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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Nine

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousCork City -  Drogheda United - PreviewGlentoran's Keith Cowan recalls his stints as Oval and Dungannon SwiftsGlentoran and

A Morning Thought @ 2524

A Morning Thought @ 2523

‘You Could Call Me A Partisan ’ 🪶 Ruslan Siddiqi Recounts His Anti-War Actions

People And Nature ☭ A Russian and Italian citizen, an electrician from [the Russian city of] Ryazan, an industrial tourist, a bike traveller, an anarchist and a partisan – all this can be said about 36-year-old Ruslan Siddiqi. 19-February-2025In the summer of 2023, he dispatched four drones with explosives to attack the Diaghilev military airfield near Ryazan, and in the autumn, he decided

Cute Hoor Politics

Anthony McIntyre ☠  It is a symptom of a diseased democracy when politicians can be both within and without government at the same time.The sorry spectacle of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds is the result of cute hoor politics. Fianna Fail, long renowned for the practice, has now been joined by Fine Gael. Charlie Haughey would be smiling at the thought of how the

Donald Trump Prefers Fellow Felon To Micheal Martin and Simon Harris

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste, Simon Harris, were in Washington for the annual Saint Patricks celebrations (piss up) and the traditional handing over the bowl of Shamrock to the US President.This year was somewhat different from all previous years because this particular President, Donald Trump, cares less about Ireland, her culture, and the situation in the six

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Eight

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousThe Polling In HeavenUtah law now allows religious franchise owners to remain closed on SundaysNottingham: Man who conspired to

A Morning Thought @ 2522

A Morning Thought @ 2521

Beguiling Constitutional Narratives 8 🪶 Of Demons and Angels

Mike Burke ✍ No one in the north is as demonic as proponents of Irish unity, no one so angelic as the middle ground and its allies, who eschew constitutional politics altogether or show a steely determination to do absolutely nothing about altering constitutional circumstances. This biblical discourse is not new, but the current debate on constitutional change reinvigorates the old