Author Archives: Sabina Becker

CAP: the (non)burial saga continues

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pardon the choice of artwork, but really…what else would YOU use to illustrate this? The body of former Venezuelan president Carlos Andrés Pérez, which has been frozen in a Miami funeral home for over two months due to a family … Continue reading →

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Insanity at a Brazilian bike rally

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This is just disgusting: Video in Portuguese, with English subtitles very helpfully added. Ricardo José Neis (correct spelling of the driver’s name, given as “Neif” in the video) tried to run down a Critical Mass bike rally in Porto Alegre. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment

Revolutionary opportunism, part duh–or, How to spin paja into gold

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“Chávez is the people.” The writing is on the wall. And the Middle East is reading. I said as much as this last week, but it’s nice to see it confirmed by Venezuelanalysis just the same: As the wave of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I’ll say you let me be your friend

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I had forgotten who sang this one, but not how much pure unadulterated fun it was. I will not forget it again!

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Wankers of the Week: Cheesed off in Wisconsin

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Whooooo-ee! Look like there’s not so much distance between the Middle East and the Midwest after all. Even in the teeth of a narrrrrsty La Niña winter, Wisconsinites are getting their Days of Rage on. Egyptians are in solidarity, which … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The only astroturfing Evo ever needs to do

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I woke up this morning with Evo on the brain. (Get your mind out of the gutter, people, it wasn’t like THAT.) It occurred to me that it had been a while since I’d posted some pix of him doing … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Julian Assange on Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker
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When the oppos do it, it’s a “protest”…

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…and when Chavistas do it, it’s just a “stunt”. SUPPORTERS of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez waved raw meat at hunger strikers yesterday, in mockery of a protest against alleged human rights abuses. More than 50 students have been on hunger … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

LuCIA got some ‘splainin’ to do…

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh LuCIA…Pakistan would like to know why you sent an agent on a murderous rampage in the streets of Lahore: The American who shot dead two men in Lahore, triggering a diplomatic crisis between Pakistan and the US, is a … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary opportunism, or Better Living Through Ignorance!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A Tunisian mural depicts Latin American revolutionary hero Che Guevara, who is widely admired in the Arab/Muslim world. This is what some people would like you NOT to see, much less connect with current events. Ever since the shit hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Rivers in Egypt, The United States of Amnesia | 9 Comments