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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
Alternative site: https://thesaker.si/saker-a... Site was created using the downloads provided Regards Herb

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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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link What Do Britain?s Admirals Do All Day? Thu Feb 20, 2025 19:30 | David Craig
Since 1939 the number of admirals in the Royal Navy has shot up more than four-fold relative to the number of sailors. What do these highly-paid senior officers do all day, asks David Craig. It's more public sector waste.
The post What Do Britain’s Admirals Do All Day? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Doctors Who Change Gender Are Allowed to Scrub Past Wrongdoing from Public Record Thu Feb 20, 2025 18:31 | Will Jones
New public records for medics who change gender are wiped of previous suspensions and formal warnings, it has emerged, after the General Medical Council confirmed that this is its policy.
The post Doctors Who Change Gender Are Allowed to Scrub Past Wrongdoing from Public Record appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Mark Zuckerberg?s Charity Sacks Diversity Team as the Great Unwokening Gains Pace Thu Feb 20, 2025 16:06 | Will Jones
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ? Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar charity ??has scrapped its diversity team and cancelled funding for projects promoting inclusivity as the Great Unwokening gains pace.
The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Charity Sacks Diversity Team as the Great Unwokening Gains Pace appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines to Alarming New Syndrome Causing Immune System Damage and Chroni... Thu Feb 20, 2025 13:38 | Will Jones
Scientists from Yale have discovered a syndrome linked to?the mRNA Covid vaccines that damages the immune system and causes chronic fatigue with spike protein persisting in the blood for up to two years.
The post Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines to Alarming New Syndrome Causing Immune System Damage and Chronic Fatigue appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Amanda Holden ?Took 28 Flights? for BBC Show Despite Net Zero Pledge Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:54 | Will Jones
Amanda Holden has said that she took 28?flights?to Spain during filming for a BBC DIY show, despite the corporation?s Net Zero pledge.
The post Amanda Holden “Took 28 Flights” for BBC Show Despite Net Zero Pledge appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / crime and justice / other press Monday January 17, 2005 03:11 by Big Irish from the USA   text 10 comments (last - tuesday january 18, 2005 22:36)
fter routing the opposition at the polls last year, Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has signalled an escalation of his offensive against the country's elites with a "war" on latifundio, big rural estates that he blames for rural poverty. This is a mistake. read full story / add a comment
limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 16, 2005 23:50 by pppp
Annual Human Rights Conference that is being hosted by The Irish Peace Society in the University
of Limerick from 28th January- 30th January.

Of major interest to you may be the Students Human Rights Network we hope to establish at the conference. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Sunday January 16, 2005 21:58 by NorthStar Anarchist Collective   text 3 comments (last - wednesday january 26, 2005 01:03)
(a response to Beyond Voting, by Chris Crass - Clamor Communique 42) read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Sunday January 16, 2005 20:25 by www.ck-la.tk   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 18, 2005 18:14)
Patryk Cichoń, an antifascist from Stalowa Wola (south-eastern Poland) and an animator of the RASH (Red & Anarchist Skinheads) group there was convicted to three years in jail for alleged beating and robbery. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday January 16, 2005 11:29 by Observer   text 23 comments (last - monday april 25, 2005 04:51)
One of Ireland's leading think-tanks have released two new reports, on the issue of Famine and Belarus. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday January 15, 2005 21:48 by Paul Kinsella   text 11 comments (last - monday april 07, 2008 17:43)
Residents of the Lorcan Estate in Santry have expressed their complete opposition to plans which have been submitted to Dublin City Council to demolish the existing Kilmardinny Inn on Lorcan Avenue, Santry, which is a single storey pub, and construct a five storey apartment development containing 23 two bedroom apartments, 26 one bedroom apartments, with a public house at ground floor level. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday January 15, 2005 21:29 by [email protected]   text 22 comments (last - monday june 09, 2008 11:06)
Berlin call center agents not paid for 6 months.

The berlin call center “Consatis” has been refusing to pay its workers for the last 6 months. Employees are worried: their contracts state if they are not paid within the next 6 months they may not be paid at all. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Saturday January 15, 2005 16:14 by The National Platform - EU Research and Information Centre   text 3 comments (last - friday january 21, 2005 00:41)
Dear Friends,
I sent you a document for your information last November on "Why the Left
should  oppose the EU Constitution". This had been drawn up by some members
of the National Platform in consultation with various people on the Irish
political Left. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday January 15, 2005 12:59 by Terry   text 4 comments (last - monday january 24, 2005 02:59)
James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, immortalised in anarcho riot porn classic Crowd Bites Wolf, is due to be in Dublin at the end of the month. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Saturday January 15, 2005 12:33 by Tracey Ryan & Niall Harnett
Activists are gathering in April at The Boghill Centre, Co Clare, Ireland, for what promises to be a special anti-war meeting. Organised by Gluaiseacht, and as part of the EYFA Wintermeeting, this conference will take place from Thur 7th - Sun 10th April 2005, in order to revive common purpose and friendship, and to establish a European network of anti-war and peace activists. The meeting will culminate in an action at Shannon Airport on Sun 10th April. Please click on 'Events' to see the 'Call Out Invitation' and for application details. All are welcome and we hope to see you there.

Your friends at Gluaiseacht. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / other press Saturday January 15, 2005 04:01 by R. Isible   text 10 comments (last - friday may 13, 2005 09:55)
Slashdot (News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters) has a good article written by an insider about the closing of MIT Media Lab's sister institute based in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / press release Friday January 14, 2005 18:37 by Assistant Publications Officer   text 1 comment (last - sunday january 16, 2005 01:37)
To all residents of Donabate,
Take action now to ensure proper planning in Donabate!

Next week, County Councillors in Fingal will vote on a number of motions pertaining to the Donabate section of the draft development plan 2005-2011.
Donabate Parish Council wants to see proper planning in Donabate and North County Dublin in general.

E-mail, phone and meet Fingal County Councillors and ask them to vote for motions 5.29, 5.30, 5.31, 5.43, 5.47, 5.48, 5.53.
Motions on pages 51-62 of Agenda Dev Plan 20th Dec:
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/devplan/yourfingal/agenda/Agenda_20th_December2004.pdf

Donabate Parish Council has done its piece, now please do yours. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Friday January 14, 2005 18:29 by Keith Harris   text 1 comment (last - thursday march 31, 2005 15:02)
Fine Gael Foreign Affairs Spokesman Bernard Allen TD on has called on Ticketmaster to consider waiving its service charge when booking tickets for Tsunami Aid events, or else to contribute the profits from the charges on these particular events to the appeal fund.

But event organisers say the profits are being made by the banking, credit card and telephone companies who have declined to waive their own charges for Asia-relief charity event bookings. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Friday January 14, 2005 17:07 by Libby   text 37 comments (last - friday april 15, 2005 16:38)
Judge Murphy also noted that garda Daly had been involved earlier that day in mid-afternoon in what she called was obviously from viewing a video recording was "a very frightening incident" as a result of which she thought senior gardaí should have excused him from further duty.

Judge Murphy said she endorsed the hope expressed in evidence by senior officers that garda Daly would return to his work as a community policeman at which they said he had "an exemplary record" without any blemishes on his record. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday January 14, 2005 16:38 by Dissent! International Networking Group   text 2 comments (last - sunday january 16, 2005 01:32)
Here's the full version of the invite and the draft agenda.

Note: To register, email: [email protected] for all other comments and questions, email: [email protected] More info below. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday January 14, 2005 00:01 by Sean Mc Aughey   text 7 comments (last - monday january 17, 2005 23:43)
Sources and friends close to Northern Ireland lawyer Padraigin Drinan are saying the official reasons behind an enforced closure by the Northern Ireland Law Society of the offices of Ireland’s foremost human rights defender and solicitor remains wide open for damaging speculation.... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday January 13, 2005 22:08 by Solidarity   text 13 comments (last - saturday january 15, 2005 03:16)
Dear Friends;

I got set free from the Polk County Jail Wed. Jan 13th at 12:40 a.m.

It was not an easy time - County Jails rarely are.

Below is a published jail reflection of mine.

It's great to be free! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday January 13, 2005 16:38 by www.ungdomshuset.dk
Today the danish High Court decided the following dates for the upcoming trial that the christian sect “Faderhuset” is leading against the alternative culture center Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, Denmark: the 21,22,25,28,29 nov. and 1st of dec. 2005
Ungdomshuset is now facing the biggest and most concrete threat in the history of the house... read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Thursday January 13, 2005 15:48 by tracey   text 1 comment (last - sunday february 06, 2005 16:15)
an invitation to take part in the tree walk read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 13, 2005 13:15 by anti war
World Social Forum 2005 Fundraiser

Tens of thousands of people from all over the world will be attending the World social forum in porto alegre 25th-31st January. They will be discussing ways in which we can build movments of solidarity to end war, poverty and environmental destruction.

Come to the fundraiser gig and video screening

Thursday 20th January, 8pm
Mother Red Caps, Christchurch
entry €5

Video screening of world social forum 2004 and music from Strapa, James o Toole his band, Tomo and more....

Funds raised go towards costs of Rory hearne and Michael o brien from the Irish Anti-War movement going to the forum. They will be available to do report back meetings for local groups. trade and student unions and organations. Rory Hearne is also making a documentary of the event which will be available

for info or to donate contact 086 1523542 or 087 2400331

www.irishantiwar.org read full story / add a comment
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