Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 633

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And 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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousMeet the Vladimir Putin puppet behind 'sinister' Ireland threat - and expert on chances of actual nuclear attackEU Proposed Russian Oil Blockade Aimed

In Quillversation With Mark Hayes @ Ⅱ

Mark Hayes discusses the War In Ukraine, amongst other things, with Anthony McIntyre. It was part of a WhatsApp conversation on the current situation in Ukraine where old friends vigorously disagreed . . . but still remained old friends! Mark Hayes felt it would be of interest to TPQ readers, and his partner very generously transcribed it. The only amendments were for typos, grammar or tidying..

A Morning Thought @ 1420

The Left Eats Another Progressive Champion

Valerie Tarico ✒ Planned Parenthood in Seattle recently fired a CEO who has been a hero of the reproductive health and rights sector for the last forty years. It’s not hard to find public examples of the Left eating our own to the detriment of real change (here, here, here, here). 28-January-2020 But when it comes to reproductive health and rights, this is one of the most stark examples of form

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And 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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousTrump White House overrode Covid guidance for churches, emails show46,000 Loudspeakers Removed From Various Religious Places In UPShe told her Christian

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Christopher Owens 🔖 Controversy isn’t what it used to be.Once upon a time, books had the power to threaten cultural stability (The Satanic Verses), be vilified by the same people being commented upon (American Psycho) and face obscenity battles (Last Exit to Brooklyn). Nowadays, they barely register in the national conscience. So, when a book of fiction comes out with a hint of controversy

A Morning Thought @ 1419

Far Left Demands Debt Forgiveness As A Solution To Ukraine War

Matt Treacy ✒ The far left in Ireland is fond of having its cake and eating it. The only actual revolutionary movement there has ever been in Ireland, let us be honest, was the republican one stretching back to the 1790s and indeed preceded by and shadowed by various “secret societies.” They were the ones who staged uprisings and died heroically and had ballads written about them.The far left has

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And 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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousPriest begs judge to ‘see common sense’ and not jail couple‘Much of what Catholic Church built up is crumbling before our eyes,’ says new bishopWATCH:

RIP Eddie McGarrigle IRSP

Caoimhin O’Muraile ✒ It was with sorrow I learned of the passing of IRSP member, activist and Ard Chomhairle representative Eddie McGarrigle. I remember Eddie from my own years in the IRSP and recall a tireless worker for the republican socialist movement as a whole despite suffering a serious disability. Eddie was wheelchair bound for many years, a condition which would have drained the strength