Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Chavecito: The usual suspect

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Regular readers may know of my little contretemps in the last couple of weeks with a particularly dense troll who tried to blame the Venezuelan electrical “crisis” (tempest in a teapot, more like) on a certain big fella in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Morticia! You Spoke French! | 2 Comments

Bolivian terror cell update: The “Che” connection

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If this man’s face gives you an ugly feeling (as it does me), it’s well warranted. This is one key member of the death squad responsible for the cowardly, secretive assassination of Latin America’s most famous guerrilla hero. And that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0 | 6 Comments

Stupid Sex Tricks: How NOT to resist arrest

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I don’t care how drunk you are or how many Viagra you’ve eaten, guys…this is why you NEVER mistake your cock for a club. (And remember: Women have teeth for a reason.)

Posted in Stupid Sex Tricks | 2 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito Mercalito!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The municipality of San Francisco, in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, got a brand-new grocery store, with good foods at very good prices. It also got a distinguished visitor to help them open it:Yep, Chavecito was in town. And he … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito | 2 Comments

Spain schools Cuba in Democracy

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Lesson 1: Democratic Policing.Escorting “dissidents” onto buses without incident and driving them safely home is for pussies! Better to use armored riot cops and bash some heads in. That’s what they do in free, democratic Spain.PS: More enlightening videos (in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Isn't It Ironic?, Under the Name of Spain | 4 Comments

How do these “diplomats” manage to keep their jobs?

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Diplomats from the European Union in Cuba: Volker Pellet, of the German embassy, and Frantisek Fleisman, of the Czech embassy. Odd that they would fraternize with one another on the streets of Havana like that; one expects rather more discretion … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Czech This Out, Do As I Say..., Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

Teh Heterostoopid: Even without same-sex marriage rights…

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…it is still apparently possible to marry an inanimate object:Story here. Korea does not have same-sex marriage…but apparently, as long as the inanimate object you marry is made to look like it’s of the OTHER sex, it’s still okay to … Continue reading →

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Jack Skellington discovers green beer

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And it seems to have strange hallucinogenic properties…“Oh hello, officer!”And a top of the mornin’ to you, too, you drunken spook!

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Venezuela (but couldn’t make it to Toronto to learn)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Awhile back, I posted an invite to a Bolivarian demo and teach-in in Toronto. Well, the video from that event is now out…Glad I didn’t have to miss the event after all; I just got there a little late, thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito | Comments Off on Everything you ever wanted to know about Venezuela (but couldn’t make it to Toronto to learn)

Spot what is wrong with this picture…

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

One of these things is not like the others,One of these things just doesn’t belong.Can you tell me which one is not like the othersBy the time I finish this song? Co-workers say the alleged gunman in a fatal shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments