Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

Juanes: Opportunistic, anti-Chávez douchebag?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A popular Venezuelan journo-blogger seems to think so, and after reading this, so do I: Colombian singer/song-writer Juanes seems to be in agreement with those users of the Twitter website who demand the downfall of the government of Hugo Chávez. … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, The Nausea, Under the Name of Spain | 6 Comments

Happy (belated) Columbus Day

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

An indigenous Panamanian burns the Spanish flag. Yeah, that colonial imperialism thing is still mega-popular after 500+ years…

Posted in A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Under the Name of Spain | 4 Comments

Anti-coup march in Barcelona, Spain

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

You can see placards written in Catalan, as well as the flags of other Latin American countries, in this solidarity march. (I see Bolivia and Colombia, how ’bout you?)

Posted in Not Hiding in Honduras, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

This’ll shut ’em up

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Dame Pa’ Matala has some choice words for the King of Spain. I have some for him and the media.All weekend long we’ve been hearing nothing in the news but how everybody and their dog is out marching against that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Under the Name of Spain | Comments Off

Bad omen for the Dalai Lama

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Well, what would you call this? “They took me away from my family and stuck me in a medieval situation in which I suffered a great deal,” said Torres, 24, describing how he was whisked from obscurity in Granada to … Continue reading →

Posted in The WTF? Files, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

It’s 4:20 somewhere…

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Maybe on a cancer ward in Spain? Check this out: Treatment with the active ingredient of marijuana, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can destroy human and mouse cancer cells by stimulating autophagy, the natural process leading to cell death, according to a report … Continue reading →

Posted in She Blinded Me With Science, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Cops Behaving Badly: Brutality in Barcelona, Part 2

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Hundreds of media photographers gather to protest the police brutality against Catalan students in last week’s protests in Barcelona. Some of them were also injured in the line of duty by those same stormtroopers.

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Cops Behaving Badly: Brutality in Barcelona

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Watch them move into the futureGot a lot of catching up to doHope they take a lesson from their neighboursThat’ll show ’em what not to doShould have happened for them in the ThirtiesBut the pleasure got caught in painEnded up … Continue reading →

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Chavecito shut-up redux

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I can tell Reuters just couldn’t keep this one to themselves… It’s something few people can tell Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: stop talking.Chavez, whose speeches often stretch five hours or more, said on Sunday his doctor told him to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Under the Name of Spain | 7 Comments

Bad pennies have a habit of coming back…

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…in Spain:Yes, that’s an actual fascist salute. This was taken at an anti-immigrant rally. Apparently Bolivian migrant workers in Spain are facing unprecedented amounts of racist abuse as the economy falters and the nativists blame the migrants. Nothing has changed … Continue reading →