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A Morning Thought @ 1504

My Life In The IRA - Sam Millar Tells His Story

Sam Millar ✒ Anything Goes With James English.Sam Millar is an internationally acclaimed author and former Blanketman.

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Eighty Three

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'A deficit in your understanding': Ayanna Pressley corrects anti-choice lawyer on ectopic pregnancies'That does not happen': Witnesses

Bloody Friday ✑ The Missing Warnings

Paper Trail ✒ Last Thursday was the 50th anniversary of Bloody Friday atrocity.  Ciarán MacAirt        25-July-2022The searing images of Bloody Friday remain some of the most devastating of the conflict - burnt torsos that were once human beings shovelled into bags; puffs of smoke above a cityscape; panic; and the terrified and shocked faces of the victims and survivors.On 21st July 1972, the

Hate Begets Hate ✑ The Vicious Circle Of Sectarianism

It's Still Only Thursday ✒ Let us begin this blog post by reiterating our condemnation of the recent video which emerged of a number people, who would probably describe themselves as Unionists or Loyalists, singing a vile and hateful song about Michaela McAreavey, who was murdered whilst on honeymoon in Mauritius in 2011.8-June-2022Those people do not represent anybody but themselves. Songs like

A Morning Thought @ 1503

Enough Is Enough

Mick Hall ☭ I went to my local car wash yesterday to get my vehicle cleaned inside and out.The last time I had it done it was £13 pounds - this time the guy in charge told me it would be £20 pounds. I told him he was a profiteering arsehole and went on my way.However it's not the only business which is profiteering. The supermarkets are at it too, both in store and on their petrol station

Predominance 19

Christopher Owens 🎵  “I was lonesome warrior. I was a willing conquistador/I believed in a higher truth. Believed it more than you/The squadron never dies. Falls quickly to demise/Some self-sacrifice. Some limits to your voice.🎸 Manic Street Preachers.        Horns UpNew Horizons Made of Teeth – SociopathogenWhen former members of Taint and Lacertillia get together, you know that the end

A Morning Thought @ 1502

Serial Sex Attacker Finally Jailed Again After Failing To Leave Country

Matt Treacy ✒ Last night Court News Ireland reported that Chico Makamda, who had remained in Ireland since being released from prison in January on the understanding that he would leave the country, has been sent back to prison.At a sitting of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Melanie Greally, who at the beginning of the year had suspended two and a half years of a seven and a half year