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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

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Public Inquiry
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offsite link Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests H... Thu Jan 30, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Is Keir Starmer autistic? His public persona (or lack of), absence of interpersonal skills and obsessively technocratic outlook might lead us to conclude so. But that would be unfair on autistic people, says Steven Tucker.
The post Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests He Just Might Be appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Thu Jan 30, 2025 01:45 | 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 Declined: Chapter 6: Hometime Wed Jan 29, 2025 19:00 | M. Zermansky
Chapter six 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: as a Non-Efficient, will Ella even be allowed to buy a cake?
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offsite link NHS Hiring Dozens of Diversity Jobs on Up to ?91,000 a Year Despite Order to Stop Wed Jan 29, 2025 17:44 | Will Jones
NHS bosses are ignoring orders from Ministers to scrap diversity jobs by?hiring dozens of new equalities staff on up to ?91,000 a year?under Labour.
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offsite link Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans Wed Jan 29, 2025 15:06 | Will Jones
Ed Miliband skipped Rachel Reeves's speech announcing support for?a third runway at Heathrow?in an apparent snub to plans that he previously threated to resign over.
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international / anti-capitalism Saturday May 28, 2011 - 10:14 by Basque Info
Basque Pro-independence Left becomes the elections' success ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 27, 2011 - 21:13 by maken
PLANNED ACTION:
individuals to withdraw 155 euro from their bank account on 30 May 2011
http://www.democraciarealya.es/?page_id=88

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international / anti-capitalism Friday May 27, 2011 - 06:34 by iosaf mac diarmada   text 15 comments (last - saturday june 04, 2011 - 16:35)   image 21 images   video 5 video files
Massive joint police operation with helicopter presence is clearing the camp in Barcelona at this moment under the order of the Catalan Interior Ministry so that Catalonia Square may be free for the traditional celebration of Barca football club who play in Wembley this weekend.

Once more the success of Catalan football and the power of its soccer team serve to divert such wonderful energy. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment Thursday May 26, 2011 - 11:58 by C   text 6 comments (last - saturday september 03, 2011 - 10:49)   image 9 images
On Tuesday afternoon (24th May), Shell work at the Aughoose compound was successfully stopped from 2pm for the rest of the day. ... read full story / add a comment
the protest begins at 7.30am
mayo / environment Wednesday May 25, 2011 - 21:36 by rossport solidarity camp   image 5 images
Shell's Belmullet office was once again shut down by protestors to highlight the ongoing concerns by local residents and supporters about Shell's proposed Corrib gas project. This morning (wed 25th may) the blockade began at 7.30am and for 2 1/2 hours protestors were able to stop Shell workers entering the building. IRMS arrived around10am to end the blockade. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday May 24, 2011 - 18:30 by Contaminated Crow
In Rossport an international solidarity meeting hears from activists of the Choctaw Nation, from Guatemala and from the campaign for justice in Bhopal ... read full story / add a comment
Tahrir > Spain > World
international / anti-capitalism Monday May 23, 2011 - 23:03 by Dunk   text 9 comments (last - tuesday october 04, 2011 - 13:47)   image 17 images   video 6 video files   audio 1 audio file
All are agreed, something amazing is happening right here and right now on this beautiful little planet. And, by Christ do we need it!!! A week ago, even in Spain, there wasn’t too much awareness of what was going on with the M-15 movement, but now, only days later and it appears that a bomb has gone off. Last look on the digital map of places participating in the #SPANISHREVOLUTION gave a count of 650 (yes that’s right SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY) places around the planet expressing solidarity with what’s going on here in Spain, or being inspired to bring the revolution to their part of the world. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Monday May 23, 2011 - 11:52 by Ciaron   text 18 comments (last - wednesday june 01, 2011 - 07:49)   image 2 images
It has been weird being in Dublin security city the past week. It reminds me a lot of
growing up in the police state of Queensland/Australia in the late '70's.

On Thursday, I was stopped and searched by police five times before noon and shaken down by the Special Branch 3 times over the two daze. My poster (photo of Giusepe Conlon...with the words "Remember Giuseppe Conlon and All Victims of Empire") remains in police custody,
confiscated by an Inspector under State Security legislation.
Photo - Giuseppe Poster...set it free!
http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1206924 ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 22, 2011 - 21:11 by Trade Union TV   video 1 video file
Hundreds took part in a joyful protest in Dublin in solidarity with the Europe Summer protests in Spain. This is a flavour of the Dublin solidarity protest. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment Saturday May 21, 2011 - 18:12 by Andrew   image 2 images
Today at mid-day shell to sea and rossport solidarity camp walked onto shell land,
destroying fences, and yet again clashing with security guards in the ongoing dispute over the corrib gas field. ... read full story / add a comment
32CSM protestors carrying coffin of the British Empire.  The cops wanted to seize this prop...
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 21, 2011 - 00:29 by Ray   text 17 comments (last - wednesday may 25, 2011 - 12:07)   image 34 images
The armed power of the Irish state and the local establishment extended a heavily stage-managed and trumped-up 'welcome' for the reigning British monarch, while denying Cork citizens freedom of movement in their own city. Once again An Garda Síochána infringed upon people's freedom of protest. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 20, 2011 - 12:32 by Ciaron   text 2 comments (last - wednesday may 25, 2011 - 10:56)
Yesterday morning, I had the poster that appears in this clip of Giuseppe Conlon with the wording
"Remember Giuseppe Conlon and all Victims of Empire" confiscated by a Gardai inspector under some state security legislation.

I had been phoned by the Gardai about 11 pm the night before saying a friend of mine was in custody chargeed woth a pUblic Order offense and needed a lawyer and that he wouldbe appearing at the new court on Infimary Rd. I had been unable to get back to where I was staying as the city was closed down and had crashed on another friend's floor.

As I made my way to the court Thursday morning, a young Gard said she would not let me through her checkpoint with the sign. I asked if she could hang on to it and I would be back in 4o mins. She agreed.

After realsing I could not cross the road I returned to that checkpoint and the sign was gone. She pointed out the inspector that had seized the sign. I approached him and I said if ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 18, 2011 - 13:52 by Dave Donnellan   text 3 comments (last - monday april 30, 2012 - 15:43)   video 1 video file
The walking tour of Dublin, on the eve of the visit of Queen Elizabeth, was led by an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the slogan: "No queen but Mary Queen of Heaven -- single mother, refugee, role model for a revolutionary!" ... read full story / add a comment
7.30am..
mayo / environment Tuesday May 17, 2011 - 23:31 by KatyB   image 3 images   video 1 video file
In response to Shell's AGM today in The Hague and London, the Shell to Sea campaign have shut down the Belmullet Shell office in protest against the on-going controversial Corrib Gas project which has no local consent or benefit to the people of Ireland. Shell will attempt to begin construction on the high pressure raw gas pipeline shortly despite a legal challenge by An Taisce and two local residents.

This protest is also to highlight the fact that every hour Shell accumulates another £1.6 million pounds sterling ( 1.83 million Euro) by destroying communities across the globe, from the Niger Delta to the Canadian Tar Sands. Shell's appalling record of human rights abuses, oil spills, gas flaring and accidents forces people to protect their communities and their environment.

We call on all shareholders to disinvest.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 17, 2011 - 16:18 by Trade Union TV   text 2 comments (last - tuesday may 17, 2011 - 21:31)   video 1 video file
Watch the video report from the protest held at the Tallaght offices of SDCC Monday 16th, 2011. ... read full story / add a comment
Jafar Panahi
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 13, 2011 - 19:04 by John Cornford   text 1 comment (last - friday may 13, 2011 - 19:27)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
Imprisoned Iranian film-makers Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi have both found success in Cannes.

Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film Good Bye (Bé Omid É Didar) has found a world wide distributor.

Jafar Panahi will be awarded the Carrosse d'Or in absentia. The Carrosse d'Or (or Golden Coach), awarded by the Société des Réalisateurs de Films (SRF), rewards film-makers' courage and independence of thought. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism Wednesday May 11, 2011 - 09:56 by Kevin Doyle   text 4 comments (last - sunday may 15, 2011 - 03:03)   image 2 images
Yesterday/ In Castle Street/ I saw two goblins at my feet/ I saw a horse without a head/ Carrying the dead/ To the graveyard/ Near Turner's Cross/ I am the madwoman of Cork/ No one talks to me (From The Mad Woman Of Cork) ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday May 10, 2011 - 13:29 by Justin Morahan   text 4 comments (last - monday may 16, 2011 - 13:08)
Lesbians and gays are already living in fear and terror in Uganda. Tomorrow, Uganda is about to legislate them almost out of existence. Unless we stop it. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / animal rights Tuesday May 10, 2011 - 09:13 by Bernie Wright   text 1 comment (last - tuesday may 10, 2011 - 10:43)   image 1 image
Animal rights group appeal to Irish filmgoers to boycott Water for Elephants due to Cruelty.
A Video released today by Animal Defenders International shows the elephant that appears alongside Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in the new film Water for Elephants, being beaten and electric shocked during training.
We in AFAR are now urging the General Public to boycott this film in IRELAND.

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mayo / environment Saturday May 07, 2011 - 19:01 by Party against the pipe   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 12, 2011 - 21:34)   image 4 images
Come & join us in celebrating over a decade of resistance to Shell's Corrib gas project...it's gonna be a good party!

June Bank Holiday weekend 4-6th, Aughoose, Co.Mayo

Bands, music, circus, dance, comedy, performance, crafts, kid's activities. Free camping area.
Transport is being organised from most cities in Ireland, see website for details partyagainstthepipe.wordpress.com

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