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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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offsite link The Death of Diversity Kitsch Fri Jan 31, 2025 18:01 | Dr David McGrogan
Diversity kitsch is all around us. But as the grim fact forcefully confronts us that some immigrants hate their hosts so much they want to murder and rape them, David McGrogan senses that it is at last falling from favour.
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The transgender?star of Emilia P?rez, Karla Sof?a Gasc?n, has come under fire over anti-Islam and anti-BLM social media posts. Another diverse person who missed the intersectional memo ? always one for the popcorn.
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offsite link The Reeves CV ? More Questions Fri Jan 31, 2025 13:00 | David Craig
David Craig has some more CV questions for Rachel Reeves. Including: was her meteoric rise to Chancellor via the HBOS complaints department due to getting an undisclosed leg-up or two from her Labour connections?
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More than 10% of farmland in England is set to be?diverted towards helping to achieve Net Zero?and protecting wildlife by 2050, the Environment Secretary will reveal today.
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What Next in Obama Cloud Cuckoo Land?
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 15, 2009 - 14:41 by TD   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 15, 2009 - 23:52)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
"Those regimes that break the rules must be held accountable. Sanctions must exact a real price. Intransigence must be met with increased pressure" : When Obama opined those sweet words during his acceptance speech of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, they seemed to be crafted with Israel in mind, but not a whit, just another Orwellian baa from the wolf dressed in sheep's clothing, yet more Prozac to keep us standing idly by in a soothing semantic haze marvelling at the Imperor's new clothes and his committment for exacting a "real price" for Iran's pursuit of nuclear power for peaceful purposes - nuclear "obliteration" perhaps.? (Hilary Clinton). ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Tuesday December 15, 2009 - 14:32 by damh   text 8 comments (last - thursday december 17, 2009 - 18:59)
Justice in erris.

Is clean water and fresh air and a safe enironment to live in now considered a passionate belief ?

One would wonder how to interprate judge Haughton's concluding words in court on thurs, last before he sent Maura Harrington to jail for 9 months. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 15, 2009 - 05:44 by Rose Kelleher   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 23, 2009 - 11:53)
The Government in Nepal is set for stormy weather in the coming days as the Maoists declare autonomous states despite protest from the leading party. As the country tries to hammer out a constitution and introduce some long-awaited stability, ordinary citizens are worried about rising tension and continuing strikes. ... read full story / add a comment
Our interviewee gets nicked on Saturday along with 960+ others
international / environment Monday December 14, 2009 - 22:27 by Andrew interviews Ronan   text 5 comments (last - monday december 21, 2009 - 20:35)   image 1 image   audio 4 audio files
This audio interview conducted by Mobile phone on Monday evening covers the protests at the COP15 summit in Copenhagen. Ronan who was a member of WSM in Ireland has been living in Denmark for a year and a half and is involved in a new Libertarian Socialist group and the local infoshop in the autonomous Youth House. ... read full story / add a comment
Mary leaves no stone unturned: Stasi camera in fake rock
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday December 14, 2009 - 17:55 by Fred Johnston   text 7 comments (last - wednesday december 16, 2009 - 18:22)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Mary Hanafin seems proud of the creation of new laws which put those in receipt of welfare under checkpoint security ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday December 14, 2009 - 16:44 by Contaminated Crow
A quarry, a technology park, a mast, a recycling centre and turf cutting ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 13, 2009 - 11:39 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
Choice Ireland has been campaigning for three years against unregulated Rogue Crisis Pregnancy Agencies who give false and dangerous information to pregnant women in order to prevent them from having abortions. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 12, 2009 - 23:06 by Paula Geraghty   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 13, 2009 - 17:53)   video 1 video file
The Feminist Open Forum hosted a discussion on the current situation on abortion in Ireland in the Central Hotel Dublin.
Watch Choice Ireland's speaker give a background on Choice Ireland and the campaign for justice for pregnant Irish women who end up in the hands of Rogue Agencies. ... read full story / add a comment
Jeff in prison garb
international / environment Saturday December 12, 2009 - 18:12 by Feudal castrato   text 3 comments (last - saturday december 12, 2009 - 19:11)   image 1 image
23 year old eco activist Jeff was convicted and sentenced to 22 years hard time for the evil crime of setting fire to 3 SUV's in a personal staged act of resistance to make a very strong public statement about global warming. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 12, 2009 - 12:36 by KSI
Court decision an attempt to criminalize the Kurdish population within the state of Turkey and to push Kurds out of democratic politics.

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national / environment Saturday December 12, 2009 - 12:18 by Contaminated Crow   text 5 comments (last - friday december 18, 2009 - 03:09)
A mast, a quarry, a compost facility and oil exploration off Clare ... read full story / add a comment
Riptide.....
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday December 12, 2009 - 02:18 by Michael Gallagher   text 11 comments (last - monday december 14, 2009 - 12:38)   image 21 images
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More photo essays etc on workers issues, anti war, shell2sea etc at: http://www.myspace.com/libertypix ... read full story / add a comment
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derry / anti-capitalism Friday December 11, 2009 - 22:45 by freederry   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 12, 2009 - 19:22)   image 4 images
Activists in Derry carried out a solidarity action in support of the beleaguered Rossport community in their ongoing battle against the Multinational Oil Corporation Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Friday December 11, 2009 - 16:53 by Dara (interviewer) Andrew (editor)   text 1 comment (last - friday december 11, 2009 - 22:11)   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
This audio consists of 10 brief interviews with public sector strikers made during the national strike on 24th November. Picketers at various locations across Dublin talk of what the strike is about, the effects of the cuts and how their unions organised for the strike. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Friday December 11, 2009 - 14:16 by lugh23   text 3 comments (last - friday december 18, 2009 - 13:11)
Ferrovial made a sweetheart deal with the Government under which the Toll company would be compensated by the Taxpayer if traffic levels did not reach the specific/expected targets. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday December 11, 2009 - 09:03 by Hill walker   text 4 comments (last - monday december 14, 2009 - 09:12)
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national / arts and media Thursday December 10, 2009 - 23:19 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora   image 2 images
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 10, 2009 - 16:18 by Climate Caravan Radio   text 6 comments (last - sunday december 13, 2009 - 16:58)   image 5 images   audio 2 audio files
3 days ago a group from the SOCIAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE CARAVAN visited the Canadian embassy in Brussels to seek protection for a man from Colombia who has received death treaths from Colombian Paramilitaries. The Canadian state is responsible for this due to upcoming free trade agreements as well as, along with the US, not signing the charter to protect indigenous around the world. Also Canadian mining business COSIGO RESOURCES are implicated in using these paramilitaries to obtain native lands. ... read full story / add a comment
Viva Palestina truck filled with aid from Glasgow, Tyrone and Dublin
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 10, 2009 - 11:40 by Freda H and John Hurson   text 4 comments (last - friday december 11, 2009 - 19:01)   image 10 images
After 6 months of fundraising, 4 teams from all across Ireland left their hometowns on Friday December 4th, to travel 4,000 miles to Gaza, to deliver Ambulances and Humanitarian aid to the stricken region. A truck filled with aid from Glasgow (through Cairde Na hEireann)and Ireland (through various groups and individuals) left Dublin Port at 9pm on Saturday 5th December. There was a short 'send off' at 7pm in the Dublin Port Topaz Service Station (at the intersection of Bond Drive and Promenade St. The event was attended by members of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, RTE's Duncan Stewart and the general public who came to wish the three brave volunteers accompanying this aid to Gaza well. Paul Diplacito and Omar Ibrahim from Glasgow and David Callendar from Tyroneloaded the last few bags of children's toys and clothes onto the truck before supporters waved them off.
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Some of the protesters outside the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 09, 2009 - 22:04 by Freda H and Ronan O'D   text 1 comment (last - thursday december 10, 2009 - 12:17)   image 8 images   video 1 video file
On Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 6.30pm members of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and concerned residents of the Dublin 15 area held a peaceful protest against the presence of Israeli-made products in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre despite dreadful weather conditions
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