Category Archives: Crapagandarati

Israeli crapaganda is for the birds. Literally.

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Who would think the shrapnel injuries to an owl (a BIRD, for fucksakes) to be more worth mentioning than the deaths of over 1000 Gazan citizens, fully a quarter of them children, even as Eid al-Fitr gets underway? The Times … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Gazing on Gaza | 2 Comments

Brazilian women: beyond the media icons

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video in Portuguese (with Spanish subtitles — no English, sorry). And if the first thing that came into your head when you read “Brazilian women” was a blond supermodel, or a pair of muscular buttocks wiggling in a teeny bikini, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

A few random thoughts on yesterday’s Ontario election

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, the Ontario Liberals have formed our new government. And it’s a majority. We now have our first elected woman premier (who is also our first elected out gay premier). Tim Hudak was handed his Not-So-Progressive Conservative ass, and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Crapagandarati, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

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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Maria Conchita Alonso’s latest load of bat guano

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Oh, oh…what have we here? Poor dear. It sounds like she’s trying to sing. She’s not doing a very good job. But then again, there are a lot of things Conchita isn’t very good at. Like acting, for example. Or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Nausea, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

J.J. Rendón and the dirty politics of Latin American narcotrafficking

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“I have ties to narcotrafficking? Those are just rumors!” Sure, Jota-Jota…we believe you. The more one looks at Juan José Rendón, the more this silly “samurai” takes on a sinister overtone. Because according to J.M. Karg, a journalist based in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, El NarcoPresidente, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, Spooks, The Salvador Option(s), The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Narcotrafficking ties place J.J. Rendón’s “refugee” claim in jeopardy

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Seven Colombian drug mafiosi, all allegedly tied to J.J. Rendón, samurai cosplayer and dirty political trickster, and until recently, advisor to the re-election campaign of current Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. The fallout from this affair is going to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, Mexican Standoffs, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

The company J. J. Rendón keeps

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Remember our ol’ buddy Jota-Jota, the samurai of silliness? Remember all the dirty-tricks campaigns he’s launched against Chavecito and Madurito? Well, get a load of the kind of company he runs with…and all for top dollar, of course: J. J. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, CubanaBomber Death Watch, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Another black eye for Maricori

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Sabina Becker

No, Maricori hasn’t suffered any violence at the hands of anyone lately. If she had, she wouldn’t be able to see out of those eyes, much less glare like that. Nobody has laid a finger on her. This photo is … Continue reading →