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Head Shops products to be banned in June

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
By Nano Manannan

from last night’s RTE news… »

Free the weed? (and tax it)

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
By Nano Manannan
Free the weed? (and tax it)

Surely we are grown up enough now to see the futility of our past lawmaking? At a time of economic turmoil, when politicians are chasing their tails around and the media following them, people are beginning to open their minds up to new ideas, new possibilities. You get all this marketing babble about , “a... »

Posthumous apology to Alan Turing

Friday, September 11, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Posthumous apology to Alan Turing

The British Government today issued an apology to Alan Turing Click here for UK Gov statement BBC coverage here »

Bring on the Blasphemy

Wednesday, July 8, 2009
By Nano Manannan
Bring on the Blasphemy

So there you have it. Today, those numskulls in the Dail have passed the blasphemy amendments to the defamation bill without debate. Funny how there was no public consultation on this. Where did this come from?  Is there more to this? At first look it seems that this is yet an another example of an... »

Sara Burke – Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Sara Burke – Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland

I think I’ve just found the book I’ll be taking with me for my two weeks off.  Sara Burke is a freelance journalist, broadcaster and health policy analyst. She is currently doing a PhD in health policy in Trinity College Dublin, and has a weekly radio slot on RTÉ’s Drivetime programme. Sara authored Irish Apartheid – Healthcare... »

BBC NEWS | UK | Police stored DNA with ice cream

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
BBC NEWS | UK | Police stored DNA with ice cream

West Yorkshire Police have been storing DNA samples from suspects and car crash victims in a freezer also used for ice cream, a watchdogs’ report has said. Full report here: - BBC NEWS | UK | Police stored DNA with ice cream . »

Lest we forget.

Friday, June 26, 2009
By Cygnus Atratus
Lest we forget.

photo credit: la picarita Michael Jackson is gone and I’m not sad. I guess that makes me as much of a freak as he was, given the massive media explosion of coverage on a wretch of a man whose megalomania apparently knew no bounds. I will try my best in the coming days and weeks... »