Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Wankers of the Week: End of the Ice Age

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! I’m sure you’ll be glad to know that the Great Lakes are finally, officially ice-free after the Winter That Would Not Die. I’m kind of horrified that it’s taken this long…and no, right-wing morons, it is NOT … Continue reading →

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Future queen’s aunt comes out against Spanish monarchy, calls for referendum

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh dear. Things are really not looking good for the Spanish crown this week, are they? Because that tweet above comes from the aunt of the future queen, and she’s not exactly thrilled about her niece’s in-laws: The aunt of … Continue reading →

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Q. What do the Venezuelan opposition and Justin Bourque have in common?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A. Oh, only this: Yesterday in Moncton, a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants on the east coast of Canada, a young Canadian, 24 years old, carried out a massacre, murdering three police officers and wounding two more. While the … Continue reading →

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Six paramilitaries caught in Venezuelan border state

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Putschists and smugglers work hand in glove in Venezuela, but the governor of one western border state isn’t taking their crimes lying down. Here’s what he had to say on the latest incident in Táchira: The governor of Táchira state, … Continue reading →

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Chavecito, the Movie?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Yet another Chavista legacy that’s absolutely huge: the Villa del Cine, the national film studio complex. Without Chavecito, it never would have gotten built. Chavecito was always larger than life. And now, he’s about to get a major film tribute, … Continue reading →

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The scandals of King Juan Carlos

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, detailing a lot of things you probably never knew about the soon-to-abdicate king of Spain. That he squandered thousands of euros of public money per day on a canned hunt in Botswana is well known; not so … Continue reading →

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Spanish media gloss over demands for “Real Democracy NOW!”

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

An inconvenient truth is emerging in the public squares of Spain: Demonstrators like those above, demanding a referendum on the monarchy, and the right to a real democracy after eight decades of first dictatorship, and then sham “democracy” (note the … Continue reading →

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Spaniards demand referendum on monarchy

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

And by “referendum”, they mean the right to decide NOT to have another hereditary twit imposed by a dictator as head of state: Willy Meyer, recently elected head of the list of the Spanish IU party in the European parliamentary … Continue reading →

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Twit abdicates so junior twit can replace him

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A young king with an old dictator, Spain, 40-odd years ago. Really. How else would YOU title this story? The king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has decided to renounce the throne, prime minister Mariano Rajoy announced today. “King Juan … Continue reading →