Category Archives: Heroes for Today

Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Chavecito in hospital…for reals!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, what have we here? Looks like the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez…and his daughters, María Gabriela and Rosa Virginia. Reading a Cuban newspaper. And resting comfortably, but not hooked up to life support or anything like that. He’s … Continue reading →

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Meet Nina Turner, my new hero

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

No, not TINA Turner… …although she’s plenty awesome in her own right. This is NINA Turner… …and this is why she rocks: Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D) has proposed legislation requiring that men looking to buy erectile dysfunction drugs … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Anonymous

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Preventing yet another crazy fucking Repug election theft isn’t all that these guys can do. They also pooped all over Israel’s crapaganda machine, and saved a bullied girl’s life from the cyberstalkers trying to get her to kill herself. Whatever … Continue reading →

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Photo du soir

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“Store owner in Madrid refuses cop entrance and access to protesters seeking refuge in his shop. S25” Courtesy Occupy Chicago, via Facebook. Just another thing about the Spanish revolution the major media don’t want you to see.

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Dear Ireland: Could you please loan out your president?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

The reason I ask is because this is just so damn satisfying to hear: That was Michael Higgins, in 2010, when he was a member of the Irish parliament. He has since been elected president. And this is the Reader’s … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Gorgeous, George!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

OMG, look who got arrested earlier today: Yes, that’s George Clooney. The movie star. He’s now free, along with his dad and a group of other prominent activists who were protesting on behalf of the people of Sudan, in front … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Sandra Fluke, standing tall for women

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Watch this video in its entirety and see if you can find anything about this bright young woman that would justify the Pigman, Rush Limbaugh, in calling her a slut simply for asking that her Catholic university provide birth control … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Alan Grayson

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Don’t you love how, in just a minute and a half, he shuts up a whole table full of rightards with nothing but the facts? (And yeah, how about that prick in the green, P.J. O’Rourke? He hauls out every … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Jesse LaGreca nails FUX Snooze

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This was making the rounds on Facebook yesterday: FUX didn’t air this. Gee, I wonder why…

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: The hikers are home…

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…and who do you suppose brokered their release from Iran? Yup, that evil villainous democratically-elected “strongman”, “dictator”, and whatever other stupid epithet you care to fling at his chemo-bald head. He’s a hero yet again. He did this for a … Continue reading →

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