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A Morning Thought @ 2736

A Morning Thought @ 2735

Let Them Play ⚽ Urgent Appeal To Assist GAA Palestine

TPQ ✊Earlier this evening the message below arrived from a Dublin activist involved in trying to halt genocide in Gaza. Readers are requested to disseminate the information and appeal as widely and quickly as possible.          GAA Palestine are so preoccupied with the appeals process they asked us to take the lead on this. We needed a

The Vanishing Children

Action On Armed Violence 💣Written by Matthew Ghobrial Cockerill. Recommended by Christy Walsh. Gaza MoH’s redaction of thousands of deaths fuelled doubt, but the data suggests something darker than deception.In March 2024, nine-year-old Fouad Hazem Fouad Hamada was killed alongside his father and three sisters when an Israeli airstrike destroyed their home in Khan Younis.In December 2023,

Gimme Some Motörhead

Christopher Owens 🎵 wants more Motörhead.With 2025 being not only the 50th anniversary of Motörhead’s foundation and the 10th anniversary of the death of bassist/frontman Lemmy Kilmister, it’s time to pay respect to one of the most influential acts in the world of metal and hardcore punk. Their work ethic (both in the studio and in the live arena), their ferocious sound (inspiring

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

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 CuriousCrystal Palace could suffer same fate as Drogheda United in European competition as Lyon relegation overturnedAidan Keena ends St

A Morning Thought @ 2734

A Morning Thought @ 2733

Proof Of Delivery

Dixie Elliot ✍ I think that the time is long overdue that the incompetence of the company delivering parcels locally is called into question. That includes the so called 'proof of delivery' photos.My wife was checking her H&M account earlier today to see what was keeping her order which amounted to almost £160 and was shocked to see that it had been delivered back in June 20th. She

Manifest Destinies

The Nation ✏ Written by Rashid Khalidi. Recommended by Henry Joy. The Tangled History Of American And Israeli ExceptionalismThe American publishing industry does not skimp when it comes to Israel. It has provided us with bookshelves groaning with hagiographies of generations of Israeli leaders, acres of glossy coffee-table books lauding the Israeli miracle in the desert, and a