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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

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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offsite link Medical Journal Article Criticises Corrupt Medical Journals Mon Jan 27, 2025 17:15 | Dr Raphael Lataster
Springer Nature medical journal?Cureus has just published a peer-reviewed article on the corruption of major medical journals. One of the authors, Dr Raphael Lataster, summarises his argument.
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offsite link How to Make a Heat Pump Work in an Old House Mon Jan 27, 2025 15:15 | Sallust
People say heat pumps don't work in older houses. But Tim Adams has proved them wrong ? and all it took was thousands of pounds and two years of tweaking. Now he saves ?5 a week. It'll pay for itself by the time he's 107.
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offsite link Southport Attacker Axel Rudakubana Had Declared the Need for ?White Genocide?. Is This Why the Autho... Mon Jan 27, 2025 13:10 | Laurie Wastell
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana had declared the need for "white genocide". Is this why the authorities are so adamant that it wasn't a terrorist offence?
The post Southport Attacker Axel Rudakubana Had Declared the Need for “White Genocide”. Is This Why the Authorities are so Adamant it Wasn’t a Terrorist Offence? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Record ?2.4 Billion in CfD Subsidies Paid Out in 2024 Mon Jan 27, 2025 11:00 | David Turver
A record-smashing ?2.4 billion in CfD subsidies was paid out in 2024, with offshore wind pocketing ?1.9 billion. David Turver crunches the numbers to reveal what it means for UK energy bills.
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offsite link New Findings Show No Decline in the Strength of the Gulf Stream Since the 1960s Mon Jan 27, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Another alarmist climate scare story bites the dust as new findings published in Nature show no decline in the strength of the Gulf Stream since the 1960s. Seems the 'day after tomorrow' won't be freezing after all.
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national / crime and justice Thursday November 26, 2009 - 23:56 by jolo
background to a serious fraud in Irish banking and investment ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 26, 2009 - 22:50 by Michael Anderson   image 1 image
Goodooga, northwest NSW, 26 November – Euahlayi activist Michael Anderson says the organisation being put together by Tom Calma totally ignores the more aggressive Aboriginal voices and will have prominent conservative Aborigines as key stakeholders.
Mr Anderson states in a media release that this is likely to repeat a history of conservative Aborigines joining forces with conservative government to thwart grassroots needs and aspirations. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Tuesday November 24, 2009 - 16:25 by Thomas Janak   text 3 comments (last - saturday december 26, 2009 - 23:18)   audio 1 audio file
.... he is an animal rights activist who has turned into a celebrity because of the status he has being given by the media and fellow activists. He just published a new book: "From Dusk Til Dawn" ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Wednesday November 18, 2009 - 19:04 by An Puca   text 28 comments (last - sunday june 13, 2010 - 18:34)   image 2 images
Book Review - England's Greatest Spy. Eamon De Valera by John J. Turi ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday November 18, 2009 - 18:35 by Paddy Hackett   text 3 comments (last - wednesday november 25, 2009 - 20:07)
There were some editing errors in the last version of this piece. Below is the revised version. Please forgive me. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / environment Wednesday November 18, 2009 - 12:41 by Cian Lynch   text 5 comments (last - saturday november 21, 2009 - 15:39)   image 1 image
“Someday Independent” is a 4 page leaflet produced by Dublin Shell to Sea. The design/layout and graphical work is of a very high standard and compares favourably to high cost, professionally produced brochures. The overall colour scheme and design is a pleasing blue “wave” design which is easy on the eye and appropriate to the subject material without drawing too much attention to itself. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Wednesday November 18, 2009 - 12:30 by Astrid Essed
With the EU guarantee to the Czech president, that the Czech State should not be exposed to property claims of expelled Germans after World War II, the EU not only implicitly consents with ethnical cleansings, it is also highly hypocritical, since the EU regularly points a finger to human rights violating countries like Sudan, Myanmar and Iran
It is high time the EU should look in its own mirror, among else with regard to police abuse, racism and violation of the rights of migrants and real or alleged terrorsuspects ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Monday November 16, 2009 - 19:05 by Paddy Hackett   text 5 comments (last - tuesday november 24, 2009 - 23:41)
These left wing parties, such as the SWP and the SP, claim that there are pro-working class solutions available to the Irish state within a capitalist paradigm. In making such reactionary claims they are merely attempting to fool the working class. There are only two solutions: a capitalist or a communist solution. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media Monday November 16, 2009 - 16:26 by Liam Griffin   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 17, 2009 - 01:36)   image 1 image
Brand new play about James Connolly's last days awaiting executecution.Unlike most plays about the Easter Rising where the leaders are depicted as archetypal and distant mythological figures here the protaganists strike you as human and familiar.Alternating between scenes portraying Jim,s family,his youth and the pollitical/millitary background the play is both deeply moving and informative.With a large cast of men,women & children the production itself reflects the ideals of equality and solidarity the subject deserves !
continues at Liberty Hall Theatre,Dublin until 28th.Nov. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Friday November 13, 2009 - 16:38 by Sean Crudden
As an event in The Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series 2009/2010, Frederica Von Stade gave a recital of songs last night (121109) in The National Concert Hall. She was accompanied on piano by her friend Laurana Mitchelmore. The concert started at 20.00 and finished at 22.00. The audience was appreciative but a little more reverence and hush would have improved matters both for the performers and for those trying to get to grips with the performance. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 11, 2009 - 12:29 by Sevinc Karaca
In its 30 years strugle to form itself Turkish Student Union face another legal setback by the state.

Here is info ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Wednesday November 11, 2009 - 10:34 by proon4   text 24 comments (last - wednesday june 29, 2011 - 15:20)   image 1 image   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 / worker & community struggles and protests Monday November 09, 2009 - 21:08 by North West Red   text 3 comments (last - tuesday november 10, 2009 - 17:53)
Sligo's demonstration was one of a series of marches organised on both sides of the border by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) to campaign against cutbacks in pay and essential public services being imposed by both the Dublin and Stormont administrations. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Monday November 09, 2009 - 19:00 by Declan Cullen   text 11 comments (last - tuesday december 08, 2009 - 20:43)
Dear Reader: With all the talk of recession, bank bail outs, jobs losses, swine flu etc, the people of Ireland are being distracted from one of the most significant, disgusting and oppressive taxes, i.e Carbon tax, which the government are hoping to burden the country with. This tax will drive the price of food via an increase in transport costs, and the proposed farm animal tax will also further drive the price of meat up at source adding injury to insult. ... read full story / add a comment
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fermanagh / animal rights Monday November 09, 2009 - 16:29 by Bernie Wright   text 5 comments (last - wednesday november 11, 2009 - 03:34)   image 2 images
Hotelier plans to throw turkeys off tower to see if they fly ...
This was the brainchild of a hotelier Joe Mahon who now wanted to throw turkeys from a 100ft roof for fun to see if they can fly. It’s a stunt for publicity by this sick bumkin in Fermanagh.
However as he now says he never said 'live' in his news release he insists he is using toy turkeys.

Response received from Joe Mahon-
This is the response several folk have had from Joe Mahon -

... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday November 09, 2009 - 12:31 by Paddy Hackett   text 10 comments (last - thursday november 12, 2009 - 21:05)   image 1 image
It is not possible to achieve a communist society in Ireland through social revolution. This is because, if such a society were realized, it would be easily crushed by the imperialist states that surround it. ... read full story / add a comment
students & staff unite to protect public services
national / education Friday November 06, 2009 - 02:37 by Edufactory   text 2 comments (last - friday november 06, 2009 - 11:28)   image 1 image
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is today holding a national day of protest against pay cuts in the public and private sectors, as well as cuts in public services.

The move marks the beginning of an ICTU campaign to fight any move to cut workers’ pay and pensions or to slash funding for public services. Several trade unions in the education sector are calling on workers to join a protest, starting at Parnell Square at 2:30pm.

Staff and students in UCD are assembling outside the Arts Block today at 1pm before heading into Trinity College to join up with other members of the Siptu education branch at 2:15pm.

* 1pm UCD Arts Block: students & students and staff meet up to head into Trinity College
* 2:15pm Trinity College: SIPTU Education Branch meets before heading to Parnell Square for the march.
* 2:30pm Parnell Square: The march kicks-off
... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Wednesday November 04, 2009 - 20:46 by Michael Murphy   text 85 comments (last - monday november 30, 2009 - 14:25)
This is a response to the SWP's reply which appeared on thier website in late August. Their material was in reply to previous Socialist Party material on the issues of left co-operation, new mass workers party and left election slates. The Socialist Party believes our reply is an accuarte assesment of the discussions that took place among groups on the left in the run in to the recent local elections and outlines our views on many of the issues facing the left. We believe there should be a left slate for the next general election and we hope our reply can assist that process. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday November 04, 2009 - 17:32 by SSN
The government is trying to make ordinary people pay for the financial crisis. NAMA will bail out the property developers and wealthy bankers who caused this crisis to the tune of up to €90billion. This will be done by savaging public services, slashing the wages of ordinary workers, throwing lots more workers on to the dole and cutting social welfare. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment Tuesday November 03, 2009 - 22:23 by Ed Moran   text 3 comments (last - monday november 09, 2009 - 18:27)
Today’s publication of An Bord Pleanala’s ruling (4 page statement) amounts to a rejection of the Corrib Pipeline application. ... read full story / add a comment
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