Festive Left Friday Blogging: It was ten years ago today…
…that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play: Actually, the Venezuelan people didn’t need no stinkin’ band. They rescued their president from a US-backed coup attempt with no outside help…
The United States of Amnesia
Campaignus Interruptus
So long, Rick…and thanks for all the wanks.
Adrienne Rich has died
She was 82. Here is one of her many great, necessary poems that holds up a mirror to her own country: Sleep well, great lady. Blessed be thy name!
I was wondering when THEY would show up…
Hot on the heels of Trayvon Martin’s murder by an armed white vigilante, we get…this: And this is what THAT was all about: A member of the Ku Klux Klan…
Hard evidence of a racist murder
Many people swear they heard George Zimmerman, the self-styled neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, use the offensive, racist phrase “fucking coons” on the 911 call in…
The JFK assassination hoax that refuses to die
Oh, Che. What would you say if you knew how much of this struggle still remains to be fought…and how much ground the good guys have lost since you lost…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Gorgeous, George!
OMG, look who got arrested earlier today: Yes, that’s George Clooney. The movie star. He’s now free, along with his dad and a group of other prominent activists who were…
Quotable: Tariq Ali on the “lone gunman” of Afghanistan
“It’s hardly a secret that most Afghans are opposed to the occupation of their country. Occupying soldiers are well aware of the fact. The ‘enemy’ is not hidden. It is…
Happy Women’s Day. Have you found YOUR feminism today?
Don’t you love that ad? I sure do. It’s a timely reminder of just what we’re all up against. Here’s another: ThinkProgress was being a little low-ball on the count…
A few random thoughts about whores
Before we begin, a little mood music: Ah. Thank you so much for that lovely music (and that uncharacteristic truthfulness), Mr. Limbaugh. So, Rush…how’s it feel to be at the…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito gets a visitor
Via Cubadebate’s Facebook page, some fresh photos that came in just now: Now, who might that healthy, hearty-looking guy be? Surely not the same walking corpse that the lamestream media,…
Heroes for Today: Sandra Fluke, standing tall for women
Watch this video in its entirety and see if you can find anything about this bright young woman that would justify the Pigman, Rush Limbaugh, in calling her a slut…
Economics for Dummies: I got 99 problems, and the rich ARE one
If this is not THE song of the year, I will be severely surprised. Download it and crank it…OFTEN.
Why Stephen Harper stole our elections
I have a terrible confession to make, kiddies: I feel absolutely no pity or sorrow for Stephen Fucking Harper, now that his chickens are finally coming to roost after more…
Clip ‘n’ Save: How Sarah Palin does debates
Here you go. Her entire “debating” style, condensed: Next time Quitbull decides to string her rubes along with another half-assed dabble in campaigning, just pull this one out and use…
Henrique Capriles Radonski: Neither victim nor victor
Remember this picture? The lamestream media up here don’t want you to. According to them, this silly poser, who pretended to be a Communist while in China for the Beijing…
Clip ‘n’ Save: US foreign policy in a nutshell
This might also come in handy for the Harper Government™ hacks and apologists lurking here, seeing as you’re all trying to turn us into Yanks Lite with your dirty, smear-mongering…
Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: The American Lie League, and other hilarious crapagandroids
Need a good laugh tonight? Here ya go: Mmmmmm, penis cupcakes and vagina macaroons! Yummy! Jezebel calls this “the most hilariously lewd thing you’ll ever see”, and they’re not far…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another satellite for Venezuela
Looks like Simón Bolívar will have even more company in orbit. In addition to his Bolivian and Ecuadorian counterparts, he’s going to be joined by another Venezuelan satellite, named after…