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A Morning Thought @ 2635

Drogs ⚽ Derry ⚽ Lapse

Anthony McIntyre ⚽ Simply not the best is the most apt way to describe Drogheda's United's inability to overcome the team they beat in last year's FAI Cup Final, Derry City.Falling yet again to a late sucker punch, the Drogs squandered a slender lead in the ninetieth minute of a match they seemed to have won. They did not leave the field empty handed but they left it with two points

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Sixty 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, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousIsrael’s “final solution” for PalestiniansIsrael Acts With Impunity, Europe Does Nothing‘Acclaimed’ public figures keep shilling

Putin, Zelenskyy Childishly Blow It 🪶 Trump Bathes In Self-Importance

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ Recently Russian President, Vladimir Putin, threw down a challenge to Ukrainian Supremo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy for ‘face to face talks’ about the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately for Putin, the former Comedian cum President accepted his offer for such talks. This was not, it certainly appears, what the Russian President wanted. What would have suited Putin would in all

A Morning Thought @ 2634

A Morning Thought @ 2633

Black Smoke

Pádraic Mac Coitir ✒ As an atheist I take some interest in religious orders and most of them amuse me. I would never insult anyone who believes in a god and goes to religious services unless they try to lecture me or try to convince me of there being a god.  I was baptised a catholic and went to communion and was confirmed. I hadn't a clue about it and just done as my parents

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Six Hundred And Sixty Five

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 CuriousWHO issues advice to end medicalised female genital mutilationDespite credible misconduct allegations, Christian radio host

What The Supreme Court Gender Ruling Actually Means 🪶 A Material Analysis Of Sex-Based Rights

Labour Heartlands ☭ Written by Paul Knaggs.Supreme Court Rules: A Woman Is an Adult Human Female — What That Means for Law, Rights, and Reality The landmark Supreme Court ruling that the definition of “woman” relates to biological sex has finally cleared up a 15-year legal ambiguity that left public services, employers, and women’s organisations in an impossible position. The consequences of

Out Now 📚 Chris Moore

Merrion Press 🔖has just published a new book by Chris Moore.