Vincent Foucher

@vincentfoucher.bsky.social

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West African politics maniac. Bissau-Conakry-Dakar-Banjul & all things Boko Haram. https://www.lam.sciencespobordeaux.fr/membre/vincent-foucher/
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Clément Boursin @cboursin.bsky.social · 2d

#Guinée - L’UFDG dénonce l’enlèvement du fils d’un de ses cadres, "en l’absence du père"
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L’UFDG dénonce l’enlèvement du fils d’un de ses cadres, “en l’absence du père”, et exige sa libération “ immédiate”

Dans un communiqué, la Direction nationale de ’Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée (UFDG) a indiqué que, dans la nuit du samedi au dimanche 18 janvier 2026, aux environs de 2 heures du matin, …

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Grégoire Orain @grgrrn.bsky.social · 4d

Je viens de lire une tribune (qui paraît demain, je vous la linkerai quand elle sera publiée) qui me fait beaucoup réfléchir. L'auteur, Frédéric Thomas, spécialiste des Caraïbes, souligne à quel point ce qui nous choque dans l'attitude de Trump, c'est qu'il nous traite comme des pays du Sud.

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 4d

Europe's five stages of grief wrt Trump:

1. Wake-up call

2. Backlash

3. Breaking point

4. Appease

5. Repeat

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

Iceland, Greenland.
Greenland, Iceland.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."

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Robert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 4d

Und thus, modernity comes to a close just like it started, with a guy ranting at windmills

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."

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Alexander Otte @aotte.bsky.social · 4d

The political imaginary is an underestimated battlefield.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 4d

21 January 1924 | French Jew, Henri Bockfeld, was born in Paris.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 20 January 1944. He did not survive.
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▶ Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs

Black and white portrait of a young man with slicked-back hair, wearing a dark jacket and tie.

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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 4d

@thenationalnews.com's Nada Maucourant Atallah reports from now-empty prison for IS detainees in eastern Syria town of Shaddadi: www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20... (via @akmckeever.bsky.social)

Orange uniforms, empty cells and bullets: Inside Syria’s Shaddadi prison after the ISIS breakout | The National

The National, one of the first media outlets to visit the empty facility, speaks to security personnel and local residents to reconstruct the escape

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André Loez & podcast Paroles d’histoire @andreloez.bsky.social · 4d

Une parution à venir, d'une redoutable actualité

Hamit Bozarslan, Les révolutions de droite

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Pierre Alonso @pierrealonso.com · 4d

Pas de catastrophe, pas de résilience glorieuse non plus : plongée dans le froid et le noir par une nouvelle campagne de frappes russes, Kyiv tient pour l’instant, dents et poings serrés. Une énième épreuve après bientôt quatre ans de guerre totale.

Mon reportage dans @mediapart.fr:

Face à la guerre du froid de la Russie, Kyiv serre les dents

Alors que les températures plongent, Moscou continue de mener des frappes destructrices contre les infrastructures énergétiques, dégradant gravement les conditions de vie. Les autorités installent de…

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François Quinton @francoisquinton.bsky.social · 4d

Vous voulez savoir très concrètement ce qui a changé pour les journalistes aux USA depuis un an ?

Quatre d'entre eux se sont confiés à @mariusjoly1.bsky.social pour @larevuedesmedias.bsky.social.
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Un an après le retour de Trump : « Ceux qui nous ont remplacés sont des blogueurs d’extrême droite »

Des médias publics affaiblis, des accès des journalistes aux points presse restreints, un reporter étranger expulsé… De retour à la Maison-Blanche depuis le 20 janvier 2025, Donald Trump a multiplié l...

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Orient XXI @orientxxi.bsky.social · 4d

#Gaza À Paris, l’ONG Médecins sans frontières présente jusqu’au 12 février l’exposition « We did what we could ». Elle documente deux années de guerre totale contre la population gazaouie et rend hommage aux soignants palestiniens. @msf.fr @clomraffko.bsky.social
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 4d

🇬🇱 Un haut-responsable de Meta a estimé qu'il serait "particulièrement autodestructeur" pour l'Union européenne de cibler le secteur de la tech en cas de riposte commerciale aux menaces du président américain Donald Trump de s'emparer du Groenland.

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RFI @rfi.fr · 5d

Cisjordanie: une chercheuse française raconte son agression lors d'une attaque de colons israéliens

Le nombre d’attaques menées par des colons israéliens contre des Palestiniens a augmenté de 27% en 2025 par rapport à l’année précédente, selon les données enregistrées par l’armée israélienne. Elles surviennent presque quotidiennement. Elles sont très violentes et les condamnations sont rares. Albane Buriel est une survivante de ce type d'attaque. Universitaire en science de l’éducation française, cette française est venue pour protéger les Palestiniens. Elle a été blessée il y a quelques jours.

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Yvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 5d

Claude Leroy calling African nations to boycott the world cup

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Afrique XXI @afriquexxi.bsky.social · 5d

#Nigeria Le blues de l'or noir (3/3). Dans le delta du Niger, dans l’État de #Bayelsa, les marées noires façonnent le quotidien des communautés riveraines. Sabotages, infrastructures vieillissantes et retrait des compagnies pétrolières nourrissent un désastre environnemental durable. #environnement

Dans l’État de Bayelsa, la pollution en héritage - Série 3/3

Au cœur du delta du Niger, dans l’État de Bayelsa, les marées noires façonnent le quotidien des communautés riveraines. Sabotages, infrastructures vieillissantes et retrait des compagnies (…)

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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 5d

Legion of Doom

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André Loez & podcast Paroles d’histoire @andreloez.bsky.social · 5d

« Hegemons cannot continually monetize their relationships »
Citant Thucydide et Vaclav Havel, le discours du PM canadien Mark Carney, sur le rôle international d’une puissance « moyenne » à l’ère Trump, vaut la peine d’être lu, c’est celui d’un homme d’Etat de grande stature.

Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 5d

The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...

Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca

Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

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samuel @quilombo.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 New B'Tselem report, on the Israeli prison system as a network of torture camps for Palestinians. A deliberate, systematic violation of human rights.

Full report here: www.btselem.org/publications...

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 5d

🔴 After 100 days of the “ceasefire,” Gaza authorities report 1,300 Israeli ceasefire violations

Gaza’s Government Information Office says Israel’s serious violations of the ceasefire on October 10, 2025, through January 20, 2026, have resulted in 1,820 people killed, wounded, or detained...

د. إسماعيل الثوابتة #غزة
@ismailalthwabta
⭕ *Press Release No. (1044) Issued by the Government Media Office*

⛔ *100 Days Since the Ceasefire Decision: The Israeli Occupation Has Violated the Agreement 1,300 Times, Resulting in 1,820 Martyrs, Injured, and Detainees*

We affirm that the Israeli occupation has continued, since the ceasefire decision entered into force on 10 October 2025 and up until today, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 (a period of 100 days), to commit serious and systematic violations of the agreement, constituting a clear breach of international humanitarian law and a deliberate undermining of the essence of the ceasefire and the provisions of the annexed humanitarian protocol.

During this period, the relevant governmental authorities documented 1,300 violations of the agreement, as detailed in the following statistical report:
📣 First: Ceasefire Agreement Violations
A total of 1,300 violations committed by the occupation, distributed as follows:
430 shooting incidents.
66 incursions by military vehicles into residential neighborhoods and areas.
604 bombardment and targeting incidents.
200 demolitions of homes and various buildings.
📣 Second: Human Losses
These violations resulted in the following:

(1) Martyrs:
483 martyrs (total).
252 martyrs were children, women, and elderly persons, representing 52%.

444 martyrs were civilians, accounting for 92% of the total.
465 martyrs (96%) were targeted away from the “yellow line” within residential neighborhoods, while the remaining 4% were martyred adjacent to the yellow line.
(2) Injured:
1,287 injured persons (total).
752 injured were children, women, and elderly persons, representing 58%.
1,277 injured were civilians, equivalent to 99.2% of the total.
All injured persons, without exception, were targeted away from the yellow line, inside residential neighborhoods.
(3) Detainees:
50 detainees.
All detainees, without exception, were arrested away from the yellow line, from within residential neighborhoods.
📣 Third: Aid, Commercial, and Fuel Trucks
25,816 trucks entered, out of 60,000 aid, commercial, and fuel trucks, reflecting a compliance rate of 43%, distributed as follows:

15,163 aid trucks (59%).
10,004 commercial trucks (39%).
649 fuel trucks (2.5%), out of 5,000 fuel trucks that were supposed to enter, reflecting a compliance rate of 13%.
A daily average of 261 trucks, out of 600 trucks that were supposed to enter daily.
📣 Important Notes:
600 aid, commercial, and fuel trucks are supposed to enter Gaza daily.

50 fuel trucks (diesel, gasoline, cooking gas) are supposed to enter Gaza daily.
According to the humanitarian protocol, and in addition to the above, the occupation failed to comply with the following:
Allowing the required numbers of trucks to enter.
Complying with withdrawal lines.
Allowing the entry of materials necessary for infrastructure maintenance.
Allowing the entry of heavy equipment for civil defense to remo

Allowing the required numbers of trucks to enter.
Complying with withdrawal lines.
Allowing the entry of materials necessary for infrastructure maintenance.
Allowing the entry of heavy equipment for civil defense to remove rubble and recover the bodies of martyrs.
Allowing the entry of medical equipment, supplies, and medicines.
Opening the Rafah Crossing.
Respecting the cases of martyrs, injured persons, detainees, and missing persons.
Allowing the entry of tents, mobile homes, and shelter materials.
Operating the power generation plant.
Respecting the boundaries of the yellow line, instead encroaching on additional kilometers across the Strip.
We affirm that the continuation of these violations and breaches constitutes a serious circumvention of the ceasefire agreement, and an attempt to impose a humanitarian equation based on subjugation, starvation, and blackmail. We hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the ongoing deterioration of the humanitarian situation, and for the lives lost and properties destroyed during a period in which a full and sustainable ceasefire was supposed to prevail.
We call upon President Trump, the sponsors of the agreement, the mediators and guarantors, the international community, and the United Nations to assume their legal and moral responsibilities, compel the Israeli occupation to fully implement its obligations without diminution, ensure the protection of civilians, guarantee the immediate and safe flow of humanitarian aid and fuel, and allow the entry of mobile homes, caravans, and shelter materials, as stipulated in the agreement, in order to address the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

✦ *Government Media Office*
✦ Gaza Strip – Palestine
✦ Tuesday, 20 January 2026

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

‘I could not stay silent’: Palestinian prisoner tells of sexual abuse in Israeli jail

Sami al-Saei has defied social stigma to speak out about what a report calls a ‘grave pattern’ of sexual violence

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Jones: All you do is keep people fearful because you get paid 45 million a year to keep people fearful so they don’t pay attention to the CEOS taking their healthcare. You don’t care about the American people. You want them to be afraid of immigrants because all you have is fear.

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Tory Wegerski @producertory.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely massive turnout at the ICE Rapid Response training in Pittsburgh tonight, hosted by Frontline Dignity. Over 500 people showed up, including dozens from out of county & out of state.

Rows and rows of the backs of people's heads. They are seated in the pews of a Presbyterian church.

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 5d

I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 5d

Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.

This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.

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Sebastian Roché @sebastianjroche.bsky.social · 5d

2 policiers, dont l’un, à genoux, donnent des coups de poing sur une personne plaquée au sol. Elle décède au commissariat. Laurent Nuñez:
« Je n’ai évidemment aucune raison de suspendre les fonctionnaires de police en question » www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...

Mort d’El Hacen Diarra dans le commissariat du 20ᵉ arrondissement de Paris : « aucune raison de suspendre » les policiers, affirme Laurent Nuñez

Une information judiciaire a été ouverte lundi par le parquet de Paris pour « violences volontaires par personne dépositaire de l’autorité publique » ayant entraîné la mort, après la mort d’El Hacen D...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5d

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...