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Turn
“Look back and take a picture of the Earth”, Carl Sagan told the Apollo 17 astronauts Who were oriented towards space Photographing distant planets and stars. “Turn back, there’s no need to look to the future!” When, for the first time, Humans cause disasters At the magnitude of natural disasters, You chose not to look…
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Let’s democratize art
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Contempt is not automatic
At the Vernets fire station, around noon, you could find a queue speaking all languages that blocked two streets in Geneva. A person shouts: “We have to queue while we get here to get them fucked”. The tone rises, the irritation is felt, which gives a rather negative image of foreigners to the people of…
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“WE ARE NOT FOOLED”
NOUS NE SOMMES PAS DUPES – Collectif Yellow Submarine This is a translation of the “Nous ne sommes pas dupes” petition found here http://www.nousnesommespasdupes.fr and there: https://www.change.org/p/collectif-yellow-submarine-gmail-com-l-appel-des-artistes-et-créateur-rice-s-nous-ne-sommes-pas-dupes WE ARE NOT FOOLED THE CALL OF ARTISTS AND CREATORS For several months now, the Yellow Vest movement, unprecedented in the history of the Fifth Republic, has been beating the pavement…
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Short circuited mass distribution
Even if supermarkets are beginning to phase-out, the G20 economy does not seem to be suffering. Hypermarkets may even have been detrimental to growth: – G20 GDP Growth – Fourth quarter of 2018, Stable GDP growth in G20 area OECD – OECD: https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/g20-gdp-growth-fourth-quarter-2018-oecd.htm Hypermarkets and shopping malls are now doubting their survival: – Will ShoppingMalls…
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I’ve never worn a Yellow Vest
I’ve never worn a Yellow Vest Translations in 23 languages: popular initiative referendum and the UN – Please Promote this petition: http://chng.it/gp58F97x via @Change
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Feet of money
If they lose pennies of money, everything falls apart…… Feet of clay – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feet_of_clay Goliath – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath Ducasse d’Ath: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducasse_d%27Ath Ambiorix, Ducasse d’Ath: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiorix_(géant_d%27Ath) La maison mère de Casino se place en procédure de sauvegarde – Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/05/23/la-maison-mere-de-casino-se-place-en-procedure-de-sauvegarde_5466233_3234.html Jean-Marie Messier : gloire et chute d’un patron français du 12 octobre 2015 – France Inter: https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/affaires-sensibles/affaires-sensibles-12-octobre-2015 University…
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Blank page
Blank page Not having ideas, but having a pen… Like a hammer looking for its nail The pen is looking for his words. Silence. The blank page. “I have to do well”, a thought that censors me… To defeat it is to regain freedom of speech Which we all need. Change activities? No, no, no,…
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Bright idea of the century
“The Light Bulb Conspiracy”, by Cosima Dannoritzer – Ciné ONU: https://www.unric.org/en/2012/the-light-bulb-conspiracy Arte – Prêt à jeter ou l’obsolescence programmée: https://youtu.be/Y_fHAIfoqcQ The Man in the White Suit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? – Aaron Perzanowski – Ted-Ed: https://youtu.be/46RDkiy5h3U?si=mNKr-I-BC_lII7qM Why everything you buy is worse now – Vox: https://youtu.be/DHXBacEH0qo?si=hdxcosQ41XV_OISw
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Soins – Cure
«Of course, it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?» – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. «You don’t choose madness, but you choose to care or not». The nurse set her up in the waiting room. Her radiant smile added: «Wait here.…