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Simon Grivet
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I’m teaching American history at the Universite de Lille (France) and doing research on federal judges in the South during the civil rights movement (among other topics)
I love to run (cross, 10k, half marathon, marathon), cook, play chess and read.
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5/5 Trump au top pour ses fonctions les plus insignifiantes à gravier deux grosse dindes de Thanksgiving comme le veut la tradition

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Trump’s turkey pardoning turns political, but Waddle and Gobble are spared
Waddle and Gobble were pardoned by President Donald Trump Tuesday, who also took a few shots at his political opponents.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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4/5 Les parcs nationaux augmentent leurs tarifs…notamment pour les touristes étrangers (€)

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National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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3/5 Du rêve au cauchemar: papier passionnant du Guardian sur le triste parcours de jeunes diplômés attirés par un job prétendument prestigieux dans les assurances…

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt
Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contacts
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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2/5 le FBI va «interviewer » les sénateurs démocrates qui ont enregistré une vidéo de désobéissance à l’attention des soldats

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FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to follow illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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1/5 #Trump cherche une solution à la crise du financement de l’assurance…crise qu’il a lui même créée ?! Mais les Républicains n’en veulent pas

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Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into Republican divisions on the issue.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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La CeDH a reconnu que la campagne BDS était légale et en rien antisemite
Je pense que le post de Thery se voulait une prolongation de cette campagne

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Campagne Boycott Désinvestissement Sanctions : est-ce que le boycott sert à quelque chose ? - La Cimade
Qu’est-ce que la Campagne Boycott Désinvestissement Sanctions ? La campagne Boycott Désinvestissement Sanctions, ou BDS, est une campagne non violente née du cri d’alarme de la société civile palestin...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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5/5 De nouveaux ballons géants pour la parade Macy’s de Thanksgiving

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Macy's Thanksgiving parade reveals new balloons. Here's what to know.
Mario and PAC-MAN are among the new balloons featured in the 99th edition of the storied Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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4/5 Au Sénat, la révolte gronde contre le leader de la minorité démocrate Schumer: ils sont au moins 6 à vouloir le virer (€)

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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3/5 Au Dakota du Nord, rétablissement de l’interdiction quasi totale de l’IVG

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North Dakota supreme court revives state’s abortion ban
Decision once again makes it a felony for doctors to perform procedure except in medical emergencies or some cases of rape or incest
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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2/5 Plus d’un siècle après, disparition d’une des dernières survivantes du pogrom contre les Noirs de #Tulsa en #Oklahoma

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Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at the age of 111, Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced Monday.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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1/5 Le camouflet: une juge fédérale a révoqué la nomination de la procureur fédérale Lindsey Halligan choisie par Trump pour poursuivre ses ennemis James Comey et Letitia James. Leurs mises en examen sont annulées.

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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at Presiden...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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5/5 L’ordinaire lamentable de la santé publique aux Etats-Unis: une femme (noire) sur le point d’accoucher renvoyée chez elle par la maternité…a accouché dans sa voiture

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She was moments away from giving birth. The hospital discharged her
Franciscan Health President and CEO Raymond Grady said a doctor and nurse lost their job, and the hospital publicly apologized.
eu.usatoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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4/5 Le retour de la juge Canon toujours très docile vis à vis de son bienfaiteur Donald Trump

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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3/5 Les sénateurs démocrates menacés de trahison par Trump n’en ont cure

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US senator slams Republicans’ silence on Trump’s violent threats to Democrats
Mark Kelly, a veteran and Democrat targeted by Trump over military comments, says he is ‘not going to be intimidated’
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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2/5 Des consommateurs inquiets et qui n’ont pas prévu de folie pour les soldes de Thanksgiving

www.nbcnews.com/business/con...
Shoppers plan to cut Black Friday weekend spending this year, survey shows
People at low- and higher-income levels are feeling the pinch from inflation during the holiday season.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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1/5 Le DoGE c’est fini! Sans tambour ni trompette le machin d’Elon Musk qui devait révolutionner l’administration fédérale a été discrètement effacé

www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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BONUS : bannir c’est pas bien
À une semaine de Thanksgiving, le comédien Bill Maher attaque encore une fois les Démocrates qui coupent tout lien familial avec les Trumpistes de leur entourage…et il revendique une fois de plus son déjeuner avec Trump

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New Rule: The Banishing Act | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
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November 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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5/5 Célébrer les pionniers: le Congressman Clyburn publie un ouvrage sur les 8 premiers élus noirs du Congrès en 1870

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Clyburn spotlights trailblazing Black members of Congress in 'The First Eight'
Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the trailblazing Black men who were the first to walk those halls. Geoff Bennett sat...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM