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A Morning Thought @ 1466

Chesa Boudin Did Not Lose . . . We Did

Stanley Cohen ✒ Long gone are the days of any pondering clash between science and faith; genetic blessing or acquired gift; studied skill or mere open eyes.  Not rare at all, occasions abound when the answer to this hunt stares if only we looked straight ahead. Like shooting stars, they are fleeting chance, an opportunity to clutch the gift and to grow or to close our eyes and lose the reach of

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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 CuriousNew ICC complaint submission over killing of journalist Shireen Abu AklehBBC proposals could threaten quality journalismSinn Féin jubilee

Super Greed ✑ The Fight For Football

Peter Anderson ⚽ With a lack of decent sport on TV over the weekend, I took the chance to watch Super Greed: The Fight for Football, a Sky Sports docu which I had recorded back in March.It is a 90-minute exposé following the rise and rapid fall of the ill-fated European Super League (ESL). It is a quality documentary and if you can watch it, I thoroughly recommend it. It is clear from this

A Morning Thought @ 1465

The Unlawful Killing Of Josh Dunne

Anthony McIntyre ✒ I know the East Wall Road in Dublin fairly well, often - when in the city - visiting one of the supermarkets close to the spot where a Dublin teen was knifed to death in January of last year. Josh DunneImage from Dublin LiveThe man who ended his life was last week acquitted of murdering him. George Bento is now a free man who plans to return to Brazil, the country of which he

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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 CuriousLouisiana mother forced to give up custody of her daughter and pay child support to her rapist: reportYoung gymnasts starved and made to

Shark Or Piranha? BoJo’s Choice In ‘War’ With EU

Dr John Coulter ✒ As the battle lines are drawn in the latest Brexit sparring between the Tory Government and the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol, TPQ Monday contentious political commentator examines the options available to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The so-called ‘Bill to Kill the Protocol’ faces a rocky road ahead if it is to survive the rigours of the Westminster

A Morning Thought @ 1464

Ending Europe’s Gas Addiction ✑ An Earthcare Fieldcast

People And Nature ☭ On one hand climate scientists point out that the use of methane gas must be phased out; on the other, millions of people are suffering from rising gas prices. How does Russia’s war on Ukraine, and Germany’s suspension of the NordStream 2 pipeline from Russia, change this terrain? And is it possible to transition away from gas without an explosion in energy poverty – or a