Monthly Archives: September 2008

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Comes with ramen noodles!

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Who says slackers are couch potatoes? When it comes to politics, Michael Moore knows what it takes to pry them out of apathy, and he’s not afraid to use it:If you’re in Canada or the US, you’re in luck: this … Continue reading →

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Awwww. Bolivian fascists so cute!

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“We’re gonna fuck you up, you shitty Injuns!” So chivalrous! Once more, the racist opposition of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is on the march, and defending its honor…by attacking pre-emptively:

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Mike Malloy does Sarah Palin

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…so to speak:Actually, it’s Mike’s wife, Kathy Bay, doing Palin. That’s why this “Idaho-born Alaskan” sounds suspiciously like a southern belle.Hey, the higher the hair…

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Whaddya know…

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…it really does cure acne! No, it’s not sex, but it’s related: Number One Plus, a water-based lubricant produced by health organisation Population Services International (PSI), is an excellent cure for acne, 29-year-old vendor Tep Kemyoeurn told news agencies.“After I … Continue reading →

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Debbie Schlussel: rough ‘n’ ready, ‘n’ wrong, wrong, WRONG!

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A month ago today, right-wing idiotess Debbie Schlussel totally soiled herself over the horrible murder of young Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus near Neepawa, Manitoba. Now, what some random twat says about senseless violence might not matter so much … Continue reading →

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A prophet in her own country

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Amy Goodman’s arrest yesterday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, may be just a sideline in the US, but in other countries, it’s big news. Aporrea, the popular Venezuelan news portal, made her story top of their … Continue reading →

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McCain tied to 9-11 via PNAC

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Notice, too, how he doesn’t answer the young man’s question (which is highly pertinent) but bypasses it to tout his work (with Joe Lieberman) in establishing the 9-11 commission, instead. And this is the man who would lead the US?

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Taking the streets in Argentina

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A toxic, energy- and water-gobbling mine in the Argentine province of Catamarca drew protesters to the streets of the provincial capital on August 28 in a good old-fashioned escrache:

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Well. That didn’t take long!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Barely in office for two weeks, and already the new “moderate leftist” president of Paraguay is smelling something rotten in his country. You know you’re a real leftist when… President Fernando Lugo denounced a meeting which he characterized as “conspiratorial”, … Continue reading →

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Something is very wrong with this picture

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, some shocking facts about soap operas in Mexico: Each episode of the soap opera “Fire in the Blood”, one of the most-watched in Mexico, contains an average of 50 scenes of violence against women, according to a study … Continue reading →

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