Monthly Archives: September 2009

Wankers of the Week: Making Kitty Scared edition

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yep, kittikins, I saw it too. And the more I see of wankers like those below, the more I appreciate all cats–particularly the LOL kind. These people are guaranteed to make you scramble around looking for a kitten chaser–or something … Continue reading →

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Just had a thought

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The first post-Dubya 9-11 has just come and gone without a major terrorist event (costing thousands of lives at one fell swoop, that is). Also, the 2008 US presidential election did NOT become a lengthy débâcle of vote theft, hanging … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Salvador Allende tribute edition

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Remember the other September 11? Chile does:“Venceremos”–the battle hymn of Allende’s party. A documentary of Allende’s life and death. In Spanish; subtitles in Italian and English.

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Charlie Hardy exposes the AP

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Charles Hardy, a.k.a. the Cowboy in Caracas–really ought to blog more often. His entries on Venezuelanalysis are always excellent, but far too sporadic for my liking. In his latest one, he takes on a “news” agency which seems to be … Continue reading →

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Two former US soldiers speak out for peace…in Venezuela

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet Benji Lewis, 24–US army vet, and now, because of what he went through at Fallujah, a peace activist.Eva Golinger has a knack for finding all sorts of interesting things that the government of the US would undoubtedly prefer that … Continue reading →

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Ah, the miracles of high technology!

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And gee, hasn’t South Africa come a long way since apartheid fell and the country was declared open to capitalism democracy? I mean, look: They have memory sticks now! Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery – … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Going off half-cocked (from now on)

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

See, this is why the Second Amendment really, REALLY sucks…. It’s a lesson he should have learned from Plaxico Burress — but this was worse.A 15-year-old Brooklyn boy shot himself in the penis Sunday after fumbling with a gun that … Continue reading →

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Facebook is for humans…

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…very bored humans.Facebok is for chickens! Swedish chickens, that is…

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Congratulations, Ecuador!

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A happy note from Aporrea: On Tuesday, on International Literacy Day, UNESCO declared Ecuador to be free of illiteracy. The minister of education, Raúl Vallejo, represented President Correa, who was unable to attend because the date coincided with the funeral … Continue reading →

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One more to get the wingnuts shrieking

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Michael Moore and Chavecito–together in Venice. They shot the shit for about three hours. Gee, maybe this will give Michael some ideas for his next project? Video in Spanish; exploding heads in the US.

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