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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Top Journal: Scientists Should Be More, Not Less, Political Sat Jan 11, 2025 17:00 | Noah Carl
Science, nominally the most prestigious scientific journal in the world, is at it again. In November, they published an editorial saying that scientists need to be even more political than they already are.
The post Top Journal: Scientists Should Be More, Not Less, Political appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link BlackRock Quits Net Zero Asset Managers Under Republican Pressure Sat Jan 11, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, is abandoning the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative after coming under pressure from Republican politicians over its support for woke climate policies.
The post BlackRock Quits Net Zero Asset Managers Under Republican Pressure appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Appalling Treatment of Covid Vaccine Whistleblower Dr. Byram Bridle Sat Jan 11, 2025 13:00 | Dr Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson
Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson write about the appalling treatment of Covid vaccine whistleblower Dr Byram Bridle, the Canadian immunologist who was removed from duties for raising the alarm about the vaccine.
The post The Appalling Treatment of Covid Vaccine Whistleblower Dr. Byram Bridle appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?High Chance? Reeves Will be Forced into Emergency Spending Cuts Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
There is a "high chance" that Rachel Reeves will be forced to announce emergency?spending cuts?this spring, Barclay's Chief Economist has said, as borrowing costs surged again on Friday.
The post “High Chance” Reeves Will be Forced into Emergency Spending Cuts appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Covid Vaccine Critic Doctor Barred From Medicine Sat Jan 11, 2025 09:00 | Dr Copernicus
Dr. Daniel Armstrong has had his name erased from the U.K. Medical Register and been barred from practice for making a video in which he argued that the Covid vaccines are unsafe, untested and cause harm.
The post Covid Vaccine Critic Doctor Barred From Medicine appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 27, 2005 23:43 by Ed   text 2 comments (last - thursday july 28, 2005 13:00)
injustice is being piled on injustice as deeper and deeper holes are dug. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 27, 2005 03:08 by samizdat fan   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 27, 2005 17:15)
So much obfuscation present that I was forced to give most of them one line each. A few left out - feel free to find them and nail in a sentence. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 26, 2005 12:39 by By Any Means Necessary.   text 24 comments (last - friday april 21, 2006 16:12)
As the unionist paramilitary feud gathers momentum, several sectarian attacks on chapels in Ballymena and medical facilities in Belfast adds to the feeling of isolation felt by nationalists in the six counties. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Friday July 22, 2005 15:51 by Baywatch   text 2 comments (last - tuesday july 26, 2005 17:37)
A company in Cork has allowed over 250 tonnes of Caustic Soda to spill onto the foreshore of the harbour. Nobody thought the public needed to know. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday July 22, 2005 15:20 by Joe King   text 1 comment (last - friday september 02, 2005 14:10)
Why did it take a Socialist Party county councillor borrowing a hard hat and sneaking onto a site to uncover the Gama scandal? What were union officials like SIPTU's construction branch secretary, Eric Fleming, doing for the last three years? Why is the Dublin executive of SIPTU not allowed to see the results of the union's own investigation? read full story / add a comment
meath / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Friday July 22, 2005 07:45 by Sinn Féin Supporter   text 5 comments (last - saturday july 23, 2005 01:22)
Más Ó nó Mac thú, in ainm Naomh Phádraig tabhair cabhair do Teamhar.

Tara was Ireland's capital. Fenians died there in 1798. Early Sinn Féin members including Artur Griffith saved it 100 years ago from the digging of the British Israelites. The coronations stone of sorts, the stone of Destiney Liafáil is there to this day.

What is Sinn Féin about if it isn't about protecting Ireland's most historic site, the hill and valley of Tara? It's about time the party repeated what its members did 100 years ago.

The Daily Ireland has already criticised Sinn Féin members for not doing more. Now is the the time to stop the history of Ireland's most important valley being dug up by 22 ton Excavators. Contact 44 to let them know that you support Saving the Tara Valley. read full story / add a comment
The two lads running from the crowd...
dublin / arts and media / opinion/analysis Thursday July 21, 2005 15:03 by k   image 3 images
Review of 2004 documentary about two art students who fake a new supermarket opening. read full story / add a comment
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international / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Thursday July 21, 2005 03:49 by frank hall rip   text 4 comments (last - thursday july 21, 2005 04:56)   image 14 images
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=201957650&p=zxy9586xx&n=201958637&x=

"“The position was that the minister was quite happy to meet General Myers, was he to be in Dublin this afternoon. It was that level of formality,” the spokesman said.
“If he was there Gen Myers would have dropped in, it was no firmer than that. But the minister is visiting troops in the Midlands and has been delayed.”
Mr O’Dea is visiting army units in Longford and Mullingar as part of his nationwide tour around all barracks. A number of troops from both the barracks are serving with the United Nations peace keeping force in Liberia." read full story / add a comment
does it matter what day it is?
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Thursday July 21, 2005 00:53 by iosaf .:. the ipisphi ·.·   text 10 comments (last - saturday may 20, 2006 23:32)   image 7 images
Today @ "time" / writing is

2005 the seventh month
MMV July
Jumaada Awal 1426
5765 Tamuz between the feast of Rosh Chodesh and the fast after full moon.
Lúnasa read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 20, 2005 22:13 by Jim Dixon   text 4 comments (last - monday july 25, 2005 00:40)
The 2 big issues today are Poverty and Global Warming - both caused ultimately by
Western consumerism (Mandela: poverty is not natural - it is man-made. Bush: Our
American way of life is not negotiable.) But if the rest of the world must catch up to
American levels of consuming there would be a total environmental disaster - so how
can we persuade American - and European - consumers to cut their ever-increasing
greed? What if we just shared out equally over the whole world everything we already
own or produce - would Western lifestyles really fall to a terribly low level? Details
and statistics of such an equally-shared world for each of us. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday July 20, 2005 08:15 by Ed   text 1 comment (last - wednesday july 20, 2005 20:02)
There are several layers of injustice underlying the imprisonment of these men who have had the courage to stand up against the unlimited resources of a multi-national supported hand in glove by our blinkered government. read full story / add a comment
Colr. Joe surveys the scene of the M3 archaeological digs
meath / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 19, 2005 21:15 by Meath Sinn Féin   text 162 comments (last - sunday march 26, 2006 11:36)   image 4 images
Recent media reports show that Hill of Tara is clearly visible from the site of the M3 Tara Interchange. It also appears that heavy mechanical diggers are being used in the excavation of the Tara valley.

Many in Meath are concerned that the visual impact of this M3 Interchange at Tara may have a detrimental effect on the appeal of Tara, both as a heritage site and a tourist venue.

Time and time again, the crucial question of whether the M3 and the Blundelstown Tara Interchange would be visible from the hill of Tara has been raised. And as many times, both the government and the NRA have stated categorically that the M3 would not be visible from the hill. However, it is now entirely evident that this massive interchange at the foot of the Hill will indeed be visible from Tara, and this now poses grave questions. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 19, 2005 00:41 by Gar
The truth is no longer pragmatic. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday July 18, 2005 11:49 by roisin (supporter of shell to sea campaign)   text 4 comments (last - friday july 22, 2005 23:41)   image 1 image
Demands of Shell to Sea Campaign

We call on the developers, authorities and state to:

* Stop all illegal development in Rossport
* To cease all operations in Erris, onshore and offshore, pending a full hearing of the issues
* Clean the gas and hydrocarbons at sea,
* Vindicate the Rossport 5 and expunge their criminalisation by Shell
* Renegotiate the overall deal for the Irish people
* Make those responsible for the project accountable, including calling for the resignation of Noel Dempsey, Dermot Ahern and Frank Fahey who have presided over this scandalous affair. read full story / add a comment
St Patrick on the Hill of Tara looks at the Church on the Hill of Skryne
meath / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday July 18, 2005 09:50 by Look at the view   image 1 image
The M3 will run through the Tara Skryne valley between St Patrick on the Hill of Tara and the the Church on the Hill of Skryne read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday July 17, 2005 22:59 by Una   text 2 comments (last - saturday october 29, 2005 02:56)
The World Can't Wait!
Drive Out the Bush Regime!

Mobilize for November 2, 2005 read full story / add a comment
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sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday July 17, 2005 20:23 by Sean Fleming   text 29 comments (last - wednesday september 27, 2006 13:36)   image 1 image
Between November 2004 and April 2005 I in a personal capacity wrote to pharmaceutical companies in the 26 county state who manufacture what are known as atypical 'anti-psychotic' drugs in the 'treatment' of 'mental illness'. I was motivated to do this by what I believe is a failure on the part of these companies to fully inform psychiatric patients in relation to the dangers of such drugs. This article on how pharmaceutical companies play down the dangers of neuroleptic drugs appeared in two Irish newspapers. One journalist who viewed it invited a psychiatrist friend of his to comment on it. These comments by Siobhan Barry of the Irish Psychiatric Association as well as my own counter response also are published here. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday July 17, 2005 16:26 by Tom Paine   text 10 comments (last - monday july 18, 2005 13:10)
When Geobbles Murdoch of The Sunday Times gets after you , you must be doing something right. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Sunday July 17, 2005 14:49 by pat lally   text 12 comments (last - wednesday july 20, 2005 19:24)
I just want other peoples opinions, my local mace store have promotions, e.g. two for a reduced price or whatever, but these goods are charged at full regular rate at check out. Most people don't complain so i guess it goes smoothly and profitably.

To my shock this morning I complained, having being overcharged on at least one item each weekend for three weeks now. I bought surf breeze 1.1 kg, marked 2.69 on shelf, but 3.80 at till, complained after going back and checking, received a refund for the difference, but , to my amazement, that was it, no changes were made to till system, so the next person who picks up a box will be charged 3.80.

In a time when many people don't check receipts for small items, it is these little, ongoing rip offs that frustrate me. So please let me know if this policy is being practiced elsewhere, or just here. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday July 16, 2005 16:12 by Dr. Majed Nassar
The disengagement plan:
The previous and present Governments of Israel knew for fact that they do not want to keep Gaza and the Palestinians in Gaza under their control. The question was always when, how and to what price would Israel withdraw from Gaza. In the Post-Oslo era there was for Israel no reason why it shouldn't have withdrawn from Gaza and evacuate the settlements. The Atmosphere was ready, the détente was at its peak and Rabin and Peres (and Arafat) won the Peace Nobel price. The question in deed is: Why didn't Israel between 1995 and September 2000 withdraw from Gaza and evacuated the settlements?

The Palestinians can then wait till "they turn Finns"? read full story / add a comment
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