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This is a fundamental misconception. Everyone thinks Germany is the car country, but France is much more totally the car country than Germany is.
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM
This is a fundamental misconception. Everyone thinks Germany is the car country, but France is much more totally the car country than Germany is.
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As I've said before, increased French dogmatism is also deepening EU divides, and potentially paving the way for a far-right government from next year to make things even worse. This never seems to occur to Macron, for whom unity seems to mean following him.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
As I've said before, increased French dogmatism is also deepening EU divides, and potentially paving the way for a far-right government from next year to make things even worse. This never seems to occur to Macron, for whom unity seems to mean following him.
gotta love the semicolons
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
gotta love the semicolons
where is Egypt in all of this?
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
where is Egypt in all of this?
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Old people are also being forced into areas where they don't have the familiarity to avoid scams. At this point many concert tickets and even tickets to places like the zoo literally require you to have a smart phone or use the Internet.
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Old people are also being forced into areas where they don't have the familiarity to avoid scams. At this point many concert tickets and even tickets to places like the zoo literally require you to have a smart phone or use the Internet.
setting up a whole buffet of reaction takes all weekend long, or at least until Trump changes his mind and bombs Iran
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
setting up a whole buffet of reaction takes all weekend long, or at least until Trump changes his mind and bombs Iran
I suppose the innovation is a dedicated lane?
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I suppose the innovation is a dedicated lane?
they just set one up in Montpellier. I find the name incredibly misleading. Does a bustram mean it is more regular? Or there is a higher guarantee of timeliness? Why can't we just call it a bus?
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
they just set one up in Montpellier. I find the name incredibly misleading. Does a bustram mean it is more regular? Or there is a higher guarantee of timeliness? Why can't we just call it a bus?
problem is that there isn't a shared view across the EU on the urgency of external threats.
January 23, 2026 at 1:08 PM
problem is that there isn't a shared view across the EU on the urgency of external threats.
he was more or less a continuation of everything before, but more apologetic about it.
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
he was more or less a continuation of everything before, but more apologetic about it.
maybe he realised the real target was Iceland.
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 PM
maybe he realised the real target was Iceland.
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A former French Prime minister, Michel Rocard (1930-2016), had said with great lucidity :
“Always prefer the hypothesis of stupidity to that of conspiracy. Stupidity is common. Conspiracy requires a rare mind.”
“Always prefer the hypothesis of stupidity to that of conspiracy. Stupidity is common. Conspiracy requires a rare mind.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
A former French Prime minister, Michel Rocard (1930-2016), had said with great lucidity :
“Always prefer the hypothesis of stupidity to that of conspiracy. Stupidity is common. Conspiracy requires a rare mind.”
“Always prefer the hypothesis of stupidity to that of conspiracy. Stupidity is common. Conspiracy requires a rare mind.”
what a complete lack of seriousness.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
what a complete lack of seriousness.
why the discrepancy based on size?
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
why the discrepancy based on size?
3. economic handouts, a combination of tax cuts, artificially lowered oil and other goodies
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
3. economic handouts, a combination of tax cuts, artificially lowered oil and other goodies
not to mention the French. They may complain, but they have a knack for building stuff on time.
January 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM
not to mention the French. They may complain, but they have a knack for building stuff on time.
scientific literacy strikes again. The state of scientific reporting is truly depressing.
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
scientific literacy strikes again. The state of scientific reporting is truly depressing.
How is this still a problem!? There are plenty of competent, capable poli sci graduates in the U.K., how is the E.U. still a mystery??
January 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
How is this still a problem!? There are plenty of competent, capable poli sci graduates in the U.K., how is the E.U. still a mystery??