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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 China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future Wed Dec 18, 2024 11:22 | John MacNab
China has cancelled Christmas in Hong Kong this year. Officials have ordered that the usual celebrations be 'toned down'. It's part of a creeping intolerance that leaves churches fearing for the future, says John MacNab.
The post China Cancels Christmas in Hong Kong ? Leaving Churches Fearing for Their Future appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Brits Could Face Up to ?20 a Year Extra on Energy Bills to Fund ?Carbon Capture? Technology Wed Dec 18, 2024 09:00 | Will Jones
Brits could face an extra ?20 a year on energy bills to fund unproven carbon capture technology as the Government proposes to spend ?21.7 billion on projects to capture the gas from the air and store it underground.
The post Brits Could Face Up to ?20 a Year Extra on Energy Bills to Fund ‘Carbon Capture’ Technology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Curious Links of Led by Donkeys Wed Dec 18, 2024 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Led by Donkeys, the group behind anti-Brexit and assorted other Left-wing stunts, was set up by four Greenpeace activists who have a lot of curious links to the Blob, says Charlotte Gill.
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offsite link News Round-Up Wed Dec 18, 2024 00:46 | 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 Musk Backs Reform After Meeting Farage at Trump?s Home Tue Dec 17, 2024 19:30 | Will Jones
Elon Musk has backed?Reform U.K.?after meeting Nigel Farage at Donald Trump?s home in Florida, tweeting his agreement that "Britain needs Reform".
The post Musk Backs Reform After Meeting Farage at Trump’s Home appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / animal rights Thursday February 12, 2009 - 21:25 by John Carmody   text 6 comments (last - wednesday february 18, 2009 - 20:48)   image 2 images   video 2 video files
Braving the cold this afternoon, five sexy PETA activists stripped off nearly naked and urged foie gras-peddling Selfridges to ‘Have a Heart’ for ducks and geese this Valentine’s Day. The topless girls (including model Monica Harris) and one dishy guy handed out delicious vegan chocolates and roses to passers-by who just couldn’t help but stare – and take photos on their mobile phones, of course! ... read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism Thursday February 12, 2009 - 16:22 by Cork HOV   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 12, 2009 - 17:19)
Hands off Venezuela (HOV) held a highly successful public meeting in the Victoria Hotel In Cork on Wednesday February 11. The meeting posed the question : The venezuelan Revolution: An Alternative to the Capitalist Crisis? Francesco Merli of the HOV international campaign, addressed the meeting.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday February 11, 2009 - 23:24 by Activist   video 1 video file
Dublin Bus workers protest at Noel Dempsey, Minister for transport, over the proposed cutbacks in jobs and services in Dublin Bus ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday February 11, 2009 - 20:05 by Niall Smyth   text 5 comments (last - thursday february 12, 2009 - 00:32)
This evening, Wednesday 11th February, a packed emergency meeting attended by 500 members of Dublin City North Branch of the INTO, held in the Regency Hotel, unanimously passed a resolution calling for a strong campaign of united industrial action across the public service. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 11, 2009 - 17:20 by Irish Basque Solidarity Committees
As for the third year International Week of Solidarity with the Basque Country has been organised. Here in Éire also many events will take place across the country. The Irish Basque Solidarity Committees want to reflect on the terrible political situation in the Basque Country and encourage everybody to take part in the events organised. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 10, 2009 - 23:04 by Paula Geraghty   image 10 images
Taxi Drivers staged a protest this Monday 9th of February from the Garden of Remberance, Parnell Square to Merrion Square to demand an immediate stop to the issuing of new Taxi licences. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday February 09, 2009 - 23:00 by Contaminated Crow   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2009 - 02:45)
A metal recycling plant, a sewage treatment plant, two quarries, a landfill, electricity pylons and a telemast ... read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday February 09, 2009 - 22:38 by Paula Geraghty   text 9 comments (last - monday february 23, 2009 - 18:51)   image 5 images
Teachers say enough is enough as they are pilloried for their pensions and underfunded workplaces while banks plead they can't reduce top bankers pay due to 'contractual obligations'. ... read full story / add a comment
after 17 years she has surely had her purgatory and walked her calvary?
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 09, 2009 - 20:01 by iosaf   text 4 comments (last - wednesday february 10, 2010 - 07:38)   image 4 images
Eluana Englaro has died peacefully this evening

Tomorrow Italy's progressives and secularists will demonstrate against Berlusoni's unconstitutional decree attempting to ensure a woman who was in a coma since 1992 continues in that vegetative state.

In Berlusconi's words :- "She is alive enough to get pregnant". Leaving one only to wonder who would have fathered her child and what would have been the morailty of such an act.

However, the 11th president of the Italian Republic Goirgio Napolitano refused to sign Berlusconi's decree deeming it to be unconstitional. A petition started by Umberto Eco and Dario Foy amongst others has now collected over 1000 signatures. ... read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression Monday February 09, 2009 - 18:48 by TD   text 18 comments (last - tuesday february 17, 2009 - 19:59)   image 6 images   video 3 video files
Last Saturday in the Nun's Island Theatre, Galway, fundraiser and activist with the Palestine Children's Appeal, Treasa Ni Cheannabhain, delivered a harrrowing and powerful eyewitness account of her recent humanitarian mission to Gaza and Free Gaza Movement and Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign activist, Derek Graham, made an impassioned plea for funds to purchase a ship that would be instrumental in ferrying building materials essential for the rebuilding of Gaza's war shattered infrastructure. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 08, 2009 - 23:11 by Edward   text 7 comments (last - tuesday february 10, 2009 - 18:14)   image 4 images
Business as usual at Shannon airport on 8 Feb 09, showed few commercial airlines landing but three OMNI Air chartered aircraft were being refuelled as they were transporting hundreds of armed US troops through Shannon airport. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday February 08, 2009 - 18:00 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 10, 2009 - 03:13)   image 1 image
At a ceremony held in Copenhagen on 26 January, 2009, former Danish military intelligence officer Frank Grevil was given the Sam Adams award for integrity in intelligence, in recognition of the role he played in exposing the falsehoods that led to Denmark's invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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national / education Sunday February 08, 2009 - 10:29 by Julian - UCD FEE   text 3 comments (last - friday february 20, 2009 - 12:12)   image 4 images
This is a report from the February 4th national protest and the FEE breakaway that followed. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / education Saturday February 07, 2009 - 21:38 by Paula Geraghty   text 10 comments (last - wednesday november 24, 2010 - 13:00)   image 30 images   video 1 video file
The day public servants discovered how much Cowan was taking from their take home pay to bail out the system , 25,000 students took to the streets of Dublin shouting
'No Cutbacks, No Fees, No Fianna Fáil TD's!' ... read full story / add a comment
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