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Sean Ward

Anthony McIntyre  ⚑ Boxing Day, a real occasion for the authentic sporting fan.Sean WardSean Ward was such a fan, maintaining an intense interest in many sports. His preference for GAA did not diminish his passion for other activities such as soccer or golf. Not hard to imagine what he would be doing today were he still with us – watching Manchester United take on Wolves at Molineux,

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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 CuriousIsrael kills at least 58 Palestinians in 24 hours‘We will leave when the last Palestinian leaves’: The defiant last stand of the

Does Socialist Revolution Need A Political Party?

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ Many who claim to come from the Marxist position appear obsessed with the need for a “revolutionary” socialist party to act as the “vanguard” of the revolution. The problem with this analysis is the number of political parties who claim to be revolutionary cannot even agree among themselves. For example the Socialist Workers Party could not agree on almost anything

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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'Incredibly hypocritical': Hunter Biden's pardon and his father's mass incarceration legacyChris Murphy criticizes Elon Musk's '

A Morning Thought @ 2375

Maria Bradley

Anthony McIntyre  ⚑ Earlier in the year when my daughter had been visiting in Belfast, I asked her to drop in on old friends from Springhill.Maria BradleyAfter she called on them, she rang me to say she had bad news: Maria, my great friend, had died. I was stunned. She was only 41.I had known her and her family since I moved into Springhill back in 1996. Her mother Lucy, brothers Billy

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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 CuriousIreland - Closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin: good riddance!Two Gaza Civil Defence workers killed as Israel launches

Merry Xmas 2024

MERRY XMAS 2024 TO ALL OUR READERS @ THE PENSIVE QUILL By Dixie ElliotCHRISTMAS IS NOT A TIME TO BE LISTENING TO THE HATE THEOLOGY OF THE  PASTORDS AND THEIR THREATS OF HELL.CHRISTMAS IS THE SEASON OF LOVE, NOT HATE.TAKE TO THE BEER NOT THE BIBLE.INDULGE IN BOOZE NOT BILE. GOD IS GREAT  -  BUT WHISKEY IS GREATER.PEACE TO PALESTINE & FREEDOM FROM JUDEO-NAZISMBE

Presidential Pardons 🪶A Telling Tale

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 5-December-2024.Biden is in his last days as president and as is usual the media focus on his presidential pardons and commutations of sentences, though in actual fact, all presidents award these throughout their presidency and not just at the end of their term.[1] However, they do sometimes keep the more controversial

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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 CuriousPalestinian Authority unable to dislodge militants in sprawling West Bank campLeading Amsterdam 'Jew hunt' attacker given 6 months