Category Archives: Crapagandarati

How to screw the pooch, authentically

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh yes, little Chihuahua perrito. Once more, you are so fucked! And this time, by a news source I used to trust, at least as far as Mexico went. But no longer. As usual, my amigo Slave Revolt has called … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 6 Comments

Dilma is full of win

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Now that Brazil has made history, electing its first female (and first female leftist ex-guerrilla) president, here’s Carlos Latuff, Brazilian cartoonist, with the “official portrait”: And now that one ass-kicking is done, let the next commence. Here’s a round-up of … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan journalists censored on Twitter!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yes, it’s really true. Roberto Hernández Montoya, one of VTV’s two Robertos (who have a show called “As You Can See”) has been following the @VVperiodistas saga, and he tells all: I recount: Certain journalists at Venevisión created this anonymous … Continue reading →

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Media don’t get the message. Memo #2, comin’ on down…

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh, for fuck’s sake. When the media latch on to a bad concept, they REALLY latch on and don’t let go. Two days ago I blogged about how the Russell Williams case had been mischaracterized as a “fetish” crime. Did … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

“Victims, not heroes”: A Chilean miner speaks out

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Miner Franklin Lobos demonstrates his soccer skills after his rescue last week. The 53-year-old has broken his silence to debunk a number of media myths built up around him, his comrades, and their 70-day ordeal: Miner Franklin Lobos, who spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Memo to the media: Lose your sexual fetish and report the REAL story!

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

For those living in Southern Ontario, these are interesting times, in the Chinese-curse sense of the word. An air-force colonel from CFB Trenton is currently standing trial for a stunning series of offences ranging from stalking and break/enter to rape … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Newspeak is Nospeak, She Blinded Me With Science, Sick Frickin' Bastards | 5 Comments

Where in the world is General González?

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Cue up the “Carmen Sandiego” song. A putschist fugitive is on the loose somewhere on this planet, and the Venezuelan authorities have appealed to Interpol to help find him: The Public Ministry has asked Interpol to add a red alert … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Libertarianism at work, for realz

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw. Aren’t the flibbertigibbertarians adorable when their “principles” come, literally, under fire? Glenn Fucking Beck sure was. He waxed all racist on a family who didn’t pay the $75 mafia extortion protection racket subscription fee the local fire department charged, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid | Comments Off

What is going on in Ecuador?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday morning, as I was checking my spam filter, I fished out an obvious non-spam from a reader from Down Under, which was posted on this entry. I’m going to repost it up top here today, as I don’t want … Continue reading →