#FRANCE

Georgette Heyer

georgettedaily

This is such an interesting and thought-provoking point, and it has...er...provoked some thoughts. Some are about writing, and some are about...let's say... humans. Here goes. Apologies for an overlong bit

Alice Pannier

AlicePannier

Today, @florence_parly and @BWallaceMP @DefenceHQ produced a little ambitious joint declaration, on10th anniversary of Lancaster House treaties #LancasterHouse10. UK-FR defence clearly hasen't been top priority in 2020, w Covid19, Brexi

Blake Smith

blakesmithphd

A long thread on the French Socialists' 1981 program, which has some amazingly based partsFirst, they insisted we have to overcome the "crisis in science" (which is not a post-2015

QuintusCurtius

QuintusCurtius

1. Spirit of 1848.Due to the arrogance and abuses of the ruling classes, Europe and the US may soon approximate conditions right before 1848. In that year, nearly every country

Jennifer Rankin

JenniferMerode

EU rejects British plan for post-Brexit return of asylum seekers.Short story: The UK proposed a version of EU Dublin rules outside the EU. Member states said no. Longer story -https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/20/eu-rejects-brit

Sara Benincasa

SaraJBenincasa

Just a reminder: Josephine Baker, who was 11 during the KKK/cops-fueled massacre of Black people in East St. Louis, incorporated French Jews into her touring entourage in order to protect

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ElHustlxr

The greatest, most iconic, most unique and the most legendary goals in football history, scored by the best players of their generations. (THREAD) Diego Maradona vs England (1986 WC quarter

Denis Merigoux

DMerigoux

Today, let's talk about the impact of algorithms for social benefits. In France, an unemployment advisor has been fired because he was helping unemployed people bypass the algorithm to get

Olivier-Remy Bel

OlivierR_Bel

A lot to unpack in President @EmmanuelMacron's interview with @benjaminhaddad for the launch of @AtlanticCouncil @ACEurope. A lot of consistence with previous remarks but I've noted a specific attention to

Alex Stamos

alexstamos

New research into three networks taken down by Facebook, including the return of Russian oligarch linked actors to African politics and, in a first, a troll network tied to the

dumdarariraridum

mikastomorrow

places mentioned in Mika’s songs; a thread ♡ Paris, France; mentioned in various songs (eg. Karen, Les Baisers Perdus, Rio) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; song: Rio Berlin, Germany; song: Rio

Hornet Bee

HornetBee2

About the storming of USA Capitol, so far most of the comments by Germany, Canada, France, USA politicians, USA law makers etc... All mentioned it is an assault to democracy,

Veritas Semper Vincit

semper_vincit

1.France , Macron and the terrorist attacks threadLegend :Bottom left : Baron David René de Rothschild, French bankerBottom right : director of CR!F ( equivalent of A!PAC ), Francis KalifatMacron

Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald

kurteichenwald

When liars like @HawleyMO scream "Cancel Culture!" and "WOKE!" because they are discovering liars and those who attack democracy are in a Consequences Culture, remind them of all the people

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

rasmus_kleis

What should the role of legislation, regulators, and government be in overseeing political speech online?Nothing in dominant interpretation of US First Amendment (effectively leaving it to corporations) but US is

Tom Forth

thomasforth

My thanks to @mathieugallard for sharing a few days ago the latest annual report on attitudes towards racism, anti-semitism, and xenophobia in France --- by the French commission on the

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