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A Morning Thought @ 1475

Census 2022 Reveals Massive Demographic Change

Matt Treacy ✒ The preliminary results of the 2022 Census were released by the Central Statistics Office yesterday. The headline in one outlet that ironically used to pride itself on checking other people’s facts – to the effect that the population of Ireland is “the highest since 1841” – is just wrong. The population of Ireland was 8,175,124. The population of Ireland in 1851 following the Great

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Fifty 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 CuriousNBC panel laughs out loud at Peggy Noonan when she says GOP 'should become a party that helps women'Paul Walker’s daughter reveals she had

Strike On British Rail And Underground Networks

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ The British Government is trying to take £4BN out of the British Railway and Underground travel networks. The plan is to take £2Bn out of the Railways and a similar figure out of London Underground which will, undoubtedly, cost jobs along with employee and passenger safety. On the Permanent Way (P Way) they want to introduce new technology which will cut costs and jobs and

A Morning Thought @ 1474

Your Personal Belief ✑ Not My Healthcare

Zanna Ouise ✒ I suppose I can now say I grew up in the golden age of reproductive rights. That's all gone now.Our country is bleeding out in so many ways I don't know how we can stop it. Women are seen as simply vessels for other human beings. Those unborn matter more than the woman who has to carry them. I think what is hitting me today is this very fact. That the shame I have felt since the day

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Fifty 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 CuriousBush-appointed federal judge calls for Supreme Court ethics codeNew Revelations Show Ginni Thomas 'Very Much a Part of Seditious

Booker's Dozen @ Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson 🔖answers thirteen questions in Booker's Dozen. TPQ: What are you currently reading?RJ: I am currently reading a George Carlin autobiography called Last Words. Like most (not all) horror fare with my film viewing, I generally go to autobiographies/ biographies to give my brain a rest since they’re broadly easy to digest. I have quite a number of such books due to my interests in

A Morning Thought @ 1473

There Will Never Be A Right Answer To The Abortion Debate

Lesley Stock ✒ Much has been written and debated over the decades globally, about the sensitive issue of abortion. It would seem everyone, male, female and those in between have an opinion. Of course, I’m no different! Did Norma Nelson/McCorvey ever change her mind about the (not one baby but three!) she gave up for adoption? Norma aka Jane Roe, until recently was not a name I was familiar with