Paris Insider
@paulwinerbenitzak.bsky.social
Paris-based dispatches from longtime contributor to NY Times, Reuters, co-founder of int'l arts journal Dance Insider & Arts Voyager, https://danceinsiderblog.wordpress.com/ and director of the Maison de Traduction, https://danceinsiderblog.wordpress.com/.
The Israeli military’s genocide isn’t over, it’s expanding.
The Israeli government has violated the truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing over 342 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, including 28 Palestinians in the past three days.
The Israeli government has violated the truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing over 342 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, including 28 Palestinians in the past three days.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
All these Insoumis (Fr. Left party) comparing themselves to Mamdani should look @ how he comported himself w Trump @ & their meeting & take a lesson. If u are serious about wanting to improve people's lives belligerance doesn't work @sylvainbourmeau.bsky.social
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/m...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/m...
From Affordability to Genocide, Trump-Mamdani Meeting Was Full of Surprises
After months of mutual animosity, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met for the first time in a widely anticipated meeting late last week. But after the two discussed...
www.democracynow.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
All these Insoumis (Fr. Left party) comparing themselves to Mamdani should look @ how he comported himself w Trump @ & their meeting & take a lesson. If u are serious about wanting to improve people's lives belligerance doesn't work @sylvainbourmeau.bsky.social
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/m...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/24/m...
Is he talking about Trump's Russia-Ukraine, "peace plan," which everyone condemns, or his Israel-Palestine "peace plan," which everyone or at least the UN Security Council approuved?
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Is he talking about Trump's Russia-Ukraine, "peace plan," which everyone condemns, or his Israel-Palestine "peace plan," which everyone or at least the UN Security Council approuved?
Impracticality. (Occupational hazard.)
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Impracticality. (Occupational hazard.)
How about short-termism? I remember feeling the opposite of shame when Diane Feinstein, Harvey Milk's blood on her skirt, pulled our city together.
An underappreciated aspect of Democratic leaders' 'age problem' is the shame of aging in a society that equates worth with productivity. That shame is shaping who stays, who steps aside, and who steps up, and it’s already altering the political landscape ahead of 2026.
Democrats Have an Age Problem Because America Has a Shame Problem
The psychology behind aging politicians' reluctance to step aside
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
How about short-termism? I remember feeling the opposite of shame when Diane Feinstein, Harvey Milk's blood on her skirt, pulled our city together.
PS: Why do they have to start it with 'two-time Grammy winner,' as if that was his claim to fame? 'Nuff respect to DJs like @dougwendt.bsky.social and his pioneering Midnight Dread shows for making ours a Reggae Nation, and to Marley, but Jimmy's huge achievement was popularizing reggae wordwide.
"As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all" -Jimmy Cliff
A giant has moved out of Babylon.
Those who should share yet hold at same time do neither well. More holders of shares needed in our democracy. Yes I.
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all" -Jimmy Cliff
A giant has moved out of Babylon.
Those who should share yet hold at same time do neither well. More holders of shares needed in our democracy. Yes I.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Pioneer and Star of ‘The Harder They Come,’ Dies at 81
The two-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had hits with “Wonderful World, Beautiful People,” “You Can Get It if You Really Want” and “I Can See Clearly Now.”
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
PS: Why do they have to start it with 'two-time Grammy winner,' as if that was his claim to fame? 'Nuff respect to DJs like @dougwendt.bsky.social and his pioneering Midnight Dread shows for making ours a Reggae Nation, and to Marley, but Jimmy's huge achievement was popularizing reggae wordwide.
Sad news just posted by @dougwendt.bsky.social , my DJ Guru. Jimmy Cliff's Harder they Come soundtrack was the first reggae I was ever exposed to. I can even remember where and when. And the rest is His Story.
"As sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all" -Jimmy Cliff
A giant has moved out of Babylon.
Those who should share yet hold at same time do neither well. More holders of shares needed in our democracy. Yes I.
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all" -Jimmy Cliff
A giant has moved out of Babylon.
Those who should share yet hold at same time do neither well. More holders of shares needed in our democracy. Yes I.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Pioneer and Star of ‘The Harder They Come,’ Dies at 81
The two-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had hits with “Wonderful World, Beautiful People,” “You Can Get It if You Really Want” and “I Can See Clearly Now.”
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sad news just posted by @dougwendt.bsky.social , my DJ Guru. Jimmy Cliff's Harder they Come soundtrack was the first reggae I was ever exposed to. I can even remember where and when. And the rest is His Story.
A tale of 2 treaties: A bully proposes rewarding an internationally wanted war criminal for his crimes by giving him illegally occupied territory, disarming the victim, & granting the criminal amnesty. When the victim is Ukraine, political leaders & the media are up in arms. Where it's Gaza, no prob
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A tale of 2 treaties: A bully proposes rewarding an internationally wanted war criminal for his crimes by giving him illegally occupied territory, disarming the victim, & granting the criminal amnesty. When the victim is Ukraine, political leaders & the media are up in arms. Where it's Gaza, no prob
Hakeem was obviously visited by the Ghost of McCarthyism past.
US Congress voted 285–98 to condemn "socialism." 88 Democrats joined Republicans, including Hakeem Jeffries.
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
What they mean by socialism is your access to healthcare, housing, safety regulations, and anything that benefits you instead of the oligarchy. There has been no vote to condemn fascism. #3E
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hakeem was obviously visited by the Ghost of McCarthyism past.
Well, that solves that. Can't think of any more qualified expert on rationality than Donald Trump.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Well, that solves that. Can't think of any more qualified expert on rationality than Donald Trump.
How's this for a dream presidential ticket: AOC and MTG?
Greene: I will be resigning from office, with my last day being January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
How's this for a dream presidential ticket: AOC and MTG?
As we say in California, "Go for it!"
Just checking in on that brilliant plan to “Mamdanify” all the Dems that Rs were confidently telling Politico would win the midterms a couple weeks ago. How‘s that looking?
Republicans try to turn national Democratic candidates into Mamdani copycats
Republicans are working to make New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party in the midterms.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
As we say in California, "Go for it!"
The former is practically a criminal offense in France. And tant mieux. And a noose isn't just a hate symbol, it's a death threat.
The Trump Admin will fire you for having a Pride flag on your desk but downplays & normalizes swastikas & nooses?
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The former is practically a criminal offense in France. And tant mieux. And a noose isn't just a hate symbol, it's a death threat.
Fine being the official AIPAC candidate.
LET'S FUCKING GO
NEW IL-09 poll with the Justice Coalition Action: Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh are tied for first in the Democratic primary with 18% of the vote.
Laura Fine trails in third with 10%, and all other candidates receive 6% or less of the vote.
Laura Fine trails in third with 10%, and all other candidates receive 6% or less of the vote.
November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Fine being the official AIPAC candidate.
And racism.
As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”
It was always about cruelty.
More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids
More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This come
people.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
And racism.
Novelized versions of history also merit attention, such as Michel Ragon's "La memoire des vaincus" (the Book of the Vanquished), a history of anarcho-syndicalism in the 20th century:
maisondetraductionblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/05/l... .
maisondetraductionblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/05/l... .
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Novelized versions of history also merit attention, such as Michel Ragon's "La memoire des vaincus" (the Book of the Vanquished), a history of anarcho-syndicalism in the 20th century:
maisondetraductionblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/05/l... .
maisondetraductionblog.wordpress.com/2018/09/05/l... .
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Yesterday, President Trump tried to justify the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by saying "things happen."
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yesterday, President Trump tried to justify the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by saying "things happen."
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
As well as by saying the journalist was "controversial."
Yesterday, President Trump tried to justify the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by saying "things happen."
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
Today, Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that condemned his murder.
The Republican party's refusal to stand up for a free & fair press endangers journalists worldwide.
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
As well as by saying the journalist was "controversial."
Not only that: In his answer to a press question about MBS's having ordered the murder and dismembering of a journalist he came pretty close to excusing it by saying the journalist was 'controversial'.
Last night’s lavish White House dinner showed us the global oligarchy coming together in plain sight.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Not only that: In his answer to a press question about MBS's having ordered the murder and dismembering of a journalist he came pretty close to excusing it by saying the journalist was 'controversial'.
Chuck Schumer: Ready to lead when he knows he'll win.
Schumer: The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Chuck Schumer: Ready to lead when he knows he'll win.
At the least.
Covering Jamal Khashoggi's murder was one of the most disturbing things I've worked on. Hearing Trump say he was "extremely controversial" and people "didn't like him" is chilling. Hard to take any other way than he thinks there is moral ambiguity in the murder of a journalist.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
At the least.
What ageism!!! And ignorance. My headline would sub "Joyce Carol Oates humiliates" for the first four words.
The 87-year-old author humiliating ‘uncultured’ Elon Musk on his own platform
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What ageism!!! And ignorance. My headline would sub "Joyce Carol Oates humiliates" for the first four words.
To add to my previous reply to @joycecaroloates.bsky.social as I'm just learning of the 'uneducated' appraisal: It's also because JCO is a doyen of education that he's humiliated. I'd add that he is also uneducated in the French sense of the word: Badly brought up.
The 87-year-old author humiliating ‘uncultured’ Elon Musk on his own platform
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
American writer Joyce Carol Oates branded the tech boss ‘totally uneducated’ in a damning post on X
archive.is/2025.11.18-0...
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
To add to my previous reply to @joycecaroloates.bsky.social as I'm just learning of the 'uneducated' appraisal: It's also because JCO is a doyen of education that he's humiliated. I'd add that he is also uneducated in the French sense of the word: Badly brought up.
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Chuck Schumer. Always ready with an idol threat. Now that's leadership.
Schumer: Johnson can try to delay, but if he doesn’t send it over by tonight, you’ll see the heat on him tomorrow — full blast.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Chuck Schumer. Always ready with an idol threat. Now that's leadership.