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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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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

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offsite link Everything Donald Trump Has Said he Will do on ?Day One? of His Presidency Mon Jan 20, 2025 09:00 | Toby Young
If Trump does half of what he's said he'll do on 'Day One', he's going to have a very busy day. It includes pardoning the Jan 6th defendants, slapping 25% tariffs on imported goods and kicking men out of women's sports.
The post Everything Donald Trump Has Said he Will do on ?Day One? of His Presidency appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Can Coal Be Gay? Does Fracking Cause Rape? Drilling Down Deeper Into Woke Geology Mon Jan 20, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
In his ongoing series about academic subjects disappearing up their woke fundament, Steven Tucker explores a new approach to geology that asserts coal is inherently queer.
The post Can Coal Be Gay? Does Fracking Cause Rape? Drilling Down Deeper Into Woke Geology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Jan 20, 2025 01:12 | Jonathan Barr
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 Trump?s ?Drill, Baby, Drill? Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South Sun Jan 19, 2025 17:00 | Tilak Doshi
Tilak Doshi says Trump's "drill, baby, drill" energy policy may not be popular in Davos, but will be welcomed by leaders in the Global South, fed up with being lectured about carbon emissions by rich Western countries.
The post Trump?s ?Drill, Baby, Drill? Energy Policy Will Enjoy the Enthusiastic Support of the Global South appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?There is a Pakistani Problem and we Must Root it Out,? Says Head of Equality and Human Rights Commi... Sun Jan 19, 2025 15:00 | Toby Young
The head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has written an excellent comment piece for the Sunday Times urging the Government to hold a proper full inquiry into the rape gangs scandal.
The post ?There is a Pakistani Problem and we Must Root it Out,? Says Head of Equality and Human Rights Commission appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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fermanagh / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday July 11, 2009 20:01 by Le Chéile Saor   text 6 comments (last - tuesday july 14, 2009 01:24)
I.R.A Continue To Resist Occupation. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Saturday July 11, 2009 15:30 by Greg T   text 8 comments (last - tuesday july 14, 2009 11:49)
She was stabbed 18 times, when a policeman finally responded he shot her husband (allegedly by mistake). Deficient reaction of German news media. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday July 11, 2009 11:31 by Diarmuid Breatnach   text 16 comments (last - sunday august 09, 2009 02:26)
Seomra Spraoi collective took the decision on political grounds to refuse Basque solidarity group the use of their space for a Basque festival. Dublin Basque Solidarity Committee accuses Seomra of breaking a previous undertaking to allow them a right to reply to objections raised against them and states that they are aligning themselves with the oppressors of the Basque people. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday July 10, 2009 17:56 by Al Giordano, General Joe, and jamie   text 3 comments (last - saturday july 11, 2009 19:52)
"No, it's not parody. Rather, it's instructive of the state of mind of the coup defenders. (You can see it in repeated online comments on Twitter and elsewhere attacking Organization of American States chairman Jose Miguel Insulza because he was part of the elected Allende government before Allende was assassinated by Pinochet's forces.) They see the Pinochet coup of 36 years ago as a heroic act, and long for the bad old days when they could simply stamp out democratic will by rounding all dissenters into a stadium and assassinating more than 3,000 in a single week, which is what happened after September 11, 1973 in Santiago de Chile.
It is another proof positive that they are trying to start that ball rolling all over again throughout the hemisphere. And it demonstrates exactly why not a single government in América or in the entire world recognizes their illegitimate regime." read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Friday July 10, 2009 09:59 by Chekov Feeney   text 24 comments (last - sunday july 19, 2009 23:18)
In recent years climate change has loomed large in the public imagination. Scientifically, there is little doubt that it is a real threat to the future of human civilisation. The greenhouse effect has been known about since the early 19th century - gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour trap heat from the sun, causing the climate of the planet to heat up over time. Probably the most spectacular known example of this effect in action is on Venus.As recently as the 1960s it was thought that Venus might have a climate that could support life. However, in 1962, a US space probe measured its surface temperature at 425°C. Billions of years ago, it had a climate similar to that of earth today – but a runaway greenhouse effect turned it into a ball of fire. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Thursday July 09, 2009 23:22 by Laura Broxson   text 4 comments (last - sunday july 12, 2009 02:26)
Tell korea to stop killing 2million cats and dogs every year for consumption!!!! read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Thursday July 09, 2009 17:31 by Sean Edwards
With the coup d’état in Honduras, the spectre of the military dictatorship appeared again in Latin America. The entire continent, which remembers well its history of rule by “gorillas”, reacted with horror, especially the member states of ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for America) led by Venezuela and Cuba. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday July 09, 2009 12:08 by WSM   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 14, 2009 15:39)
A day of workshops and discussions organised by the Belfast branch of the Workers Solidarity Movement and the Anarchist Communist Discussion Group. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday July 09, 2009 09:24 by Michael Gallagher
The First Annual CS Ireland Summer Camp will be held in the beautiful surrounds of Co. Wicklow. Close to Dublin and easily accessible by public transport the Rathdrum Hidden Valley Holiday Park offers a range of activities to suit all tastes and budgets.

http://www.irelandholidaypark.com/index.html
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday July 09, 2009 00:49 by Justin Morahan
(Welcome to the ambassador and a number of issues raised: Iraq during Bush and Clinton's US presidencies, Afghanistan. Pakistan, US military using Shannon, a critique of US policy vis-a-vis Israel) read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 20:35 by Joe Moore
A protest in support of the Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign will take place on Saturday 25th July at 1.00pm in Daunt's Square, Cork. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 19:17 by Cian (WSM)
Venue: Lissadell Suite, Sligo City Hotel
Time: 3pm
Date: 11/07/09

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 17:46 by LASC   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 16, 2009 17:55)
Public Talk by José Antonio Gutiérrez (Research and Development Officer of the Latin American Solidarity Centre)
Wednesday 15th July
Seomra Spraoi
10 Belvidere Court, Dublin 1
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national / eu / press release Wednesday July 08, 2009 17:21 by Patricia McKenna
the Government is engaged in a cynical exercise of political manipulation. Speaking on behalf of the People’s Movement, which successfully campaigned against ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in last year’s referendum, McKenna said “these so-called ‘Legal Guarantees’ on the Lisbon Treaty are nothing more than an exercise in creative manipulation designed to mislead the public. This fact was even recognised by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin who after EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg recently, said, “The impetus from other member states is to be helpful, creative and try to resolve these issues … We are quietly confident and hopeful,”

“What the Minister really means is that Legal guarantees on the Lisbon Treaty are just a creative way of giving people a feeling of legal certainty which does not and cannot exist.” Said McKenna read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 12:13 by John Lannon
The regular Shannonwatch vigil will take place on Sunday 12th July from 2pm to 3pm. Meet at the roundabout just before the security hut (gantry) on the way into the airport. read full story / add a comment
international / health / disability issues / news report Wednesday July 08, 2009 10:54 by Sevinch Karaca
In recent weeks, EI member organisation Egitim-Sen and the Confederation of Public Employees’ Unions (KESK) .. have suffered a series of attacks by the Turkish authorities, including the occupation and searches of the trade union premises by the security forces, arrest and preventive detention of trade union leaders and the use of excessive violence by the police against teachers demonstrating peacefully (...) On 29 May 2009, EI, together with the ITUC, wrote to the Turkish Government to protest against these anti-union attacks. Egitim-Sen and KESK received support from many trade union organisations around the world. However the authorities disregarded the international appeals to stop the attacks. Join EI in our appeal to stop the attacks on trade unions! There are currently still 22 Egitim-Sen and KESK officials in detention, including the women secretaries of both organisations. Go to www.ei-ie.org/turkey to read/sign Urgent Action Appeal..
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday July 08, 2009 09:52 by National Sec.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 08, 2009 13:35)
The Workers Solidarity Movement is calling on our fellow workers to support the national TEEU strike. This is an important battle for all of us, the first big blow against the employers’ wage-cutting agenda.

The strike is about an overdue 11% pay rise. The 10,500 TEEU members employed by electrical contractors at about 240 sites and factories have not been paid their agreed increases for more than three years. And now their employers want a 10% wage cut as well. read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday July 08, 2009 04:49 by Viva Palestina Cork
Raising funds to bring ambulances and medical supplies to Gaza read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 08, 2009 01:02 by Richard Whelan
A boat full of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip was seized in international waters by the Israeli army in recent days, with 21 crew (two Irish included) being detained by Israeli authorities. Yet another blatant breach of international law, our Government and others in the West have turned a blind eye. Israeli robbery of Palestinian land through settlement continues, along with their "security" wall, boxing in the West Bank while simultaneously taking large chunks out of it. They have recently stopped letting schoolbooks in to the Gaza Strip, adding to the long list of basic items unavailable to it's long suffering population. It is time for us in the West to wake up to the suffering of our friends in Palestine, and to stand up to the bully that is Israel. It is morally reprehensible to continue to watch such horror take place any longer. read full story / add a comment
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