Monthly Archives: December 2009

Chávez says basta to bad bankers; warns of banker-generated coup

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish. Aporrea has more: President Hugo Chávez called upon bank customers yesterday to maintain calm and not give in to rumors which, according to him, are meant to generate a run on the banks with the end purpose … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Bummerama

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Maybe I should have used a pic of a Rumpy Manx instead of this Stumpie? You tell me…The UK Sun is all agush with the “news” that oil has been “discovered” (again!) in the Falklands/Malvinas/whatever those little rocks in the … Continue reading →

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No great harm without some gain

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Well, it looks like Amy Goodman’s run-in with our meshuga border goons has not been a total bust. Her book, which she was in BC to promote, is now a bona-fide bestseller, if this note from her publisher (Haymarket) that … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Hell on Wheels edition

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Wanda Sykes takes on Tiger Woods. He better be thankful she doesn’t play golf, because this smart funny lady never misses.A certain Canadian mining company claims to be in business to benefit the indigenous people of Mexico, but a dead … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid: Stupidity outwits natural selection, for now

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Please, stop him before he makes another one!

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Snips, snaps and snark

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Sabina Becker

It’s World AIDS Day, and to celebrate, Uganda’s government is mulling a bill to mandate the death penalty for gay sex. The driving influence? “Evangelicals from abroad”, according to one Anglican bishop. These same evangelicals and their parliamentary buddies are … Continue reading →

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