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The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

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The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack
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    Fuel Protests – ‘Send In The Army’ and it’s Not Left vs Right

    09/04/2026 | 22 mins.
    Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
    Editors Note: Contains strong language from a part of the protest
    The fuel protests have caused havoc to people's travel plans and made many turn on the protests. But Dublin City Councillor, Conor Reddy went along twice and despite what you see in the video at the start, he was able to find common ground with many there and engage in civil debate and conversations even with those of whom he disagreed.
    We have many crises facing this country and if we don't show up to support and offer solutions, another side will and they'll be peddling division and misinformation. It is not Left vs Right; it's Have's vs Have Not's. I'm glad Conor and Paul showed up.
    New York journalist Timmy Facciola on Mamadani and Trump is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-155024173
    The Hind Rajab jersey for Dignity for Palestine is available here:https://spicebagmerch.com/
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    Displaced in Gaza: My Mother Returned Home to Die

    09/04/2026 | 12 mins.
    Please visit AFSC.org
    "We cried with my mother every time. She cried from
    pain and agony, and we cried from our helplessness and
    inability to provide assistance, medication, or relieve her
    pain. My mother suffered all the time, and our hearts
    were crushed with pain. This is our mother whom we
    love dearly, whom we do not want to lose, and who loves
    life and wants to continue it with us in good health."
    My Mother Returned Home to Die: The Injustices against Elderly Patients in the Gaza Strip is written by Ali Al Owisi and narrated by Irish Parliamentarian and lifelong Palestinian Rights Activist, Richard Boyd Barrett.
    To purchase Displaced in Gaza click:https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2620-displaced-in-gaza
    All proceeds go to We Are Not Numbers in Gaza.

    Production by Tony Groves @ the tortoise shack
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    Gaza, The Daily Reality As The World Looks Away

    07/04/2026 | 31 mins.
    Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
    Editor's note: I'd recommend watching this episode as Noor shares some glimpses of Gaza now.
    Noor Alhinnawi is a Palestinian writer from Gaza. She is graduating this semester and planning to start her career. After multiple displacements and attempts to cross to the south, she now lives in her relatives home after their own home was destroyed by Israel. She shares stories of displacement and surging death with us. Tune in for the full story.
    Simon McGarr on Meta and Google's legal losses:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-154840735
    The ShedSit Pod with Sustainable Urbanism expert Phil Lawton:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-154676562
    The YouTube stuff:https://www.youtube.com/@tortoiseshack9314
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    Iran and the Global Economic Crisis

    06/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
    Rejoining me on the shack to delve into Iran, the US, Big Tech, the interlinked global financial system and the economic troubles ahead is author of Tax Haven Ireland and editor of the Irish Marxist Review, Dr Brian O'Boyle.
    This is a deep dive into the economics of this idiotic war, shadow banking, tax avoidance and the long-term geopolitical game behind the game.
    Simon McGarr on Meta and Google's legal losses:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-154840735
    The ShedSit Pod with Sustainable Urbanism expert Phil Lawton:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-154676562
    The YouTube stuff:https://www.youtube.com/@tortoiseshack9314
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    This Feels Like a World War

    03/04/2026
    Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
    CEO of Emergency Logistics Team, Will Holden has spent years in some of the most dangerous places in the world. From Yemen to Syria and the then ISIS run Iraq, he’s seen a lot. He joined me from Erbil, Kurdistan to talk about the current situation, the supply chain issues created by the war and why this situation has him more concerned than anything he’s encountered previously.
    Iran, Shadow Banking, Shadow Fleets and the two week war podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-154596249
    Song by Cabin proceeds to Ionad Hind Rajab:https://cabin-music.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-the-ivy-house
    Support the Hind Rajab Centre here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/quick-thank-you-152402329
    SpiceBag Hind Jajab Centre Jersey:https://spicebagmerch.com/

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About The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and challenge you to be an activist. This is the non-corporate, ad free, non-plastic-podcast reality that the medium is made for. There will be shenanigans!
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