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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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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Labour?s Soviet-Style Plan to Shoehorn Climate Alarmism into Every School Subject Fri Dec 13, 2024 09:00 | Steven Tucker
Labour plans to shoehorn climate alarmism into every subject on the school syllabus. This indoctrination in dubious official 'science' is grimly reminiscent of the Soviet Union, says Steven Tucker.
The post Labour’s Soviet-Style Plan to Shoehorn Climate Alarmism into Every School Subject appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link In Episode 23 of the Sceptic: David Shipley on Starmer?s Political Prisoners, Anti-ULEZ Campaigner N... Fri Dec 13, 2024 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In episode 23 of the sceptic: David Shipley on Starmer?s political prisoners, anti-ULEZ campaigner Nick Arlett on his unjust arrest and David Turver on Net Zero subsidies.
The post In Episode 23 of the Sceptic: David Shipley on Starmer?s Political Prisoners, Anti-ULEZ Campaigner Nick Arlett on His Unjust Arrest and David Turver on Net Zero Subsidies appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Fri Dec 13, 2024 00:51 | 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 If You Thought the Farmers? Inheritance Tax Raid was Bad, Wait Till You See What its Proponents Have... Thu Dec 12, 2024 19:00 | Mat Brown
If you thought the inheritance tax raid on farmers was bad, wait till you see what its proponents have in store for us next, says Mat Brown. The Blob that gave us the 'tractor tax' has its sights set on a wealth tax.
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offsite link Education Department Awards $1 Billion in DEI Grants Since 2021, Report Finds Thu Dec 12, 2024 18:03 | Will Jones
The U.S. Education Department has handed out more than $1 billion in DEI grants since 2021, a report from Parents Defending Education has found. No wonder Donald Trump wants to abolish it.
The post Education Department Awards $1 Billion in DEI Grants Since 2021, Report Finds appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Susan Manning, Chelsea's Mum pictured with Ciaron O'Reilly
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 08, 2013 - 22:31 by genny   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 08, 2013 - 23:33)   image 5 images
A woolly hat sent with love from California leads me to Chelsea Manning’s Welsh Mum, we catch and run with a rugby ball, Ciaron’s faith carries us to Ireland and the Irish respond with gifts of truth for Wales.

Read the original, full post, with links and pictures:
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Nelson Mandela
international / miscellaneous Thursday December 05, 2013 - 22:10 by G Grace (+ indy elf)   text 4 comments (last - tuesday december 10, 2013 - 22:56)   image 1 image
Former South African president and anti-aparteid icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95 ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday December 05, 2013 - 10:39 by NYSCOF   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 14, 2014 - 04:12)
This is just one of the hundreds of studies indicating that ingesting fluoride is deleterious to human health. Unnecessary and health-robbing fluoride chemicals are added to public water supplies because it satisfies the political will of powerful special interest groups. It's up to each of us to demand fluoridation be stopped. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / crime and justice Thursday December 05, 2013 - 01:09 by C   text 2 comments (last - friday december 20, 2013 - 13:22)   image 6 images
Last Saturday week (23rd Nov) in Inver Community Hall, the 2013 Peoples' Forum was held entitled "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who Polices the Police?.

The speakers at the event were Clare Daly TD and Mick Wallace TD, who spoke about the recent penalty points controversy and efforts to reform policing accountability. While Hilary D'Arcy who is doing a doctorate in policing focusing on Corrib spoke on policy accountability and politicisation of the police force and argued that increases in police accountability mainly arise from pressure from social movements. The days events were chaired by Sue Gogan
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On the streets promoting Trinity College meeting
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday December 04, 2013 - 12:14 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 2 comments (last - friday december 06, 2013 - 11:51)   image 5 images   video 2 video files
The last few days in Dublin unfolded in a warm embrace of solidarity for imprisoned Pvt. Manning’s mother Susan, aunts Mary & Sharon & uncle Kevin. The family had travelled from their hometown Haverfordwest, south-west Wales to Dublin, Ireland, the birthplace of their father. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism Tuesday December 03, 2013 - 11:20 by Niharika Mandhana and Krishna Pokharel   image 2 images
Results for Nepal's national elections show its Maoist party has plummeted in popularity, coming in a distant third and suggesting the former rebels' influence has diminished in the South Asian nation.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 01, 2013 - 13:07 by Evan Smith   text 4 comments (last - tuesday december 03, 2013 - 23:24)   image 5 images
The couple accused in the case of alleged “domestic slavery” in London were reportedly the leaders of a tiny Maoist sect, the Workers’ Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought, which had gone “underground” in the late 1970s. To understand how the Workers’ Institute ended up so far off the radar, we need to understand where they came from – the strange world of radical Maoist politics in 1970s London.
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Chelsea's Mum Susan Manning with Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 01, 2013 - 09:11 by WISE Up Wales   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 01, 2013 - 09:51)   image 5 images
We've been in Dublin since Wednesday with Welsh members of Chelsea Manning's family
http://manningfamilyfund.org/2013/11/27/rocky-road-to-d...blin/
enjoying warm and enthusiastic Irish hospitality from AFRI and many others during three days of solidarity events, meetings, meals and media interviews.

There are Irish connections on both sides of Chelsea's family: maternal grandfather from Rathmines, Dublin and one set of paternal great grandparents (both Mannings) from a village in Cork. Chelsea was flown out to Iraq via Shannon airport, the use of which by the US military compromises Ireland's supposed neutrality.

There will be more to report back later, but for now here are a few photos from the visit. More photos and info here:
http://manningfamilyfund.org/2013/12/01/a-photo-report-...ings/ ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Monday November 25, 2013 - 18:20 by Dublin Cumann 32CSM
The Dublin Cumann of the 32CSM are appealing to the public to help out with donations for our help the homeless appeal we are running throughout the Christmas period. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday November 20, 2013 - 22:56 by John McNamer
This article examines a recent request to the International Criminal Court asking for an investigation of alleged war crimes by Canada in relation to complicity in torture and complicity in illegal extraordinary rendition of detainees. The article appeared in the Canadian Civil Liberties newsletter Rights Watch, and can be found at the address at the bottom. The original article contains hyperlinks which access the full request to the ICC and all attached documentations. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday November 20, 2013 - 16:31 by Friend Of Forests
ABC Disney is involved in propaganda for the treekilling industries despite
the forest fires, drought, global heating, burning of animals and birds and other
hazards of the lumber industries. ... read full story / add a comment
Strip Search of Martin Corey
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 19, 2013 - 12:13 by Brian Clarke   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Statement from Release Martin Corey Campaign

The Spotlight Programme screened on Tuesday, November 12 was, in part, concerned with the case of political internee Martin Corey. Ciaran Tracey, Journalist for the BBC, visited Martin in Maghaberry prison, Co Antrim and conducted an interview with him. During the course of this interview Martin stated that he believed that he was in jail because he refused to become an informer, he stated he had been approached prior to his incarceration and told that he should co-operate with the security forces or else he would find himself in jail. ... read full story / add a comment
The strugle goes on...
international / environment Monday November 18, 2013 - 17:08 by RSC   image 1 image
This is a message to confirm that at the moment there is no physical camp base, nor is there other “camp” accommodation in the area. The continuous presence that solidarity camp provided since 2005 has ended, at least temporarily. ... read full story / add a comment
Free the Arctic 30!
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 16, 2013 - 19:25 by Shelver   text 1 comment (last - sunday november 17, 2013 - 01:57)   image 3 images
About 25 people gathered today outside the Shell refinery construction site at Ballinaboy, Co Mayo, in a show of solidarity with 30 environmental activists who are currently imprisoned in Russia. The gathering was part of a global day of action to free the "Arctic 30" as they have become known worldwide since they were captured nearly two months ago while protesting against Gazprom and Shell moving an oil rig into the Arctic. ... read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 15, 2013 - 13:09 by Rossport Solidarity Reporter   image 1 image   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file
Judge Denis McLoughlin presided over yesterdays monthly sitting of Belmullet district court. Amongst the defendants were 5 people up on charges because of their opposition to the Shell Corrib gas project. Of the Shell related cases only one was heard, resulting in John Monaghan being convicted and fined E350 and disqualified from driving for one year. Of particular note in this case was that some of the evidence that was used to convict Mr Monaghan, came from Sgt Dermot Butler, who was one of the named Gardaí that a former Shell subcontractor claimed helped to transfer the alcohol that he delivered to Belmullet Garda station on behalf of Shell. Also of particular note was that one IRMS security guard also confirmed that IRMS had a practice of profiling certain members of the local community and other campaigners.

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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday November 14, 2013 - 10:12 by Free Asange! Free Manning!   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 19, 2013 - 06:35)   image 1 image
DONATE to the Pvt Manning Family Fund - and win a Rugby League World cup 2013 football signed by Julian Assange!
http://tinyurl.com/nz7sr3q

*The above site & bank account has been set up to defray the costs of Pvt. Mannng's Wales based family in their tranatlantic
visits to the one they love imprisoned in Ft. Leavenworth
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national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday November 14, 2013 - 00:13 by Tom C   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file
In a case even a rightwinger would support, Milnes Foods strikers are continuing their work stoppages .While progress has been made in areas, the right to collective bargaining, union representation, pro-rata pay for the cleaners and mechanics are some of the outstanding issues in this bitter dispute between some seventeen or so brave SIPTU strikers and the company of Milne Foods, of Birr in Co. Offaly. A Labour Court hearing is lated for December 12th. They are on one day work stoppages each Friday from now to Christmas, support from all would be appreciated.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 12, 2013 - 05:16 by WISEup
RAFFLE toward defraying costs of PFC Manning's Wales based Family prison U.S. visits
PRIZE Rugby League World Cup 2013 football signed by WikiLeaks Julian Assange
http://tinyurl.com/nz7sr3q

VIDEO (1 min) Catch the ball of Solidarity with Manning & Assange
Don't drop it....RUN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYf3GmxpYlQ ... read full story / add a comment
international / housing Monday November 11, 2013 - 20:03 by nn   text 1 comment (last - monday november 11, 2013 - 20:41)
Today during the March of Independence in Warsaw (Poland), nationalist militants broke off from the march and attacked the squat "Przychodnia" social centre. They were trying to "get" the centre. The police stood by and did not intervene for at least 20 minutes

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international / environment Friday November 08, 2013 - 17:06 by Transmission
Successes and failures in many areas of environmental action. As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others in this and other areas of environmental concern:
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