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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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offsite link What Do Britain?s Admirals Do All Day? Thu Feb 20, 2025 19:30 | David Craig
Since 1939 the number of admirals in the Royal Navy has shot up more than four-fold relative to the number of sailors. What do these highly-paid senior officers do all day, asks David Craig. It's more public sector waste.
The post What Do Britain’s Admirals Do All Day? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Doctors Who Change Gender Are Allowed to Scrub Past Wrongdoing from Public Record Thu Feb 20, 2025 18:31 | Will Jones
New public records for medics who change gender are wiped of previous suspensions and formal warnings, it has emerged, after the General Medical Council confirmed that this is its policy.
The post Doctors Who Change Gender Are Allowed to Scrub Past Wrongdoing from Public Record appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Mark Zuckerberg?s Charity Sacks Diversity Team as the Great Unwokening Gains Pace Thu Feb 20, 2025 16:06 | Will Jones
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ? Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar charity ??has scrapped its diversity team and cancelled funding for projects promoting inclusivity as the Great Unwokening gains pace.
The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Charity Sacks Diversity Team as the Great Unwokening Gains Pace appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines to Alarming New Syndrome Causing Immune System Damage and Chroni... Thu Feb 20, 2025 13:38 | Will Jones
Scientists from Yale have discovered a syndrome linked to?the mRNA Covid vaccines that damages the immune system and causes chronic fatigue with spike protein persisting in the blood for up to two years.
The post Yale Scientists Link Covid Vaccines to Alarming New Syndrome Causing Immune System Damage and Chronic Fatigue appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Amanda Holden ?Took 28 Flights? for BBC Show Despite Net Zero Pledge Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:54 | Will Jones
Amanda Holden has said that she took 28?flights?to Spain during filming for a BBC DIY show, despite the corporation?s Net Zero pledge.
The post Amanda Holden “Took 28 Flights” for BBC Show Despite Net Zero Pledge appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / miscellaneous Friday November 12, 2004 - 18:23 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 17, 2004 - 13:53)
New Bicycle Seat More Healthy, Eliminates Sexual Dysfunction

A traditional bicycle seat is more likely to cause male sexual dysfunction and a variety of other health problems than a new seat with a revolutionary design, according to Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Results of the 2004 study concluded that the typical sport/racing saddle with a narrow protruding nose causes twice the pressure in the perineal region as the Solution Bicycle Seat, a unique new model without the nose.

Previous studies linked perineal pressure to difficulties resulting from bicycling, including numbness, urinary track and yeast infections, prostate inflammation and impotence. That is because sitting on a typical bike saddle for long periods of time compresses the artery that provides blood flow to the area, according to Dr. Irwin Goldstein, a prominent urologist from Boston University. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 12, 2004 - 13:18 by No-name   text 20 comments (last - thursday november 18, 2004 - 19:14)
The Socialist Workers Party in Ireland (following the line from London) has finally declared its position regarding the armed resistance in Iraq. It is fully in support of such resistance - a position that all anti-imperialists should agree with. It is remarkable, however, that the position seems to be one of unconditional support including for those who are clearly related by Islamic fundamentalism. See the extrct below which is published on the SWP's Irish website.

Question: how will this affect the political line of the IAWM? Presumably the SWP anti-war front will be expected to tow the line? ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Friday November 12, 2004 - 12:42 by Courtesy of Irish Independent   text 52 comments (last - wednesday january 26, 2005 - 19:33)
Attack on War Memorial Gardens, Jewish Museum. 'Free Iraq' daubed on national war memorial gardens. Swastika painted on Jewish Museum in apparently coordinated attacks. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday November 11, 2004 - 20:44 by ;-) iosaf   text 5 comments (last - thursday january 05, 2006 - 12:56)
-"Non-religious songs cannot be sung at funerals under new guidelines for funeral masses published by the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Dr Dermot Clifford.
that's like if you want to get buried a catholicke."

Today's RTE national news message along with her exellency's an uachtarán Mary Mc Aleese's oath which now sworn gives her a second term under our constitution as president of Ireland.

Great stuff. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday November 11, 2004 - 14:07 by io   text 4 comments (last - thursday november 11, 2004 - 15:46)
international / miscellaneous Thursday November 11, 2004 - 11:53 by The Guardian   text 2 comments (last - friday november 12, 2004 - 00:22)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu was arrested by Israeli police Thursday for passing on classified information to unnamed international parties, police said. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Thursday November 11, 2004 - 11:24 by pat c   text 5 comments (last - monday november 29, 2004 - 17:04)
Tommy Sheridan has resigned as SSP leader

Tommy Sheridan has resigned as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party with immediate effect. A source within the party confirmed that the Glasgow MSP had quit for personal rather than political reasons. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday November 10, 2004 - 15:12 by Ali H.   text 22 comments (last - sunday january 23, 2005 - 00:44)
The PA has sent blood samples to the US and Germany to confirm poisoning.

President Bush replied that it would perhaps be best to leave Arafat's fate in the hands of the Almighty.

Sharon said that one should sometimes help Him!

Insiders say Arafat whispered to one of his long-time confidants just before being taken away to France: "This time they got me..." ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 10, 2004 - 03:03 by Anthony   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 02, 2005 - 19:38)
A month later, the dust still hasn't settled on this attack on freedom of speech. This article gives the latest news on the current situation and provides an excellent summary of the story so far. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday November 09, 2004 - 19:30 by Dissent   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 13, 2004 - 20:45)
United Kingdom G8 Protest ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Monday November 08, 2004 - 16:35 by ReSect Watch   text 7 comments (last - tuesday november 09, 2004 - 14:43)
The October 30-31 conference of Respect showed the SWP at its worst, writes Peter Manson: fixing delegations, voting down socialist and democratic principles, demonising opponents and riding roughshod over any remaining pretence of inclusivity ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Monday November 08, 2004 - 12:25 by pat c   text 7 comments (last - friday november 12, 2004 - 22:03)
The blast caused extensive damage to the Muslim school .

A bomb explosion has hit an Islamic school in the Netherlands, as tensions run high after the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh. Monday's blast in the southern city of Eindhoven caused heavy damage, destroying doors and windows.

Police say it could be a revenge attack for the killing of Van Gogh by a suspected Islamic radical last week. Mosques in several Dutch cities have been the targets of vandalism and failed arson attempts in recent days. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday November 08, 2004 - 05:46 by R. Isible   text 2 comments (last - monday november 08, 2004 - 21:43)
In what is either a demonstration of the lack of control that surrounds nuclear waste shipments or yet another murder of a peaceful activists by the thugs of the State a protestor has been murdered on the Franco-German border. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday November 07, 2004 - 17:59 by Liam
The Garda Fraud Squad is inquiring into an alleged expenses deception within the Dublin County Council branch of trade union Siptu, writes Ian Kehoe. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 07, 2004 - 04:55 by gdy
By 8:00 PM on Election Day, I was convinced that I was watching the slickest damn con job ever put over on the American people. The TV coverage was pitiful. By now its becoming increasingly clear that Bush stole another election. Once the results in western states could be predicted the vote tally in Florida could be juggled in favor of Bush. Once the outcome in the west was known the vote tally in Ohio could be juggled similarly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Sunday November 07, 2004 - 04:43 by The Patrick Crusade
A view from inside: people are dying like flies in here...patrick swiney (americanized sweeney) was a cop who did his job a little too well during the drug war, busting a couple of influential politicos who said they would get him when they got out...they did...he was framed for murder and has been in jail for near 20 years...all evidence to contrary of states case denied at trial, no appeal...justice my hiney....the USSA folks. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Saturday November 06, 2004 - 22:37 by DIET SIMON   text 2 comments (last - wednesday november 10, 2004 - 14:54)
The train taking 12 Castor caskets of nuclear waste to Gorleben in north Germany left Valognes, northern France, at 9.05 pm. Saturday.
It consists of two diesel locomotives (green), two passenger carriages, 12 Castor waggons, another passenger carriage, another diesel locomotive (green). ... read full story / add a comment
election is over - now the real war begins...
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday November 06, 2004 - 16:14 by redjade   text 113 comments (last - wednesday november 17, 2004 - 15:55)   image 4 images
four days after the US election, Bush escalates the war to a new level..... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday November 06, 2004 - 15:45 by Michael
A hospital has been razed to the ground in one of the heaviest US air raids in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday November 05, 2004 - 23:43 by Not Surprised   text 19 comments (last - tuesday november 09, 2004 - 05:12)
The Labour Party and the Green Party have expressed regret and disappointment at the re-election of President Bush.

However Sinn Féin MEP Ms Bairbre de Brún declined to specifically support the unhappiness expressed by the other parties at Mr Bush's re-election. She said that both Republicans and Democrats in the US had worked strongly in furthering the Irish peace process and that Sinn Féin was critical of US foreign policy not its leader. ... read full story / add a comment
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