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inmybackyard.bsky.social
@inmybackyard.bsky.social
I'm not a total misanthrope, but I've had enough of humans. I only love the superhumans: the Ukrainians.
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An archive containing more than 420,000 emails and tens of thousands of documents, including account extracts, has been revealed. It unveils numerous racist and anti-Semitic messages, and undermines the defence of Alice Weidel, in a case of illegal financing. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
The AfD's more than 420,000 internal emails reveal a great deal. Above all, they show how a party tries to rid itself of the demons it summoned – and fails. Documents of radicalization. www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
"Humanitarian" : A person concerned with human welfare as a primary or pre-eminent good; esp. a person who seeks to promote human welfare and advocates action on this basis rather than for pragmatic or strategic reasons; a philanthropist (Oxford English Dictionary ) www.politico.eu/article/us-s...
« Mal nommer un objet, c’est ajouter au malheur de ce monde. » A. camus www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... medium.com/@philjeudy/t... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In Ukraine, the difficult reconstruction of war orphans: "We don't talk to him about the death of his parents. We wait for him to ask questions." www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Hanno un enorme potere, sono intoccabili e non devono rendere conto a nessuno. Fruttano il sacrificio di pochi (come Falcone) e il lavoro di tanti (i magistrati onorari), e ora questa gentaglia strapagata decide di aumentare il proprio stipendio. www.ilfoglio.it/economia/202...
The US president said he had asked his administration to block the validation of the results in the event of a Democratic victory, arguing that the presence of a candidate with the same name as the outgoing Republican senator could mislead voters. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
"Humanitarian" : A person concerned with human welfare as a primary or pre-eminent good; esp. a person who seeks to promote human welfare and advocates action on this basis rather than for pragmatic or strategic reasons; a philanthropist (Oxford English Dictionary ) www.oed.com/dictionary/h...
In the midterm elections, early voting shows strong turnout despite the false allegations of fraud perpetrated by Donald Trump. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Lula has made numerous mistakes – notably, as far as I’m concerned, by refusing to commit Brazil to supporting Ukraine – but Bolsonaro’s son would do no better in this respect, and far worse in others. www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
SpaceX founder had publicly blamed president for chaos over restrictions, but sources say he initiated them. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Israeli settlers burn, destroy and kill on a daily basis, whilst the military looks on with complicity. We are talking about this today because they attacked Heidi Levine, a photojournalist for the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
US President maintains a relationship with the military that is contrary to democratic practice. The politicization of appointments, the denial of necessary debate..., and an internal "anti-war" crusade are dangerously weakening the world's leading military. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
"Theocracy Is Not What I Want for Israel" Garry Kasparov www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/o...
Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached Jamelle Bouie www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...
Fabien Escalona has written an article on the complacency shown by some sections of the European left towards Putin’s Russia. One may not share the ideological stance of this radical left-wing daily, but it is difficult to dispute its rigour and integrity. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
In August 2025, in a widely read article, Edwy Plenel criticised LFI’s factionalism. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
Fabien Escalona signe un article sur la complaisance d'une partie de la gauche européenne envers la Russie poutinienne. On peut ne pas partager l'orientation idéologique du quotidien de la gauche radicale mais il est difficile d'en contester l'intégrité. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
En août 2025, dans un article retentissant, Edwy Plenel dénonça le campisme de LFI. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
In a virilistic speech on Wednesday, the head of the Pentagon confirmed the terms of the cultural revolution being waged in the military ranks and announced a series of measures aimed at preparing the country for the wars of the future. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
« Mediapart » a mis la main sur des échanges de l’actuel président du RN. On y découvre l’antisémitisme obsessionnel de celui qui rêve de devenir premier ministre. Sollicité, l’intéressé conteste ces informations et évoque des « faux grossiers ». www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
The head of state brought together presidential candidates and party leaders at the Elysée Palace on Friday for a confidential presentation of the state of the threat, as attacks and suspicious accidents multiply in Europe. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
War in Ukraine: Donald Trump signs the Graham Act, allowing new sanctions against Russia www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Anthropic's Sept 2026 report: Claude misused for Russian-linked propaganda in CAR (Radio Lengo Songo, Politology/SVR), Mali mass surveillance (Lakana 360, 25M SIMs), Kenya fake grassroots posts, and UAE-linked fake NGO/accounts targeting UN critics. www.jeuneafrique.com/1842602/poli...
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a vast redistribution of ownership has been underway in Russia. Most often, the assets of entrepreneurs deemed unfair are seized by the state and sold to loyalists of the master of the Kremlin. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Torture continues in Chinese prisons, reports an NGO According to the report by the organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders, prisoners of conscience are particularly targeted. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
The plethora of "siloviki", these officers from the security services, have taken power and are omnipresent in the elites. In society, they have spread a climate of fear and suspicion that prohibits any questioning of the Kremlin and the war in Ukraine. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russia's diesel fuel refineries. time.com/article/2026... "I don't care. That's up to them," the US leader told reporters when asked about Monday's planned meeting in Oman. gulfnews.com/world/trump-...
Venetian spotlight. At the Venice Film Festival 2026, the documentary film NAZA could not go unnoticed since its screening on September 10, where it obtained the longest standing ovation ever recorded at a major film festival. www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/arti...
Finland will become the tenth European partner to join the initiative launched earlier this year by Emmanuel Macron. This new cooperation was formalized in a joint declaration published on Monday. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Donald Trump's eldest son wedding in the Bahamas sponsored by Russian businessman www.lemonde.fr/internationa... Read also (free) www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Ci è voluto un po' di tempo, ma ci arriva anche in Italia. www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/... Era tempo www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
“Non può essere che, se Schlein o qualcun altro vince le primarie, a quel punto si mandano à gogo armi in Ucraina per un conflitto che ci sta portando a un conflitto mondiale” Giuseppe Conte, ex e sempre aspirante PdC www.fanpage.it/politica/con...
In Russia, men of fighting age are tempted by exile in the face of the threat of renewed mobilization: "Ordinary citizens do not want to be sent to an endless war." www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
« Moi, j’en ai marre de ces jurisprudences internationales, constitutionnelles qui font dire à nos textes ce que JAMAIS les textes N’ont JAMAIS dit. » B. Retailleau, Nogent-sur-Marne, 12/09/26 Il s'exprime encore plus mal qu'il ne gouverne. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...