⚡️ Au 13 novembre 2024, la France a exporté plus d’électricité sur l’année que sur l’entièreté de 2002, année record d’exportations. Les chiffres ⤵️ www.euractiv.fr/section/ener...

So happy to see more and more people moving over here! ☺️

‘French Mirage aircraft may reinforce Ukrainian Air Force, commander says’ per @reuters.bsky.social “The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk, says that not only American A-10s, but also French Dassault Mirages may come into service in Ukraine.” www.reuters.com/world/europe...

This war feels like the first time the death of media monoculture is having a massive impact on public opinion. Previously, getting an authoritative voice on CNN could drive the national conversation and set parameters for debate. That doesn’t seem accurate anymore, like we’ve hit a tipping point.

Haven’t had the opportunity to watch that BBC interview yet but this is a *very* strong statement from Emmanuel Macron.

Estimated French military aid to Ukraine since Feb. 2022: €3.2 billion - Transferred materials (replacement costs): €1.7bn - Training: €300m - European Peace Facility: €1bn - Special fund: €200m www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Good to see John King back to the magic wall on CNN!

More and more invested in Central Asia, Emmanuel Macron will visit Kazakhstan on November 1, and Uzbekistan on November 2. m.akipress.com/news:739764:...

Since February 2022, the EU Commission approved €742 billion worth of state aid (under its temporary crisis instrument) A whopping 48% was granted to Germany alone via @theobgonse.bsky.social @euractiv.com story on growing concerns of single market fragmentation www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

About the new US House speaker: “Johnson, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, was one of 57 lawmakers — all of them Republicans — who voted against a $39.8 billion aid package for Ukraine in May.” Well…….. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Israel has now backed itself into a corner, where all it has are bad options: push ahead w/ a high-cost/low-reward ground operation certain to fuel more opprobrium; call off the ground ops & continue w/ airstrikes, allowing Hamas to proclaim victory and still fueling opprobrium.

“Cette proposition a été élaborée à l’Elysée, notamment par le conseiller politico-militaire Xavier Chatel. Elle a surpris le Quai d’Orsay. Elle paraît prendre en considération des enjeux intérieurs, antiterroristes, à l’heure où Paris constate que le conflit résonne puissamment sur son sol.” 1/

Macron “also appeared to advise Israel against launching a full-scale ground invasion of Gaza to eradicate Hamas, saying: ‘Organising targeted operations is a necessity.’” 1/ www.ft.com/content/61c2...

And if I’m being honest… I wanted to talk about the return of his “Barry White” voice. News of the day is that Macron is sick!

Everyone wants to talk about Macron’s latest idea about an international coalition to fight Hamas. Looks like a storm in a tea cup imo. Sophie Pedder has all the relevant info. 🔽

French media just got confirmation from Elysee. It’s now official. www.bfmtv.com/internationa...

PM Netanyahu wanted to cut short rumors that Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Israel was postponed at his request. His office now confirms Macron will visit on Tuesday (Bloomberg). But there’s still no confirmation from Élysée as of writing, so this is unreported in French media.

The reform “suggests France has total control over prices, which aligns with a promise made by French president Emmanuel Macron, who in September pledged to "take back control over [electricity] prices."” 1/ euobserver.com/green-econom...

Ukraine’s economy returns to growth, but recovery from war’s destruction takes time The IMF forecast for 2024 sees GDP growth of 3.2 %, the EBRD 3 %, the NBU 3.5 %, and the average of major forecasts compiled by Consensus Economics 5.2 %. www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...

“France and Mongolia have signed a 1.6 billion euro ($1.7 billion) deal that paves the way for the mining of uranium in the landlocked country, the chairman of French nuclear energy provider Orano told Nikkei Asia on Thursday.” 1/2 asia.nikkei.com/Business/Mat...

I spoke to a Hamas official in Gaza- the tactic of sharing violent video online is intentional, and designed to terrorize civilians by taking advantage of the lack of content moderation on platforms like X. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/technology/hamas-violent-videos-online.html

"Israel has a right to self-defence, but it has to be done within international law ... cutting water, cutting electricity, cutting food to a mass of civilian people is against international law." - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell euobserver.com/world/157534

I'm not sure how useful it is to speculate about Hamas' strategic objectives with this attack, given that Hamas is probably as surprised by its tactical success as everyone else. 1/

Best take I've seen so far.

This is good. “In areas ranging from defense to industrial policy, officials familiar with the European Union’s inner workings say that Macron is calling the shots as rarely before.” 1/ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

OF COURSE, train was on time when all I needed was 3 extra minutes!! And even worse than that, I actually helped a person to book the last spot on the next train… 😭 Have to wait 1.5 hour now.

GOP learns the hard way: Turning the base up too high blows out your Speaker

"While the US has provided the lions’ share of western military aid to Ukraine, the EU is by far the largest provider of other financial support. Kyiv needs both if it is to fight off Russia’s invasion and keep its government functioning." www.ft.com/content/6b57...

“Germany is warming to a French plan that would expand the powers of the European Investment Bank to allow it to finance defense projects such as the buying of weapons and military supplies.” Good. www.politico.eu/article/berl...

Couldn’t do multiple posts at once. Am I missing something or we don’t do threads in here?? (I like threads)

🧵 At present, yes, the MAGA caucus is a minority in Congress on Ukraine aid but this is unlikely to last. Congress is also up for election next year. This means primaries, donors, PACs, etc. These folks need their base to survive. 1/

The House failed to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution Friday afternoon that would have funded the government until Oct. 31. The government will shut down Sunday at 12:01 a.m. if lawmakers don't act. See how your representative voted:

Client: “Can we enforce this contractual provision against a French consumer?” Me: “Is it available in French?” Client: … Me: “Then, no.”

“So the question for France is: does it still make sense to maintain more than 5,500 French troops in Africa, where their presence is highly contested, but fewer than 1,500 on Europe's eastern flank, where our allies are constantly calling for reinforcements?”