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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 Britain?s Green ?Chernobyl? Thu Feb 13, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Greens get very worried about the risk of nuclear accidents. But have they considered that the economic devastation of Net Zero will cause far more deaths than were ever suffered by Ukraine after Chernobyl, asks Ben Pile.
The post Britain’s Green ‘Chernobyl’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Thu Feb 13, 2025 01:05 | 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 Is DeepSeek a Subsidised Ploy by the Chinese Government to Disrupt the Market? Wed Feb 12, 2025 19:00 | Andrea Monti and Raymond Wacks
Is DeepSeek subsidised by the Chinese Government? Is it as cheap as is claimed or is it a ploy to disrupt the market? Andrea Monti and Raymond Wacks look at these and other questions surrounding the arrival of Chinese AI.
The post Is DeepSeek a Subsidised Ploy by the Chinese Government to Disrupt the Market? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Christian School Worker Sacked for Sharing Social Media Posts Criticising LGBT Teaching Wins in Cour... Wed Feb 12, 2025 17:50 | Will Jones
A Christian school worker who was dismissed after sharing social media posts criticising LGBT teaching at her son's school has won a key Court of Appeal battle related to her dismissal.
The post Christian School Worker Sacked for Sharing Social Media Posts Criticising LGBT Teaching Wins in Court of Appeal appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Moderna Fined for Luring Children into Covid Vaccine Trials With Teddy Bears Wed Feb 12, 2025 16:24 | Will Jones
Moderna?has been found to have discredited the pharmaceutical industry and ordered to pay almost ?44,000 after 12 year-olds were lured to join Covid vaccine trials with the promise of teddy bears.
The post Moderna Fined for Luring Children into Covid Vaccine Trials With Teddy Bears appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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galway / environment / event notice Monday May 21, 2007 18:27 by Galway Critical Mass
There will be a Critical Mass bike ride this Friday and the last Friday of each month, departing from Eyre Square around 6pm. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Monday May 21, 2007 14:34 by dingo
We thank National Security correspondent to the Australian Broadcasting Commission (‘our’ ABC) Leigh Sales, for revealing her flagrant bias in relation to the David Hicks case. We were almost tempted to read her book, “Detainee 002 …”, until today’s extremely revealing report. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Monday May 21, 2007 13:19 by Over The Edge   text 1 comment (last - wednesday june 20, 2007 00:41)
North Beach Poetry Nights introduces a new series
of Lunchtime Readings at Galway City Museum.
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national / miscellaneous / news report Monday May 21, 2007 12:47 by Gan ainm   text 17 comments (last - friday june 01, 2007 21:46)
Over 11 years after first being arrested for alleged involvement in an attack on a British army base in Germany, 35 year old Tyrone woman Roisin McAlisky again found herself in custody this morning facing German demands for her extradition read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / event notice Sunday May 20, 2007 17:45 by F   text 4 comments (last - friday june 08, 2007 15:21)
Terence will not be forgotten

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national / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Sunday May 20, 2007 11:26 by C Murray   text 14 comments (last - sunday october 07, 2007 18:27)
To Precede this 'Opinon and Analysis' on the Constitutional crisis of May and June
2006 and right up to this election, I want to state that the statute which came about
as a result of emergency legislation equally mitigates against the 12-17 year old
pre-consent boy; but the sub-title of the piece is focussed on the creation of an
under-class. The collapse of the 1935 legislation which came about as a direct
result of the Laffoy Judgement on the 'A' case led to the introduction of the Criminal Law
(Sexual Offences) Bill 2006, (amended 2007), this included the insertion of the
unconstitutional section 5 into the statute, which still stands , without repeal and
without re-visit. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday May 20, 2007 10:10 by Sheikh Prof. Shaheed Satardien   text 1 comment (last - wednesday october 31, 2007 02:13)
galway / arts and media / event notice Saturday May 19, 2007 14:59 by Kevin Higgins
North Beach Poetry Nights BK's Winebar, Thursday May 24th at 9pm

Special Guest: BRUCE BARNES Visiting UK Poet from Bradford

+ Micéal Kearney (Cúirt Grand Slam Winner '07)

+ Gary King + Katie Lawless (Joint Second Place at Cúirt Grand Slam 07)

+ Open Mic read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday May 19, 2007 14:25 by Sal Fiore   text 20 comments (last - friday june 08, 2007 10:03)
Increasing spying over academics sparks protest and anger across academia.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday May 18, 2007 21:10 by R
Review of first volume of Roddy Doyle trilogy. Political Fiction dealing with Dublin in the early part of the Twentieth century and depicting in the Doyle style the events leading to the Easter Rising and the subsequent 'Tan' war. read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / event notice Friday May 18, 2007 20:30 by Anti-Fascist
The IBMT, with which the locally based International Brigades Commemoration Committee is linked, is holding its AGM in Belfast on Sat. 13th October. read full story / add a comment
antrim / racism & migration related issues / event notice Friday May 18, 2007 20:29 by fli
11th Hour protest to prevent deportation of mother and baby to cameroon. Tues 22nd May, 1pm, City hall. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday May 18, 2007 16:19 by gan
The uninformed are rejoicing over the forced resignation of Paul (bouquet of flowers) Wolfowitz from the World (US) Bank; the resignation of Tony (45 minutes) Blair as British prime minister; the foregone demise of George (WMD, mission accomplished) Bush and the likely elimination of John (aluminium tubing) Howard as Australian prime minister. However, rejoicing may be premature as the gangrenous infection in the body of humanity has not been completely excised. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Friday May 18, 2007 14:54 by Edward Horgan   text 17 comments (last - friday june 01, 2007 09:50)
Please come to Shannon tomorrow 19 May 2007, or any other day of your choice, to protest against the human rights abuses being facilitated on a daily basis at Shannon airport.

In January 2006, I formally requested the Irish Human Rights Commission to investigate the use of Shannon airport for the purposes of facilitating the US Rendition for Torture programme and the transit of US troops to unlawful wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On 17 May 2007, 17 months later, I received a reply from the IHRC saying that they had decided not to investigate any of the issues I had raised with then.
The IHRC has just decided that it "was not EXPEDIENT to investigate torture and for the abuse of Shannon airport to facilitate the US war against the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan.

I call on all the Human Rights Commissioners to resign from the Commission because of your failure to investigate the abuses of Shannon airport and Irish territory for the purposes of committing and facilitating gross human rights abuses. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday May 18, 2007 11:01 by Anne Mc Shane   text 1 comment (last - friday june 22, 2007 16:01)
Anne McShane gives a report here on how meetings in Cork, Dublin and Belfast resulted in the succesful launch of Hands Off the People of Iran, in Ireland. Full article and links to more material at the url below.

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Genuine solidarity

The launch of the Hands off the People of Iran campaign in Ireland last week was an important success. It showed the potential of Hopi to draw others in and give real solidarity to left and progressive forces in Iran. Yassamine Mather put forward forceful arguments against many misconceptions. She explained the political realities in Iran and the struggles that are ongoing against the theocratic regime. She argued against the idea that the development of nuclear power by Iran was the impetus behind any US intervention. The true reason is that the Iranian state is far too influential in Iraq for the liking of the Bush administration.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday May 18, 2007 10:07 by John O'Shea   text 1 comment (last - friday may 18, 2007 10:30)
Last Friday Zimbabwe was elected to chair the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. This week the presidency of the Council of Europe will pass to Serbia. And later this month, Belarus is expected to join the United Nations Human Rights Council. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Thursday May 17, 2007 14:36 by Bob and Eve   text 1 comment (last - thursday may 17, 2007 17:11)
Account of the Shell AGM in the Hague by Shell to Sea shareholders. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday May 16, 2007 21:15 by The Diogenes Club   text 5 comments (last - wednesday june 20, 2007 14:09)
Yet more bad news if you're a serviceman or servicewoman with the US armed forces. The Pentagon have drawn up a list of sites which their employees will no longer be allowed access from company computers. Though facing off advocates of freedom on the web, the Pentagon were quick to clarify the ban will only apply to US base computers. A regular soldier or officer in Iraq or Afghanistan will still be free to log on to the "banned list" from any internet café they can find in Baghdad or Kabul that are still occupier friendly. The news is sure to overshadow the other little titbits of news from the hive this wednesday evening ; Sarkozy's wife didn't vote in the second round and wants a divorce & Prince Harry of the half-blood Windsor is not afterall to be allowed join his regiment of squaddies in Iraq or active service. Too many threats - too much danger. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday May 16, 2007 18:05 by Dorothy Gale   text 1 comment (last - friday may 18, 2007 13:49)
Human Rights Watch provides an update on the Iranian Juntas war on women. This puts things in the context of human, civil and gender rights.

Iran’s arbitrary arrests of thousands of men and women in recent weeks under the banner of “countering immoral behavior” threaten basic rights to privacy, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called for the immediate release of all those detained as part of this campaign, including more than 80 people seized in a raid on a private gathering in the city of Esfahan on May 10, 2007.

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