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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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

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offsite link Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests H... Thu Jan 30, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Is Keir Starmer autistic? His public persona (or lack of), absence of interpersonal skills and obsessively technocratic outlook might lead us to conclude so. But that would be unfair on autistic people, says Steven Tucker.
The post Is Keir Starmer Autistic? His Excessively Literal-Minded Compliance With Human Rights Law Suggests He Just Might Be appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Thu Jan 30, 2025 01:45 | 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 Declined: Chapter 6: Hometime Wed Jan 29, 2025 19:00 | M. Zermansky
Chapter six of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK, serialised in?the Daily Sceptic. This week: as a Non-Efficient, will Ella even be allowed to buy a cake?
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offsite link NHS Hiring Dozens of Diversity Jobs on Up to ?91,000 a Year Despite Order to Stop Wed Jan 29, 2025 17:44 | Will Jones
NHS bosses are ignoring orders from Ministers to scrap diversity jobs by?hiring dozens of new equalities staff on up to ?91,000 a year?under Labour.
The post NHS Hiring Dozens of Diversity Jobs on Up to ?91,000 a Year Despite Order to Stop appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans Wed Jan 29, 2025 15:06 | Will Jones
Ed Miliband skipped Rachel Reeves's speech announcing support for?a third runway at Heathrow?in an apparent snub to plans that he previously threated to resign over.
The post Ed Miliband Snubs Reeves Speech Unveiling Heathrow Expansion Plans appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Saturday November 28, 2009 01:06 by Mark C   text 31 comments (last - thursday december 01, 2016 08:47)   video 1 video file
This is part one of a two part report, based on the Report by The Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Part One deals with the generalities of the report – a damning indictment of the church in general for its handling of the reporting of clerical child sexual abuse, its cover up, and the comlicity (or otherwise) of the Gardaí. Part Two will look at the abuse, abuse, and more abuse handed out by individuals. Prepare yourself for some pretty sickening reading. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday November 25, 2009 13:57 by DSF   text 14 comments (last - saturday november 28, 2009 00:30)   video 1 video file
Sinn Féin workers in Leinster House took a principled decision not to pass the picket lines during yesterday's industrial action. read full story / add a comment
kildare / education / news report Tuesday November 24, 2009 21:10 by Donal Fallon- Free Education for Everyone NUI Maynooth   text 11 comments (last - sunday november 29, 2009 16:46)   video 1 video file
Solidarity pickets placed on both North and South campuses of NUI Maynooth. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / feature Tuesday November 24, 2009 17:25 by N.G.A.   text 59 comments (last - monday november 20, 2017 06:55)   video 1 video file
The view of the National Graves Association on the wearing of the poppy. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday November 23, 2009 23:05 by TD   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 25, 2009 14:06)   video 4 video files
Following the temporary withdrawal of the International Solidarity Movement from Hebron due to that organisations difficulty in finding a suitable base there, a number of internationals from the village of Bil'in journeyed down there last week to take up the slack with night patrols, checkpoint monitoring and especially the safeguarding of Palestinian children to and from school from stone throwing, spitting Israeli "settler children and adults. Four in number, we found accomodation in the homes of the Al-Awawi and Egnabi families,previously fire bombed by the colonising "settlers" and illegally evicted but both families still overflowing with the milk of human kindness despite their travails. read full story / add a comment
tipperary / animal rights / event notice Thursday November 19, 2009 19:21 by John Carmody   text 1 comment (last - thursday january 07, 2010 19:55)   video 1 video file
ARAN will be protesting the annual hare coursing finals in 2010 - Please join the protest against this barbaric 'sport'

When: Wednesday, February 3rd 201 @ 12 noon sharp to 3p.m
Where: Powerstown Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary (Front Entrance)
Contact: John Carmody, Stephan Wymore 087-2391646 read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday November 15, 2009 00:45 by TD   text 4 comments (last - tuesday november 17, 2009 13:01)   video 2 video files
Symbol of the resistance and intifada and leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades the formidable but affable and thoughtful Zakaria Zubeidi readily agreed to be interviewed on the 12th November at Jenin's Freedom Theatre. Not for him the hypocrisy of paying lip service to the PA Quisling regime in Ramallah but forthright condemnation and contempt: In June 2004, he kidnapped the corrupt Israeli collaborator, then PA governor of Jenin, Haidar Irshard to "beat the shit out of him." . He also burnt down the local office of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Alleged by the Israelis to be the chief strategist of suicide bombing he was ruthlessly hunted for extermination - in one botched attempt, in 2004, an Israeli death squad killed five other brigade members, including a 14-year old boy, in a jeep carrying him, in another, nine Palestinians were killed in Jenin including four civililians on a IOF murder expedition. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Saturday November 14, 2009 20:08 by Paula Geraghty   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 19, 2009 10:56)   video 1 video file
As workers fight Fianna fail and the Green partyy's neoliberal attacks, now is a good time to learn from the fightback against Thatcherism in the 1980s with this video of Arthur Scargill discussing the Miners Strike.
http://www.vimeo.com/7589961 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 12, 2009 21:25 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
5,000 frontline public service staff took to the streets to vent their anger at further attacks on their pay and conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNLfk7qKLg read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday November 11, 2009 23:50 by Dave Donnellan   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 12, 2009 09:45)   video 2 video files
As the Irish government attempts to shift the burden of the economic recovery onto ordinary workers the Irish Congress of Trade Unions held a day of action. This video captures some of the atmosphere on the day and talks to some of the people on the walk. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:34 by proon4   text 24 comments (last - wednesday june 29, 2011 15:20)   video 2 video files
The incident on Frontline 9/11/2009 between Alan O Brien and Pat Kenny read full story / add a comment
sligo / environment / news report Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:55 by Aisling Ryan   text 26 comments (last - monday december 21, 2009 19:23)   video 1 video file
Sligo's elected representatives have ignored the majority of public opinion and have voted to reopen O'Connell Street to traffic. What can we do?? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 23:57 by Paula Geraghty   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 11, 2009 00:48)   video 1 video file
Tens of thousands of public and private sector workers demonstrated to defend public services, pensions, jobs. Watch the vide report here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sn-u0eCFrA read full story / add a comment
tyrone / environment / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 15:15 by Liamo   video 1 video file
Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / environment / event notice Tuesday November 10, 2009 15:09 by Liamo   video 1 video file
The first in our autumn/winter programme of awareness raising evenings, Transition Town Donard-Glen will be screening 'End of Suburbia' in Donard hall. The film will be followed by a talk on peak oil with local geologist, Jerome Kelly (Tullow Oil). Absolutely everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend and we can all wash down the bitter pills of reality with a few pints in the pub afterwards. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday November 10, 2009 13:33 by Conversation - various; editing Andrew   text 22 comments (last - wednesday november 18, 2009 14:22)   video 1 video file
During Noam Chomsky's recent visit to Ireland five members of the Workers Solidarity Movement met him over breakfast to talk over a range of issues from Palestine to the capitalist crisis to social partnership to Iran to Obama and the US Labour Movement. Notes on the discussion are below followed by the audio recording itself. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 00:23 by TD   text 9 comments (last - sunday november 15, 2009 22:01)   video 3 video files
I'm happy to report that, today, on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Palestinians ably assisted by Israeli activists and "internationals" tore down a section of the obscenity called the Apartheid Wall near the IOF checkpoint of Qalandiya outside Ramallah in the West Bank. giving a much needed fillip to Palestinian morale and people of good conscience around the world. The action was noteworthy for its meticulous planning and execution which ensured jubilant success. read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday November 06, 2009 21:25 by Kevin   text 3 comments (last - saturday november 07, 2009 18:02)   video 1 video file
In the region of 20,000 workers march through Cork City centre today to oppose Government cuts and the ongoing attacks on wages and conditions. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Friday November 06, 2009 18:34 by Dunk   text 6 comments (last - sunday november 08, 2009 13:53)   video 5 video files
At about 5pm this evening as the closing plenary of what can only be seen as a very disapointing climate talks in Barcelona, 2 people got up with a banner and walked toward the front stage shouting "Markets are the problem, not the solution". The banner appears to have read "Obama is finishing what Bush started".

They were quickly jumped upon by security guards at the conference and wrestled to the ground. A third person stood up and came to their aid, it appears she was taken away from the plenary by the security guards.

All three were evicted from the conference, no arrests were made. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / other press Friday November 06, 2009 18:30 by SpunOut.ie Youth Volunteer   text 3 comments (last - saturday november 07, 2009 02:23)   video 1 video file
Vibrant rallies were held today in Dublin, Cork, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Tullamore and Waterford to protest against the treatment of workers and the vulnerable in Irish society. It is estimated that over 20,000 marched in Dublin, up to 15,000 marched in Cork and up to 5,000 or more in other cities and towns around Ireland. This is undoubtedly a powerful collective message to our government. read full story / add a comment
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