Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Venezuela takes drastic new measures against currency trafficking

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro took to the TV to announce something stunning recently: the removal of an entire denomination of Venezuelan currency from circulation. Here’s the story, via Aporrea: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro informed on his VTV show, Contacto con … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: What do those eyes mean?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Somebody got the cool idea of setting this underrated Parachute Club song (which never had a video before) to footage of beautiful, spooky sea critters from Monterey Bay. Here’s another in the same vein, which also has no video but … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Cursin’ of the Year

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, the verdict is in, and guess who TIME Magazine’s person of the year is? Yeah…Adolf Hitler all over again. Only this time without the tailored uniforms and the shiny boots. But everything else is the same, … Continue reading →

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Fuck John Galt. Go Johan Galtung!

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Who’s John Galt? A bad fictional character, and pretty much the complete opposite of everything we know about real live capitalists. He’s also pretty much the opposite of this guy, who has his finger firmly on the pulse of a … Continue reading →

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Remembering Viola Desmond

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Viola Desmond, a Canadian civil-rights hero, was honored today with the announcement that her face would appear on the $10 bill. She beat Rosa Parks to the punch by nine years, in 1946, when she insisted on sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Nazi brothels: The hidden horror of the concentration camps

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A concentration camp identification card from a female prisoner of Ravensbrück, who was sent to work in another camp as a prostitute. The word “Bordellfrau” should escape no one’s notice. Yes, it’s true: There really was nothing beneath the Nazis. … Continue reading →

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#NoDAPL is not over, people!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

This battle has just begun. And no, what the US Army Corps of Engineers did yesterday, though it was the right thing to do, is NOT the end of the pipeline. The Sioux people of Standing Rock are not done … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Pull till the rope breaks

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you’ve ever seen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, you’ve probably already heard this: It was one of Chavecito’s favorite songs, and it comes courtesy of Venezuela’s greatest folk singer. Here’s a translation of the lyrics: Pull till the … Continue reading →

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Undocumented Colombian Drumpf supporter gets deported?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

An interesting rumor has been making the rounds of the Spanish-speaking Internets of late. No word yet on whether it’s true, but this sure would be ironic if confirmed…¿no? We all know that Donald Trump made fairly strong statements against … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Breakfast of Chumpions

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And how about that cereal-killer boycott by the Drumpfniks? As you can see by the title and the memes this week, it’s backfiring on them beautifully. Guaranteed that no one’s going to miss Bitefart’s measly readership by … Continue reading →

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