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Predominance 49

Christopher Owens 🎵 with the 49th in his Predominance series.  “I seek the buildings blazing with moonlight/In Channing Way/Their very eyes seem to suck you in with their laughter/They seem to say/You're all right now/So stop a while behind our smile/In Channing Way.” - Scott WalkerHorns up New Horizons  Guiltless – Teeth to Sky As a follow up to one of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Five Hundred And Fifty 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 CuriousLeague Preview: Drogheda United - v- Galway UnitedVirgin Media announce live LOI fixtures for March including Cork City against

A Morning Thought @ 2468

A Morning Thought @ 2467

New Memorial Unveiling For Derry IRA Volunteers Michael Meenan and Denis Gallagher

Derry Independent Republicans ✊will unveil a standing stone in memory of IRA Volunteers Michael Ben Meenan and Denis Sa Gallagher.Date: 4-March-2025Time: 7pm.Venue: Shantallow Volunteers Monument

The St. Patrick’s Day Blood Fest Comes Round Again

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 23-February-2025.When the genocide in Gaza began, no one thought it would go on for so long. But it has, and along the road many challenges have come up for governments, social movements, Arab countries and political parties - and nearly all of them have been found wanting on the issue. In Ireland the annual cringe fest that is

A Morning Thought @ 2466

A Morning Thought @ 2465

Beguiling Constitutional Narratives 4🪶 Love Thy Neighbour (Sometimes)

Mike Burke ✍ David Adams, a former member of the UDA whohelped to deliver the loyalist ceasefire and served as a negotiator in the GoodFriday Agreement talks, is absolutely correct to say that we can’t leave theissue of reconciliation unresolved.  He’s also right in saying that the issue “can’t be allowed to become ... a precondition for a border poll” (Adams, 2024b).[1] But

Separating Art From The Artist

The Red Hand Files ✏ Written by Nick Cave. Recommended by Brandon Sullivan.They say you should separate the art from the artist. I can’t do that. My childhood heroes have become monsters. Now I read that the song “I Am A God” by Kanye West should be played at your funeral. How the hell can you listen to the song without seeing the scum of a human being that Kanye has become? - Jörg Bad,