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Maiden

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.MaidenShe emerged from the woods to whereHe lay prostrate, blood streaming fromA chest wound. She knelt beside himKissed his parched lips, their facesAnd bodies pressed into one.♞♜♝A powerful hawk thrust forth from theThickets to the sky and hovered over the trees.It wheeled and soared towards the mountainsA feather fell from its breast,They

Fore

Peter Anderson 🏌 What a weekend of sport. I just love weekends like those. Ireland rugby beat the All Blacks for the first time in a test series. Ireland were sensational, winning 1-2, and this augers well for next year's World Cup. I also watched the two stages of the Tour de France, especially Saturday's stage when Michael Mathews won on the brutally steep final climb. But top billing went to

A Morning Thought @ 1493

Why Is Ukrainian Resistance Invisible To You?

Simon Pirani ☭ An appeal to supporters of the Stop the War Coalition.People And Nature27-June-2022Here are notes I made for a talk at an on-line meeting of the Stop the War Coalition’s Brent (north-west London) branch tomorrow (28 June). I was due to speak alongside Lindsey German, national convener of the STWC. But last week it turned out that she had an unavoidable clash, no-one else was

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Seventy 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 CuriousFlorida Judge recommended by DeSantis lied on an application to be on the state Supreme Court — a misdemeanorWith Roe overturned, Clarence

Unionism Must Trust In Truss ✑ Otherwise Stormont Is Scuppered!

Dr John Coulter ✒ Now that the so-called ‘Brutus Brigade’ of the Tory Party has firmly stabbed outgoing boss Boris Johnson in the back politically, TPQ Monday Political commentator analyses who among the current contenders would be best for Unionism.Unionism cannot afford to adopt a ‘laissez faire’ attitude to the looming Conservative party leadership showdown as merely an internal Tory matter.

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Last Coyote

Anthony McIntyre 🔖 Since I read this book, the fourth in the Harry Bosch series, I took to watching the Bosch box set on Netflix. The plots are altered – the purist might say tampered with – but the Bosch character played by Titus Welliver, bearing a strong resemblance to James Nesbitt, drives the adaptation in ways that do not disappoint those devotees to the novels.Bosch has been in a clash

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Seventy

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 CuriousGOP Congressional Candidate Jerone Davison Says the Antichrist Is 'Being Birthed and Manifested Through the Democrat Party'Former members of

A Christian Hate Group Says It’s A Church ✑ Why Does The IRS Agree?

Hemant Mehta ✒ The Christian hate-group Family Research Council, which has long been a non-profit organization pushing a conservative agenda, is now technically a “church” in the eyes of the IRS, according to a new report from ProPublica. That designation allows it to shield information about donors, salaries, and more from the public eye.FRC and its leader Tony Perkins have spent the past