Liam McQuade
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One of the satisfactions of these election results is that Labour ran a lying, slanderous, malicious campaign against the Green Party and ended up making themselves even more unpopular.
about 4 hours ago
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Jeremy Corbyn is asking people to vote for Aspire in Tower Hamlets. He is wrong.
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Jeremy Corbyn is asking you to support Aspire â vote Green instead - Tower Hamlets Green Party
Jeremy Corbyn is asking voters in Tower Hamlets to vote for Aspire and Lutfur Rahman, a fact which the mayoral candidate is using in his publicity writes Liam McQuade, chair of Tower Hamlets Green Par...
https://towerhamlets.greenparty.org.uk/2026/04/25/jeremy-corbyn-is-asking-you-to-support-aspire-vote-green-instead/
13 days ago
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TUSC are contesting the Tower Hamlets mayoral election. Their maths make sense if you take the long view.
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Sound maths, shaky politics
Lefties often resort to historical analogies to explain current events. The Jacobins looked to the Romans as examples, leading Trotsky to comment âTheir Roman speeches were a heroic way of expressiâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/04/17/sound-maths-shaky-politics/
21 days ago
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Gregory Double-Barrelled has sorted out his housing problem. Itâs not a parody.
29 days ago
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Jeremy Corbyn is lending his name to Aspire in Tower Hamlets and becoming a caricature of a bureaucrat.
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Jeremy Corbyn endorses Aspire
Philomena Begley is known to her fans as âIrelandâs Queen of Countryâ. Over the years I have probably seen several hundred live musical performances but one of hers sticks in my mind. HâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/04/03/jeremy-corbyn-endorses-aspire/
about 1 month ago
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They are unrepentant more than polemical.
about 1 month ago
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Care4Calais has been attacked by racists and it doesnât seem to have been reported anywhere.
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Care4Calais attacked by racists
Care4Calais has had to quit its Bristol storage space after a recent attack on the premises. You can see from the photo that whoever was responsible took a lot of trouble to do as much damage as poâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/04/02/care4calais-attacked-by-racists/
about 1 month ago
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If Labour want to do the Christianity culture war thing it is best if they spend thirty seconds doing some research.
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Why does Labour hate Jesus?
If Labour is going to compete with Reform on Christianity it should at least have a basic grip of the ideas, otherwise they just look like needy, clueless opportunists blurting out nonsense like âhâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/30/why-does-labour-hate-jesus/
about 1 month ago
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There was probably only one person on yesterdayâs Together Alliance march who didnât see a link between racism and Palestine.
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What a renegade gets wrong about the Together Alliance march
I hadnât planned to write anything about the Together Alliance march mainly because I didnât see very much of it. Normally at a demonstration you can potter around while itâs assembling and can be âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/29/what-a-renegade-gets-wrong-about-the-together-alliance-march/
about 1 month ago
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Some of the ideas expressed about the attack on the Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green have a long and ugly history.
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The dolorous longevity of âleftâ antisemitism
Sam Stodel was a âfaithful and sympathetic friendâ of the Irish Socialist Federation which had its first formal meeting in New York on March 29, 1907. He was in the house where the gathering took âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/27/the-dolorous-longevity-of-left-antisemitism/
about 1 month ago
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The Spectator is certainly doing its best to keep the spirit of Der StĂŒrmer alive.
about 1 month ago
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Some candidates are absolutely desperate to get elected. Others are less personally ambitious.
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My electoral Gethsemane
Generally speaking, I am reluctant to compare myself to Jesus. Yes, we both appreciate a good wine, freshly made bread and are intolerant of money lenders, but as Easter draws near our thoughts ineâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/25/my-electoral-gethsemane/
about 1 month ago
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A pessimistic love letter on the Cuban revolution.
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Cuba SĂ, Yanqui No
Quite some time ago I got talking in a pub to a white South African whoâd been conscripted into the apartheid army and had fought at the battle of Cuito Cuanavale. He said he didnât get to do much âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/24/cuba-si-yanqui-no/
about 1 month ago
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Liam McQuade
The Irish Times
about 2 months ago
Kneecap arrive in Cuba to âshine a lightâ on âcollective punishmentâ by US
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Kneecap arrive in Cuba to âshine a lightâ on âcollective punishmentâ by US
US president Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade, pushing Cuba deeper into economic crisis
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/03/21/kneecap-arrive-in-cuba-to-shine-a-light-on-collective-punishment-by-us/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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I celebrated the fact that a British court wasnât able to determine whether or not Gerry Adams was in the IRA by eating a flying pig bacon sandwich. There are impeccable sources which suggest he had a passing familiarity with their operations.
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Voices From The Grave (updated 2024)
When this piece was originally written anyone suggesting that Disney would be making a drama series in which Brendan Hughes, a legendary member of the IRA, would have a significant part would have âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2010/04/18/voices-from-the-grave/
about 2 months ago
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Labour is beyond the point where pressing the reset button is a plan.
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Will pressing Labourâs reset button do the trick?
When all else has failed with some types of electrical apparatus, you have to resort to straightening a paper clip and pushing it into the hole where the reset button is hidden away. What might worâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/19/will-pressing-labours-reset-button-do-the-trick/
about 2 months ago
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Liam McQuade
Gilbert Achcar / ŰŹÙŰšÙ۱ ۧÙŰŁŰŽÙ۱
about 2 months ago
« Les guerres du Moyen-Orient nâont cessĂ© dâĂȘtre des guerres de pĂ©trole et dâempire »
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Workers Power, the Green Party and the Inaugural Address of the International Working Menâs Association.
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about 2 months ago
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James Connolly stood twice in council elections. Would things have turned out differently if he hadnât lost both times?
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James Conollyâs election campaign
As my thoughts turn increasingly to the May elections, I remembered that James Connolly tried to get himself elected onto Belfast council in 1913 and thought it might be helpful to see if he offereâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/06/james-conollys-election-campaign/
2 months ago
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The massacre of the children in Minab primary school was the Americans and Israelis starting the war against Iran as they mean to continue it. Terror is part of the plan.
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The political meaning of the Minab school massacre
The Israelis and Americans frequently boast of their skill at killing. They can accurately put missiles through an apartment window from hundreds of miles away. These two blood-crazed gangster impeâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/05/the-political-meaning-of-the-minab-school-massacre/
2 months ago
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Morrissey at the O2. Musically flat but at least he didnât offend anyone.
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Morrisey, the musical Alf Garnett, on his best behaviour at the O2
I went to see Morrisey, not because I am a massive racist, but because I was listening to music one night, heard a couple of his songs and was reminded how brilliant he could be. On the strength ofâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/03/01/morrisey-the-musical-alf-garnett-on-his-best-behaviour-at-the-o2/
2 months ago
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Liam McQuade
Tower Hamlets Green Party
2 months ago
From Gorton and Denton to Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets Green Party sends our very best wishes to our partyâs newest MP Hannah Spencer and our gratitude to the hundreds of supporters who helped her smash all the old political certainties.
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From Gorton and Denton to Tower Hamlets - Tower Hamlets Green Party
Tower Hamlets Green Party sends our very best wishes to our partyâs newest MP Hannah Spencer and our gratitude to the hundreds of supporters who helped her smash all the old political certainties. Han...
https://towerhamlets.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/27/from-gorton-and-denton-to-tower-hamlets/
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Labour fought a hideously dirty campaign and demonstrated that they havenât a safe seat left anywhere.
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Gorton and Denton!!! Blimey, what a result!!!
My cat Pablo was so excited by the result of the Gorton and Denton by election that he woke me up at 4.30am to share the good news. It was impossible to get back to sleep afterwards, but I will forâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/27/gorton-and-denton-blimey-what-a-result/
2 months ago
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Labour are comparing the Greens to Galloway and whining that Muslims are being encouraged to hate them. Poor, sensitive lambs.
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#Labour
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Greens whipping up hatred among Muslim voters shocker
Labourâs attitude to Muslim voters seems to be that they are so politically naĂŻve and unworldly that they can be led astray by a couple of leaflets in Urdu and Punjabi with a nice photo of a Green âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/26/greens-whipping-up-hatred-among-muslim-voters-shocker/
2 months ago
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A nuanced appreciation of the new release from U2.
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New music from U2 â the tax dodging Woody Guthrie and Clash wannabees
âThere is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.â If Brendan Behan were alive today, he would certainly add ânor the arrival of new music from âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/25/new-music-from-u2-the-tax-dodging-woody-guthrie-and-clash-wannabees/
2 months ago
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In a forlorn attempt to keep up with the modern world I have started doing Substack. I am currently working with a choreographer to start putting things on Tick Tock as well.
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Liam McQuade | Substack
An ancient blog resurrected. It could be summarised as the long march to a mass class struggle party. https://liam-record.com/
https://substack.com/@liammacu
2 months ago
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French fascist Quentin Deranque was killed last week and his death is being used to attack the entire radical left.
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Quentin Deranque, political violence and me
Close examination of the area above my left eye reveals a scar. It is a souvenir of when, walking home from a night on the beer with Mickey, Brendan and Leo, we were jumped by a group of loyalists.âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/24/quentin-deranque-political-violence-and-me/
2 months ago
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Ernest Mandel gets a mention in
@lrb.co.uk
. At that time his American comrades were on terrorist watch lists as well.
2 months ago
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Sad news that Tony Canavan, one of the Peopleâs Democracy hunger strikers, died recently. This short appreciation hints at the impact of the experience on those who endure it.
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Presente: Tony Canavan
In August 1971 there was another attempt at mass suppression with the introduction of internment without trial for nationalists and socialists. PD leader Michael Farrell was interned and Tony went underground.
https://socialistdemocracy.org/RecentArticles/RecentPresenteTonyCanavan.html
3 months ago
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Loyal Ulster continues to proudly stand four square behind the chiefs of its cargo cult.
3 months ago
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The far right really has Tower Hamlets in its sights. Here is a little dose of the reality.
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The mean streets of Tower Hamlets â a heartwarming true story
Search for âTower Hamletsâ on Twitter and about 95% of the comments are similar to the ones in the image. It has become a lightning rod for every racist loon, Tommy Robinson fan and cellar dwellingâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/15/the-mean-streets-of-tower-hamlets-a-heartwarming-true-story/
3 months ago
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I found myself ruminating on those massive articles that Weekly Worker runs on whatever shenanigans are happening in Your Party.
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On the miaphysite Corbynology of Karie Murphy
We all have our little quirks through which we seek to establish control over our existence. Each morning, I eat my toast while checking the TV guide on the Freeview box to see if any channel mightâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/13/on-the-miaphysite-corbynology-of-karie-murphy/
3 months ago
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Andrew Ranken in the Ulster Hall in 1984.
#pogues
3 months ago
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The first time the Au Pairs played Belfast they performed on the back of a lorry at a benefit for the H Block and Armagh prisoners.
3 months ago
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Mandelson and his methods still have their admirers in Tower Hamlets.
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Mandelson â politically dead but his ghost lives in Tower Hamlets
Say what you like about Starmer, McSweeney and Mandelson, but they have done more in under two years to destroy British labourism than the combined efforts of revolutionary Marxists over a century.âŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/06/mandelson-politically-dead-but-his-ghost-lives-in-tower-hamlets/
3 months ago
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Daniel Finkelstein reminds us of the real human tragedy behind the Mandelson story.
3 months ago
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Some thoughts on that ridiculous Your Party statement on the Gorton and Denton election. They are trying their hardest to become irrelevant.
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Your Party hurtles toward irrelevance
I have no idea how influential the Your Party Bolshevik Caucus is in the decision-making processes of the host organisation. They take the view that âAny alliance with capitalist parties such as thâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/03/your-party-hurtles-toward-irrelevance/
3 months ago
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That weird cult Spiked expresses the fears of the British right over large numbers of working class Muslims starting to vote Green.
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Oh no! Muslims are saying they are going to vote Green
My first contact with a Green party was when I used to go to Germany fairly often. My girlfriend at the time had a friend whose parents were in Die GrĂŒnen. They were pretty good on anti-nuclear thiâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/02/01/oh-no-muslims-are-saying-they-are-going-to-vote-green/
3 months ago
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Liam McQuade
The Green Party of England & Wales
3 months ago
"The Greens are going to win" Meet Hannah Spencer, the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton. Plumber, councillor, and "Reform's worst nightmare".
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote": 1. Things have changed. 2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit) 3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
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I went to see the admirable Jeremy Corbyn in conversation last night and really felt the moment has passed.
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Jeremy Corbyn â From Glastonbury headliner to a solo acoustic set at the Moth Club
Lots of music stars in their seventies and eighties and beyond are still playing to massive crowds. Bruce Springsteen is about 90 and continues to pack out venues; Bob Dylan is still travelling theâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/01/30/jeremy-corbyn-from-glastonbury-headliner-to-a-solo-acoustic-set-at-the-moth-club/
3 months ago
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Gazaâs impact on radical politics internationally is comparable to that of Vietnam in the late 60s and early 70s. Labour doesnât have a clue how to deal with it other than slandering people as criminals. Thatâs not really working out.
3 months ago
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Julie Burchill seems to really hate Irish people and seems to yearn for a time when Bernard Manning was family entertainment.
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Julie Burchill â hoping to make anti-Irish racism great again
My knowledge of Julie Burchill is not extensive. She used to be a music journalist who graduated to having an occasionally interesting column in the Guardian and then did a Morrisey but without theâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/01/27/julie-burchill-hoping-to-make-anti-irish-racism-great-again/
3 months ago
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Tower Hamlets Green Party sets out its plans for the future.
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Real Opportunities for the Green Party in Tower Hamlets - Tower Hamlets Green Party
We held our AGM on January 24th. We have tripled in size in the last year and have ambitious plans. This document sets out our thinking. Â In barely 18 months since the 2024 election, the century-old ...
https://towerhamlets.greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/25/real-opportunities-for-the-green-party-in-tower-hamlets/
3 months ago
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Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets, does some good things but he does have an inner Jeremy Clarkson.
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Tower Hamlets Greens Welcome Judgment to Protect Bethnal Green Living Streets - Tower Hamlets Green Party
Tower Hamlets Green Party welcomes the Court of Appealâs decision to protect children, elderly people, those living with lung and heart conditions and other vulnerable residents of Old Bethnal Green R...
https://towerhamlets.greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/22/tower-hamlets-greens-welcome-judgment-to-protect-bethnal-green-living-streets/
4 months ago
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The AWL have decided to do a âreconnaissanceâ (sic) into the Green Party. Itâs not exactly the same as crawling into no manâs land to snatch a prisoner.
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The AWLâs âreconnaissanceâ into the Green Party
Was it dumb luck or a correct application of the dialectical method that saw me ending up in the Green Party? We may never know.  Either way, looking at the permanent civil war going on in YouâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/01/21/the-awls-reconnaissance-into-the-green-party/
4 months ago
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I went to see The Voice of Hind Rajab. Itâs easily the most distressing thing you will watch in a cinema, but it reminds us of why we need to stay militant.
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The Voice of Hind Rajab filmâ the child slowly murdered by the most ethical army in the world
Last weekend in bars or cafes in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Israeli soldiers will have been bragging about the Palestinians they shot like farmers shoot rats. A couple of tank crew members will have beâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/01/19/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-film-the-child-slowly-murdered-by-the-most-ethical-army-in-the-world/
4 months ago
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Why I think God: The Science, The Evidence by Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies is Christian Zionist propaganda, even if the science is very well researched.
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God: The Science, The Evidence â the best selling Christian Zionist apologia
Way back when I was too unworldly to have an informed understanding of the sacrifice required by a vow of chastity, I thought it would be a good idea to become a Catholic priest and was convinced tâŠ
https://liam-record.com/2026/01/18/god-the-science-the-evidence-the-best-selling-christian-zionist-apologia/
4 months ago
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I find it hard to believe that Greg Bovino walked into a barberâs and accidentally ended up with the same haircut as Heinrich Himmler.
4 months ago
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The Times has been little more than a propaganda outlet for the Israeli government since the genocide started. You have to read The Voice of Hind Rajab review closely to work out who deliberately murdered Hind and her family.
4 months ago
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