Category Archives: The United States of Amnesia

Big butthurt in Little Havana

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Oh, those poor pathetic ex-Cubans. They just can’t get no luvvin’ from anyone. Not from the island, that’s for sure. And not from a certain Argentine-born pontiff, who’s been sounding too much like Che Guevara for their liking lately, either: … Continue reading →

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Explosive video implicates Rubio, Ros-Lehtinen in Venezuelan coup attempt

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Sabina Becker

That sonic boom you just heard was the other shoe dropping. One of the suspects in the brutal murder and dismemberment of Liana Hergueta sang like a nightingale for the Venezuelan federal police, and in the video above, he names … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan opposition politicos connected to gruesome murder-dismemberment

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Sabina Becker

“He was Leopoldo López’s bodyguard — the DISMEMBERER of Liana Hergueta. Roll video!” It’s always SOMETHING with the Venezuelan opposition, isn’t it? And by SOMETHING, I mean MURDER. Take, for example, this guy…who has a lot more to answer for … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Sandra Bland vs. Dylann Roof

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Quite a striking difference, wouldn’t you say? A black woman dies for a minor traffic infraction, while a white punk not only survives his arrest, but is taken for a fast-food meal along the way. Yeah, tell me that misogynoir … Continue reading →

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Why it’s never “too soon” to talk about gun violence — or racism, or misogyny

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Every time there’s a gun massacre somewhere in the United States, every time there’s an occasion for them to finally start addressing the gun-crime connection, this happens: Right on cue, the NRA rolls out its paid-off bottom-feeder of the moment … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Larry Wilmore on Bill Cosby

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

“Five words: You. Can. Go. Fuck. Yourself.” PERFECT. And if you think that’s harsh, you might want to read this.

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Videos of the day: An historic moment, and an hilarious one.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Sabina Becker

First, the one for the history books: Yes, that’s right: After more than half a century of US stupidity and embargos in a futile effort to break the Revolution, there is finally a Cuban embassy open in the US again. … Continue reading →

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Of knockout drops and pudding pops: The “respectability” of Bill Cosby

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Isn’t this old Bloom County ‘toon prescient? Because yes, there is finally a black man in the White House, and sure ‘nough, he’s a conservative — and fuck all those racist idiot ratbastards who claim he’s a socialist from Kenya. … Continue reading →

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WTF, USA? or, .gif of the week

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Sabina Becker

In light of all this past week’s head-spinning events, here’s one pic to summarize them all. If things keep going on at this rate, we’ll soon not recognize that behemoth to the south of us. And I mean that in … Continue reading →

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A few random thoughts about race and gender (and religion, guns and terrorism)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. For the past week or so, my mind’s been getting messed with by people who are idiots when it comes to race and gender. Not all of them the usual suspects of FUX Snooze, either. So I’ll beg your … Continue reading →

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