Antoine Fournier
@toitoinef.bsky.social
Head of Activation at Euronews. Follower of global events, history buff, drummer.
Brussels-based but often on the move 🏃🏻♂️
Brussels-based but often on the move 🏃🏻♂️
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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy joins Euronews’ EU Enlargement Summit
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy joins Euronews’ EU Enlargement Summit
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that he will join Euronews’ one-of-a-kind political event, which will take place on Tuesday, 4 November, between 2 pm and 5 pm CET and will be broadcast live on Euronews’ television and digital platforms.
l.euronews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy joins Euronews’ EU Enlargement Summit
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I read Bede's Ecclesiastical History during the lockdown, and one of the things I thought was so excellent was the way he begins by emphasising that the thing you really need to understand about England is that it's really far North, so it's dark all the time.
Ah fuck the clocks go back tonight. farewell, sunsets after five pm
October 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I read Bede's Ecclesiastical History during the lockdown, and one of the things I thought was so excellent was the way he begins by emphasising that the thing you really need to understand about England is that it's really far North, so it's dark all the time.
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The two motions of censure, up for a vote Thursday, shared one key point of criticism: the lopsided terms of the EU-US trade deal.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
Von der Leyen survives far-right and far-left no-confidence motions
The two motions of censure, up for a vote Thursday, shared one key point of criticism: the lopsided terms of the EU-US trade deal.
l.euronews.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The two motions of censure, up for a vote Thursday, shared one key point of criticism: the lopsided terms of the EU-US trade deal.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
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It would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Trump and Putin Put on a Show of Friendship but Come Away Without a Deal
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
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Fire on Arthur’s Seat
A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." 10/8/2025…
A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." 10/8/2025…
Fire on Arthur’s Seat
A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." 10/8/2025 Picture Alan Simpson Fire at Arthurs Seat Edinburgh. 10/8/2025 Picture Alan Simpson Fire at Arthurs Seat Edinburgh.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Fire on Arthur’s Seat
A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." 10/8/2025…
A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no longer need to alert our operations control room about this fire, as we are receiving a number of calls to this incident." 10/8/2025…
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L'avenir est aux versions légères de ce LLM, hébergées localement, consommant peu d'énergie et permettant de comprendre votre demande et l'orienter vers d'autres modèles spécialisés. Des modèles d'analyse financière, des modèles de recherche bibliographie, de jurisprudence…
August 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
L'avenir est aux versions légères de ce LLM, hébergées localement, consommant peu d'énergie et permettant de comprendre votre demande et l'orienter vers d'autres modèles spécialisés. Des modèles d'analyse financière, des modèles de recherche bibliographie, de jurisprudence…
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And you may find yourself living in a thatched-roof hut
And you may find yourself living in the Holy Roman Empire
And you may find yourself negotiating with your lords
And you may find yourself in a beautiful hall, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
And you may find yourself living in the Holy Roman Empire
And you may find yourself negotiating with your lords
And you may find yourself in a beautiful hall, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
May 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
And you may find yourself living in a thatched-roof hut
And you may find yourself living in the Holy Roman Empire
And you may find yourself negotiating with your lords
And you may find yourself in a beautiful hall, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
And you may find yourself living in the Holy Roman Empire
And you may find yourself negotiating with your lords
And you may find yourself in a beautiful hall, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
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🚨 Just in: German authorities have formally designated the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “right-wing extremist organisation” that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order.
Germany designates AfD as right-wing extremist organisation
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has designated AfD as a right-wing extremist organisation, citing xenophobic stances as the reason. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🚨 Just in: German authorities have formally designated the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “right-wing extremist organisation” that poses a threat to democracy and the constitutional order.
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Heritage has had Wikipedia in their sights for a while now. As have many conservative groups. Even niche ones like ACPeds have consultants on the issue, and right-wing firms have been hiring out Wikipedia editors for hire in flagrant violation of Wiki's terms of service.
U.S. attorney for D.C. accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda,’ threatens nonprofit status
Ed Martin sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation accusing it of spreading propaganda
www.washingtonpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Heritage has had Wikipedia in their sights for a while now. As have many conservative groups. Even niche ones like ACPeds have consultants on the issue, and right-wing firms have been hiring out Wikipedia editors for hire in flagrant violation of Wiki's terms of service.
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Quelle image du JWST!!
Uranus, ses anneaux, 14 de ces lunes, et des galaxies à perte de vue. On se rend vraiment compte de la profondeur de l'Univers!
Uranus, ses anneaux, 14 de ces lunes, et des galaxies à perte de vue. On se rend vraiment compte de la profondeur de l'Univers!
March 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Quelle image du JWST!!
Uranus, ses anneaux, 14 de ces lunes, et des galaxies à perte de vue. On se rend vraiment compte de la profondeur de l'Univers!
Uranus, ses anneaux, 14 de ces lunes, et des galaxies à perte de vue. On se rend vraiment compte de la profondeur de l'Univers!
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I understand (and share) the feeling but this would not help Ukraine, Europe or the U.K.
Instead of performatively cutting ties with the US, the U.K. should focus on doing more with Ukraine and Europe as a whole. Don‘t say 'I won‘t have anything to do with you‘, just do more with the others.
Instead of performatively cutting ties with the US, the U.K. should focus on doing more with Ukraine and Europe as a whole. Don‘t say 'I won‘t have anything to do with you‘, just do more with the others.
Trump cannot be given a state visit to the UK. It should never have been offered. The invitation must now be withdrawn. You might as well hand it to Putin.
March 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I understand (and share) the feeling but this would not help Ukraine, Europe or the U.K.
Instead of performatively cutting ties with the US, the U.K. should focus on doing more with Ukraine and Europe as a whole. Don‘t say 'I won‘t have anything to do with you‘, just do more with the others.
Instead of performatively cutting ties with the US, the U.K. should focus on doing more with Ukraine and Europe as a whole. Don‘t say 'I won‘t have anything to do with you‘, just do more with the others.
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Je partage ici le message d'un collègue argentin a qui je demandais des news. Glaçant 😱!
La Méthode Milei (bel euphémisme gerbant) démantèle éducation&recherche, cible les savoirs qui comme aux US, gênent politiquement: climat&écologie, justice env.
Le fascisme s'installe. Sommes-ns a l'abri en 🇪🇺?
La Méthode Milei (bel euphémisme gerbant) démantèle éducation&recherche, cible les savoirs qui comme aux US, gênent politiquement: climat&écologie, justice env.
Le fascisme s'installe. Sommes-ns a l'abri en 🇪🇺?
February 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Je partage ici le message d'un collègue argentin a qui je demandais des news. Glaçant 😱!
La Méthode Milei (bel euphémisme gerbant) démantèle éducation&recherche, cible les savoirs qui comme aux US, gênent politiquement: climat&écologie, justice env.
Le fascisme s'installe. Sommes-ns a l'abri en 🇪🇺?
La Méthode Milei (bel euphémisme gerbant) démantèle éducation&recherche, cible les savoirs qui comme aux US, gênent politiquement: climat&écologie, justice env.
Le fascisme s'installe. Sommes-ns a l'abri en 🇪🇺?
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Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
February 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reporter: Who is the administrator of DOGE?
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
White House secretary: “I’m not going to reveal the name of that person from this podium…”
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More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia's electricity grid and join the EU's network
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid
More than 30 years after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will join the EU's grid.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia's electricity grid and join the EU's network
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As for Trump's trade war, I think we have to assume it is here for the duration. Many years of bad economic takes particularly in the US have brought us to the moment where the country grown richest from trade thinks it is the victim.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ as Mexico, Canada and China retaliate
Trump takes softer line on UK, saying ‘I think that one can be worked out’, while Mexico and Canada vow levies and to strengthen ties with each other
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
As for Trump's trade war, I think we have to assume it is here for the duration. Many years of bad economic takes particularly in the US have brought us to the moment where the country grown richest from trade thinks it is the victim.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I enjoyed this piece about social media and the state in the FT: www.ft.com/content/917c...
The coming battle between social media and the state
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
www.ft.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I enjoyed this piece about social media and the state in the FT: www.ft.com/content/917c...
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“Billionaire Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the FT reported on Thursday” -Whatever you think about Starmer is this something we should tolerate?
www.reuters.com/world/musk-e...
www.reuters.com/world/musk-e...
Musk discussed ways to oust British PM Starmer before next election, FT reports
Billionaire Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Billionaire Elon Musk has held private discussions with allies about removing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from his position before the next general election, the FT reported on Thursday” -Whatever you think about Starmer is this something we should tolerate?
www.reuters.com/world/musk-e...
www.reuters.com/world/musk-e...
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I read Colson Whitehead's novel, The Nickel Boys, and was blown away by its power and story-telling ability of the horrors of the Jim Crow South--American apartheid. I can't wait to see the film version! wapo.st/40kziYs
Review | ‘Nickel Boys’ adapts a Pulitzer-winning novel into a great American movie
In “Nickel Boys,” a daring visual approach powers a gorgeous film about an ugly chapter in history.
wapo.st
January 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I read Colson Whitehead's novel, The Nickel Boys, and was blown away by its power and story-telling ability of the horrors of the Jim Crow South--American apartheid. I can't wait to see the film version! wapo.st/40kziYs
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Yup, China has Elon by the short and curlies - as many of us have known for years. Nice to see the FT giving his China connections a timely airing. Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China on.ft.com/3ZFq1tL
Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China
Do the billionaire’s longstanding ties to Beijing represent a diplomatic opportunity or a clash of political and business interests?
on.ft.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Yup, China has Elon by the short and curlies - as many of us have known for years. Nice to see the FT giving his China connections a timely airing. Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China on.ft.com/3ZFq1tL
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Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
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Trump announces that he's placing former ICE director and family-separation-policy originator Tom Homan in charge of the border
November 11, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Trump announces that he's placing former ICE director and family-separation-policy originator Tom Homan in charge of the border
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either people specify what they mean when they say “elite” or the term is just meaningless pejorative. both parties are dominated by elites in any conventional sense of what that means! the question is: why are right-wing elites more palatable to voters than liberal ones?
November 9, 2024 at 10:54 PM
either people specify what they mean when they say “elite” or the term is just meaningless pejorative. both parties are dominated by elites in any conventional sense of what that means! the question is: why are right-wing elites more palatable to voters than liberal ones?
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Today is World Wombat Day so I must again say that my favourite ever blessing is an Indigenous Australian one and it goes "may the wombat of happiness snuffle through your underbrush"
October 22, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Today is World Wombat Day so I must again say that my favourite ever blessing is an Indigenous Australian one and it goes "may the wombat of happiness snuffle through your underbrush"
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