Category Archives: Mexican Standoffs

Fortuna Silver = Nasty Ass Honey Badger

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Yes, it’s true. Don’t believe me? Watch this… And then read this, and tell me if you don’t think so. Here, I’ll even excerpt a few key passages for you… Vancouver-based mining company Fortuna Silver says it has nothing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Mexican Standoffs | Comments Off

The state-sponsored murder of Pablo Neruda

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The official version of Pablo Neruda’s death goes something like this: World famous Chilean poet and Nobel winner dies of metastatic prostate cancer, age 69. But recent investigative findings put the lie to that version. Here’s the story that’s got … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Mexican Standoffs, She Blinded Me With Science, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Honduran coup benefits Mexican drug gangs

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Honduran people? Not so much… Surprise! Fascism is great for crooks, lousy for law enforcement. It’s not just democracy that suffers.

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Salvador Option(s) | Comments Off

Expats gone wild? Or locals gone loco?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

About a week ago, a provocative link came up on Twitter. Joshua Holland of Alternet had posted it, and it was a doozer: “Expats Gone Wild”, was the story, all about “an invasion of misguided foreigners” wreaking havoc in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Places, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mexican Standoffs, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Strange case of serial murder in Argentina

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

You want more creepy? You got it: A young man of 22 was arrested last weekend in Buenos Aires, accused of killing six persons in four weeks to fulfill a promise to “San La Muerte” (St. Death), a “saint” venerated … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Mexican Standoffs | 3 Comments

Chavecito and the tweeter

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

From Cubadebate via Aporrea, a little newsy item: Spokespersons for the Twitter social networking site, Laura Gómez and Jenna Dawn, “are delighted” that presidents, including Hugo Chávez with his @chavezcandanga, are opening accounts. “Presidents in general, as in the case … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Mexican Standoffs | 1 Comment

Eat THIS, Arizona.

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Best cartoon commentary I’ve seen so far on Arizona’s fucking ridiculous anti-Latino law:You can learn a lot from Lalo Alcaraz, no?

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Law-Law Land, Mexican Standoffs | 1 Comment

Taxing the patience of a nation

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And no, I’m not referring to the gummint. I’m referring to these tea-tards here:Note the doctrinaire (but ill-informed) rhetoric, the crazy accusations, the deer-in-the-headlights looks of a lot of them when pressed for specifics. These are people who are very … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid | 4 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Holy guacamole with awesome sauce

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

See if you can detect a common element in these two very different tunes. First, the country:I have a confession to make: This song is one of my earliest childhood faves. Even when I was barely talking (at less than … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican Standoffs, Music for a Sunday | 6 Comments

Bad news all around for El NarcoPresidente

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

In Mexico City, family and friends of the Mexican students killed in Colombia’s illegal bombing of a FARC camp in the Sucumbíos border region of Ecuador two years ago held a protest, calling for Alvaro Uribe to stand trial as … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Mexican Standoffs | 4 Comments