Monthly Archives: September 2011

Honduras: 190 years of independence, and still a banana republic

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of YVKE Mundial, an anniversary that could have gone a whole lot better: On the 190th anniversary of the independence of Honduras, former president and now co-ordinator of the Broad Front for Popular Resistance (FARP, in Spanish), Manuel Zelaya, … Continue reading →

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Anders Breivik at the scene of his crime

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A Norwegian news photo, taken by a surveillance camera, shows Anders Breivik in riot police gear (real, or fake?) shortly after having placed his car bomb in downtown Oslo. (Via Cubadebate.)

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Grope & Flail blames Chinese news agency for Tory zipper problems

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. A little mood music, maestro David: And now, the sordid story: In his short political career, Bob Dechert has risen through the ranks of the Harper government to assume a role in brokering Canada’s relationship with the rest of … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: 9-11, with a side order of commodified female flesh

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Gawd bless Amurrica! This was uploaded by Hooters itself, two days before the 9-11 x 10 mourn-a-thon. I believe the underlying message is “Eat greasy wings and ogle these Twin Towers (hurr hurr, geddit?), or the terrorists win!” (Thx, Jezebel.)

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Quotable: B. Lester on hoarding

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats we call her nuts. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Hast du etwas Zeit für mich?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

An only slightly fanciful version of how stupid the Cold War mentality could get. Germany was caught in the middle of it all, and Germans (including this Canadian one) were heartily sick of the posturing, brinksmanship, and general nonsense from … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: 9-11 times 10, and wank to the nth degree

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! The tenth anniversary of 9-11 is upon us! FEAR FEAR TERROR TERROR EVERYBODY SHIT YOUR PANTS IN UNISON!!! Ahem. Scared yet? No? Good…because you’re going to need a tough stomach to get through all these asshats that … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Adam Smith said WHAT?

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to …the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Colombia fights back with style

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“In Locombia, even we puppets are called terrorists!” This was taken at a demonstration in Bogotá, where at least 80,000 students and teachers protested against government cutbacks to health and education. Indignados are everywhere, but in Latin America, they make … Continue reading →

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In capitalism, everything is a commodity…

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…be it women: …or children: Yes, that’s right…human beings are now objects to be “won” in stupid radio contests. Incidentally, both these contests are being held by Canadian radio stations. Isn’t there some kind of CRTC legislation against this kind … Continue reading →