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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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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Jan 27, 2025 01:16 | 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 Police Officers Told Not to Say ?Black Sheep? or ?Blacklisted? Over Racism Fears Sun Jan 26, 2025 19:03 | Richard Eldred
Police officers have been advised to avoid terms like "black sheep" and "blacklisted", and study concepts like "white fragility" and "anti-racism" in a diversity guide branded "utterly mad" by critics.
The post Police Officers Told Not to Say ?Black Sheep? or ?Blacklisted? Over Racism Fears appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump?s Rise Marks the End of Progressive Utopianism Sun Jan 26, 2025 17:00 | Richard Eldred
The Biden administration's simulated reality has collapsed under the weight of its own hubris, leaving behind a Trumpian order that, despite its flaws, is refreshingly human and real, says Mary Harrington in UnHerd.
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offsite link Tories Demand Right for Parents to Know What Children Are Taught in Schools Sun Jan 26, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Outraged Tories are demanding parents' right to see school lesson materials after shocking revelations that 13 year-olds are being taught there are 100 genders, and primary pupils are learning about masturbation.
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offsite link Deadly Delays: MHRA?s Shameless Failure to Investigate Vaccine Deaths Sun Jan 26, 2025 13:00 | Dr Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson
The case of a healthy woman who died 17 days after her COVID-19 jab, and her friend's relentless quest for answers, exposes two years of MHRA negligence, bureaucratic stonewalling and callous disregard for vaccine safety.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday September 26, 2005 13:24 by iosaf   text 6 comments (last - saturday october 22, 2005 12:22)
Its the Chinese and the internet again.

The Chinese love the internet, their state doesn't.
& in the last days their state has updated its rules and regulations on internet use and made quite a list of transgressions. They are also asking the public to help information departments at all levels to supervise news sites & report them if the stories are unhealthy. "A new regulation on online news services was issued jointly on Sunday by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) and the Ministry of Information Industry. Under this regulation, online news sites that publish fabricated content, pornography or violence face severe punishment or even closure." read full story / add a comment
armagh / consumer issues / news report Monday September 26, 2005 11:16 by Roger Clifford   text 3 comments (last - monday september 26, 2005 17:09)
Craigavon Trades Council organised another successfull petition signing in Portadown Town centre on Saturday 24th September. As expected the response was very positive and supportive.There being a huge grassroots opposition to the impossition of this unfair double tax. However the one worrying trend was a certain ammount of resignation that for all our efforts the government would push this through come what may. If feel this is due in no small way to the over all lack lustre campaign mounted by the "Coalition".. Craigavon Trades Council can see the potential for this campaign to get off the ground but there seems to be nothing happening anywhere else!! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday September 25, 2005 23:05 by mark   text 22 comments (last - sunday may 07, 2006 13:23)
Hamas have just instructed all their militants to return to the pre-Israeli withdrawl from the Gaza strip unofficial ceasefire and not fire any more Qassam rockets at Israel.

"The movement declares an end to its operations from the Gaza Strip against the Israeli occupation, which came ... in response to the assaults by the enemy," Hamas's leader, Mahmoud al-Zahar in Gaza said. The assaults referred to were the killing of Islamic Jihad leaders in the last 3 days.

He added ""Hamas's interest to protect the Palestinian people from the oppression of the Zionists and to preserve the atmosphere of celebrations at the defeat of the occupation". read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Sunday September 25, 2005 21:20 by Ruairí Óg Ó Brádaigh Publicity Officer   text 15 comments (last - wednesday september 28, 2005 22:07)
'Latest GAA Move is A Betrayal'
Statement by RSF Vice President Des Dalton read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday September 25, 2005 20:52 by Residents Against Racism
Stand up for
THE RIGHT TO STAY
THE RIGHT TO WORK
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Sunday September 25, 2005 19:48 by Liz Curry
New Orleans Night. Tues. Oct. 4th The Voodoo Lounge 8-12. Music starts at 8:30 sharp. Entrance 8 euros or by donation. Tickets at the door. Benefit for Common Ground Community Clinic, Algiers, New Orleans. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday September 25, 2005 13:47 by Seán MacRuadhán
The Annual Seamus Costello Commemoration will take place on Sunday the 2nd of October in little Bray Co Wicklow. Assemble at 1.30pm at the old town hall (Mc Donalds) for march to little Bray Cemetary. Republican Socialist Bands will be in attendence and prominent speakers.

Dublinirsp have organised a coach to ferry members and supporters to the Commemoration. Fare is 5euro return. For more details contact [email protected] read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday September 25, 2005 01:23 by Our Los Angeles Correspondent
Today, Saturday 24th Sept 2005, approximately 15,000 people turned out on a humid but pleasant mid-morning to protest the US presence in Iraq. Although the crowd was smaller than previous protests against the war it was diverse and determined. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Saturday September 24, 2005 23:59 by Mary Round
The Late Late Show 23 September 2005

Congratulations, at last someone has highlighted the disastrous state of the health service in Ireland.
I am so delighted to hear that the Late Late Show has highlighted the plight most find themselves in when admitted to hospitals in Ireland. Hopefully at last something might be done to help the vulnerable elderly.

Abuse of the Elderly in Irish hospitals is appalling and someone needs to investigate the hospitals in Ireland and how the elderly are treated immediately.
In Ireland many of our senior citizens are at risk, vulnerable and invisible in the society especially when it comes to care in our hospitals, which our family have seen and encountered during the past 18 months in two of our Co Dublin hospitals. We were disgusted with the treatment of the elderly, which we witnessed.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday September 24, 2005 16:05 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - thursday december 22, 2005 09:06)
At the conclusion of an appeal against the six-month prison sentence passed last November, the Danish High Court today gave former Danish intelligence officer Frank Grevil a reduced sentence of four months. Grevil was put on trial for disclosing classified threat assessments that raised questions about the basis for the Danish government´s decision to participate in the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

Below is a translation from a Danish news service. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Saturday September 24, 2005 14:56 by I forget
We really have a lot to learn from the German elections. only one party enjoyed a sizeable increase in its votes and representation, and no-one wants to involve it in government.

Instead the two largest parties who both reduced their votes, and deputies want to be the next government. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Saturday September 24, 2005 13:08 by jordan
The BBC report that a debate on the Times Educational Supplement forum and other websites has shown that some kids names suggest polite, intelligent, shrewd, quick learner useful members of society:-

Kate, Gregory, Sean, Charlotte, Jamie, Daniel, Lucy, Isobel, Ben, Sam, Harpreet, Imran, Asam, Alice and Joseph.

And some others are "trouble"
Bobbi-Jo, Kloe, K'tee, Kristopher, Jayne, Wayne, Charlie, Liam, Ryan read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday September 23, 2005 23:07 by Colombia Solidarity Network
Colombia's infamous riot squad ESMAD murdered another student in the university of Valle, Cali in a protest against the free trade agreement.

The student was shot dead in cold blood. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Friday September 23, 2005 19:52 by PRO Republican Sinn Féin   text 1 comment (last - friday september 23, 2005 23:12)
Republican Sinn Fein is holding its annual Eve of All-Ireland Rally in Dublin on Saturday September 24. read full story / add a comment
kilkenny / health / disability issues / news report Friday September 23, 2005 18:33 by Paul Ryan   text 1 comment (last - saturday september 24, 2005 11:41)
Camphill Community, Ballytobin, near Callan in County Kilkenny, is a small rural community caring at present for 22 children and 12 adults, all with disabilities. It was established in 1979 as a therapeutic farm, to provide a home and school maily for children with exceptional needs, some with multiple disabilities and disturbances.

This video was made during their recent Open Day and tries to give a feeling of what that day was like along with some history and a bit about the renewable energy and sustainable living projects that are going on out there. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Friday September 23, 2005 16:17 by diet simon
Gorleben, northern Germany, 23 September - - Opponents of nuclear energy say they have information that the next train of 12 caskets of highly radioactive waste will leave a plutonium factory in France on 6 November for a storage hall near this village. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / news report Friday September 23, 2005 14:53 by Basil Miller   text 2 comments (last - monday august 07, 2006 13:07)
Norwegian scientists say the suicide risk involved in taking SSRI antidepressants indicates that warnings for adults are necessary. The research bolsters demands to the Irish Medicines Board to extend to adults the suicide warnings to children (under-18s) included with these drugs, and to make them more prominent. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday September 23, 2005 14:05 by Basil Miller
Depression Dialogues began in June 2004 with the first public meeting in Dublin. These meetings have continued monthly since, and take place on the first Thursday of each month in Jury's Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, from 7.30 to 9.30pm. Each meeting is facilitated by Dr Michael Corry, co-author with Dr Aine Tubridy of Going Mad?

Each person attending is asked to make a donation of €10 towards running costs. Enquiries: Tel (01) 2800084. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / other press Friday September 23, 2005 13:28 by Basil Miller
Australian authorities have warned that pregnant women taking the SSRI Seroxat (paroxetine) are at double the risk of having a birth defect in their unborn child. The Australian regulatory agency, the TGA, has reclassified paroxetine from a grade C to a grade D drug , one that should be avoided during pregnancy.

The new warnings for Paxil and other SSRIs are spelled out as follows: "Details from a preliminary analysis of GlaxoSmithKline data showed a higher incidence of congenital malformations, particularly ventricular septal defects, in babies born to women taking the drug. Babies of women taking paroxetine in the first trimester of pregnancy were 2.2 times more likely to be born with a congenital malformation and 2.08 times more likely to have a cardiovascular malformation than those born to women taking other antidepressants, the data showed. read full story / add a comment
derry / crime and justice / event notice Thursday September 22, 2005 23:44 by Mark Barnsley
Public Discussion

Resisting The Prison State - Mark Barnsley

Sandino's Café Bar
Water Street, Derry

3pm Saturday 24th September

Everyone Welcome! read full story / add a comment
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