Here you go, folkies…your iconic image from the craptastic retail event known as Black Friday (also known, by those in the know, as Buy Nothing Day): This young woman got a rent-a-cop escort out of a Wal-Mart in Cincinnati. She was kicked out for doing an Occupy-style “mike check”. Love
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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula’s new ‘do
First, it was Lugo; then, Chavecito. Now, a new South American head of state (pun intended) has gone bare: The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, shaved his beard and head in anticipation of hair loss due to chemotherapy, which he began on October 31, for laryngeal
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Sexy Back
Seen on Facebook: This was, according to my source, taken at Occupy Austin. No word on whether that’s a real tattoo or just penned on for the protest’s duration, but it’s the cleverest use of skin-as-canvas I’ve seen so far. And a timely reminder for US citizens about what’s really at stake in the struggle. […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito likes…
According to Aporrea, Chavecito loves this Calle 13 song:
It isn’t hard to see why. Brilliant lyrics, and a bang-on message. If you’re not crying by the end of it, better check for a pulse.
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: The Greatest Love Story on Earth
“Occupy Love”, featuring Asmaa Mahfouz, the young Egyptian woman who started the protest movement that eventually came to occupy all of Tahrir Square, toppling Hosni Mubarak and setting in motion a revolution that is still very much in pro…
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Healthy, handsome and back at home
Does this man look to you like he’s only got two years left? Or that he’s already had one ghastly near-death experience, allegedly requiring emergency kidney dialysis? Me neither. Suck it up, haters and rumormongers — Chavecito is on the rebound, and he’s not going anywhere. Except, you know, all the usual places that he […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Happy 1-month birthday, OWS!
Occupy Wall Street is now one month old, and still going strong. It’s also spreading across the continent and around the world. Virtually all major cities in North America (and quite a few minor ones as well) now have “Occupy” movements. And, if the news is to be believed, the powers-that-be are getting mighty nervous […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Some necessary levity
Okkupy teh Wall Streetz!
And why is this happening? Well,
That’s why. You can’t haz cheezburger when all da cookiez is in da banksterz.
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: The ghost of Chavecito
Who is this healthy, handsome baseballer, anyway? Shoot, that ain’t no one but the ghost of the man the Miami Hairball wants us to give up for dead. Hilarious how undead he is, eh? BTW, other hilarities abound. Check out these headlines: “Hugo Chavez Forced to Appear to Deny Rumor of Failing Health”, sez FUX […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: The hikers are home…
…and who do you suppose brokered their release from Iran? Yup, that evil villainous democratically-elected “strongman”, “dictator”, and whatever other stupid epithet you care to fling at his chemo-bald head. He’s a hero yet again. He did this for a couple of complete strangers in the midst of his treatment for cancer. And he got […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: A left turn for Denmark
…and a new female prime minister, their first ever: The Social Democratic Leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her centre-left alliance won Thursday’s general election to give Denmark its first woman prime minister and the first Social Democratic-led government in a decade. In a cliffhanger election, which on occasion saw the two sides of the political divide […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Colombia fights back with style
“In Locombia, even we puppets are called terrorists!”
This was taken at a demonstration in Bogotá, where at least 80,000 students and teachers protested against government cutbacks to health and education. Indignados are everywhere, but i…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito, chemo, cheer
Chavecito’s now on his third round of chemo, but his cheer is unimpaired. And his hair looks like it’s starting to grow back, too.
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: LOLChe
Maradona meets his idol.
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Who is this?
Anybody recognize this skinny kid? Here’s a hint: 40 years ago as of August 8, he entered the Venezuelan military academy as an officer cadet. His original hope was to become a big-league baseball pitcher. (He’s a southpaw.) Baseball took a backseat to a passion for history and eventually politics, though, as he read up […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito, neither down nor out
On the contrary, he’s very much up and at it. And here’s the proof: The hair may be gone — for NOW — but the dimpled grin is still exactly the same. And so’s the winning attitude. And, contrary to what the idiots of the opposition and their pet stenographers at Reuters may say, he’s […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Ollanta inaugurates, Chavecito celebrates
Yesterday was a busy, festive day in Latin America. In Peru, a progressive finally got himself inaugurated president: Ollanta Humala is in the sash! That’s his wife, Nadine Heredia, applauding behind him. Radio Rebelde has more on what Peru can expect of an Ollanta presidency. Sounds like more international unity is on tap, and that’s […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito, fine ‘n’ dandy
And look! He’s entertaining visits from some friends in high places…again: El Ecuadorable was there, along with Fidel and Raúl Castro. And it looks like a good time was had by all. And on the health front, too, the news is nothing but good: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, informed on Friday, via telephone […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: A friendly visit from Ollanta
Guess who was in Venezuela today: Yup, Ollanta was in the house today. He met with vice-president Elías Jaua in this video, and gave a short press conference in which he expressed a wish to visit Chavecito, to see him “as a friend”, and to talk at length about the “common past and common future” […]
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: A killer “Thriller” for free quality education
Chilean high school and university students got zombified and staged this brilliant protest against privatization and fee hikes that will put higher education out of reach for the non-rich majority of Chileans. This took place in the northern port city of Antofagasta. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Chile, this happened: A smoochathon! This lovely demo, in La […]
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