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offsite link Any Electrician Knows that Lego Bricks are Genderless, Not ?Heteronormative? Tue Feb 11, 2025 20:00 | Will Jones
Any electrician knows that Lego bricks are genderless, not 'heteronormative', because each can 'mate' with any other. Perhaps Science Museum staff should study to be electricians and actually make themselves useful.
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offsite link Why All Parents Should Protest the Children?s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Tue Feb 11, 2025 18:14 | Elizabeth Dulley
Any parent can currently withdraw their child from school if they're unhappy. Labour's Schools Bill ends that right for many, giving local authorities a veto. That's why all parents should protest this state power grab.
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offsite link Trump Signs Executive Order Demanding Return of Plastic Straws Tue Feb 11, 2025 15:39 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has signed an executive order?demanding a return to plastic straws, claiming their impact on marine life is limited and calling paper versions "ridiculous".
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offsite link The Covid Inquiry Calling the Vaccines ?Safe and Effective? is Like the Post Office Inquiry Calling ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 13:01 | Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley
The Covid Inquiry's presumption that the vaccines were safe and effective is like the Post Office Inquiry presuming that Horizon was reliable, say Ben Kingsley and Molly Kingsley. It compromises the entire enterprise.
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offsite link Donald Trump Threatens to ?Let All Hell Break Out? if Hamas Does not Release All Remaining Hostages ... Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:16 | Will Jones
Donald Trump has threatened to "let all hell break out" if Hamas does not return all the remaining Israeli hostages on Saturday in a potentially game-changing move.
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The Cardinal
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday January 27, 2007 - 17:55 by ArtActivist   text 7 comments (last - saturday december 08, 2007 - 19:36)   image 4 images
The damage done by the Catholic Church need not be gone over again.
The fact that this story headlined the Guardian this week is apposite.
The esssential thing is that gay couples have the right to adopt and
bring up a child.
Mr Tony Blair is sympathetic to the stance of the church- offering an
exemption to the church agencies. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Saturday January 27, 2007 - 12:29 by Renton   text 10 comments (last - monday january 29, 2007 - 12:56)   image 3 images
national / miscellaneous Saturday January 27, 2007 - 12:12 by anybody no about this   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 - 00:44)
A West Belfast teenager is bringing Peter Hain to court again - because the Secretary of State has blocked him and other young people from standing in the March Assembly election. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Saturday January 27, 2007 - 01:06 by Kevin Higgins
The new issues of West 47 - online literary quarterly of Galway Arts Centre - and Poetry Ireland News are now out. ... read full story / add a comment
Smedley Butler? Sadly no, but he is a pissed off US General (retired)
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 25, 2007 - 23:47 by redjade   text 6 comments (last - friday january 26, 2007 - 23:44)   image 4 images
Surge = Escalation (via Ireland) ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Thursday January 25, 2007 - 22:03 by Miiram Cotton   text 10 comments (last - wednesday february 04, 2009 - 23:27)
In discussion with a member of the Rossport Five last autumn mention was made of the fact that he believed the government were planning to make a big, election-winning announcement about the discovery of oil off our shores in time to secure a resounding victory at the next election. A tiny item in today's Irish Daily Mirror might point to something in that direction too:

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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 25, 2007 - 14:12 by Woolly Lefty   text 4 comments (last - sunday january 28, 2007 - 14:28)
Nick Cohen (Observer journalist) promotes his new book "How Liberals Lost Their Way" in a brief mp3 "podcast". ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday January 25, 2007 - 13:16 by Seán Ryan
Yanks incinerate more black folks - no big deal. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Thursday January 25, 2007 - 12:21 by S2S by the lee
international / anti-capitalism Thursday January 25, 2007 - 11:59 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 - 02:08)
Poetic justice as the kids get to eat while the World Social Forum delegates go hungry for a change. These people have no conception of the reality of poverty. Getting a 5 Star hotel to run the catering. Bah!

Full text at link. ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Thursday January 25, 2007 - 05:16 by Saer
This segment review past segments and bring viewers up to date on the ongoing protest by Irish Republican political prisoners for political status. Éire Nua is also a topic of discussion

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international / arts and media Tuesday January 23, 2007 - 14:52 by bobara   text 2 comments (last - wednesday january 24, 2007 - 19:15)   image 5 images
A somewhat belated review of Guillermo Del Toro's latest film, still showing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday January 23, 2007 - 14:01 by David Manning and Miriam Cotton   text 19 comments (last - tuesday march 20, 2007 - 23:44)   image 1 image
While the idea of comparing one gross act of terrorism to another gross act of terrorism seems as odious a comparison as any, there is nevertheless an appropriate comparison to be drawn where one gross act of terrorism is a direct precursor to the second. And when two acts of terrorism are the defining moments of the century in terms of Western foreign policy, comparison becomes an urgent necessity. ... read full story / add a comment
The Socialist #22 - January 2007
national / miscellaneous Monday January 22, 2007 - 23:38 by SP Online   image 1 image
The January 2007 issue of The Socialist (#22) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday January 22, 2007 - 22:50 by anon   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 14, 2007 - 16:37)
This story arose while indymedia was off air, as usual I just summarise/archive other press/blogs, McEvaddy and Irish companies involvement of US war machine is such a collosal issue its hasn't written about specifically for while and it difficult one to tackle.

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=...15076
"We will be looking at the US market initially as well as other international potentials," he said yesterday, with the charter business the most likely first target, including companies like Ryan International and American Trans Air. It is understood that other markets the airport will target include South Africa.

Knock airport says itis going to use the new open skies agreement to get new long haul routes via Knock any other ideas have been put on the long finger. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday January 22, 2007 - 04:04 by Donal de Roiste
Disciplinary procedures in Irish Defence Force faces overhaul
22/12/2006 - 17:49:2

I Donal Roche wish to have these standards applied to my case. Please visit my blog and ask your local politicians to do the right thing in 2007. How long must I wait for justice? Where are my former comrades in arms?

deroche.blogspot.com

Disciplinary procedures in the Irish Defence Forces are to be radically overhauled.

The new system will mirror the civil legal process in a military environment.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday January 08, 2007 - 23:50 by Conor McGowan
Two new articles have been added to the "Publications and Articles" section of the redesigned ISN site. In addition, the July 2006 issue of leftline has been added to the same section of the site. Although it was up on our old site, it went missing during the redesign.

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national / crime and justice Monday January 08, 2007 - 19:30 by mark   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 23, 2007 - 15:21)
While browsing youtube I came across this video of a garda I recognise from several protests I've been to throwing his weight around and escalating what was already a bad situation outside Bad Bob's ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday January 08, 2007 - 19:18 by Terence   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 06, 2007 - 18:09)
According to thelong running Wayne Madsen website, who is a former intelligence officer in the US, there are reports from captains of tankers which would have methane sensors onboard due to their cargo, that there has been an increase in alarms going off on these sensors and that it is in fact not caused by their cargo, but Methane gas escaping or bubbling up from the Ocean floor especially along the Hudson Submarine Canyon over the eastern USA. ... read full story / add a comment
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