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First Starve Them, Then Slay Them

Anthony McIntyre  ☠ When later this morning we assemble in West Street, our solidarity will primarily be with the victims of Israel's Nazi-like genocide in Gaza. But in the face of overwhelming contempt for humanity we will not overlook the contribution made to that very same humanity by those who have travelled into the Occupied Territory for the purpose of saving lives and

Ten Things 🪶100 Practical Generative Ai Prompts For In-House Lawyers

Sterling Miller ★ Recommended by Christy Walsh.Over the course of 2024 and the first part of 2025, the questions I get most frequently from in-house lawyers are about Generative AI and how legal departments can use it to improve productivity.There is a lot of pressure from the C-Suite on legal departments to adopt AI and show meaningful productivity gains. While this is a noble goal, there

UUP Needs Policies As Well As Personalities To Survive

Dr John Coulter✍ The selection of former top cop Jon Burrows as the new UUP Assembly member for North Antrim will hopefully spell the death knell for liberal ‘wokery’ within my beloved party. I’m a third generation Ulster Unionist. My late grandparents on my dad’s side as well as my parents were party members. I joined the North Antrim Young Unionists, the party’s youth wing, as a

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Fifty

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 CuriousBeyond Geopolitics: Why Russia's War in Ukraine Is Really About Capitalism in CrisisInterview - Crimea: ‘The Russians haven't

A Morning Thought @ 2782

A Morning Thought @ 2781

Hunger Strike Anniversary-Rhode Island 2023

Martin Galvin ✍ brings to readers' attention his reasons for speaking at a Rhode Island commemoration for the H Block hunger strikers in May 2003. He feels that Dixie Elliot in a recent piece has misunderstood his position.I was invited to speak because of the role I played in America during the Hunger Strike as illustrated in the recent RTE documentary Noraid: Irish America and the IRA

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Forty Nine

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 CuriousMore than 100 organizations are sounding the alarm to allow lifesaving aid into Gaza'Stop Starving Gaza': 50 Arrested for

Is Islam Compatible With British Values?

National Secular Society ★ More than half the population thinks Islam is incompatible with British values. Megan Manson says there is much evidence to support this view – but Muslims who promote more liberal interpretations of their religion are being silenced.A recent poll has found over half – 53% - of Brits think Islam is not compatible with British values.In response, Imam Sabah

Angels & Devils

Right Wing Watch 👀Written by Kyle Mantyla.Kenneth Copeland Calls On Angels To 'Pull Those Devils Down That Are Attacking Our President.'The Christian nationalist conspiracy theory program "FlashPoint" held a live event in Fort Worth, Texas, last week timed to coincide with televangelist Kenneth Copeland's Southwest Believers' Convention.FlashPoint, which originated as a program on