Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo’s anti-imperialist military is now official!

And looking mighty fine, too: And here’s the story behind it all, from Contrainjerencia: President Evo Morales declared the armed forces of Bolivia to be nationalist, socialist and anti-imperialist, during the ceremony for the 188th anniversary of the country’s independence. … Continue reading

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DENIED.

Ezra the Putz…just one of FUX Snooze North’s many diverse examples of elite right-wing thoughtleadership. (Snurk.) Ha, ha. Sun News Network has been denied a guaranteed spot on basic cable TV packages in a CRTC ruling released today. The Quebecor-owned … Continue reading

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It’s Hiroshima Day. Do you know where YOUR radiation is?

Footage of the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, followed by Allen Ginsberg, reading his “Plutonian Ode” over footage of various nuclear “test” explosions from around the globe. Note the quotation marks; that’s because these “tests” are never really JUST a … Continue reading

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On Hugo Schwyzer and “branding”

So, I guess you’ve all heard about Hugo Schwyzer’s big meltdown. I’m not going to jump on any bandwagon here; I’m not interested in bashing him, and neither am I interested in defending him. He’s been bashed pretty damn thoroughly, … Continue reading

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Music for a Sunday: Nobody’s business but the Turks’…

For all the people in Istanbul (not Constantinople) who are protesting again. I wish I knew how to say “Keep up the good fight” in Turkish.

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Birthday to me

Crappy weekend, everyone! And crappy birthday to the pixel-stained wretch who keeps this humble blog. She’s a rickety old thing, but she just keeps creakin’ along. And these wankers just keep on wankin’…in no particular order: 1. Lauren Fucking Green. … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo in uniform!

Now here’s a sight you don’t see every day: Evo did his obligatory military service many years ago, like so many other young Bolivian guys. Since then, he’s been strictly a civvies kind of guy. But for the air force, … Continue reading

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A few random thoughts on the Manning verdict…and the Snowden case

“I’ve been traumatized too much by reality to care about the consequences of shattering the fantasy.” — Bradley Manning It was a farce. Really, what other conclusion can I draw when a military judge decides that Bradley Manning was not … Continue reading

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Quotable: Martin Luther King on law-breaking

Bad laws exist to be broken. And convicting whistleblowers of “espionage”, without proof that they were spying FOR someone, is all the more proof that the law is an ass.

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Cops Behaving Badly: Two incriminating videos

First up, this not-so-routine traffic stop in Vermont: As you can see, the truck does not go through any red lights. And the driver is surprised (and increasingly angry) as the cop accuses him of doing that. Opposing Views has … Continue reading

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