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Assange Extradition - A Virtual Death Sentence

Alex McCrory ✒ The decision to hand over Julian Assange to the Americans is a virtual death sentence. What was this man's crime? He exposed state secrets on important matters of war and peace. How dare he! Now he will pay for it by spending the rest of his life behind bars.  Assange is a sacrificial lamb. His brutal treatment over the last decade has had a chilling effect upon investigative

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This Week In Terrorism History: Oct. 10-16

Pete Trumbore ✒ Sometimes when I’m teaching my terrorism course the stars align to provide a historical example that is directly relevant to what I’m covering this week in the classroom. This is one of those occasions.This week we’re talking about the connections between terrorist organizations and political parties and/or non-violent political movements. Such ties, whether formal or informal,

'New Scheme Worse For Homeowners' ➖ Chartered Engineer

Donegal Live ✒ 'Scheme engineers will not certify remedial works.' By Catherine McGinty“This new scheme is much worse for homeowners than the previous 90 – 10 scheme and I believe homeowners will realise that in time.”That was the view of Chartered Engineer, Dr Ambrose McCloskey, who has 50 Donegal clients at various stages of the current Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme.Mica-affected

Soft Tissues

Christopher Owens 🔖 The 21st century has turned out to be a time where progression and regression march hand in hand.That initial euphoria experienced on January 1st, 2000, has long subsided in favour of a disaffected, paranoid outlook on modern life where former visions of the future have been downsized to build a world that doesn't know what it's after, but wants to be seen doing good in the

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Almost 140,000 Switch Off When Ray D’arcy Comes On ➖ RTE Listenership Tumbles

Matt Treacy ✒ A striking image of 140,000 people scrambling to change the channel on their wireless to avoid the dulcet tones of Ray D’Arcy was conjured up by the latest radio statistics published by the Joint National Listenership Research.All of RTÉ Radio flagship shows have taken a battering in the last 12 months according to the latest listenership figures, along with sister station of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Six

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‘Plan Is working’ As Lowest Covid Hospitalisation Levels In Four Weeks Recorded'This Will Not Happen In My Classroom': Online Anti-Mask Teacher Group

The Drunkard Bus

Caoimhin O’Muraile ⚽ Videoton V Man Utd UEFA Cup Quarter Final Second Leg 1985 – The Trip Away.In these days of Covid-19 and semi-house arrest on and off my thought wandered back to the time when football was exactly that and not the hybrid variant we are served up today. I say hybrid because, to my mind, it a cross between Association Football and computer literacy. The referee plays an ever-

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