Expat in France
@livingfrance.bsky.social
We left the USofA in 2014, not running away from the country of our birth because of politics but running toward a society the believes that food, housing and healthcare are human rights. We have not regretted our decision, not for one single second.
Quoting social media comments isn’t journalism. It’s just being lazy in the search for content. Expert opinions matter. The ramblings of anonymous keyboard warriors do not. You can quote me.
July 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Quoting social media comments isn’t journalism. It’s just being lazy in the search for content. Expert opinions matter. The ramblings of anonymous keyboard warriors do not. You can quote me.
In case you need a picture of an ass, feel free…
July 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In case you need a picture of an ass, feel free…
It’s so hot in France, the geckos are looking for aircon…
July 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It’s so hot in France, the geckos are looking for aircon…
And for every serious post, a donut is required…
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
And for every serious post, a donut is required…
« Any man who is not a socialist at age 20 has no heart. Any man who is still a socialist at age 40 has no head. » Whether or not Churchill said it, today we should add: And at 60, the proper philosophy is democratic socialism.
July 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
« Any man who is not a socialist at age 20 has no heart. Any man who is still a socialist at age 40 has no head. » Whether or not Churchill said it, today we should add: And at 60, the proper philosophy is democratic socialism.
Building a prison on worthless land without humane amenities that leaks when it rains isn’t proof that government could house the homeless. It’s proof that it sucks at building concentration camps.
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Building a prison on worthless land without humane amenities that leaks when it rains isn’t proof that government could house the homeless. It’s proof that it sucks at building concentration camps.
The Kurds are the largest ethno-linguistic group in the Middle East without a homeland. Sadam gassed them. Turkey routinely harasses them. The Iranians are targeting them as they pivot to internal dissent. If the Kurds only had better public relations and a target as evil as Israel to demonize…
June 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Kurds are the largest ethno-linguistic group in the Middle East without a homeland. Sadam gassed them. Turkey routinely harasses them. The Iranians are targeting them as they pivot to internal dissent. If the Kurds only had better public relations and a target as evil as Israel to demonize…
Motorist at a traffic stop: Do you know who I am?
Cop: I don’t give a feck.
No one is surprised.
US Senator at a fascist’s news conference: Do you know who I am?
Storm Trooper: I don’t give a feck.
Everyone is surprised.
Peter, Paul and Mary: When will they ever learn?
Cop: I don’t give a feck.
No one is surprised.
US Senator at a fascist’s news conference: Do you know who I am?
Storm Trooper: I don’t give a feck.
Everyone is surprised.
Peter, Paul and Mary: When will they ever learn?
June 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Motorist at a traffic stop: Do you know who I am?
Cop: I don’t give a feck.
No one is surprised.
US Senator at a fascist’s news conference: Do you know who I am?
Storm Trooper: I don’t give a feck.
Everyone is surprised.
Peter, Paul and Mary: When will they ever learn?
Cop: I don’t give a feck.
No one is surprised.
US Senator at a fascist’s news conference: Do you know who I am?
Storm Trooper: I don’t give a feck.
Everyone is surprised.
Peter, Paul and Mary: When will they ever learn?
Summer coming to the south of France. Wishing everybody back in the States a safe day.
June 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Summer coming to the south of France. Wishing everybody back in the States a safe day.
Just because it’s been an ok day…
May 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just because it’s been an ok day…
When the government dictates to doctors and judges and they don’t push back, they end up at Nuremberg, guilty of crimes against humanity.
April 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
When the government dictates to doctors and judges and they don’t push back, they end up at Nuremberg, guilty of crimes against humanity.
We didn’t run from the USofA. We ran toward this…
April 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We didn’t run from the USofA. We ran toward this…
In France, it’s a practical impossibility to find a decent bagel. So you learn to make them…
April 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In France, it’s a practical impossibility to find a decent bagel. So you learn to make them…
It’s been a good year for iris…
April 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s been a good year for iris…
This may not seem like much, but this is a cat hanging out in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Cats are allowed everywhere on the grounds and inside too. As it should be…
April 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This may not seem like much, but this is a cat hanging out in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Cats are allowed everywhere on the grounds and inside too. As it should be…
