Megan Clement
@meganclement.bsky.social
Europe correspondent, The Observer.
Writing a book about feminism and football.
Author of DESIRE PATHS, a memoir.
Lecturer in journalism at the Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle.
Co-founder of The Gender Beat.
Writing a book about feminism and football.
Author of DESIRE PATHS, a memoir.
Lecturer in journalism at the Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle.
Co-founder of The Gender Beat.
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Megan Clement
@meganclement.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Opinion | Gisèle Pelicot Has Changed France
She has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.
www.nytimes.com
With her powerful message that the shame must change sides, Gisèle Pelicot has transformed France forever. I explain how in this essay for The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...
En France on est subi au énième débat sur le porte du voile dans les lieux publics et en même temps on a des écoles financées par des fondations catholiques dédiées au développement de «l’idéal d’une femme chrétienne» qui interdisent aux filles de porter du pantalon
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
«L’idéal d’une femme chrétienne» : dans l’Ain, une école pour jeunes filles fermée par l’Etat
La Maison d’éducation Pauline-Marie-Jaricot, établissement catholique hors contrat, a été fermée temporairement. La structure, en partie financée par une fondation proche de Stérin, souhaite faire de ...
www.liberation.fr
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
En France on est subi au énième débat sur le porte du voile dans les lieux publics et en même temps on a des écoles financées par des fondations catholiques dédiées au développement de «l’idéal d’une femme chrétienne» qui interdisent aux filles de porter du pantalon
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
www.liberation.fr/societe/educ...
Your French word of the day is « enfariné » – to get flour chucked on you – as was the fate of Jordan Bardella last night.
Jordan Bardella enfariné lors de sa visite à Vesoul pour la Sainte-Catherine
➡️ https://l.ici.fr/CBn
➡️ https://l.ici.fr/CBn
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Your French word of the day is « enfariné » – to get flour chucked on you – as was the fate of Jordan Bardella last night.
Reposted by Megan Clement
26 November 1867 ‘Mistakenly’ included on an electoral roll (being a ratepayer), Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell cast a vote in a by-election, some 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
26 November 1867 ‘Mistakenly’ included on an electoral roll (being a ratepayer), Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell cast a vote in a by-election, some 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act.
"Just as a mosquito requires stagnant pools of water in which to thrive, so their stagnant social circles provide the perfect breeding ground for increasingly toxic strands of bigotry."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Just as a mosquito requires stagnant pools of water in which to thrive, so their stagnant social circles provide the perfect breeding ground for increasingly toxic strands of bigotry."
Cricket appreciation post. Wake up @ellehardy.bsky.social!
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Cricket appreciation post. Wake up @ellehardy.bsky.social!
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I've launched a newsletter! It's for Parisians and people who love Paris.
I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two.
C'est parti :
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...
I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two.
C'est parti :
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...
A newsletter for Parisians who are bad at local news
Here are some things that almost all English-speaking Parisians have in common: they move to Paris with lofty goals of perfecting their French; they end up hanging out in the anglophone bubble far mor...
millefeuilleparis.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I've launched a newsletter! It's for Parisians and people who love Paris.
I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two.
C'est parti :
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...
I’ll be covering the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, the policies shaping our city, and probably an audacious heist or two.
C'est parti :
millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-newslett...
The Australianisation of UK asylum policy would appear to be complete.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What changes to the UK asylum system are Labour proposing?
Refugees could face longer waits and possible return to their home country if it is deemed safe
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Australianisation of UK asylum policy would appear to be complete.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Luis Rubiales was at his book launch for “Matar a Rubiales” when his own uncle — also named Luis Rubiales! — threw eggs at him. This sentence is all somehow completely true?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Luis Rubiales has eggs thrown at him by his uncle during book event in Madrid
The 48-year-old was speaking about his new book, 'Matar a Rubiales' (Killing Rubiales), at an event in Madrid on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Luis Rubiales was at his book launch for “Matar a Rubiales” when his own uncle — also named Luis Rubiales! — threw eggs at him. This sentence is all somehow completely true?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Reposted by Megan Clement
As every journalist knows, it’s always the right move to offer your sources advice on how to blackmail their co-conspirators re charges of sexual predation and child trafficking
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
As every journalist knows, it’s always the right move to offer your sources advice on how to blackmail their co-conspirators re charges of sexual predation and child trafficking
I'm an English writer who moved to Montreuil four years ago – can't believe no one has tried to dismember and devour my puny body yet.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm an English writer who moved to Montreuil four years ago – can't believe no one has tried to dismember and devour my puny body yet.
"We produce more stuff than ever before but our culture is essentially one mediated through images rather than things. And the things exist mostly in order to be captured in images again."
www.ft.com/content/e637...
www.ft.com/content/e637...
Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world
Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away
www.ft.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"We produce more stuff than ever before but our culture is essentially one mediated through images rather than things. And the things exist mostly in order to be captured in images again."
www.ft.com/content/e637...
www.ft.com/content/e637...
Reposted by Megan Clement
Jaguar with gunshot wounds rescued from river in Brazil.
A wounded jaguar, reportedly injured by gunfire, is rescued by Brazilian military police and members of SEPET — the Animal Protection Secretariat for the Amazonas, in the waters of Rio Negro, Brazil
A wounded jaguar, reportedly injured by gunfire, is rescued by Brazilian military police and members of SEPET — the Animal Protection Secretariat for the Amazonas, in the waters of Rio Negro, Brazil
October 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Jaguar with gunshot wounds rescued from river in Brazil.
A wounded jaguar, reportedly injured by gunfire, is rescued by Brazilian military police and members of SEPET — the Animal Protection Secretariat for the Amazonas, in the waters of Rio Negro, Brazil
A wounded jaguar, reportedly injured by gunfire, is rescued by Brazilian military police and members of SEPET — the Animal Protection Secretariat for the Amazonas, in the waters of Rio Negro, Brazil
Une femme, alors ?
Démission de Sébastien Lecornu : Bruno Retailleau ne veut ni «un homme de gauche» ni «un macroniste» à Matignon
Suivez notre direct ⬇️
Suivez notre direct ⬇️
EN DIRECT - Démission de Sébastien Lecornu : Bruno Retailleau ne veut ni «un homme de gauche» ni «un macroniste» à Matignon
www.liberation.fr
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Une femme, alors ?
All right then, let's see if Sébastien Lecornu can hold on longer than his predecessor... Sébastien Lecornu.
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
All right then, let's see if Sébastien Lecornu can hold on longer than his predecessor... Sébastien Lecornu.
Farewell then, Sebastien Lecornu. We quite literally barely knew you.
October 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Farewell then, Sebastien Lecornu. We quite literally barely knew you.
There is almost always a violence against women connection for terror attacks.
Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape
Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape
Exclusive: Jihad al-Shamie had been due to appear in court over alleged sexual attack earlier this year, sources say
• Manchester synagogue attack – latest updates
The Manchester synagogue terrorist was on police bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack, the Guardian can reveal.
Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was being investigated over the alleged sexual attack which is understood to have taken place earlier this year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There is almost always a violence against women connection for terror attacks.
In which we discover that Ann Patchett, like all right-thinking people, is a fan of Vegemite toast.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Glowworms
In the punt on the river in the cave, beneath the dim light of glowing worms, it was thoughts of my own death that consumed me.
www.newyorker.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In which we discover that Ann Patchett, like all right-thinking people, is a fan of Vegemite toast.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Bravo to my friend and fellow Parisian @squigglyrick.bsky.social!
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Bravo to my friend and fellow Parisian @squigglyrick.bsky.social!
Reposted by Megan Clement
🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
A former PM, Trump's 'CEO of everything' and NHS data - what could go wrong?
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
What underlies the Trump administration's recommendation is obviously all of RFK's false beliefs about autism, but also the conservative conviction that women absolutely should be in pain during pregnancy and childbirth.
theconversation.com/its-ok-to-us...
theconversation.com/its-ok-to-us...
It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism
It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.
theconversation.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What underlies the Trump administration's recommendation is obviously all of RFK's false beliefs about autism, but also the conservative conviction that women absolutely should be in pain during pregnancy and childbirth.
theconversation.com/its-ok-to-us...
theconversation.com/its-ok-to-us...
The good folks at @streetpress.bsky.social have produced this fascinating map showing the risk of each council in France voting far-right in the next municipal election. It's based on the work of researcher @alessiomotta.bsky.social
municipales.streetpress.com/page/la-meth...
municipales.streetpress.com/page/la-meth...
StreetPress — La bataille des municipales — La méthodologie
La méthodologie utilisée par StreetPress pour la bataille des municipales, une carte qui estime le risque de victoire de l’extrême droite aux municipales 2026
municipales.streetpress.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The good folks at @streetpress.bsky.social have produced this fascinating map showing the risk of each council in France voting far-right in the next municipal election. It's based on the work of researcher @alessiomotta.bsky.social
municipales.streetpress.com/page/la-meth...
municipales.streetpress.com/page/la-meth...
Reposted by Megan Clement
It just straightforwardly *insane* how much political chatter in the United Kingdom is about the next general election, an event that is a long way in the future, and how basically none of it is about 'uh, this policy agenda doesn't look adequate to the scale of the inherited problem'.
September 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It just straightforwardly *insane* how much political chatter in the United Kingdom is about the next general election, an event that is a long way in the future, and how basically none of it is about 'uh, this policy agenda doesn't look adequate to the scale of the inherited problem'.
Reposted by Megan Clement
Cool photo of Paris city centre.
Taken from space by a satellite able to image scenes off-nadir.
Credit: BlackSky/Ken Joyce
Taken from space by a satellite able to image scenes off-nadir.
Credit: BlackSky/Ken Joyce
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cool photo of Paris city centre.
Taken from space by a satellite able to image scenes off-nadir.
Credit: BlackSky/Ken Joyce
Taken from space by a satellite able to image scenes off-nadir.
Credit: BlackSky/Ken Joyce
Reposted by Megan Clement
⚽ A la finale de la Petite Ligue Queer : «Il faudrait accepter que le paysage du foot évolue et penser à repartager»
De plus en plus de clubs féminins et queer de football se créent à Paris et ailleurs en France, souvent dans des conditions précaires. Reportage :
De plus en plus de clubs féminins et queer de football se créent à Paris et ailleurs en France, souvent dans des conditions précaires. Reportage :
A la finale de la Petite Ligue Queer : «Il faudrait accepter que le paysage du foot évolue et penser à repartager»
Alors que plus en plus de clubs féminins et queer de football se créent à Paris et ailleurs en France, souvent dans des conditions précaires, «Libé» s’est rendu à la finale de la Petite Ligue Queer.
www.liberation.fr
September 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
⚽ A la finale de la Petite Ligue Queer : «Il faudrait accepter que le paysage du foot évolue et penser à repartager»
De plus en plus de clubs féminins et queer de football se créent à Paris et ailleurs en France, souvent dans des conditions précaires. Reportage :
De plus en plus de clubs féminins et queer de football se créent à Paris et ailleurs en France, souvent dans des conditions précaires. Reportage :
Reposted by Megan Clement
Malawi responded quickly after Trump froze HIV programs, ensuring essential services were still up and running. Then officials turned to rethinking their relationship with donors to make sure they would never be put in that position again: theforsaken.substack.com/p/not-going-...
Not going back
The Trump administration's aid cuts have Malawi rethinking its relationship with donors
theforsaken.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Malawi responded quickly after Trump froze HIV programs, ensuring essential services were still up and running. Then officials turned to rethinking their relationship with donors to make sure they would never be put in that position again: theforsaken.substack.com/p/not-going-...