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A Morning Thought @ 1405

Minister McEntee Is Wrong ✑ Irish Society Did Not Behead Men Because They Are Gay

Matt Treacy ✒ When The Irish Times is being attacked by elements of the NGO liberal left then you tend to sit up and pay attention.It is not so much really the call by the Trans Writers Union for a boycott of the People’s Daily of the Nice People that is noteworthy, as is the fact that it is being promoted by Uplift Ireland who do carry a bit of clout among the mainstream, as opposed to the

Minister McEntee Is Wrong ✑ Irish Society Did Not Behead Men Because They Are Gay

Matt Treacy ✒ When The Irish Times is being attacked by elements of the NGO liberal left then you tend to sit up and pay attention.It is not so much really the call by the Trans Writers Union for a boycott of the People’s Daily of the Nice People that is noteworthy, as is the fact that it is being promoted by Uplift Ireland who do carry a bit of clout among the mainstream, as opposed to the

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Eighty Nine

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 CuriousUkrainians Used Cluster Bombs in Russian-Controlled VillageRussia threatens NATO supply lines as the West braces for 'protracted' strife in UkraineThe

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Eighty Nine

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 CuriousUkrainians Used Cluster Bombs in Russian-Controlled VillageRussia threatens NATO supply lines as the West braces for 'protracted' strife in UkraineThe

Ireland The Police State?

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ In most countries across Europe in modern times people accused of a crime are entitled to be tried by their peers, trial by jury.Unfortunately, on the island of Ireland this right has been eroded. From 1973 to 2007 in the six-counties certain so-called crimes were tried by a judge alone, no jury. These courts were called “Diplock Courts” and were used to try people accused of

A Morning Thought @ 1404

Ukraine ✑ One Day In The Life Of Dnipro

People And Nature ✒ written by Anatoly Dubovik in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine.A facebook post from 22 March. The shops that sell manufactured consumer goods are starting to open now. Most are still closed, but the process is underway. Shops selling expensive clothes, on the other hand, are covered in signs saying “final sale” and “this shop is closing”.Companies are also, bit by bit, starting work

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Eighty Eight

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 CuriousClimate Change and the Tribal Communities of Manipur, IndiaConservationists to Biden: 'Clean Energy Transition Cannot Be Built on Dirty

Time Memoirs

Kate Yo 🔖 This sad tale is an elegy, it’s like a poem of serious reflection, a lament for the dead. It is also a memoir.Laurence McKeown's story is unique in that it is told from inside the prison hospital as he spent 70days on the fast. The background of the author is dealt with in a small preface and the memoirproper begins in chapter 1. He is on the run and went home one night after a dance