Category Archives: Crapagandarati

A few random thoughts on a former general

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I have a terrible confession to make: When the news of the Petraeus sex scandal broke this past week, my first reaction was to chuckle. Not in the usual “ha ha, another cheatypants got caught, serves him right” sense (although … Continue reading →

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The Koch Bros are getting desperate, I see.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

When they have to take out ads for crapaganda sites like this, you know that Big Oil’s corrupting influence barons are running scared. And is that a tip of the hand as to which side of the recent election they … Continue reading →

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A charlatan? You don’t say!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Last Saturday, I wank-listed a certain Venezuelan doctor who falsely claimed, on two separate occasions, that both Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro were dying. Those rumors have since been roundly refuted, but their purpose was clear: It was all about … Continue reading →

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Defeat THIS, CIA!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Think you can take this guy, motherfuckers? Rafael Correa says “Make my day, punk”: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that there is an alleged plot by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent his re-election in … Continue reading →

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“Sam Bacile” — unmasked?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Egyptian protesters in Cairo, courtesy al-Ahram. I’m still trying to find a picture of the man they’re protesting against. For the past two days, violent protests have been raging outside US embassies in Libya, Egypt, and most recently, Yemen. The … Continue reading →

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Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if that happened in Venezuela?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s at times like this that I miss my blogging amigo BoRev. He’d know just what to do with stories like this: An electoral scandal of great proportions involving the office of State Attorney General Katherine Fernández-Rundle is rocking the … Continue reading →

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How DID Simón Bolívar die?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A lifelike reconstruction of Simón Bolívar’s face, based on the skeletal remains from his tomb. It looks recognizably close to his many official likenesses. Further to yesterday’s evisceration of Daniel Wallis’s shitty snarkathon at the expense of one democratically elected … Continue reading →

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How NOT to write about Venezuela, part umpteen hundred and umpty-ump

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Class, your attention please. We have a very special guest today showing us what crappy coverage of a certain South American country looks like. Daniel Wallis of Reuters, please come forward… Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Does he look like he’s dying to you?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Check out the length of this video of Chavecito giving a political speech in Barcelona, Venezuela today: It goes on for over two hours, and he never falters. A man who’s on his last legs, as some know-nothings would have … Continue reading →

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Arafat: Poisoned, but by whom?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I first learned about this story via Aporrea, two days ago. The Latin American alternative and independent media, as well as state channels in progressive countries like Venezuela, have been all over this hot potato like melted butter, since Palestinian … Continue reading →

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