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Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Patrick J. Mahoney

Merrion Press 🔖has just published a new book by Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Patrick J. Mahoney  

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

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 Will Humanity Ever Escape the Grip of Religion?Religious privilege in equality law must end, NSS tells EHRCRegulator

A Morning Thought @ 2312

Portraits Before People

Anthony McIntyre ☠ Finding the positive spin to put out in the wake of whatever latest problem has glued itself to a widening myriad of them has absorbed much of Sinn Fein's energy of late. The party's latest uncomfortable foray into the media crosshairs results from one of its members having vandalised a portrait of a former Belfast mayor. Then DUP councillor Wallace Brown, now

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Three Hundred And Twenty Four

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 CuriousWhy did they destroy our house, Grandpa?Central Gaza: ‘I see my wife and son burning every time I close my eyes’Commander of IDF’s

Aisan Eslami ✊ Not Your Fucking Honour

Maryam Namazie ✊ A video is circulating of Aisan Eslami, an ‘Influencer’ who lives in the USA with millions of followers, promoting the ‘honour’-killing of an Iranian women Simin Pourmehr on social media for her saying that one could go on holiday with the money it costs to go out for one night in Dubai.It’s a masterclass in misogyny, racism and violence against women.He says:‘If you were my

News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 117

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 14-October-2024. In this week’s bulletin⬤ the killing of journalist Victoria Roshchyna.⬤ new UN report on human rights.⬤  miscarriages of justice, including against Crimean Tatars.⬤ execution of Ukrainian POWs.⬤ complicity of Belarus in Russian crimesNews from the territories occupied by RussiaAnother Russian ‘trial’ by

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Three Hundred And Twenty 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 Curious“Catastrophic Category 5”: Report from West Florida on Hurricane Milton as Millions EvacuateClimate Week/NYC - Oh, Well!United

A Morning Thought @ 2311

From Brazil To India To Europe, Free Public Transport Is Gaining Momentum

Simon Pirani ☭ Republished from Labour Hub, with thanks.19-September-2024Free public transport has been introduced, with striking success, in cities around the world in the past three years. Activists will report on how it was done at an event in London on Sunday 29 September.Brazil has seen an especially rapid expansion of zero-fares transport. At the latest count, more than 5 million people in