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  • Liberty! by Paul Éluard

    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…

  • Laurent Wauquiez (a French Politician) and the Reversible Jacket

    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…

  • Seismic Testing During Whale Calving Season Sparks Controversy

    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…

  • Heated Debate Over Terrorism Advocacy in France

    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…

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