Category Archives: Scandinavian Smorgasbord

Compare and contrast: Ukraine vs. Venezuela

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The boys of VTV’s Zurda Konducta dissect a crapaganda campaign that seems to have gone viral (or tried to, in the case of Venezuela). See if you can spot the similarities: Did you see it? Both “viral” videos feature a … Continue reading →

Posted in Compare and Contrast, Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Spooks, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Oh shit, are we doomed?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A performer at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, plays a primitive tuba found in the ancient Viking part of town. According to Norse myth, the sounding of a certain specific horn heralds doom: The horn belonged to the … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Where to wank in public

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yay, Sweden. A court in Sweden has ruled that it is acceptable to masturbate in public as long as it is not directed at anyone. The ruling came in a landmark judgement following a case brought against a man seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Stupid Sex Tricks, The United States of Amnesia, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

Quotable: Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on banks

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Quotable Notables, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Prostitution in Germany: hard facts, hard debate, harder thoughts

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

(Photo: EMMA.) German FEMEN demonstrators outside the largest brothel in the cathedral city of Köln. They consider prostitution a human rights abuse, and hold up human trafficking, rampant in Germany, as an example of how liberalization of laws governing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Free Trade, My Ass!, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Under the Name of Spain, Uppity Wimmin | 5 Comments

Oh dear. Bad times in Fascist Country!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Poor fascists, how my heart bleeds for them. They’re in trouble just about everywhere nowadays, it seems. From my friend Anthony in Sweden comes this gem about some local Nazis-in-all-but-name and a kerfuffle they got into last week: The Sweden … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Schadenfreude, Who Forgot Poland? | Comments Off

Defeat THIS, CIA!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Think you can take this guy, motherfuckers? Rafael Correa says “Make my day, punk”: The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, said today that there is an alleged plot by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent his re-election in … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Ecuadorable As Can Be, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Merry Old England, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | Comments Off

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 →