Category Archives: The United States of Amnesia

Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Here’s your photo du jour: And yeah, how about that piece of shit, Columbus. Ugh.

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Remembering Cantaura, 31 years later

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A poster from 2009 commemorating the victims of the “democratic” massacre of Cantaura, Venezuela, which occurred 31 years ago. This is all of a pattern with US interference throughout Latin America. While Argentina and Chile suffered openly under fascist dictators … Continue reading →

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Good news from two unexpected places

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First, Texas: Yup, Wendy Davis has laced up her running shoes again. And this time, she’s heading straight for the governor’s mansion: Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas state senator who won fame trying to block anti-abortion legislation with a marathon … Continue reading →

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An open letter to David Gilmour, plus a partial reading list

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear David Gilmour: May I call you Dave? Because, by your own admission, you’re not really a prof, seeing as you don’t have a Ph.D. and your “teaching” experience comes courtesy of TV, that not-at-all-superficial-or-unidimensional medium that makes everybody feel … Continue reading →

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Oh look, another ignorant white woman has an opinion!

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So I was scrolling through my Facebook feed this morning, when up pops this. Yet another ignorant white woman who is strangely offended by Muslim women just being themselves and minding their own damn business. Let’s take her argument point … Continue reading →

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Whose fault is it?

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In India, it’s WOMEN! In the US, it’s WOMEN! Impotence: Laura Sessions Stepp (of Unhooked fame) wrote in The Washington Post that young women’s feeling empowered to initiate sex was causing a scourge of impotence among college-aged men: “According to … 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 →

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Tackling corruption, Venezuelan style

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

There’s been a lot of very predictable babble up here about how corrupt Venezuela is, how the government there is going to fall, blah blah blabbity blah blah. But so far, I haven’t seen any of the anglo whore media … Continue reading →

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Never forget.

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

I will walk the streets again in what was bloodied Santiago, and in a beautiful liberated square I will stop to weep for the absent. I will come back from the burning desert and come out of the woods and … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Johnny Weir

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear Johnny: So, I heard you still plan to go to Sochi in spite of everything. Well, Johnny, I must confess I’m baffled and disappointed. Is this the same Johnny I loved so much for his fearlessness? The one who … Continue reading →

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