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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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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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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.

offsite link Why is Lord Hermer Trying to Politicise the Rule of Law? Sun Jan 19, 2025 13:00 | Raymond Wacks
Retired law professor Raymond Wacks questions Lord Hermer's new, expanded definition of the 'Rule of Law' to include 'human rights'. Is it a ruse to increase the power of human rights lawyers?
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offsite link How the Blob Uses Public Sector Procurement Frameworks to Enforce Compliance With Woke Ideology Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:00 | C.J. Strachan
C.J. Strachan documents the way in which the Civil Service enforces compliance with woke ideology by forcing private companies that want to bid for public sector contracts to attend EDI training courses.
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offsite link New Research Paper Contains Evidence That the mRNA Covid Vaccines Damages Human Heart Cells Sun Jan 19, 2025 09:00 | Dr David Livermore
A new research paper contains evidence that the mRNA Covid vaccines cause heart damage at the cellular level, writes David Livermore, former professor of medical microbiology at the University of East Anglia.
The post New Research Paper Contains Evidence That the mRNA Covid Vaccines Damages Human Heart Cells appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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galway / arts and media / event notice Monday September 03, 2007 17:54 by Over The Edge
'Washington, D.C.', a first collection of poems by Shela Phelan, published by Lapwing, will be launched on Wednesday 26th September at 6.30pm in the Galway City Library.

The speaker will be Michael O'Loughlin, Galway City Council's Writer in Residence.

All are welcome. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday September 03, 2007 15:07 by Ronan
Documentary films in IFI - Thurs 13.09.07 to Sun 16.09.07.

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dublin / animal rights / event notice Monday September 03, 2007 12:07 by Laura Broxson
ANTI-FUR DEMONSTRATIONS SAT. 8th - ORGANISED BY N.A.R.A. & CAFT IRELAND read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday September 03, 2007 11:36 by pat c
This is a statement from the Iraq Freedom Congress, a Secular Non-Ethnic organisation which campaigns on behalf of ordinary Iraqi people. It opposes both the US Occupation and the Islamist Militias. Here it deals with fighting between two Islamist Militias which is causing untold hardship to the Iraqi people. Full text at link.

Since yesterday, and the militia groups (Sadr and the Islamic Supreme Council) turned many cities of Iraq to battlefields and military barracks; and the atmosphere of terror has dominated the lives and livelihoods of people as if they needed more killings and crimes. This came after fighting erupted between supporters of the two groups in the city of Karbala (95 Km southwest of Baghdad) in a religious event.
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national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday September 03, 2007 11:24 by Zippy   text 7 comments (last - wednesday september 05, 2007 08:10)
Green Minister John Gormley has express his upset and outrage over the shooting of a Red Kite in Wicklow. Meanwhile his government continues to back the US war effort in Iraq where human beings die. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday September 03, 2007 11:11 by Davy Carlin   text 1 comment (last - monday september 03, 2007 11:19)
A few thoughts on Policing read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday September 03, 2007 10:11 by Brian   text 1 comment (last - friday august 08, 2008 11:11)
This is a theory which attempts to shed light on the obscure origins of the Irish Rebellion of 1641. read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Monday September 03, 2007 09:45 by Josephine Hayden
Annual Bobby Sands lecture, Wynns Hotel, Dublin read full story / add a comment
international / environment / event notice Sunday September 02, 2007 22:48 by llavors d'anarquia
september 8, 9, 10 and 11 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday September 02, 2007 19:54 by Raymond

Some incidents recounted by Israeli peace activists, revealing the nature of the Israeli occupation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday September 02, 2007 13:09 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - monday september 03, 2007 22:12)
Dublin Shell to Sea bus tickets for the Sept 14th Day of Action in Erris, go on sale today in Connolly Books, Temple Bar.
The bus will leave at 6:30 sharp on Thursday September 13th from Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North.
Tickets cost €30 waged or €25 unwaged. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / press release Saturday September 01, 2007 19:03 by Over The Edge
Over The Edge New Writer of the Year competition sponsored by Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop

The winner of the inaugural Over the Edge New Writer of the Year competition is Kevin Lavelle, from Barna, County Galway, for his story Bury Me In The Garden. The winning story will appear in the Oct.-Dec. issue of the Galway Arts Centre's journal, West 47 online. Kevin will be a featured reader at the November 22nd, all-fiction Over the Edge: Open Reading.

Second place was taken by poet Cate Huguelet, while joint third place went to fiction writers Aidan Hynes and Claire Anderson-Wheeler. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday September 01, 2007 14:39 by tom eile   text 1 comment (last - saturday september 01, 2007 14:48)
In the face of a concerted anti-Arabic and Islamophobic campaign , Yemeni born teacher ,
Debbie Almontaser , has resigned as principal of the Brooklyn based Khalil Gibran International Academy . Almontaser’s earlier failure to “instinctively denounce” a NYC Intifadia T-shirt in terms satisfactory to Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post had resulted in a witch hunt being organized against her and the school she helped found by right-wing Zionists, Christian fundamentalists and Islamophobes . Instead of offering support to the veteran teacher , United Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten ,added her voice to the racist campaign .
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international / environment / other press Saturday September 01, 2007 14:01 by Reza Fiyouzat   text 55 comments (last - saturday august 23, 2008 12:30)
Here an Iranian Socialist and Anti-Imperialist explains why it is not a good idea for Iran to develop or to maintain Nuclear Power stations. Full text at the link.

Those in the Iranian socialist opposition arguing for a nuclear-free Iran
have either been absent from the Western left's discourse or have been
getting the short end of the stick from some in the US left. Trapped in a
mentality as simplistic as that of George Bush's, a good part of the US left
has been repeating a similar logic, by saying that either you go along with
the imperialists' plans and support Bush or find excuses to support Iran's
government's pursuit of nuclear energy.
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international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday September 01, 2007 09:34 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 11, 2007 18:59)
Increasingly the patient is no longer seen as a passive recipient of medical treatment. Attempts are being made, at least at an ideological level, to involve patients more in the design of medication and to lend some weight to what patients really think of medication and how it is affecting them. Naturally there are life saving chemicals like penicillin, insulin and cytamen (for vitamin B12) but there is a plethora of more optional drugs on the market not least a whole cabinet of neuroleptic drugs. From my own observations as a patient for over 30 years attending clinics and hospitals throughout that period it is unclear whether many of these drugs have an authentic role in (a) preserving life or (b) in improving the quality of life of the patient. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Saturday September 01, 2007 09:19 by Back to Court   text 4 comments (last - tuesday september 04, 2007 16:17)
The nine arrested campaigners are returning to Court on Wednesday
the Fifth of September, in the Navan District Courthouse.

Seven, who were arrested together have been on continuing bail.
2 Who were arrested separately did not have the same conditions imposed. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday September 01, 2007 08:43 by Joe Moore   text 8 comments (last - saturday september 29, 2007 21:04)
A public meeting to launch a Cork section of the Bring Back Great Campaign will be held on Thursday 27th September, at 8.00pm in the Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street, Cork.
The meeting will be addressed by Councillor Cionnaith OSuilleabhain, Sinn Fein, Clonakilty Great Support Group and Roseanna Flynn, Residents Against Racism, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Friday August 31, 2007 18:21 by Fred Johnston, Manager
Rugadh Pádraig Mac Fhearghusa i mBéal Átha Fhinín i gCo. Chorcaí i 1947. Garda as Co. Fhear Manach ba ea a athair Peter Ferguson. D’fhreastail sé ar Choláiste Bhréanainn, Cill Airne, agus ina dhiaidh sin ar Choláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach, mar ar cháiligh sé mar oide bunscoile. Bhain sé céim BA amach i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, i 1970 i nGaeilge, Stair agus Fealsúnacht. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday August 31, 2007 17:34 by MichaelY
George W. Bush’s speech Tuesday makes clear his plan to attack Iran, and how the intelligence, as was the case before the attack on Iraq, is being “fixed around the policy.” The Aug. 28 speech to the American Legion came five years after a very similar presentation by Vice President Dick Cheney. Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Aug. 26, 2002, Cheney set the meretricious terms of reference for war on Iraq.

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armagh / crime and justice / press release Thursday August 30, 2007 18:08 by Kevin Murphy   text 3 comments (last - friday august 31, 2007 18:42)
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement call on the people of South Armagh to boycott this Tuesdays policing meeting in Crossmaglen. read full story / add a comment
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