Monthly Archives: March 2009

Music for a Sunday: When the Belfast Child sings again…

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This one’s going out to victims and survivors from a city that’s seen more than its share of violence; let’s hope that the troubles of late remain small-t, isolated incidents and not a re-escalation of a conflict best left to … Continue reading →

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Antifascist beatdown? You got it!

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yes, we have racism too up here…but we have a lot more anti-racists to beat back against it. Get a load of this: Violence erupted Saturday afternoon as about 30 members of a white supremacist group and hundreds of anti-racism … Continue reading →

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People in dire need of a good ass-whuppin’

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh my, a genuine, for-real can of whup-ass! Who am I opening it on this week? Read on…1. and 2. Pat Fucking Boone and Chuck Fucking Norris. The former for dreaming of a Smedley Butler-style coup d’état that will magically … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Pissed Off | 5 Comments

Who the hell are you calling “socialist”?

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Sometimes the bizmedia really crack me up with how far up their own butts they are. Case in point: this UPI story on Marketwatch, titled “Chavez may face Socialist condemnation”.So, who are they calling “Socialists”? Venezuela’s political opposition says it … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 8 Comments

A few random thoughts on two Austrian tyrants

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“They Salute With Both Hands Now”, by David Low, 1934One thing I keep hearing, over and over again (and usually from people who really ought to know better than to ask, living as they do in very overpriced glass houses … Continue reading →

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Rackafrackafrickafrack, Chapter 3

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Well, my old computer is back home from the shop today…unfortunately, with a reinstalled operating system and NONE of my work saved. My novel draft is as good as gone, and if I want it back, I’ll probably have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Pissed Off, Technical Notes | 4 Comments

Cops Behaving Badly: Brutality in Barcelona

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Watch them move into the futureGot a lot of catching up to doHope they take a lesson from their neighboursThat’ll show ’em what not to doShould have happened for them in the ThirtiesBut the pleasure got caught in painEnded up … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Under the Name of Spain | 3 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Anyone tired of seeing this yet?

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Evo’s legs, I mean?Me neither. (Love those sneaks!)And here’s something else I’ll never get tired of, especially now that the Spring Equinox is upon us up here:Evo in flowers. Bloomin’ wonderful!

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Economics for Dummies: The “expert” opinion

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Translation: “The IMF says the economy will fall to a level ‘below zero’!”“Oh, what experts these guys are!”“In economies?”“No–in making them fall!”

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Found in Translation | 3 Comments

Well. That didn’t take long!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This comes as no surprise to me, but I can just smell the soiled pants from Washington and Miami already: The newly-elected government of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front in El Salvador is interested in strengthening ties with ALBA … Continue reading →