Category Archives: Newspeak is Nospeak

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx attacks the Vancouver Riots

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What’s that I feel pawing at my legs? What’s that meowing I hear? Oh, it’s our calico Stumpie friend, with a whole new batch of links. Whatcha got for us, Ms. Manx? The Vancouver riots, you say? Okay… First off, … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Short 'n' Stubby | 2 Comments

Collateral Suicide

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What do I have against the “humanitarian intervention” of NATO in Libya? Lots of things. This video contains a clue as to some of them: So, let’s recap: So far, no Gaddafi. Their main target (as declared by NATO) remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, BushCo Death Watch, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Rivers in Egypt, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 2 Comments

Hilarious, on so many levels

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of my friend Jim, on Facebook, this Panamanian news story came to my attention today: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) asked on Tuesday that the government of president Ricardo Martinelli investigate smear campaigns against Panamanian journalists, which represent “a … Continue reading →

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak | Comments Off

Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: Hillary Clinton, too hot to print?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Look closely…do you see anything missing here? No? Perhaps this will help, then: And if that still doesn’t make sense to you, here’s the original: Yes, that’s right — Hillary Clinton and the lone other woman in the Situation Room … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun With Photoshop, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Newspeak is Nospeak, Obamarama!, Stupid Sex Tricks, The WTF? Files, Uppity Wimmin | 4 Comments

The Feminine Mystique that never died

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A padded bikini top by Abercrombie and Fitch, marketed to 8-year-old girls. Much fuss was made about the “push-up” (i.e. cleavage-creating) shape of the bra, and the premature sexualization of little girls it seems to create by making them appear … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't It Ironic?, Madvertising, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, The WTF? Files, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Ding, dong, Osama bin Forgotten is dead.

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hooray. I guess I’d be more jubilant about the death of Osama bin Laden if only what this Pakistani interviewee says were not so damn true: Zero transparency, the body conveniently disposed of at sea (to prevent martyr-worship at his … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Obamarama!, The 'Stans, The War on Terra | 5 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s grand tour

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito’s been a very, very busy boy lately; I’m dizzy just from trying to follow him. But here we go! First up, a little video from Cochabamba, Bolivia: Lotsa ‘Cito, lotsa Evo, lotsa unity, international co-operation, and other good constructive … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, El NarcoPresidente, Festive Left Friday Blogging, Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Paraguay, Uruguay | Comments Off

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx senses a theme developing…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Being the astute kitty she is, Ms. Manx noticed something while she was looking for more stuff on Libya over the past week. Here’s her round-up…can you tell what the theme is? Wired has a shocker about how the Libyan … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Rivers in Egypt, Short 'n' Stubby, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 7 Comments

Dear Miami Herald: Learn how to spell TERRORIST!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Luis Posada Carriles hasn’t been in Cuba for at least five decades now, and that’s not the only thing the Miami Whore–sorry, Herald–gets wrong about him. I’ll excerpt a few passages from one of their latest reports on him. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), CubanaBomber Death Watch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

What’s wrong with these pictures?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Germany’s Der Spiegel captions this photo as follows: “This photo shows the corpse of farmer’s son Gul Mudin, killed January 15, 2010, with a member of the ‘Kill Team’ posing behind it. Der SPIEGEL has published three photos from the … Continue reading →