Matthew Fraser
@matthewfraser.bsky.social
University professor in Paris. Ex journalist: columnist, critic, Editor-in-Chief, television presenter. Promeneur du Champ de Mars avec Hector et Djery. Agent: J.P. Marshall
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Nothing says you’re a Very Serious FBI Director quite like taking the bureau’s plane, during a government shutdown, to a hunting lodge called … The Boondoggle Ranch.
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Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Nothing says you’re a Very Serious FBI Director quite like taking the bureau’s plane, during a government shutdown, to a hunting lodge called … The Boondoggle Ranch.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Faith-based” pop music in America.
Christian Music Is Everywhere Now—Whether You Realize It Or Not
A new generation is widening the audience for faith-based songs through digital savvy and an eclectic sound.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Faith-based” pop music in America.
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Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
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La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
DÉCRYPTAGE - Sur Deezer, un tiers des nouveautés sont désormais des morceaux entièrement créés par des algorithmes. Un phénomène qui n’est pas sans conséquence pour le secteur et ses acteurs.
www.lefigaro.fr
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
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First big foreign agent trial under Trump 2.0 set to kick off
First big foreign agent trial under Trump 2.0 set to kick off
Linda Sun is accused of using her job with two New York governors to help the Chinese government in exchange for payments to her husband’s business. They pled not guilty.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
First big foreign agent trial under Trump 2.0 set to kick off
Brave New World Dept: Inside the data centers that train AI and drain the electrical grid.
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
www.newyorker.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Brave New World Dept: Inside the data centers that train AI and drain the electrical grid.
Sylvia Plath Was Reading This Novel Before She Died. It’s Brilliant.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
ChatGPT violated German copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics. OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission.
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ChatGPT violated German copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics. OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission.
UK police are hunting for a woman with a ‘Mar-a-Lago face’ over a racist incident in London. Turns out she’s MAGA supporter Melissa Rein Lively.
Cops Hunt ‘Mar-a-Lago Face’ Poster Girl Over Vile Race Attack
Police hunt couple allegedly involved in racist tirade.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UK police are hunting for a woman with a ‘Mar-a-Lago face’ over a racist incident in London. Turns out she’s MAGA supporter Melissa Rein Lively.
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Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Read @daveweigel.bsky.social on the widespread societal consequences of Elon's link suppression:
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
Nicolas Sarkozy, released from prison, having lunch today at the Flandrin in the 16th arrondissement. He looks like he's lost a lot of weight.
EXCLUSIF - Libéré, Nicolas Sarkozy s'offre un déjeuner avec Carla Bruni
Libéré après 20 jours de détention à la prison de la Santé, l'ancien président de la République a déjeuné ce mardi 11 novembre dans une brasserie parisienne.
www.parismatch.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy, released from prison, having lunch today at the Flandrin in the 16th arrondissement. He looks like he's lost a lot of weight.
I remember France's war against McDonald's. France lost that war. Let's see what happens with Shein.
France is at war with Shein. We should copy its tactics to defeat fast fashion | Nicole Lipman
The dirt-cheap clothing company has opened its first permanent store in Paris – and politicians and workers have united against it, says writer Nicole Lipman
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I remember France's war against McDonald's. France lost that war. Let's see what happens with Shein.
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This pasta tariff madness threatens to cause a crisis in our home and beyond www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This pasta tariff madness threatens to cause a crisis in our home and beyond www.wsj.com/world/europe...
The MAGA presidential contenders for 2028, including a Trump (of course). What a collection of incompetents.
Analysis | Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
Most of the contenders here are among Trump’s closest allies, but a non-MAGA candidate could bubble up.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The MAGA presidential contenders for 2028, including a Trump (of course). What a collection of incompetents.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Glad to see this children’s playground and merry-go-round on the Champ de Mars reopened after its closure for the Olympics last year.
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Glad to see this children’s playground and merry-go-round on the Champ de Mars reopened after its closure for the Olympics last year.
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France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
France marks a decade next week since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving attacker jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial.
www.thelocal.fr
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
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Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
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A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre, was, in fact, just "LOUVRE."
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre, was, in fact, just "LOUVRE."
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords): https://cnn.it/47Ld0kR
Berlin, Athens, Stockholm, Madrid and... Amiens (Emmanuel Macron's home town).
Continental thrift: five of the best cities in Europe for vintage shopping
From flea markets in Berlin to thrift stores in Athens, a vintage shopping veteran picks her favourite places to shop for preloved bargains and unique souvenirs
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Berlin, Athens, Stockholm, Madrid and... Amiens (Emmanuel Macron's home town).
This is infuriating: In the 10th arrondissement of Paris, four poplar trees had to be cut down after private contractors ripped out their roots during a job. Fucking idiots.
Paris : quatre peupliers abattus en urgence après une faute de l’entreprise de travaux
Quatre grands peupliers du square des Maures (Xe) ont été abattus jeudi après que l’entreprise Fayolle a arraché leurs racines lors de trava
www.leparisien.fr
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is infuriating: In the 10th arrondissement of Paris, four poplar trees had to be cut down after private contractors ripped out their roots during a job. Fucking idiots.