Argentine forensic scientists unearth a mass grave at a military garrison which gained infamy during the junta dictatorship of the 1970s and early ’80s. Here’s a rundown of what they found in it, courtesy of Cubadebate: A mass grave with remains of disappeared persons from the time of the dictatorship
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Stupid Sex Tricks: Beds are for sleeping, subways are for screwing
Subway sex at Spadina Station. Only in TO, folks. From the Toronto Star, in both cases, we have the following funny Canadian contradiction. First, the sad news that we’re not getting a lot of nooky: While it stands to reason that Canada’s cold climate would be enough to send us
Continue readingAn Ecuadorable little satellite
A Russian Dnepr RS-20 rocket like this one will carry an Ecuadorian satellite into orbit next year. Sheesh. Those crazy Latinos, whatever will they do next? First Venezuela puts Simón Bolívar into orbit, then Bolivia follows suit with Tupac Amaru. Now, Ecuador is also getting in on the Earth-orbiting business,
Continue readingWhat is up with Ol’ Pineapple Face?
Russia Today has the backgrounder; the CBC has the story: Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a career that saw him transformed from a close Cold War ally of Washington to the vilified
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: There’s a moon in my throat
In honor of this recent bit of odd news, I felt this was only fitting.
Continue readingWankers of the Week: Second Badvent edition
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, it’s that time again…Saturday night’s all right for fighting, and for exposing the blight on our world. There sure is a lot of it this week. And tonight it is, in no particular order: 1. Doug Fucking Ford. Maybe he and bully brother Robbo need to
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: ¡Feliz Chavidad!
Just in time for the holidays, the latest decorations from Venezuela: Figurines of Chavecito, Simón Bolívar and other Venezuelan historic heroes decorate a nativity scene. Of course, Reuters chose to focus first on the local Grinches who don’t like it, but they’re outnumbered, as usual. And for those who think
Continue reading#RIPHugoChavez = #Twitterfail
Riddle me this: When is a Trending Topic NOT a trending topic? Courtesy of Patria Grande, here comes a wake-up call for all you internauts who love Venezuela, and who want to keep abreast of all the dirty tricks of empire: Today, the Trending Topics of Twitter woke to the
Continue readingStupid Sex Tricks: Viagra in WHAT?
Relax, it’s not quite so drastic. But yeah, it’s just about that silly: Durex has a new condom out that promises to enhance erections with a gel inside the tip that contains Zanifil. The over-the-counter drug boosts blood flow in the penis, which leads to firmer, larger, and longer-lasting erections
Continue readingDecember 6, 1989: A song of remembrance
A ballad by Bev Nicol and Lisa Dorian. According to the notes posted by Bev Nicol at YouTube, “The chorus comes from the words of survivor Nathalie Provost who said to the killer, ‘We are only women who are studying engineering. We are only women who want to live a
Continue readingHistory never repeats?
Germans could tell you differently: “To know the risks and side effects of Nazi uprisings, just read a history book or ask your grandparents.” (Translation mine.) According to my source on Facebook, this was taken in Bielefeld, at one of the many German “Occupy” rallies. It refers to a recently
Continue readingPortrait of the president as a young Marxist guerrilla
A young Dilma Rousseff, being interrogated by the Brazilian military junta in the 1970s. She looks pretty fearless and pugnacious, no? Here’s the story behind the picture, courtesy of Cubadebate: This past Saturday, Brazilians saw the first photo from the guerrilla phase of Dilma Rousseff, during the military dictatorship of
Continue readingStupid Sex Tricks: Dad, is that YOU?
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard THIS story: A MAN got more than he bargained for when a prostitute he ordered to his hotel room turned out to be his daughter. The Huffington Post reports that Zimbabwean Titus Ncube decided to employ a sex worker as he was having
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: The liquid clock bursts into song
The album version of this is awesome; this is awesomer. (And I don’t care if the reference to landline phones dates it. I have one myself, and I do not want a cellphone.)
Continue readingWankers of the Week: First Badvent edition
Crappy weekend, everyone! Wow, first Advent…first week of December…where did the past week go? If you spent any of it fighting other shoppers in stores (some armed with pepper spray, oy vey), you may have saved a few bucks, but you wasted your time. But never fear, you can make
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Tweet of the Day
Courtesy of a Venezuelan tweep: “Sometimes Rafael Correa makes me think I’m gay.” Ladies ‘n’ gents, he’s talking about THIS fine-ass dude here: The president of Ecuador, arriving in Caracas, Venezuela, for a LatAm summit. And totally reminding me that I, too, am a gay man trapped in a woman’s
Continue readingEconomics for Dummies: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
A little holiday hymn from the true gods and messiahs of the world: the 1%ers. Hallelujah!
Continue readingStupid Sex Tricks: A wanker’s new best friend?
Courtesy of those merry pranksters at The Onion, we have every man’s dream use of technology, available at last: Ah, TYSO. There’s only one problem with you: You are STILL no match for Ceiling Cat. And Ceiling Cat is immune to metal quills, too.
Continue readingHow to justify a police state, or “This ain’t Canada anymore”
How do you justify police brutality on the level of last year’s G20 summit? And how do you justify turning Canada into a most unCanadian police state? Well, it helps if you get the media on side, as whoever infiltrated an “anarchist” gathering and took this top-seekwit hidden recording found
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