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" 'Mericuz tuffest Sher-ruff " guilty of violating the constitutional rights of Latinos

The vexed and passionate Arizona lawman, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, was found guilty today of contravening the Constitution of these United States. Seems that Sheriff Joe and his band of deputies have been employing (rather, exploiting) Latino/a ethnic and racial markers in their never-ending patriotic crackdown on illegal immigration. Click the link below for the story about a federal judge's righteous verdict of guilt:

Judge rules against Arizona sheriff in racial profiling suit

When Billy met Gabo- Que Cute!

The new and improved Guanabee has gotten all vamped up like her brothers and sisters' sites of the Gawker Media Group. So while we were checking out the new and improved site, we ran into these cute photos:

Mira los compañeros showing mutual respect and admiration! Turns out that President Clinton had been in Colombia on official business but made time to visit with one of his favorite authors and Nobel Prize Winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Apparently, according to the online version of El Tiempo a Cartagena newspaper, Clinton couldn't *"fit his smile on his face." The old friends caught up on what everyone had been up to in previous years and had a pleasant compadre time.  At the end of the visit Gabo told his old friend he loved him. Pure joy. You can see it in these photos.

*translated from "No le cabía la sonrisa en la cara." Something like grinning ear to ear.

Hipster Ode: Sombreros, Zarapes, and the Witchy Magic of Tequila

Well there! Thanks to our friend Miguel-Angel Soria for the saucy linkazo to Etsy, the hipster DIY mercado.  This stationer was so inspired by the dreamy voice of Joe Nichols' song: Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall Off,  she designed a bachelorette party invitation as a loose-fitting ode to the song. No need for the Algebra degree. Etsy-selling lady figured it all out. ¿Cierto?

 Tequila = Mexican, which means: Mexican = Sombrero and Zarapes. 

 A taste of the salty lyrics (no lime required.)

 "Them pantyhose ain't gonna last too long

If the DJ puts Bon Jovi on

 She might come home in a table cloth.

Ya tequila makes her clothes fall off"

Click here to hear the the catchy tune and watch scantily clad women bob in and out of a swimming pool whilst imbibing strip-tease-causing-satan juice in all its forms. Wannabes really. Take a page from Mr. Pee-Wee Herman's book. This is is how you do it, and mira nomás...Not a Sombrero or Zarape in site. Enjoy.

Against Stereotypes! Rita Moreno

via MAKERS... thanks to Mark Dery for the tip:

Rita Hayworth Sighting! LADY FROM SHANGHAI Lobby Card | via Heritage Auctions

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Cuba Libre: Latinas, Fierceness, Alcohol, Revolution and Selling Rum...

When revolutionary fever and female sexual power can be used the shill cheap rum, I guess everything is up for grabs--thx to entrepreneur/poet Miguel-Angel Soria for the linkazo...

Hit the image for the film, but be prepared to share your birthday....

More on the Disney-Tries-To-Patent-Day-of-the-Dead Debacle via CARTOON BREW

click for the story by Chappell Ellison, a rad talented writer from the nyc...

A little cautionary tale of so-called "Heritage," eugenics, and I.Q. parity with gabachos (...or, just one Harvard pendejo too many!)

Republicanos have lost yet another Latino/a member! Yep, in the wake of Harvard University's own Dr. Jason Richwine's warped little monograph (sanctioned by The Heritage Foundation, of course) on Latino/a I.Q. and immigration, here's another hermano from the Right jumping ship. Click on the link down here:

GOP Hispanic Outreach Director Now A Democrat

Rest in Peace, Barbara Salinas-Norman—Xicana Activist, MECHistA, Teacher and Writer

Please read this utterly sad and somewhat disturbing story on the death of Barbara Salinas-Norman:

Mummified Body of Chicana author found in New Mexico home


click below for another take on these event from Santa Fe

Buy Prints Derived from Tex{t}-Mex and the Mextasy Exhibitions and Presentations at the Eyegiene Print Shop!

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Mapping Hate | via the Daily Mail

Hit the first image, the "wetback tweets" graphic, for a link to GEOGRAPHY OF HATE website and the second image below, a more general map, for the Daily Mail story.

Why Can't People Just Leave the Taco Alone?

If someone were to give me the word "taco" in a word association game, these are words I'd come up with instantly: tortillas, carnitas, barbacoa, lengua, lettuce, potato and egg, chorizo, and fish. Here are words I'd never blurt out: lion, beaver, kangaroo, or gazelle. That I can't make those word connections only proves I lack imagination, because a restaurant in Tampa Florida, Taco Fusion, has gotten all creative and is offering  "Safari Tacos."

It would appear that some folks didn't like the idea of Taco Fusion serving Lion meat and took to social media to express outrage. At 35 bucks per serving, the restaurant sold out, but left a bad taste in some people's mouths. Taco Fusion's owner, Ryan Gougeon, said he's getting scary threats and decided to pull lion tacos off the menu for now. He says it is all legal and responds to the uproar (almost resisted pun) by telling folks not to eat what they don't like. As long as serving lion meat is legal and healthy, the restaurant will consider keeping it on the menu. 

Should I find myself ever eating at Taco Fusion, I'll be the traditionalist nerd ordering the beef or chicken tacos. Boring. I know.

Thanks Gawker for the link

LATINO REBELS on DEVIOUS MAIDS, the New EVA LONGORIA/MARC CHERRY Collaboration for Lifetime!

Ana Ortiz, devious maid, above..

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May Pendejo of the Month? JASON RICHWINE! Gracias to Sara Inés Calderón for the Linkazo...

hit the image, see the pendejo!