Category Archives: Newspeak is Nospeak

Montréal Massacre: The truth that no one wants to know

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“Je lutte contre les féministes!” So said Marc Lépine, né Gamil Rodrigue Gharbi, expressly declaring war on feminists before he opened fire. These words have often been misquoted or mistranslated as “You’re all a bunch of feminists”, “I hate feminists”. … Continue reading →

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Dear Emma Teitel and Maclean’s: Don’t tell me how to feminist, and I won’t tell you how to journalist.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

You tell ’em, kitty. Every so often, I get to wondering why I haven’t picked up a copy of Maclean’s in years. And then I do, and I’m instantly, disgustingly reminded: Oh yeah, Barbara Amiel is still writing for them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Newspeak is Nospeak, Stupid Sex Tricks, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

The German sex trade’s leading lobbyists, unmasked

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Johanna Weber and Fabienne Freymadl, two leading “spokespersons” for the recently-assembled German “sex workers’ movement”. Who are they, and what lies behind them? EMMA investigated, and found the following: In the middle of the summer, BILD.de came out with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Going Dutch, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Teh Russkies | 4 Comments

Quotable: Winona LaDuke on water terrorism

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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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 →

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Dear AP: You suck, too.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ahem…a little mood music, maestro: Further to last night’s (now amended) piece on how badly Reuters gets Venezuela wrong, it looks like the Associated Press (or Dissociated Press, as I prefer to call them) is no better. Aporrea columnist Ivana … Continue reading →

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Dear Reuters: Is this enough proof for you?

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear Reuters: You fail so hard at journalism… Venezuela has detained an American citizen it says was financing opposition student demonstrations after this month’s disputed presidential election, the latest in a flurry of accusations over last week’s post-vote violence. Interior … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Schadenfreude, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 6 Comments

Once again, shoddy journalism from the Schloppenheimer

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wonder why I don’t think very highly of Andrés Oppenheimer, the Miami Horrid’s little scribbler of untruths and inanities on all things Venezuela, maybe this will provide you some clues. He is, among other things, a rude … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: It’s always opposite day at The Economist

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ugh, how disgraceful. Don’t you people hire fact-checkers anymore? It’s not like you don’t have the cash…although at this rate, you may soon lose so much readership that you end up in serious financial trouble. Here, let me fix that … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: El Ecuadorable is full of win

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

You can’t keep a good president down…or shut him up. And why would you want to, when he empowers his own people to speak out, too? Especially not when he just won a very important prize for doing just that? … Continue reading →