Monthly Archives: July 2013

Music for a Sunday: Can’t forget the Motor City

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It doesn’t matter what you wear, as long as you are there: A little Motown for a summer’s day. Since Detroit is having some rough times, here’s hoping that a revival is on its way.

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Wankers of the Week: Hell, hell, the Klan’s all here

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Since we got so many wankers of the sheet-wearing persuasion this week, in the wake of the Trayvon murder kangaroo court verdict, it’s gonna be an all-racist theme issue. And the stench of death is stupefying. So … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula’s back!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It’s been a while since we heard from this guy. But it’s nice to see that Lula is still active and involved, despite his recent brush with cancer. And get a load of what he has to say: Former president … Continue reading →

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A kick-ass reception in Chile

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Literally. This is what Venezuelan right-winger, putschist, no-show governor, and twice-failed presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonsky saw when he came to Chile today to meet with his local fascist counterparts: “Putschist Capriles out! Long live the Bolivarian Revolution!” “Out of … Continue reading →

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International prostitution ring busted in Spain

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A human-trafficking victim’s wrist, crudely tattooed with a “bar code” and the “debt” her traffickers claim she “owed” them, used to force her into prostitution. Yes, this happens in Spain. It’s an all too familiar story of human trafficking: women … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, you crazy kids.

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Via Aporrea, I found out last night why Cilia Flores was not called the First Lady, but rather the First Combatiente of Venezuela. Turns out, she and Nicolás Maduro were only legally married yesterday! Prior to that, they had what … Continue reading →

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This is what first-degree murder looks like.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Beyond a reasonable doubt. Beyond an unreasonable doubt. Beyond ANY doubt. Look at this picture and you will know why: This is Trayvon Martin’s dead body at the scene of the crime. Do you notice anything about it? Or rather, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Some songs for Trayvon

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

You’ve got to be taught to be afraid… Paranoia strikes deep… You came out of the gloom, you pulled a trigger… Blood on the leaves, blood at the root… Far too many of you dying… Under this system…in this society… … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Ho Lee Fuk and the Tampons of Terror

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Jeez, my header sounds like a bent Harry Potter novel. Well, how about that great seething pool of insanity to the south of us, kiddies? It really outdid itself this week, spewing up everything from murder trials … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Maduro heads Mercosur!

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Give that man a gavel. Chavecito would be smiling if he could see this: During a pause in the Mercosur summit, Uruguayan president Pepe Mujica said: “It’s time for the gavel”, and thereupon he rose with the symbolic tool to … Continue reading →

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