Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Non, je ne suis pas Charlie. And here’s why.

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau; Mock on, Mock on, ’tis all in vain. You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows it back again. — William Blake No, I am not Charlie Hebdo. I am not … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: The truth about those “dropping” oil prices

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

“Dude…and to think there are people who call this a ‘drop’ in the price of oil!” On the upside, though, this is terrible news for anyone who wants to despoil the Arctic, contribute to the mess that is Mordor (in … Continue reading →

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Look who’s meddling in Bolivian politics now

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Oh Denmark…really? YOU? You TOO? WTF is the matter with you people? Bolivian president Evo Morales affirmed today that “conspiracies will not be pardoned”, in response to a request by the Danish NGO, IBIS, to reverse its expulsion from Bolivia. … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Just to see if they would dance

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Sabina Becker

I just swabbed a bloody deck, and I’m feelin’ mighty hearty now. So, with no further ado… “It’s your money that we want, and your money we shall have!”

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Dershowitz’s “abuse excuse”

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Hey everybody! Remember this shitty book? Well, guess what. The dude who wrote it, who is an apologist for pretty much everything disgusting being perpetrated by the government of the US and/or Israel these days…is now implicated in the same … Continue reading →

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Who is Charles Bentley? A short investigation

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember when I wrote about Maricori’s little friend from the US Embassy, the one who appeared in this video, taken the day she was charged with conspiring against the Venezuelan government? Well, guess what. Maricori’s little friend has a … Continue reading →

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Raúl Castro’s reminder

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“The gentlemen of the north shouldn’t forget that we are followers of Martí, Fidel, Bolívar…and Chávez!” In other words: NOT gringos. Just in case any of you folks out there were wondering whether Cuba would change its ways now that … Continue reading →

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El Narco’s deep doody

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Are you all fired up for the New Year, kiddies? I sure am. Especially since I know that someone is going to be facing the music and dancing then…on hot coals, natch: The information is surfacing and the circle is … Continue reading →

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When perverts become “victims”

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Sebastian Edathy, personifying chutzpah on Facebook. In English, no less. Right now, in Germany, there’s a huge scandal going on. A former parliamentarian, who resigned shortly before his home was raided by police, has been found to have bought and … Continue reading →

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Why the Marquis de Sade is nobody’s hero

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Detail from “The Martyrdom of St. Barbara”, by Jean Bellegambe, 1528. Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai. What gives with the idea that a notorious 18th-century aristocratic sociopath — a chronic, pathological liar who ruthlessly took full advantage of his high … Continue reading →

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