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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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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

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offsite link The Blob Has Sunk to New Depths in Its Quest to Destroy Educational Freedom Thu Feb 06, 2025 19:00 | Randall Hardy
The Blob has sunk to new depths in its quest to destroy educational freedom. No wonder, says Randall Hardy. It's only the right to withdraw children from the state system that restrains its worst indoctrinating tendencies.
The post The Blob Has Sunk to New Depths in Its Quest to Destroy Educational Freedom appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Lego Can Be Anti-LGBT, Says Science Museum Thu Feb 06, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Lego can be anti-LGBT, the Science Museum has said. As part of its 'Seeing Things Queerly' tour showcasing "stories of queer communities", Lego bricks are said to reinforce the idea that heterosexuality "is the norm".
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offsite link ?Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine Leaked?: Ceasefire by Easter, Territory Ceded and No NATO Membership Thu Feb 06, 2025 15:48 | Will Jones
A document reported by Ukrainian media to be Trump's 'Peace Plan for Ukraine' has been leaked and includes a ceasefire by Easter, the ceding of land to Russia and no NATO membership.
The post ‘Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine Leaked’: Ceasefire by Easter, Territory Ceded and No NATO Membership appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Birbalsingh Blasts Phillipson: ?You Don?t Know Your Own Bill? Thu Feb 06, 2025 13:35 | Will Jones
Katharine Birbalsingh, the head of one of Britain's best state schools, has written an excoriating letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson after a meeting where Phillipson exposed her ignorance of her own bill.
The post Birbalsingh Blasts Phillipson: “You Don’t Know Your Own Bill” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Germans Underestimate Number of Asylum Seekers in Germany, Study Finds Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:00 | Noah Carl
A new study shows that Germans substantially underestimate the number of asylum seekers in Germany. This contradicts the Left-wing narrative according to which people oppose immigration because they're misinformed.
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antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 13:19 by JM
Public Meeting
St Andrews Agreement - Do we really want Paisley as First Minister?
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 11:58 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Deirdre Clancy speaks at the Dublin Shambhala Centre at 8 pm on Tuesday 7 November.

Dublin Shambhala Centre
19 Herbert Street, Dublin 2. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Saturday November 04, 2006 08:12 by Kingfisher
Conservative (far right) ‘governments’ – presentation marionettes of Corporate and Financial interests – have unanimously implemented “new sweeping” (slogan) anti-terrorist and sedition laws to constrain or otherwise stifle dissent and other opposing ‘views’. Conservatives can always be relied upon to implement the most lacklustre ‘solutions’. In characteristic mode they have all resorted to Legislation in a futile attempt to silence dissenting and protesting ‘voices’. Legislation has always been the refuge of all scoundrel governments and inept politicians; nevertheless, the popular media remains unaffected by the new laws and continues to demonise, misrepresent, distort and omit details in order to present a ‘tailored reality’ to the public. Circumventing the ‘new sweeping laws’ is child’s play for any journo, analyst, artist or professional media manufacturer/fabulator/fabricator – WHY? read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday November 03, 2006 14:04 by Hugh H
Monday 6th: Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street, CORK - 8pm
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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday November 03, 2006 13:54 by Hugh H   text 4 comments (last - tuesday march 20, 2007 15:40)
Tuesday 7th:

Electrical Engineering Theatre 2, UCC, CORK - 1pm

An Phluais, University of LIMERICK - 8pm
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday November 03, 2006 13:49 by Hugh H
Israeli homage to a Palestinian intellectual

A tribute to Edward Said on his third anniversary

by Tanya Reinhart and Aharon Shabtai

Thursday 9th: Arts Block, Trinity College, DUBLIN - 1.30pm

One World Society in association with the IPSC

Free event

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national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday November 03, 2006 13:25 by Article by Gordon Deegan   text 12 comments (last - friday january 05, 2007 15:05)
Following article appears on P. 8 of "Clare People" 31/10/06.
The article reveals the tension that exists sonce the declaration following the Ploughshares acquittal that nonviolent dorect action will be employed to demilitarise the airport if the Government fails to demilitarise the airport. The initial State repsonse to the declaration has been to deploy 40 Garda and redeploy the army to protect the U.S. war machine from the nonviolent direct action of the the peace movement. The Green Party emerged out of the nonviolent direct action of the German anti-war movement, strange that Councillor Meaney can remain a member of the irish Green Party while supporting the U.S. war effort and attacking the Irish peace movement! Go figure? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday November 03, 2006 12:25 by Anonymous
Press Release

Issued by Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association (IFCA)


The importing of a boat load of wood pulp from Scotland via Waterford Port on the week ending Saturday 23rd, October, 2006 by Coillte has caused consternation among members of the Irish Forestry Contractors’ Association. The wood pulp was imported by Coillte for use in the production of OSB board timber product in its timber mill in Belview, Waterford. IFCA is a stakeholder in the Irish forestry sector and it was not consulted prior to the making of the decision to import the boat load of wood pulp in Waterford Port. IFCA is concerned about the prospects of contamination of native Irish timber products, which is a distinct possibility as a consequence of importing wood pulp. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday November 03, 2006 10:55 by Adri Nieuwhof
Early May 2005 Stop the Wall Campaign published an article on its website entitled ‘Challenging Tramways of Apartheid – Swiss activists block Connex shuttle run’. The article evoked the memories of campaigns to isolate apartheid South Africa. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Thursday November 02, 2006 21:33 by Kevin T. Walsh   text 18 comments (last - monday june 04, 2007 20:40)
Sometime ago, retired Justice Kinlan wrote a damning report on our prisons. McDowell, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, went into a 'huff'. He accused Justice Kinlan of being out to get him. The question remains:-

A young man was brutally murdered in a cell while five prisoners looked on. Six people sharing one cell.....this had to end in disaster at some stage.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday November 02, 2006 20:32 by Paul Kinsella
The Executive of my Union, the Civil & Public Service Union (CPSU), at their Monthly Meeting held today, Thursday, November 2nd has fully backed the nurses' rally on 22nd November and are calling on all their members to support this protest. The CPSU will be issuing a Circular to all members in the next few days calling on all CPSU members to take part in the nurses’ protest. However, great as it is that the CPSU are mobilising all their members to support the nurses’ rally on November 22nd, we really need to get the rest of the Trade Union leaders up off their backsides. Now that the CPSU Executive will be officially supporting the nurses’ rally on 22nd November, this will put further pressure on the Executive of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) to officially support the nurses’ rally, and to organise a mass mobilisation of workers, similar to, if not bigger than the Irish Ferries ‘Day of Protest’ last December, and they will get the numbers as health is an emotive issue for many people! read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 02, 2006 17:26 by Zoe Lawlor
UL Palestine Solidarity Society Presents
Renowned Linguist and Political Activist Professor Tanya Reinhart
Tuesday 7th November at 7.30 pm in An Phluais, University of Limerick
(beside Scholars)
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derry / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday November 02, 2006 15:45 by Jim Keys
The Scariest thing in Derry this Halloween
“Last night I watched our city stagger out of the bars and clubs. Broken bottles and cut eyes. Girls in bright clothes taunting boys with gold rings. I stood there for hours listening as it turned blunt and angrily cast around for the wrong look or a flicker of fear to attack. It lingered to jeer at a girl boking against the wall of a bank and moved on. The whole street seemed to be lurching and scowling in sullen expectation....” read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Thursday November 02, 2006 15:41 by Estat Català   text 2 comments (last - friday november 03, 2006 12:59)
SPEECH BY ESTAT CATALÀ IN THE UNITARY ACT COMMEMORATING THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRATS DE MOLLÓ EVENTS. 22 OF OCTOBER OF 2006
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dublin / consumer issues / event notice Thursday November 02, 2006 14:47 by C.
Common Purchasing initiatives in Guatemala, example of the cooperative LA HOJITA - a slide and talk show

at

the Dublin Food Co-op in St. Andrews Resource Centre

at 12 O'Clock, 4th November

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday November 02, 2006 13:18 by Tachyon
Ryanair are famous for the use of spin and 'selective' figures to hide the truth, recent examples being pilot working hours, state subsidies, negative polluting externalities, disability charges etc. The latest is the number of workers employed per aircraft. Apparently, those on precarious, temporary agency contracts, just don't count! read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 02, 2006 13:13 by Ciaran   text 5 comments (last - monday november 06, 2006 20:42)
Picket of Statoil, Wednesday, 8th November, 6.30. read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / other press Thursday November 02, 2006 12:19 by Terence
This is an interesting report on some research into the study of cockroaches from the Free University Of Brussels in Beligum. The findings show that they follow some simple decision making rules and this has helped open up the understanding of these creatures and other insects too because they also follow similar patterns or rules. It seems that they operate without any leaders. Now if we could just do that.

It also intriguing because it shows that the idea of equality and some forth is not just a human construct but is something that goes to the heart of nature. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 02, 2006 10:53 by Cillian Gillespie
Solidarity campaign plays important role in his release read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday November 02, 2006 10:30 by John O'Neill   text 12 comments (last - sunday february 04, 2007 00:20)
Dutch company, Omega Teknika, which makes pregnancy test kits and other healthcare products in the north Dublin suburb of Finglas, intends to cut its workforce to a minimum by moving to China for production. read full story / add a comment
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