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Drugs 🪶 An Eternal Excuse For War

Gearóid Ó Loinsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 25-September-2025.Photo GOL: Coca plant, Catatumbo, Colombia.The issue of illicit drugs is once again on the agenda. The USA has just decertified Colombia, or more precisely its president, for the lack of results in the war on drugs as such and the crops used to make them: opium poppy and coca leaf. We have also recently seen, how the Orange

Drogs ⚽ Shels ⚽ Tequila

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ Monday night's journey to Sullivan and Lambe was different.Paddy and Jay were tied up in GAA and would need to leave straight after their activity for the stadium. I got a lift from my considerate neighbour who was going to the game with his young son. I kept a seat for Paddy who made it just minutes before kickoff. The benefit of being seated between Paddy and my

Predominance 55

Christopher Owens 🎵 with the 55th in his Predominance series.“Every step I take, I chance a hidden mine/I’ll either strike gold or I’ll blow my mind/Heaven is in your eyes I see/A revelation of what could be.” -  L.A WitchHorns up New HorizonsMarissa Nadler – New RadiationsIt’s been a few years since we’ve received an LP from Ms. Nadler and it’s great to have her back. Her

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And Thirty

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 CuriousLeague Preview Drogheda V Derry CityShamrock Rovers look to win title by ending losing streak against BohemiansDrogheda United 2-1

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For Mahsa Jina Amini And Woman, Life, Freedom 🪶 Summoning an Age of Humanity In An Age Of Hate

Maryam Namazie ✊This is the slightly amended text of a speech given on 14 September 2025 at a commemorative event for Mahsa Jina Amini in London organised by Jiyan Women’s Assembly. It was first published in The Freethinker on 16 September 2025.We live in what feels like the worst of times, an Age of Hate that conspires against hope.It paralyses.It breeds helplessness and fear.It can

The Race For The Presidency

Caoimhin O’Muraile  ☭ After weeks of deliberating, or pretending to deliberate, Sinn Fein (Provisional) finally came off the fence and announced they would be backing Independent Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly.Catherine Connolly is wildly believed to be the candidate of the so-called ‘left’ and the Sinn Fein Party finally decided to bless her with their support. I’m sure this

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And Twenty 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 Curious'Narcissistic Personality Disorder': Trump’s name now appears on projects he opposedDonald Trump’s Media DominationTrump discovers

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