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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

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offsite link Coffee Ban Fears as EU Calls Caffeinated Drink ?Harmful? Sat Feb 22, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Coffee is "harmful" to humans, the European Union has said in a regulation banning the use of caffeine as a pesticide, prompting fears of a coffee ban.
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offsite link Save Free Speech or Face Trump Tariffs, Farage Warns Sat Feb 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Britain is at risk of tariffs from Donald Trump unless it?eases its restriction on free speech, Nigel Farage has warned, adding pressure on Keir Starmer to reform the Online Safety Act.
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offsite link Declined: Chapter 9: Family Rift Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:00 | Molly Kingsley
Chapter nine of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire by Molly Kingsley about the emergence of a social credit system in the UK. This week: a family rift leads to talk of emigrating as an ominous letter arrives.
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offsite link Sensational Findings Published in Nature Blow Politicised Wildfire Climate Scam Out of the Water Sat Feb 22, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
Sensational new findings published in Nature reveal that wildfires are occurring at less than a quarter of their historic rate. This blows the politicised wildfire climate change scam out of the water, says Chris Morrison.
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offsite link The Left Has Been Hijacked by Narcissists Sat Feb 22, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
The hysterical reaction of some women to Trump of sterilising themselves validates the findings of a recent medical paper that the Left is being hijacked by narcissists who are sinking its causes with the public.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday July 29, 2005 - 14:15 by SP
The latest issue of the Socialist, monthly newspaper of the Socialist Party is now online at www.socialistparty.net ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday July 29, 2005 - 13:42 by voldemort   text 3 comments (last - wednesday august 10, 2005 - 11:58)
Ariel Sharon's security has been stepped up a notch since a video was shown on Channel 2 this week. The video shows members of the extreme right settlers who are opposed to the pullout, some rabbis, engaging in a ritual called "Pulsa Denura".

The ritual is a death curse, its name is aramaic and means "lashes of fire" and was last said to be performed prior to the assasination of Israeli premier Yitzak Rabin in 1995. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Friday July 29, 2005 - 02:51 by David Moore   text 41 comments (last - monday january 30, 2006 - 17:34)   image 1 image
Deport-case
student
halted at
checkpoint



IRELAND'S most
hapless Leaving Cert
student Kunie
Elunhana has been in
yet another scrape
with the law.

Kunie — deported to
Nigeria amid an outcry and
then allowed back to sit his
exams — has now had his
car seized at a garda
checkpoint.

As Justice Minister Michael
McDowell considers whether to
deport him a second time, Kunie is
now facing an embarrassing court
appearance. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism Friday July 29, 2005 - 02:05 by eeekkkkk   text 8 comments (last - thursday august 18, 2005 - 18:13)   image 4 images
international / consumer issues Thursday July 28, 2005 - 21:49 by Paul Connett
A scientist accused of covering up research, showing a link between fluoride in tap water and osteosarcoma, must be removed from the ongoing NIH study. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 28, 2005 - 16:05 by -   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 28, 2005 - 16:09)
(((Its been a while since I've had ocassion to smile whilst collating news)))

here are the news report links to spanish, catalan, italian, german and french language newspapers and tv from Europe and the swiss (polyglot lot) to South america. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 28, 2005 - 13:15 by DV8
The number of attacks on Asians has risen significantly since the London bombings, police and Muslim groups say. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 28, 2005 - 12:48 by Dave
US unions call for troop withdrawal from Iraq ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 17:17 by iosaf .:. ipsiphi ·.·   text 3 comments (last - tuesday october 13, 2009 - 17:05)   image 1 image
We all have had in the course of our trans-national campaigns occasion to read the english left of centre daily newspaper The Guardian.

many of us are fond of certain contributors, find ourselves @ times as if in a capioera with the opinion forming it takes our lead from and in addition to substantial daily sales offers free on the internet to the english speaking mostly european readers. ... read full story / add a comment
Rummy uses hand gestures so Muslims will understand
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 14:45 by redjade   text 28 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 - 12:45)   image 4 images
'....in recent speeches and news conferences, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the nation's senior military officer have spoken of "a global struggle against violent extremism" rather than "the global war on terror," which had been the catchphrase of choice...' ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday July 27, 2005 - 13:45 by Pat   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 27, 2005 - 14:55)
Eamonn McCann writes on shoot to kill policies, past and present ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday July 25, 2005 - 18:34 by R. Isible
Telus, a Canadian internet services provider (ISP) and telecommunications company (telco) has admitted to blocking customers' access to the webpages of striking Telus employees. Slashdot covers the story. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media Monday July 25, 2005 - 17:18 by redjade   image 1 image
Klintron from American Samisdat starts a new website ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday July 25, 2005 - 12:55 by Seamus O Raghallaigh   text 1 comment (last - monday july 25, 2005 - 15:03)
Have a look at the link http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/ where you will find a CIA (Crininals in Action or more commonly know as Central Intelligence Agency) web page for kids. When I heard of this I though at first it was a joke, a sick joke indeed. But no, its true. Theres even an FBI page. What next I wonder. Just like the old USSR and Hitler youth tactics, get em while they are young and impressionable. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Monday July 25, 2005 - 12:18 by compiling   text 1 comment (last - monday july 25, 2005 - 15:59)
"in the UK The Association of Chief Police Officers has asked for new legislation giving the security services "powers to attack identified websites". The proposal, along with one for a new offence covering "use of the internet to prepare, encourage, facilitate acts of terrorism" was part of the terror law 'shopping list' presented by ACPO at the Prime Minister Tony Blair's meeting with law enforcement agencies on Thursday 21 July." ... read full story / add a comment
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