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Russian Anti-War Prisoner Alexei Rozhkov 🪶 I Acted Out Of conscience, Against The State And Its All-Powerful Machine

People And Nature ☭ The Russian anti-war protester Alexei Rozhkov was last month sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment on charges of committing a “terrorist act”, “justifying terrorism”, and circulating false information about the Russian army.10-June=2025The “terrorist act” charge arose from Rozhkov’s action against Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, when he painted a peace symbol

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Ninety 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, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIsrael launches unprecedented attack on Iran days before U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiationsWhy did Israel attack Iran now?To Maryland

Nationalism And The National Question

Liam O Ruairc 🎤 recently gave a talk on nationalism and the national question.IntroductionThis talk on nationalism and the national question is divided into three parts. The first deals with the main features of mainstream theories of nationalism and attempts to assess them from the perspective of historical materialism. The second examines the claims of writers working in the tradition of

A Morning Thought @ 2686

A Morning Thought @ 2685

A Promise That Ireland Still Owes Wolfe Tone

John McDonagh 🕬 It’s an honor to be here at the graveside of Theobald Wolfe Tone — the founding father of Irish Republicanism, and a great honor to be on the same platform as John Crawley and Seán Whelan of the National Graves Association. This journey for me began last week in Brooklyn, New York. I stood at the grave of Matilda Tone — Wolfe Tone’s wife — who is buried in Greenwood Cemetery

Don’t Let My Beloved Ballymena Become Ulster’s Southport

Dr John Coulter ✍ Both my parents are dead. I miss them terribly. But in one sense, I am glad they are not here to witness what has become of my beloved Ballymena in recent days.To use the blunt phrase, both would be spinning in their grave at the violent sights which have unfolded this month. My dad was Mayor of Ballymena from 1993-96, with mum as the Lady Mayoress; dad having

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