Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

Teh Heterostoopid goes hardcore

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Just think, people…perfectly capable gay couples are being denied the right to adopt while heterosexuals like this are…well, just READ: A Washington state man accused of putting his infant daughter inside a freezer long enough for her body temperature to … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 27

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“According to the new Work Law of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, proposed by the Comandante, they can’t fire me.” Howdy, everyone! Remember how our last installment dealt with putschist media figures and their dubious respect for the dead? Well, … Continue reading →

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Dying to be beautiful in Venezuela (and elsewhere)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

This morning, I came across this particularly sad story out of Caracas: Adriana Carolina Hernández, 26, died in the Pérez Carreño hospital on Wednesday, where she was brought by her mother, as a result of a pulmonary embolism after having … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 24

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, May 2. Say, isn’t that the day she was supposed to be in hospital, getting her broken nose fixed? As you can see by the profile, it’s remarkably intact for someone with four alleged nasal fractures. No … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 23

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“They caught me!” Well, well, well, well, well. Who have we here? Why, it’s our old friend MariCori! You may recall how, the other day, she was wearing a whiplash collar and complaining of no fewer than four nasal fractures, … Continue reading →

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“The Pope covered up my son’s abuser”: an Argentine mother speaks out

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Gabriel Varela and his mother, Beatriz, are among the few Argentines who have dared to take on the very top of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy — not only on their own soil, but all the way to the Vatican. And … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 22

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

María Corina Machado, Washington’s darling, flanked by the only people in Venezuela who find her even remotely credible: the “reporters” (note the quotes) of oppo crapaganda channels Venevisión and Globovisión, respectively. As a presumptive victim of the brawl in Venezuela’s … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 21

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Right-wing Venezuelan deputy Alfonso Marquina, wearing a motorcycle helmet in parliament. Was he planning maybe to pop a wheelie in the Hemiciclo? Ah yes. The peaceful Venezuelan right just keeps getting more and more peaceful all the time… The right-wing … Continue reading →

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Rafael Correa connects the dots

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The crapaganda mafia of the North American media aren’t known for their honesty in reporting on Latin America. It takes nothing less than an interview with a Bolivarian head of state to set the record straight, and even then, who … Continue reading →

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Dear AP: You suck, too.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ahem…a little mood music, maestro: Further to last night’s (now amended) piece on how badly Reuters gets Venezuela wrong, it looks like the Associated Press (or Dissociated Press, as I prefer to call them) is no better. Aporrea columnist Ivana … Continue reading →

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