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 A reminder that smokers are the real heroes; the unimportance of democratic norms; and more polls. 

 The semi-state formerly known as the NWCI; and we finally have detailed polling on immigration - turns out people have some concerns. 

Polls show public willingness to consider voting for anti-immigrant parties and candidates is substantially up, support for the referendums is substantially down, and SF continue to fall.

The Business Post reports that COVID-era debt warehousing is going to be extended; Garda made 0 criminal checks against EURODAC between 2015 and the start of 2023; and Malcolm Byrne seems unhappy with Gript.  Fianna Fail candidate feels 'shame and regret' over 'striking out' at female friend at college | Independent.ie

The argument for the new referendums seems to be that we need to change the constitution so that the courts can figure out what it was we actually voted on; we suggust putting the referendums before two important elections was perhaps not wise; and polling indicates that over 70% of the country are now anti-immigration extremists. 

The referendum to remove women from the constitution has a kicker for carers; a Dutch study shows immigrants are not all born, financially, equal; and SF want to bring Dublin house prices to 300,000 - a level not seen since the crash.   https://demo-demo.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Borderless_Welfare_State-2.pdfhttps://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/libraryResearch/2024/2024-01-03_bill-digest-thirty-ninth-amendment-of-the-constitution-the-family-bill-2023_en.pdf

This week we take aim at the real enemy - peace.   https://www.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/editorial-earth-is-too-small-and-life-too-short-for-anything-but-the-pursuit-of-peace/a1684588158.html   https://web.archive.org/web/20110726184747/http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/Referenda/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad%2C1894%2Cen.pdf   https://www.thejournal.ie/ivana-bacik-care-women-referendum-6256546-Dec2023/

New polling shows the danger of the immigration debate for SF, the Fiscal Advisory Council continues to scream into the void; and a Dail debate on immigration takes a turn for the nasty. https://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2023-12-06a.39

So let's talk about how people are talking about the riots. https://gript.ie/mr-martins-pathetic-puska-answer/https://gript.ie/in-silencing-ryan-casey-the-media-abandons-all-pretence/

 In praise of the political courage of Simon Harris and Leo Varadkar; solving the Israel-Hamas affair; and an unhinged rant on energy subsidies. 

BeLongTo and their private meetings with civil servants; the Far Right Observatory visits the Oireachtas; disinformation; and the president has no strings on him. https://gript.ie/belongto-rep-revenue-staff-webinar/

 Answering the age old question "War, what is it good for?" The answer is probably not absolutely nothing.