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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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Human Rights in Ireland
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The Daily Sceptic

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".
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Friday August 05, 2005 17:28 by Alice   text 1 comment (last - friday august 05, 2005 17:51)   image 2 images
Where’s Me Culture? & Prime:Time Proudly Present

Big Picnic
Fota House and Gardens, Fota Island, Cork.
Sunday 14th August, 12 – 6 pm
by bike or train: Free Admission
Family Ticket: (car entry) €10 euro

Amani Acrobats - Art Trail - Bar-B-Q - Bouncy Castle – Céile - Cork Community Circus – Cork Greenmap - Cowboys & Indians – Donkey Sanctuary - 18 Turns - Face Painting - Farmers Market – Feel Well - Fun Sport – Juggling - Live Music - Mr Crow & Co - Pottery Painting - Puppet Show – Snatch Comedy Improv. - Storytelling – Slow Food - Tea Rooms - Teddy Bears Picnic – Theatre - V e h i c l e – Whazon Info & much, much mór… read full story / add a comment
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cork / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday August 05, 2005 16:50 by Jack Lane   text 19 comments (last - friday october 07, 2005 17:53)   image 1 image   4 attached files
In the current issue of History Ireland (July-August 2005) Peter Hart attempts to reply to three critical letters in the previous issue that challenged a number of specific points from his book on the IRA in West Cork during the War of Independence and in an interview in the previous edition of History Ireland. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday August 05, 2005 15:27 by roisin   text 9 comments (last - monday august 08, 2005 10:06)   image 2 images
(Recieved by an IMCer for publication before the news of suspension / deferral of soliatre visit)

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international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday August 05, 2005 15:17 by Joana Soares   image 1 image
Brussels – Peer, August 5th 2005 - Belgian mayors and a group of 50
international peace walkers will gather in Peer, Belgium, near the U.S.
nuclear weapons base of Kleine Brogel on Saturday 6th August, to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in
1945. They will also call for the removal of U.S. nuclear weapons and a
global ban on nuclear weapons. Also present at the ceremony will be Mr.
Yoshio Sato, survivor of the Hiroshima bombing. The event will be hosted by
local mayor and MP Theo Kelchtermans (CD&V) at the main church in Peer.
Several Belgian mayors will speak out during the ceremony to support the
“Mayors for Peace” campaign for a nuclear weapons free world. read full story / add a comment
What's your dream?
cork / arts and media / news report Friday August 05, 2005 13:28 by dunk   text 10 comments (last - tuesday august 09, 2005 14:15)   image 31 images
Art Encounter 2005 was an artistic exchange which saw young artists from Cork, Nicaragua and Columbia living and working together in Cork for the month of July.
The culmination of the months work was a public art exhibition in St. Dominic's Meditation Centre, Colmcille Avenue, Mayfield from 2st to 23rd July.
As part of this exhibition an art encounter tent was set up for 3 days in the city centre at Emmet place, a recently rejuvinated street outside the Crawford art gallery and Cork Opera house, in which a giant postcard was created on which members of the public were invited to share their dreams with the world.
here are some of the dreams.
the postcard is being sent out to the Venice Bienelle ("the art olympics").
We invite you, those in the virtual world, to share some of your dreams read full story / add a comment
''I leave after 8 hours to be told take paracetamol for my headache!''
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Friday August 05, 2005 12:33 by tobie*   text 4 comments (last - monday october 02, 2006 01:48)   image 2 images

There is nothing like a knock on the head to wake you up and make you reevaluate the things around you. Sitting here with a bump on my left temple that is as stubborn as ever and refuses to go away . I can only sit back and think about the severity of the health care system here in Ireland. I must admit I'm coming from a completely biased perspective, someone who grew up with a public health care system, but here it is anyways.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday August 05, 2005 12:16 by Top Cat   text 1 comment (last - friday august 05, 2005 15:02)   image 3 images
The first London solidarity picket for the 2 Polish Tescos workers sacked last week in Dublin took place on Thursday evening. Around 20 people turned out to leaflet shoppers and staff at the Tesco’s store on Morning Lane in Hackney – the same store targeted by the Precarity Assembly for action on Mayday this year. read full story / add a comment
Derrybrien Village with seven of the 71 turbines in the background
national / environment / news report Friday August 05, 2005 11:49 by Ciaran Hughes   image 3 images
Martin Collins of the Derrybrien Development Society has been investigating the various deals done between the Public State body Coillte and the various private enterprises regarding the development of the wind-farms at Derrybrien, which led to the land-slide in 2003. The information below is taken from the website of the Office of the Information Commissioner (http://www.oic.gov.ie), in reference to an FOI request made by Martin Collins.

In particular, the conduct of the parties (i.e. Coillte, Saorgus and the Dept. of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources) is heavily criticised by the Commissioner. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday August 05, 2005 11:44 by Orla   text 8 comments (last - thursday august 11, 2005 11:56)   image 1 image
9 arrested at Aldermaston Nuclear Weapons Factory (England) marking 60th Anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki



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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday August 04, 2005 23:56 by sovietpop   image 3 images
It poured rain in Dublin. What happened to the idea of summer? About 10 poles and 10 Irish anarchists handed out leaflets to the staff in Tesco and to customers going in. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Thursday August 04, 2005 21:47 by iosaf   text 16 comments (last - wednesday august 17, 2005 21:37)   image 4 images
Eden tsubari a 19 year old soldier with the Israeli defence forces, and a native of Tapuah an israeli settlement in the west bank, went a.w.o.l. today, and still dressed in his uniform opened fired on a bus passing through Shfaram near Haifa in the palestinian territories.

He killed 4 and injured several others. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday August 04, 2005 16:46 by Starstruck   text 21 comments (last - monday august 08, 2005 14:45)   image 5 images
Gardai attempt to help Shell compensate for lost profits by filling up Luminous Ford Focus.... read full story / add a comment
It's getting closer to you Dempsey!
meath / crime and justice / event notice Thursday August 04, 2005 16:26 by Sinead Maguire   text 1 comment (last - tuesday august 16, 2005 17:39)   image 1 image
A protest will be held in Trim on August 19th at 7pm. (date changed from Aug 12th). All who disagree with the treatment of the Rossport 5 are welcome to attend with posters etc. Lets show Demspey this issie is not going away - it's coming to his door read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday August 04, 2005 14:33 by redjade   text 5 comments (last - sunday august 07, 2005 13:50)   image 1 image
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was created to defend our rights to think, speak, and share our ideas, thoughts, and needs using new technologies, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. EFF is the first to identify threats to our basic rights online and to advocate on behalf of free expression in the digital age." read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday August 04, 2005 12:05 by Joe   text 2 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 21:46)   image 5 images
A small demonstration took place at the Czech embassy in Dublin yesterday to protest at the violent repression in the Czech republic of a free festival. During the repression one person was killed as the police used tear gas, stun grenades, water cannon, APC's and riot squads on the peaceful crowd. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / press release Wednesday August 03, 2005 23:34 by Seoidin   text 10 comments (last - tuesday august 30, 2005 17:59)   image 1 image
Liber8 FM, a new community radio station for the Liberties and Dublin 8 will start broadcasting at weekends during the month of August. read full story / add a comment
Oscar & Eduard opine on the plight of the Five !.
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 03, 2005 18:32 by Tommy Donnellan   text 1 comment (last - thursday august 04, 2005 17:13)   image 5 images
Today, Shell to Sea activists led by Galway City Councillor, Neill O' Brolchain, took to the streets to publicise the Saturday, August 13th, 'Justice for the Rossport Five,' National Demo in Galway City ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday August 03, 2005 14:38 by Ainm Cleite   text 10 comments (last - friday august 05, 2005 01:25)   image 4 images
As we speak, a sit-in is taking place in the chambers of Mayo County Council by supporters of the Rossport Five read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / news report Wednesday August 03, 2005 13:49 by Admin   text 3 comments (last - thursday august 04, 2005 11:22)   image 1 image
Noel Dempsey today welcomed Rio Tinto's 'donation' to the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI).

This is the same Minister that yesterday granted permission for Shell, Statoil and Marathon to begin offshore work on a major gas field despite recent illegal construction work.

Demspey appears to be championing the role of multinational corporations in Ireland despite the wishes and rights of Irish citizens.

One can only wonder where Rio Tinto are going to come into all of this? read full story / add a comment
the state borders both Algeria and the disputed Western Sahara "on the other side of the 2,720 km long wall"
international / crime and justice / other press Wednesday August 03, 2005 12:59 by iosaf   text 21 comments (last - monday october 18, 2021 13:08)   image 1 image
the Sub saharan state of Mauritania has seen events in the last 48 hours which suggest a coup d'etat in progress though latest news reports suggest an aborted coup.

The president Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya is currently in Riad to attend the funeral of the Saudi King.

"Islamist" military officers stationed troops on the street and shut the radio down, Mauritania doesn't really get much telly. read full story / add a comment
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