Jon Bon Jovi’s young one overdoses on smack and gets arrested. Talk about rubbing it in. “Bongiovi’s story made news because her father is a famous star, but thousands die every year without any attention at all. Accidental overdose has become a crisis New York and around the country as the number of overdose deaths from both legal and illegal drugs has skyrocketed; there are more accidental deaths from overdose … Read More
Occupy feeds FEMA. Govt abandons New York
Large swathes of New York and New Jersey have been all but abandoned by federal relief agencies following the natural disaster that was Hurricane Sandy. As the hurricane was hitting the eastern seaboard, Occupy veterans began mobilising and set up an umbrella network ‘Occupy Sandy’. While the govt agencies approved measures such as turning off power (mainly in poorer areas) it was presumed that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and … Read More
Another election another war
While Israel postponed its attack on Iran it has planned for months to launch another massive attack on Gaza. Coming up is the general election in January and there’s nothing like blood for getting the voters out. If you feel so inclined there are demonstrations at various locations across Ireland and the UK this evening. Emergency Protests for Gaza in Ireland and Britain A number of Emergency Demonstrations are taking … Read More
Black Friday in Japan
Well this brings on Orwellian nightmares for us
The World’s Poorest President.
Seventy seven year old Jose Mujica, like many Uruguayans, lives a life uncluttered by the possessions associated with our consumerist societies. Last year his declared assets amounted to nothing else but his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. He takes home the average pay of €550 per month, lives with his wife, his three-legged dog Manuela and his chickens. What marks him out as different is he also happens to be a former … Read More
Vigil at Dáil in memory of Savita Halappanavar
Approximately 2,000 people attended a vigil outside the Dáil this evening to mark their anger over the passing of Galway woman Savita Halappanavar. An emotional public meeting included speakers Clare Daly, members of Choice Ireland and non-affiliated individuals who spoke of their anger and sorrow at the death of Savita and the state of Ireland’s legislation on abortion. More Photos below:
Biblical attack on Gaza ‘Planned months ago’
A four-year-old girl is amongst the first to die in a new Israeli attack. ‘Team of pyromaniacs want to cause war on the eve of elections’ says Meretz party official of Israeli govt – Netenyahu has expanded from attacks on Syria yesterday with a long-expected war ‘theatre’ ahead of January’s general election. Already reports claim this is the biggest attack on Gaza since the 2009 ‘Operation Cast Lead’ which saw 1400 Palestinians, … Read More
Rebel Without A Call.
In Look Up Paul Reynolds Encourages you rabble to briefly break from your daily grind and consider the ghosts that haunt the buildings that surround us. This issue we look at one of the most photographed buildings in Ireland. Any visitor, be they Dub, culchie or a bleedin’ foreigner, will recognize that place in Temple Bar which always has buskers beside it. The townies amongst you might know the can … Read More
Renaming Dubh Linn
rabble examines some of the most impressive name changes in Dublin. Rather like Windscale to Sellafield, there is a notion about that instead of fixing a problem we can repackage it. Morkeshing darling, it’s all in the presentation… TAKE ME UP TO MONTO The ‘Monto’ was the notorious red light district spreading from Montgomery Street through to Gardiner Street, Talbot Street and Amiens Street. During the 19th century it … Read More
Oi! Giz A Hand With Distro!
Howayiz. rabble #5 is winging it’s way into Dublin as we speak. Now it’s time to get rid of the fucker. We’ve a developed a system of scatterers and distro hubs over the past few issues. A scatterer is someone that takes away bundles of the paper, and throws them to the wind – to their mates and around their hood. A distro hub is somewhere we can leave multiple … Read More