Francine
@usenamefrancine.bsky.social
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Note how much of what Trump is trying to destroy, from Radio Free Europe to transatlantic trade, is precisely what the Russians most want him to destroy
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions (Gift Article)
Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Note how much of what Trump is trying to destroy, from Radio Free Europe to transatlantic trade, is precisely what the Russians most want him to destroy
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/u...
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What air defence doing
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What air defence doing
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Russia jails four journalists for alleged links to Alexei Navalny’s movement
Russia jails four journalists for alleged links to Alexei Navalny’s movement
Court hands out sentences of over five years for extremism, accusing journalists of working for the late politician’s Anti-Corruption Foundation
A Russian court has convicted four journalists of extremism for working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and sentenced them to five and a half years in prison each.
Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin and Artyom Kriger were found guilty of involvement with a group that had been labelled as extremist. All four had maintained their innocence, arguing they were being prosecuted for doing their jobs as journalists. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Russia jails four journalists for alleged links to Alexei Navalny’s movement
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Project 2025 has proved to be a good road map for what the Trump administration has done so far—and what may yet be on the way, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/triaXB2C
April 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Project 2025 has proved to be a good road map for what the Trump administration has done so far—and what may yet be on the way, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/triaXB2C
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Lancée en Allemagne en 1939, cette opération était un programme d’"euthanasie" organisé par le régime nazi pour éliminer les personnes handicapées, jugées "indignes de vivre". Près de 70 000 personnes ont été tuées, principalement par gaz ou par injection létale.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/M2R
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/M2R
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Lancée en Allemagne en 1939, cette opération était un programme d’"euthanasie" organisé par le régime nazi pour éliminer les personnes handicapées, jugées "indignes de vivre". Près de 70 000 personnes ont été tuées, principalement par gaz ou par injection létale.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/M2R
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/M2R
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After the national-security breach on Signal, Trump’s administration “again wants you to believe that two and two make five,” writes Peter Wehner. “When there is no objective truth, when everyone gets to make up their own reality,” authoritarians thrive.
Trump Is Gaslighting Us
Trump is an agent of chaos, and chaos has a human cost.
bit.ly
April 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
After the national-security breach on Signal, Trump’s administration “again wants you to believe that two and two make five,” writes Peter Wehner. “When there is no objective truth, when everyone gets to make up their own reality,” authoritarians thrive.
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As Trump tanks the economy, he knows he and his billionaire buddies will be fine no matter what.
If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you.
www.huffpost.com/entry/financ...
If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you.
www.huffpost.com/entry/financ...
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As Trump tanks the economy, he knows he and his billionaire buddies will be fine no matter what.
If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you.
www.huffpost.com/entry/financ...
If you and your family have more to lose, make sure your member of Congress hears from you.
www.huffpost.com/entry/financ...
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If you think about politics traditionally, Trump’s tariffs don’t make sense. Presidents’ political fortunes are generally tied to the economy's strength, so if Trump is willing to hurt the economy, he must be getting something he wants even more in return.
That thing is power.
That thing is power.
Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out reward and punishment
The president's latest power grab will devastate America's economy—and its democracy.
www.motherjones.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you think about politics traditionally, Trump’s tariffs don’t make sense. Presidents’ political fortunes are generally tied to the economy's strength, so if Trump is willing to hurt the economy, he must be getting something he wants even more in return.
That thing is power.
That thing is power.
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There's a dark truth behind Trump's tariffs: Absolute control.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There's a dark truth behind Trump's tariffs: Absolute control.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
Trump's tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into the economy—and total control over its most influential players.
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Elon Musk, the world's richest man, says that slashing USAID hasn't hurt anyone – but since Musk and DOGE slashed the program, children in South Sudan are dying from starvation. @nickkristof.bsky.social joins me @ 10a ET on #Velshi
March 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, says that slashing USAID hasn't hurt anyone – but since Musk and DOGE slashed the program, children in South Sudan are dying from starvation. @nickkristof.bsky.social joins me @ 10a ET on #Velshi
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Stewart-Cousins: My father had Social Security in the amount of $300. Like Lutnick said, he would not have called if he did not get the Social Security check. He had dementia. But the people who take care of him would have called because it made the difference of him keeping a roof over his head
March 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Stewart-Cousins: My father had Social Security in the amount of $300. Like Lutnick said, he would not have called if he did not get the Social Security check. He had dementia. But the people who take care of him would have called because it made the difference of him keeping a roof over his head
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Young musicians' dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school students of color, a result of the Trump administration’s executive order banning DEI initiatives. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Young musicians' dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school students of color, a result of the Trump administration’s executive order banning DEI initiatives. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
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"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"The term DEI, frequently invoked by the Trump administration, functions as a smoke screen"
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
read @adamserwer.bsky.social on the real goals of the 'anti-DEI' rhetoric
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!
February 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!
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Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
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Because the media is already getting everything as wrong as they possibly can, let's go over what actually happened with Colombia yesterday.
Under Biden/Harris, Colombia accepted more than 400 deportation flights, 120 just in 2024 alone. These were normal commercial planes. 1/
Under Biden/Harris, Colombia accepted more than 400 deportation flights, 120 just in 2024 alone. These were normal commercial planes. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Because the media is already getting everything as wrong as they possibly can, let's go over what actually happened with Colombia yesterday.
Under Biden/Harris, Colombia accepted more than 400 deportation flights, 120 just in 2024 alone. These were normal commercial planes. 1/
Under Biden/Harris, Colombia accepted more than 400 deportation flights, 120 just in 2024 alone. These were normal commercial planes. 1/
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Déroutant de voir comment le "ChatGPT" chinois deepseek explique la situation des Ouïghours en Chine, la Grande famine de 59, ou la liberté de la presse. Et sur Tiananmen, rien.
January 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Déroutant de voir comment le "ChatGPT" chinois deepseek explique la situation des Ouïghours en Chine, la Grande famine de 59, ou la liberté de la presse. Et sur Tiananmen, rien.
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📢 Avec #MK2 on lance la 2eme saison ! Format inédit : ensemble, on décrypte le monde à travers une revue de presse du jour. À partir de l’actu, on fera émerger une grande question technopolitique du moment pour la mettre en débat.
📌 La 1ère: 30/01, 18h #Mk2Odeon
👋 www.mk2.com/ile-de-franc...
📌 La 1ère: 30/01, 18h #Mk2Odeon
👋 www.mk2.com/ile-de-franc...
January 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📢 Avec #MK2 on lance la 2eme saison ! Format inédit : ensemble, on décrypte le monde à travers une revue de presse du jour. À partir de l’actu, on fera émerger une grande question technopolitique du moment pour la mettre en débat.
📌 La 1ère: 30/01, 18h #Mk2Odeon
👋 www.mk2.com/ile-de-franc...
📌 La 1ère: 30/01, 18h #Mk2Odeon
👋 www.mk2.com/ile-de-franc...
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L'origine de l'association main sur le coeur + salut fasciste chez les néonazi US est en réalité une référence directe au film American History X
January 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
L'origine de l'association main sur le coeur + salut fasciste chez les néonazi US est en réalité une référence directe au film American History X
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L’écrivain franco-algerien Boualem #Sansal vient de passer sa 65e nuit en détention sans aucune charge. #FreeSansal
January 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
L’écrivain franco-algerien Boualem #Sansal vient de passer sa 65e nuit en détention sans aucune charge. #FreeSansal
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This is a novella.
But if you read it you’ll understand everything you need to know about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are doing right now. I’m a biographer of the first two men, and have chronicled here exactly how and why the third is following their lead.
Again—a long read.
But if you read it you’ll understand everything you need to know about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are doing right now. I’m a biographer of the first two men, and have chronicled here exactly how and why the third is following their lead.
Again—a long read.
The War Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Are Fighting Isn’t the One You Think It Is
A lonely extremist of dogmatic antisocial views has falsely sold himself for decades as a principled capitalist. His biographer explains why Musk’s mask came off—and why Zuckerberg is following suit.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is a novella.
But if you read it you’ll understand everything you need to know about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are doing right now. I’m a biographer of the first two men, and have chronicled here exactly how and why the third is following their lead.
Again—a long read.
But if you read it you’ll understand everything you need to know about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg are doing right now. I’m a biographer of the first two men, and have chronicled here exactly how and why the third is following their lead.
Again—a long read.
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Il retrouve sa famille après 13 ans dans les prisons d’Assad. #Syrie
Il retrouve sa famille après 13 ans dans les prisons d’Assad. #Syrie
He meets his family in #Aleppo after 13 years of forced displacement Which Bashar al-Assad forced him to do 😭
December 8, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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Il retrouve sa famille après 13 ans dans les prisons d’Assad. #Syrie
Il retrouve sa famille après 13 ans dans les prisons d’Assad. #Syrie
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Ukraine 🇺🇦
Hier, quand la représente de la délégation Ukrainienne au Conseil de Sécurité mettait en avant les faits, documentés, qui montrent la déportation illégale d'Ukrainiens en Russie, le représentant russe affichait un large sourire.
Hier, quand la représente de la délégation Ukrainienne au Conseil de Sécurité mettait en avant les faits, documentés, qui montrent la déportation illégale d'Ukrainiens en Russie, le représentant russe affichait un large sourire.
December 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Hier, quand la représente de la délégation Ukrainienne au Conseil de Sécurité mettait en avant les faits, documentés, qui montrent la déportation illégale d'Ukrainiens en Russie, le représentant russe affichait un large sourire.
Hier, quand la représente de la délégation Ukrainienne au Conseil de Sécurité mettait en avant les faits, documentés, qui montrent la déportation illégale d'Ukrainiens en Russie, le représentant russe affichait un large sourire.
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President-elect Trump said on Sunday that he would name Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and the father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser covering Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Trump Offers Massad Boulos Middle East Adviser Role
The announcement on Sunday was the second time this weekend that Mr. Trump offered an influential post to an in-law.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:52 PM
President-elect Trump said on Sunday that he would name Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and the father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany, as a senior adviser covering Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
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#Syrie : Pour ceux qui veulent connaître la vraie nature du régime d'Assad (sans pour autant aduler les groupes rebelles/islamistes), vous pouvez lire ce thread de @firask.bsky.social sur X : x.com/fkontar78/st...
x.com
x.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:50 AM
#Syrie : Pour ceux qui veulent connaître la vraie nature du régime d'Assad (sans pour autant aduler les groupes rebelles/islamistes), vous pouvez lire ce thread de @firask.bsky.social sur X : x.com/fkontar78/st...