Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Quotable: Noam Chomsky on the Brazilian coup d’état

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Dilma Rousseff is maybe the one politician who hasn’t — leading politician who hasn’t stolen in order to benefit herself. She’s being charged with manipulations in the budget, which are pretty standard in many countries, taking from one pocket and … Continue reading →

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Yon-Yon gets detained!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Diosdado Cabello, lighting it up at a PSUV rally in Barinas with a truth-bomb. Well, well. What have we here? Oh, nothing…just another “peaceful” Venezuelan oppo, doing what peaceful protesters do: The vice-president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela … Continue reading →

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Of burkinis and bans

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Hypocrisy on the beach: ‘We’re looking for ostentatious religious signs…’ ‘Have you seen any burkinis or veiled Muslim women?’” Not wanting to be one of those suffocatingly silent white feminists who have no opinion (or worse, a veiled bigoted opinion) … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan asylum seekers tricked by immigration officials, imprisoned in Florida

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Evil, wicked Venezuela is bleeding citizens, we’re told. Refugees keep washing up in Florida, claiming political persecution as grounds for asylum. It’s the fault of the evil Chavistas, driving honest working folk out of the land! It’s nothing but a … Continue reading →

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A little song for Der Drumpf

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Remember those little girls who didn’t get paid for their “patriotic” performance at a Drumpf rally? Well, Stephen Colbert & Co. decided that wasn’t right. So they got together some “girls” of their own: And if you want to know … Continue reading →

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Mexican cardinal offers bizarre sex-ed lesson

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Mexican cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera is a powerful man in the Catholic hierarchy. And, like so many of his ilk, he has some mighty…er…interesting notions about human sexuality and the functions of the body: The Roman Catholic Church and its … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart, where ya been?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Ah…balm for everyone’s frayed nerves from last night, eh? Watch Jon as he takes on Drumpf, the Baby Jesus (whom he calls “Lumpy”) and the hypocrisy of right-wing media. Oh, and Stephen Colbert is in there too, cleaning out an … Continue reading →

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CNN Latino journos called to testify in Bolivian defamation case

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Sabina Becker

CNN Latino reporter Fernando del Rincón, one of two journalists from the network who are being required to testify in a case that has proved more embarrassing to the Chicken Noodle Network than to the president they were striving to … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan economic minister: Kimberly-Clark lied!

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan Kimberly-Clark workers denounce the corporation for abruptly pulling out, leaving them without work. So, what have we here? Oh, nothing…just a whole lot of full containers of raw materials, and a bunch of lying buffoons who fucked off out … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan government cracks down on corrupt bakeries and distributors

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“No bread until further notice.” A sign out of Les Misérables? Not quite. This was in Caracas, Venezuela…where a government minister and his hard-working team of inspectors are now cracking down on bakeries displaying similar signs while hoarding and hiding … Continue reading →