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Pascal Jacquemain
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French citizen in Brexitlandia. Married to a Brit, 2 great daughters. Left of centre. Dislike the right. SQL specialist
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 5d
Letter to my MP
Dear Julian Smith,

As per the BBC website:
A Conservative councillor has quit the party "with profound regret" after Kemi Badenoch said a future Tory government would withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Bravo to him.

When will you follow in his footsteps?
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 5d
North Northants Conservative party veteran quits over ECHR stance - BBC News share.google/UGd1bh8OJPmM...
North Northants Conservative party veteran quits over ECHR stance - BBC News
Scott Brown says he leaves the party with "profound regret" and will now serve as an independent.
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 5h
Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)
Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 5h
America's collapse in one swath of the NYT homepage
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 5h
Video from Wall Street Journal about the build-up
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U.S. Amasses Firepower Near Venezuela: Here’s What It Means for Trump and Maduro | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d
Venezuela has called on the UN Security Council for an emergency session over the US military buildup near its waters.

Caracas warned of a possible armed attack “in a very short time.”
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garyrlundberg.bsky.social @garyrlundberg.bsky.social · 5h
Good U.S. Military will get pay checks. But, it's in obvious self interest. As all things Trump are.
He can use it to gaslight troops against Democrats and Democrat cites. The shutdown will likely last longer, more firings and cuts to attack Democrats. "Hit back harder."
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Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown
President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 5h
How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains
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How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 6h
ALT
I am Saint George of Cappadocia, Türkiye, son of Saint Polychronia of Palestine and Saint Gerontios of Syria. I have been summoned by your undying loyalty to my name.

HISSS

Palestane?

Türkne?

GET OUT OF ENGLAND!!
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 6h
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Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon
The St George’s flag is more popular than ever. It’s more complicated for England’s patron saint
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 7h
Famously, not paying the military has never caused negative consequences for regimes
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CNN @cnn.com · 13h
Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.
GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics
Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 7h
The most plausible explanation for everything that has happened over the past five years is that we all died during the first wave of Covid.
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Rose de Berne @rosedeberne.bsky.social · 16h
L'explication la plus plausible à tout ce qui se passe depuis 5 ans, c'est qu'on soit tous morts pendant la première vague de Covid.
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Rose de Berne @rosedeberne.bsky.social · 16h
L'explication la plus plausible à tout ce qui se passe depuis 5 ans, c'est qu'on soit tous morts pendant la première vague de Covid.
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Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 18h
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 7h
How Trump’s message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted - POLITICO share.google/AonGiM1noVQ4...
How Trump’s message to ‘Pam’ got exactly the results he wanted
Donald Trump has long called for imprisoning his opponents. For the first time, he has a Justice Department willing to do his bidding.
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 11h
a row of stormtroopers walking down a hallway in a black and white photo .
Alt: a row of stormtroopers walking down a hallway in a black and white video
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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 14h
Breaking News!!!!!!
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 14h
Eighteen still missing after deadly explosion at Tennessee military supplier plant rocks community | The Independent share.google/z9eH1alaVtJ8...
Eighteen missing after explosion at Tennessee military supplier plant rocks community
‘There’s nothing to describe. It’s gone,’ the local sheriff said when asked about the building where the explosion happened
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 15h
stop thinking right now
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 15h
In pictures: Strange clouds that followed Storm Amy - BBC News share.google/IImbnJC4T9KN...
In pictures: Strange clouds that followed Storm Amy - BBC News
Mysterious asperitas formations were among the clouds spotted following the storm.
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 16h
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 17h
His basic equation there is "it will hurt Democrats more than it will GOP" and "it will hurt causes Dems are attached to more than causes GOP cares about".

Meanwhile www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Come hither global pandemic
CDC gets more job cuts as government shutdown drags on
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing for further federal job cuts, adding to the losses the agency has already sustained.
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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 18h
Religious hate crimes continue to rise as a result of Farage, Jenrick and Robinson’s evil, racist rhetoric that clearly aims to divide racially integrated communities.
Man and child sprayed with substance in racist Worcester attack - BBC News
The victims "suffered minor irritation injuries" and a 77-year-old woman has been arrested.
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 17h
Trump's DEI
If you keep your job, it isn't because you're better than others.
It's because you're a MAGAt.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d
Q: "How many layoffs have you authorized?"

Trump: "A lot. It will be Democrat oriented...They should be Democrat oriented. It will be a lot and we'll announce the numbers over the next couple of days, but it will be a lot of people...Many of them will be fired."
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17h
"Surge"? Oh sort yourself out BBC.
A frankly tiny number of people, in the grand scheme of things, with every right to do so coming to UK is hardly a "surge", but such language automatically frames them as a negative and is guaranteed to be used to stoke more division.
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Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs
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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 17h
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
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