The Duchess of Paris
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Cool to be here! From Paris to SF and back
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Meanwhile, in a different hemisphere
China to lead joint naval drills with Brics nations in South African waters
It is the first defence cooperation under the Brics framework, with the Russian and Iranian navies reportedly taking part.
www.scmp.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Meanwhile, in a different hemisphere
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🗞 La nouvelle édition du “Canard” est arrivée ! En numérique tous les mardis à 21h et en kiosques tous les mercredis.
➡️ lecanardenchaine.fr
➡️ lecanardenchaine.fr
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
🗞 La nouvelle édition du “Canard” est arrivée ! En numérique tous les mardis à 21h et en kiosques tous les mercredis.
➡️ lecanardenchaine.fr
➡️ lecanardenchaine.fr
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Séquence hallucinante d'une juge française révélant les pressions américaines dont elle a fait l'objet dans l'affaire Le Pen.
Le RN veut faire campagne sur le slogan "on est chez nous"? En tout cas, ses sponsors se sentent déjà comme chez eux.
Le RN veut faire campagne sur le slogan "on est chez nous"? En tout cas, ses sponsors se sentent déjà comme chez eux.
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Séquence hallucinante d'une juge française révélant les pressions américaines dont elle a fait l'objet dans l'affaire Le Pen.
Le RN veut faire campagne sur le slogan "on est chez nous"? En tout cas, ses sponsors se sentent déjà comme chez eux.
Le RN veut faire campagne sur le slogan "on est chez nous"? En tout cas, ses sponsors se sentent déjà comme chez eux.
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L'intégrale de « Twin Peaks », la série culte de David Lynch est disponible sur arte.tv 👉 www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
Twin Peaks - Séries et fictions | ARTE
Œuvre majeure de David Lynch, rencontre unique du soap avec le septième art, cette plongée dans les méandres d’une petite ville américaine se savoure comme un mauvais rêve dont on ne voudrait jamais s...
www.arte.tv
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
L'intégrale de « Twin Peaks », la série culte de David Lynch est disponible sur arte.tv 👉 www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
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The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Won't someone PLEASE, for the sake of all that's rational, give him some sort of prize to limit the worldwide damage he's been doing on a daily basis?
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
#ThankYouForYourAttentionToHisDementia 🙏
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A few suggestions:
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
A few suggestions:
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If you want to understand what is happening right now & what’s at stake, please listen to this conversation I had with historian Robert Kagan.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
NEW | VIDEO
‘Europeans need to understand that it’s over’: historian Robert Kagan talks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’, the end of the western alliance - and why Keir Starmer needs to change course, fast
Prefer to read? 🔗⬇️
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0
‘Europeans need to understand that it’s over’: historian Robert Kagan talks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’, the end of the western alliance - and why Keir Starmer needs to change course, fast
Prefer to read? 🔗⬇️
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0
Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If you want to understand what is happening right now & what’s at stake, please listen to this conversation I had with historian Robert Kagan.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
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Outstanding interview with an impressive European. What wouldn’t I give for a PM who felt able and willing to refer to Kantian determinism in the context of the long 20C. Thanks to @gideonrachman.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Greenland: the good, the bad or the ugly?
Podcast Episode · The Rachman Review · 20/01/2026 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Outstanding interview with an impressive European. What wouldn’t I give for a PM who felt able and willing to refer to Kantian determinism in the context of the long 20C. Thanks to @gideonrachman.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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I feel like this official letter is an inflection point, convincing European elites that not only is Trump genuinely insane, but the people serving him in the U.S. government are either insane or too cowardly to object.
NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I feel like this official letter is an inflection point, convincing European elites that not only is Trump genuinely insane, but the people serving him in the U.S. government are either insane or too cowardly to object.
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This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
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Je viens de tomber sur un truc fascinant. En 1970, la FNAC et Paris ont organisé un concours photo basé sur un découpage géométrique de Paris. Ce site permet de visionner 30 000 des photos produites à cette occasion
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
C'était Paris en 1970
Photographies numérisées du fonds C'était Paris en 1970
paris1970.jeantho.eu
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Je viens de tomber sur un truc fascinant. En 1970, la FNAC et Paris ont organisé un concours photo basé sur un découpage géométrique de Paris. Ce site permet de visionner 30 000 des photos produites à cette occasion
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
paris1970.jeantho.eu/index.html
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Open it. Look inside.
This is one I could get behind.
January 18, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Open it. Look inside.
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“The obscene gesture Trump made in Michigan was brimming with youthful vitality, not to mention quite a bit of technical finesse,” said Fox News’ Sean Hannity
Pundits Praise Strength, Dexterity Required For Trump To Successfully Lift Middle Finger
NEW YORK—Lauding the commander-in-chief’s response to being heckled at a Ford plant as a stunning physical feat, pundits from multiple media outlets praised President Donald Trump on Thursday for summ...
theonion.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“The obscene gesture Trump made in Michigan was brimming with youthful vitality, not to mention quite a bit of technical finesse,” said Fox News’ Sean Hannity
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#RecipeOfTheDay is a treat for the solo diner: Crème Caramel For One! Go on, spoil yourself… www.nigella.com/recipes/crem...
Creme Caramel For One
I can't think of a better solitary treat: making something that needs unmoulding is nerve-wracking when you have to do it in front of people; alone, it gives a rather delicious frisson, and the bestow...
www.nigella.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is a treat for the solo diner: Crème Caramel For One! Go on, spoil yourself… www.nigella.com/recipes/crem...
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Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is the serenely elegant Venetian Carrot Cake! It also happens to be gluten-free and (if you forgo its accompanying rum-spiked mascarpone cream) dairy-free. www.nigella.com/recipes/vene...
Venetian Carrot Cake
I long thought that carrot cake was an American invention, until I found out that an early version was made by Venetian Jews in the original ghetto.
This modest disc is very different from the gargan...
www.nigella.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Midweek Treat: #RecipeOfTheDay is the serenely elegant Venetian Carrot Cake! It also happens to be gluten-free and (if you forgo its accompanying rum-spiked mascarpone cream) dairy-free. www.nigella.com/recipes/vene...
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It's healthcare's big week, and Anthropic and OpenAI showed up with big dueling announcements about pushing deeper into health AI.
I spoke to them and some founders and investors to break down what it means for the wider startup ecosystem for today's birthday edition of @upstarts.bsky.social.
I spoke to them and some founders and investors to break down what it means for the wider startup ecosystem for today's birthday edition of @upstarts.bsky.social.
Anthropic And OpenAI Are Doubling Down On Health. Here's What It Means For Startups And VCs.
8 expert-driven hot takes that break down what startups need to know about the AI labs' announcements from healthcare's big week.
www.upstartsmedia.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
It's healthcare's big week, and Anthropic and OpenAI showed up with big dueling announcements about pushing deeper into health AI.
I spoke to them and some founders and investors to break down what it means for the wider startup ecosystem for today's birthday edition of @upstarts.bsky.social.
I spoke to them and some founders and investors to break down what it means for the wider startup ecosystem for today's birthday edition of @upstarts.bsky.social.
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One way to get a home advantage in the World Cup.
Sec. Marco Rubio freezes all visa processing indefinitely from 75 countries:
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
One way to get a home advantage in the World Cup.
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A good depressing piece by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social
‘Every age has its own distinctive building type. For the 19th century it was the railway station, for the 20th century it was the skyscraper. For the 21st century it looks like it’ll be the data centre.‘
as.ft.com/r/2817c6fc-2...
‘Every age has its own distinctive building type. For the 19th century it was the railway station, for the 20th century it was the skyscraper. For the 21st century it looks like it’ll be the data centre.‘
as.ft.com/r/2817c6fc-2...
Welcome to a post-human world: the vast anonymity of the data centre
[FREE TO READ] These impersonal warehouses are the 21st century’s calling card — architecture for the computing power we are training to outsmart us
as.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A good depressing piece by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social
‘Every age has its own distinctive building type. For the 19th century it was the railway station, for the 20th century it was the skyscraper. For the 21st century it looks like it’ll be the data centre.‘
as.ft.com/r/2817c6fc-2...
‘Every age has its own distinctive building type. For the 19th century it was the railway station, for the 20th century it was the skyscraper. For the 21st century it looks like it’ll be the data centre.‘
as.ft.com/r/2817c6fc-2...
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"Social distancing from the world’s hegemon is a painful business."
@edwardluce.bsky.social on point as usual:
How to de-risk from America - as.ft.com/r/e1c1a6a1-5...
@edwardluce.bsky.social on point as usual:
How to de-risk from America - as.ft.com/r/e1c1a6a1-5...
How to de-risk from America
[FREE TO READ] There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing
as.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"Social distancing from the world’s hegemon is a painful business."
@edwardluce.bsky.social on point as usual:
How to de-risk from America - as.ft.com/r/e1c1a6a1-5...
@edwardluce.bsky.social on point as usual:
How to de-risk from America - as.ft.com/r/e1c1a6a1-5...
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L'intégralité de « Mad Men » est toujours disponible sur arte.tv 💅 www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
Mad Men - Séries et fictions | ARTE
New York, 1960. La publicité vit son âge d’or et les agences de Madison Avenue se livrent une concurrence féroce. Parmi ces "Mad men", le talentueux Don Draper, dont le caractère complexe et le passé ...
https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-026550/mad-men/💅
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
L'intégralité de « Mad Men » est toujours disponible sur arte.tv 💅 www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub’s corpse in Central Park in 2014 to “be fun.” Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.
New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub’s corpse in Central Park in 2014 to “be fun.” Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.
wrd.cm
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub’s corpse in Central Park in 2014 to “be fun.” Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.