The author believed that the electoral lockdown hindered the normal course of the campaign, fueled tensions, and did not address the underlying issues. He wondered if it was preparing for what came next, mentioning Article 16 or the cancellation of the election, and questioned those who could be duped. (translated)
We have known this for years (remember the nurses' demonstration on the esplanade of the Invalides in June 2020 (just after the end of the lockdown, yes, remember) our law enforcement does not know how to manage the end of demonstrations other than through violence, based on outdated procedures and (translated)
The French Mileistes reported having long seen comments accusing David Lisnard of being particularly repressive during the Covid crisis. Living on the Côte d'Azur and working in Cannes, the author stated that he went to the city every day outside of confinement periods and was then worried about what he perceived as an authoritarian drift justified by health reasons. The author explained that Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes, had not convinced him at first. However, he remembered a piece by the mayor published in Le Figaro during the crisis, where he, according to his account, criticized bureaucracy, cited Tocqueville, and denounced the constraints related to movement certificates. This stance gave him moral support while he read authors from the Austrian School of economics and worried about freedoms. The French Mileistes also reported that a bookstore in Cannes, located near their office, had remained open despite the bans and had garnered attention in the national press. According to the author, Lisnard had publicly supported it, went there to buy a book, and asked Roselyne Bachelot to stop its forced closure by the National Police, without success. The author described him as one of the few elected officials to openly defend this type of local resistance and indicated that he had also accused Emmanuel Macron of using the vaccination pass for political purposes. The author acknowledged that Lisnard had also had beaches sprayed with hydrogen peroxide and actively supported vaccination. He believed that the mayor had favored targeted, anticipated, and local measures rather than general restrictions, and presented the Covid period as proof of his courage and sincerity. He concluded that he would not forget that Lisnard had, in his opinion, defended freedoms while almost all other elected officials turned away from them. #Liberté #Politique #CôteDAzur (translated)
The article discusses the blockages in universities, comparing the current situation of students to that of the lockdown periods related to Covid-19. #étudiants #universités #blocus (translated)
"We believe that improvements in both AI alignment (...) and containment technologies are necessary," they write, warning that without changes to current practices, "future incidents will be far more damaging to critical infrastructure," this letter also signed by AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and expert Stuart Russell states. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #ConfinementIA (translated)
"We believe that improvements in both AI alignment (...) and containment technologies are necessary," they write, warning that without changes to current practices, "future incidents will be much more damaging to critical infrastructure," can also be read in this letter also signed by AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and expert Stuart Russell. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #ConfinementIA (translated)
About 225 scientists specialized in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, including Canadian Yoshua Bengio, considered one of the fathers of AI, called on Tuesday for "immediate changes" in the practices of AI development and deployment to prevent future security incidents. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #ConfinementIA (translated)
In an open letter, 225 researchers in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are calling for immediate changes to improve the security and alignment of AI models in order to prevent future incidents that could severely harm critical infrastructures. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #ConfinementIA (translated)
"We believe that improvements in both AI alignment (...) and containment technologies are necessary," they write, warning that without changes to current practices, "future incidents will be much more damaging to critical infrastructure," can be read in this letter also signed by AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and expert Stuart Russell. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #SûretéIA (translated)
"We believe that improvements in both AI alignment (...) and containment technologies are necessary," they write, warning that, without changes to current practices, "future incidents will be much more damaging to critical infrastructure," it can be read in this letter also signed by AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and expert Stuart Russell. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #SûretéIA (translated)
The author reported that France Info had mentioned the testimony of a person saying they were doing nothing and living through a new lockdown because of fuel prices. He added that, in his opinion, talking about "lockdown" had been labeled as conspiracy thinking for months. https://t.co/vnGHqUiInf #Confinement #PrixCarburants #France #FR (translated)
Didier Maïsto accused Emmanuel Macron of having confined a generation for months, closed high schools, and isolated teenagers, while he was going to the theater with his wife. He believed that these measures had contributed to the distress of young people and criticized the fact that their anger was treated as a public order issue. To support his statements, Maïsto cited figures he attributed to Public Health France and the National Suicide Observatory: nearly one in five high school students would have shown a significant risk of depression and suicidal thoughts in the past year, and 15% would have already attempted suicide. He also indicated that hospitalizations for self-inflicted injuries among young women aged 15 to 19 had reached 516 per 100,000 in 2023, an increase of nearly 50% since 2017, while the youth suicide rate is said to have increased by 40% between 2020 and 2022. According to him, more than half of students reported depressive symptoms during the second lockdown. Maïsto added that the deterioration of young people's mental health had started in the mid-2010s and that the lockdowns had accelerated it. He also mentioned isolation, academic pressure, Parcoursup, social media, and precarity, estimating that girls were particularly affected. He concluded that young people did not need to be targeted by defense ball launchers. #SantéMentaleJeunes #SantéMentale #Jeunesse #Dépression (translated)
The author wrote that the reunification of Koh-Lanta would always make him think of another reunification, which he described as "iconic" and associated with confinement. #kohlanta https://t.co/Dn9NSpsgFp #KohLanta #Réunification #Confinement (translated)
The author joked about the fact that the French remained in confinement and reminded that the idea of an "energy confinement" had been labeled as conspiracy thinking. He argued that it was not necessary to enact such a measure, believing that intentionally excessive prices were enough to keep the population under constraint. #Confinement #Énergie #Prix #FR (translated)
Bientôt le diesel à « 4 euros le litre » ?! Pourquoi ce scénario circule Pourquoi Macron ment effrontément quand il évoque uniquement des raisons extérieures Pourquoi laisser faire c’est une façon d’organiser, sans le dire, sans même avoir besoin de le décréter, un confinement #Diesel #Macron #Confinement #FR
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak expands to two additional health zones Importance: 10/10 (Critical) WHO reported that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has expanded to Bulu in Sud Ubangi and Dungu in Haut-Uélé, bringing the total to 63 affected health zones across seven provinces. As of 23 September, DRC had reported 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths; the geographic expansion increases cross-border transmission risk. Source: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON618 2. ETHIOPIA — Heavy fighting continues in the north Fighting involving federal and Tigrayan forces has intensified, disrupting communications and raising concerns that the renewed conflict could spread beyond Tigray. Ethiopia's president has also accused unspecified external actors of interference as the 2022 peace framework comes under severe strain. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopian-president-warns-of-interference-amid-renewed-tigray-fighting/ 3. SUDAN–CHAD — Sudanese refugee arrivals accelerate sharply Importance: 9/10 (Very High) UNHCR says more than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to eastern Chad this year, with arrivals through Adré and Tiné recently rising to more than 400 people per day — around 20 times the rate seen during previous months. Funding remains far below requirements, increasing pressure on shelter, water and protection services. Source: https://www.unhcr.ca/news/unhcr-in-its-fourth-year-sudan-conflict-drives-new-displacement-into-chad-as-funding-falls-short/ 4. DR CONGO — At least 41 killed in Lake Tanganyika boat disaster Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) At least 41 people died after a vessel carrying roughly 100 passengers and cargo capsized on Lake Tanganyika while travelling from Kigoma, Tanzania, toward Kalemie in DRC. Forty-nine people were reported rescued while search operations continued. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/at-least-41-die-as-boat-capsizes-in-drcs-lake-tanganyika 5. ZIMBABWE–UNITED STATES — U.S. health funding set to end after talks collapse Importance: 8.5/10 (Very High) The United States is set to end health-programme funding for Zimbabwe at the end of September after negotiations over a new agreement failed, including disagreement over provisions concerning health data and biological samples. The change could affect HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programmes. Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-25/data-sharing-clause-derailed-u-s-zimbabwe-health-talks-now-all-funding-ends-this-month 6. SOUTH SUDAN — Kiir opens political dialogue ahead of December elections President Salva Kiir opened an inter-party dialogue in Juba after dissolving the transitional unity government. Elections are scheduled for 22 December and would be South Sudan's first national vote since independence, while opposition groups have raised concerns over the process, security and political conditions. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/south-sudan-kiir-opens-political-dialogue-ahead-of-december-elections/ 7. SENEGAL — First criminal charges filed over 2021–2024 political unrest Four people have become the first defendants charged in connection with violence during Senegal's political unrest between 2021 and 2024. The proceedings concern alleged unlawful confinement, abduction, torture and violence; the accused contest the allegations. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/senegal-lays-first-criminal-charges-over-political-unrest-between-2021-and-2024/ 8. ETHIOPIA–DJIBOUTI — $660 million petroleum pipeline announced Importance: 7.5/10 (High) Ethiopia, Djibouti and Dangote interests are backing a planned $660 million refined-petroleum pipeline. The 120-kilometre link between Damerjog port and Dewele is intended to lower logistics costs and strengthen fuel supply for landlocked Ethiopia. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/ethiopia-djibouti-and-dangote-to-build-660m-petroleum-pipeline/ 9. UGANDA–SOUTH SUDAN — New 400 kV cross-border electricity connection Importance: 7.5/10 (High) A planned Uganda–South Sudan power interconnection will establish roughly 299 kilometres of 400-kV double-circuit transmission infrastructure. The project is intended to connect South Sudan to the Eastern Africa Power Pool and create an export market for Uganda's surplus electricity. Source: https://www.ugandaradionetwork.net/story/new-400kv-cross-border-electricity-connection-to-serve-uganda-and-south-sudan 10. MOZAMBIQUE — Drug use rises as trafficking routes increasingly feed domestic consumption Importance: 7/10 (High) Mozambican officials say the country is increasingly becoming a consumer market as well as a transit route for illicit drugs. Government figures show drug-related hospital admissions rose 38% last year to more than 32,280, while authorities report growing concern about methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl flows. Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/09/25/mozambique-faces-rising-drug-use-as-trafficking-routes-fuel-local-addiction/ #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #BundibugyoEbola #PublicHealth #HealthEmergency #WHO #CentralAfrica #Ethiopia #Djibouti #EthiopiaDjibouti #PetroleumPipeline #EnergyInfrastructure #FuelSecurity #Logistics #RegionalTrade #AfricanEconomy #Dangote #Tigray #NorthernEthiopia #EthiopiaConflict #ArmedConflict #SecurityCrisis #HornOfAfrica #RegionalSecurity #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #CrossBorderTrade #EnergySecurity #AfricaToday #wrldorg
♦️Les Français le critiquent, les politiques ne lui font aucun cadeau et les médias se délectent de le flinguer depuis qu’il est président, alors que jamais un président n’avait vécu autant de crises durant ses mandats : Crise des Gilets jaunes. Crise sanitaire. Confinement. Guerre en Ukraine. Crise énergétique. Guerre au Moyen-Orient. Mais il a malgré tout investi massivement dans les hôpitaux avec le Ségur de la santé. Il a redonné des moyens à la police. Il a doublé le budget de nos armées. Il a redonné du poids à la France partout dans le monde. Il a réenclenché un processus de réindustrialisation. Il a renationalisé EDF et relancé comme jamais l’investissement dans le nucléaire. Il a créé deux millions d’emplois dans le pays. Il a inscrit la France dans les nouvelles technologies. La France est le premier pays d’Europe en matière de création de start-up, d’IA et d’innovation technologique. Et malgré toutes ces crises, il a su protéger les Français. Les mêmes qui lui reprochent quoi ? La dette. Alors que personne ne comprend rien à cette dette, alors que 50 % de cette dette est la conséquence des déficits de la Sécurité sociale et des caisses de retraite, alors que tous les Français ont bénéficié et bénéficient encore de cette dette, parce qu’ils en sont les premiers bénéficiaires. Mais les marchands d’illusions vous promettent quoi ? Plus d’austérité, et vous irez vous plaindre que tout va bien ? Moins de dépenses, moins de fiscalité, moins de taxes, moins d’immigrés, plus de fragilité militaire et donc moins de sécurité. Et vous pensez une seconde que le monde va changer ? Les Français seront les premiers touchés, au premier chef ceux qui auront voté pour soutenir cette vague populiste et nationaliste. Le monde est devenu fou. Les peuples se laissent berner par des charlatans, par des bonimenteurs, par des manipulateurs des esprits. Ils le regretteront, comme ils ont conspué de Gaulle pour s’en revendiquer aujourd’hui. Le pire, en politique, n’est jamais derrière nous, mais toujours devant. Alors préparez-vous, parce qu’il arrive. #TAEM un jour, #TAEM toujours. #France #Macron #UE #Renaissance #France #Macron #innovation
Chaque jour, la dette devient plus pesante, les taux d’intérêt suivent une trajectoire écrasante pour nos finances publiques… Dans le même temps, une crise sociale s’installe, avec des Français contraints de respecter un « confinement énergétique » suite à l’explosion des prix https://t.co/cIBedEP20R #dette #criseéconomique #confinementénergétique #FR
« Confinement énergétique » : Macron y va à fond ! ⤵️ Restriction des déplacements, télétravail forcé, contrôles partout,… Alors que des pays asiatiques lancent cette semaine le « smart energy lockdown », Macron y va aussi à fond, sans le dire ! Alors même que des solutions #ConfinementÉnergétique #Macron #TransitionÉnergétique #FR #AS
J’appelle à baisser la TVA sur les carburants pour aider les Français. Elle doit passer de 20% à 5.5%. Ça ne peut plus durer. Des Français qui dépendent de leur voiture pour vivre et travailler sont dans une situation de “confinement énergétique”. https://t.co/oWhjR4VrMK #TVA #carburants #soutienAuxFrançais #FR
