A few weeks ago, when the Irish government announced a tax cut for fuel, they made a claim which was such a stretch that future generations of elastic bands should study it for tips. Responding to the ongoing energy crisis, Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said “The causes of these price pressures are not […]
Even so, this all just has the air of unreality about it.
But Putin invaded
“These sanctions may backfire, and it could very well be us that end up revolting against our leaders”
We need to rebuild our lives
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that a nuclear war is now “back within the realm of possibility.” The comments come as Russia has once against raised the alert of its nuclear forces amid their ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Raising the alert of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development,” Guterres said this week. “The […]
Last week, you may have heard that some Big Tech sites are explicitly allowing users to not only call for the deaths of Russian troops and politicians, but to praise actual violent neo-nazis as long as they’re fighting against Russia. Bear in mind: you can totally oppose Putin, his invasion, and the actions of Russia, […]
John McGuirk wrote on the 11th March of the limitless cynicism of Clare Daly on the Ukraine, where she criticizes ‘the West’s’ obsession with the Ukraine crisis. He notes that she has form in deflecting criticism from Russia and taking a selective approach to the different western obsessions – for example, not criticising similar asymmetric […]
Nor, for the record, has Government even made such a proposal.
In the case of the homeless, let’s also be honest: Politicians simply do not have sustained pressure from the public to solve the problem.
That’s not western propaganda – it’s just what is obvious to anybody with a brain.