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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 Lucy Letby?s Lawyers Say They Have ?New Evidence? that ?Significantly? Undermines Her Convictions Af... Mon Dec 16, 2024 20:00 | Will Jones
Lucy Letby?s lawyers have said they have new evidence that "significantly" undermines her convictions after a key medical witness changed his mind about three baby deaths. They urge the Court of Appeal to reopen the case.
The post Lucy Letby’s Lawyers Say They Have “New Evidence” that “Significantly” Undermines Her Convictions After Key Expert Witness “Changes his Mind” on Three Baby Deaths appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Nigel Farage Milkshake Attacker Spared Jail ? By the Same Judge Who Imprisoned a Police Officer for ... Mon Dec 16, 2024 18:00 | Laurie Wastell
Nigel Farage's milkshake attacker has been spared jail in a ruling by the same judge, Tan Ikram, who jailed a police officer for a WhatsApp message but let off the 'punch a TERF' trans activist and the 'paraglider girls'.
The post Nigel Farage Milkshake Attacker Spared Jail ? By the Same Judge Who Imprisoned a Police Officer for a WhatsApp Message appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link What?s the Point of Private Eye? Mon Dec 16, 2024 16:22 | David Craig
What exactly is the point of Private Eye? On the biggest stories of our time ? the 'climate crisis', Covid origins, mRNA vaccines ? it has taken an unswervingly establishment line, says David Craig. Is the BBC to blame?
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offsite link Rachel From Accounts Strikes Again: Hiring Plummets After Record Tax Raid Mon Dec 16, 2024 14:36 | Will Jones
Rachel from Accounts strikes again! Businesses are cutting jobs at the fastest pace in four years following Labour's record tax-raising Budget, as (actual) economists warn of the?rising risk of recession.
The post Rachel From Accounts Strikes Again: Hiring Plummets After Record Tax Raid appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Chairman of College of Policing Demands Rethink on Non-Crime Hate Incidents Mon Dec 16, 2024 13:00 | Toby Young
The Chairman of the College of Policing has said the police need to rethink the investigation and recording 'non-crime hate incidents'. Welcome news, since the College came up with the concept in the first place.
The post Chairman of College of Policing Demands Rethink on Non-Crime Hate Incidents appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / miscellaneous / press release Sunday September 20, 2009 13:04 by Paul Ryan   video 1 video file
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday September 19, 2009 14:53 by David L (text) and Adele J King (photos)   text 15 comments (last - monday september 21, 2009 16:02)   video 1 video file
Today, Saturday 19th September, activists from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC)
organised a flash mob in Dublin city centre as part of the international campaign of boycott against Israel. The action was targeted against Dead Sea Spa, an Israeli cosmetics firm which has a stall in Jervis Centre in Dublin. The protest coincided with an international day of action against Israeli cosmetics companies, many of whom are based in illegal West Bank Settlements.
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday September 18, 2009 21:49 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
Coke Workers picket outside Coca Cola HQ on Baggot Street Dublin. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / other press Thursday September 17, 2009 16:11 by IT reader   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 17, 2009 16:21)   video 2 video files
Sinn Féin has been canvassing around the country in support of a No vote in the upcoming Lisbon Treaty. Even the Pro-Treaty Irish Times has been forced to report that reaction has generally been positive towards the party.

Mary Lou McDonald has been especially effective as a canvasser, since people trust her knowledge of Europe and the EU. Of course, as journalists are noting, people in Ireland are very knowledgeable themselves on the Treaty.

The fact that the Yes side are steadfastly refusing to discuss the text, instead trying to turn this into a referendum on the country's membership of the EU, speaks volumes to most people.

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national / education / press release Thursday September 17, 2009 10:07 by Republican Student   video 1 video file
On Saturday, 29th of August, members of Sinn Féin’s college cumainn from all across Ireland gathered in the Party’s Ard Oifig, Baile Átha Cliath in order to plan and build for the coming college year. The day was a mix of teambuilding, presentations and workshops intended to help forge a common identity as college cumainn, build relationships and exchange ideas which would better equip republican students in each campus.

Workshops on Education, Finance, Public relations, Campaigns and Recruitment were run on a collective basis by those present – sharing views and ideas across Ireland from Universities, ITs and Colleges. The Uladh Colleges Comhairle Ceantair gave a presentation to the university cumainn from the other three provinces on the model which they have developed during the last year – showing the advantages of efficient communication between third level campuses and the pooling of resources in a particular geographic area.
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national / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday September 15, 2009 11:38 by SavedByFerrets   text 62 comments (last - tuesday june 12, 2018 00:44)   video 3 video files
Baxter have secured an immunity from liability from the Irish government in the event that their rushed to market swine flu vaccine has "unforseen" problems. Essentially If your kids die or get sick as a direct result of taking their vaccine then tough luck read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Monday September 14, 2009 16:45 by Allen Meagher   video 1 video file
The campaign to save Community Development Projects from cuts has gone from 0-60mph in the space of a week. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Monday September 14, 2009 14:29 by DSF   text 4 comments (last - monday september 21, 2009 15:57)   video 1 video file
Speaking during a Sinn Féin canvass in Dublin city centre today Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams yesterday urged voters to reject the Lisbon Treaty '”in order to build a Fairer Ireland and a Better Europe”.

Membersof the party distributed leaflets in Dublin city centre asking people to reflect on why they were being asked to vote again. Responses varied, with most people saying they were going to vote the same way they did last year. However a worrying number of people were confused by the government's campaign on the treaty, and were unclear on the status of the so-called guarantees. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday September 12, 2009 15:52 by IshtarCelt   text 5 comments (last - thursday october 08, 2009 11:26)   video 1 video file
One of the original protagonists of the Cuban revolution, Juan Almeida Bosque, has died of heart failure at the age of 82, according to state media.

Almeida was one of several vice-presidents in the Council of State under Raul Castro.

He was the only black commander in the Cuban leadership.

From a poor Havana neighbourhood, Almeida was in the group of guerrillas led by Fidel Castro which eventually seized power in Cuba in 1959. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / news report Thursday September 10, 2009 22:54 by ARAN   text 1 comment (last - friday september 11, 2009 21:14)   video 1 video file
Kicking off a visual demonstration outside Harold’s cross stadium and working our way with the help of local activists in Northern Ireland down through Cork city, campaigners and supporters of Animal Rights Action Network held peaceful protests and tabling events to highlight the cruel greyhound racing industry in Ireland. During a week of action from August 24 to 30 we worked hard to get the facts out to the general public about the cruelty and exploitation of greyhounds in the racing industry. Over the week and during the month of September ARAN will be working hard to raise awareness of the Irish campaign to abolish cruel greyhound racing and to educate people about the horrors of what gentle greyhounds endure before, during and after their racing lives. read full story / add a comment
tipperary / animal rights / news report Thursday September 10, 2009 20:24 by Bernie Wright   text 3 comments (last - friday september 11, 2009 15:08)   video 2 video files
An allegation that the offices of the Sporting Press in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, which describes itself as the “official organ of the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), has been raided within the past few days by the Garda Fraud Squad has been leaked by Coursing supporters. This allegation is contained on an Internet chat forum called the “Greyhound Knowledge Forum”.

In the course of an exchange of views and comments by forum members, mainly in relation to Minister John Gormley’s upcoming decision on whether to grant a hare-netting license to the ICC, a person calling himself “Vinny Grennan” refers specifically to the presence of the Fraud Squad in the Sporting Press offices in Clonmel.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday September 09, 2009 23:55 by Paula Geraghty   text 5 comments (last - monday september 14, 2009 13:53)   video 1 video file
Positive story of communities organising and defending what they have. read full story / add a comment
national / summit mobilisations / feature Friday September 04, 2009 23:39 by Chekov Feeney   text 38 comments (last - thursday october 15, 2009 10:06)   video 2 video files
One of the great problems that people encounter in making up their minds about the Lisbon treaty is that, depending on who you talk to, the treaty can appear to be an altogether different thing. According to those who are campaigning for a Yes vote, it merely serves to tidy up the existing European treaties, with a few changes to allow the EU to function more efficiently. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Thursday September 03, 2009 12:36 by ALiberation   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 03, 2009 23:43)   video 1 video file
In 1966 the Fianna Fail Government were labeled the “Mink Coat Government” by Deputy Sweetman in a Dail debate. Today they can as easily be labeled the “Mink Farm Government”.
Every other political party except Fianna Fail has called for a ban on fur factory farms. Without Fianna Fail’s support there would be no fur factory farms in Ireland.
There would be no fur factories in Ireland if Fianna Fail carried out the law
Protest Fianna Fail due to their support of fur factory farms. Organised by AFAR and ALiberation.
Photo opportunity; Press welcome. 6 ft high Mink on a mobile Ad trailor. Protesters dressed as Ministers in Fur.
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galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:43 by Liamo   video 1 video file
Free film screening followed by a discussion. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:34 by Liamo   video 1 video file
Free screening of documentary followed by a discussion. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Monday August 31, 2009 22:16 by Liamo   text 1 comment (last - monday august 31, 2009 22:19)   video 1 video file
Leonardo DiCaprio (THE DEPARTED, TITANIC) presents this thought-provoking documentary about the fragile state of our planet's ecosystems and the dangers we face. read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday August 30, 2009 19:08 by Laura Broxson   text 2 comments (last - wednesday september 16, 2009 21:23)   video 1 video file
It is illegal to produce foie gras in Ireland, yet it is legal to import it. How is this allowed? Join our fight to get foie gras out of Ireland, one restaurant at a time! read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / press release Sunday August 30, 2009 14:24 by Educate to be Free   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 02, 2009 23:47)   video 1 video file
Dublin Ógra Shinn Féin's Saturday stall became the centre of a protest today against the latest attack by the Fianna Fail/Green Government against education. Over thirty activists gathered at the GPO to distribute leaflets explaining the cuts.

According to Dublin spokesperson, Marcas Ó Mhaoldomhnaigh, many parents have been hit with bills costing hundreds of euro for books and school uniforms.

"Many schools are set to lose special needs assistants and other vital resources. This government did not invest properly in the education system during the boom years and now we are seeing school children and their parents paying for their mistakes, it is completely unacceptable. Free primary education will truly be a thing of the past if we allow our schools to be further stripped of resources." read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / news report Sunday August 30, 2009 11:18 by Raymond Deane   text 41 comments (last - tuesday january 05, 2010 16:38)   video 4 video files
On Saturday 29th August, the indefatigable activist Tommy Donnellan of IFPAL (Irish Friends of Palestine Against Lisbon) was arrested on the street in Galway while engaged in legitimate advocacy for the Palestinian cause, and against the Lisbon Treaty that will set in formaldehyde the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy that is so detrimental to that cause read full story / add a comment
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