Monthly Archives: September 2016

Wankers of the Week: A basket of deplorables

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And how about a handbasket full of people who really should go to hell? Yes, it’s Der Drumpf and all his ilk, some of whom are actually proud to be called deplorable and even wear shirts proclaiming … Continue reading →

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Name that organ!

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Only one person in this video could correctly identify the latter of the two organs shown in the diagrams. Did you guess correctly? If not, here’s a little light reading. Enjoy, and get cliterate!

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Quotable: Noam Chomsky on “anti-Americans”

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“You might take a look at that word ‘Americanism.’ It’s an unusual term, it’s the kind of term that you only find in totalitarian societies as far as I know. So like in the Soviet Union and anti-Sovietism was considered … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The buckle is tight…

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…for a white-knuckle ride: Honestly, I had forgotten how very much I love this song and the entire jagged, crazy album it came from. Beauty Stab is aptly named! It’s 180 degrees removed from the silky, full-piece orchestrations of The … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Taco trucks. Taco trucks EVERYWHERE!

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Holy frijoles, the taco trucks are rollin’. They’re even making good on being Drumpf’s biggest nightmare, as they register voters and feed ‘em delicious Mexican munchies on the side. Meanwhile, it also looks like the Treaty of … 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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Quotable: Martha Gellhorn on politics

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Sabina Becker

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Why Robin Camp needs to go

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wondered whether a so-called “independent judiciary” is really such a great thing as it’s cracked up to be, you might want to bear in mind how independent it really is not. And how it treats those of … Continue reading →

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Brock Turner finally starts doing some real time

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Bawwwww, my heart bleeds. Now he’s about to start facing a small, SMALL fraction of the stigma his victim will be feeling for the rest of her life. Looks good on you, asshole.

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Quotable: Lawrence O’Donnell on the crackdown against indigenous protests

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

PS: The UN apparently agrees with O’Donnell. From the AP wires: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe must have a say with regard to a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that could disturb sacred sites and impact drinking water for 8,000 tribal … Continue reading →

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