Category Archives: Guns, Guns, Guns

A Children’s Treasury of Wingnuttia

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know what’s funnier…the fact that there’s a book for kids on the “virtues” of open carry, that it’s “frequently bought together” with other forgettable trashery like Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate, or these Amazon.com reviews for it: Yes … Continue reading →

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Q. What do the Venezuelan opposition and Justin Bourque have in common?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A. Oh, only this: Yesterday in Moncton, a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants on the east coast of Canada, a young Canadian, 24 years old, carried out a massacre, murdering three police officers and wounding two more. While the … Continue reading →

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The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun…

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

…is a good guy with a lasso: In case you can’t see the video, here’s the basic gist: According to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, deputies said that 25-year-old Celestino Moras showed up drunk at a rodeo in Bartow County on … Continue reading →

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Horror in Honduras

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Former Honduran first lady Xiomara Castro visits Rafael Barahona in hospital. The municipal councilman and current mayoral candidate was fired upon in an apparent death squad ambush, as the news agency ANNCOL reports: Individuals driving in a tourism vehicle closed … Continue reading →

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Eight international terrorists caught in Caracas; more to come

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Dramatic developments in Venezuela as more putschists and violent instigators are behind bars tonight. Here’s the story, via Aporrea: The Venezuelan government has arrested 41 persons in the Altamira neighborhood of eastern Caracas, who caused damage to public and private … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: National Assembly president reveals right-wing criminal connections galore

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Diosdado Cabello has been a busy boy lately. Not only is he the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, he’s also a broadcaster with a weekly show on the public channel, VTV. And it was there that he dropped a big … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 40

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Good day, comrade @JgarciaArq, if you don’t have any nylon ropes you can use GALVANIZED WIRE of the thickest kind, it’s very effective as well.” Ladies and gentlemen, Venezuelan ex-general Ángel Vivas, giving free advice to the yoots on how … Continue reading →

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Gun safety: Ur doin it rong.

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Lesson #1: Always make sure that the gun is unloaded before you take it to teach your gun safety class. Otherwise, this happens: A firearms instructor accidentally shot a student while teaching a gun-safety class on Saturday in Fairfield County … Continue reading →

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The long impunity of Carlos Menem

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If you saw The Take, you’ll no doubt recognize the old man in the picture. Carlos Menem, following the dictates of the IMF, presided over an economic “miracle” in Argentina, which “mysteriously” (to hear certain economists tell it, anyway) turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Economics for Dummies, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal? | Comments Off

The elephant in the burned cabin

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Today, a friend posted this article from Jacobin on his Facebook wall. It’s an analysis of the Christopher Dorner case that the media have been screaming about all week. I wanted to like it; it was well and gracefully written, … Continue reading →