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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Seventy Three

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 CuriousA rural town in Gaza comes back to lifeMahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana following brief court hearingMourning my

The Center For Inquiry's Latest Statement Continues To Push Anti-Trans Bigotry

Friendly Atheist ✏ After several secular groups affirmed their support for LGBTQ rights, CFI has chosen to criticize them with more misinformation.The Center For Inquiry is doubling down on its anti-transgender rhetoric following the release of a statement from more than a dozen other atheist/Humanist organizations defending LGBTQ+ rights.There’s a lot happening here so let’s try to make

“America First” And The Great Upheaval In International Relations

Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières ✏Written by Gilbert Achcar.According to Trump and his acolytes, America has spent huge sums of money protecting its allies, especially the rich countries among them. It is time for them to pay off the debt. The historical truth, however, is very different from this simplistic portrayal of things.The “America First” logic, adopted by the US neofascist movement

Right-Wing Bible Study Returns to Trump Cabinet

Right Wing Watch 👀 Capitol Ministries, a group that runs weekly right-wing Bible studies for members of Congress and did the same for Cabinet members during the first Trump administration, has announced the return of the “White House Cabinet Bible Study.”Peter MontgomeryAccording to a March 6 announcement, the first Bible study of the new administration took place early on the morning of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Seventy Two

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 CuriousProposed duty to report sex abuse branded ‘useless’ by campaignersTim Barton: We "arrest students that break the Ten Commandments,

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In Alfie’s Memory

Yuval Berger 🏴Alfie and I never met in person.Alfie GallagherWe got to know each other when debating on Facebook. Though in most cases we were on opposite ideological sides, me being a Zionist Israeli and Alfie – well, Alfie being Alfie . . . we developed great respect for each other. Whoever read Alfie’s comments in discussions could see that there was a person with impressive intellectual

The Artist As A Political Prisoner Or Persecuted Person

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 20-February-2025.Photo: Internet, singer Pablo Hasél being arrested.In a previous article I spoke about who and what are political prisoners. I argued that they are altruists who fight for a cause and they may be violent or pacific actors. Whether they are violent or not doesn’t determine whether they are political prisoners.

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

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 Curious'Only thing I know' - Arne Slot sends Virgil van Dijk message and makes Liverpool 'planning' pointEx-Liverpool man's prediction