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offsite link The UK?s Crisis Point is Fast Approaching Thu Jul 03, 2025 19:30 | Dr David McGrogan
Starmer's failure to achieve even the tiniest gesture towards welfare reform in the fiscally incontinent UK is a symptom of a much deeper political malaise, says Dr David McGrogan. The crisis point is fast approaching.
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offsite link Britain is Running Out of Space for Offshore Wind, Warns GB Energy Boss Thu Jul 03, 2025 17:54 | Will Jones
Britain is running out of space for?offshore wind farms, the boss of GB Energy has warned, jeopardising Ed Miliband's Net Zero renewables drive, with floating turbines cost four times as much.
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offsite link Does Mass Immigration Cause Homelessness? Thu Jul 03, 2025 15:30 | Noah Carl
Since 2022, the number of homeless people in the US has spiked by almost 200,000. A new paper finds that the influx of asylum seekers under Biden accounts for about 60% of this increase.
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offsite link Engineer Given Half Lucy Connolly?s Sentence for Near-Identical Tweet Thu Jul 03, 2025 13:51 | Will Jones
A two-tier justice row has erupted after an engineer was jailed for half as long?as Lucy Connolly?over a near-identical tweet, while a Labour MP who punched a constituent to the ground was spared jail completely.
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offsite link Poland Stops 98% of Illegal Migrant Crossings with a 116-Mile, 16ft-High Border Wall ? and Now it?s ... Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:35 | Will Jones
Poland cut illegal immigration from Belarus by 98% after building a 116-mile border wall ? and now Donald Tusk's Government is adding a minefield. Turns out robust clampdown on illegal entry is okay if it's from Russia.
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international / animal rights / press release Monday December 20, 2010 10:12 by ARZone - Animal Rights Zone
The international abolitionist animal rights social network is one year old on 21st December 2010 - and now has 1500 active members. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 20, 2010 07:58 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 35 comments (last - friday march 16, 2012 07:59)
CONTENTS
1) 18 December 2010: A Typical Day for PFC Bradley Manning
2) State of Play (according to the English "Independent" newspaper
Sat. Dec. 18th) - "Assange begins mansion arrest but his 'source' feels
the heat".
3) "He's in There for Us, We're on the Loose for Him!"
- Solidarity,the only Way to Counter the Techniques fine-tuned at Guantanamo
& Abu Ghraib Unleashed on Manning!
4) What we can Do To Support the Nonviolent Resistance of Bradley Manning
5) Three Men Who May Spend the Rest of their Lives in Prison Because
of this War!
6) Vid (10 mins) - Daniel Ellsberg of the Vietnam War's Pentagon Papers Speaks in Support of Bradley Manning & Julian Assange Before His Arrest At White House Protest read full story / add a comment
donegal / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday December 19, 2010 19:22 by Bill O'Brien   text 4 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2014 20:18)
What follows is a letter written to the editor of the Donegal Democrat newspaper in November.

Letter to the Editor.

Wear a White Poppy read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / feature Saturday December 18, 2010 23:27 by Rudiger   text 1 comment (last - friday january 21, 2011 15:31)   image 3 images
In the next few weeks, more than likely An Bord Pleanála will be announcing their decision on whether to grant permission to Shell to build the onshore section of the Corrib Gas pipeline. Below is a review of the reopened oral hearing that ran from the 24th of August until the 1st of October in 2010 in Belmullet. Again (this is the fourth convening of an oral hearing), opponents of the Corrib Gas Project made lengthy and comprehensive submissions on why they are opposed to the project. A fair few of these submissions can be read in full here: http://www.shelltosea.com/content/submissions-bord-pleanala read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / event notice Saturday December 18, 2010 18:32 by Rossport Solidarity Camp
Any day now Shell will find out whether it will be able to continue with the dangerous Corrib Gas Project in northwest Mayo. Take action and show Shell that people are paying attention! read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday December 18, 2010 14:23 by arnonym
On Sunday the 12th of December 2010 a undercover agent working for the Landeskriminalamt (LKA) Baden-Württemberg was uncovered in Heidelberg, Germany. His aim was to make contact with the Antifa scene via open left structures and to gather information about individuals as well as group structures to be presented directly to the LKA and the local state security division. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday December 18, 2010 00:06 by RNU PRO   text 3 comments (last - sunday december 19, 2010 07:22)   image 1 image
REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY (RNU) Spokesperson, MARTIN ÓG MEEHAN responded to this week’s Stormont draft budget proposals as; “Draconian cuts dictated by David Cameron’s Tory-led British government”. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday December 17, 2010 17:44 by Truthsayer   text 5 comments (last - monday december 27, 2010 20:14)
Tommy Sheridan's wife Gail has been acquitted of perjury at the High Court in Glasgow after the Crown dropped the charges against her. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Friday December 17, 2010 17:12 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 19, 2010 14:24)
The much trumpeted discovery of RNA and DNA copperfastened in the public mind the discrete, "quantum" characteristics; in a sort of "digital" understanding of human genetics. It may have blinded us to qualitative effects and the incalculable genetic fallout from widespread prescription of neuroleptics and other pharmaceuticals. One of the tragically serious ironies of this is that people of otherwise very high genetic perfection are often the most prone to "mental illness." read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 17, 2010 17:10 by watcher   text 2 comments (last - sunday december 19, 2010 14:49)
Former Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern suggested that "cover" for any US torture taxis that "surfaced" would be provided through random inspections at Shannon, a new confidential cable on the Wikileaks site reveals.Ahern said that he "could use a little more information" about US flights in 2007, “musing that it might not be a bad idea to allow the random inspection of a few planes to proceed, which would provide cover if a rendition flight ever surfaced”, stated former US ambassador to Ireland Thomas Foley. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday December 17, 2010 12:11 by Maura   1 attached file
The Feminist Open Forum will hold a demonstration alongside other activist groups at the GPO this Saturday advocating for abortion legislation in line with X case judgement. The rally is in concurrence with the results of the successful ABC case that took place this week at the European Court of Human Rights. The Rally will take place this Saturday at the GPO from 1pm.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday December 17, 2010 10:22 by Paddy Hackett   text 4 comments (last - monday december 20, 2010 22:56)
Concerning the “deal between the Irish Government and the ECB/EU/IMF troika” Constantin Gurdgiev argues in the Sunday Independent, December 5th 2010, that far “from providing a resolution to Ireland’s financial and fiscal crises, it made the restructuring of our banks’ debt inevitable, read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 17, 2010 08:03 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 11 comments (last - sunday december 19, 2010 21:28)
At about 6pm Thursday December 16th., Julian Assange emerged from Britain's HIgh Court on the Strand, London. He had finally been released on bail after nine days in solitary confinement at Wandsworth Prison. Harsher bail conditions were added by the High Court than were imposed days earlier at the Westminister Magistrates Court.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/16/julian-assa...-jail
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Simon McConville addressing the crowd at the protest against increased tuition fees and scrappage of EMA in Belfast
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday December 16, 2010 22:34 by Róisín   image 1 image
Protester Simon McConville is up in courth on the 5th of January, alongside another activist, for his participation in the anti-fee hike and anti-EMA scrappage protests in Belfast on the 9th of December, 2010. Simon is being charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing the road and starting a riotous protest (initiating the peaceful sit-down protest on the road). read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday December 16, 2010 19:26 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
REPUBLICAN NETWORK for UNITY Chairperson/Cathaoirleach, DANNY MCBREARTY expresses solidarity with Irish Political Prisoners and their families in the run-up to Christmas. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday December 16, 2010 16:32 by Carlos
Finally there is a Juche Study Group in Ireland. If it sounds interesting for you, keep reading. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday December 16, 2010 13:22 by DfC
Doctors For Choice welcomes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in favour of one of the three women applicants in the ABC case and demands that the government now legislate on abortion provision as a matter of urgency. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday December 16, 2010 11:10 by Madam K
Two very different videos from yesterday. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday December 16, 2010 09:02 by Ciaron O'Reilly
YOUTUBE (2min22sec)
- Irish/Australian Plowshare/Catholic Worker Activist Ciaron O'Reilly
does Solidarity Speaks Out Outside Westminster Court
While Assange Denied Bail! (Dec 7 2010)
- Solidarity with Assange and Manning!
http://youtu.be/8Tw98tv0sso read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday December 15, 2010 23:01 by Vicious Hippie
Bring tools, play sound !

A lively and open jam session on the streets of Dublin -
free to everyone with or without an instrument.
Bring the community spirit back to our streets,
play some music and have some fun while you're at it !

Meet @ 1pm in Temple Bar Square on Saturday 18th December read full story / add a comment
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