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offsite link Questioning Covid and Climate Change is ?Seditious? Says Britain?s New Chief Censor Tue Feb 04, 2025 07:00 | Laurie Wastell
Questioning the deadliness of Covid and climate change is "seditious", according to Lord Richard Allan, the UK's new chief censor under the Online Safety Act. 1984 was supposed to be fiction, says Laurie Wastell.
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'Eco-anxiety' affects 78% of children under 12, a crisis that teachers say they are unable to cope with, new polling by Greenpeace has found. The solution? More ruthless exposure of children to alarmist material.
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Keir Starmer?has denied breaking lockdown?rules after it emerged he had a face-to-face acting lesson with a voice coach on Christmas Eve 2020 when London was under strict Covid restrictions.
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Elon Musk?and President?Donald Trump?shut down USAID, the federal Government foreign aid agency, and locked out 600 employees overnight after the pair agreed it was "beyond repair". Afuera!
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national / environment / news report Friday February 17, 2006 12:53 by Miriam Cotton   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 22, 2006 13:21)
Having attended three talks given by Micheal O’ Seghin of the Rossport 5, it has been remarkable that he has scarcely repeated himself in presenting the facts about what is happening in Mayo – and throughout Ireland – where the Shell to Sea campaign is concerned. Despite having recently posted a report from his discussion with Eamonn Dunphy at Trinity College in Dublin last week, it was clear at his most recent talk that it warranted a further report - presented here in Micheal's own words. The venue was O' Donovan’s Hotel, Clonakilty, 15 February 2006.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday February 17, 2006 12:30 by pat c   text 14 comments (last - thursday february 23, 2006 23:02)
Yet another example of Anti-Semitism which gets a little paragragh on an inside page. I wonder if those who have been rushing to the defence of Islamic Fundamentalists will condemn this and acknowledge that the Holocaust took place? I hope so.

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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday February 17, 2006 11:48 by redjade
Crimes Against Humanitarian Law :
International Trials In Perspective

A one-day conference wil be held on this topic in Trinity College Dublin on Friday, 24 February 2006. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday February 17, 2006 06:44 by anon   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 15, 2006 01:08)
The DVD containing the material includes a June 6, 2004, CID investigation report written by Special Agent James E. Seigmund. That report includes the following summary of the material included: "A review of all the computer media submitted to this office revealed a total of 1,325 images of suspected detainee abuse, 93 video files of suspected detainee abuse, 660 images of adult pornography, 546 images of suspected dead Iraqi detainees, 29 images of soldiers in simulated sexual acts, 20 images of a soldier with a Swastika drawn between his eyes, 37 images of Military Working dogs being used in abuse of detainees and 125 images of questionable acts." read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday February 16, 2006 21:03 by support   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 23, 2006 17:49)
Following last weeks successful picket at Joannes workplace the support group have organised two picket dates for this weekend as follows.

Friday 17th from 5.00pm to 8.00pm

Saturday 18th from 12noon to 4.00pm

Meet at the Ashleaf SC Crumlin Cross (beside Submarine Bar) Buses 150,19A,17,18 read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Thursday February 16, 2006 20:28 by Friends of the Earth   text 8 comments (last - friday february 17, 2006 16:36)
On the first anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol coming into force Friends of the Earth has criticised the government for inaction in the face of the growing threat of climate change.

"The year since the Kyoto Protocol came into effect has seen no progress in Ireland on tackling climate change. The increase in Ireland's greenhouse gas pollution is running at twice the level allowed under Kyoto while government plans are running on empty", said Friends of the Earth Director, Oisin Coghlan.

Friends of the Earth is asking people to email Minister Roche at http://www.climatepledge.ie as Ireland is currently participating in the preparation of the EU's negotiating position for the next round of emissions cuts. read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations / news report Thursday February 16, 2006 19:08 by Aubonne Support Group   text 3 comments (last - friday february 17, 2006 18:20)
The prosecutor (lawyer of state) is demanding that the two policemen be acquitted. He is clearly trying to turn the situation upside down and make the accused (aggressors) into the victims of the police intervention...

The verdict will be announces Friday, 17th of February at 11.45 am. We call for everyone to come to the court for the verdict.

A more detailed briefing & best quotes of today, Wesdnesday can be read below.

Before that you can have a look at this Report of the Swiss television where Martin is making a point (click at video streaming) read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / indymedia highlights Thursday February 16, 2006 18:37 by chekov
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday February 16, 2006 18:19 by Ógra B   text 4 comments (last - saturday february 18, 2006 12:01)
This weekend will see Sinn Féin's largest ever Ard Fheis take place in the RDS in Dublin.

This conference is just one of the many opportunities for party members to debate and establish policy.

Sinn Féin's refining and developing of policy across a vast range of issues will be is reflected in the debates on Saturday and Sunday

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 16:42 by cafe   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 16, 2006 17:54)
Time to name and shame the FF senators
Fianna Fáil senators have blocked attempts to set up a Seanad investigation into allegations that the US has illegally transported prisoners through Shannon airport for torture elsewhere. Apparently Fianna Fáil senators feared that the creation of a Seanad inquiry would be seen as an unfriendly act by the United States, and possibly threaten the US military's increasingly important use of Shannon International Airport.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday February 16, 2006 15:47 by BushOut
This is an important story, and needs attention. Any readers with blogs, and websites, please post about this, apparently some newspapers will be running with this story, according to the author we need to get more people to post and talk about this read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Thursday February 16, 2006 14:51 by Seán Ó hAdhmaill
Cuirfear an chéad Chath na mBannaí de chuid Feachtas ar siúl Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn, 22 Feabhra 2006 i CLG Naomh Fhionnbharr i gCabrach i mBaile Átha Cliath. Tiocfaidh grúpaí ceoil le chéile ó scoileanna lánGhaelacha éagsúla, ina measc Coláiste Mhuire i gCabrach, agus Coláiste Eoin i Stigh Lorgan. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / news report Thursday February 16, 2006 14:37 by Barra   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 16, 2006 21:12)
Illegal dumping in County Wicklow read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday February 16, 2006 14:19 by MichaelY   text 12 comments (last - saturday february 25, 2006 18:06)
Brace yourself for a big new war. And start workig now to prevent it. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday February 16, 2006 13:28 by Terence
The story reported in the URL below reports on the death of 74 people and injury of 627 in the Philippines after a stampede to get into a stadium go gain entry into a game show competition. Those killed and injured were mainly those in dire poverty

What this incidence shows is that all these types of game shows, pop-idle shows and so on, all serve to act as an opium for the masses because life under capitalism offers no other hope. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 15, 2006 23:27 by Liam Mullen   text 2 comments (last - saturday february 18, 2006 15:45)
Perhaps, yes!

However, if Ireland is to establish a press council we should look elsewhere to see what lessons could be learned from such an endeavour. The British press introduced this form of self-regulation in 1953, but Commissions set up to examine the effectiveness of the council were critical.
In their book Power without Responsibility, Curran and Seaton, argue that the council should “embody and promote a professional culture among journalists.” This would be the ideal, but the reality has proved somewhat different. The press council has been criticised by a number of Commissions, which threatened “government legislation,” and brought much needed “reforms”. In 1977, the Commission imposed sweeping changes, which led to further reforms from 1989 to 1990. A new “code of conduct for journalists” was proposed, but the Calcutt Committee recommended that the press council be disbanded and replaced with a more effective body.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 15, 2006 21:32 by Liam Mullen   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 16, 2006 11:26)
When Ireland introduced the Freedom of Information Act in 1998, it was envisaged that a period of greater transparency would ensue.
Revelations of corruption arising from the Beef Tribunal, and the subsequent Flood, McCracken and Moriarty tribunals, helped push Freedom of Information on to a political agenda that seemed to promise more openness, but which has failed to materialise.
Today it is widely recognised that Ireland has some of the more draconian rules on releasing documents into the public domain, and that Freedom of Information is tied up in mindless bureaucracy and red-tape. Information sought may in some cases cost the recipient up to 400 Euros.
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dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:54 by c murray
The Judgement on the Carrickmines case relating to the constitutional
argument has been deferred, no date given for the judgement as yet. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:44 by c murray
Tomorrow sees the introduction of the Critical infrastructure bill
which will fast track planning in the State. Minister Dick Roche will
hold a press conference at the Dept of the Environment at 2.30pm.
The bill seeks to set up a new branch of An Bord Pleanala to fast-track
planning matters in the State.This will necessarily affect the present
system, wherein there is a structured mode of objection.
Can anyone get a photographer down there? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:02 by Sean
It´s having an Impact!

Organise! will be picketing the Dunnes stores city
centre branch near Corn Market in Belfast from 1.00pm
to 2.00pm this Friday (17th February) in support of
Joanne Delaney, a shop steward sacked for wearing her
union badge. We are calling on comrades and groups
join us in Belfast in raising awareness of Joanne's
case and her victimisation by Dunnes management.

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