Category Archives: Law-Law Land

The strange case of Máximo Laura

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Sabina Becker

The following article was sent to me by my friend Sasha, who divides her time between Canada and Peru. It’s by Antonio Rengifo Balarezo, and it describes some disturbing tendencies afoot in Peru today: The reason for accepting the charge … Continue reading →

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Legitimate Rape, the song

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A musical tribute to Todd Akin, who must be the world’s prize idiot right now…and who will figure in my weekly wankapedia on Saturday, you can bet on that! PS: Looks like this is going to be the sing-along topic … Continue reading →

Posted in Fetus Fetishists, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Teh Ghey, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

Julian Assange addresses the media

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Sabina Becker

For the first time in two months, a political prisoner turned refugee speaks: He spoke out in defence of Ecuador, Bradley Manning, and Pussy Riot. And here’s something truly excellent: Look who his defence attorney is! Julian Assange’s lawyer, Baltasar … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Ron Reagan Jr. on guns

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Law-Law Land, Quotable Notables, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Sidewalk chalk and the art of civil disobedience

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Q. How many cops does it take to arrest a guy armed only with a few pieces of sidewalk chalk? A. Watch this and see: I wonder how long his chalked logos lasted, who saw, and what message they took … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Clarence Darrow on criminals

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

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The “permissive times” fallacy of sexual abuse

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

The recent breaking of the story of sexual abuse at the prestigious Horace Mann School in New York has brought a number of ugly spectres out of hiding. One nasty shocker is the high prevalence of teacher-student sex abuse, even … Continue reading →

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“Constitutional” coup d’état in Paraguay. Film at 11.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday entry this week. Your Aunt Bina is feeling more restive than festive tonight, because the shit has officially hit the fan in a certain landlocked South American country, famous for its maté and its … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The WTF? Files | 3 Comments

Google gets evil in Cuba

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, well. What have we here? Someone trying to turn Cuba into a closed society…and it ain’t Fidel Castro! Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of “outrageous censorship” after the US internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis … Continue reading →