Sébastien Mathieu

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

ChatGPT Is Still a Bullshit Machine CEO Sam Altman says it's like having a superpower, but GPT-5 struggles with basic questions.

ChatGPT is still a bullshit machine

A Starfish, a President and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina

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"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments

Trump: "Whatever Todd Blanche asked Ghislaine Maxwell would be totally appropriate, and it's not an uncommon thing to do that. I think he probably wants to make sure that people that should not be involved or aren't involved are not hurt by something that would be ver, very unfortunate, very unfair"

Le président du CA de Bombardier a fait couper des arbres pour améliorer sa vue sur le lac Brome, dénoncent des citoyens Le président du CA de Bombardier a fait couper la tête d’une centaine d’arbres sur un terrain public devant sa somptueuse résidence en Estrie.

La misère des riches.

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This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Israel’s Zones of Denial A wave of triumph sweeps Israel in the aftermath of its campaign against Iran, even as Gaza’s suffering recedes from public view. Beneath the celebrations, a question nags: What is Israel becoming?

Israël, état des lieux : longue analyse étoffée, érudite mais accessible. Peut être consulté en mode lecture de votre navigateur www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

Line plot showing rising deportations from January 2025 through July 2025. The title of the plot is "Trump is deporting almost 1300 people every day" and the subtitle is "Average daily ICE removals in 2025"

Deportations continue to increase. Today's batch of ICE data shows that Trump is deporting nearly 1300 people every day.

This is about half of their stated goal: 1 million annual deportations.

Of significance is the proximity of the epicenter to the Russian Pacific Fleet submarine bases around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Rybachiy and Vilyuchinsk. Just 65 nautical miles.

Of significance is the proximity of the epicenter to the Russian Pacific Fleet submarine bases around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Rybachiy and Vilyuchinsk. Just 65 nautical miles.

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"Forgive us, brothers."

People in Egypt and Turkiye were seen throwing plastic bottles filled with rice and flour into the sea, hoping they would reach Palestinians in Gaza, where the man-made hunger crisis is worsening amid Israel's war.

120 camions, cela peut sembler beaucoup, mais ce n'est que le cinquième des besoins quotidiens de la population.

Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions - BBC News Investigation by BBC Verify using satellite images and verified footage to show the extent of destruction in Gaza, where the Israeli military have carried out demolitions to raze entire towns and subu...

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Bradley Edwards, attorney for Epstein survivors, says on MSNBC that the executors of Epstein's estate are in possession of the birthday book containing Trump's letter and would be willing to turn it over to authorities

2/ I thought that was a gift link. Here's the Gift Link

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And the year 2003 birthday album note:

Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

The letter [from Trump to Epstein] concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

Maurene Comey's goodbye note to SDNY colleagues:

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

500 tons of food being destroyed. This is indefensible.

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Trump post: Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

I think you should be able to say things the president doesn’t like and still be a citizen. Maybe we should write that down somewhere.

A timelapse video shot over 50 minutes near Kingsland in Texas on July 4 shows the speed at which floodwaters submerged a causeway over the Llano River.

The death toll from flash floods following torrential rain has risen to 82 people according to the Associated Press.

Waymo — owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet — now has about 300 robotaxis roaming the streets of Los Angeles County. They’ve become very popular with riders, but very unpopular with some residents. cnn.it/40oLAyr

Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed, but many experts think that its been able to hold on to some of its enriched uranium.

Here's why that 400+ kilograms of highly enriched uranium is REALLY important….

A brief 🧵 (WITH POORLY MADE GRAPHICS!)

"If this ends here, it's a really incomplete strike." […] "One would assume that any enriched uranium stocks were hauled away." That 60% enriched uranium is carried in relatively small containers that could fit easily into cars.

To get around problem that only Congress can declare war, I told Donald to call it "special military operation"

Vance, blowing up the Irony Klaxon again:

“I empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern, but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents.”