Pierre Briançon
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews, Berlin.
Trump is too deranged to continue in office - Times columnist Matthew Parris:
www.thetimes.com/article/a1eb...
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Bolloré ousts France’s most respected book publisher, triggering exodus of more than 200 writers from Hachette imprint Grasset (probably a world first). Bernard Arnault further tightens his grip on his own media. France’s top CEOs dine with Le Pen. Does it all make sense ? It kinda does to me.
4 days ago
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More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré
Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/writers-quit-french-publisher-protest-against-billionaire-owner-vincent-bollore
4 days ago
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Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
4 days ago
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Should have realised this earlier, but I just noticed that for Russia, the war in Ukraine has already lasted longer than World War 2.
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Trump’s erratic behavior and extreme comments revive mental health debate
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
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Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
7 days ago
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Hungarian voters strengthen Europe’s liberal case -
@breakingviews.reuters.com
here:
www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea...
8 days ago
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Hungary's message to Putin: In Europe, even autocrats get off the stage when voters show them the exit sign.
www.breakingviews.com/columns/brea...
8 days ago
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Can Sam Altman be trusted ?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?
New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
10 days ago
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Putin’s post-Iran paranoia -
@juliaioffe.bsky.social
here:
puck.news/putins-post-...
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Putin’s Post-Iran Paranoia
The Russian president has curtailed his schedule, and Moscow has virtually no cell service. The official explanation is about Ukrainian drones, but Putin is clearly spooked by the attacks on his old a...
https://puck.news/putins-post-iran-paranoia/
14 days ago
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Pierre Briançon
Reuters Breakingviews
20 days ago
Iran throws Ukraine a triple dose of trouble -
www.breakingviews.com/columns/cons...
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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Iran throws Ukraine a triple dose of trouble
The Middle East conflict is giving Russia a financial lifeline through higher oil prices, and could divert much-needed military gear to the Gulf. Meanwhile Hungary’s blocking of 90 bln euros of aid...
https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/iran-throws-ukraine-triple-dose-trouble-2026-04-01/
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Pierre Briançon
Reuters Breakingviews
20 days ago
Wanted: Crises-ready innovator for top ECB job -
www.breakingviews.com/columns/big-...
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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Wanted: Crises-ready innovator for top ECB job
President Christine Lagarde may resign before her term ends next year. Her successor faces economic storms, and will have to decide what to do with a 6.3 trln euro balance sheet. The right pic...
https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/big-view/wanted-crises-ready-innovator-top-ecb-job-2026-04-01/
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Meanwhile at the corrupt court of the crooked king:
www.ft.com/content/744e...
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Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack
Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment for US defence secretary
https://www.ft.com/content/744ea8dc-6d93-4fe9-a5e3-36de4f5d06db?syn-25a6b1a6=1
21 days ago
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Let's not celebrate too soon, but take a step back and start hoping - Magyar up, Orban down
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POLITICO Poll of Polls — Hungarian polls, trends and election news for Hungary
POLLING FROM ACROSS EUROPE. UPDATED DAILY. Hungary — National parliament voting intention Hungary is going to the polls to elect a new parliament on April 12. What is Poll of Polls and how does it …
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/hungary/
22 days ago
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How UBS helped Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell buy her hideout, 'Tucked Away' - a Reuters investigation:
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Exclusive: How UBS helped Epstein accomplice Maxwell buy her hideout, 'Tucked Away'
UBS transferred nearly $8 million from an account held for an entity set up by Maxwell.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-ubs-helped-epstein-accomplice-maxwell-buy-her-hideout-tucked-away-2026-03-27/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social
22 days ago
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Can this Russian bakery survive a 3,500% tax increase?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/w...
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Can This Russian Bakery Survive a 3,500% Tax Increase?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/russia-economy-small-business-tax-increase.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.I_Pf.sC1HE6Ejx12U&smid=bs-share
24 days ago
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Hungary charges journalist who revealed minister was in touch with Moscow
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
25 days ago
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At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Exclusive: At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted, Reuters calculations show
At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure of tankers, according to Reuters calculations based ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/least-40-russias-oil-export-capacity-halted-reuters-calculations-show-2026-03-25/
26 days ago
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‘Russia is a country dominated by the culture of criminals’: filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa
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‘Russia is a country dominated by the culture of criminals’: filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa on the legacy of Stalinism
The Ukrainian director’s ‘Two Prosecutors’ depicts a 1937 fight for justice but, he says, its relevance to today is all too clear
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/3032fece-8f06-417a-8003-66b8ac83202f
30 days ago
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Man without a clue comes clean saying he doesn’t have a clue
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Scott Bessent says 15% global tariff ‘likely’ to be imposed this week
US Treasury secretary says duty is set to increase from 10% rate introduced after last month’s Supreme Court defeat
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/e2c1b3e5-7cc7-485d-9ff9-df5961cb1fec
about 2 months ago
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As Trump bashes Spain, German chancellor looks on
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...
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As Trump Bashes Spain, the German Chancellor Looks On
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/trump-spain-germany-trade-military.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 2 months ago
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UK Green Party seizes second place in polls as Labour hits record low
www.thetimes.com/article/b91c...
about 2 months ago
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“To be free, you must be feared” - Macron announcing hardening of France’s deterrence policy, including future deployment of nuclear-carrying fighter jets in 7 European countries including Germany and Poland.
about 2 months ago
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How Bernard Arnault keeps serving rich sanctioned clients in St Petersburg
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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LVMH shut down in Russia when the war started. But it kept a storied hotel that serves sanctioned clients
When the war in Ukraine started in February 2022, LVMH shuttered its Louis Vuitton, Dior and Bulgari boutiques in Russia days before Europe imposed export sanctions on luxury goods.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/lvmh-shut-down-russia-when-war-started-it-kept-storied-hotel-that-serves-2026-02-27/
about 2 months ago
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The nuclear physicist excuse
www.thetimes.com/article/8038...
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Bill Gates admits affairs with Russians but denies ‘illicit’ behaviour
The billionaire told staff that he had trysts with two women and apologised for his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.thetimes.com/article/80388bc7-bf6a-48dc-b936-110cdee48751?shareToken=8ed9632341be1086797cf6470b7328d1
about 2 months ago
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Christine Lagarde receives €140,000 from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff -
@olafstorbeck.ft.com
here:
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Christine Lagarde receives €140,000 from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff
Employees are not allowed to accept money from third parties for work related to the central bank
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f5062844-e921-4488-bceb-2652854ff83b
about 2 months ago
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor post-arrest picture hung in the Louvre
www.thetimes.com/article/9cb8...
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor post-arrest picture hung in the Louvre
Everyone Hates Elon, a protest group, placed He’s Sweating Now — taken after King’s brother spent 11 hours in custody — in the Paris museum
https://www.thetimes.com/article/9cb8c158-a4ba-4ec0-96aa-24d2f68d76ad?shareToken=26a9a7783555e0beee99e428682c4606
about 2 months ago
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Pierre Briançon
Reuters Breakingviews
2 months ago
Moscow’s war funding sows seeds of long-term slump
www.breakingviews.com/columns/cons...
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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Moscow’s war funding sows seeds of long-term slump
Russia is trying to sell $35 bln of seized assets to plug its fiscal deficit as its budget is gasping for air. It can still finance the Ukraine war, but the state’s tighter control of a slowing econom...
https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/moscows-war-funding-sows-seeds-long-term-slump-2026-02-19/
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Pierre Briançon
Reuters Breakingviews
about 2 months ago
‘Buy European’ push will require delicate handling
www.breakingviews.com/columns/cons...
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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‘Buy European’ push will require delicate handling
Brussels may soon propose boosting European industry by forcing governments to favour EU content. Electric cars may have to include 70% local parts to get subsidies, for example. It’s a welcome move, ...
https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/buy-european-push-will-require-delicate-handling-2026-02-20/
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Et des moins jeunes, souvent, aussi
www.lemonde.fr/campus/artic...
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« Bah alors, tu veux pas nous voir ? » : quand la pause déjeuner avec les collègues hante les jeunes salariés
Longtemps pilier de la sociabilité au travail, le déjeuner entre collègues est désormais vécu par une partie de la génération Z comme une injonction sociale parfois très anxiogène. Certains n’hésitent...
https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2026/02/20/bah-alors-tu-veux-pas-nous-voir-quand-la-pause-dejeuner-avec-les-collegues-hante-les-jeunes-salaries_6667504_4401467.html
about 2 months ago
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Toujours utile
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Pierre Desproges : A quoi reconnaître un con ? | Archive INA
YouTube video by Ina Pierre Desproges. Étonnant, non ?
https://youtu.be/MQng78lYrQU?si=vNxciV_oJ9Ha-eN6
2 months ago
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Man in his sixties from Norfolk arrested on allegations of gross misconduct
www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c70kjr9wjw0t
2 months ago
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Pierre Briançon
Reuters Breakingviews
2 months ago
Early Lagarde exit is key to smooth ECB transition -
www.breakingviews.com/columns/cons...
@pierrebri.bsky.social
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Early Lagarde exit is key to smooth ECB transition
The central bank’s boss may leave before the end of her eight-year term, the FT says. Depriving French President Emmanuel Macron’s successor of a say in picking Christine Lagarde’s replacement is risk...
https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/early-lagarde-exit-is-key-smooth-ecb-transition-2026-02-18/
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The Hungarian election on April 12 will be an acid test for the anti-EU-within-EU coalition - Breakingviews:
www.reuters.com/commentary/b...
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Breakingviews - Hungarian vote is acid test for anti-EU coalition
The central European country produces just 1.2% of the bloc’s GDP. However, an April election threatens Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule as well as the influence of Vladimir Putin and Donald...
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/hungarian-vote-is-acid-test-anti-eu-coalition-2026-02-18/
2 months ago
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Even the hospitals aren’t safe in Iran
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Even the Hospitals Aren’t Safe in Iran
As the regime imposes a forced forgetting of the massacres in January, it has begun targeting not only wounded protesters but medical workers, who have borne witness to some of the worst atrocities.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/cora-engelbrecht-lede-iran-waits-for-war
2 months ago
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What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either
Gideon Lewis-Kraus goes inside the A.I. research company.
https://open.substack.com/pub/newyorker/p/what-is-claude-anthropic-doesnt-know?r=dvjte&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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Another horror story
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton, who has lived in US for two decades, faces deportation after being arrested on way home from work
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention
2 months ago
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Jimmy Lai’s 20-year sentence follows Beijing’s playbook on dissent
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/world/asia/jimmy-lai-sentence-analysis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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Dude who advised resigns, and dude who decided stays on?
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
2 months ago
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How Jeff Bezos (and Will Lewis) brought the Washington Post down
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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/how-jeff-bezos-brought-down-the-washington-post?utm_campaign=partnerpromo&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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Security "guarantees" for Ukraine (read in FT): If the Russians attack, let's give them a three-day headstart.
3 months ago
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Betting markets, what's not to love? ("leading contender...")
www.ft.com/content/a9ba...
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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder surges ahead in race to chair Federal Reserve
Donald Trump has said he plans to name his nominee to run the US central bank ‘in the not too distant future’
https://www.ft.com/content/a9bad7cb-ff5f-41ca-abcd-be93e7e20cd1
3 months ago
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It's tough to admit you've become a provincial market place
www.cityam.com/lseg-axes-fi...
3 months ago
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The battle for Kupiansk: inside Ukraine’s victory against the odds
www.thetimes.com/article/1a1c...
3 months ago
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The Russian refinery Berlin cannot afford to lose
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The Russian refinery Berlin cannot afford to lose
Looming US sanctions risk cutting fuel supplies to German capital, prompting government to review Rosneft expropriation
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/dd7dc95c-be2a-4220-959b-584784456cfd
3 months ago
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Trump may have Alzheimer’s, says niece
www.thetimes.com/article/56e7...
3 months ago
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(He said brain-dead, actually, my bad...)
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Pierre Briançon
Jan-Werner Mueller
3 months ago
Germany's paper of record (not exactly a paragon of progressiveness) comes out in favor of boycotting the World Cup.
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Fußball-WM 2026: Sollte der DFB über einen Boykott nachdenken?
Die Fußballwelt als Staffage: An Donald Trumps Politik wird auch die Weltmeisterschaft nichts ändern. Die Positionierung des DFB scheint klar.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/fussball-wm-2026-sollte-der-dfb-ueber-einen-boykott-nachdenken-110825149.html
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Libération
3 months ago
«Mr. Nobody Against Poutine» : Pavel Talankin, un dissident contre les salades russes Chargé par le Kremlin de documenter la bonne application de la propagande dans l’école où il travaille, le vidéaste, contempteur de Poutine, en a tiré un film clandestin édifiant sur le lavage de cerveau
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«Mr. Nobody Against Poutine» : Pavel Talankin, un dissident contre les salades russes
Chargé par le Kremlin de documenter la bonne application de la propagande dans l’école où il travaille, le vidéaste, contempteur de Poutine, en a tiré un film clandestin édifiant sur le lavage de cerveau des nouvelles générations.
https://www.liberation.fr/culture/cinema/mr-nobody-against-poutine-pavel-talankin-contre-les-salades-russes-20260105_TTNRA22VFBGIBKFT7CWZHUGFUU/?utm_medium=Social&at_medium=Social%20Media&at_campaign=Bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky&at_platform=Bluesky#Echobox=1767646801
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Pierre Briançon
The Moscow Times
3 months ago
Pavel Talankin witnessed Russia’s efforts to indoctrinate children with the state’s ideology while working at a school in the Chelyabinsk region. The footage he filmed became "Mr. Nobody Against Putin," which was shortlisted for the Academy Awards last month.
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‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: A Schoolteacher’s Stand Against Russia’s Child Indoctrination - The Moscow Times
Pavel Talankin witnessed Russia’s efforts to indoctrinate children with the state’s ideology while working as a school event coordinator in Karabash, a copper-smelting hub in Russia’s Chelyabinsk regi...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/07/mr-nobody-against-putin-a-schoolteachers-stand-against-russias-child-indoctrination-a87869
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