Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Alvaro Uribe: “Not enough time” to be a war criminal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I have a terrible confession to make: After Colombia’s bombing attack on Ecuador in March 2008, I had this indelible impression of El Narco, Alvaro Uribe, as a nasty little hot-headed shit who had no respect for national boundaries, and … Continue reading →

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Why Amanda Craig should be ashamed

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Maeve Binchy, sadly missed by your humble scribe, who has several of her lovely, warm-hearted books on her own shelf. Dear Amanda Craig: A few days ago, I heard (via Jezebel) that you decided to pick on a recently deceased … Continue reading →

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Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if that happened in Venezuela?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s at times like this that I miss my blogging amigo BoRev. He’d know just what to do with stories like this: An electoral scandal of great proportions involving the office of State Attorney General Katherine Fernández-Rundle is rocking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Eat at Joe’s

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

No, this is not THAT chicken place. From the Toronto Star, a case of oopsy mistaken identity: Chick-Felays and Chick-fil-A may sound similar and both serve chicken as their main dishes, but the similarities end there, something Chick-Felays founder and … Continue reading →

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A most historic downfall

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

On this day in 1937, Canadian participation in the fight against fascism became officially illegal. Here’s a snip from Occupy Canada’s Facebook page: On this day in history, 31 July, 1937, Canadians were banned in the fight against fascism and … Continue reading →

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How DID Simón Bolívar die?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A lifelike reconstruction of Simón Bolívar’s face, based on the skeletal remains from his tomb. It looks recognizably close to his many official likenesses. Further to yesterday’s evisceration of Daniel Wallis’s shitty snarkathon at the expense of one democratically elected … Continue reading →

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How NOT to write about Venezuela, part umpteen hundred and umpty-ump

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Class, your attention please. We have a very special guest today showing us what crappy coverage of a certain South American country looks like. Daniel Wallis of Reuters, please come forward… Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South … Continue reading →

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Sidewalk chalk and the art of civil disobedience

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Q. How many cops does it take to arrest a guy armed only with a few pieces of sidewalk chalk? A. Watch this and see: I wonder how long his chalked logos lasted, who saw, and what message they took … Continue reading →

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Paraguay’s massacre and putsch, a month later

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

One month after he was ousted in a congressional coup with only a thin veneer of “democracy” (note the quotes), President Lugo continues his fight for real democracy and justice by denouncing the perpetrators who conspired against him: Paraguay is … Continue reading →

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Disgusted Cubans leaving Spain

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Irony bites hard when you’re a “dissident” with ambitions of getting rich from capitalism, as some Cubans formerly living in Spain are now finding out, to their great chagrin: The crisis of capitalism wasn’t on their agendas. The dream became … Continue reading →

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