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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 Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia?s Energy Crisis Mon Feb 03, 2025 13:00 | Sallust
Firms supplying food to major Australian supermarkets have launched a revolt against Net Zero, urging the Government to dump its renewables targets and focus on ramping up gas and coal production to cut electricity prices.
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offsite link Wind Turbine Bursts into Flames Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
A wind turbine has burst into flames in Cambridgeshire ? the latest instance of an issue previously described by Imperial College London as a "big problem" that is not being "fully reported".
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offsite link Year After Lockdown Saw Massive Spike in Attempted Child Suicides Mon Feb 03, 2025 09:00 | Richard Eldred
Lockdowns and school closures have triggered a devastating surge in child suicides and self-harm, with hospital admissions soaring and mental health disorders skyrocketing.
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offsite link The Chancellor?s ?Growth Agenda? Is Full of Sound and Fury, but Signifies Nothing Mon Feb 03, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Ben Pile brands the Government's 'growth agenda' as empty political theatre, with wooden actors stumbling through hollow lines, written by someone who has no clue what growth actually is.
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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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national / history and heritage / press release Wednesday December 07, 2005 00:19 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 18:15)
All those involved in the campaign to save Tara are disturbed by the information on Brian Duffy, Chief State Archaeologist, as revealed by Frank McDonald (Irish Times, 5th December, 2005). Disturbed but not particularly surprised. Once again the credentials of a government advisor are questioned and questionable.
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national / history and heritage / other press Wednesday December 07, 2005 00:17 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 16:41)
Irish Times - Chief archaeologist only has basic degree
Frank McDonald, Environmental Editor, 5th December 2005 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 20:54 by Pinhead   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 23:07)
The social welfare office is a bleak place to find yourself on a summer’s afternoon. It's decrepit decor of ruddy orange plastic chairs and ratty gray carpets, scarred with cigarette burns from anxious claimants testify to a lack of state investment and care . With every text and fag leaving another dent in a miserly bank balance, attempting to navigate signing on for the first time is more obstacle course than a walk in the park. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 20:17 by CW   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 18:18)
In this posting:
1. Announcement of “Witness Against Torture” and call to action
2. Press Release
3. Letter to Friends and Activists read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:38 by Oisin Coghlan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 09, 2005 18:24)
Friends of the Earth has written to European environment ministers in advance of their arrival in Montreal calling on them to rethink the EU's negotiating strategy. The current approach risks the climate talks drifting into a dead end.

Minister Dick Roche, who has delayed his departure for Montreal until after the budget, received the letter on Tuesday afternon.

Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth Director in Ireland, said

“The EU’s Environment Ministers must not forget that Europe has sent them to Montreal to secure a robust framework for negotiations to win the battle against global climate change. Their negotiators, who have been in Montreal for more than a week now, have instead prioritised an agreement that is acceptable to the Bush Administration. But the US negotiators have made clear they will water any deal down to voluntary action or nothing, making it worth less than the paper it's written on.” read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:28 by Paddy Savage   text 18 comments (last - wednesday december 21, 2005 19:27)
Weds 5thOct: Protesters called on the British governement to take action against Irans treatment of gay and lesbian people,the protest took place outside the Iranian embassy after the brutal execution of two young men accused of being lovers.Celebrities such as Matt lucas,Simon Callow,Boy george,Scott capuro and gay rapper Qboy sent their messages of support to the event,Cappuro said"i just think its horrible,im sick of this shit."The boys were tortured,given lashes and then hung!! read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:03 by Barry Finnegan
"GCD film Society in association with Griffith College Library are proud to announce that we will be showing the Irish premiere of 'WalMart: the high cost of low price' ( in room A004 on Wednesday 7th December at 6.30pm. All welcome."

See http://walmartmovie.com for more details. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 18:59 by Louise
Minister for Education Mary Hanafin TD tonight confirmed the Government's support for the workers in the Irish Ferries dispute is little more that a face saving sham.

The Taoiseach's carefully choreographed charade is now in tatters following her statement that teachers who leave the classroom on the ICTU’s National Day of Action will be docked their pay.

Hanafin who isn’t known for making mistakes has surely committed a massive one on this occasion. It remains to be seen what our “Socialist” Taoiseach’s response will be!

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=83459
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international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 17:48 by Socialist Party   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:52)
George Best 1946 - 2005 Obituary

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:35 by No to Nice campaigner   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:36)
It's interesting that the SIPTU leadership and De Rossa who both were condescending to NO campaigners in recent referendum have awoken to the threat in light of the Irish Ferries rubicon. If it wasn't so sad we'd laugh and tell you we told you so. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:28 by Tom Chelston
New Song/WMV "BushWhacked" run time 3:48 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:18 by Paul Lynch
Volunteer Richard Coleman Commemoration - Sunday 11th December 2005
Assembling in Swords Village Outside Fingal County Council Offices @2:00pm
Marching To St. Colmcilles Graveyard.
Speaker Aengus O Snodaigh TD.
Organised by the Coleman/Fullerton Sinn Fein Cumann, North County Dublin. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:04 by Wendy Knott
Comhlamh Cork presents the second in the series of discussion meetings, this time focussing on the quality of aid - how does aid work? Is it effective? Is it transparent? Find out more, and pose a few questions -or provide a few answers - yourself.
This will take place at 8.00pm in the Quay Co-op, Sullivan's Quay, Cork - meals and snacks will be available.
Further details from Comhlamh 021 4275881 read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 13:50 by El Ché   text 10 comments (last - sunday december 11, 2005 14:09)
3 Sundays ago RTE's Frame 2 documentary series featured interviews with anti-Castro groups, including the terrorists , Alpha 66 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 13:00 by Fred   text 10 comments (last - monday january 01, 2007 12:08)
A group calling itself the Swords of Truth Brigades has kidnapped four members of the pacifist group Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), accusing them of being "spies working for the occupying forces.” They have threatened to kill the four hostages unless all detainees held by the Coalition and the Iraqi government are released by December 8. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 05:19 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 17, 2005 12:35)
A physics professor at a university in Utah has written a scientific paper that undermines the hypothesis that fires caused the collapse of three buildings in the World Trade Center on 11 September, 2001. He lists many indicators of pre-positioned explosives as a more plausible hypothesis. This would neatly account for discrepancies, including the rapid, symmetrical and total collapse of building WTC-7, which was not struck by an aeroplane.

Jones’ analysis raises the level of scepticism about the official explanation for the events of 9/11 into the scientific domain. Jones’ distinguished academic career includes a PhD from Vanderbilt University, post-doctoral research at Cornell University and research for the US Department of Energy.

In his paper, Jones points out that the explosive demolition hypothesis cannot be dismissed out of hand as a “conspiracy theory”. Such thinking “departs from good science as well as from numerous historical precedents of empirical conspiracies”. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 02:18 by Justin Morahan   text 14 comments (last - saturday december 10, 2005 22:21)
During the recent Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI granted them an audience together and then had a short meeting with each one.
During her very brief interview, Mairead Corrigan Maguire asked the Pontiff to abolish the "Just War" doctrine.
Here is her own report of the encounter read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday December 06, 2005 00:17 by John McAnulty
A successful picket was held tonight (Monday) at the headquarters of Ulster television in Belfast in support of Irish Ferries workers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday December 05, 2005 20:36 by Nessa   text 4 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 20:19)
NCAD students will host an anti-war art exhibition night in the college, with guest story-teller Coilin OhAiseadha. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 05, 2005 17:48 by Residents Against Racism   text 15 comments (last - friday december 30, 2005 22:35)
Residents Against Racism will be holding a demonstration outside the Garda National Immigration Bureau(GNIB) on Burgh Quay on December 8th to protest against the deportation of Asylum seekers to Nigeria.

Asylum seekers are currently being held in Clover Hill prison and Mount Joy women's prison for deportation others from around the country have to sign on at gnib for deportation.

Age out minors, single men, and women and children who are under threat of female genital mutilation have being given letters to report for that day.

GNIB Burgh Quay 2pm
Thursday 8th December read full story / add a comment
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