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Elisabeth Vallet

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Border scholar Prof. International studies/ Études internationales @CMR-SJ 🇨🇦 Dir. of #TeamGeopo 💡@ChaireRaoulDandurand @UQAM.ca @BIGlobalization @big-lab.bsky.social Chroni. @LeDevoir.com #borders & #borderwalls In english & en français (views are my own) .. more

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · Mar 5

No, borders are NOT wide open. Period. #stopthelie

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5h

Truly a man of peace www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 2d

😖LA is trying to overturn a federal injunction barring LAPD from using crowd control weapons & “less lethal” munitions against journalists & nonviolent protesters www.latimes.com/california/s... Dear @cityattorneyla.bsky.social, please protect our safety & our rights—& drop both of these cases!

City seeks to overturn judge's order limiting LAPD use of crowd control weapons

The move comes less than a month after a federal judge issued a temporary injunction over allegations that LAPD officers used excessive force against members of the press covering protests against the...

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 2d

LAST WEEK - deadline oct. 15, 2025
Call for papers – Fez Agenda for Border Studies II
International Conference - Fez, Morocco | 18-21 May 2026

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 5d

faque #toldya

Trump Is No Longer Denying Support for Project 2025

The President has changed his tune on the conservative policy plan after actively distancing himself from it in the past.

Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 7d

#withoutawarrant prise 25
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ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 7d

ceci.

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees.

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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 7d

Sarkozy condamné : « Une semaine de désinformation folle »

Par À l’air libre

Sarkozy condamné : « Une semaine de désinformation folle »

Depuis une semaine, éditorialistes, commentateurs et même certains journalistes dépeignent l’ancien président en victime. En oubliant le fond de l’affaire. « À l’air libre » avec Fabrice Arfi et Yunnes Abzouz de Mediapart, Marine Babonneau du « Canard enchaîné » et le chercheur Nicolas Kaciaf.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 7d

Trump admin targets judge over wife's 'numerous critical statements'

Trump admin targets judge over wife's 'numerous critical statements'

President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice are targeting the Oregon judge set to seek an emergency order to stop the president's deployment of troops to Portland, with the administration filing a "suggestion of recusal" Thursday to force the federal judge to recuse himself from the case ov...

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Amarie @humanwolf.bsky.social · 7d

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As trump denies #ClimateChange as a “ hoax”climate change is demanding that the US Military MUST ADAPT🔥💥🔥
#ClimateDenialWontWork
#VoteClimate
#BlueEarth
#ResistanceEarth
#OV1

Climate Change on the Frontlines: How the U.S. Military is Adapting - Climate Fact Checks

It’s almost ironic: on one side, President Donald Trump continues to downplay or deny the threat of climate change, while on the other, the U.S. military is facing the very real consequences of a warm...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

Stephen Miller tells law enforcement in MEMPHIS: “You are unleashed”

Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 9d

On se souviendra, pour notre propre gouverne, qu’il faut à peine 8 mois, moins d’une année à une démocratie pour sombrer. L’ennemi de l’intérieur est le point de bascule.

NPR @npr.org · 9d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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NPR @npr.org · 9d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10d

European leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief today as Moldova remained on its pro-EU path in a high-stakes parliamentary election marred by Russian influence operations.

EU grins, Russia grouses after pro-Europe forces win Moldovan election

“Moldova, you’ve done it again. No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve,” says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Reposted by Émilien Ruiz, Élisabeth Vallet

Lénaïg Bredoux @lenabred.bsky.social · 11d

Jugement Sarkozy : la piteuse diversion contre Mediapart.

14 ans d’enquêtes, 14 ans de calomnies et d’injures à l’égard de notre journal.

Cette fois, cette fois encore, la justice est passée. Il faut pas céder à cette opération de diversion.

(En accès libre)

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Jugement Sarkozy : la piteuse diversion contre Mediapart

Depuis l’annonce de la condamnation à cinq ans de prison ferme avec mandat de dépôt différé de Nicolas Sarkozy, l’ancien président de la République et ce qu’il lui reste de proches multiplient les at…

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 11d

No will, no way.

De Morgen @demorgen.be · 11d

Na een nieuwe golf van Russische uitlokkingen in West-Europa – luchtruimschendingen, intimidatie, mysterieuze drones – klinkt de roep om terug te slaan steeds luider. Maar zéggen dat je militair vergeldt, betekent ook dat je het moet doen. Is die bereidheid er wel?

Schaduwoorlog met Rusland komt in een hachelijke fase: ‘De handschoenen mogen uit’

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Elisabeth Vallet @elisabethvallet.bsky.social · 11d

Et omettre l'éléphant dans la pièce 🦄

Libération @liberation.fr · 11d

Mondiaux de cyclisme : Pogacar encore roi au Rwanda

Même type de parcours, même scénario : l’imbattable Slovène a remporté ce dimanche son second titre mondial d’affilée, un an après une démonstration du même acabit en Suisse

Mondiaux de cyclisme : Pogacar encore roi au Rwanda

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Libération @liberation.fr · 11d

Mondiaux de cyclisme : Pogacar encore roi au Rwanda

Même type de parcours, même scénario : l’imbattable Slovène a remporté ce dimanche son second titre mondial d’affilée, un an après une démonstration du même acabit en Suisse

Mondiaux de cyclisme : Pogacar encore roi au Rwanda

www.liberation.fr

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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 11d

A Labour peer who fled the Nazis as a child has pleaded with the Government to rip up rules he warns are pulling Gazan families apart.

Labour peer who escaped Nazis as a child makes Gaza 'splitting up families' plea

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De Morgen @demorgen.be · 11d

Na een nieuwe golf van Russische uitlokkingen in West-Europa – luchtruimschendingen, intimidatie, mysterieuze drones – klinkt de roep om terug te slaan steeds luider. Maar zéggen dat je militair vergeldt, betekent ook dat je het moet doen. Is die bereidheid er wel?

Schaduwoorlog met Rusland komt in een hachelijke fase: ‘De handschoenen mogen uit’

www.demorgen.be

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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 13d

“There are many living witnesses to what happened,” Mastromonaco says. “But it’s either not broadly acknowledged or it’s trivialized, perceived as anecdotal and insignificant. But it wasn’t anecdotal, and it wasn’t insignificant.” @thewalrus.ca
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Were Immigrant Kids Barred from Quebec’s French Catholic Schools? | The Walrus

Former students say yes, historians say no. A new investigation is forcing the province to confront its past

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13d

Essential reading
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14d

President Trump suggested that two prominent donors to liberal causes should be investigated for possibly funding domestic terrorism.

“I hear names of some pretty rich people that are radical left people,” he said, naming George Soros and Reid Hoffman. https://wapo.st/4gNCouI

Trump targets domestic terrorists — but only mentions the ‘radical left’

Administration officials on Thursday vowed a focus on ‘left-wing terrorism’ as Trump directed cabinet leaders to investigate political violence.

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 14d

In another racist move, Trump is pulling millions in funding from Chicago Public Schools after giving the district 72 hours to abolish the Black Success Plan and bar transgender students from bathrooms.
CPS says they comply with all state laws.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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Trump administration pulls millions in funding from Chicago Public Schools — WBEZ Chicago

The school district is reviewing whether it will maintain the magnet programs it intended to fund with a federal grant that the Trump administration says will be canceled.

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RFI @rfi.fr · 16d

La transition énergétique est en train de conduire à un «colonialisme vert», dénonce Oxfam

La transition énergétique est en train de conduire à un «colonialisme vert», dénonce Oxfam

Mercredi 24 septembre se tient un évènement de haut niveau sur l'action climatique à l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies alors que dans environ un mois et demi s'ouvre la COP30 au Brésil. Oxfam alerte sur une transition énergétique jugée « injuste ». L'ONG pointe du doigt la surconsommation d'énergie du pourcent le plus riche qui pourrait répondre sept fois aux besoins fondamentaux des personnes actuellement privées d'électricité. Le rapport dénonce aussi ce qu'Oxfam appelle un « colonialisme climatique ».

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 16d

NJ PBS shutting down next summer.

“15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.”

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New Jersey PBS shutting down in July - New Jersey Globe

New Jersey PBS is expected to cease operations in July 2026 following WNET's decision not to renew its agreement, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The

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Arrêt sur images @arretsurimages.net · 17d

Dans l’urgence, comment choisir les mots "neutres" ? Faut-il dire "révolte" ou "émeute" ? "Hexagone" ou "métropole" ? Entretien avec Jessica Lopez, chargée d'éthique et de diversité à l'AFP 🔽
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Terrorisme, immigration, violences sexuelles : l'AFP et le choix des mots - Par Clara Barge | Arrêt sur images

L'Agence France Presse est connue pour sa couverture "impartiale" de l'actualité. Une information "sans jugement de valeur", revendique l'agence, à laquelle les médias clients peuvent ajouter des…

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18d

On Radio Atlantic, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social and @garrykasparov.bsky.social discuss how Donald Trump could mute the courts. They debate the best way to fight back against authoritarian forces, for both Democrats and average citizens, and agree on the urgency of this moment:

‘2026 Is the Battlefield’

A conversation with Anne Applebaum and Garry Kasparov about authoritarian forces in America

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Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 24d

The US decertifies Colombia as a reliable partner in the War on Drugs

Huge ramifications in both Colombia and regionally

EE. UU. descertifica a Colombia: ¿Qué significa y qué implica?

El golpe afecta cooperación, economía y relación bilateral.

www.elespectador.com

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 24d

NYT gift article. "WH suggested that the alleged shooter was part of a coordinated movement that was fomenting violence against conservatives, without presenting evidence that such a network existed. Critics said could lay the groundwork for broadly crushing dissent."
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White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 24d

"Violence prevention workers say they worry the city is being exploited to normalize military force on US streets"

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Chicago organizers say city needs support, not politicalization by Trump: ‘This is not a serious solution’

Violence prevention workers say they worry the city is being exploited to normalize military force on US streets

www.theguardian.com