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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
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offsite link Madeline Grant on Starmer?s Army and the Assisted Dying Debate Fri Dec 27, 2024 15:00 | Richard Eldred
We catch up with the Telegraph's Madeline Grant to discuss whether Starmer's Army is up to snuff, her favourite MPs to sketch and her bizarre dispute with a Labour MP over her coverage of the assisted dying debate.
The post Madeline Grant on Starmer?s Army and the Assisted Dying Debate appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link FBI Found Evidence Covid Was Lab Leak But Was Not Allowed to Brief President Fri Dec 27, 2024 13:00 | Toby Young
An FBI whistleblower has disclosed that attempts to brief the President with evidence corroborating the lab leak hypothesis in 2021 were thwarted by senior intelligence officials.
The post FBI Found Evidence Covid Was Lab Leak But Was Not Allowed to Brief President appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Kemi or Nigel: Who is Right? Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:00 | Anonymous IT Reporter
Kemi claims Nigel is making up his membership numbers. But is he? To definitively prove he isn't, he should make his software open source, so we can see where the numbers are coming from.
The post Kemi or Nigel: Who is Right? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Deserve Respect ? They Saved 29 Lives Fri Dec 27, 2024 09:00 | Ian Rons
The pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 attempted to fly their badly damaged aircraft and partially succeeded, thereby saving the lives of 29 passengers, but not their own.
The post The Pilots of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Deserve Respect ? They Saved 29 Lives appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link If the Long After-Effects of Covid Mean You Have no Real Family or Friends to Talk to This Christmas... Fri Dec 27, 2024 07:00 | Steven Tucker
Steven Tucker delves into the strange world of rent-a-friend, a Japanese phenomenon whereby lonely people get to rent friends and family members during times of intense loneliness, such as Christmas.
The post If the Long After-Effects of Covid Mean You Have no Real Family or Friends to Talk to This Christmas, Why Not Pay Random Strangers to Pretend to be Them Instead? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday March 16, 2019 18:21 by séamas carraher
Thursday, 14 March, after a campaign of 47 years, only one former soldier (aptly named “Soldier F” having been granted anonymity) who opened fire that day in Derry has finally been charged by the North’s Public Prosecution Service with murder read full story / add a comment
international / economics and finance / news report Wednesday March 13, 2019 17:40 by Kate Zeller
The House of Representatives is holding hearings on legislative initiatives to deter corruption and secrecy in the global financial system. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 08, 2019 19:19 by séamas carraher
On March 8 each year, there is certainly no shortage of outrages that have been perpetrated against women over the course of another year of violence, human rights abuses and oppression read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / news report Tuesday March 05, 2019 17:49 by Justin Morahan   text 5 comments (last - sunday march 24, 2019 12:14)
Lay Litigant Kevin Tracey had a significant win in the Supreme Court when he succeeded in having a contempt of court order quashed after 12 years and 9 months. In the judgement delivered by O;Donnell J and supported by 3 colleagues including the Chief Justice it was found that he had not received fair procedures in the District Court. In his long struggle for justice there were many obstacles in his way. One of these was the Courts Service within whose walls someone backdated a Court order by nine months. This prevented him from appealing a High Court judgement within the permitted time limit. The long struggle for justice reminds me of the remark of a passing countryman to a mason called Mike who with my student brother was taking longer than expected to build build a hen shed: “Do you know, Mike, if every hen was as hard housed, a lot of them would shleep out”.

It’s not funny to recall in these days of homelessness, that many other lay litigants may be left literally sleeping out after the justice system in Ireland prolongs their agony in their efforts to obtain simple justice from that same justice system.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday February 28, 2019 23:04 by Julia Reda MP   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 26, 2019 21:55)   video 2 video files
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO OVERTURN THE EU COPYRIGHT REFORM

In September 2018, MEPs voted for a version of the copyright Directive which will indirectly lead to implementing upload filters on most of the services you use online. The European Parliament’s (EP) Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee Rapporteur, MEP Axel Voss, then started the ‘trilogue negotiations’ – closed-door ‘informal’ negations with the representatives of the EU Member States (Council) and the European Commission (EC). These negotiations resulted in a trilogue agreement in Mid-February 2019. Despite massive criticism, the text has been made even worse than the EP’s proposal. read full story / add a comment
national / health / disability issues / news report Thursday February 28, 2019 22:18 by Vaxxer   text 1 comment (last - thursday february 28, 2019 22:23)
Dublin Workers Party councillor, Eilis Ryan, has called for mandatory measles, mumps and rubella injection for school children .
“There has been a clear spike in mumps amongst teenagers born in the period when bogus research linking MMR to autism was published , Cllr Ryan said.

Cllr Ryan's call came after nearly 400 cases were reported this year – including 64 last week.
“Figures released by the HSE today showed that the number to date in 2019 is six times higher than during the same period last year
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national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday February 22, 2019 20:44 by IPSC   image 1 image
IAW is an international series of events that seeks to raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid regime over the Palestinian people and build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. It now takes place in over 200 cities across the world, where events such as lectures, film screenings, direct action, cultural performances, postering, among many more help in grassroots organizing for effective solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday February 22, 2019 10:36 by séamas carraher
You think war was bad for you, well, think again… It’s worse for children; whether they are babies, small children or old enough to carry a gun or a knife and engage in the savagery of modern war… read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday February 20, 2019 00:36 by wsm   video 1 video file
In the aftermath of the huge march (Sat 9th Feb 2019) in support of the nurses on Saturday the government suddenly found a pay deal it could put on the table, leading to the INMO suspending the strike until that deal is discussed and voted on. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / news report Tuesday February 19, 2019 23:07 by RB
Ireland is going to be one of the first countries to have 5g rolled out. This an extremly important issue that every person needs to know about. Authorities are making health decisions for mass populations without telling us. My aim of this campaign is to raise money in order to get the word out about the issues that come with a 5g rollout. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday February 04, 2019 18:58 by séamas cxarraher
The London-based International Observatory of Human Rights have added to the long list of the country’s human rights violations in their recent 2018 in Review: Human Rights Violations in Turkey read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Thursday January 31, 2019 14:28 by séamas carraher
The world’s 26 richest people possess the same wealth as the poorest 50%, a figure estimated to be 3.8 billion people read full story / add a comment
The document released by Anonymous Europe's CyberGuerrilla
international / environment / news report Saturday January 26, 2019 22:36 by Blooming Barricade   image 1 image
Executives from the transnational financial institution HSBC contacted British military intelligence to discuss targeting of anti-fracking activists, according to documents released by Anonymous Europe. read full story / add a comment
louth / eu / news report Monday January 14, 2019 22:37 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 02, 2019 16:08)   image 1 image
The workshop will take place from 14:00 to 17:30 on Saturday 26 January 2019 in The Strand Hotel, Omeath, Co. Louth. Keynote speaker is Glenda Byrne proprietor of Strandfield Cafe and Flower Market. We can cater for a maximum of 20 so let us know if you are coming. read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech / news report Wednesday January 09, 2019 11:07 by gniomhaí
5G is being sold to us as enabling high speed internet, super quick download speeds, 'smart' devices including smart cities, smart cars etc and the 'Internet of Things' (ie where all products are connected wirelessly to the internet). In practice, this means that exposure to EM radiation will increase exponentially read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday January 07, 2019 00:44 by Justin Morahan   text 2 comments (last - friday may 03, 2019 16:03)
Nobel Peace Laureate Maguire gives reasons for nominating thw Wikileaks founder read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 19, 2018 11:47 by séamas carraher
The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights who have continuously monitored the civil war in Syria, have identified an increase in US military activity in the area close to the Turkish Border in conjunction with Turkey's threats to invade Rojava read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday December 15, 2018 10:50 by séamas carraher
Wednesday, December 12, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced plans for his new military adventure against the Kurds read full story / add a comment
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national / history and heritage / news report Thursday December 13, 2018 23:24 by wp   text 1 comment (last - monday december 17, 2018 23:12)   image 2 images
“It is with deep sadness and regret that the Workers Party announces the death of Sean Garland, a life-long comrade, a member of the Party’s Central Executive Committee and one of the people who most influenced and shaped the Workers Party over many decades.

Party President Michael Donnelly has paid tribute to Mr Garland saying that he was “a unique and charismatic individual whose contribution to Irish political life cannot be overestimated”. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 11, 2018 22:30 by IPSC   image 1 image
On Thursday 6th December, to coincide with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s General Assembly, the Irish Campaign to Boycott the Eurovision in Apartheid Israel 2019 wrote to the Director General of RTÉ, Dee Forbes, Rory Coveney, Strategic Advisor to the Director General, and Michael Kealy, Head of RTÉ’s delegation for Eurovision, asking them to call on the EBU not to broadcast any Eurovision events into Israel’s illegal settlements in occupied Palestine. read full story / add a comment
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