Crann Bethadh Weekly Podcast
Crann na beatha Stories and Poetry · Terrance Ó Domhnaill
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Show Notes
Honduras's first woman president legalises morning-after-pill
Berlin to allow women to go topless in public swimming pools
Mexico’s president slams calls for US military to target cartels
Lopez Obrador denounces Republican-led push for US military intervention after fatal drug cartel abduction of Americans.
Canada, home to a massive boreal forest, lobbied to limit U.S., EU anti-deforestation bills
How Canada is saying one thing and the logging companies are doing just the opposite all for profits, while the U.S. is actually stepping up a little more.
Record deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest shows challenge facing Lula
Satellites show record destruction for the month of February as new government tries to undo damage wreaked under Bolsonaro
NASA says asteroid has small chance of hitting Earth in 2046
Space rock with an average diameter of 49 metres is expected to have 10 approaches to Earth, the closest in February 2046.
BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash
Show censored because the BBC is afraid on their right wing viewers.
UK to help fund immigration detention centre in France, says Rishi Sunak
New detention centers? Now all of Europe is starting to get on board with migrant holding centers in a bid to keep them out of the mainstream.
Facebook parent Meta is exploring Twitter-like app
A Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of the current chaos at the Elon Musk-led company.
US Republican leader Ron DeSantis lays out right-wing platform
Florida governor and likely Trump challenger says US should be more like his right-leaning state in a speech seen as presidential campaign preview.
Pipeline developers demand $20B US payout from Canada after Quebec projects rejected
Fossil fuel companies argue that natural gas will reduce carbon emissions instead of making more
In Ecuador, the US risks being on the wrong side of history
The Biden administration should stop extending blind support for Guillermo Lasso’s corruption-ridden presidency.
Oil giant Saudi Aramco records historic $161bn profit in 2022
Saudi Aramco announces highest-ever annual profit by a publicly listed company, drawing criticism from activists.
Biden to protect 16m acres in Alaska and Arctic Ocean from oil drilling
Announcement comes as regulators prepare to reveal final decision on controversial Willow project
Rape as a weapon of war against asylum seekers
Disturbing reports of sexual assault in the Darién Gap reveal yet another horrifying aspect of border warfare
Bush did what Putin’s doing — so why is he getting away?
The answer: hypocrisy, even in the way the West’s narrative describes the Iraq invasion and Ukraine war.
Canada helping Mexico invade the U.S., says Republican firebrand
At congressional hearing on border, Marjorie Taylor Greene complains about visa-free Mexican travel to Canada
Trump Was Whacko in Waco, But Should Not Be Ignored
The ex-president laid out his plans for Trump 2.0
Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers
Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.
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