Monthly Archives: October 2009

“Non-lethal” weapons: Not so in Honduras!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A Telesur report in Spanish (with some clips in English from US sources) on how the so-called “non-lethal” weapons used against pro-democracy demonstrators recently in Honduras are anything but. They show the face of Wendy Avila, who died after inhaling … Continue reading →

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Colombian 6-year-old predicts attempt on Obama’s life

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The prediction was made in late May, and Oliver says that in five months the attempt will come. That means end of this month–October. Given the fever-pitch of fascist hate being drummed up against The Hawaiian, I’d say the timing … Continue reading →

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Even More Music for a Sunday: A farewell with applause

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

For Mercedes “La Negra” Sosa, who passed away today in Argentina. A survivor so many times over gives thanks to life with her awe-inspiring contralto voice, which spoke out against military dictatorship and for freedom.A voice that survives……wherever she came … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: So pretty, so plagiarized

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The other day, El Duderino uncovered a shocker: A German group called Cordalis (a father/son/daughter group apparently, never heard of ’em till now) has plagiarized this beautiful song by Bolivia’s revered folk group, Kalamarka:…which I took it on myself to … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: You can’t say that on television!

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Wanna bet? Dame pa’ Matala can:And they look so cute doing it, too!

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Wankers of the Week: Honduran siege edition

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Mel’s back in (and still waiting in the Brazilian embassy); Gorilletti (love the monkey feet!) isn’t out yet. Honduras has now gone three months without democratic leadership. Here’s who’s fapping about it this week:1. Lewis Fucking Anselem. Is this the … Continue reading →

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Alan Grayson: my latest hero

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Watch him speak truth to power (and powerful insurance lobbying interests):Then, watch all the Repugnican heads EXPLODING. And toward the end, you can hear Dubya and his buh-rilliunt catch-all solution. Emergency Pap tests, ladies? How ’bout a mammogram in the … Continue reading →

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Information Is Beautiful: Wonktacular fun with factoids

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been asked before how I manage to find all the awesome stuff that makes it to this blog. Well, some of it I ferret out myself. But for other bits, I have awesome friends forwarding me stuff. Like today, … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: No wonder George Sodini killed himself

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Remember this post of mine from August? Remember what prompted it? And remember how a certain loose (hey hey!) “community” of pick-up “artists” (and I use the term loosely) lost their collective shit over the negative exposure they got as … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Matt Taibbi on healthcare reform

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“In the real world, nothing except a single-payer system makes any sense. There are currently more than 1,300 private insurers in this country, forcing doctors to fill out different forms and follow different reimbursement procedures for each and every one. … Continue reading →

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