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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven 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 CuriousMAGA Cultists Struggle To Spin The Trump Administration's Epstein Memo'Unprecedented': Republicans say Trump is withholding 'basic

A Morning Thought @ 2746

A Morning Thought @ 2745

Ignoring The Weather Up North 🪶 Is Irish Unity In The Forecast?

Mike Burke ✍The overwhelming consensus, outside some advocates of a united Ireland, is that there is no evidence of a northern majority for Irish unity developing anytime soon.I show that this consensus is mistaken: there is in fact direct opinion poll evidence suggesting that a majority for a united Ireland will emerge in the north. In this sense, Irish unity is in the forecast. But the

News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 150

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 16-June-2025. In this week’s bulletin⬤ Anti-war speech in court.⬤ Mariupol three years later.⬤ Lithuania & Europe: interview.⬤ Telegram investigation.⬤ More evidence of Russia’s religious persecution.⬤ Torture of detainees and seizure of childrenNews from the territories occupied by RussiaRussia sentences 64-year-old

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven 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 CuriousBritain: Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but this repressive government isIran ending Zionist impunity5,800

A Morning Thought @ 2744

A Morning Thought @ 2743

Drogs ⚽ Galway ⚽ Kareem

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ This one, I had to make on my own. Paddy and Jay were on holiday so, deprived of my two dependable companions, there was less enjoyment to be derived from the clash with Galway than is the norm. Sure, the quality of soccer is much the same but having Paddy's expertise to mull over throughout the games is always a big plus. But holidays are like penalty kicks, never to

Nigel Farage 🪶Tribune Of The People Or Tik Tok? How Social Media Algorithm Could Pave His Way To Power

Barry Gilheany ✍ In the conclusion of his biography of Niger Farage, Michael Crick writes that he:always presents himself as the rebel, yet part of him wants to be admitted to the club. He has spent his entire life trying to provoke and {give the middle finger} to the establishment – from the schoolmasters at the Dulwich independent school he attended, to Brussels chiefs and the