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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 2d

"chaos", "discorde", "grande n'importe quoi"

Les mots disent tout...

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 2d

Lost in France's political theater, a new collective is trying to shed light on staggering homelessness. Latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/phineasj...

As French Govt Collapses (Again), Social Issues Take a Back Seat

In 2017, President Emmanuel Macron promised to end homelessness. Eight years later, the situation on the ground has never been worse.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16d

Latest for @aljazeera.com about the presumed foreign influence op targeting French Muslims. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

French Muslims on alert after severed pig heads found at nine mosques

French investigators have launched an investigation into possible foreign interference.

www.aljazeera.com

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 28d

More photos from the #BloquonsTout protest at Chatelet. These from my camera.

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 28d

Quite a lot of people gathered at the Place de Chatelet. #BloquonsTout

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 28d

Musical protest moving toward Chatelet, in central Paris.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 28d

I'll be bopping around #Paris covering the #BloquonsTout protests. Crowd gathering at #PlacedelRepublique

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29d

I mean same. I live here, not over there.

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29d

Dumpster fire

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29d

I don't understand why we have to play chaos Olympics. I live in France and can confirm that five PMs in under three years has led to a chaotic situation. The US is obviously also on fire but nobody is saying it isn't.

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Madame Maïs @madamemais.bsky.social · 29d

Même le NYT dit qu’il faut faire la taxe Zuckman…

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29d

France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...

Opinion | France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be.

www.nytimes.com

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29d

France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...

Opinion | France Is in Chaos. It Really Didn’t Have to Be.

www.nytimes.com

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 8

Live look at the French government a couple of weeks from now if this keeps up. #Bayrou

a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him

ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him

media.tenor.com

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 5

8 years ago today, Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered in Bangalore. At @forbidden-stories.bsky.social, we investigated how a viral YouTube video radicalized her killers.

Thinking of her family & friends today.

forbiddenstories.org/gauri-lankes...

In the age of false news: A journalist, a murder, and the pursuit of an unfinished investigation in India - Forbidden Stories

In 2017, journalist Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in Bangalore days before she planned to publish an article about disinformation.

forbiddenstories.org

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Note actual immigration figures for comparison.

The % of people saying immigration is Britain's biggest problem doubled between 2012 and 2015 yet actual arrival numbers stayed virtually the same

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks friend! Hope to see you over here sometime soon.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Very kind! I don't think I've been described as forensic before and I quite enjoy it. 🤩

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · Sep 2

I can heartily recommend Phineas - he's forensic, driven, and has a strong passion for holding accountable the powerful idiots screwing up this planet

Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 2

After a summer of traveling, I'm back in #Paris and kicking off my career as a freelance journalist focused on French politics, migration(s), and tech accountability. Very excited to start this new phase, and always on the lookout for commissions and leads! Contact me here: phineasjfr.wordpress.com

Phineas Rueckert

Freelance journalist. American in Paris.

phineasjfr.wordpress.com

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Sep 2

After a summer of traveling, I'm back in #Paris and kicking off my career as a freelance journalist focused on French politics, migration(s), and tech accountability. Very excited to start this new phase, and always on the lookout for commissions and leads! Contact me here: phineasjfr.wordpress.com

Phineas Rueckert

Freelance journalist. American in Paris.

phineasjfr.wordpress.com

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · Jul 14

100 years after his birth, Frantz Fanon is mostly remembered as the voice of Algeria’s independence movement. @phineasjfr.bsky.social explores how his experience as a psychiatrist at a run-down asylum in France shaped his radical ideas, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

newlinesmag.com/essays/the-r...

The Radical Roots of Frantz Fanon’s Psychiatry

At a run-down asylum in the Pyrenees, the future voice of Algeria’s liberation struggle saw pain and healing that had a profound impact on his ideas

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Diane de Vignemont @diane2v.bsky.social · Jul 17

so, my partner @phineasjfr.bsky.social and I made a wild discovery in Greg Grandin’s new book

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · Jul 11

NEW: 100 years after his birth, Frantz Fanon is mostly remembered as the voice of Algeria’s independence movement, but @phineasjfr.bsky.social explores how his experience as a psychiatrist at a run-down asylum in France shaped his radical ideas.

newlinesmag.com/essays/the-r...

The Radical Roots of Frantz Fanon’s Psychiatry

At a run-down asylum in the Pyrenees, the future voice of Algeria’s liberation struggle saw pain and healing that had a profound impact on his ideas

newlinesmag.com

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Jul 10

Finally, big congrats to @mrnbr.bsky.social and @magdalenahervada.bsky.social for their investigation into weapons trafficking, the shady companies involved in this and how the market of this small country became flooded due to lax import and export regulations. forbiddenstories.org/guns-smugggl...

He Set Out to Investigate Smuggled Guns; One May Have Killed Him

For years, weapons importers have flooded Paraguay with more firearms than the country can absorb. Now, 9 media outlets, coordinated by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP as part of Alianza Paraguay, are tra...

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Jul 10

Similarly, my colleague Sofia looked into the case of 'Lalo' Gomez, a politician believed to have had close links to drug traffickers. Last year, he was killed during an early-morning raid. Prosecutors had already been tipped off to his activities, we found. forbiddenstories.org/how-a-promin...

How a prominent politician and businessman’s fall exposed corruption in Paraguay

Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes Batista, a Paraguayan congressman and businessman, was killed in a 2024 police raid at his home. Internal documents obtained by Forbidden Stories and its partners reveal that auth...

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Jul 10

One of the journalists killed was Leo Veras. His case exemplified the rampant impunity in the Paraguayan prosecutor's office. Documents we obtained confirm the families worst doubts about how organized crime is (or isn't) being investigated in Paraguay. forbiddenstories.org/organized-cr...

'Organized crime has infiltrated the Prosecutor's office': The killing of a journalist and the rot in Paraguay's justice system

On February 12, 2020, Brazilian journalist Leo Veras was murdered by gunmen in the Paraguayan border town of Pedro Juan Caballero. Internal documents accessed by Forbidden Stories and partners of inte...

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