The French History Podcast

The French government raided the offices of X in Paris due to Grok's regular creation of CSAM. Musk claimed he was being persecuted & the official French Foreign Ministry responded with the following:

Not just for him! Give her the gift that will make her head spin!

Because oligarchs & tyrants don't change with petitions.

Item sold seperately

In light of everything, Ikea has released a product that will solve our social problems!* Some National Assembly required.*

Today the United States abandoned the Paris Climate Accords (again). It is now the only country on Earth which refuses to commit to safeguarding the environment for future generations.

They tolerated that Nazism before it was inflicted on them, ... they absolved it, shut their eyes to it, legitimized it, because, until then, it had been applied only to non-European peoples.

-Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism (1955)

Anti-police poster, May 1968

"Police everywhere, justice nowhere," -Victor Hugo

The one Americans didn't learn on Jan. 6, 2021: electing people who oppose democracy always ends badly.

The way I see it, one of two things happen: (1) A demoralized or dying Trump leaves office peacefully & Americans don't learn their lesson, opening the door to a new authoritarian figure. (2) Trump has to be removed from office & Americans also don't learn their lesson.

Map of the US and NATO airbases in France, 1966. President de Gaulle removed foreign military bases in France by 1967, claiming France could only be independent if it was militarily self-reliant. Today, France is the most populous European country west of Russia without US military bases.

Map of NATO countries by number of those who died in Afghanistan answering America's call to aid following the 9/11 attacks. 90 French soldiers died out of 23,200 who fought in defense of the United States.

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” ― George Orwell, 1984

French wine & champagne to triple in price for Americans? Trump threatens 200% tariff in retaliation for Macron not donating $1 billion to his 'Board of Peace' which includes Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Too good not to share. If humanity doesn't destroy itself for the dumbest reasons our kids might inherit some glorious memes.

Breaking news! US president Trump announces 10% tariffs on France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the UK the Netherlands and Finland as punishment for sending troops to defend Greenland against US invasion.

French soldiers are now preparing to defend Greenland from invasion by the United States. What insanity we're living in that the US is gearing up to launch WW3 against its own allies...

Would the leader of your country ride into battle if necessary?

Michel Foucault: Demonstration in support of immigrant workers , Paris (1973)

#OTD 13 January 1898 Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.

France's Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs response to Elon Musk's accusation that the UK is fascist. Yes, this is real:

Protesting is fun!

The Beatles pose as Frenchmen, 1960s

The G7 summit, a gathering of many of the world's top economies to coordinate global strategy, is being rescheduled so Trump can host a UFC fight on the White House lawn. What is this timeline?

How many citizens were killed by police in each country between 2010-2019:

Canada: 305
France: 233
Germany: 100
Australia: 53
United Kingdom: 22

United States: 15,008

In difficult times be strong enough to stand and compassionate enough to help others who cannot.

Napoleon, you had a good run. Apparently the Arc de Trump will be even better than the Arc de Triomphe

#OTD 6 January 1412 Joan of Arc was born, according to tradition. Claiming to see visions from God, she played a major role in rallying French forces to victory over the English, turning the tide in the Hundred Years' War.