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A Morning Thought @ 2297

Lie Hard Die Hard

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin ✍ The trouble with lying is that it always comes back to haunt you, even when it is the big lie that you tell repeatedly. Last weeks revelations about the paedophile within Sinn Fein is not really news: paedophiles exist in all organisations across the world, it pervades all classes and there is not a single person nor a single political party that has not been

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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 CuriousUN condemns Israel's 'unlawful air strike' on TulkaremHow the U.S. Worked Overtime to Deliver Weapons to IsraelLebanon: Migrant

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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 CuriousUN condemns Israel's 'unlawful air strike' on TulkaremHow the U.S. Worked Overtime to Deliver Weapons to IsraelLebanon: Migrant

Have Stoops Dropped Dark Green For Bright Red Again?

Dr John Coulter ✍ With the Hallowe’en festive season rapidly approaching, I couldhave sworn I witnessed the ghost of SDLP founder Gerry Fitt standing chucklingover the shoulder of current Stoops boss Claire Hanna as she delivered herleader’s speech at the weekend party conference.I know I’ve been diagnosed as being colour blind, but when I closed my eyes, I thought I was back at an

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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 CuriousAbortion Voices From Husbands Offer A Vitally Important Influence On This Close Presidential RaceTrump's New Hero: The Strongman

A Morning Thought @ 2296

Drogs ⚽ Wexford ⚽ Aviva

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ There had been a sense of anticipation around the town which saw interest flare up as semi final day approachedThe possibility of Drogheda United playing at the Aviva in the final of the Irish Cup for the first time since 2013 was on a lot of lips. Even as we stood on a Gaza solidarity vigil on the Bridge of Peace on Friday evening, the conversation drifted to today's game

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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 CuriousWhy Hezbollah's still standing despite Nasrallah's assassinationA new father’s joy despite genocideWHO hopes to start Gaza polio

Not Even Their Voices!

Atheist Alliance International ✏Written by Petros Tatsopoulos. We have news from Afghanistan. No, it’s not good news. This is no surprise – it would be a surprise if we had good news. For decades, Afghanistan has been an experimental laboratory of dystopia. Compared to what takes place in Afghanistan, the dark visions of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley or Philip Dick look like amusement parks