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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

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offsite link Losing to Win Thu Feb 13, 2025 14:00 | Dr James Allan
Sometimes politicians have to lose to win so the other side can show its true colours. Trump is the standout example, says Prof James Allan. Had he won in 2020, we would not have had the blitz of the last four weeks.
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offsite link Failed Asylum Seeker Allowed to Stay in UK on Ninth Attempt ? Because She Joined Terror Group Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:26 | Will Jones
A Nigerian woman who tried and failed eight times to secure asylum in Britain was finally granted the right to stay after joining a terrorist organisation just to boost her claim.
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offsite link Don?t Blame Gen Z Thu Feb 13, 2025 09:00 | Joanna Gray
Joanna Gray says the Gen Zer she was mentoring had an epiphany: "It?s not us who suck; it?s you Gen Xers. No wonder you lot went along with all that trans BS, you'd all lost your bottle." Terrifyingly, he was right.
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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.
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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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national / crime and justice / news report Thursday July 02, 2009 02:06 by michael james smith   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 09, 2009 17:47)
It has emerged that Group 4 Security [g4s] a worldwide provider of private security and risk management services may be set to launch a bid to provide prison custody services equivalent to that of services already provided by officers of the irish prison service. The global security corporation already operates a number of prisons and youth detention centers throughout the world especially in the UK. In the UK the firm provides detention services at a number of high profile London police stations. There g4s police custody officers provide services similar to that of police officers including but not limited to photographing, fingerprinting, processing, feeding, restraining and the use of force against dangerous persons in custody. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 01, 2009 17:36 by Katy   text 13 comments (last - friday july 10, 2009 01:30)
IRELAND IS STILL ONE OF ONLY 3 EUROPEAN
COUNTRIES WHERE ABORTION IS NOT LEGAL –
HELP US TO KEEP IT THAT WAY!!

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national / animal rights / other press Wednesday July 01, 2009 16:57 by Laura Broxson
Today is the National Animal Rights Association's 2nd anniversary, and below is our "Year in Review" report, documenting the work we've done in the past year. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday July 01, 2009 16:28 by Saoirsí   text 8 comments (last - thursday july 02, 2009 12:40)
The American Conservative's (August 01, 2009 Issue) Philip Giraldi ("Deep Background") - a former CIA Officer - is a fellow with the American Conservative Defense Alliance: "Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff, is coordinating a White House effort to remake the Israeli government... The choice of Rahm Emanuel, a pro-Israel hardliner, to head the campaign is intended to limit criticism that there might be an anti-Israel agenda at work." read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / press release Wednesday July 01, 2009 14:52 by Andrew Carson
FOUR is currently accepting submissions for PROJECTOR, an evening of screened video works by national and international artists selected by FOUR from an open submission call. PROJECTOR will take place on the evening of Wednesday 15 July 2009 from 8 to 10pm. Artists are invited to submit videos ranging from 2 to 20 minutes long. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Wednesday July 01, 2009 14:45 by Andrew Carson
GHOSTS OF MARS
Mark Hamilton

Curated by Leif Magne Tangen
Opening: Thursday 21 May 2009 6-9 pm
Exhibition continues from 22 May–18 July 2009 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday July 01, 2009 10:31 by RogerYates

Animal Rights July kicks off tonight with The Animal Rights Debate followed by discussion. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday July 01, 2009 05:50 by fightfirewithwater09   text 8 comments (last - tuesday july 07, 2009 22:37)
Talisman Sabre 09
http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/exercises/ts09/index.htm
is a biennial exercise that involves 20,000 U.S. & 7,000 Australian troops, fighter jets and warships, it is taking place in July in central Queensland, Australia. read full story / add a comment
kildare / politics / elections / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 23:54 by Le Chéile Saor P.R.O
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Tuesday June 30, 2009 23:53 by Victim of Abuse   text 7 comments (last - thursday july 30, 2009 01:12)
Recent allegations that Sr Stanislaus new about abuse in the religeous order years ago came across as sickening to me.

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kildare / crime and justice / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 23:47 by Le Chéile Saor P.R.O
P.O.W Protest Organised For Naas Co. Kildare read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:58 by David L
The IPSC in Dublin will be staging an emergency protest tomorrow Wednesday 1st July, 5pm, at the GPO on O'Connell Street.

We ask everyone to come along and support it and the kidnapped members of the Free Gaza Movement. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:53 by Seven Towers Agency
The Last Wednesday Series Reading and Open Mike is running simultaneously in Cassidy’s Bar, Westmoreland St, Dublin 2 and Rocky Sullivan’s, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City on the last Wednesday of every month. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:47 by Seven Towers Agency
in Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, Dublin 1 at 1.15pm on Wednesday 15th July read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:40 by Seven Towers Agency
Quincy R Lehr returns to read in Galway after a long absence. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / press release Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:35 by O. O'C.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung says the Constitutional Court ruling is demanding a law to guarantee the rights of the German Parliament in the EU decision-making process.

If that is so, should not Oireachtas Eireann have a law requiring this too - and Westminster and Paris and Prague and Bucharest, and 22 others?

Should not all EU National Parliaments also have “participation in European lawmaking procedures”? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:34 by Seven Towers Agency
Writers reading from their work on the theme of 'Sunshine'. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:28 by Seven Towers Agency
Launch of Posthumous first collection from this excellent poet! In Cassidy's Bar, Westmoreland St, Dublin 2 at 6pm read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:22 by Sevent Towers Agency
Quincy R Lehr returns to the Irish reading scene after a liong absence, read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday June 30, 2009 21:16 by Seven Towers Agency
Ross Hattaway and Fintan O'Higgins will be reading at Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, Dublin 1, at 1.15 on Wednesday 1st July. read full story / add a comment
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