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EU is on wrong track for effective drone defence - www.breakingviews.com/columns/cons... @pierrebri.bsky.social

November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Pierre Briançon

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Too eager to elbow itself into shaping defence policy, European Commission fires a blank shot for drone defence
www.reuters.com/commentary/b...

Breakingviews - EU is on wrong track for effective drone defence

Brussels wants to coordinate a defensive shield of unmanned aerial vehicles by 2027. Its approach is bureaucratic and slow. A serious plan should include the UK, create a 1 bln euro solidarity fund for countries closer to Russia, and tap Ukraine’s startup expertise.

www.reuters.com

November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Pierre Briançon

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Russia’s FSB is now targetting teenagers
cepa.org/article/russ...

Russia’s Spies Fear the Children

The FSB’s new prison-and-detention empire and its ever-expanding target list now includes a new category of Russians — teenagers.

cepa.org

October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

"It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation." - Krugman
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hunger...

The Hunger Games Begin

40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps

paulkrugman.substack.com

October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

Mario Draghi here defending a "pragmatic federalism doctrine" for Europe
geopolitique.eu/en/2025/10/2...

October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

This, (over there) 👇

October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

This in FT this morning 👇

October 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM

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French fiscal chaos lacks European gendarmes - www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea... @pierrebri.bsky.social

French fiscal chaos lacks European gendarmes

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday suspended a key pension reform and surrendered fiscal responsibility to the country's raucous parliament. Debt may keep rising until the 2027 elections or beyond. And France is too big and messy for the EU and ECB to constrain.

www.breakingviews.com

October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

German economy needs more than €500 billion bazooka
www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea...

October 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

Commentary | The case for a big, one-off wealth tax
www.reuters.com/commentary/b...

Breakingviews - The case for a big, one-off wealth tax

Cash-strapped Western states must invest in their militaries and green energy. With the top 1% increasing its grip on wealth, and paying little tax, soaking the rich looks justified. But a chunky one-off levy makes more sense than an annual charge, which is vulnerable to dodging.

www.reuters.com

October 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM

Pierre Briançon

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This will not end well… (thx to @bloomberg.com)

October 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Pierre Briançon

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Memo to European banks on future digital euro: Get over it…
www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea...

www.breakingviews.com

October 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

👇

on.ft.com/3KPeUcq

Why I have to buy doughnuts with cash

Powerful lobbies are hindering a digital transition by America’s huge network of some 4,500 banks

on.ft.com

October 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

Macron here agitating on Gaza peace deal he had little to do with while still missing in action on French chaos he had lots to do with.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

EN DIRECT, Gaza : Emmanuel Macron salue un « accord historique » entre le Hamas et Israël et prévient que « les heures à venir seront décisives »

Le président de la République réunit à Paris les ministres des affaires étrangères du « Quint européen » (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Royaume-Uni), du « Quint arabe » (Arabie saoudite, Egypte,...

www.lemonde.fr

October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

This 👇
Inside the fall of Viktor Orbán’s secret Brussels spy network
www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...

Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36

In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out...

www.direkt36.hu

October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM

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Le Gorafi

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Panini annonce la sortie de l'album des Premiers ministres sous Emmanuel Macron https://www.legorafi.fr/2025/10/08/panini-annonce-la-sortie-de-lalbum-des-premiers-ministres-sous-emmanuel-macron/

Panini annonce la sortie de l'album des Premiers ministres sous Emmanuel Macron

Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.

www.legorafi.fr

October 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM

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David Henig

@davidheniguk.bsky.social

Brain dead economic illiteracy with no understanding of the modern world as the Conservative Party have demonstrated all conference.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Oct 7

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls, reports Patrick Jack #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/badenochs-number-caps-plan-would-cut-100000-university-places

October 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM

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Macronism implosion puts Le Pen in a tight spot - www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea... @pierrebri.bsky.social

Macronism implosion puts Le Pen in a tight spot

French PM Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after only a month. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is calling for new elections. If they leave her more responsible for tackling France’s 3.5 trln euro debt, it may hurt her chances of replacing embattled President Emmanuel Macron.

www.breakingviews.com

October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM

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Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

Trump's CEA is circulating its estimate of the economic cost of the government shutdown.

But, BREAKING: It's wrong. It makes a simple arithmetic error. And it's dishonest.

Surprising, I know. 🧵

October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Pierre Briançon

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Nina Simone
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/a...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Nina Simone

www.nytimes.com

October 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

Absolutely

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 3

Paul Thomas Anderson is considered one of the best directors of his generation, but he has never really had a hit when it comes to making money. “One Battle After Another” might change that. It might be the best movie of the year, according to critic Wesley Morris. nyti.ms/4o4M8Da

A still from the movie ‘One Battle After Another’ shows Leonardo DiCaprio holding a gun. Headline: Is ‘One Battle After Another’ the Best Movie of the Year?

October 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Ukraine's Donbass region
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le photojournaliste français Antoni Lallican a été tué dans le Donbass

Le photographe français de 38 ans a été tué par un drone vendredi, a fait savoir le Syndicat national des journalistes (SNJ) dans un communiqué.

www.lemonde.fr

October 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Pierre Briançon

@pierrebri.bsky.social

“Le camp du bien, à force d’éliminer ses propres amis, finit par se retrouver bien seul.” - Michel Guerrin dans Le Monde:
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...