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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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offsite link The Blob Has Sunk to New Depths in Its Quest to Destroy Educational Freedom Thu Feb 06, 2025 19:00 | Randall Hardy
The Blob has sunk to new depths in its quest to destroy educational freedom. No wonder, says Randall Hardy. It's only the right to withdraw children from the state system that restrains its worst indoctrinating tendencies.
The post The Blob Has Sunk to New Depths in Its Quest to Destroy Educational Freedom appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Lego Can Be Anti-LGBT, Says Science Museum Thu Feb 06, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Lego can be anti-LGBT, the Science Museum has said. As part of its 'Seeing Things Queerly' tour showcasing "stories of queer communities", Lego bricks are said to reinforce the idea that heterosexuality "is the norm".
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offsite link ?Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine Leaked?: Ceasefire by Easter, Territory Ceded and No NATO Membership Thu Feb 06, 2025 15:48 | Will Jones
A document reported by Ukrainian media to be Trump's 'Peace Plan for Ukraine' has been leaked and includes a ceasefire by Easter, the ceding of land to Russia and no NATO membership.
The post ‘Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine Leaked’: Ceasefire by Easter, Territory Ceded and No NATO Membership appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Birbalsingh Blasts Phillipson: ?You Don?t Know Your Own Bill? Thu Feb 06, 2025 13:35 | Will Jones
Katharine Birbalsingh, the head of one of Britain's best state schools, has written an excoriating letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson after a meeting where Phillipson exposed her ignorance of her own bill.
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offsite link Germans Underestimate Number of Asylum Seekers in Germany, Study Finds Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:00 | Noah Carl
A new study shows that Germans substantially underestimate the number of asylum seekers in Germany. This contradicts the Left-wing narrative according to which people oppose immigration because they're misinformed.
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antrim / anti-capitalism Monday March 09, 2009 - 21:11 by Belfast WSM   text 3 comments (last - tuesday april 07, 2009 - 18:32)   image 1 image
Over 50 people packed the Gallery Room in the An Culturlann on the Falls Road last Tuesday evening to listen to a speech delivered by the Anarchist Panther Ashanti Alston.
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dublin / anti-capitalism Sunday March 08, 2009 - 21:22 by Andrew   text 16 comments (last - wednesday march 25, 2009 - 16:38)   image 14 images   video 2 video files   audio 8 audio files
In the region of 1,000 people attended the Dublin 2009 Anarchist bookfair at Liberty Hall on Saturday. From the time doors opened at 10.30 to 6pm a constant stream of people came into the venue to browse the books, listen to the speakers or to take part in workshops and discussions. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Sunday March 08, 2009 - 17:40 by Contaminated Crow
A composting plant, a wind farm, water extraction, a landfill, electricity interconnectors and coal prospecting ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday March 08, 2009 - 11:16 by James   text 11 comments (last - sunday march 15, 2009 - 20:59)   image 1 image
Over 10 000 protest against Israeli participation in the Davis cup being hosted in Malmo Sweden ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday March 07, 2009 - 13:26 by Teachers United
Teachers have voted to take industrial action, which may include a strike, over education cuts and the pension levy.

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international / crime and justice Saturday March 07, 2009 - 04:42 by dissident   text 1 comment (last - monday march 09, 2009 - 14:03)
Reports are just coming in over the wires that the website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been hacked.A dummy page , (http://www.unodc.net/Jobs.html) has been uploaded.which has a message everyone with an interest in drugs policy should read, and then act upon. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday March 07, 2009 - 03:15 by Jonathan Head   text 1 comment (last - saturday march 07, 2009 - 03:54)   video 2 video files
Freedom of expression

When asked to explain what kind of content had brought about the charge, the police refused to comment, saying it was too sensitive.

But one officer, who did not want to be named, told the BBC it was comments about the monarchy posted by readers on the website at the end of last year that were at issue.

The Thai authorities have been increasingly intolerant of perceived criticism of the monarchy in recent months.

Thousands of websites have been blocked, and a number of people charged and arrested, including a well-known academic, who fled to Britain before he could be detained.

However the use of the severe lese-majeste law has provoked widespread condemnation around the world, and a campaign by academics to have the law changed.

By instead invoking the new computer crimes law - passed just 18 months ago - the authorities may be hoping to stifle debate about the monarchy without stirring up another outcry over freedom of expression in Thailand.

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national / gender and sexuality Friday March 06, 2009 - 19:51 by Feminist   text 2 comments (last - saturday march 07, 2009 - 16:29)   video 2 video files
Ógra Shinn Féin have produced the following short film for International Women's Day (Monday 8 March '09).

We hope you enjoy, and promote this celebration of women in struggle, past and present.
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international / gender and sexuality Friday March 06, 2009 - 10:59 by Aileen O’Carroll   text 5 comments (last - monday march 03, 2014 - 00:57)   image 1 image
There are a few ways in which International Women's Day can be approached. It can be ignored. This is what mostly happens in the mainstream media. Unlike Valentines Day and Mothers Day, cards aren't given and presents aren't bought. With no profit to be made out of it, the day is not exactly one that jumps out and grabs the attention.
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national / arts and media Friday March 06, 2009 - 07:14 by Michael Gallagher   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 08, 2009 - 19:55)   image 1 image
A new media project is coming to Dublin soon. Beginning in March/April 2009, Inner City News will arrive in your locality. Focusing on our new publication with enthusiasm, our goal is to inform communities -to the best of our ability- on all that is happening in their areas.

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international / arts and media Thursday March 05, 2009 - 18:15 by Laois Man   text 17 comments (last - wednesday january 06, 2016 - 22:34)   image 1 image
What is happening?

IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users' access to certain websites. They have written letters to Irish Internet providers telling them, under threat of legal action, to allow IRMA to tell them what websites to block. Eircom has already agreed to this. They will settle every application for website blocking out of court. No sites have been blocked yet. We have limited time to act before the bans are set.

A copy of the letter sent out to Irish ISPs has been kindly made available by Michele Neylon of Blacknight Solutions. Read it here. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Thursday March 05, 2009 - 01:36 by Conor.M   text 21 comments (last - friday april 24, 2009 - 07:50)
The new group formed in Swords called SEED is a social group set up to facilitate different opinions and to introduce alternative and radical ideas for 'newcomers' to activism.

In a town like Swords, which has been disgustingly overdeveloped with no social facilities, it is important for young people interested in taking control of their lives to come together to share their experiences and ideas to re-establish a sense of community and to work together to make a better and more sustainable society for all. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday March 05, 2009 - 00:36 by CNTista   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 05, 2009 - 19:34)


A brief statement from the CNT, Spanish anarcho-syndicalist union, about a conflict with Ryanair.

The CNT declares a Conflict at Ryanair-Zaragoza ... read full story / add a comment
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meath / environment Wednesday March 04, 2009 - 14:04 by TD   text 28 comments (last - tuesday march 10, 2009 - 23:49)   image 16 images   video 2 video files
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 04, 2009 - 00:28 by Kev   text 3 comments (last - friday march 06, 2009 - 11:44)   image 5 images
On Tuesday 3rd March members and supporters of the Irish Anti War Movement and Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a symbolic hour long protest at the Eircom HQ on Military Road in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
tyrone / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 03, 2009 - 11:00 by Workers Solidarity   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 03, 2009 - 16:59)
There is no money left, it’s all gone. At least that’s what you might think after listening to Peter Robinson, Caitriona Ruane, and the parade of capitalist economists and pundits who parrot this nonsense. Yes, we are heading into a deep recession but guess who is expected to pay the cost? ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 02, 2009 - 22:17 by Internationalist   video 1 video file
Ógra Shinn Féin recently (17 – 19 Feb) attended an International Festival in Corsica. The Scontri Internaziunali, was organised by youth movement Ghjuventú Indipendentista, and held in Corte, the historic Capital of the Corsican Nation.

The festival was organised to celebrate the diversity of culture, language and heritage in small occupied nations, and the various movement’s struggle for emancipation and freedom. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Monday March 02, 2009 - 16:47 by J.Carax   text 3 comments (last - tuesday march 03, 2009 - 01:06)
Free Education for Everyone held its first National Conference on Saturday, January 31st. Over forty student activists traveled from UCD, TCD, Maynooth, Galway, Limerick and Cork. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / gender and sexuality Monday March 02, 2009 - 14:59 by amnesty1   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 04, 2009 - 15:46)   image 1 image
8,000 girls are mutilated every single day around the world.

You can help make it stop.

Log on to http://www.amnesty.ie/endfgm ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism Monday March 02, 2009 - 12:03 by Andrew Flood & Ashanti Alston   text 2 comments (last - monday march 02, 2009 - 16:08)   image 1 image   audio 2 audio files
US Anarchist Ashanti Alston who is speaking at the Anarchist Bookfair in Dublin this March 7th has spent that last few days speaking at meetings in Cork and Galway and hanging out with anarchists in Dublin. In this interview recorded last night in Kilmainham he talks about his visit to Ireland, the post Seattle anarchist wave in the USA, the formation of Anarchist People Of Color (APOC) the current capitalist crisis and the need to seize the moment. ... read full story / add a comment
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