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Grixey LeDoc
@legrixey.bsky.social
❤️🧘‍♀️🐱🇫🇷🥂👠👜 Adjointe au Maire, scientist, businesswoman. Extremely against extremes. Humour, logic and fairness above all. voilà, c’est moi.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed | Caroline Criado Perez
Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed | Caroline Criado Perez
We know some medications work differently in men and women. Why is it taking so long for studies to reflect this, asks author Caroline Criado Perez
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Needed some humor this morning.
April 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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In 2024, Paris banned cars from its city center to make room for cyclists and pedestrians with remarkable pollution reduction as a result. Earlier this year, Parisians voted to create even more car-free zones in the city.

Visual: The Washington Post
April 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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ETA to enter UK
- Cost: £10 (£16 from April 9)
- Lasts: 2 years
- Covers: UK only
- Introduction: Already rolled out (from TODAY for EU citizens too)
- RW papers: silent/supportive

ETIAS to enter EU
- Cost: 7 euro
- Lasts: 3 years
- Covers: 27 countries
- Introduction: 2026?
- RW papers: rabid fury
April 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:

Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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New podcast episode!
- 🇫🇷🇺🇸 relations, past and present (with a brief diversion into the history of the 'French' fry)
- Why French earthquake scientists are predicting 'the big one'
- Avoiding ETA scammers when travelling to the UK
- And the drought-hit SW France département making water from air
Talking France: Why the US can be grateful to the French, France's tremor threat and avoiding ETA scams
This week we look at the earthquake risks in different parts of France after the city of Nice and the surrounding area was recently shaken by a 4.1 magnitude tremor. Scientists say France should ex...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Word of the day is ‘whiffling’ (17th century): fickle, inconstant, and making it up as you go along.
March 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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That was it. Thanks for reading if you are still here :)

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February 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Possibly the most magnificent mimosa I’ve ever seen. My little slice of paradise living in rural minervois.
February 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Absolutely - how can we repeat past mistakes ? It’s utter stupidity.
NATO was born out of the ashes
of a European war started by a dictator enabled by Appeasement. Those who do not learn from history risk repeating it.
1/ Ukraine/ Putin / Trump / Europe

Same data - different question.

An idiot (me) asks.

In this interview with @gavinesler.bsky.social @camillegrand.bsky.social points out the relative economic and even military might of Europe vis a vis Russia

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Yup.
January 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Happy New Year
January 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Word of the day is a favourite for this time of year. To be ‘crambazzled’, in old Yorkshire dialect, is to be prematurely aged by excess drinking or partying.
December 28, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
If you live in France or are a Francophile, I highly recommend this podcast. It takes key topics from French current affairs, cultural observations and new laws coming into effect and provides valuable insights and sometimes it’s just funny 😁
November 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Autumnal afternoon walk enjoying some bluesky
November 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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I’ll keep updating this list of France-watchers, who are not numerous over here but should be! Happy to add good recommendations. Latest addition the great @pierrehaski.bsky.social
I’ve created a starter pack of recommended France watchers, which I will be adding to as and when. Please send suggestions!

go.bsky.app/CB96kmh
November 14, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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A lot of new followers over the past few days: welcome all of you!

Would you please help spread the word about our account on BlueSky by reposting this post? That way as many people as possible will be kept up to date with daily news about the war in Ukraine.

Thanks!

#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar
November 12, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Cold enough for our first fire tonight. That’s if we’re allowed to get near it!
November 11, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Try this:
November 9, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Hoping I find here what I used to like best about a little blue bird…. The time to migrate has arrived!
September 19, 2023 at 11:55 AM