Meanwhile, in France

[Valerie]

we woke early the next morning. NO TRACE of the night’s excitement. clean as a whistle, back to normal.

Just to say, after a few days, the Paris incident might not have been noticeable.

No, Paris is not that efficient nor as clean. If someone wants to see the Eiffel and the Louvre, sure, go to Paris for a day or two. But there are much nicer cities to visit.

My sister enjoyed Quebec Canada more than France & thought the people were friendlier too, but that was decades ago

[temporal1]

we woke early the next morning. NO TRACE of the night’s excitement. clean as a whistle, back to normal.

Just to say, after a few days, the Paris incident might not have been noticeable.

No, Paris is not that efficient nor as clean. If someone wants to see the Eiffel and the Louvre, sure, go to Paris for a day or two. But there are much nicer cities to visit.

My sister enjoyed Quebec Canada more than France & thought the people were friendlier too, but that was decades ago

Funny how things unfold.
In our decades-ago experience in Vermont, with visits to Montreal, we frequently crossed paths with French-Canadians, proud and distinct. At that time they were enmeshed in literal fighting for French to be the official language of Quebec Province. Being a young one from the Midwest, i had no idea such a battle was waging, or that there could be such a battle!
Being English speaking, i/we soon found out!

French Canadians (similar to black Americans moving “back” to Africa) find themselves in a spot. They’re not accepted in France as French, esp not Parisian, yet they reject the English-west they live in. (i have read about this over decades.)

Nor would i expect to go to any of my ancestral countries to be accepted as “one of them”. Undeniable roots, but, no.

We didn’t get to go to Quebec City, i’d still like to, it’s reported to be the “most French” city in N America. Pictures are beautiful.

People are funny.

i recently met a shop girl/lady who was interested in geneaology. (how did that come up?!) -
i would have guessed she was descended from the Nordic countries.
She’d found she has significant ancestry in SIBERIA i think she was so surprised she wanted to talk about it.
Evidently, it even shows up in her blood type! - Which was evidently known before DNA.

The advent of DNA reflects a lot about how people thought about life, and the power of their own decisions.
For instance, it was common for people to believe they could fully+completely disown even close family members - by will.

DNA says, “not so fast”.

[temporal1]

France .. +So many topics.
Time stamps help.

Rubin Report / ‘Real Time’ Crowd Shocked by Bill Maher’s Angry Reaction to Media’s Lie / 1hr 15+min

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about the “Real Time with Bill Maher” audience going wild for Bill Maher’s brutal takedown of mainstream media outlets for being afraid of using the word terrorism when discussing the hijacking of the Flydubai by a radical Islamist pilot;
Gillian Tett shocking the “Real Time with Bill Maher” crowd by explaining how the UK passed the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 which is a smoking ban that bans anyone born after 2009 from ever legally buying cigarettes or tobacco products;
Theo Von asking Zohran Mamdani to give his definition of socialism;
Scott Jennings silencing CNN’s Jake Tapper with the simple reason that most voters will choose Ken Paxton over James Talarico in the upcoming midterm elections;
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez coming under fire for spreading baseless conspiracies about Cornell University and the “Cornell 7”;
Chris Rock surprising the New York Times’ David Marchese with his attack on wokeness and comparing it to the Salem witch trials;
and much more.

TIME STAMPS:
03:37 Maher slams media coverage of hijacking [FlyDubai]
07:28 Media downplays what's really happening [France]
16:34 Musk gives chilling warning about Europe
19:05 What if immigration went the other way?
23:10 Mamdani refuses to condemn Sharia law
26:03 Bernie Sanders calls for mass amnesty
28:48 Mamdani on Theo Vonn [warm+fuzzy evil]
32:52 Rahm Emanuel on Democrat socialists
38:45 Midterms loss for GOP will end Trump era
43:31 Alito on efforts to intimidate Supreme Court
46:04 AOC lies about 'Cornell 7'
53:24 Charles Barkley dunks on Dems for 'stupidest' policies
56:10 Chris Rock says wokeness is 'institutionalized'
1:03:39 Robert DeNiro goes on TDS-fueled rant
1:05:22 Mark Ruffalo loses his mind (again)
1:07:30 Red wave in Brazil election
1:11:24 Rubio on sea change in Western Hemisphere

^^Much of this isn’t about France. Discussion can be taken elsewhere.

2025 / EWTN / Iconic Notre Dames Des Champs Church In Paris Closed After 2 Fires In 48 Hours
https://ewtn.co.uk/article-iconic-notre ... -48-hours/

2020 / First Things / Cardinal Sarah / On Loving Thy Neighbor .. (primarily directed to Europe)
https://firstthings.com/on-loving-thy-neighbor/

2026 / Πρώτο Θέμα
“Riots in France: School fires by France-born migrants expose multiculturalism’s collapse and boost Le Pen” (videos)
Second and third-generation migrant rioters torch schools and assault people, turning education protests into proof that multiculturalism has failed and that Le Pen’s case is strengthening
https://en.protothema.gr/2026/10/02/rio ... en-videos/

[ohio jones]

France .. +So many topics.

So many topics unrelated to France but related to US politics. This is not the Politics forum.

^^Much of this isn’t about France. Discussion can be taken elsewhere.

Please.

[temporal1]

France .. +So many topics.

So many topics unrelated to France but related to US politics. This is not the Politics forum.

^^Much of this isn’t about France. Discussion can be taken elsewhere.

Please.

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