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offsite link News Round-Up Thu Feb 06, 2025 00:44 | 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 Argentina to Withdraw From the WHO Wed Feb 05, 2025 19:50 | Will Jones
Argentina is pulling out of the World Health Organisation over "deep differences" on how it managed the COVID-19 pandemic, with President Javier Milei condemning the WHO-backed lockdowns as "crimes against humanity".
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Angela Rayner has cancelled local elections this year for 5.5 million people amid growing outrage over?steep council tax hikes in a move condemned by Reform leader Nigel Farage as his party gains in the polls.
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offsite link German Political Crisis Deepens as Suddenly No Party Wants to Govern with Anybody Else Wed Feb 05, 2025 15:33 | Eugyppius
The breach of the anti-AfD firewall has exploded German politics as mass protests erupt and every party rules out ruling with everybody else. If a Government is to emerge something will have to give, says Eugyppius.
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offsite link Police Force Accused of Risking Safety of Man who Burnt Quran by Publishing His Personal Details on ... Wed Feb 05, 2025 13:05 | Will Jones
A police force has been accused of endangering a man who burned a Quran by publishing his name and address on social media despite the current risks faced by people who criticise Islam.
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offsite link Misinterpretations of the Evolution of the United States (2/2), by Thierry Meyss... Tue Feb 04, 2025 06:59 | en

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national / miscellaneous / event notice Monday November 21, 2005 16:22 by Laurence Cox
Ireland from Below, the new monthly paper reporting community struggles, is holding an informal launch at 4 pm in the North Star Hotel (opp. Connolly Station in Dublin 1), followed by a short get-together.

The first issue of the paper covers the conflict over the Ringaskiddy incinerator, the Rossport Solidarity camp, struggles over privatisation in Ballymun, community gardens, the riots in France, and more.

All welcome. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Monday November 21, 2005 15:20 by diet simon   text 4 comments (last - monday november 21, 2005 21:30)
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday November 21, 2005 14:38 by Paddy Rua
In Dublin, we were visited by a Haitian activist, Obed Alexis, who participated in the picket organised by the Latin American Solidarity Centre, joining the international protest against the occupation and Latortue’s dictatorship of 30 September. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday November 21, 2005 13:57 by Repeater   text 6 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 12:22)
The children die at the hands of the suicidists one day, regular military the next. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday November 21, 2005 13:36 by cnwp   text 12 comments (last - thursday november 24, 2005 17:06)
THE FOLLOWING declaration for a new workers' party was launched by the Socialist Party at Socialism 2005, a weekend of discussion and debate attended by hundreds of young people, trade union and community activists.
Initial signatories include 21 trade union national executive committee (NEC) members and four councillors.
The campaign for a new workers' party will be collecting thousands more signatures over the coming months in support of the declaration. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Monday November 21, 2005 12:42 by Robert Hamm
A sports club in Sligo has published a booklet to provide a necessary counterpoise to the reactionary tendencies that are part of the demand on sports clubs to adopt the Irish Sports Councils 'Code of Ethics'. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Monday November 21, 2005 12:35 by canal ti zef
Next march an activist irish video festival in Brest ! read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday November 21, 2005 00:28 by Josephine Hayden
Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance at 1.30pm to commemorate the founding of Sinn Fein in 1905. March to Ambassador Cinema. Speaker: RuairI O Bradaigh, Sinn Fein Poblachtach. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday November 21, 2005 00:03 by Pax   text 5 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 21:00)
On Nov 16th 1989, six Jesuits (one a graduate of Milltown, Dublin) were slained be elite Salvadoran troops trained at the School of the Americas, Ft. Benning, Georgia, USA. Around the anniversary of these deaths human rights activists gather to march on SOA chanting the names of Latin American dead slain by SOA graduates, some trespass facing 6-18 months in prison.

Thousands of Latin Americans have been killed by the gradiates of SOA. 10,000 Colomban troops alone have been trained at Ft. Benning (USA) in the past ten years. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday November 20, 2005 20:51 by awombofherown   text 18 comments (last - monday june 11, 2007 11:12)
I had to write a critical reflection paper this week for my Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health class, and the topic this week is female genital surgeries. I'm only allowed to write 2 pages double spaced, which is incredibly frustrating because I have way more to say on the subject and I had to cut out a lot. So I'm posting a longer version of my paper here: read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections / event notice Sunday November 20, 2005 18:30 by Kerry E'lyn Larkin   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 26, 2005 16:23)
Buy Nothing Day 2005 to be celebrated in Galway on Saturday with street theatre, a mini film fest, art installations, and a barter fair. read full story / add a comment
antrim / history and heritage / event notice Sunday November 20, 2005 18:26 by Ciarán
The James Connolly Debating Society is a forum for republicans and socialists to meet, discuss and debate the works of some of Ireland's greatest political thinkers, from the United Irishmen to Connolly and Pearse, right up to the present.

The first meeting will address the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and the Democratic Programme of the First Dáil.

We will be meeting in the Felons' Club, Falls Road, Belfast on Thursday 1st December at 7.30pm read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday November 20, 2005 18:13 by CÓB
Shell to Sea activists will be meeting at the Castle Junction (Black Taxi depot) at the top of Castle Street at 1pm to leaflet shoppers and to raise awareness about the campaign and the case of the Rossport 5. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Sunday November 20, 2005 09:55 by cearbhuil
Since the founding of this Peace Community in 1997, San Jose has suffered assassinations, kidnappings, forced displacements and tortures by The COlombian Army. The President of Colombia wants to exterminate this peace community as they offer alternatives to slavery, poverty and dictatorship. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Sunday November 20, 2005 06:47 by Brian   text 22 comments (last - monday january 16, 2006 11:18)
A short account of the meeting on Garda, legal and state corruption chaired by Frank McBrearty at the Mansion House Dublin 20 Nov 2005.

(My apologies in advance for any errors and omissions.) read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday November 19, 2005 21:52 by Solidarity   text 3 comments (last - friday november 25, 2005 12:43)
The Irish Republican Socialist Youth Movement has sent solidarity messages to their Russian Anti-Fas comrades following the savage murder of one of its members. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday November 19, 2005 21:39 by Seán MacRuadhán.
In response to the recent sensationalist press reporting in the tabloids regarding Dessie O’Hare, A spokesperson for the Free Dessie O’Hare Campaign stated, “The Free Dessie O’Hare Campaign will not be deflected by the recent malicious gutter press journalism concerning the recent transfer of Dessie O’Hare from Castlerea Prison Co Roscommon to Portlaoise Prison Co Laois. read full story / add a comment
sligo / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Saturday November 19, 2005 18:07 by Paul   text 13 comments (last - tuesday november 22, 2005 22:09)
Sligo/North Leitrim Labour Party election candidate has angered local party supporters over his recent support for an increase in bin charges. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Saturday November 19, 2005 14:23 by SP Member   text 61 comments (last - tuesday november 22, 2005 17:26)
editor's note: the following disscusion was seperated from the original article to which it was a response when indymedia stole the jam jar and re-plagiarized the story into a front page feature

The following is an article from the October edition of the Socialist (newspaper of the Socialist Party) on Irish Ferries. If you read this article and then read the above article by the WSM you will clearly see that the WSM article has been plagiarised from the Socialist!
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 19, 2005 10:01 by Paul O'C   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 23, 2005 18:27)
I just recieved this report through escr.net, thought it would be of interest to all, in particular those involved in the Rossport/Corrib campaigns. (p.s. there is some odd sintax in the main post, just ignore it). read full story / add a comment
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