PatrickChatenay

Thieves. Inexcusable. Illegal. Illegitimate. #worldnews BBC News - Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC News - UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss www.bbc.com/news/article... She is a thief (of land) and a supporter of crimes against humanity (she promotes forced population displacement).

BBC News - Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive www.bbc.com/news/article... The problem is neither a religion, nor a nationality. It is a policy, zionism, which is inherently criminal: steal land, expel the inhabitants.

This is mistaken. First, the government must show that it controls immigration. That's the priority. Only then can immigration quantity and quality be debated. BBC News - Keir Starmer promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tighter' visa rules - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

No. A trade agreement can only be made by Congress, even when it has given trade promotion authority to the administration, which it hasn't in this case. This will probably be a limited deal on some tariffs. The Washington Post should know better.

BBC News - Milkshakes and lattes could be covered by sugar tax - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Per capita sugar consumption has been dropping for over a decade in the UK as obesity rates continue to climb. This has everything to do with raising taxes, very little to do with public health.

Why do people use the word "honestly" where "frankly" would be fine, and perhaps more honest?

Shocking. Lawsuits, please. BBC News - Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is this what "the land of the free" has become ?

Fantastic. Superb. Lake George NY, perhaps.

Trump’s economic decisions are hurting the dollar and the US economy. Very much what Putin would like. Unexpected. Chartbook adamtooze.substack.com?r=1oa0hx&utm...

Excellent. Free speech, thoughts, and opinions should not be limited by regulation in education. The philosopher changing free speech in Britain www.economist.com/britain/2025... From The Economist

First-class. Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics www.economist.com/britain/2025... From The Economist

How surprising!

She has to be exceptionally good: undermining stupidity is not easy. BBC News - US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance www.bbc.com/news/article...

I remember Senator Inouye visiting the New Hebrides (Vanuatu, today) with a delegation from Hawaï, probably in 1977. A Nisei soldier, he had lost an arm in Italy. Many Nisei, fighting admirably, were wounded or lost their lives in Italy and France. As a Frenchman and a European, I remember that.

François Mauriac avait raison: la Collaboration était la conséquence de l'armistice, et l'armistice la conséquence de Munich. Quand vous pensez à l'Ukraine, souvenez-vous en. Ne cédez pas. #Ukraine #défense

substack.com/home/post/p-... Remarkable.

This is clear. Even Americans don’t want Trump’s barmy tariffs, writes Douglas Irwin www.economist.com/by-invitatio... From The Economist

"Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president" Here, The Economist is plain wrong. If democracies disregard democratically-established law, what are they? For her actions, Ms Le Pen herself advocated a stronger penalty than the one she has received. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

#economicpolicy #Vance Excellent exposé by JD Vance. One doesn't have to approve all he says, but this has reason and common sense. www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...

#worldnews The US administration disbanded the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. Without good data, ... Bizarre initiative.

Astonishing. One of the world’s major airports, Heathrow, entirely reliant on 1 electric substation. No backup. No redundancy. Another sign of sad British infrastructure, and lack of common sense. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl... Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz... Israel launches extensive strikes on Gaza, BBC News Zionism is a criminal policy. Like Lebensraum, it requires theft and forced population displacement.

Furthermore, current US administration's demands to Columbia University violate not a few laws and the Constitution itself. Additional proof that this administration neither likes, nor understands, what makes America great.

The letter from the current US administration to Columbia University is fascinating. From a party that much complained about administrative overreach, it shows how it despises Congress: federal money is the administration's to do as it pleases, with a MAGA mindset as lodestar. Frightening.

Says Marco Rubio, "No one has a right to a student visa. No one has a right to a green card." Like so many Trump followers, the Secretary of State doesn't want to obey the law: if a person fulfils the legal requirements for a visa, then the visa is given. Simple. It's called "the rule of law".

Zionists' lebensraum in action: BBC News - Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says www.bbc.com/news/article...

Unreasonable statement. Improving civil service performance by losing under-performing employees is proper management in any organisation. What the Trump administration is doing is "ideology purification" of the American federal civil service. That's different.

Thieves, like the state they serve. Don't buy anything "Made in Israël", it is produced on stolen land. Israel’s army adopts a high-stakes new strategy: more terrain www.economist.com/middle-east-... From The Economist

American defence contractors and arms exporters are going to find customers impossible to reassure about future support. India would do well to hesitate about buying F-35s and AUKUS may have to become FRAUK - those French subs now appear a safer bet.

She neither understands nor respects international law. It's not about "giving away"; it's about obeying the law. BBC News - Giving away Chagos Islands not in UK's interest, says Badenoch www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Iran has accelerated its production of highly enriched, near weapons-grade uranium." (The Economist) Another gift from Donald Trump?

Companies are not "dishonest", or "criminal", independently of the people in them. Prosecute the individuals involved. BBC News - Seven organisations to be investigated over Grenfell fire www.bbc.com/news/article...

German elections show an East/West "attitude" divide dating back to Rome, with the East voting for authoritarian, anti-democratic parties. Worrying. 90 years ago, they massively supported the nazis ... Please do read "The Shortest History of Germany" by James Hawes.

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... Trump says Starmer and Macron have done nothing to end Ukraine war ahead of leaders' visits - BBC News Indeed: neither is a coward, neither is corrupt. It It easy to surrender, more so when you are a traitor.

A transactional world order benefits those with the most bargaining power. Through its Parliament and Council, the EU must increase its supra-state powers or its citizens will lose sovereignty and wealth. BBC News: Trump echoes Russia as he upends US position on Ukraine www.bbc.com/news/article...

Just heard the BBC saying Trump and Musk expressed "genuine affection" for each other in their Foxnews "interview". How could the BBC know if it was "affection" and "genuine"? Between 2 narcissistic, cruel, selfish, individuals? Unlikely. They just need each other to each's own ends. Momentarily.

Confirms that the Prime Minister understands neither where we are, nor where we should be. Sad. Craven. Dangerous. BBC News - Starmer says US 'backstop' needed for Ukraine peace deal www.bbc.com/news/article...

Poland now needs nuclear arms. Now. It's not the only one.

Any member of the "Five-Eyes" intelligence compact, of AUKUS, of NATO, or of any security agreement with the US should carefully curate information-sharing. This transactional administration is ripe for corruption at the highest levels.

Very understandable reaction. Any nation that can must now build a nuclear deterrent.

It increasingly looks as if Lucy Letby’s conviction is unsafe www.economist.com/britain/2025... The UK's criminal justice system is not fit for purpose. Years of underfunding of the system have critically damaged what is a pillar of democracy: competent and independent justice, available to all.

The 1st duty of any state is to provide citizens with security for people and property. For years, our liberal democracies have favoured spending on health, education, and pensions, over justice, police and defence. We may have reached a limit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Physics. If time and space are interchangeable, and time is money, is space money too?

Chagos Islands. If, having read "The Last Colony" by Philippe Sands, one thinks that the UK should ignore international law and basic decency, beware of what you are promoting.