Category Archives: Czech This Out

Red-baiting: Epic fail on both sides of the pond

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Michael Brooks dissects two absolutely awesome clips: one from British TV, the other from the Virginia state legislature in the US: What do the two have in common? They’re splendid examples of how red-baiting is still in fashion among the … Continue reading →

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Venezuela takes drastic new measures against currency trafficking

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro took to the TV to announce something stunning recently: the removal of an entire denomination of Venezuelan currency from circulation. Here’s the story, via Aporrea: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro informed on his VTV show, Contacto con … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Hippolyte Havel on honoring the living

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“The honor and glory of a Mary Wollstonecraft or of a Louise Michel are not enhanced by the City Fathers of London or Paris naming a street after them — the living generation should be concerned with doing justice to … Continue reading →

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Press freedom under threat again in Venezuela and Ecuador

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Press freedom is deteriorating rapidly in South America. Two politicians — one from Venezuela, one from Ecuador — attack a Dutch reporter for asking critical questions: Ha, ha, whoops. That didn’t happen in South America. It happened in Europe — … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Banking and wanking, together at last

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

No. Oh, no. NO: In case you were wondering what that was all about, Copyranter explains: Komerční Banka is a member of the Société Générale Group, and is one of the leading financial institutions in the Czech Republic. Copy translation, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Berlin Wall/German reunification: Still believe in the myth of the “freedom-hating” communist East?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Prepare for another big shocker, then. This landed in my mailbox yesterday: Washington, D.C., November 8, 2009 – Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, even the hardline Czechoslovak Communist leaders called for the opening of … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Nobel Peace Prize Idiots edition

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Some people, like these two, get it–and got out to give their president a gentle reminder of the job to be done. Others…well…Last week’s out-of-the-blue announcement that the world’s first pre-emptive Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Slugfest in Slovakia

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

According to this report, the police forced these Romany Gypsy boys to hit one another. Why they did it is still unknown, but I suspect old ingrained prejudice may have something to do with it.

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