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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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offsite link DOGE Fires 9,000 USAID Employees ? Leaving Just 600 ? as Trump Pledges to ?Close Down? the Entire Ag... Sat Feb 08, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
President?Donald Trump?will fire about 9,400 workers from USAID, deeming only 611 as essential employees, as he pledges to "close down" the entire Government agency.
The post DOGE Fires 9,000 USAID Employees ? Leaving Just 600 ? as Trump Pledges to “Close Down” the Entire Agency appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Great Climate Fear Factory Sat Feb 08, 2025 15:00 | Laura Dodsworth
The war for our dinner plate and the war on our children's minds are one and the same, says Laura Dodsworth. From mealworm powder in bread to terrifying and indoctrinating children, the climate scare is behind it all.
The post The Great Climate Fear Factory appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Declined: Chapter 7: Skate Park Chill Sat Feb 08, 2025 13:00 | Molly Kingsley
Chapter seven of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in?the Daily Sceptic. This week: will Ella allow Poppy to walk home via the Complex by herself?
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offsite link Jamie Michael, Ex-Royal Marine Put on Trial for Southport Video, Speaks Out After Being Found ?Not G... Sat Feb 08, 2025 11:00 | Toby Young
A former Royal Marine was put on trial for ?stirring up racial hatred? after a Facebook post in which he urged people to protest peacefully about illegal immigration. It took a jury 17 minutes to find him not guilty.
The post Jamie Michael, Ex-Royal Marine Put on Trial for Southport Video, Speaks Out After Being Found ?Not Guilty? in 17 Minutes appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link EXCLUSIVE: Sensational Findings Point to Hunga Tonga Eruption as Prime Suspect Behind Recent Tempera... Sat Feb 08, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Sensational new scientific findings point to the Hunga Tonga eruption as the prime suspect in the recent spike in global temperatures. No wonder you haven't heard about this in the mainstream media, says Chris Morrison.
The post EXCLUSIVE: Sensational Findings Point to Hunga Tonga Eruption as Prime Suspect Behind Recent Temperature Spike appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday March 16, 2004 11:20 by Diarmuid Doyle   text 8 comments (last - thursday march 18, 2004 17:04)
LASTMarch, at the annual poodle show in the White House, the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern stood proudly beside the American president and purred. "The world acknowledges the United States, with its immense power, and its status as a beacon of justice and liberty, as a leader with the United Nations, " Ahern said, his little tail wagging like a dachshund just rescued from a puppy farm. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday March 16, 2004 06:03 by Michael Gallagher   text 1 comment (last - sunday april 11, 2004 17:26)
First of all, apologies to all concerned who turned up or thought there was a gig in January in the Living Room, (formerly the Sidewalk) Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1. It didn't take place. R.A.R. have provisionally booked the same venue for our annual fundraiser 'Rock Against Racism'. Hopefully it will happen on Thursday, 29 April. Definitely playing is: Rock/blues Dublin Legend PETER MOORE and Guests, possible DAMIEN DEMPSEY, REPUBLIC OF LOOSE, ELY STYLE, KAREN O'REILLY and/or STEF with THE SUBTONICS. Dates etc; to be confirmed read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 15, 2004 20:20 by Independent Workers Union (IWU)
A Chaidre,

The 1st Annual General Conference of the Independent Workers Union (IWU) will take place on Saturday the 3rd of April 2004 in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street, Cork. The union will be formally launched at this event; an event that promises to be of great historical significance in the life and history of all working people on the island of Ireland.

Subsidised accommodation in the Victoria Hotel works out at €40 per B&B in room 3 persons sharing. €45 per person B&B 2 persons sharing. Monica's B&B is half the rates as mentioned. Members wishing to avail of accommodation should contact Noel Murphy, National Secretary on or before 19th March.

Is Mise,
the Independent Workers Union (IWU) read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 15, 2004 19:58 by Bus Worker   text 1 comment (last - friday march 19, 2004 00:45)
Bus Workers have made it quite clear that they want no concessions to Brennan's privatisation agenda yet despite this the NBRU are entering yet another round of sham talks on Thursday while CIE workers are striking! Because of this the Busworkers Action Group (BAG) has called a protest for this Thursday, March 18th. March assembling outside the talks venue at the Department of Transport at 10.30am. I'm appealing to all, not just bus workers, but other workers, residents and community organisations to come along and participate on Thursday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 15, 2004 18:34 by Mags
To mark European week against Racism Dr. Bryan Fanning (author of "Racism and Social Change In the Republic of Ireland") will speak about anti-racism and the involvement of immigrants in Irish society. The talk will begin at 6:30 and debate will be welcomed. Space is limited so please phone 8304341 or email [email protected] if you wish to attend read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Monday March 15, 2004 17:27 by Cian   text 8 comments (last - monday march 22, 2004 13:27)
Workers at Coca Cola plants began a hunger strike today in Colombia. It is the latest action by the Union Sinatrainal, who supported by the Colombian Trade Union Congress (CUT) have called for an international boycott of Coke products. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Monday March 15, 2004 09:48 by Independent Workers Union (IWU)   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 16, 2004 13:09)
Sorry for the short notice about this! With all that's happening at the moment, what with our 6-month EU Presidency, and the various protests, both Trade Union and others taking place against this, and a general upsurge in militancy and general discontent generally, we in the Independent Workers Union (IWU) feel that now is a good time after almost 3 years to formally launch the Independent Workers Union (IWU) with our inaugural Annual Delegate Conference in Cork on Saturday, April 3rd. Details of which will be posted later. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 15, 2004 05:15 by Michael Gallagher   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 21, 2004 21:41)
Residents Against Racism are organising a public meeting to discuss the upcoming referendum on asylum seekers and refugees. The venue is the ATGWU, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, on Saturday, 27th March at 1pm. See news article McDowell picture. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday March 14, 2004 18:12 by Michael Gallagher
Residents Against Racism have changed the location for their activists meetings. We now meet every Thursday in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin, at 8pm. The next meeting on Thursday, 18 March will discuss current cases and the forthcoming referendum etc. All welcome read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Sunday March 14, 2004 16:38 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group   text 23 comments (last - sunday march 14, 2004 17:31)
This page contains information on updated websites, new issues of journals and newspapers, videos available on the net etc. A similar page will be published each week. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday March 14, 2004 11:02 by Noel   text 15 comments (last - thursday march 18, 2004 03:40)
George Galloway, Mary Kelly etc, speak out against the lies of Bush, Blair & Bertie. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday March 14, 2004 05:15 by john throne   text 1 comment (last - sunday march 14, 2004 21:05)
I am posting a piece below on Patricks Day that I wrote a couple of years ago. It tries to give an idea of the contradiction between remembering and missing my home and at the same time having to seperate myself from the form that the celebration of March 17th takes in Chicago. read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday March 14, 2004 00:42 by Fionnbarra Ó Dochartaigh   text 1 comment (last - friday october 22, 2004 03:34)
The October Fifth Association, a global network of 1968 civil rights' veterans and supporters, since the death of Capt. James J. Kelly, although acquitted in the Arms Trials of the early 1970s, is campaigning to clear his name of any wrong-doing. Co-accused, a former Stormont MLA, who quit Sinn Féin, John Kelly (no relation) and the Captain's widow Sheila, recently contacted the media to express their support. The civil rights' vets will launch an International petition on St. Patrick's Day via a CKJCampaign website, which can be located on www.captainkelly.org OR www.captkelly.org

The captain's widow, family members and friends have already viewed the website and signed the the international petition, which is accompanied by other features such as a 'Photo Gallery', and campaign press reports.

A press conference is scheduled to be held in a Derry hotel in the next 2-4 weeks. Further details from the CR Vets, via [email protected] read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday March 13, 2004 19:20 by Paul Kinsella   text 4 comments (last - monday march 15, 2004 11:44)
Just heard the bad news that we were all fearing confirmed on RTE Radio 1's 6pm news bulletin that the NBRU won't be supporting next Thursday's 24-hour strike in CIE. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday March 13, 2004 18:59 by Paul Kinsella
Aer Rianta workers represented by SIPTU will be staging the 1st in a series of limited strikes timed to affect EU meetings, and also timed to co-incide with next Thursday's 24-hour CIE strike, for 6 hours from 7.30am-1.30pm, this Thursday, March 18th. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday March 13, 2004 18:51 by Paul Kinsella
24-Hour CIE Strike by all SIPTU CIE members on Thursday March 18th affecting trains and buses nationwide. Not backed by the National Bus & Rail Union (NBRU), (Boo!), but still expected to result in complete closure of the Public Transport System, as NBRU members won't pass SIPTU pickets, and SIPTU are calling all their members in CIE (Maintainance, refuelers, cleaners, shunters and line track maintainance, as well as the drivers) out on strike on Saturday. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / event notice Saturday March 13, 2004 18:50 by Professor Prabhu Guptara   text 1 comment (last - monday may 17, 2004 12:47)
As far as I can discover, the only event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the launch of the Internet, with top speakers such as Bill Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, and industry speakers from Cisco, IBM, Nokia, Novell and UBS. Considers the coming together of biotech, nano-technology, robotics, gaming, and adaptive home automation with E- and M-Commerce, as well as the ethical, social and political issues which arise.

Provides:
- Insights into Cutting Edge Research
- Implications for Society and Private Life
- Impact on Learning and Business

Target group: Executives with relevant responsibilities, investors, analysts, knowledge workers, future-orientated individuals read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday March 13, 2004 17:47 by Published in Gara.net   text 8 comments (last - friday march 19, 2004 03:13)
A Basque citizen from Iruñea (Pamplona) has been shot dead by a Spanish policeman when he refused to put a note on his shop window blaming ETA for the attacks in Madrid.
Police charged against protesters who gathered in connection with the event. read full story / add a comment
galway / crime and justice / news report Saturday March 13, 2004 08:39 by William Finnerty   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 28, 2004 18:52)
A Bord Pleanala Oral Hearing (Reference PL 07.205181) relating to a planned rubbish dump in Kilconnell was heard earlier this week in Oranmore, County Galway.

Efforts to have a Euro50,000 bribe offer (to the Anti-Dump Chairman) brought before the hearing were blocked.

Later, an e-mail relating to this problem was sent to Galway Deputy Padraic.McCormack T.D., and the text has been reproduced below. read full story / add a comment
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