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Plug for my little corner of France (Perpignan): a local Korean restaurant makes a black sesame crème brûlée with black sesame ice cream. It is heaven.

Not just Asian. Remember the cringe of Mexican week.

Le musée du Louvre cible d’un braquage ce dimanche, des bijoux dérobés Plusieurs malfaiteurs ont brisé des fenêtres pour s’emparer de bijoux, ce dimanche matin dans le célèbre musée de la rue de Rivoli, à Paris.

Burglary at the Louvre of jewelry belonging to Napoléon et Joséphine.
Le musée du Louvre cible d’un braquage ce dimanche, des bijoux dérobés - Le Parisien share.google/mBIq7HFE0cAw...

Trump's H-1B fee is a gift to India. India will keep more of its talent to help develop its own tech industries.

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Where and what?

OMG, this afternoon's ANTIFA Board of Directors meeting went on and on. I thought Jesus would *never* stop talking!

If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.

Can we just drop the sugar-coating? Lied. The word is lied.

The Three-Hour Challenge: 180 Minutes with ‘Las Meninas’

A really interesting article about looking at one work of art for three hours, in this case Velazquez's Las Meninas. (Paywall removed) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/a...

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At a book event? Solidarity with you 🫂

Waving from nearer Canigou

Can't quite process this on a Friday morning tbh

MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech

Charlie Kirk did push hate speech.

Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Thank God, the bribe has been paid already. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...

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Trump's Justice Department indicts LGBTQ+ rights lawyer in judge-shopping inquiry Carl Charles has pleaded not guilty to making a false statement under oath, and Lambda Legal, the group Charles works for, calls the indictment unjustified.

The witch hunt begins. www.advocate.com/news/doj-ind...

The city of my people! Could not be more proud. Fuck ICE. Chinga la migra.

U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.

More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.

The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.

Read more here:

www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...

Trump and Republicans destroyed the US economy in less than 8 months.

Remarkable.

It's a national holiday in the US, one on which the president normally makes a statement. Just sayin'

Diana Ross recorded a lovely rendition of 'I Will Survive'. Just saying.

Outlook - Amazing Love Stories: Falling in love on the battlefield - BBC Sounds US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid met Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami during the Iraq War

I defy anyone to listen to this story about a gay Iraqi soldier and a US Army translator falling in love and not be *weeping* by the end www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Found it on the website.

BBC now blocks BBC Sounds outside UK.

NYTimes headline: "Move Over, Mouse Ears: For Disney Adults, There’s a New Obsession"

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