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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

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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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offsite link DOGE Fires 9,000 USAID Employees ? Leaving Just 600 ? as Trump Pledges to ?Close Down? the Entire Ag... Sat Feb 08, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
President?Donald Trump?will fire about 9,400 workers from USAID, deeming only 611 as essential employees, as he pledges to "close down" the entire Government agency.
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offsite link The Great Climate Fear Factory Sat Feb 08, 2025 15:00 | Laura Dodsworth
The war for our dinner plate and the war on our children's minds are one and the same, says Laura Dodsworth. From mealworm powder in bread to terrifying and indoctrinating children, the climate scare is behind it all.
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offsite link Declined: Chapter 7: Skate Park Chill Sat Feb 08, 2025 13:00 | Molly Kingsley
Chapter seven of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in?the Daily Sceptic. This week: will Ella allow Poppy to walk home via the Complex by herself?
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offsite link Jamie Michael, Ex-Royal Marine Put on Trial for Southport Video, Speaks Out After Being Found ?Not G... Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:00 | Toby Young
A former Royal Marine was put on trial for ?stirring up racial hatred? after a Facebook post in which he urged people to protest peacefully about illegal immigration. It took a jury 17 minutes to find him not guilty.
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 23, 2006 - 19:55 by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin   text 6 comments (last - monday january 08, 2007 - 15:39)   image 8 images
Around 25 people participated in a white line picket at the junction of the Falls and Whiterock Roads in Belfast today in support of Basque prisoner Iñaki De Juana, who has been on hunger strike for 47 days. ... read full story / add a comment
Danny (SP)
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 22, 2006 - 20:48 by TJ   text 3 comments (last - thursday october 18, 2007 - 19:41)   image 4 images
With Richard away in Cratloe, Shane in Dunshaughlin, Tanya in, etc, etc ,for the duration of the Xmas period, Galway Shell to Sea could only muster two of its activists to do picket duty outside the Shell Westside Service Station this afternoon, nevertheless, there was no appreciable lack of feedback from the passing motorists and pedestrians with one woman marooned in the gridlocked traffic beckoning us over for a chat regarding Shell - its wings severely clipped yesterday by Putin and Gazprom in regards to the Sakhalin 2 project. ... read full story / add a comment
Rolling Clouds
kerry / miscellaneous Thursday December 21, 2006 - 22:43 by Rasta 4i's   text 2 comments (last - sunday december 24, 2006 - 13:55)   image 5 images
Winter Solstice is the month of Edrinios, the month of sacred passage, the constellation of Eridanus or the River in the Sky.
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Enda Kenny TD is given coal by Santa
national / politics / elections Thursday December 21, 2006 - 14:05 by Limerick Post   text 7 comments (last - friday december 22, 2006 - 23:31)   image 2 images
THE Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will tomorrow picket TDs outside the Dáil in a Christmas-themed rally against the under-funding of Third Level education. ... read full story / add a comment
Christmas Shopper passes by Guantanamo Man
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Thursday December 21, 2006 - 00:57 by Dave Donnellan   text 10 comments (last - monday december 25, 2006 - 02:43)   image 2 images
'Extraordinary Renditon' (Kidnapping and Torture) Vigil held at Aviation Headquarters this evening ... read full story / add a comment
Dublin Brigade INLA.
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 21:34 by reabhloid dearg   text 21 comments (last - tuesday december 26, 2006 - 20:09)   image 2 images
It was a great night had by all, and more importantly a lot of money was raised (over 2000 euro) for the Prisoners dependents. Former INLA POW and member of the Ard Comhairle Gerard Forward from the Short Strand in Belfast gave the main speech. Gerard gave a well received rousing speech as well as a standing ovation. Soon afterwards a representatives of Dublin Brigade INLA read out a speech which included the condeming of those criminal elements (who are not and never where members of the Republican Socialist Movement) who use the name of the INLA to line there pockets. The representative stated that Dublin INLA had a list of names of these parasites and that a number of them had been forcibly warned to desist from there activities or face serious concequences. He stated that members of Dublin INLA were not criminals and that they would not be detered by the "no proof media sensationalists, who operate to a securicrat agenda. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 17:45 by Media monitor   text 9 comments (last - saturday december 23, 2006 - 17:09)
The Government is seeking to delete key parts of a European Parliament report that criticises Ireland for allowing its airports to be used by CIA aircraft linked to rendition. ... read full story / add a comment
Ballot Caste for 'Scrooge of the Year 2006'
limerick / anti-capitalism Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 17:08 by Socialist Youth   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 21, 2006 - 17:18)   image 2 images
Last Saturday shoppers on Limerick’s O’Connell St got a chance to caste their vote for ‘Scrooge of the Year 2006’. Shell emerged victorious in Socialist Youth’s competition to find the most hated company in the country and were awarded their title on Tuesday the 19th at Shell HQ in Dublin. ... read full story / add a comment
he had 2 names but really only one job - & now Argentina will process him for it.
international / crime and justice Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 16:59 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - friday december 22, 2006 - 16:25)   image 1 image
9 states globally have enacted laws which allow their courts put to trial those accused of genocide. Accordingly June 2003 Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón jailed Ricardo Miguel Cavallo, (also known as Miguel Angel Cavallo), a former Argentine naval officer, extradited from Mexico to Spain pending his trial on charges of genocide and terrorism relating to the years of Argentina's military dictatorship (1976 to 1983) in which over 9,000 Argentinians and as many as 30,000 disappeared.
Today the Spanish courts ruled that Cavallo may better tried in Argentina. As a result, as of this morning the Argentinian state has 40 days to get their extradition process & papers in order. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 02:10 by Saoirse   text 9 comments (last - thursday march 15, 2007 - 02:25)   image 15 images
Ógra Shinn Féin mobilised across Ireland on Saturday 16 December demanding the release of IRA prisoners in Ireland and anti Imperialist prisoners across the world.

There were protests, solidarity collections, candlelit vigils, banners made and thousands of leaflets distributed to a very supportive public.

There was also a public meeting held in the English midlands by Socialist Labour Party highlighting the campaign.

The message went out loud and clear from the day of action - A.R.I.S.E and free the prisoners!

For the remainder of the month of December there will be further actions in solidarity with the prisoners.
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antrim / environment Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 00:06 by Terry   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 26, 2006 - 13:20)
‘The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is an annual award and exhibition organised by the Natural History Museum in London, and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. The exhibition goes on an extensive tour of the U.K., as well as touring Spain, Portugal, Poland, Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi.
Shell have a two year sponsorship deal with the Natural History Museum, which means that ’The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is the ’Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ until at least late 2008.
There has been some campaigning in London to put pressure on the Natural History Museum not to take sponsorship from Shell. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / environment Sunday December 17, 2006 - 20:48 by Conamara   text 5 comments (last - monday december 18, 2006 - 10:58)   image 7 images
Shell to sea protest Spideal Connemara ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Saturday December 16, 2006 - 08:01 by Nicholas Powers   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 16, 2006 - 23:48)
First hand account of the marches and rallies for Sean Bell, a young man murdered by the New York police. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Saturday December 16, 2006 - 01:41 by Terry   text 2 comments (last - monday december 25, 2006 - 01:39)
Given as Shell’s site in Ballinaboy contains 400 acres, ten times more than the size of the refinery they are building at the moment, Shell to Sea activists have long suspected it is to be the first of many. A report published by the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, earlier this year envisages the construction of more refineries and more pipelines in Erris, in addition to the Corrib gas development, involving companies other than just Shell, and with state encouragement.
A backgrounder on oil and gas in the west of Ireland can be read here: https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/10/352997.html ... read full story / add a comment
John Gill briefing International lawyer Mr Rolyn Seeboruth
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 16, 2006 - 01:31 by LM   text 21 comments (last - saturday november 02, 2013 - 16:52)   image 2 images
Having successfully seen off the challenges to the web sites and John Gill, the VLPS is moving forward with greater vigour and determination than ever. Action plans have been made and 2007 will be the year that the people of ireland wiil take back control of their country from the priviledged and over arrogant legal profession. ... read full story / add a comment
from L to R : Richard, Liam, Danny & Tanya
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 15, 2006 - 22:03 by o0o   image 3 images
Our numbers swelled by the near end of the NUI Galway Xmas exams, Galway, Shell to Sea picketed the Statoil Service Station, Newcastle Rd for 90 minutes this evening.. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday December 14, 2006 - 23:01 by Saoirse   text 21 comments (last - monday january 01, 2007 - 03:52)   image 5 images
Sinn Féin held a protest outside Leinster house today demanding the release of IRA prisoners. The protest was made up of Sinn Féin and Ógra Shinn Féin activists.

Some of Sinn Féin's TD's where also present showing their support for the campaign.

8 years following the GFA and 1 year following the IRA's decision to call an end to its armed campaign, there is no reason why IRA prisoners should still be in jail.
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international / housing Thursday December 14, 2006 - 22:45 by Cablefish & Presz   text 2 comments (last - sunday december 17, 2006 - 23:30)
Coverage of Thursday’s events. The most recent news first. ... read full story / add a comment
Mike Allen Labour General Secretary and Liz Mc Manus deputy leader
national / gender and sexuality Thursday December 14, 2006 - 13:51 by Labour Youth   text 15 comments (last - monday december 31, 2007 - 17:59)   image 2 images
History is been made to day with a Labour Party Bill which is proposing full equality for same sex couples. Today the Bill which has been launched by the Labour Party will pass its first stage in the Dáil - this will be the first bill ever published in Ireland removing all discrimination from same sex couples. ... read full story / add a comment
Previous Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee Protest
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday December 13, 2006 - 22:48 by Catalan Solidarity Ireland Committee   text 2 comments (last - thursday june 07, 2007 - 18:41)   image 3 images
A Basque solidarity rally was hold in Dublin last Sunday.It lasted about 1.5 hours, near Stephen's Green end of Grafton St, Sunday 10th. ... read full story / add a comment
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