Guillaume Herblot challenged the qualification of economists attributed to the 300 signatories of a text supporting the program of La France insoumise (LFI). He clarified that their statement dates back to 2024 and concerned the New Popular Front, and not the current LFI program. For the counter-budget of 2026, he noted that the number of signatories had fallen to about 70, representing a decline of three-quarters, while criticizing supporters for continuing to highlight the initial figure. Herblot cited Aurélie Trouvé, whom he described as an agricultural engineer, former co-chair of Attac and LFI MP; Pierre Khalfa, a unionist from Solidaires and associated with the Copernicus Foundation and Attac; Éric Berr, co-head of the economy at the La Boétie Institute and author of *Mélenchonomics*; as well as Bernard Friot, a sociologist and theorist of "life salary." He questioned their economic expertise. He also criticized Thomas Piketty, Gabriel Zucman, and Emmanuel Saez, claiming their analyses on the taxation of the wealthiest were regularly challenged due to their calculations and methods. Herblot argued that a political statement did not constitute an audit and that the title of economist was not protected. He finally asserted that the number of signatories did not demonstrate that the assumptions about tax yields had been examined. #Économie #Politique #LFI (translated)

Measles, wrongly considered benign, is responsible for the deaths of two children in the United States and continues to circulate in France, where health authorities warn of a resurgence due to insufficient vaccination rates and growing doubts about vaccination. #rougeole #vaccination #santépublique (translated)

Citizen Media believes that the French media contribute to the rise of populist parties by favoring controversies, crises, and anxiety-inducing subjects at the expense of analyses and positive news. According to the account, this treatment feeds pessimism and distrust towards institutions, a climate from which La France insoumise (LFI) and the National Rally (RN) benefit. The account specifically cited the coverage of the high school movement, which it considered very focused on tensions and favorable to the visibility of LFI representatives. It also estimated that Jean-Luc Mélenchon benefited from significant and valorizing media exposure, while Raphaël Glucksmann, Gabriel Attal, and Édouard Philippe were more associated with their rivalries, ambitions, or political difficulties. Citizen Media argued that the emphasis on confrontations and spectacular positions gives more echo to radical speeches than to concrete and nuanced proposals. It claimed that the RN benefits from the representation of a declining France, while LFI takes advantage of social conflicts and challenges to institutions. With less than six months to go before the presidential election, the account judged that the editorial choices of newsrooms contribute to making a second round between LFI and the RN probable, while specifying that the media were not the only ones responsible for this evolution. #Médias #Politique #Populisme (translated)

The author announced that he, along with Marek Meissner, will discuss a new phase of the anti-corruption operation "Carthage" and then the cyberattack on freezers and refrigerators at the French blood donation center and other facilities in the EU. He wrote that Russia was likely behind the attacks. #antykorupcja #cyberatak #bezpieczeństwo #FR #EU #RU (translated)

🔥 BOOM! Another russian oil refinery is burning! Ukraine’s Defense Forces reportedly struck the Afipsky oil refinery in russia’s Krasnodar region. Explosions were followed by thick smoke drifting toward Krasnodar. Fires are also reported in Adygea. Another fiery morning in russia🔥

At least 68 people died when two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, Spain's second deadly rail crash this year. In Montreal, EU leaders meet Mark Carney to launch an 'Alliance for the Future'. We also look at next week's US midterms, Ukraine's defence capabilities, and rising oil prices. #TrainCrash #HighSpeedRail #EuropeNews

The US should stand unequivocally with Ukraine. Few wars in recent history have been so black-and-white: Russia is the guilty party that invaded Ukraine for no good reason. Ukraine is defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/trump-putin/689067/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6add9e6580b6410001316cb1&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawVL0tZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjA #Russia #Putin #Ukraine #Trump

A Russian energy giant secretly financed a US gas project in Alaska, while that same project was being discussed by Putin with Witkoff and Kushner as part of talks supposedly aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US company’s CEO resigned after discovering the Russian money.

There was no warning from the U.S.about the first Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine last night -Yurii Ihnat,head of the Communications Department of the Air Force Command During the attack at around 11 p.m.on October 18,Ukrainian radar systems detected the missiles independently,Ihnat said