Category Archives: Isn’t That Illegal?

The “mysterious” death of João Goulart

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It is well known that João Goulart, the popular left-liberal president of Brazil, was overthrown in a military coup that ushered in twenty-one years of fascist military dictatorship, replete with political prisoners (among them, the current president of Brazil, who … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 5

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’ve been to Táchira, Mérida, Zulia and Falcón*. I demand that Maduro halt his campaign!” Oh, Majunche. Your campaign may as well be managed by Walt Disney, because there’s a distinct odor of mouse about it. Only this mouse is … Continue reading →

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Steubenville: It really IS Rapeville.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Traci Lords makes a connection that the media have by and large (and, in my opinion, quite willfully) missed. Actually, several connections. One, the connection between rape and prostitution (and porn, which is also tied to prostitution). She says the … Continue reading →

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The (almost) assassination of Hugo Chávez

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Nicolás Maduro, acting president of Venezuela, reveals a shocker: Back in 2006, there was a foiled assassination attempt on the life of President Chávez. It was hardly the first; the coup of ’02 also counts as one, since Chavecito was … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, hi there, Majunche Capriles Radonsky! So nice to see you looking so perky. Bet you think you’ve got an easy victory ahead of you now that your true rival is in his coffin. And you’re no doubt grinning because … Continue reading →

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Globomojón is in trouble!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well. THIS is a shocker. From Venezuelanalysis, news you won’t hear every day in the crapaganda media (to which Globomojón belongs): Globovision, an opposition news television station, announced yesterday that it has accepted a buyout offer, to be carried out … Continue reading →

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Tom Flanagan is okay with kiddie porn

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Incredible. Watch as a Native guy nails jello to the wall…and makes it stick: It’s “just pictures”. Unbefuckinglievable. Yeah…just pictures of kids being subjected to adult sexual whims before their time. No biggie! Oh, and he’s been on the NAMBLA … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Julian Bond on the Keystone XL pipeline

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yes, pipelines absolutely ARE a civil rights issue. Just ask anyone, native or or not, black or white, whose land is being expropriated by corporate interests without so much as a by-your-leave.

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How Mario Vargas Llosa fictionalized a massacre

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Bodies of the victims of the massacre of Uchuraccay, Peru. Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prizewinner, failed presidential candidate, and all-around pompous twit, didn’t kill them, but he has a lot to answer for. After all, it is he who helped … Continue reading →

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Another epic fail brewing in Idaho

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Poor Idaho. What have you and your potatoes done to deserve this? A group of survivalists wants to build a giant walled fortress in the woods of the Idaho Panhandle, a medieval-style city where residents would be required to own … Continue reading →