Fransglobal
@fransglobal.bsky.social
Dihua Street, Taipei 🇹🇼
Getting ready for Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
Getting ready for Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Dihua Street, Taipei 🇹🇼
Getting ready for Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
Getting ready for Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 AM
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states
Internal correspondence from top official acknowledges State has provided comparatively less help to Ukraine than other EU allies
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US
The unravelling of transatlantic ties has shocked a country that had an emotional attachment to the relationship
giftarticle.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 AM
‘It feels like a betrayal.’ Germany’s painful estrangement from the US - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Lawyers said executives and tech leaders were among those barred from visiting America, in a sign that Donald Trump is extending his immigration clampdown to the UK. ft.trib.al/3He9Pa3
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Lawyers said executives and tech leaders were among those barred from visiting America, in a sign that Donald Trump is extending his immigration clampdown to the UK. ft.trib.al/3He9Pa3
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
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BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
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A very eye-opening follow-up: the account owner openly admits they were posting hateful content simply to develop, and monetise, a big TikTok account bsky.app/profile/jim....
This is an *exceptional* piece of work, and ought to be borne in mind when looking at literally any online ragebait in future.
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A very eye-opening follow-up: the account owner openly admits they were posting hateful content simply to develop, and monetise, a big TikTok account bsky.app/profile/jim....
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
February 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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It’s hard not to resent Trump, Musk, Thiel, and Vance even more than Putin or Xi.
Enemies attack you. That’s expected.
These men chose to betray their own country, their allies, and their democracy.
An enemy harms you. A traitor sells you out. Betrayal is harder to forgive
Enemies attack you. That’s expected.
These men chose to betray their own country, their allies, and their democracy.
An enemy harms you. A traitor sells you out. Betrayal is harder to forgive
February 7, 2026 at 11:25 AM
It’s hard not to resent Trump, Musk, Thiel, and Vance even more than Putin or Xi.
Enemies attack you. That’s expected.
These men chose to betray their own country, their allies, and their democracy.
An enemy harms you. A traitor sells you out. Betrayal is harder to forgive
Enemies attack you. That’s expected.
These men chose to betray their own country, their allies, and their democracy.
An enemy harms you. A traitor sells you out. Betrayal is harder to forgive
Cherry blossom in CKS Memorial Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Cherry blossom in CKS Memorial Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
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New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
When will Irish, other European and Taiwanese politicians and others do the same decent thing?
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz:
I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.
I have left X. That network is a place of hate.
We are not vassals of Elon Musk or Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
When will Irish, other European and Taiwanese politicians and others do the same decent thing?
China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit in April - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit in April
Washington is poised to authorise sale of Patriots and other weapons systems to Taipei
giftarticle.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit in April - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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"What you did was racist."
"Well ... you're fat."
Kind of proves the level of people we're dealing with.
"Well ... you're fat."
Kind of proves the level of people we're dealing with.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
"What you did was racist."
"Well ... you're fat."
Kind of proves the level of people we're dealing with.
"Well ... you're fat."
Kind of proves the level of people we're dealing with.