Monthly Archives: January 2010

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Caption time!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I call this one “When Evo met Bev”, but I’m sure you have something better:BTW, by way of backgrounder, that’s Canada’s minister of international co-operation, Bev Oda…who used to be on the Status of Women portfolio before she bobbled it … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Canadian Counterpunch, Festive Left Friday Blogging | 3 Comments

Stupid Sex Tricks: Ask a stupid question…

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

See, this is why comprehensive sex education should be mandatory. Not only will it prevent pregnancy in stupid people, it will also save their unborn children from the same worse-than-death fate!

Posted in Stupid Sex Tricks, The Hardcore Stupid | 5 Comments

Economics for Dummies: Capitalism, explained succinctly

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Penalized”, by the way, means “with a slap on the wrist, a fine so small that it barely makes a dent in the profits, and can therefore still be read as a reward”–hence the Freudian slip.And “people”, in this case, … Continue reading →

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Ah, that “civil society” of the Venezuelan opposition…

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Such class! Such manners! Such elegance and eloquence! Such incorruptible parliamentary decorum! Yes, this is the way Venezuela should be governed in the glorious future when it is finally free of that odious “21st Century Socialism”, and these are just … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic? | 6 Comments

Honduras: More shit you couldn’t make up if you tried

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

They have a strange notion of what constitutes “democracy” down there in the banana republics. De facto dictator Gorilletti, for example, is such a shit that no one in their right mind would elect him, but as Aporrea reports, the … Continue reading →

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More earthquake footage from Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This was taken by a roadway security camera at the time of the quake. Watch the houses in the background as the shaking starts; they collapse one by one, domino-like, in clouds of dust.

Posted in If You REALLY Care | 2 Comments

Teh Heterostoopid: Another “daddy” who can’t do the math

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Lemme guess, dude…all the oxygen and nutrients that were supposed to be allocated to your brain somehow migrated down to your testicles instead?

Posted in Teh Heterostoopid | 2 Comments

How to help Haiti

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I donated at Avaaz, which puts 100% of the money raised toward recovery and rebuilding. You can too; clicky here.Friends on Facebook also recommend the Red Cross (click here for Canada), Doctors Without Borders, and this article by Naomi Klein. … Continue reading →

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Haiti earthquake: Some early photos and video

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Via Aporrea, two YouTubes. Some photos:And some video:Aporrea is also reporting that the UN chief-of-mission in Haiti, Hedi Annabi, has been killed in the 7.3 magnitude quake. The UN building (and that of MINUSTAH) has been destroyed, along with at … Continue reading →

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Vargas Loser gets booed in Chile

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Shoulda stuck to what you were good at, Mario…And he shoulda stayed on the left, too. Then maybe things like this wouldn’t be happening to him now: The heckling of writer Mario Vargas Llosa and the abrupt appearance of the … Continue reading →