Our unbearable military fetish
Juan Cristóbal says: – Ever notice how every single freakin’ holiday in Venezuela is an excuse for a military parade? Simón Bolívar’s birthday, the 5 de Julio, the...
Life
PSF bandwagon welcomes new member?
Juan Cristóbal says: – Spike Lee is in Caracas today, speaking at the Cinemateca Nacional. Wonder what he’ll have to say… Post 93 of 100 … largando la...
CC and the MSM
Juan Cristóbal says: – As we close our final day of the Sullivan challenge, one of the interesting things this experience has brought home for me is how...
Freedom to sell your car
Juan Cristóbal says: – One of the most frustrating aspects of watching the (in)action of the Venezuelan opposition is that nobody seems to make an eloquent case for...
Happy 226th Birthday, Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad!
Quico says: On big B’s birthday, I’ll share this bit from page 50 of John Lynch’s biography, where he describes Bolívar’s trip to London as, essentially, ambassador for...
The View from Your Window
Singapore – 12:55 p.m. Post 89 of 100. Don’t want to lean on the VFYW thing too heavily, but…
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
Quico says: As far as pro-Micheletti agi-prop goes, this video puts the golpista case as well as such a thing can be put:Trouble is, close only counts in...
ROFLMAO - FARC Style
FARC says: “From the rebel mountains of Colombia we add our voices to the chorus that rejects the military coup against the government of president Zelaya in Honduras,”...
A Sprawling Cultural Desert
Quico says: So in my desperate scramble to rustle up enough material for 100 posts in five days, I’ve started reading stuff I don’t usually read, including El...
Visit Beautiful Honduras!
Quico says: As of noon today, the 72 hour deadline set by the de facto government for Venezuela’s diplomatic mission to leave Honduras will expire, and our guys...
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