Category Archives: The Bold and the Badass

Why Iceland isn’t in the news nowadays

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Michael Hudson has some hints: More at The Real News Basically, it has a lot to do with fucking those who have fucked you, and using a splintery broomstick to do it. Yeah, Icelanders got up on their hind legs … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Scandinavian Smorgasbord, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Bold and the Badass | 2 Comments

The True Story of Che Guevara

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A documentary about the life and death of the Argentine hero of the Cuban Revolution. Features Jon Lee Anderson, the author of the best Che bio by far.

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Spooks, Teh Russkies, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Heroes for Today: Jesse LaGreca nails FUX Snooze

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This was making the rounds on Facebook yesterday: FUX didn’t air this. Gee, I wonder why…

Posted in Crapagandarati, Heroes for Today, Newspeak is Nospeak, The Bold and the Badass | 2 Comments

Quotable: Joe Hill on general strikes

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker
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Q. Why are pirates so badass?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A. They just arrrrrr, matey! Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day! And in other buccaneering news, guess who the landlubbers in Berlin are voting for? Piracy…it’s not just for the high seas or the Israeli navy anymore, me hearties.

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So, “Arab Spring” was the wrong thing for Brigette to say?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Funny, but actual Egyptians don’t think so: The Arab Spring, they say, isn’t about ballot boxes, it’s about the dignity of humanity. Something the Harper Government™ doesn’t respect, and probably never did. While we’re at it, let’s compare and contrast … Continue reading →

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Ah, memories!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This video, from 1990, shows Rush Limbaugh filling in for Pat Sajak on the latter’s short-lived (if you blinked, you missed it) TV talk show…and getting clobbered, metaphorically speaking, by an anything-but-captive audience: In the first segment, the Pigman tries … Continue reading →

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Valley of the Wolves: Palestine

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A Turkish action film with English subtitles. According to the description on the We Are All Vittorio Arrigoni Facebook page, it is “about a Turkish commando team which goes to Palestine to track down the Israeli military commander responsible for … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Gazing on Gaza, Law-Law Land, The Bold and the Badass | 2 Comments

Chavecito bids farewell

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

As some of you may be aware, a force in Venezuelan politics passed away the other day. Lina Ron, 51, died suddenly of a heart attack. Her bleached blond hair, bright red lipstick and Fidel Castro-style army cap were her … Continue reading →

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Krumping, Red Army style

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Sabina Becker

 I have a hunch that they didn’t originally do it to Run-DMC, but I’m amazed at how well the phrasing of the song fits the action of this old Russian film of soldiers holding a cossack dance-off.

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Teh Russkies, The Bold and the Badass, The WTF? Files | 1 Comment