Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Aim High

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Nothing can stop the US Air Force… …except maybe a wall. A firewall, to be exact. A firewall made of forewarned, forearmed humans. And yes, this is your forewarning, dear humans. They are seeking professional internet trolls, sockpuppets, and even … Continue reading →

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The Power of Nightmares, Part 1

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In light of current events in the Middle East (and US propaganda regarding them), I thought this little refresher course was in order. Note the eerie similarities between some of the ideas of the “father of US neoconservatism”, Leo Strauss, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Rivers in Egypt, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Found: One backbone. Location: Argentina!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Cristina, you’ve done it again. Besitos: Argentina has accused the US of trying to smuggle weapons and satellite phones into the country after cargo on a US military plane was seized last week. Argentine officials say the material was not … Continue reading →

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Nothing is certain but death, part dos…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yep, that US healthcare system…truly the best in the world. Just ask Cuban immigrants: Birgilio Marin-Fuentes had driven to Portland Adventist Medical Center shortly after midnight Thursday, unable to sleep or stop coughing, then crashed his car into a pillar … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, She Blinded Me With Science, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Nothing is certain but death…

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How’s that old saying go about death and taxes? Seems to me a bit more of the latter could have prevented the former, as in this sad case: A spokeswoman for University Hospital has confirmed a man who witnesses say … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Economics for Dummies, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, She Blinded Me With Science, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

How lucky is Luis Posada Carriles?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pretty damn lucky, if he can manage to avoid getting prosecuted for terrorism over not one… A Salvadoran man jailed in Cuba in connection with a string of 1990s hotel bombings says he told a U.S. prosecutor that he got … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

Oh, those classy Venezuelan oppos!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Such dignity. Such style. Such grace… Photo tweeted by waraira65. The woman’s shirt reads “Hugo, I shit on your revolution”. Her flag appears to be the old one, too–the horse on the coat of arms is looking backwards. Always nice … Continue reading →

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Cholera outbreak in Venezuela. Usual suspect blamed

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“You know why people from our class came back with cholera from the Dominican Republic? Because Chávez infiltrated the party with caviar from Mercal!” (Mercal is the government-run chain of low-priced grocery stores. Its mission is to make sure people … Continue reading →

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Awesomest video of the day

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

From Cairo’s pro-democracy protests, a little taste of Tiananmen Square: People putting their bodies between the water cannon and the protesters, thus ensuring that the protesters get away unsoaked. Note that the riot cops are well behind the water cannon. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, The Bold and the Badass | 2 Comments

CAP soap opera continues; usual suspect blamed for everything

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hey, y’all…remember the kerfuffle over the dead body of a certain awful ex-president of Venezuela, and how the same could not be buried? Legal proceedings got underway today, and boy are they a doozer: The judge hearing the case over … Continue reading →

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