Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

Colombian currency mafias in Venezuela: How they operate

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A Colombian currency smuggler arrested by Venezuelan federal police. Stacks of 100-bolivar notes can be seen on the truck bed behind him. Further to my earlier piece today, here’s a little information on what the Venezuelan government is tackling with … Continue reading →

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Venezuela takes drastic new measures against currency trafficking

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro took to the TV to announce something stunning recently: the removal of an entire denomination of Venezuelan currency from circulation. Here’s the story, via Aporrea: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro informed on his VTV show, Contacto con … Continue reading →

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Nazi brothels: The hidden horror of the concentration camps

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A concentration camp identification card from a female prisoner of Ravensbrück, who was sent to work in another camp as a prostitute. The word “Bordellfrau” should escape no one’s notice. Yes, it’s true: There really was nothing beneath the Nazis. … Continue reading →

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Undocumented Colombian Drumpf supporter gets deported?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

An interesting rumor has been making the rounds of the Spanish-speaking Internets of late. No word yet on whether it’s true, but this sure would be ironic if confirmed…¿no? We all know that Donald Trump made fairly strong statements against … Continue reading →

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A major WTF on Moroccan TV

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A Moroccan TV channel is under fire, at home and abroad, for featuring a segment on how to cover up facial bruising caused by domestic violence. (Pro tip: “Use the yellow foundation, the white one lets the punch marks show … Continue reading →

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638 failed murder attempts in Cuba

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Sabina Becker

The full length documentary of the 638 (!!!) failed attempts on Fidel Castro’s life. What does it tell us? Well, besides that Fidel was incredibly clever (that’s a given) and at times just plain lucky (surprise!), it tells us a … Continue reading →

Posted in BushCo Death Watch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mobsters, Spooks, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

The #NotYourShield crowd takes up fake-black shields…AGAIN.

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Well. Wasn’t THIS just so predictable? Yes, that’s right…people who hate blacks (and women, and LGBT folk), and who in the past have created fake “black” (and “female”, and “LGBT”) Twitter-egg accounts during GamerGate…are doing it again, this time to … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Bernie Sanders on fossil fuel dependency

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Bernie didn’t mention this, but Der Drumpf is not just a hazard to the environment (in Standing Rock and beyond) by virtue of his idiotic climate-change denial (which, ha ha, the Chinese have already slapped him for); he is also … Continue reading →

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LAPD…WTF???

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Well, this was unexpected. Given its long-standing (and richly deserved) reputation for racism, the LAPD has taken a stance for good policing…for a change: The Los Angeles Police Department won’t change its stripes and help deport undocumented immigrants under President-elect … Continue reading →

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Against the “leftist” case for a certain right-wing president-elect

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“The end of the world as we know it” — Der Spiegel, not exactly a socialist Chicken Little, callin’ it like it really is. Of all the lame arguments I’ve ever heard, none is a bigger non-starter than “the enemy … Continue reading →