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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Twenty

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, Let Us At Least Be Curious Ukraine prosecutor seeks life sentence for Russian soldier in war crimes trialWestphalian Logic and Geopolitical Prudence in the Nuclear AgeTaking Aim

Ghosts

Carrie Twomey ✒ shares her thoughts about what she observed while on a Sunday drive with a friend.Ghosts Today we saw the ghostsIn the parking lot,smoking cigarettesAnd stretching their legsafter the long driveEverything they once owned distilledto the confines of their Jeep,Strapped to the roofWandering ghosts lostWe looked away distracted and theyDisappeared with their exhaled smokeBack driving

Raised The Bar To Incredible Heights

Peter Anderson ⚽ Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is quoted as saying "If you want to win big, then you have to be prepared to lose big." Never a truer word. And I thought City were going to lose big, yet again, on Sunday afternoon. All season I have seen a weakness in City during the big games. Games we dominate without finishing the job. In the three games against Liverpool, despite dominating

A Morning Thought @ 1437

‘The Deeper We Go Into War, The More Putin Stands To Lose’

People And Nature ☭ An Open Letter to my Brazilian friends and colleagues about the invasion of Ukraine, by Francois Chesnais.14-April-2022In this letter I would like to explain to Brazilian friends and colleagues my position on the war in Ukraine, namely that it is a unilateral aggression by Russia. I received a message from a friend in which I detected the idea that the war can be understood as

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Nineteen

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousCoup possible in Russia as Putin’s inner circle believe he has lost the war, expert claims21-year-old Russian pleads guilty to acts of warfare in first

EU’s Protocol Thrust To Stop Further ‘Exits’!

Dr John Coulter ✒ Whatever the UK can do, we can do better! Maybe that’s the reaction of certain EU member states with vibrant Eurosceptic lobby groups when they hear the British Government throwing down the gauntlet to Brussels over the fate of the Northern Ireland Protocol. TPQ Monday contentious political commentator believes the so-called ‘Truss Triumph’ could signal the start of the break-up

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The Wire

Anthony McIntyre  ⚽ It might be the title of a Baltimore located blockbuster box set but this afternoon's decisive final games of the English Premier League went right to the wire.TPQ's Tuesday columnist, Peter Anderson, is an avid Manchester City, fan so congratulations to him on his team securing yet another Premiership title. It must have been nerve-racking, It would have been harsh for

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Eighteen

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousTwo Green TDs suspended from party for six months after they defy Coalition and back Sinn Féin motion on National Maternity HospitalWatch: Psaki