Category Archives: Editorial

Boston bombing

Posted on 15 April 2013 by Becca

Open message to the perpetrators: I don't know who you are or what your cause might be or what you think your justifications for your act of horrific violence might have been. I don't care. Nobody cares. You will never … Continue reading →

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When 27 is greater than 52…

Posted on 2 August 2012 by Becca

To give you a sense, 27% of our users (measured by % of visits) use Macs, compared to 52% who use Windows. Another 15% use some Apple mobile device. So as you can see, our audience tilts heavily in the … Continue reading →

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Banco Santander: The Epitome of Bankster Evil

Posted on 10 December 2011 by Becca

I'd thought Citibank, Wells Fargo, US Bank and others had rightly deserved reputations as near (or fully) criminal enterprises, the mutant bastard offspring of what used to be the banking industry, but apparently there's at least one international banking corporation … Continue reading →

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Austerity

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Becca

A parable:  A man lies on a bed, weak and infirm, and dying of congestive lung failure, connected to a respirator.  He can barely breathe, with every inhalation an effort.  Everyone is arguing about what to do when a quack … Continue reading →

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This…

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Becca

…is what global-warming related climate change looks like. A system of violent thunderstorms roared across the nation’s midsection Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least eight people in three states as giant tornadoes caused extensive damage yet again. The high-powered storms … Continue reading →

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Apocarapture Now!

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Becca

Ah, sweet Oblivion, blessed Nirvana.  Looks like my ticket transfer went through, so my special Rapture(tm) package took me instead to the Buddhist heaven — which means I'm off the wheel!  Yay!  So long suckas!  Woohoo! (This was intended to … Continue reading →

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Call & Response

Posted on 5 May 2011 by Becca

Pretty much any critique or complaint from the radical right and neocons about a certain recent event can be answered with, "We thought you guys said you actually wanted Osama Bin Laden dead.  Or were you lying about that all … Continue reading →

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You can’t stop the signal

Posted on 4 December 2010 by Becca

Once information is out there, trying to suppress it is a thuggish fool's errand. http://213.251.145.96/ If the Powers That Be shut that down, it'll just pop up somewhere else.  The data has already been mirrored and copied to hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Happy-Thoughts Spirituality

Posted on 3 December 2010 by Becca

In the last few decades we've witnessed the development of a number of "feel-good" spiritual movements, and they all seem to pursue one or both of two worthy goals:  Healing the self and healing the planet.  Unfortunately a great many … Continue reading →

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In which we ponder credulity…

Posted on 21 November 2010 by Becca

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do … Continue reading →

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