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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

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offsite link Stand With Palestine: Workplace Day of Action on Naksa Day Thu May 30, 2024 21:55 | indy

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offsite link News Round-Up Mon Aug 05, 2024 01:07 | 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 David Miliband Is Handed £1 Million Pay Package by Charity Funded by the British Taxpayer Even Thoug... Sun Aug 04, 2024 19:00 | Richard Eldred
David Miliband has snagged a $1.25 million annual pay package from an aid charity bankrolled by British taxpayers ? all while the charity slashes jobs and programmes due to financial problems.
The post David Miliband Is Handed £1 Million Pay Package by Charity Funded by the British Taxpayer Even Though it?s Losing Money and Slashing Jobs Under His Stewardship appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Civil Disorder Comes to My Home Town Sun Aug 04, 2024 17:22 | Dr Roger Watson
Hull resident Dr Roger Watson has written an account of the rioting that blighted his city yesterday afternoon. He too has reservations about the number of asylum seekers being housed in Hull, but thinks that's no excuse.
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offsite link Hospital Where Lucy Letby Worked Suffered Bacteria Outbreak Lethal to Babies in 2015-16 Sun Aug 04, 2024 15:00 | Will Jones
The neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked suffered an outbreak of bacteria lethal to babies in 2015-16, a leaked risk report shows.
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offsite link Canary Wharf Workers Offered Free Books on White Privilege and Colonialism Sun Aug 04, 2024 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Canary Wharf commuters can snag free books on white privilege and colonialism from vending machines, celebrating "diversity and inclusion" for South Asian Heritage Month, Black History Month and LGBTQ+ Pride Month.
The post Canary Wharf Workers Offered Free Books on White Privilege and Colonialism appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday May 18, 2009 14:48 by Diarmuid Breatnach, personal capacity   text 14 comments (last - thursday july 30, 2009 09:34)
Despite revolutionary socialist idealogues stating the right of nations to self-determination and the duty of socialists to offer solidarity, most of the non-Republican Irish Left have ignored the Basques. With political, social and cultural organisations banned and their activists arrested and often tortured and then jailed for long prison terms (765 convicted political prisoners), the pro-independence Basque Left movement is entitled to socialist and anti-imperialist solidarity. read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday May 18, 2009 10:15 by John Jefferies   image 1 image
A French Naval corvette is due in Cork Port next Friday lunchtime on a so-called courtesy visit. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / event notice Monday May 18, 2009 09:33 by Rita Fagan
St. Michaels Estate Family Resource Centre will mark the one Year Anniversary of the Collapse of Public Private Partnership in their area by holding a protest outside head office of Anglo Irish Bank. Tuesday 19th May 2009 read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / other press Monday May 18, 2009 00:56 by IT reader   text 13 comments (last - monday july 27, 2009 21:22)   image 1 image
Does Peter Murtagh have a relationship with the PR department of Shell? Do Conor Lally's "security cources" wear blue uniforms? Why has no one been charged with the break in on the Shell compound where someone supposedly started a digger and tore down a fence? Did anyone take a picture of this attack? Why did the security guards run away? How is that the security guard with the injured arm has never been named nor photographed? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday May 17, 2009 18:49 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
A former Irish army officer and decorated UN peacekeeper, Dr. Edward Horgan, is due to appear in Shannon District Court on Wednesday 20 May to answer charges arising from his demands that airport security officers and members of the Garda search a CIA jet at Shannon Airport on June 18th last. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Sunday May 17, 2009 15:49 by Contaminated Crow   text 4 comments (last - wednesday may 20, 2009 18:51)
Two quarries, an incinerator, offshore prospecting, pylons and water extraction read full story / add a comment
On May Day, workers and their families who had gathered at Tehran’s Laleh Park, following a call by the May Day Organising Committee (made up of Iran’s independent labour organisations), to voice their demands and to commemorate this day, were attacked by the police and security forces and plain clothes officers. A number of people who were in the park were also attacked. Using various brutal means and instruments, the security forces seriously injured a large number of people and arrested and put in jail over 150. Of these, around 100 are still in prison. read full story / add a comment
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international / racism & migration related issues / news report Sunday May 17, 2009 13:56 by comité de soutien aux inculpés de Vincennes   text 1 comment (last - sunday may 17, 2009 23:24)   image 1 image
Since the end of 2007, the detainees of Vincennes’ center detention of migrants (France), have ceaselessly struggle for their freedom. The 21th 2008, a Tunisian called Salem Essouli died because of a lack of medical care. Then a revolt blew up, and the bigger center in France was destroyed by fire. Eight persons are accused of this destruction, we still don't know when the trial will be. read full story / add a comment
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galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday May 16, 2009 19:56 by TD   image 1 image
Irish woman Caoimhe Butterly, who spent this year in Gaza working with the Ambulance service is touring Ireland to give a first hand account of events there and to gather support for the 'HOPE FLEET' a flotilla of cargo boats returning to Gaza in June.

Caoimhe is the Free Gaza coordinator in Gaza and has close links with a number of developing grassroots projects in Gaza and who have ideas about links, partnerships that people/groups here can support and be involved with. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday May 16, 2009 19:31 by pat c   text 31 comments (last - wednesday august 29, 2012 11:52)   image 2 images   video 1 video file
While the Taliban are certainly inficting misery on the people of Pakistan its important to remember that Obamas Drones are raining missiles on Northern Pakistan. Just like the missiles in Afghanistan these ones have a habit of hitting civilian targets. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday May 16, 2009 13:50 by Saoirse
Republican Sinn Féin is holding its annual Commandant Neil ‘Plunkett’ O’Boyle commemoration in Knocknadruce Co Wicklow on Sunday May 17 at 3pm. read full story / add a comment
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday May 16, 2009 13:18 by Workers Solidarity Movement   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 16, 2009 13:35)   image 1 image   audio 2 audio files
On Saturday 9th May, the Belfast branch of the WSM held a public meeting at An Culturlann in West Belfast on ‘Can Direct Action achieve success’.

Contributions from former Visteon workers, Dessie McEnroe and Mark O’Hara on their participation in the occupation, building links with fellow workers and lessons learnt.

Here is a short report and audio recording from the discussions.
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national / arts and media / other press Saturday May 16, 2009 09:27 by Blacbloc   text 3 comments (last - friday may 22, 2009 00:14)
Shell are obviously in full-on panic mode juding from their favourite spin-meister, Mr Kevin Myers, at the Independent this morning. A little taste of his own medicine here on p.ie:

http://www.politics.ie/media/69118-kevin-myers-pens-ano....html

See his article at the link over there. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday May 15, 2009 21:24 by Joe Moore
A seminar entitled "The Forgotten People of Somalia" will take place on Saturday 23rd May, between 11.00am and 2.00pm, in the Boole Lecture Theatre, UCC. The event has been organised by the Somali Human Rights Advocacy Group in Ireland. The seminar will be addressed by Sulieman Abdulahi, Janet Twomey, Nura Hagi and Nobuhle Ncube. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / press release Friday May 15, 2009 16:25 by Darya Homan
Members and supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran will be leafleting a meeting organised by The Guardian Public Forum on the evening of Tuesday May 19 in the reading room of the British Museum. Amongst the speakers will be Ata’ollah Mohajerani, an adviser to ayatollah Mehdi Karroubi, who is one of the reformist candidates in the June 12 presidential elections in Iran; and Elaheh Rostami-Povey, a member of the Socialist Workers Party.
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international / arts and media / press release Friday May 15, 2009 16:10 by PPP Publications   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 16, 2009 11:40)
The PaganPoetryPages e-zine presents the Bealtine Edition, with a wide variety of new poetry, from both regular contributors and new poets. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday May 15, 2009 15:48 by saeed
To: Worker and Human Rights Organisations and Activists read full story / add a comment
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday May 15, 2009 14:07 by Seomra Spraoi   image 1 image
Awesome vegan food, this & every Sunday at Seomra Spraoi 10 Belvedere Court, off Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, map directions at link. Food Served 3 to 4pm Suggested donation for food €4 /more/less as you can afford. Along with weekly Bike Workshops from 2 to 4pm, and Seomra Spraoi Cinema from 5 to 8.30pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Friday May 15, 2009 13:51 by food fight!   text 2 comments (last - thursday may 21, 2009 17:07)
A presentation by Miriam Turley ( Eglantine Community Garden , Belfast ), & Seoidin O'Sullivan (The South Circular Road Food Garden Project, Dublin ).

Wednesday 20th May, Seomra Sprao.i Dinner Served 7-8pm.
Presentation kicks off at 8pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Friday May 15, 2009 13:50 by Rónan Nolan   text 1 comment (last - friday june 05, 2009 09:09)
Break For the Border, Stephen Street (beside the back of the Stephens Green Shopping Centre).Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at 7:30PM. Entry €10. Teams of 5, i.e. € 50 per team. read full story / add a comment
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