Category Archives: Karma 1, Dogma 0

Mofo Martinelli makes Madurito mad

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Don’t ever make this guy angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Uh oh, somebody just put their foot in it big-time. That “somebody” being the president of Panama, and “it” being a coup d’etat that left crap all … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment

25 years ago today, this happened in Venezuela

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

North Americans have a curious selective amnesia about the Caracazo of 1989, which began at 5 a.m. local time on this day 25 years ago. But the people of Venezuela, where it happened, haven’t forgotten: The cruelest page in contemporary … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Karma 1, Dogma 0, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

El Narco gets tomatoed…again!

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Protesters hold up cardboard tombstones and coffins at Álvaro Uribe as he gives a speech. And that’s not all that he got…read on: Colombian ex-president and senate candidate Álvaro Uribe Vélez was received with flying tomatoes in the central square … Continue reading →

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Rob Ford’s crack pipe speaks

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Note: The following is a message I received from an anonymous source. I have been asked to share it my readers as a public service, in the hopes that it will serve as a warning to anyone thinking of sampling … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Do As I Say..., El NarcoPresidente, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

This just in…

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Literary talent: We (meaning Canadian women) haz it… Canadian author Alice Munro has won the prestigious Nobel Prize for literature. The Swedish Academy announced the decision Thursday, calling the 82-year-old author from Wingham, Ont., a “master of the contemporary short … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Schadenfreude, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Good news from two unexpected places

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First, Texas: Yup, Wendy Davis has laced up her running shoes again. And this time, she’s heading straight for the governor’s mansion: Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas state senator who won fame trying to block anti-abortion legislation with a marathon … Continue reading →

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God hath spoken; Christians still not listening

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Good morning! If you ever needed proof that God is NOT on the side of blind bigotry, just take a look at how close She came to wiping out one family that decided to try Her patience: An Arizona family … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Schadenfreude, The Hardcore Stupid | Comments Off

Why Evo?

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Further to my post from the other day, it seems that I’m not the only one who’s picked up on the not-so-subtle racism of the European countries who denied Evo’s plane the right to pass through their airspace. Venezuelan TV … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, EuroPeons, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Spooks, Teh Injunz, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

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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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 26

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how the Venezuelan opposition used to snipe at Chavecito for being a former military officer, calling him a “dictator”, even though he was democratically elected (and re-elected, and so on, and so on) as a civilian? Remember how … Continue reading →