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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Reeves Jobs Bloodbath Continues as Currys Forced to Outsource to India Wed Jan 15, 2025 15:21 | Will Jones
The jobs bloodbath continues as Currys is forced to?outsource more British staff to India?as a result of Rachel Reeves's "tax on jobs", the Chief Executive of the electricals retailer has said.
The post Reeves Jobs Bloodbath Continues as Currys Forced to Outsource to India appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Woke Paris Theatre Goes Broke After Opening its Doors to 250 African Migrants for a Free Show Five W... Wed Jan 15, 2025 13:39 | Will Jones
A 'woke' theatre in Paris known for its radical Leftist shows faces bankruptcy after being occupied by more than 250 African migrants who were let in for a free event five weeks ago.
The post Woke Paris Theatre Goes Broke After Opening its Doors to 250 African Migrants for a Free Show Five Weeks Ago and They Refuse to Leave appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Declined: Chapter 4: ?A Promise Not a Threat? Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:29 | M. Zermansky
Chapter four of Declined is here ? a dystopian satire about the emergence of a social credit system in the U.K., serialised in?the Daily Sceptic. This week: Ella laments to see a tractor plough the last remaining field.
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offsite link The Real Reason Behind the ?Farmer Harmer? Tax? Wed Jan 15, 2025 09:00 | David Craig
What's the real reason behind the 'Farmer Harmer' Tax, asks David Craig. Could it have anything to do with the current rush among the rich and among financial institutions to buy up farmland?
The post The Real Reason Behind the ‘Farmer Harmer’ Tax? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Meet the NGOs Funding the Human Rights Lawyers Wed Jan 15, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
How do all these illegal immigrants and asylum seekers afford an endless stream of lawyers to confound Government efforts to deport them? Charlotte Gill digs into the murky world of woke NGOs and trust funds.
The post Meet the NGOs Funding the Human Rights Lawyers appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday May 23, 2012 11:23 by Latin America Solidarity Centre
LASC based
Community Employment Post
Applicants must be eligible for Community Employment
and you can apply directly to CCVG

City Centre Voluntary Groups has a job vacancy in the following position based in LASC (The Latin America Solidarity Centre) 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2 read full story / add a comment
Israeli diamonds are not conflict free
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday May 22, 2012 20:57 by Sean Clinton   text 2 comments (last - saturday june 09, 2012 15:10)   image 8 images
As the leaders of the global diamond industry gathered in Vicenza, Italy for the annual meeting of the World Diamond Council, Palestinians remained trapped in a surreal nightmarish existence under the cosh of a diamond-funded, nuclear-armed belligerent regime: "The Israeli forces used [taser guns] and I have bruises on my arms and legs. I saw them open a protester's mouth by force and spit in it, and they spit in my face as well. While being under custody, a police officer of Ramle district addressed both me and another female activist while being cuffed with verbal sexual harassment, threatening to rape us. I have to admit I burst in tears ." read full story / add a comment
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national / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 22, 2012 20:51 by Bernardo   image 1 image
In the run up to our 21st birthday celebrations, Anti-Fascist Action Ireland are undertaking a major historical survey of the Irish Far-Right from 1945 – 1991. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday May 22, 2012 16:05 by LASC
Special Screening - Even the Rain (También la Lluvia) Irish Premiere
Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield
Sunday 3rd June, 5.00pm

LASC in conjunction with the Light House Cinema and Bolivia Information Forum, is proud to announce that we will host the Irish premiere of Even the Rain (También la Lluvia).

Writer Paul Laverty will attend the premiere on June 3rd, and take part in a Q&A after the film. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 22, 2012 13:01 by O.O'C.
The European Stability Mechanism is a crisis fund that comes at the price of €11 billion for Ireland, that EU countries will be able to gain access to should they ratify the Fiscal Treaty. But will it be a handy insurance policy for Ireland - or an economic straitjacket? read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Monday May 21, 2012 22:17 by Vote No
Public Meeting - Why you should vote NO! read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday May 21, 2012 16:13 by RNU PRO   image 1 image
The arrest and imprisonment of seven republican activists within the past few days heralds a new era for British oppression in Ireland.

Following intense debate amongst government ministers, the military and its legal establishment since 2006, it would appear that the British state has now decided to use so-called ‘intercept evidence’ as viable evidence to imprison Irish republicans. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday May 21, 2012 12:59 by Josephine Hayden
Republican Sinn Féin, are calling on people to vote NO in the referendum on the Fiscal Treaty on May 31. The treaty, if passed, will perpetuate austerity for decades to come.
The referendum is an opportunity to send out a clear statement of intent that people are not prepared to cede any more power to the undemocratic and un-elected bureaucratic elite that is the EU. A NO vote will be a positive step towards regaining control of our future and that of the generations to come.
Austerity has been rejected by the French and Greek people and now it is the turn of the citizens of this state to reject them also. read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday May 21, 2012 12:37 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 16, 2012 14:36)   image 1 image
"The Green Wave is a touching documentary which shows the dramatic events of the Green Revolution in Iran in 2009. The film uses a collage of footage taken from mobile phones and cameras carried by people involved in the street protests along with face book and Twitter entries, Youtube clips, blog material and animation and is a memorial to all those who died during the extreme suppression carried out by government militias." read full story / add a comment
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dublin / eu / event notice Monday May 21, 2012 00:42 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - monday may 21, 2012 23:54)   image 1 image
Public Meeting: Why you should vote NO to austerity

Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 8:00 p.m.

Sean O'Casey Community Centre, St Marys Road, East Wall, Dublin 3.
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international / sci-tech / other press Sunday May 20, 2012 20:17 by Hypatia   text 41 comments (last - friday june 29, 2012 12:18)   image 8 images
Interesting long term data confirms that Australia is warming. Full text at link.

In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature reconstruction for the region over the past 1,000 years.

The study led by researchers at the University of Melbourne, used a range of natural indicators including tree rings, corals and ice cores to study Australasian temperatures over the past millennium. They then compared these with climate model simulations.

Dr. Stephen Phipps, a researcher with UNSW’s Climate Change Research Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science led the climate model simulation research. He said the results showed there were no other warm periods in the past 1,000 years that match the warming experienced in Australasia since 1950. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday May 20, 2012 12:56 by Patrice Faubert
L'argent est le vecteur de l'inhumanité... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday May 20, 2012 09:53 by Anthony Ravlich   text 34 comments (last - friday june 01, 2012 19:34)
An ethical approach to human rights, development and globalization to replace neo liberalism has support from a distinguished New Zealander which could open the door to its debate by the establishment which has always steadfastly refused to discuss the many human rights omissions from NZ's human rights law. The ethical approach requires that all have, at the very least, the core minimums of the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights i.e. both 'survival rights' and 'self-help rights' sufficient to enable the individual to reach his/her full potential while also exercising a duty to the community. It emphasizes a 'bottom-up' approach to development to take society forward which promises to considerably reduce unemployment. The ethical approach is now attracting some high profile attention on the internet social networks. read full story / add a comment
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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday May 20, 2012 09:20 by Costas A.   text 6 comments (last - wednesday may 23, 2012 18:25)   image 2 images
Standing with one foot in Ireland and the other foot in Greece and having an interest and a natural curiosity for all "things", I listen, watch and follow events that take place in both countries regarding all aspects of human life, social-political-economical and not only. read full story / add a comment
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cork / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday May 19, 2012 20:31 by Eric   image 1 image


Resistance to the Israeli Occupation –nonviolent solidarity among Palestinians and Israelis.
What has been happening, why, what have activists been doing -analysis and update from Palestine and the Global March on Jerusalem.

Maxine Kaufmann-Lacousta: Canadian and Israeli, activist and writer, Maxine has been involved in activism for justice in Palestine and Israel, either part-time or fulltime most of her life. She has visited the area regularly for extended periods since the 60’s and lived in Jerusalem in the 80’s and 90’s, working with the Alternative Information Center. She saw the error of Zionism after her first visit to Israel as a teenager with a Zionist youth organization in 1960. She was instrumental in bringing about international support for the Jahalin Bedouin, fighting their cause in the courts and practically by staying with them, as protector and witness to threats from Israeli bulldozers.

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national / eu / opinion/analysis Saturday May 19, 2012 18:28 by simple fisherman   text 6 comments (last - monday may 21, 2012 10:41)
As a simple fisherman I was forced to leave England because our fishing industry was destroyed by the European Union and to come to your lovely country to find work. I am hoping to help out on a campaign to save Ireland's Fish and to point out the hard lessons your English brothers learned and which may be of some small assistance to Irish fishermen. read full story / add a comment
We are more than just a building...
national / anti-capitalism / news report Friday May 18, 2012 15:54 by Occupy Galway   text 3 comments (last - monday may 21, 2012 00:03)   image 4 images
Deprived of signs and art materials, the good people of Occupy Galway came into possession of some chalk. Chalk of every colour is used by children in towns and villages across the country every day to draw the likes of hopscotch boards, noughts and crosses or just idly scribble away a sunny afternoon. It is also used by buskers in cities around the world, who draw fabulous pictures for passers-by to enjoy. One of the joys of chalk that is appreciated by Occupiers is that it causes no damage and is efficiently removed by mother nature in our frequent downpours.

It was in this spirit that we began to decorate the grey stone substation that was the back wall of our office before the destruction of the camp. Familiar slogans like “No To Austerity” and “IMF OUT” as well as more pertinent messages like “Constitutional Rights and Due Process R.I.P. Oct. 15-May 16”, began to appear. The grey and featureless substation soon became a monument to freedom of expression, as the many participants joined in the decoration. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Friday May 18, 2012 14:37 by Wendy Grace
We are hosting on Monday the 21st a public debate on the fiscal stability treaty. read full story / add a comment
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national / eu / press release Thursday May 17, 2012 16:25 by People's Movement   text 4 comments (last - friday june 01, 2012 16:33)   image 1 image
The People’s Movement launched their campaign for a No Vote in the upcoming Fiscal Treaty at a press conference today in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Thursday May 17, 2012 14:41 by Saoirse
Republican Sinn Féin are holding a public meeting in Wynn’s Hotel on Wednesday May 23 at 7.30pm as part of the campaign against the Austerity Treaty. read full story / add a comment
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