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offsite link News Round-Up Fri Feb 07, 2025 19:31 | 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 Censorship Only Goes One Way Fri Feb 07, 2025 17:02 | Dr James Allan
Our new censors tried to ban a video of a Christian bishop being stabbed by a Muslim extremist. But would they have done the same if it was a far-Right assailant attacking a Muslim? Of course not, says Prof James Allan.
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offsite link Miliband?s Net Zero Plans Torpedoed by UK?s Top Offshore Wind Developer as ?rsted Axes Major Project... Fri Feb 07, 2025 15:14 | David Turver
Ed Miliband's Net Zero plans have been torpedoed by the UK's top offshore wind developer as Danish company ?rsted axes a number of major projects as part of a 25% cut to its investment plans.
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offsite link Democrat Lawmaker Gets Sterilised Because of Trump Presidency Fri Feb 07, 2025 13:13 | Will Jones
A Democrat lawmaker in Michigan has undergone a sterilisation procedure to avoid becoming pregnant while Donald Trump is in office. Because nothing says "I'm not a hysterical woman" quite like ripping out your womb.
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offsite link Former Royal Marine Cleared of Race Hate Charge Over Southport Protest Video Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:00 | Dr Frederick Attenborough
In a victory for free speech, ex-Royal Marine Jamie Michael has been cleared of racial hatred after posting a video calling for peaceful protest following the Southport attack. The jury took just 17 minutes to acquit him.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 27, 2004 12:04 by Jim   text 44 comments (last - sunday september 26, 2004 01:43)
In Darfur 30,000 black people have been killed by bands of Islamic Arab tribesmen and more than 1.5million have fled to neighbourinf Chad all this with the assistance of the Khartoum government. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday July 27, 2004 02:16 by Justin Morahan   text 3 comments (last - saturday august 07, 2004 12:30)
The Israeli Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Mordechai Vanunu to lift the sanctions imposed on him by the Israeli State. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday July 26, 2004 23:08 by David C.
As Israel seeks to consolidate its theft of the West bank, Gaza and Golan, it is increasingly using lies and lying in a radically new and innovative way. This new lying technique appears to have been developed in Israel in the early 1990's but has been perfected and used to its greatest effect by the American republican party over the past 5 years - particularly regarding its recent invasion of Iraq . read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday July 26, 2004 19:55 by Claudia Bradshaw
Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, D2
7pm, Thursday 5th August 2004

All welcome...

Diana Buttu is a Canadian / Palestinian lawyer and peace activist. She is the daughter of Palestinian refugees, holds a doctorate from Stanford University on 'refugee issues' and is a recognised authority in this field and in the field of international law.

Diana will be in Dublin on 5th August and will give a public talk on current developments. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday July 26, 2004 19:43 by Claudia Bradshaw
Halla íde, Thomas Street, Limerick
8.30pm, Monday 2nd August 2004

All welcome...

Naomi Wayne will talk about her recent journey to Israel / Palestine, where she visited the Wall, a refugee camp, the Palestinian TUC and medical facilities in Israel and the West Bank. During her visit Naomi talked to Israelis and Palestinians of all political persuasions. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday July 26, 2004 19:38 by Claudia Bradshaw
Wynn's Hotel, Abbey Street, Dublin 1
7.30pm, Friday 30th July 2004

and in Halla íde, Thomas Street, Limerick 8.30pm, Monday 2nd Aug 2004

- All welcome -

Naomi Wayne, a founding member of Jews for Justice for Palestinians, will talk about her recent journey to Israel / Palestine. She visited the Wall, a refugee camp, the Palestinian TUC and medical facilities in Israel and the West Bank. During her visit Naomi met Israelis and Palestinians of all political persuasions including:

• Director of Rabbis for Human Rights
• Israeli doctor who entered Jenin as part of the invading Israeli Forces
• Palestinian trade unionists
• Israeli medics providing voluntary health support to Palestinian citizens of Israel
• Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli parents who have united to campaign for peace read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / press release Monday July 26, 2004 15:49 by Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax   text 21 comments (last - wednesday august 11, 2004 14:41)
Dublin Campaign Against the Bin Tax

Date: 26th July 2004

Press Release: read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday July 26, 2004 15:12 by Siofra   text 3 comments (last - monday july 26, 2004 19:39)
Groundbreaking documentary "About Baghdad" will be screened in Wynn's Hotel this Friday at 7pm in an event organised by the Irish Anti-War Movement.

Rania Masri - one of the film producers - will be available to discuss her experiences in Baghdad and answers questions about the film.

The screening is free of charge - but we would like to contribute to the cost of its production (as well as the cost of room hire) so please bring along a donation if you can afford to do so.

The documentary has already been shown at the San Diego International Film Festival. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday July 26, 2004 14:09 by Red Hugh O'Donnell   text 5 comments (last - sunday august 15, 2004 21:41)
Protesters from the Free the Old Head of Kinsale Campaign paid a surprise visit to the West Cork headland yesterday (Sunday) to renew their demand for the right of public access to this historic place of beauty. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday July 26, 2004 13:26 by Peadar O'Donnell   text 3 comments (last - monday september 13, 2004 02:06)
A Castlereagh dossier, containing details on republicans, went missing last week, and now the UDA claim it's in their hands. 28 RIR soldiers have been taken off duty at the base as the British Government investigate. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Monday July 26, 2004 12:26 by john mcdermott   text 3 comments (last - wednesday july 28, 2004 21:33)
Are the new german Supermarket chains really ripping us off? read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday July 26, 2004 10:57 by John O'Neill   text 1 comment (last - monday july 26, 2004 13:47)
Finglas for Diversity
Finglas for Diversity are organising a 10 Kilometre sponsored walk on Saturday the 11th of September. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / news report Sunday July 25, 2004 23:57 by John Baker
Update on the walks being held at Ringaskiddy against incineration and for zero waste. Also a brief rant about the superdump the government wants to build at Bottlehill in North Cork read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Sunday July 25, 2004 17:24 by Sean Crudden
Government policy seems to boil down to a mish-mash of ideas about competition, privatisation - and really a dash of laissez-faire mentality about public services. However there seems to be a bit of old-fashioned loyalty to state enterprise and social policy generally. Have the PDs already produced - through their ally Charlie McCreevy - an irreversible and seismic shift in public policy. Or is the political pendulum beginning inexorably to swing back in the opposite direction? read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Sunday July 25, 2004 11:10 by Hilaal   text 36 comments (last - monday january 03, 2005 19:04)
The Reconnaissance and Surveillance Regiment is Britain's latest surveillance and murder squad and like its progenitor, The Joint Communications Unit Northern Ireland, will have a large number of it's 600 members based on the island of Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Saturday July 24, 2004 15:24 by Ms Lux   text 1 comment (last - monday july 26, 2004 17:15)
Feeling sad and slimy in your shiny runner shoes?
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Summer 2004 sees the launch of the ethical sneaker 100% prime guilt free tofu fillet urban footwear....

Adbusters have launched their "Blackspot Sneaker" modelled on the converse original a la Joey Ramone with the demise of Nike foremost in mind!

The rethink the cool anti swosh campaign seeks to do as much damage as possibly to the already ailing public image of Phil Knights sordid and stinking multinational empire of shame and revolutionise capitalism.

When the day comes we can step out and over the rotting corpse of corporate control in grassroots style! Check out the link below for info.......... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / news report Saturday July 24, 2004 11:21 by Akrasia   text 12 comments (last - monday august 09, 2004 20:22)
There is now a £25,000,000 bounty on information leading to the conviction of 'animal rights fanatics' to 'sow dissent' in their ranks read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday July 23, 2004 21:46 by Chuck0
The FBI has actively been harassing activists in the past two days in Denver, Lawrence, Kirksville, Columbia, and Topeka. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Friday July 23, 2004 21:38 by Gravy Train   text 16 comments (last - thursday july 29, 2004 17:51)
The wretched ex finance minister has been feted by the entire establishment , you had Willie O and Eoin Ryan and other FF hacks praising him to the hilt on radio yesterday and giving out about De Rossa for being un Patriotic about 'our' brand new EU commissioner and complaining about the 35 hour working week for workers in France. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Friday July 23, 2004 14:44 by Barry Finnegan   text 1 comment (last - sunday july 25, 2004 01:41)
Mondays were agreed (with input from those who couldn’t make it) as the best day to hold future meetings. Next meeting is to take place on Monday, 26th July 2004, 7pm, same venue [Comhlamh offices, 19 Camden Street, Dublin.] read full story / add a comment
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