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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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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

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Sat Feb 01, 2025 01:01 | Toby Young
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 The Death of Diversity Kitsch Fri Jan 31, 2025 18:01 | Dr David McGrogan
Diversity kitsch is all around us. But as the grim fact forcefully confronts us that some immigrants hate their hosts so much they want to murder and rape them, David McGrogan senses that it is at last falling from favour.
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offsite link Transgender Emilia P?rez Star Under Fire for Anti-Islam and Anti-BLM Social Media Posts Fri Jan 31, 2025 15:10 | Will Jones
The transgender?star of Emilia P?rez, Karla Sof?a Gasc?n, has come under fire over anti-Islam and anti-BLM social media posts. Another diverse person who missed the intersectional memo ? always one for the popcorn.
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offsite link The Reeves CV ? More Questions Fri Jan 31, 2025 13:00 | David Craig
David Craig has some more CV questions for Rachel Reeves. Including: was her meteoric rise to Chancellor via the HBOS complaints department due to getting an undisclosed leg-up or two from her Labour connections?
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offsite link Tenth of Farmland to be Axed for Net Zero Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:28 | Will Jones
More than 10% of farmland in England is set to be?diverted towards helping to achieve Net Zero?and protecting wildlife by 2050, the Environment Secretary will reveal today.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday June 14, 2005 01:52 by Antiwar Network
Our next meeting, which will take place in Gort Co Galway, this Saturday
18 June is open to anybody who believes in taking non-violent direct action,
symbolic action, or action in solidarity with others, working together despite age,
politics or religious differences in a common cause.

We invite anybody who can to join us in Gort on Saturday the 18th

For more information and directions etc contact us at:

mailto:[email protected]

or Laurence @ 0871544021

See you there! read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday June 14, 2005 01:03 by w - dissent   text 3 comments (last - monday june 20, 2005 20:53)
If you are travelling from outside of Dublin for this I would suggest you come up on the Saturday, if you get in touch we can arrange places for you to stay and maybe even help you out with petrol money.

St. Nicholas Of Myra Hall, Francis St (near silken thomas pub).
Sunday the 19th of June from 11am
A DAY OF NETWORKING, DISCUSSION AND WORKSHOPS.. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday June 14, 2005 00:46 by Antiwar Network   text 1 comment (last - wednesday june 15, 2005 21:25)
Despite the continuation occupation and war, Anti-war activity in Ireland has declined steadily from the strong opposition of 2003/2004. The focus has been blurred and there is no network of activists to support each other and to keep the protests going. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday June 14, 2005 00:15 by Eamonn
Hi all,
the next Artane SWP forum will be "Making poverty and war history" at 8:30 pm on Wednesday 15th June in the Artane Beaumont recreation center.
All are welcome.
Eamonn read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday June 13, 2005 22:34 by D O Briain   text 4 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 18:32)
A May 31 report in the highly respected Mexican daily La Jornada stated that in late May 2005 Paraguay’s Congress rushed through a law “that will permit United States troops to enter this South American country for 18 months, with immunity for all personnel that participate in activities of training and advising, including civilian personnel.” Paraguay and Bolivia share a border.

Given recent negative US government statements re Bolivia and its social movements – which are demanding complete nationalisation of country’s oil, gas and water – this is an ominous development.


Sources:

Narco-Sphere ( English)
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/6/9/84257/46598
(6th paragraph from end)

Original Story in La Jornada (Spanish)
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/may05/050531/027n2mun.php read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Monday June 13, 2005 22:03 by carme   text 1 comment (last - wednesday june 15, 2005 21:17)
Charges were brought against members of the main Opposition party the PP today, after a demonstration organised by the second largest political organisation in Spain saw numerous banners calling for the death of the leader of the Catalan ERC party, Josep Lluis Carod Rovira who is the leader of one of the coalition parties in Catalonia. read full story / add a comment
galway / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 18:46 by JC   text 8 comments (last - sunday october 30, 2005 13:01)
by CHARLIE McGUIRE, Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, 8pm

Roddy Connolly (1901 -1980) had a long & varied political career. He was at the side of his father in the GPO in 1916; a few years later he was a founder of the Communist Party of Ireland and a confidant of anti-Treaty republicans; in the 1930s, he was involved in the Republican Congress. Later, he was a Labour TD; later still, he was an obedient pro-coalition chairman of the Labour Party. The lecture will consider Roddy Connolly's career, with a particular focus on his custodianship of the Connolly legacy. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Monday June 13, 2005 18:40 by too good to be true
Campaigners focusing on debt relief welcomed the move. But the finance ministers' agreement contains a provision on privatisation that has the potential to deliver to them more money than they wrote off. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 17:37 by Martin O'Sullivan   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 21, 2005 18:24)
Three of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world are involved in a major battle with people in North Mayo. Shell, Marathon and Statoil have formed a consortium to take gas from the Corrib field off the coast of Mayo on terms which bring little benefit to the people of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday June 13, 2005 16:51 by Rickets   text 2 comments (last - monday june 13, 2005 17:21)
Increasing numbers of young American children are showing signs of serious malnourishment, fueled by a greater prevalence of hunger in the United States, while, paradoxically, two-thirds of the US population is either overweight or obese.

Some pediatricians worry that cuts in welfare aid proposed in President George W. Bush's 2006 budget will only exacerbate the situation. By contrast Bush plans to keep tax cuts for more affluent sectors of the population, they note. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday June 13, 2005 15:04 by SP Member   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 14, 2005 18:34)
Unison is the largest public sector union in Britain with over 1 million members. Facing into industrial battles with the Blair Government Unison, with other public sector unions, will be in the battle to defend workers rights. The Socialist Party group on UNISON's 70-plus ruling National Executive Council (NEC) has been increased from three to five members following the recent elections. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday June 13, 2005 11:41 by D Lynch
North Dublin Socialist Forum: Neo-Liberalism and the EU Constitution 8.30pm Monday 13, June Red Parrot Pub, Dorset Street. All Welcome. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday June 13, 2005 06:24 by observer
The Alley Oop comic strip which continues to be distributed in hundreds of newspapers in the hinterland of the USA is daring to attack the Bush Regime (albeit without using the name). Alley Oop has gone political and poor Dr. Wonmug is under arrest as a terrorist by a "future" police state! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday June 12, 2005 12:17 by i   text 7 comments (last - thursday june 16, 2005 15:41)
The term "Least Developed Countries (LDCs)" describes the world's poorest countries with following 3 criteria:

Low-income
- a GDP per capita (under $900 for inclusion, above $1,035 for graduation);

Human resource weakness
- based on indicators of nutrition, health, education, and adult literacy;

Economic vulnerability
- based on indicators of the instability of agricultural production; the instability of exports of goods and services; the economic importance of non-traditional activities (share of manufacturing and modern services in GDP); merchandise export concentration; and the handicap of economic smallness.

Here are the names of 52 of the poorest nations on earth, of which 18 african ones just got debt relief which will become effective over a year and a half. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday June 11, 2005 23:13 by 23 small pieces
Last summer a postbox near Croke Park was briefly restored to its original Edwardian condition, that is, it was painted bright red. This change was meant to explore some of the undercurrents in the postcolonial nature of Irish society.

As part of the current exhibition at the Digital Hub in Thomas Street, Dublin artist Tadhg McGrath will give a short talk about some of his work, which has included alterations to street furniture and the urban landscape.

To find out what happened to the postbox, come along at 12.45PM. Admission is free. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday June 11, 2005 18:46 by redjade   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 05, 2005 17:07)
national / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday June 11, 2005 18:20 by Dr. Shaheed Satardien   text 1 comment (last - saturday june 11, 2005 19:38)
Violence is often attributed to religious roots in spite of all religions' claim that they are founded on peace. read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / other press Saturday June 11, 2005 13:41 by me moby   text 8 comments (last - tuesday january 03, 2006 15:25)
'...a company Global Mobile Vision that “has been accused of intimidating staff and of failing to pay wages due. And its work practices are bizarre”, according to Village Magazine.' read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday June 11, 2005 12:34 by Jon Glackin
THE FRIENDS OF NORTH STREET ARCADE INVITE YOU TO THEIR ANNUAL

BURNT OUT BUT STILL ROCKING PARTY

SAT 18TH JUNE 8.30PM TILL LATE

THE FRONT PAGE, DONEGALL STREET

LIVE MUSIC FROM “VELMA”

WITH TERRI “MASTER BLASTER” HOOLEY & D.J.DEATH





Admn is FREE – Please give a small donation to pay the artists for the entertainment


THANK YOU!! read full story / add a comment
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