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A Morning Thought @ 1396

Putin Has Sacrificed Russia’s Economy For This War On Ukraine’s People

People And Nature ☭ The Russian army, having failed since invading Ukraine to take a single major city, has turned to besieging and bombing civilians, and to terrorizing opponents in the areas it controls.24-March-2022This ruthless, anti-popular character of the Russian war is the key to understanding what motivated the Kremlin to launch it in the first place, turning upside down its relationship

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Seventy 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 CuriousJohn Lee: The Holohan affair shows this government is in thrall to the status quoSinn Féin link with IRA during Troubles deters votersFirst female

Negotiation Tactic Will Make Protocol Implode

Dr John Coulter ✒ With weeks to go to the Stormont elections, hardline Unionists have already converted Project Anti-Protocol into Project Fear in their bid to stop Sinn Fein becoming the largest party in the Assembly,  the TPQ Monday contentious political commentator argues that Unionism should remember lessons from the past – negotiation, not marching, is the Protocol’s Achilles Heel. If there

A Morning Thought @ 1395

Champagne Still On The Menu

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ Soccer should be a sport to enjoy, something that keeps you on the edge of your seat with excitement rather than the irritation that induces that "fuck it" feeling expressed by the drenched bird on my arm.So nervy was I during the Manchester City - Liverpool clash that I never even tasted the tins of cider I quaffed to quell my nerves rather than quench my thirst. My suffering

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Seventy 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 CuriousSave Jamshid Sharmahd'Crazy' right-wing pastor accused of racist hate speech for demanding Barack Obama be 'hanged' for 'treason' #Women4NazaninFranklin

Atheist Republic Suspended From Twitter Without Notice!

Atheist Republic’s ✒Twitter account, the largest atheist account on the platform, has been suspended yet again.Susanna McIntyre, the CEO of Atheist Republic, reports that she was met with an “Account Suspended” notification when she tried logging in to Atheist Republic’s Twitter on Friday, April 1st, 2022.Atheist Republic’s Twitter account was previously suspended over a false DMCA copyright

Challenging Caste Prejudice Now Considered ‘Terrorism’ In India, Humanists Tell UN

Humanists International ✒ At the UN this week, Humanists International has highlighted the plight of anti-slavery and anti-caste activists in India, who are under attack from India’s right-wing, nationalist government.In a statement delivered during a debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council,

Nigerian Humanist Sentenced To 24 years In Prison For ‘Blasphemy’

National Secular Society ✒ has condemned a Nigerian court for sentencing a humanist activist to 24 years in prison for 'blasphemy'. Mubarak Bala, president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was arrested in 2020 in connection with a series of Facebook posts that some deemed "blasphemous".Yesterday the Kano State High Court convicted Bala of 18 counts of causing a public disturbance.Bala was