For $100,000 a month, subscribers to Truth Social would get early access to posts from President Trump, which could be market-moving, raising concerns as to whether the scheme would promote insider trading.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Trump in Hot Water as Truth Social Membership Scheme Poses Insider Trading Concerns
Aug 12, 2026 | “How legal is this for the president, who speaks publicly for all Americans…now this is barricaded access only to people who pay.”
For $100,000 a month, subscribers to Truth Social would get early access to posts from President Trump, which could be market-moving, raising concerns as to whether the scheme would promote insider trading.
For $100,000 a month, subscribers to Truth Social would get early access to posts from President Trump, which could be market-moving, raising concerns as to whether the scheme would promote insider trading.
Dick Carlson (Richard Warner Carlson) Interview on The Paul Leslie Hour
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN : Barbunya Pilaki, Turkish-style Borlotti Beans Mezze
Aug 12, 2022 | Barbunya means borlotti or cranberry beans in Turkish and pilaki is one of the olive oil based cooking techniques in Turkey, referring to cooking in a sauce made with onions, garlic, carrot, tomatoes, sugar, and olive oil — the most common olive oil dishes in Turkey.
This technique is also common in Greece (plaki) and Bulgaria (plakiya). The best version of this dish is made when the beans are fresh, but it is also quite delicious when made with dried beans. Alternatively, this dish can be made with Romano or pinto beans if you are not able find borlotti beans.
Like most of the olive oil dishes in Turkey, barbunya pilaki is usually served cold as a side or mezze and is one of the classic and favorite summer mezzes in Turkey.
For the full recipe, please click here. Then click on ‘more’.
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN can be supported on Patreon here.
This technique is also common in Greece (plaki) and Bulgaria (plakiya). The best version of this dish is made when the beans are fresh, but it is also quite delicious when made with dried beans. Alternatively, this dish can be made with Romano or pinto beans if you are not able find borlotti beans.
Like most of the olive oil dishes in Turkey, barbunya pilaki is usually served cold as a side or mezze and is one of the classic and favorite summer mezzes in Turkey.
For the full recipe, please click here. Then click on ‘more’.
HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN can be supported on Patreon here.
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Tucker’s Brother Buckley Carlson on Dogs, Childhood, Nicotine, Frank Luntz and America’s Future
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How Trump's Venezuela Gamble Led to Disaster in Iran | Christiane Amanpour Presents
August 11, 2026 | Did the capture of President Maduro give Trump the confidence to start a war with Iran? Christiane and Jamie trace how January's Venezuela gamble led directly to a disastrous conflict - and ask whether 'might makes right' has become the defining doctrine of this Presidency.
They examine whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio is effectively running Venezuela as America's 'Viceroy', whether the US has colonised a sovereign nation and what that means for how it is viewed around the world.
Plus, Christiane explains how Obama succeeded in making a deal with Iran where every other president failed, and Jamie gives his take on what The Odyssey can teach us about modern diplomacy. …
Trump should have been incarcerated years ago! Unfortunately, the powers-that-be in America didn’t have the cojones to do it. As a result, we are all paying the price for their cowardice. — © Mark Alexander
They examine whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio is effectively running Venezuela as America's 'Viceroy', whether the US has colonised a sovereign nation and what that means for how it is viewed around the world.
Plus, Christiane explains how Obama succeeded in making a deal with Iran where every other president failed, and Jamie gives his take on what The Odyssey can teach us about modern diplomacy. …
Trump should have been incarcerated years ago! Unfortunately, the powers-that-be in America didn’t have the cojones to do it. As a result, we are all paying the price for their cowardice. — © Mark Alexander
In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Sky watchers have flocked to places, from Iceland to Spain, where the moon will completely block the sun.
Continental Europe’s first total solar eclipse in decades will briefly turn day to dark across several countries on Wednesday, drawing armies of sky watchers.
The coincidence of Earth, the moon and the sun falling into perfect alignment — a fleeting celestial event known as totality — has created a frenzy. People are paying exorbitant hotel rates to be in the inner part, or umbra, of the lunar shadow. Along that path, if the sky is clear, the sun will seem to become a black disk ensconced in a hazy corona, surrounded by planets and stars.
In Spain, normally empty towns have filled up. Other people have trekked to far-flung North Atlantic destinations.
The eclipse will begin at about 6:08 p.m. Central European Time in the northernmost part of Russia, its shadow swooping over the Arctic Ocean, narrowly missing the North Pole. It will reach remote Greenland, then Iceland, where viewing parties are planned in Reykjavik for a totality that will last for one minute. » | Jason Horowitz | Reporting from Madrid | Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti - Mahler Symphony No 5 | Reupload
Oct 26, 2023 | Mahler Symphony No 5 Adagietto - Edited • 4K & HQ Sound MV
Death in Venice (Italian: Morte a Venezia) is a 1971 historical drama film directed and produced by Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, adapted by Visconti and Nicola Badalucco from the 1912 novella of the same name by German author Thomas Mann.
It stars Dirk Bogarde as Gustav von Aschenbach and Björn Andrésen as Tadzio, with supporting roles played by Mark Burns, Marisa Berenson and Silvana Mangano. It was filmed in Technicolor by Pasqualino De Santis, with a soundtrack featuring classical composers such as Gustav Mahler, Ludwig van Beethoven and Modest Mussorgsky.
It is the second part of Visconti's thematic "German Trilogy"—preceded by The Damned (1969) and followed by Ludwig (1973).
Death in Venice (Italian: Morte a Venezia) is a 1971 historical drama film directed and produced by Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, adapted by Visconti and Nicola Badalucco from the 1912 novella of the same name by German author Thomas Mann.
It stars Dirk Bogarde as Gustav von Aschenbach and Björn Andrésen as Tadzio, with supporting roles played by Mark Burns, Marisa Berenson and Silvana Mangano. It was filmed in Technicolor by Pasqualino De Santis, with a soundtrack featuring classical composers such as Gustav Mahler, Ludwig van Beethoven and Modest Mussorgsky.
It is the second part of Visconti's thematic "German Trilogy"—preceded by The Damned (1969) and followed by Ludwig (1973).
Der größte Bibel-Skandal | Die Bibelfälscher (1/2) | Doku HD | ARTE
August 11, 2026 | In den frühen 2000er Jahren sorgen außergewöhnliche Funde für Aufsehen: Archäologen stoßen auf bisher unbekannte Fragmente der Bibel. Sammler und Forscher reißen sich um die kostbaren Pergamente. Doch ein namhafter Epigraphiker erhebt Zweifel an ihrer Echtheit. Seine Recherchen führen uns an die Schnittstelle von Macht, Manipulation und religiösem Fanatismus.
Der Fund von mehreren Fragmenten mit biblischen Texten sorgte für Aufsehen auf dem internationalen Antiquitätenmarkt. Sie galten als sensationelle Ergänzung der berühmten "Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer" – einer der bedeutendsten archäologischen Entdeckungen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seit 1947 waren in der Wüste von Judäa Tausende Fragmente geborgen worden, die zu den ältesten Zeugnissen des Alten Testaments gelten.
Das Auftauchen neuer Handschriften knapp 60 Jahre später entfachte einen regelrechten Wettstreit unter Sammlern und Forschern. Und die Tragweite der Entdeckungen reichte weit über religiöse Fragen hinaus: Die Handschriften wurden auch zum geopolitischen Streitobjekt im israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt.
Doch schon kurz nach dem Verkauf der Manuskripte kamen Zweifel auf. Woher stammten die geheimnisvollen Fragmente tatsächlich? Ihre Schrift wich deutlich von den bekannten Manuskripten ab – waren sie Teil eines bislang unbekannten Bestands? Ein internationales Forscherteam nahm die Untersuchungen auf, und bald verdichtete sich der Verdacht, die Stücke könnten Fälschungen sein. Wer aber verfügte über das Wissen, die Materialien und die Raffinesse, um solch täuschend echte Nachbildungen zu schaffen – und zu welchem Zweck?
Die in Israel, den USA, Frankreich, Deutschland und Norwegen gedrehte Dokumentation erzählt die erstaunliche Geschichte der Fundstücke und deckt auf, wem der grandiose Betrug letztlich in die Hände spielte.
Dokumentation von Rémi Laine (F 2023, 46 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 30/08/2026
Der Fund von mehreren Fragmenten mit biblischen Texten sorgte für Aufsehen auf dem internationalen Antiquitätenmarkt. Sie galten als sensationelle Ergänzung der berühmten "Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer" – einer der bedeutendsten archäologischen Entdeckungen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seit 1947 waren in der Wüste von Judäa Tausende Fragmente geborgen worden, die zu den ältesten Zeugnissen des Alten Testaments gelten.
Das Auftauchen neuer Handschriften knapp 60 Jahre später entfachte einen regelrechten Wettstreit unter Sammlern und Forschern. Und die Tragweite der Entdeckungen reichte weit über religiöse Fragen hinaus: Die Handschriften wurden auch zum geopolitischen Streitobjekt im israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt.
Doch schon kurz nach dem Verkauf der Manuskripte kamen Zweifel auf. Woher stammten die geheimnisvollen Fragmente tatsächlich? Ihre Schrift wich deutlich von den bekannten Manuskripten ab – waren sie Teil eines bislang unbekannten Bestands? Ein internationales Forscherteam nahm die Untersuchungen auf, und bald verdichtete sich der Verdacht, die Stücke könnten Fälschungen sein. Wer aber verfügte über das Wissen, die Materialien und die Raffinesse, um solch täuschend echte Nachbildungen zu schaffen – und zu welchem Zweck?
Die in Israel, den USA, Frankreich, Deutschland und Norwegen gedrehte Dokumentation erzählt die erstaunliche Geschichte der Fundstücke und deckt auf, wem der grandiose Betrug letztlich in die Hände spielte.
Dokumentation von Rémi Laine (F 2023, 46 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 30/08/2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
How Episcopalians Think about LGBTQ+ People & the Bible
This is one of the finest and clearest talks about homosexuality in Christianity I have ever heard. It is full of common sense, too. It’s a pleasure to listen to this priest’s message. — © Mark Alexander
The Truth about Donald Trump’s Health | Steve Schmidt
Séisme en Colombie : le bilan monte à 181 morts, le pape Léon XIV se dit « profondément affecté par la triste nouvelle »
LE FIGARO : Les villes de Cali, Pereira, Manizales et Quibdo, dans l’ouest du pays, ont été touchées. Les maires ont en outre fait état de plus de 165 bâtiments détruits par ce tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,4 et survenu tôt lundi matin.
Au moins 181 personnes sont mortes et plus de 1300 autres ont été blessées lors du séisme en Colombie, selon un nouveau bilan de l’Association des maires publié mardi. Les villes de Cali, Pereira, Manizales et Quibdo, dans l’ouest du pays, ont été touchées. Les maires ont en outre fait état de plus de 165 bâtiments détruits par ce tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,4 et survenu tôt lundi matin.
Le pape Léon XIV s'est dit mardi « profondément affecté » par le séisme, a indiqué le Vatican. Le pape « profondément affecté par la triste nouvelle du séisme qui a gravement touché plusieurs régions de Colombie faisant des victimes et de nombreux blessés », prie pour toutes les victimes, indique un télégramme envoyé en son nom par le numéro 2 du Vatican, le cardinal Pietro Parolin, au président de la Conférence épiscopale colombienne. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 11 août 2026
Plus de liens sur cette histoire ici »
Au moins 181 personnes sont mortes et plus de 1300 autres ont été blessées lors du séisme en Colombie, selon un nouveau bilan de l’Association des maires publié mardi. Les villes de Cali, Pereira, Manizales et Quibdo, dans l’ouest du pays, ont été touchées. Les maires ont en outre fait état de plus de 165 bâtiments détruits par ce tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,4 et survenu tôt lundi matin.
Le pape Léon XIV s'est dit mardi « profondément affecté » par le séisme, a indiqué le Vatican. Le pape « profondément affecté par la triste nouvelle du séisme qui a gravement touché plusieurs régions de Colombie faisant des victimes et de nombreux blessés », prie pour toutes les victimes, indique un télégramme envoyé en son nom par le numéro 2 du Vatican, le cardinal Pietro Parolin, au président de la Conférence épiscopale colombienne. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 11 août 2026
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Benjamin Antoine: Kulturschock bei der Arbeit in Deutschland I Engländer erklärt
Es ist schon viele Jahre her, dass ich mich in einer ähnlichen Situation befand. Dennoch habe ich den Unterschied erlebt – und so habe ich ihn wahrgenommen:
Ich habe Deutsch in der Schweiz gelernt. Als ich dort in den späten siebziger und frühen achtziger Jahren arbeitete, war es im beruflichen Umfeld üblich, sich zu siezen und einander natürlich mit „Herr“ oder „Frau“ anzusprechen. Dies galt meist auch außerhalb der Arbeit; das informelle „Du“ war engen Freunden vorbehalten.
Später, nach meiner Zeit in der Schweiz, arbeitete ich wieder mit Amerikanern zusammen – ich war bereits vor meinem Aufenthalt in der Schweiz bei einem amerikanischen Unternehmen tätig gewesen –, und da lagen die Dinge natürlich ganz anders. Die Atmosphäre war viel lockerer. Doch gerade deshalb musste man im Umgang mit anderen deutlich vorsichtiger sein.
Ehrlich gesagt habe ich die formelle Schweizer Arbeitsweise bevorzugt. Die Anrede mit „Herr“ oder „Frau“ und dem Nachnamen gewährleistet ein gewisses Maß an gegenseitigem Respekt. Das informelle „Du“ hingegen verleitet andere oft dazu, Grenzen zu überschreiten und – als Folge davon – unangemessene Fragen zum Privatleben zu stellen, was wiederum zu Spannungen unter Kollegen führen kann.
Kurzum: Meiner Meinung nach ist die „altmodische“, formelle Vorgehensweise weitaus besser. — © Mark Alexander
« J’ai péché par excès de confiance » : les confidences de Brad Pitt sur l’alcool et ses pensées suicidaires
MADAME FIGARO : L’acteur de 62 ans, qui a pourtant arrêté de boire pendant sept ans, a révélé avoir mis fin à sa période de sobriété dans une interview accordée à Esquire, ce lundi 10 août.
Après sept années de sobriété, Brad Pitt s’autorise à nouveau quelques verres. L’acteur de 62 ans, qui évoque depuis plusieurs années ses problèmes d’addiction à l’alcool, a révélé dans les colonnes du magazine Esquire, ce lundi 10 août, avoir recommencé à boire. « J’ai été sobre depuis sept ans, a-t-il déclaré. Et puis j’ai replongé. » Une consommation qu’il souhaite désormais plus modérée. « J’ai péché par excès de confiance à quelques reprises, et je me suis dit : “Ce n’est pas bon pour moi” », a-t-il expliqué. » | Par Juliette Gurunlian | mardi 11 août 2026
Après sept années de sobriété, Brad Pitt s’autorise à nouveau quelques verres. L’acteur de 62 ans, qui évoque depuis plusieurs années ses problèmes d’addiction à l’alcool, a révélé dans les colonnes du magazine Esquire, ce lundi 10 août, avoir recommencé à boire. « J’ai été sobre depuis sept ans, a-t-il déclaré. Et puis j’ai replongé. » Une consommation qu’il souhaite désormais plus modérée. « J’ai péché par excès de confiance à quelques reprises, et je me suis dit : “Ce n’est pas bon pour moi” », a-t-il expliqué. » | Par Juliette Gurunlian | mardi 11 août 2026
Unerwünschte Folgen der neuen Sicherheitsallianz: Ankara könnte in den Iran-Konflikt gezogen werden
Wenn es nach den drei Vertragsstaaten geht, liegt die Bedeutung des neuen Verteidigungsbündnisses vorrangig in seiner Abschreckungswirkung: Die reiche Ölmonarchie der Saudis hat sich mit der islamischen Atommacht Pakistan und der militärisch schlagkräftigen Türkei zusammengetan.
Die Dreier-Allianz, die am Freitag im saudischen Mekka geschlossen wurde, ergänzt den saudisch-pakistanischen Beistandspakt aus dem vergangenen Jahr. Spitzenpolitiker der drei Länder bemühen sich denn auch, den defensiven Charakter der Allianz herauszustreichen.
Die beteiligten Staaten hätten kein Land als Angriffsziel im Visier, beteuerte der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nach der Gründungszeremonie. Allerdings kann der schiitisch geprägte Iran dieses aus drei großen sunnitischen Nationen gebildete Bündnis durchaus als feindselig betrachten.
Zunächst einmal zeigt die regionale Initiative, dass die muslimischen Verbündeten des Westens im Nahen Osten nicht mehr daran glauben, dass die USA sie im Ernstfall schützen werden. » | Von Susanne Güsten | Dienstag, 11. August 2026
Colombie : les opérations de sauvetage se poursuivent après le séisme • FRANCE 24
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Polizei warnt Anwohner vor Waldbränden in Spanien
This Is Proof That Smoking Is Mysterious and Cool…
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Tucker Carlson LOVES Nicotine
Tucker Destroys Anti-Nicotine Journalist
Little wonder people are turning to the far-right when they vote when our so-called democratic governments come up with all these stupid bans on tobacco and nicotine. FFS, let people have a little pleasure in life. Life is not all about work, work, work! — © Mark Alexander
At Least 132 Killed in Colombia's Largest Earthquake in Years | BBC News
Aug 11, 2026 | At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.
Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, with surrounding cities and the Valle del Cauca region also hit hard.
Related links here.
The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.
Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, with surrounding cities and the Valle del Cauca region also hit hard.
Related links here.
Syrie : le président déchu Bachar el-Assad condamné à la peine de mort par contumace
LE FIGARO : Outre l’ex-dirigeant, qui a fui avec sa famille à Moscou lors de la prise de Damas en décembre 2024, les autorités de transition ont aussi condamné à mort, en sa présence, Atef Najib, ancien chef de la sécurité politique à Deraa.
Un tribunal syrien a condamné mardi le président déchu Bachar al-Assad à la peine de mort par contumace, pour « crimes de guerre » et « crimes contre l’humanité » lors de la guerre civile déclenchée en 2011. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 11 août 2026
Spain’s Complex Ties With Morocco Fuel Speculation Over Ceuta Migrant Surge
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Rumors swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.
This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month. Credit: Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times
The actor Javier Bardem wondered if Israel had something to do with the rush of over 70,000 migrants last month from Morocco to Spain. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the former Republican congresswoman and veteran conspiracy theorist, suggested the Republican Party was behind it. Others said King Mohammed VI of Morocco had set off the crisis to mess with Spain.
Experts have said that there is no evidence that any state played a role in masterminding the unprecedented migration to Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. The Spanish and Moroccan governments blamed the surge, which killed about 90 migrants before most of the people involved had retreated to Morocco, on a viral social media misinformation campaign by smugglers.
But that hasn’t stopped all sorts of conjecture about what really happened. That speculation is partly rooted, analysts said, in the deeply complicated relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Spain occupied parts of Morocco for much of the 20th century, and many Moroccans still contest Spain’s control over its African territories, including Ceuta. Yet, the two countries are also interdependent for intricate economic, political and geopolitical reasons.
They have conflicting positions on Algeria, Israel and the Trump administration. Spain has a fraught relationship with Washington and Jerusalem, but a warming one with Algiers. Morocco, however, sees Algeria as a rival but is improving ties with Israel and the United States. » | Jason Horowitz | Reporting from Ferrol, Spain | Tuesday, August 11, 2026
The actor Javier Bardem wondered if Israel had something to do with the rush of over 70,000 migrants last month from Morocco to Spain. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the former Republican congresswoman and veteran conspiracy theorist, suggested the Republican Party was behind it. Others said King Mohammed VI of Morocco had set off the crisis to mess with Spain.
Experts have said that there is no evidence that any state played a role in masterminding the unprecedented migration to Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. The Spanish and Moroccan governments blamed the surge, which killed about 90 migrants before most of the people involved had retreated to Morocco, on a viral social media misinformation campaign by smugglers.
But that hasn’t stopped all sorts of conjecture about what really happened. That speculation is partly rooted, analysts said, in the deeply complicated relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Spain occupied parts of Morocco for much of the 20th century, and many Moroccans still contest Spain’s control over its African territories, including Ceuta. Yet, the two countries are also interdependent for intricate economic, political and geopolitical reasons.
They have conflicting positions on Algeria, Israel and the Trump administration. Spain has a fraught relationship with Washington and Jerusalem, but a warming one with Algiers. Morocco, however, sees Algeria as a rival but is improving ties with Israel and the United States. » | Jason Horowitz | Reporting from Ferrol, Spain | Tuesday, August 11, 2026
France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through cold calls without previous consent from consumers.
In France, incessant cold calls advertising solar panels, roofs, heat pumps and other items will stop on Tuesday, when a ban on unsolicited telemarketing calls goes into effect.
Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through such calls unless consumers previously gave their consent or if the calls are about a pre-existing contract.
The ban is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by daily telemarketing calls, which have been steadily increasing in recent years, according to a parliamentary report.
A leading consumer advocacy group, Que Choisir Ensemble, called the ban a “historic measure” that “should finally put an end to the daily harassment that the French have endured for far too long.”
“Peace and quiet is a right,” the group’s president, Marie-Amandine Stévenin, said in a statement. “This observation holds true both online and on the street, where we are inundated with calls to consume.” » | Ségolène Le Stradic | Reporting from Paris | Tuesday, August 11, 2026
In France, incessant cold calls advertising solar panels, roofs, heat pumps and other items will stop on Tuesday, when a ban on unsolicited telemarketing calls goes into effect.
Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through such calls unless consumers previously gave their consent or if the calls are about a pre-existing contract.
The ban is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by daily telemarketing calls, which have been steadily increasing in recent years, according to a parliamentary report.
A leading consumer advocacy group, Que Choisir Ensemble, called the ban a “historic measure” that “should finally put an end to the daily harassment that the French have endured for far too long.”
“Peace and quiet is a right,” the group’s president, Marie-Amandine Stévenin, said in a statement. “This observation holds true both online and on the street, where we are inundated with calls to consume.” » | Ségolène Le Stradic | Reporting from Paris | Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
This screenshot has been taken from this NYT article. | Two catering containers are shown alongside Air Force One on the tarmac in Turkey. | Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times
Top administration officials engaged in an elaborate deception to spirit President Trump out of Turkey during the NATO summit there last month, transporting him in a catering container to a military jet because of a threat against him and Air Force One from Iran, two senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
Mr. Trump and other officials had said publicly that he would be leaving Turkey on July 8 aboard one of the older versions of Air Force One rather than a luxury 747-8 donated by Qatar that he had flown in on. Mr. Trump told reporters at the time that he was making the switch for “old time’s sake.”
Mr. Trump boarded the older plane from the left-side door in view of cameras, and news organizations, including The New York Times, reported that he had traveled on it to Britain, where he switched back to the newer plane. The Times reported at the time that the decision was driven in part by concern about the security of the new plane donated by Qatar, which had not been equipped with all of the defensive capabilities of older versions.
But instead of flying out aboard that older, powder blue, modified 747, Mr. Trump was whisked off that plane via a catering container that had been lifted to the opposite side of the plane from where the journalists traveling with him boarded, one of the U.S. officials said. The president was then taken to a third plane, which he flew in secret to Britain, the official with knowledge of the matter said. » | Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Zolan Kanno-Youngs | Published: Monday, August 10, 2026. Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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« Mission clandestine », camion de restauration et « avion-leurre » : les coulisses de la mystérieuse exfiltration de Donald Trump pour quitter la Turquie : RÉCIT - Pour échapper aux menaces iraniennes, le président des États-Unis, qui se trouvait en juillet à Ankara pour un sommet de l’Otan, aurait quitté secrètement la Turquie à bord d’un avion militaire, après avoir été exfiltré d’« Air Force One » dans un conteneur de restauration aéroportuaire, révèle le Washington Post. »
Top administration officials engaged in an elaborate deception to spirit President Trump out of Turkey during the NATO summit there last month, transporting him in a catering container to a military jet because of a threat against him and Air Force One from Iran, two senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
Mr. Trump and other officials had said publicly that he would be leaving Turkey on July 8 aboard one of the older versions of Air Force One rather than a luxury 747-8 donated by Qatar that he had flown in on. Mr. Trump told reporters at the time that he was making the switch for “old time’s sake.”
Mr. Trump boarded the older plane from the left-side door in view of cameras, and news organizations, including The New York Times, reported that he had traveled on it to Britain, where he switched back to the newer plane. The Times reported at the time that the decision was driven in part by concern about the security of the new plane donated by Qatar, which had not been equipped with all of the defensive capabilities of older versions.
But instead of flying out aboard that older, powder blue, modified 747, Mr. Trump was whisked off that plane via a catering container that had been lifted to the opposite side of the plane from where the journalists traveling with him boarded, one of the U.S. officials said. The president was then taken to a third plane, which he flew in secret to Britain, the official with knowledge of the matter said. » | Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt and Zolan Kanno-Youngs | Published: Monday, August 10, 2026. Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
À LIRE AUSSI :
« Mission clandestine », camion de restauration et « avion-leurre » : les coulisses de la mystérieuse exfiltration de Donald Trump pour quitter la Turquie : RÉCIT - Pour échapper aux menaces iraniennes, le président des États-Unis, qui se trouvait en juillet à Ankara pour un sommet de l’Otan, aurait quitté secrètement la Turquie à bord d’un avion militaire, après avoir été exfiltré d’« Air Force One » dans un conteneur de restauration aéroportuaire, révèle le Washington Post. »
Monday, August 10, 2026
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August 10, 2026 | Divorce in America has been falling for decades — but among people over 65, it’s been climbing,
The divorce rate for older Americans has roughly tripled since 1990. Today, one in ten new divorces involves someone over 65, and two in five involve someone over 50.
In this episode, Katty Kay speaks with Susan Brown — a sociologist at Bowling Green State University who coined the term "gray divorce" and has studied it for 15 years — about what’s going on here and whether this is all part of something bigger: a world where partnership itself is becoming optional at every age.
The divorce rate for older Americans has roughly tripled since 1990. Today, one in ten new divorces involves someone over 65, and two in five involve someone over 50.
In this episode, Katty Kay speaks with Susan Brown — a sociologist at Bowling Green State University who coined the term "gray divorce" and has studied it for 15 years — about what’s going on here and whether this is all part of something bigger: a world where partnership itself is becoming optional at every age.
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ALSO READ:
Scores dead after powerful earthquake strikes western Colombia: Quake of 7.4 magnitude collapses and severely damages buildings in several major cities, including Cali and Pereira »
À LIRE AUSSI :
Colombie : un puissant séisme de magnitude 7,4 secoue le pays, au moins 111 morts et de nombreuses destructions : Ce tremblement de terre, de magnitude 7,4 selon les services géologiques des États-Unis et de Colombie, s’est produit en tout début de matinée à une centaine de kilomètres de profondeur. Le gouvernement colombien a décrété l’état d’« urgence » »
LESEN SIE AUCH:
Erdbeben der Stärke 7,4 erschüttert Kolumbien: Mehr als 100 Tote, Gebäude eingestürzt: Bei einem schweren Erdbeben in Kolumbien kamen mindestens 20 Menschen ums Leben. Menschen sind nach Behördenangaben in eingestürzten Gebäuden eingeschlossen. »
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Guerre Iran-États-Unis : les Iraniens sont «des joueurs d'échecs professionnels», rétorque Téhéran à Donald Trump
LE FIGARO : Le porte-parole de la diplomatie iranienne a répondu à une déclaration de Donald Trump, de ce dimanche. « Ça va s’arranger. Ça finit toujours par s’arranger », avait déclaré le président américain. « C’est comme une partie d’échecs ».
Les Iraniens sont « des joueurs d'échecs professionnels », a taclé lundi le porte-parole de la diplomatie, répondant au président américain Donald Trump qui avait comparé la veille le conflit à « une partie d'échecs ». Que ce soient lors des négociations officielles ou en coulisses, « les Iraniens ont montré qu'ils sont des joueurs d'échecs professionnels », a déclaré Esmaïl Baghaï lors de sa conférence de presse hebdomadaire à Téhéran. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 10 août 2026
Les Iraniens sont « des joueurs d'échecs professionnels », a taclé lundi le porte-parole de la diplomatie, répondant au président américain Donald Trump qui avait comparé la veille le conflit à « une partie d'échecs ». Que ce soient lors des négociations officielles ou en coulisses, « les Iraniens ont montré qu'ils sont des joueurs d'échecs professionnels », a déclaré Esmaïl Baghaï lors de sa conférence de presse hebdomadaire à Téhéran. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 10 août 2026
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