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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
Pepe Escobar for the Saker blog A powerful feeling rhythms your skin and drums up your soul as you?re immersed in a long walk under persistent snow flurries, pinpointed by

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Trump?s ?Drill, Baby, Drill? Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South Sun Jan 19, 2025 17:00 | Tilak Doshi
Tilak Doshi says Trump's "drill, baby, drill" energy policy may not be popular in Davos, but will be welcomed by leaders in the Global South, fed up with being lectured about carbon emissions by rich Western countries.
The post Trump?s ?Drill, Baby, Drill? Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?There is a Pakistani Problem and we Must Root it Out,? Says Head of Equality and Human Rights Commi... Sun Jan 19, 2025 15:00 | Toby Young
The head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has written an excellent comment piece for the Sunday Times urging the Government to hold a proper full inquiry into the rape gangs scandal.
The post ?There is a Pakistani Problem and we Must Root it Out,? Says Head of Equality and Human Rights Commission appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why is Lord Hermer Trying to Politicise the Rule of Law? Sun Jan 19, 2025 13:00 | Raymond Wacks
Retired law professor Raymond Wacks questions Lord Hermer's new, expanded definition of the 'Rule of Law' to include 'human rights'. Is it a ruse to increase the power of human rights lawyers?
The post Why is Lord Hermer Trying to Politicise the Rule of Law? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How the Blob Uses Public Sector Procurement Frameworks to Enforce Compliance With Woke Ideology Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:00 | C.J. Strachan
C.J. Strachan documents the way in which the Civil Service enforces compliance with woke ideology by forcing private companies that want to bid for public sector contracts to attend EDI training courses.
The post How the Blob Uses Public Sector Procurement Frameworks to Enforce Compliance With Woke Ideology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link New Research Paper Contains Evidence That the mRNA Covid Vaccines Damages Human Heart Cells Sun Jan 19, 2025 09:00 | Dr David Livermore
A new research paper contains evidence that the mRNA Covid vaccines cause heart damage at the cellular level, writes David Livermore, former professor of medical microbiology at the University of East Anglia.
The post New Research Paper Contains Evidence That the mRNA Covid Vaccines Damages Human Heart Cells appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / sci-tech Wednesday November 29, 2006 - 15:16 by TestTubeBoy   text 4 comments (last - friday december 01, 2006 - 10:40)   image 1 image
Contract researchers are forming an association to improve their lot ... read full story / add a comment
Todays dish: Cops glove in mouth
international / crime and justice Wednesday November 29, 2006 - 12:07 by Ungdomshus Kid   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 30, 2006 - 14:59)   image 2 images
This sunday a demonstration against the church Faderhuset turned into resulted in police brutality and mass arrests. ... read full story / add a comment
Shiny Shoes.
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday November 28, 2006 - 11:41 by Evie   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 28, 2006 - 17:58)   image 1 image

Mary Hanafin, has published 'The Report and Recommendations for a Traveller
Education Strategy'- which envisages cutting out education capitation grants
in order to mainstream traveller kids.
'Mainstreaming' is a term familiar to a lot of Irish Parents who have children with
educational special needs, and it doesn't work in terms of choice or individual need.
A committee has already been appointed to oversee implementation of the report. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 28, 2006 - 04:31 by dinny the farmer   text 29 comments (last - monday december 04, 2006 - 14:57)   image 3 images
A visit to Rossport focuses the mind on the issues at stake.

Come and see for yourself: this project is fundamentally flawed, needs to be, and will be reconfigured.

A renewed effort at informing ourselves and friends & the wider public is needed, to create broader awareness of the issues here.

SET UP YOUR OWN SHELL TO SEA GROUP
LOBBY YOUR LOCAL POLITICIANS
WRITE LETTERS
REGISTER TO VOTE;-) ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Monday November 27, 2006 - 20:52 by Paula Geraghty   text 26 comments (last - tuesday december 26, 2006 - 16:08)   image 8 images
Some images from Dublin Against the Bin Tax protest at City Hall for Estimates meeting ... read full story / add a comment
Graffiti and Street Art from Galway, Ireland 2006.
galway / miscellaneous Monday November 27, 2006 - 20:16 by Noise Hacker   text 17 comments (last - saturday december 26, 2009 - 09:48)   image 53 images
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday November 27, 2006 - 19:06 by Justin Morahan   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 12, 2006 - 14:23)
The persecution of released whistle-blower, Mordechai Vanunu, continues in Israel with strange decisions, strange evidence, strange telephone calls and other strange happenings the order of the day ... read full story / add a comment
Source: Electronic Intifada
international / consumer issues Monday November 27, 2006 - 17:39 by Adri Nieuwhof   image 1 image
This week, ASN Bank, a Dutch bank based in The Hague,1 announced that it would end its relationship with Veolia Transport, and all companies that benefit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. This article explains how the successful action came about. ... read full story / add a comment
Showing the names of those who were killed in Nigeria
international / anti-capitalism Monday November 27, 2006 - 15:20 by Orla   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 28, 2006 - 12:46)   image 18 images
Dalry Road Shell Station shut down by Scottish and Irish anti-shell activists ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Monday November 27, 2006 - 01:05 by Paula Geraghty   image 10 images
Campaigners against the double tax showed up en masse to do the work of Dublin City Council ... read full story / add a comment
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clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 26, 2006 - 00:54 by Conor Cregan   text 13 comments (last - wednesday november 29, 2006 - 16:06)   image 9 images
On Seat of your pants mission to save the Middle East Dick Cheney stopped over at Shannon Airport this morning. ... read full story / add a comment
Picketing Apartheid
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Saturday November 25, 2006 - 17:24 by Zoe Lawlor   text 46 comments (last - sunday december 03, 2006 - 20:03)   image 2 images
Atlantic Homecare in Limerick today took all its Israeli stock off their shelves and put Out of Stock stickers on produce too big to move in response to a picket outside their store by the Limerick branch of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
A British Agent behind Stormont Spectacle
national / crime and justice Saturday November 25, 2006 - 13:52 by Yusuf   text 5 comments (last - monday november 27, 2006 - 13:50)   image 1 image
Loyalist Paramilitary Michael Stone carried out an attack on the parliament building at Stormont yesterday but was he in fact tryin to kill anyone or just playing the leading role in yet another MI5 plot to direct the course of Irish politics? ... read full story / add a comment
Take Bach the Tech
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 25, 2006 - 11:49 by C Murray   image 1 image
Take Back the night was a campaign instigated by two women to do just that.
Reclaim women's Spaces and safety in cities and university campuses.
Take Back the Tech believes that violence Against Women occurs on the
internet because of unequal power relationships between women and men.

It's anti-patriarchial. Contributions are welcome from men who have also
suffered in Patriarchical systems- and there are many.

Today is the first day of the campaign. http://takebackthetech.net/blogathon.htm ... read full story / add a comment
Big Jim's spirit is mightier than ever !
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 25, 2006 - 05:12 by TJ   text 8 comments (last - wednesday december 06, 2006 - 03:01)   image 6 images
because, yesterday, despirited on account of the .... don't mention the cancellation ... ... read full story / add a comment
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international / sci-tech Saturday November 25, 2006 - 03:03 by Steve Peacock   image 1 image
Over 17 metric tons of highly enriched uranium (HEU) are slated for transfer into the hands of private contractors, whom under the auspices of the U.S. Dept. of Energy program will "down-blend" the weapons-grade material into nuclear reactor-friendly low-enriched uranium (LEU) -- which would then be shipped to foreign nations. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / health / disability issues Friday November 24, 2006 - 22:30 by ASBO the holyland students   text 5 comments (last - tuesday may 18, 2010 - 21:59)
Surprise, surprise recent research by 'Save the children' and 'Childline', found bullying of children with learning difficulties, mental and physical disabilities by both other children and teachers was widespread within mainstream schools. ... read full story / add a comment
Some of those at the demonstration!
dublin / environment Friday November 24, 2006 - 21:33 by Paula Geraghty   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 29, 2006 - 13:41)   image 6 images
Activists in the Combined Residents Against Incineration today demonstrated in Ringsend as Bertie Ahern went on a pitstop tour of the area. Luminaries such as Michael McDowell visited the local community centre earlier in the week but evaded local campaigners.

... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday November 24, 2006 - 17:24 by Sean Crudden
Soon, perhaps, the educational and developmental benefit of research will become a reality for all medical staff in Ireland. Current efforts may guarantee a better level of involvement for everybody and a greater sense of participation and ownership at all levels of health research (including environmental health) in Ireland. The aim of the report is to achieve a "step" change in health research in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
national / housing Friday November 24, 2006 - 13:55 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - monday november 27, 2006 - 17:59)
Yesterday on the final day of the two-day "Festival of Home" organised by Focus Ireland in The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, an all-day conference took place entitled "Building Houses or Creating Homes?" ... read full story / add a comment
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