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offsite link The Saker blog is now frozen Tue Feb 28, 2023 23:55 | The Saker
Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

offsite link Moveable Feast Cafe 2023/02/27 ? Open Thread Mon Feb 27, 2023 19:00 | cafe-uploader
2023/02/27 19:00:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of

offsite link The stage is set for Hybrid World War III Mon Feb 27, 2023 15:50 | The Saker
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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Will BBC Media Action, Auntie?s International, Pro-Censorship Charity, go Bust Now That Elon Musk Ha... Sun Feb 09, 2025 13:00 | Tony Edwards
One of the woke boondoggles USAID was funding was BBC Media Action, a pro-censorship lobby group. Now that Elon Musk has turned off the tap, will it go bust? asks ex-BBC science producer Tony Edwards?
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offsite link Labour MP Sacked Over Racist, Sexist and Antisemitic Slurs in Leaked Messages Sun Feb 09, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
Labour minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked and suspended after leaked WhatsApp messages exposed racist, sexist and antisemitic slurs ? including a 'joke' about a constituent being mown down by a truck.
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offsite link The Covid Inquiry is Actively Suppressing Scientific Evidence Sun Feb 09, 2025 09:00 | Dr Andrew Bamji
The Covid Inquiry is being led by the wrong experts (lawyers) who are asking the wrong questions of the wrong people. It's not only ignoring scientific evidence but actively suppressing it, says Dr Andrew Bamji.
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offsite link President Trump?s Energy and Climate Agenda: Beware of Overreach Sun Feb 09, 2025 07:00 | Tilak Doshi
President Trump made it clear by his flurry of executive orders that he prioritises reliable and affordable energy over climate alarmist ideology. Now he must resist the temptation to pick winners, says Tilak Doshi.
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offsite link News Round-Up Sun Feb 09, 2025 00:24 | Will Jones
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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international / miscellaneous Saturday November 01, 2003 - 11:14 by ipsiphi   text 3 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 16:46)
{"for being in the main women,
{"for demonstrating how to stop redundancy"
{"for leaping from the most brutal of oppression and being an example of dignity, The Workers of Brukman were converted into a symbol and pendant of Argentina in the world"}

Many readers will remember the events in Argentina two years ago, and with good reason, the failure of the banking system could not easily be kept from the Television screens.
But for those who don't, on two keys night of 2001 Argentina went into a popular revolt and assemblies and collectives throughout the country inspired the world yet again. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Saturday November 01, 2003 - 01:33 by Eoin Dubsky   text 33 comments (last - wednesday november 05, 2003 - 07:19)
The Limerick 95fm website reports that Eamonn Murphy tragically died yesterday: " It`s believed Eamonn Murphy from O` Malley Park died after falling while crossing a railway line.

It`s believed the anti-war protestor suffered head injuries.

His removal takes place tonight at half past seven from Thompson`s Funeral Home.

Mr Murphy will be buried tomorrow in Mount St. Oliver Cemetery after half past ten requiem mass in St. Munchin`s Church." ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Friday October 31, 2003 - 00:27 by Brian   text 42 comments (last - tuesday november 04, 2003 - 15:38)
On Wednesday night, the SWP held a rally against the bin tax in Wynne's Hotel, Dublin. Between 55 and 60 people were in attendance. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 19:55 by IAWM   text 6 comments (last - friday october 31, 2003 - 20:04)
It was resolved at the recent AGM of the IAWM

"to establish an expert legal committee (either independently organised or in affiliation) to advise the movement on legal strategies to advance its aims"

these broadly being to hold the Irish Government accountable to Law, to end Irish participation in wars abroad and reverse the increasing militarisation and repression at home.

We therefore invite all interested legal professionals to attend a meeting at The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Sq. Dublin 1, at 2pm on Saturday 8th November 2003, to discuss and launch this initiative.

See below for full details of event.

N.B. this is an extraordinary meeting intended only for qualified legal professionals - following the discussion a full account of the proceedings will be published here. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday October 30, 2003 - 16:03 by Chekov   text 37 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 16:11)
There were blockades this morning on depots across the city. Most of them were called off when police arrived but the Collins avenue blockade is continuing now. In other news SIPTU bin-workers have voted "overwhelmingly" in support of industrial action over an unrelated matter. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 14:31 by Maubere   text 15 comments (last - monday november 03, 2003 - 03:12)   image 1 image
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 14:17 by Tim   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 30, 2003 - 23:20)
Saw this on SKY digital text, but not on the main news. only other place seems to be the Guardian.
This story needs more publicity and the family should get more support in this.
I have linked to the story, but here's the gist of it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday October 30, 2003 - 13:49 by Aidan   text 16 comments (last - tuesday december 07, 2004 - 14:09)
Donnacha O Brín and Kim Bartlet, the makers of "Chavez Inside the Coup" yesterday dedicated their award for best documentary film at the ESB Irish Media awards, to media activists everywhere and Indymedia Ireland in particular. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 22:29 by Aron Baker   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 01, 2003 - 05:15)
Army incursion into Balatta refugee camp tonight and 500 people queueing for hours at Huwarra checkpoint. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 20:41 by SIPTU hack   text 12 comments (last - thursday october 30, 2003 - 20:23)
There is an SWP rally organised tonight on the bin tax issue. Given that they are claiming that their man in SIPTU, Derek Delaney, is "the anti-bin tax candidate" this would seem to be the perfect opportunity to ask them what they think they are playing at. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 13:01 by f   text 35 comments (last - wednesday november 05, 2003 - 21:22)
The Fianna Fáil Bin Tax minister, Martin Cullen, will be attending a public meeting in UCD tonight on the environment. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 11:54 by Raymond McInerney   text 21 comments (last - friday september 15, 2006 - 19:55)
At a press conference in New York's plush Plaza hotel, David Lynch launched a $1 billion fundraising campaign to build 100 'peace palaces' across America, part of a plan for 3,000 buildings across the globe, one in each major city. Inside the palaces up to 300 devotees will spend their time meditating and 'yogic flying', which practitioners say is a form of levitation. Once the peace palaces are up and running - the theory goes - war, violence and crime will come to an end. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 11:28 by Aron Baker   text 5 comments (last - friday october 31, 2003 - 00:50)
Soldier threatens to shoot 5 year old at checkpoint. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / miscellaneous Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 09:37 by Allen   text 29 comments (last - friday november 07, 2003 - 14:09)
The transfer saga of former Fine Gael Alderman Jim McGarry to Labour could take a fresh twist this week. A crunch meeting of the party’s constituency council on Thursday evening in the Trades club is due to consider the decision of the West Ward’s branch to accept him into the party. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 21:56 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 14 comments (last - thursday november 06, 2003 - 11:12)
First details of the Grassroots Gathering Six, which is happening in Galway on November the Eight and Ninth. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 15:50 by techwatcher   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 28, 2003 - 16:55)
The whitehouse utilizing a method for preventing indexing of certain files, has excluded all files on it own site with reference to Iraq from bing included in any of the well known search engines sucha s google. The motive is unclear but it points to a possible plan to prevent people from finding changes to past statements and information when archived elsewhere. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 13:39 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 7 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 12:42)
In solidarity wth the Pitstop Ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane, the NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street (the local wing of Top Oil). ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday October 27, 2003 - 01:13 by Fintan Lane   text 5 comments (last - monday october 27, 2003 - 23:01)
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters converged on Washington on Saturday evening to demonstrate their opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday October 26, 2003 - 23:08 by Aron Baker   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 28, 2003 - 20:15)
Olive harvest in Beit Furik and Deir Al Hatab and fixing water pipes smashed repeatedly by settlers in Madama. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday October 25, 2003 - 09:26 by Intro., Telegraph.co   text 18 comments (last - saturday november 01, 2003 - 22:14)
Europe is following the US in the snoop technology of the century. They will be supplying their citizens a health indentity card with an embedded microchip. Sounds good, but wait there's a catch. You will be able to be tracked everywhere you go, and have a brand with you almost like the cow. Plans are to eventually insert these into your beautiful body. Could this be the mark of the beast talked about in the Christian Bible? Could this be the final way to keep track of all of us without employing so many security guards, and policemen? Could this be a method of marking certain types of people as they did in the Holocaust? Please read the story from telegraph.co, and decide if this is what you want? ... read full story / add a comment
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