Festive Left Friday Blogging: Mike check on Aisle 4!
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…
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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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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,…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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.
Festive 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…
Festive 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.…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
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.
Festive Left Friday Blogging: LOLChe
Maradona meets his idol.
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…
Festive 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…