Category Archives: Law-Law Land

Congratulations, you crazy kids.

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Via Aporrea, I found out last night why Cilia Flores was not called the First Lady, but rather the First Combatiente of Venezuela. Turns out, she and Nicolás Maduro were only legally married yesterday! Prior to that, they had what … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

This is what first-degree murder looks like.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Beyond a reasonable doubt. Beyond an unreasonable doubt. Beyond ANY doubt. Look at this picture and you will know why: This is Trayvon Martin’s dead body at the scene of the crime. Do you notice anything about it? Or rather, … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Law-Law Land, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The United States of Amnesia | 13 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva Nicolás!

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In honor of the Venezuelan president’s wise decision to give asylum to Edward Snowden tonight, here’s a little tribute to him (and his late friend and Comandante, Chavecito), from Russia, with love: Ska-P’s “El Libertador”, sung (in Spanish!) by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Spooks, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

A few more thoughts on rape culture (and the importance of naming it)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So I was chatting again with my friend from the West Coast today, and he’s still upset about the incident from the other day. He wonders if he was really sexually assaulted, and he’s beating himself up over it. Does … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Teh Ghey, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

They are SO FUCKING PARANOID.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Really. What more can I say when Evo Morales, of all people, has been denied permission to overfly four European countries, just because some nimnul thinks that Edward Snowden might be on board his plane (and he isn’t)? Or when … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, EuroPeons, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Happy Canada Day. Here’s your friendly reminder…

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

…of what we’re all about, and what the Harper Government™ is working overtime to dismantle: And, since the hate speech provision was recently struck off the books by a HarpoCon backbencher, I would add that this was a gross violation … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | Comments Off

Sex: Made in Germany, but for whom?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Germany, a paradise for johns and human traffickers.” Photo: EMMA. Once again, the German prostitution industry comes under a harsh spotlight — one that it thoroughly deserves, in my unhumble opinion. This time, it’s a documentary film that exposes its … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Saving Beatriz

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Beatriz has the right to life”. Yes…yes, she does. NOW. Beatriz, the woman in grave condition whom the Supreme Court of El Salvador had denied an abortion, received a premature Caesarian section on Monday. The 22-year-old, who already has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fetus Fetishists, Law-Law Land, The Salvador Option(s), Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

“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 →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Pissing Jesus Off, Sick Frickin' Bastards | 2 Comments

Statement from HIJOS Paraguay on the sham election

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

From my Facebook feed this morning, a link of interest to those following the Paraguayan coup and sham election. It’s from HIJOS Paraguay, the Paraguayan equivalent of a similarly named group from Argentina comprised of the children of persons disappeared … Continue reading →