Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We are all watching in horror as the Fisher Price, My First Fascist agitators gain momentum. We wonder if most of the self-identifying patriots are aware that their ringleaders get their instructions from washed-up British fascists? And we wonder why people who live in a rich country, yet feel poor, are directing their anger at […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Malaysia has always been supportive of Palestine and it was the first country to support South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. Malaysia’s colonial history reminds us of why they stand by and with Palestine. In fact recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, banned the Israeli ZIM shipping company from docking in Malaysian ports. Yousef Aljamal, […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory talks about the rise of the far right in Europe and its roots in the cuts to public services, with Professor Catherine De Vries, Dean of international affairs and Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University in Milan. Professor De Vries sets out how recent electoral inroads in Europe […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack If you were one of the tens of thousands of people who attended the IPSC organised National Demonstration for Palestine in Dublin, then you got to witness one of the best speeches delivered on this island by one of the best people we have here, Bernadette Devlin McAlsikey. If you didn’t make it, then here’s […]
Please join us at patreon.com.tortoiseshack The case brought by South Africa, against Israel over committing genocide in Gaza to the International Court of Justice, has captured the world’s attention and shone a light on the plight of the Palestinians. South Africa was clear that the genocide didn’t start on October 7th, and that what Israel is doing can’t be justified, […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack and help keep this show going Note: The intro is Irish comedian, actor and activist, Tadhg Hickey Palestinian refugees have always been mapping their return, but today they are also mapping their displacement in Gaza due to genocide, death and domicide. Today on the PalCast, the meaning of homeless and houselessness is deeper. The world […]
Help keep this show on the road. Please click on:patreon.com/tortoiseshack While the world is watching the situation on the ground in Gaza worsening, Israel is also carrying out land grabs and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Rejoining us on the podcast from Ramallah, to discuss what is happening on the ground is Irish journalist and longtime contributor, Hannah McCarthy. […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Martin often says that his activism in some areas is based on the knowledge he gleans from podcast guests. One such guest is Trinity College Assoc Prof Eoin O’Dell, and he rejoined us to discuss the significance of the Data Protection Commissioners decision on Martin’s Public Services Card complaint and a lot, lot more. Tickets […]