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A Morning Thought @ 2848

A Morning Thought @ 2847

Fascism Comes Dropping Slow

Gearóid Ó Loinsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 22-August-2025.(So who shall we put on the list?)Fascism is on the march around the world. Donald Trump is on an authoritarian warpath both at home and abroad, the Zionist Nazis are brazenly, openly and proudly engaged in a live streamed genocide against the Palestinians, the British outlaw protest groups, the German police remind us all that

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And 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 CuriousStormont is getting better at hiding how bad things really areThe taming of a gender researcherWhere are Greek society and the

The Bureau

Christopher Owens 🔖Sicily without the sun.That’s how ex-Sunday World journalist Paul Williams described South Armagh and the border roads around it. While amusing, there is a smidgen of truth about it.This notion of the border area as one haunted by the weight of history and the ghosts of smugglers past form the building blocks of Eoin McNamee’s new novel.I’m on record as saying that&

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And 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 CuriousShamrock Rovers go nine points clear at the top after win over Drogheda UnitedHuge boost for Shamrock Rovers with major Josh

A Morning Thought @ 2846

A Morning Thought @ 2845

Freedom Of Expression Lives Where Offence Begins 🪶 In Defence Of Ibtissame Betty Lachgar

Maryam Namazie ✊ Published 3 September in The FreethinkerIn French: La liberté d’expression prend vie là où le délit commence: pour la défense d’Ibtissame Betty LachgarFreedom of expression lives where offence begins. To offend is to question certainty, to strip the sacred of its privilege, and to laugh in the face of fear and threats. A society that bans offence bans thought

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred

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 Biggest Applause Line From Graham Platner's Labor Day Speech Was About Ending US Bombs in GazaOxfam Ireland reacts to IPC