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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

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offsite link News Round-Up Mon Feb 03, 2025 01:19 | 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 Towards Post-totalitarianism in the West: Some Warnings From the East Sun Feb 02, 2025 19:00 | Michael Rainsborough
The West's moral, spiritual and political decay mirrors the post-totalitarianism of Eastern Europe, says Michael Rainsborough. The difference is today's authoritarianism wears a progressive mask.
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offsite link Sky News Scrambles for Survival Amid Exodus of Viewers Sun Feb 02, 2025 17:00 | Richard Eldred
With viewers tuning out, finances in freefall and an industry in flux, Sky News is betting everything on paywalls, podcasts and a political reset to save itself from oblivion.
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offsite link Britain Could Rejoin Brussels? Net Zero Climate Scheme Sun Feb 02, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Starmer's Brexit 'reset' could see Britain rejoin Brussels' Net Zero scheme, re-enter an EU free trade zone and relax migration rules ? moves his team fears are political gifts to the Tories and Reform.
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offsite link Thousands Shut Down London As Protesters Chant ?Free Tommy? Sun Feb 02, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Thousands of supporters of Tommy Robinson marched in London on Saturday demanding his release, with police deployed to keep them apart from a large counter-protest.
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Workers' Party members picket Billy Kelleher's office in Cork
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday February 14, 2009 20:19 by John Jefferies   text 2 comments (last - sunday february 15, 2009 13:44)   image 3 images
The Workers' Party today held a protest at the constitutency office of Junior Minister Billy Kelleher who earlier this week strongly hinted at moves to cut the statutory Minimum Wage. read full story / add a comment
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meath / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday February 14, 2009 16:00 by Peter Fitzsimons   image 1 image
Sinn féin Poblachatch Contae na Mhí will be holding the following Easter ceremonys this Year. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday February 14, 2009 04:24 by Posner   image 1 image
Host a birthday party for political prisoner Albert Woodfox on Feb. 19th. Woodfox is entering his 35 year in solitary confinement in Angola State Penitentiary. His birthday is the 19th. Enter the Bake the Best Cake Contest.

for more info www.angola3action.org read full story / add a comment
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dublin / gender and sexuality / feature Friday February 13, 2009 19:23 by Paul McAndrew   text 9 comments (last - sunday february 15, 2009 16:42)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
This Valentine's Day, come and do your bit for love by showing your support for Ireland's LGBT people - and their children - at the Central Bank at 2pm. It'll be a great big Valentine's love-fest with a message - you bring the love, we'll bring the music, balloons and blindfolds! (more on those anon)14 February 2009

14:00 - 15:00
Central Bank
Street:
Dame Street
Dublin

Contact Info: Email: [email protected] read full story / add a comment
Teachers United protest at Anglo Irish Bank
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday February 13, 2009 17:41 by Teachers United   image 1 image
Three teachers' unions - the TUI, the ASTI and the INTO - are to ballot their members on industrial action against the Government's decision on a public service pension levy. Arrangements are to start immediately to ballot the INTO union's 30,000 members. read full story / add a comment
The Labour Movement
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday February 13, 2009 17:02 by Worker   text 2 comments (last - saturday february 14, 2009 00:39)   image 1 image
The Labour party has overtaken Fianna Fáil in the recent TNS/MRBI poll. The first time in the history of the state. A historic moment for those interested in the wider labour movement (as opposed to the revolutionary movement olr the labour party). I am not too familiar with the methodology behind this poll but I assume it is a fair and honest reflection of the electorate at the present moment. The TNS/MRBI poll predicted the outcome of the last election with relative precision.

Fianna Fáil’s satisfaction rating has plummeted to 14 percent. 62 per cent want a change of government. The support for the parties is as follows: Fianna Fáil, 22 per cent (down 5 points); Fine Gael, 32 per cent (down 2 points); Labour, 24 per cent (up 10 points); Sinn Féin, 9 per cent (up 1 point); Green Party, 4 per cent (no change); and Independents/others, 9 per cent (down 4 points). The message is simple: the electorate want Fianna Fáil out of office. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday February 13, 2009 14:00 by The Workers United Will Never Be Defeated!!!!!   text 2 comments (last - friday february 20, 2009 10:45)   image 1 image
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called a National Day of Action for Saturday, February 21st over the Government's Pension Levy, the lack of protection for Private Sector Pensions and the Cuts Generally. March Assembles Garden of Remberance, Parnell Square, Dublin at 2pm. I'm calling on all (all workers, private and public sector, the unemployed, those who've been affected by the cuts generally, the voluntary and community sector and the general public) to attend in mass numbers to show this 'Government' that we're as mad as hell, and that Saturday, February 21st is only the start of a long war of attrition. read full story / add a comment
Dave
national / environment / event notice Friday February 13, 2009 00:57 by IshtarCelt   text 5 comments (last - friday february 20, 2009 08:14)   image 1 image   video 3 video files   3 attached files
Dave is going to do a sponsored run along the M3
to raise funds for a mass day of action on the 3rd march at Tara
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international / animal rights / news report Thursday February 12, 2009 21:25 by John Carmody   text 6 comments (last - wednesday february 18, 2009 20:48)   image 2 images   video 2 video files
Braving the cold this afternoon, five sexy PETA activists stripped off nearly naked and urged foie gras-peddling Selfridges to ‘Have a Heart’ for ducks and geese this Valentine’s Day. The topless girls (including model Monica Harris) and one dishy guy handed out delicious vegan chocolates and roses to passers-by who just couldn’t help but stare – and take photos on their mobile phones, of course! read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media / other press Thursday February 12, 2009 18:50 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - friday february 13, 2009 00:02)   image 2 images   audio 2 audio files
Part five of a public lecture series at Budapest's Central European University ( http://www.CEU.hu )

I'll be recording more in the weeks ahead and posting them first on Indymedia.ie and then reposted to my own blog 24 hours later at http://LMV.hu/redjade

{Apologies for not being about to record last week's class on Slovenia} read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday February 12, 2009 16:39 by Eugene Mc Cartan   text 2 comments (last - friday february 13, 2009 14:18)   image 1 image
The economic and financial crisis facing our country is growing and deepening daily and exposing as never before the myths of capitalism. The Irish Government and the political establishment is overseeing the rip-off of €7,000,000,000 from the National Pension Fund to support speculative bankers and developers with its decision to bail out Anglo Irish Bank and the Bank of Ireland yesterday with public money read full story / add a comment
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dublin / education / event notice Thursday February 12, 2009 14:03 by Alternating Currents   image 1 image
Alternating currents is a new series of gigs to be held in the Belvedere Hotel on every second Thursday starting from the 12th of Feb. The organisers of theses gigs are based around the Clinical Chaos collective and also have the support of Electronic Resistance amongst others. The main theme of these concerts will be to raise funds for a variety of causes, both abroad and here in Ireland. Hope that as many of you as possible can come and show your support. read full story / add a comment
Writer and poet, Ulick O'Connor
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 11, 2009 14:46 by Fred Johnston   image 1 image
The Second Forge at Gort literature festival takes place in Gort, Co. Galway, thanks to the genrosity of writers and sponsors read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Wednesday February 11, 2009 11:38 by Alan M.   text 6 comments (last - sunday february 15, 2009 19:00)   image 1 image   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file
Noel Atkins and Pat Phelan, Waterford Crystal workers and Unite Shop Stewards, travelled to Cork last night to speak out against the attempted closure of the plant. They spoke from the heart as workers tossed on the scrap heap after decades of service. read full story / add a comment
A Fox or a Thing?
national / animal rights / press release Wednesday February 11, 2009 10:18 by ALiberation   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Before Christmas of 2007, the Flairline Fashions Group gave a verbal guarantee that they would become fur free by 2008 and would send confirmation in writing to ALiberation. Since then they have continued to sell animal fur.
ALiberation are now unsuspending their campaign to persuade the Flairline Fashions Group to become Fur Free.

This Saturday an event will be held outside of Pamela Scott on Grafton Street, Dublin to urge the Flairline Fashions Group to stop selling animal fur. This will coincide with the “Worldwide Information Days Against Fur” weekend.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday February 10, 2009 23:04 by Paula Geraghty   image 10 images
Taxi Drivers staged a protest this Monday 9th of February from the Garden of Remberance, Parnell Square to Merrion Square to demand an immediate stop to the issuing of new Taxi licences. read full story / add a comment
GPO , Dublin , 1916 : 3 Easter Commemorations to be held in Dublin in April 2009.
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday February 10, 2009 22:38 by Sharon .   text 11 comments (last - monday april 13, 2009 23:28)   image 2 images   1 attached file
Republicans in Dublin have organised three Easter Commemorations for 2009. read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday February 09, 2009 22:38 by Paula Geraghty   text 9 comments (last - monday february 23, 2009 18:51)   image 5 images
Teachers say enough is enough as they are pilloried for their pensions and underfunded workplaces while banks plead they can't reduce top bankers pay due to 'contractual obligations'. read full story / add a comment
after 17 years she has surely had her purgatory and walked her calvary?
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 09, 2009 20:01 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - wednesday february 10, 2010 07:38)   image 4 images
Eluana Englaro has died peacefully this evening

Tomorrow Italy's progressives and secularists will demonstrate against Berlusoni's unconstitutional decree attempting to ensure a woman who was in a coma since 1992 continues in that vegetative state.

In Berlusconi's words :- "She is alive enough to get pregnant". Leaving one only to wonder who would have fathered her child and what would have been the morailty of such an act.

However, the 11th president of the Italian Republic Goirgio Napolitano refused to sign Berlusconi's decree deeming it to be unconstitional. A petition started by Umberto Eco and Dario Foy amongst others has now collected over 1000 signatures. read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 09, 2009 18:48 by TD   text 18 comments (last - tuesday february 17, 2009 19:59)   image 6 images   video 3 video files
Last Saturday in the Nun's Island Theatre, Galway, fundraiser and activist with the Palestine Children's Appeal, Treasa Ni Cheannabhain, delivered a harrrowing and powerful eyewitness account of her recent humanitarian mission to Gaza and Free Gaza Movement and Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign activist, Derek Graham, made an impassioned plea for funds to purchase a ship that would be instrumental in ferrying building materials essential for the rebuilding of Gaza's war shattered infrastructure. read full story / add a comment
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