#France

Alexander Graef

alxgraef

On 21 May the #Trump administration announced the U.S. #withdrawal from the #OpenSkiesTreaty. It will take effect in November. Tomorrow the 34 member states hold a virtual state conference to

Socialist_Tipster

Eyecatcher_Pro

The fall of the USSR/Eastern Bloc in 1989-91 removed any real incentive for the Western ruling classes to make concessions to their own working classes, since capitalism no longer had

Alex Pigman

AlexRPigman

In these tweets, France’s Macron is holding his nose, absurdly reframing the EU-China accord as some sort of punishment against Beijing as opposed to the historic breakthrough hailed by Xi

☥ Roosevelt Terriers 🌿☥

RooseveltTerri2

German General Erwin Rommel—aka “The Desert Fox”—dies by suicideOn October 14, 1944, German Gen. Erwin Rommel, nicknamed “the Desert Fox,” is given the option of facing a public trial for treason,

mark safranski

zenpundit

Every society’s moral cohesion (asabiyya) rests on a set of myths that have a basis in political reality. China = CCP/Confucianism, France= French Revolution-Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, US - Founders/Declaration /Constitution1/

Jacques Baudrier

jacquesbaudrier

THREAD1) Pour raconter l'histoire de la victoire d'une belle mobilisation populaireCelle du Comité des usagers de la ligne 13 et son fameux T-shirt "aux sardines"Qui a gagné un investissement public

VatsRohit

KesariDhwaj

[Islamism Watch]- Classic obfuscation.- Rather than look within, accuse everyone of similar behavior as Muslims.- What's the point of teaching us about true meaning of Quran? - Tell that to

U of T Libraries

uoftlibraries

Today, we commemorate those who served. The “Doing Our Bit: Personal Narratives from the First World War” online exhibit shares the diverse experiences of the Great War. Join us in

Joulidays

Joulmusique

Thread d’infos sur l’occitan, parce-qu’on commence un peu à se connaître vous et moi et qu’il est temps que vous connaissiez un peu ma langue et ma culture, tout de

Matt Carr

MattCarr55

Some of the responses to the drowned Sudanese teenager yesterday really show how low this country has sunk these last 4 years. Once they only thought such things. Now they

Tony Gallagher

tgeducation

So, how have other countries coped with their equivalent of the school leaving exams? Here are a few snapshots of what seems to have happened in some countries, with apologies

Dr. Tayo Oyedeji

tayooye

Just finished a meeting with a 30-year old executive who is paying $135k (about N60m) for the INSEAD Global MBA.What's your take on this expenditure? I am slightly miffed that

Charles Grant

CER_Grant

On the #Brexit talks, I hear good and bad news - a short thread. The good news is that on most of the contentious issues - state aid, level playing

Fehuwegaz

fehuwegaz

(Edited from M. Lurker's "Snakes" entry in "Encyclopedia of Religion")"It is likely that representations of serpents on monoliths from the Neolithic age France [or Iberia] were connected with the veneration

Robert Colvile

rcolvile

Have been thinking about Cain/Cummings, and it strikes me that there's something deeper at work here. Every single No 10 administration in recent years has had huge problems/divisions. (1/?) For

Nicolas Krameyer

NicolasKrameyer

Les dernières 24 heures sont elles une journée noire pour la liberté de la presse en France ?Spoiler : Oui. Thread#StopSecuriteGlobale #LiberteDinformerEnDanger #IlEtaitUneFoisAuPaysDeLaLibertéDexpression #PaysToujoursPlusLoinDesDroitsD

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