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offsite link Alternative Copy of thesaker.is site is available Thu May 25, 2023 14:38 | Ice-Saker-V6bKu3nz
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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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offsite link Julian Assange is finally free ! Tue Jun 25, 2024 21:11 | indy

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 Hamburg 14.05. "Rote" Flora Reoccupied By Internationalists Wed May 15, 2024 15:49 | Internationalist left

offsite link Eddie Hobbs Breaks the Silence Exposing the Hidden Agenda Behind the WHO Treaty Sat May 11, 2024 22:41 | indy

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Labour?s ?Mission-Driven? Government is the Antithesis of Liberty Tue Jul 23, 2024 17:30 | Dr David McGrogan
Labour is "mission-driven", says Keir Starmer. But the last thing anyone should want is a Government with a mission, says David McGrogan. That's because a Government with a mission needs conscripts. That's you and me.
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offsite link Victory! Hospitals That Brought Back Mask Mandates Backtrack After Complaints Tue Jul 23, 2024 15:30 | Dr Gary Sidley
A victory in the mask wars! Two hospital providers that brought back mask mandates have backtracked and scrapped them following complaints from Daily Sceptic readers and Smile Free supporters.
The post Victory! Hospitals That Brought Back Mask Mandates Backtrack After Complaints appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Read it and Weep: The BBC Journalists Taking Home Six Figure Salaries Courtesy of the Licence Fee Pa... Tue Jul 23, 2024 13:45 | Will Jones
Read it and weep: the list of the BBC journalists taking home six figure salaries courtesy of the licence fee payer. Disgraced presenter Huw Edwards came top with £475k despite being off air for nine months of the year.
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offsite link David Lammy: The Foreign Secretary Who Called Trump ?a Racist KKK and Nazi Sympathiser? and Refuses ... Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:43 | Peter Harris
Britain's new Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, is on record calling Donald Trump "a racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser" and has refused to apologise. This is clearly going to be a problem, says Peter Harris.
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offsite link Catching Covid Does Not Lower Your IQ Tue Jul 23, 2024 09:00 | Noah Carl
Headlines earlier this year proclaimed that catching Covid may knock up to 6 points off your IQ. A new study punctures this claim: there was no decline in cognitive test scores after Covid infection.
The post Catching Covid Does Not Lower Your IQ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday October 05, 2010 17:16 by F.S.   text 11 comments (last - monday october 25, 2010 20:16)   image 1 image
We are looking for help funding, campaigners, donations, time, leaflets anything possible to further the advance of Medical Cannabis. We aim to send material to every doctor ,every police station and every political official in the country until an adequate response is enforced. We want as any many signatures statements and opinions from these people to further help the campaign. Although many will disagree with the use of Facebook as a medium for change, the Facebook page for the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act 2010 (http://hempirl.webs.com/compassionateuseact.htm) has over 5,400 likes and the plan is to push this to 100,000 so if you use this vehicle please like, suggest to all your friends and post a plea for more likes on any relevant page in your spare time if possible. read full story / add a comment
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international / eu / other press Sunday October 03, 2010 22:07 by míol mór   text 2 comments (last - monday october 04, 2010 10:24)   image 1 image
Policing of 'noborder camp' in Brussels violates basic civil rights

from http://www.statewatch.org/news/2010/oct/01brussels-nobo...r.htm

The Brussels noborder camp has been met with high levels of police action. Around 300 camp participants were stopped from attending the European trade union demonstration ( http://www.etuc.org/a/7407) against the austerity measures currently implemented by governments as a result of the financial crisis, that took place on 29 September, by simply being arrested under 'preventative' policing laws. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday October 03, 2010 12:54 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - monday october 04, 2010 14:51)
Stephen Lendman writes on the latest US sponsored Coup attempt, this time in Ecuador. This time it failed as did the attempts to overthrow Hugo Chavez. Stephen shows how the Bush destabilisation and removal of progressive regimes has continued under Obama. Full text at link.

Post-9/11, Washington sponsored four coup d'etats. Two succeeded - most recently in Honduras in 2009 against Manuel Zelaya, and in Haiti in 2004 deposing Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Two others failed - in Venezuela in 2002 against Hugo Chavez, and on September 30 in Ecuador against Rafael Correa - so far. Two by Bush, two by Obama with plenty of time for more mischief before November 2012. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday October 02, 2010 19:35 by V for vendetta   text 6 comments (last - saturday october 23, 2010 12:44)
A very interesting story appeared in the telegraph yesterday showing how financial terrorists are holding us all to ransom. It showed exactly what sort of people these bondholders we are all bailing out are. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / other press Saturday October 02, 2010 18:01 by Michael Gallagher   text 4 comments (last - friday october 15, 2010 19:20)   image 1 image
One Red Flag

One red flag, one red flag
Just one red flag can keep the spark within our hearts still burning
We will not sag, nor will we lag
We will not sag nor will we lag we're not for turniing

(Chorus)
So let's make hay, while May Day shines
While May Day shines the workers spines are not for breaking
And while May Day shines we'll always find
While May Day shines we'll always find there's hay for making.

The worker's song can keep us strong
The workers song can keep us strong our day is dawning
And when it dawns we'll right the wrongs
When it dawns we'll right the wrongs for we are longing.

The earth the moon we'll have them soon
The earth the moon we'll have them soon maybe tomorrow
And when that blossom blooms we'll rid the gloom
When that blossom blooms we'll rid the gloom, the grief and sorrow.

(repeat chorus)

One red flag, one red flag, one red flag......fade.

© Michael Gallagher 2005 read full story / add a comment
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dublin / consumer issues / other press Friday October 01, 2010 11:30 by Andrew   text 4 comments (last - sunday october 03, 2010 15:01)   image 1 image
Last night in Dublin former US president Bill Clinton told an invited gathering of 575 of the richest 1% of Ireland's population that they were the greatest problem facing the world. They paid over 2500 a head to hear this as they chomped down on "Atlantic salmon, Connemara lamb and lemon posset, washed down with Chablis Domaine de la Mandeliere 2007 and Chateau Les Roches Gaby 2001." read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday September 30, 2010 22:08 by Wirtland Institute   image 1 image
Wirtland (www.wirtland.com), an internet community which considers itself a micronation, invented a new way to generate funds to help small developing countries. The following outline of Wirtland's project is from "Wirtland Institute" - an experimental think-tank established to study new forms of statehood, which became possible in 21th century thanks to new information technologies. In today's world millions of dollars are being spent by people playing games in virtual worlds. Wirtland shows how part of this money may be channeled to help poor third world countries. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday September 30, 2010 17:38 by Ronoc
The views of the Swedish Finance Minister, published in Dagens Industri(Todays Industry), well renowned Financial Paper....

"State of the Irish economy is very serious, "said Finance Minister Anders Borg, who on Thursday and Friday meet his EU colleagues in Brussels." read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday September 29, 2010 18:19 by various   text 3 comments (last - monday october 04, 2010 19:44)
Up to 1,500 workers (Irish Times estimate) marched from Anglo-Irish Bank to the Dáil at lunchtime today. For a lunchtime event with very little publicity it was a surprisingly good turnout. The ICTU leaders had only planned for a stunt to get themselves on the TV news, their original idea was that a couple of hundred union officials and activists would provide a backdrop for David Begg or Jack O'Connor delivering a soundbite. read full story / add a comment
Hommage à Haiti
dublin / arts and media / other press Sunday September 26, 2010 20:46 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   image 1 image
Ionad an Phiarsaigh––THE PEARSE CENTRE,
The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse St, Dublin 2

01 – 764 4644 * bookings@theirelandinstitute.com

‘Making Cents’ is a new series of oil paintings examining the daily existence of people making a living in the worst working conditions in the global economy. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday September 23, 2010 15:12 by Anne Mc Shane
Anne Mc Shane writes on the deepening Economic Crisis, Biffos travails, fightback and the need for a new Marxist Party. Full text at link.

Enormous instability remains the key feature of the political and economic situation in Ireland. The crackdown on public spending is far from over as the government continues to borrow billions from international lenders. A draconian budget is planned for December to compel the working class to pay off the enormous interest on national debt. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Tuesday September 21, 2010 15:11 by Cat Penny   text 6 comments (last - wednesday september 29, 2010 10:33)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
In a break from tradition, RTE Television showed a funny political sketch last night, raising doubts about the stations commitment to bore everyone in Ireland into emigrating. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday September 19, 2010 19:43 by Maryam Namazie   text 2 comments (last - monday september 20, 2010 03:24)   video 1 video file
Maryam Namazie spoke at the anti Pope rally in London on Saturday. Maryam makes clear that the struggle against religious obscurantism is going to continue. Full text at link.

We choose humanity whilst the pope, Ahmadinejad and Islamists choose religious dogma at the expense of humanity. The pope complains of ‘aggressive secularists.’ Well they haven’t seen anything yet. We’re going to push them back. We want to – demand to - live in the 21st century. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / other press Sunday September 19, 2010 17:42 by Wayne Flanagan Tobin   text 8 comments (last - tuesday march 18, 2014 16:33)
A Poem on Homelessness in Dublin. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Sunday September 19, 2010 15:33 by Hibernian Scribe   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 23, 2010 21:18)
Conor Lenihan was due to launch John J.May's self-published book The Origin of Specious Nonsense which challenges the theories of Charles Darwin. read full story / add a comment
The march ended with a rally outside Downing Street
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday September 18, 2010 19:45 by pat c   image 2 images
Thousands have come out to protest against the Pope in London. Victims of abuse by clergy, Humanists, Atheists, Anarchists,Socialists, Liberals, LGBTQs, Feminists; all varieties of progressives were present to give the finger to the Panzer Pope. Full text at link.

Peter Tatchell who has a track record of opposing other dictators such as Mugabe said:

"This is not an attack on Catholic people or the Catholic faith. We are critical of certain policies of the Pope.
When he says no woman is fit to be a priest, that's an insult to the whole of female humanity.
When he says a husband must not use a condom to protect his wife from infection - even if he has HIV - that's irresponsible."
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday September 15, 2010 00:10 by V for vendetta   text 5 comments (last - saturday september 18, 2010 16:25)   video 1 video file
The US has been recently pressuring arab countries not to press for Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Why is this such a big deal for them? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday September 14, 2010 14:23 by Bazooka Joe   text 11 comments (last - thursday september 16, 2010 07:02)   video 1 video file   audio 2 audio files
Cowen was interviewed by RTE's Morning Ireland at 8.50am this morning in the Ardilaun Hotel Galway by Cathal Mac Coille. It has been alleged Mr Cowan was hungover or drunk. Cowan has described the allegations of drunkness as 'ridiculous.' read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Saturday September 11, 2010 15:58 by pat c
Statement of the Left MEPs from GUE/NGL. Full text at link.

"Support European Day of Action against Austerity - 29 September should be day of active struggle, protests and strikes across Europe"

Statement of Left MEPs

We warmly welcome the initiative by the European Trade Union Confederation to launch 29 September as a European Day of Action around the slogan: “No to austerity – Priority for jobs and growth!”. As representatives of Left parties across Europe, we commit to enthusiastically build for and participate in the actions and demonstrations across Europe on that date.
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