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

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 CuriousSanders Rips Manchin: He 'Represents the Very Wealthiest People in This Country'Just Two Weeks of Food Billionaire Wealth Gains Could Fund

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

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'Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas' Petition Nears 1 Million SignaturesCNN analyst explains the legal implications of 'unpopular' SCOTUS

Atrocities Of 1798

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ During the 1798 United Irish uprising the British Army, then as now, had varying degrees of thuggery within its ranks.Today the extremes of British barbarism are manifested in the Parachute Regiment, particularly hated with good reason by the people of West Belfast and Derry where they committed cold blooded murder against civilians back in the early 1970s. Back in 1798 the

A Morning Thought @ 1501

Durham And Ukraine Miners ✑ Historic Links Of Friendship

People And Nature ☭ Republished, with permission, from the programme for the Durham Miners Gala on Saturday 9 July. Simon Pirani6-July-2022From the moment the Russian army pushed deeper into Ukraine on 24 February, Ukrainian and international trade unions started ferrying humanitarian aid to cities and towns under siege.Mineworkers’ and railway workers’ unions, and others, organised deliveries of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Eighty

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 CuriousJohn Bolton defends the invasion of Iraq while dodging questions about his CNN coup confessionRescuers trying to save drowning man in Liffey

Booker's Dozen 📚 Stuart Buck

Stuart Buck 🔖answers thirteen questions in Booker's Dozen. TPQ: What are you currently reading? SB: Giles Goat-Boy by John Barth. It's an incredibly dense, achingly long book that I can only describe as an absurdist adventure that absolutely drowns its readers in layers of impenetrable philosophy. I'm loving and hating it in equal measure which means it's a thoroughly great piece of art. TPQ:

A Morning Thought @ 1500

When Bad Religion Reigns

Phil Zuckerman ➖ Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton publicly declared his fervent desire to arrest consenting adults who engage in non-procreative sex. And he just may get to do so in the near future, given Supreme Court Justice Thomas’s stated intention to revisit Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 ruling that rendered sodomy laws unconstitutional nationwide. What do Paxton and Thomas have in

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Seventy 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 CuriousToddler found alone after losing both parents to Highland Park shootingSandy Hook conspiracy theorist bizarrely admits to being 'proud' of