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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Forty 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 Curious 10 Questions about Russia, Ukraine and “World WarThe War on HumanityRussia-Ukraine war: The real prize is cutting Germany off from China's Eurasia

Dangerous Gang Of Marauding Misogynists

Bernardo O'Reilly ✒ On the evening of 12 February Twitter users watched with dismay as the National Party’s Philip Dwyer uploaded a video of himself and the so called ‘men of Ireland trek’ invading the graveyard where Ashling Murphy is buried and using her tragic death to spread their hate-filled propaganda. Primary school teacher and musician, Ashling was tragically murdered in an horrific

Sport & Politics ✑ The Fault Lines

Peter Anderson ⚽ The recent "Stand with Ukraine" protests at the start of last weekend's EPL games threw up some interesting issues in regards to sport and politics. Before every game in the EPL there was a minute's silence and a "stop the war" moment. It is hard to criticise the EPL for what was clearly a popular cause for the paying public attending the games. I have stated in the past my

A Morning Thought @ 1361

Russia Sacrifices Economic Goals For Military Aggression

People And Nature ☭ I wrote this last week, and this morning it already looks out of date. Simon Pirani, 25-February-2022.Very broad sanctions are being imposed on Russia; Germany and the EU are rushing arms to Ukraine; and Belarus appears to be joining the attack on Ukraine. Nevertheless, the comments about Putinism may be of interest. SP.Russia’s war in Ukraine will capsize its relations with

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Forty 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 CuriousRussia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Outing the Iraq War White Washers'No to war!': Russian protesters defy PutinUkrainian drone enthusiasts sign up to repel

Don't Comb That Hair

Dixie Elliot ✒ This photograph shows the last time Boris Johnson had his hair combed. His mother said that his maid had combed his hair shortly before the photo was taken.Shortly afterwards young Boris accidently went and got his father's hunting rifle, he accidently loaded it and accidently shot the maid dead several times.  Boris told his parents that he thought the hunting rifle was only

Internal Russian Revolution, Not Fuel, Will Halt Putin’s Ukrainian Invasion

Dr John Coulter ✒ While the West dare not send its own tanks into Ukraine for fear of Russia pressing its ‘red nuclear buttons’, the TPQ  Monday contentious political commentator maintains only an 1917-style Russian revolution will realistically halt the Putin military bandwagon. Anybody remember a pathetic Russia royal known as Tsar Nicholas II? Well, he’s the last Tsar of then Imperial Russia

A Morning Thought @ 1360

Ukraine ✑ The Future Of Chelsea Is At Stake

Anthony McIntyre ✒ A human catastrophe is unfolding in front of our eyes.The burgeoning mass of human misery on the move out of Russian occupied Ukraine is unprecedented since the Second World War. Then too Ukrainians resorted to the trek in order to escape an occupying force. Millions died, as they later would during the Soviet imposed starvation, so well documented by Anne Applebaum in her book