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Tag: France
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Liberty! by Paul Éluard
A beautiful poem of resistance! Written in 1942 under Nazi occupation, Liberté is not just a poem — it’s a call to arms. A prayer disguised as verse, building through repetition. Paul Éluard names the everyday — notebooks, faces, paths — and marks each one with a single word: Freedom. Dropped by the thousands over…
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Laurent Wauquiez (a French Politician) and the Reversible Jacket
I once had a great jacket—the kind the French call a doudoune or canadienne (puffer jacket). I had bought it long ago in Norman, Oklahoma. It had one clear advantage: red on one side, white on the other, and fully reversible. So when I went hiking in the mountains during winter to observe and photograph…
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Seismic Testing During Whale Calving Season Sparks Controversy
How Can Such Destructive Actions Be Allowed? Humpback whale calving threatened by IFREMER’s seismic testing – © OMMAG On January 13, 2025, Jean-Christophe Bouvier, the former prefect of Martinique, issued a decree authorizing an oceanographic mission by IFREMER in the waters of the Lesser Antilles. This mission, scheduled between March 1 and April 20, will…
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Heated Debate Over Terrorism Advocacy in France
The Dilemma of Free Speech in France: Terrorism Advocacy or Injustice? Soldiers from Operation Vigipirate on patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Illustration only) Since 2014, Article 421-2-5 of the French Penal Code, introduced by the anti-terrorism law, has defined the crime of advocating terrorism. Designed as a response to the 2015 attacks, this…