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offsite link Insurers Love the ?Climate Emergency? ? Higher Premiums all Round Whatever the Actual Facts Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:32 | Chris Morrison
There's a climate emergency, so cough up, say insurers. It hasn't stopped them raking in billions, notes Chris Morrison. And no wonder: weather losses are actually down compared to 35 years ago. Time for a bit of honesty?
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offsite link Before We Say ?Democracy is Dying? We Have to Know What it Is Fri Jan 17, 2025 09:00 | James Alexander
Is democracy dying? That's what everyone is saying. Killed by populism, apparently. Prof James Alexander suspects the educated classes may not know what they're talking about.
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offsite link In Episode 26 of the Sceptic: Freddie Attenborough on ?Islamophobia? and the Rape Gangs, David Turve... Fri Jan 17, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In episode 26 of the Sceptic: Freddie Attenborough on "Islamophobia" and the rape gangs, David Turver on our blackouts near-miss and Charlotte Gill on Left-wing funding networks.
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offsite link News Round-Up Fri Jan 17, 2025 01:05 | Richard Eldred
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 Humza Yousaf Accuses David Lammy of Racism Thu Jan 16, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Humza Yousaf has accused Foreign Secretary David Lammy of racism for meeting with an Israeli minister as part of efforts to?secure a ceasefire in Gaza, saying he must deem Arab lives of lower value.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 23, 2008 - 23:49 by Damien Moran and Tony Robinson (European Peace Action)   text 2 comments (last - wednesday june 25, 2008 - 00:36)   image 5 images
Activist Mary Kelly with Maia, her son Martyn's little girl
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday June 23, 2008 - 18:46 by TD   text 7 comments (last - wednesday june 25, 2008 - 14:53)   image 9 images
Commendably, Minister of State for Overseas Development, Peter Power on 19th June announced a funding package of €241,000 for the NGO, Medical Aid for Palestinians, the funds to be used for a maternal and child health outreach programme in the Nahr El Bared Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon with Mr Power promising to further support the Palestinian refugee population.

Commendably, to encourage "democratic" reforms in beleaguered Cuba, on the same date, the EU agreed to scrap sanctions with EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner opining to reporters that: "Of course there is clear language on human rights, on the detention of prisoners." Reprehensibly ...
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international / summit mobilisations Monday June 23, 2008 - 17:26 by A   text 3 comments (last - thursday june 26, 2008 - 18:46)   image 6 images
Report back from a recent trip to Lima to submit a report on Shell's and the Government's activities in Mayo, to a Permanent Peoples Tribunal at the Summit of the People. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Monday June 23, 2008 - 12:04 by Joe   text 9 comments (last - saturday june 28, 2008 - 21:23)   image 1 image
A new moderated discussion forum for anarchists in Ireland has been launched as part of anarchistblackcat.org, a growing global anarchist project that a number of WSM members are involved in. The forum is open to anarchists and those interested in anarchism across the island and those elsewhere interested in events in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / gender and sexuality Sunday June 22, 2008 - 14:46 by BalconyTV
An estimated 3,000 people turned in Dublin yesterday for the annual Gay Pride parade. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Friday June 20, 2008 - 19:45 by jaded   text 5 comments (last - wednesday june 25, 2008 - 15:14)   image 4 images
The Grassroots Gathering 2008 took place in Casadh - a drug rehabilitation centre in the Liberties, Dublin over the sunny June Bank holiday weekend. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Thursday June 19, 2008 - 02:24 by Stuart C   text 6 comments (last - wednesday july 23, 2008 - 14:38)   image 1 image
On the 23rd of June,a private contractor will dispose of 15kg of Hydrogen Cyanide on the land of the Kilbride Army Camp in the Dublin/Wicklow Mountains. This land is in the catchment of the Blessington Lakes, Dublin's main water supply, and within 10 miles of Dublin City Centre. The Kilbride Army Camp borders a Special Area of Conservation. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 19, 2008 - 01:19 by Reporter 12   text 2 comments (last - tuesday august 05, 2008 - 22:32)
6 AM Thursday June 19, Ceasefire in Gaza . ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 21:38 by Info   text 16 comments (last - thursday july 10, 2008 - 15:56)   image 1 image
The Bush protest vids just keep on coming! ... read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 17:25 by Phier   text 19 comments (last - friday july 04, 2008 - 11:22)
Further information including who to contact (in regards to http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87991 ) ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 16:06 by m
Discussions between the sacked airport shop stewards and representatives of the Unite union over a way of resolving the long running dispute that led last month to a hunger strike at Transport House, have failed to lead to agreement with Gordon McNeill. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 16:03 by Edward Horgan   text 32 comments (last - friday june 27, 2008 - 00:54)   image 3 images   1 attached file
The crew or crews of CIA plane have had a busy time recently, including a visit to Guantanamo on 3 June 2008. They arrived at Shannon on Friday 13 June, from Fort Lauderdale in Florida, via Newfoundland. They spent only about 30 minutes refuelling and left immediately for an unknown destination or destinations. On Saturday 14th June they were back at Shannon refuelled and again left quickly at about 12.40 pm on their way back to Florida again via Newfoundland. Today N54PA is back at Shannon for up to 10 hours as its crew probably "rest off" following their ardous and possibly nefarious activities ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday June 18, 2008 - 04:31 by Dave Donnellan   text 10 comments (last - monday july 14, 2008 - 20:35)   image 1 image
Eamonn McCann spoke at the Lunchtime Rally outside City Hall in Belfast on Monday. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 17:10 by Edward Horgan   text 18 comments (last - thursday june 26, 2008 - 19:54)   image 4 images
Three plane-loads of US troops on OMNI Air chargered troop-carriers were at Shannon today 17 June 2008 between 10 am and 11am. They were accompanied by an Evergreen International Boeing 757 that was most likely carrying military logistics including munitions through the airport. Also on the airport was a suspect Bulgarian aircraft, associated in the past with transport of munitions. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 16:17 by Micky Joe anarchist   text 3 comments (last - thursday june 19, 2008 - 08:52)
being on the winning side good news for fishermen. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 16:01 by Willy Joe anarchist
The Irish Farmers Association exposed as a paper tiger ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 14:11 by Mark P   text 9 comments (last - saturday august 16, 2008 - 22:18)
David Harvey makes his long-running City University of New York course on Volume One of Karl Marx's Capital available for free online.

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national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 14:01 by Anti Imperialist   text 24 comments (last - friday june 20, 2008 - 21:15)   image 1 image
Ogra Shinn Fein mobilized activists from across Ireland for yesterday’s protest against US Imperialism at Belfast City Hall. The protest was called in response to George Bush visiting the city.

Over 100 Republican activists including Sinn Fein MLA’s and councilors marched with banners and posters from the party’s Sevastopal Street Office to join the joint protest at Belfast City Hall.

The Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness also met with George Bush, and raised Sinn Fein’s objections and concerns over the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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national / environment Tuesday June 17, 2008 - 12:19 by draoi   text 1 comment (last - tuesday june 17, 2008 - 12:22)
Call goes out from for people’s presence at demonstration against "disposal" of gas chamber chemical next Friday at 6pm. ... read full story / add a comment
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antrim / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 16, 2008 - 22:05 by Paula Geraghty   text 15 comments (last - thursday june 19, 2008 - 19:06)   image 24 images
The Union Jack no where to be seen, replaced, bravely and daringly with an Iraqi flag over City Hall. Hundreds protested at the lunchtime protest. The protests continued at Stormont. More reports to follow. ... read full story / add a comment
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