Category Archives: Newspeak is Nospeak

A few random thoughts on a former general

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I have a terrible confession to make: When the news of the Petraeus sex scandal broke this past week, my first reaction was to chuckle. Not in the usual “ha ha, another cheatypants got caught, serves him right” sense (although … Continue reading →

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How DID Simón Bolívar die?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A lifelike reconstruction of Simón Bolívar’s face, based on the skeletal remains from his tomb. It looks recognizably close to his many official likenesses. Further to yesterday’s evisceration of Daniel Wallis’s shitty snarkathon at the expense of one democratically elected … Continue reading →

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How NOT to write about Venezuela, part umpteen hundred and umpty-ump

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Class, your attention please. We have a very special guest today showing us what crappy coverage of a certain South American country looks like. Daniel Wallis of Reuters, please come forward… Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez unveiled a 3D image of South … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 11 Comments

Arafat: Poisoned, but by whom?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I first learned about this story via Aporrea, two days ago. The Latin American alternative and independent media, as well as state channels in progressive countries like Venezuela, have been all over this hot potato like melted butter, since Palestinian … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, She Blinded Me With Science, Spooks, Who Forgot Poland? | 3 Comments

Music for a Sunday: A telephone that never rings

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Following this week’s explosive news of a certain famous Scientologist finding himself the sudden recipient of a divorce filing (and the cult once more finding itself in damage-control mode), this song kept running through my head. I’m sure you’ll agree … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 1 Comment

Memo to the media: it’s PSYCHOPATH, not “porn star”!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Luca Rocco Magnotta, né Eric Clinton Newman, auditions (unsuccessfully) for a reality show called Cover Guy, in which gay models compete for an underwear-modelling gig. As you can see, he’s not that impressive a physical specimen; very vacuous, very obviously … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Sick Frickin' Bastards | 2 Comments

Here come da bafflegab

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Look what landed in my e-mail box today, in re: ACTA (and its equally scuzzy Canadian equivalent): Dear Sabina, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your electronic correspondence dated May 15, 2012 regarding bill C-11: … Continue reading →

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What happens when local news gets decimated

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

When local channels are no longer locally run, but just part of some big corporate conglomerate, bad things happen. Bad things like this: CHCH’s vice-president of news Mike Katrycz said he believes the station ultimately aired around a minute of … Continue reading →

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Who needs an editor? Not Fidel…

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…but the unnamed snotball who wrote this for the Canadian Press? Oh yes. Look, CP presstitute-person, whoever you are, hiding behind your tradition of unsigned editorial cowardice…I understand that you may not like Fidel Castro, but it’s still a fact … Continue reading →

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