Krystyna Horko

Too sad…

I agree 😢

Where was that quote taken from? Sadly true today…

A tragedy, as is every Ukrainian death. The short attention span of the world’s politicians has turned to Iran and appears to have forgotten Ukraine (and Gaza)…

J.D. Vance Joins Bluesky, Immediately Becomes Most Blocked Account on App Vice President J.D. Vance trolled the transgender community in his first Bluesky posts and was soon the most blocked account on the site.

Love it! Congratulations to those Bluesky users who blocked JD Vance! www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Mamlouks

@ottomanhistory.bsky.social A bit earlier to your focus of interest but a great exhibition on the Mamluk Sultanate at the Louvre for anyone visiting Paris www.louvre.fr/expositions-...

36th anniversary of the Tiananman massacre, deleted from official
Chinese history…

It’s another wake-up call to Europe though. They say that the US innovates while Europe regulates. That balance needs to be redistributed.

This un-American life: can you really divest yourself of everything from the US? iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across the pond, but don’t go making any new ones

I’ve been struggling with LibreOffice and wondering if I could ever manage to detach myself from Word, or Google Maps - let alone all my Apple devices, so it was a relief to read this witty piece in The Guardian this morning:
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Elon Musk on a wall in Paris yesterday :

« La disparition des Mayas est un mythe fabriqué par l’Occident » L’effondrement maya du IXème siècle, métaphore idéale de notre époque ? Dans Les Mayas n'ont pas disparu, un essai à paraître le 27 mars prochain aux éditions Allary, l’archéologue Chloé Andrieu décon...

Livre passionnant par une de mes filles à paraître ce mois-ci : usbeketrica.com/fr/article/l...

Been up a mountain for the past 10 days trying (unsuccessfully) to block out news. Congrats anyway!

You’ve said it all! We have laughed and eaten with you over the years and will miss you if, as rumour has it, you are moving to the FT (paywall…). If ever you’re in Belleville (Paris) you are welcome to our table!

Yesterday in Paris

Nazi is the German abbreviation of Hitler’s Party but often used to represent fascism and ethnic cleansing. For Musk it’s the elimination of Muslims, and Palestinians in particular. You could call Trump a Nazi but (unlike his best buddy) he has not yet made the spine-chilling salute.

It’s my sincere wish that Europe will finally get its act together: the Trump nightmare will at least have served a purpose. Sadly Europe is weak and divided at present, with parties at the far right of the political spectrum applauding Trump. The German elections will be crucial…

For anyone living in France and in the Paris region, there’s a big demonstration in support of Ukraine this Sunday 23 Feb. We need to combat Trump misinformation and rally flagging European support for one of its own.

facebook.com/events/s/plu...

Place publique - Devoir de vigilance des multinationales ! Pour mettre fin à l’impunité écologique, sociale et humaine des multinationales, ne laissons pas le gouvernement français torpiller la nouvelle législation européenne ! Sauvons la loi sur le « Devoir...

devoir-de-vigilance.place-publique.eu

Shame on you Zuckerberg… ( a “Bluesky Social” to replace FB?). Let’s hope current European regulations remain in place.

Hard to know what to (realistically) wish for in 2025; it’s more a case of the least bad outcomes.
New Year’s resolution: to attempt resolute optimism, who knows, it may be contagious …