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Fabrice Riceputi @campvolant.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Pour ou contre la vérité ? Le "service public" en France en 2026 ...

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 12/10/2026

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 12/10/2026

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I once worked in a French professional school. They were doing their best with limited means, but it wasn't at all a good situation. 😪

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 12/10/2026

‘Generation 6-7 revives May 68’: Inside the French high schoolers’ revolt heard round the world @phineasjfr.bsky.social reports

Teargas, memes and bin barricades: France’s angry students revive the ghosts of ’68. Picture: Protesters fleeing teargas in Marseille, 8 October, 2026

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Want to understand the current student mobilizations in France in three key stats? French military budget per citizen, in 2026: €835 French police budget per citizen, in 2026: €365 French education budget per citizen, in 2026: €89

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Some shots from yesterday's student protest in #Paris. An estimated 250,000-450,000 high schoolers, teachers and college students took to the streets across France to protest poor learning conditions, dilapidated infrastructure and budget cuts.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As I do every week on my Substack, I wrote about the latest news on France and the far right. This week: students take to the streets. substack.com/home/post/p-... #France #Protest #Manif

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(Re)voir Review: Jeunes en Colère, Sénat aux LR and Milei Seeks a French Heir

This week in French news from immigration to the far right.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The human consequences of this decision, though portrayed as temporary, will be massive. While these geriatric justices "hear arguments," people's lives are being ripped apart.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How you can tell a bully's back is to the wall. They start rewriting history.

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Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NEXT: The Forbidden Stories Lab will officially launch on October 9 at UC Berkeley. The event is open to all, with registration available via the link and will also be livestreamed: journalism.berkeley.edu/event/homeco...

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Forbidden Stories: 'The Deportation Project' and keeping journalists’ stories alive

UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I've been working with @forbidden-stories.bsky.social to develop ways to respond to declining press freedom in the US and this is one of them. Really excited to be a part of the FS Lab initiative.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Highly recommend reading the latest big project from @forbidden-stories.bsky.social! For months, the team diligently traced Trump's third-party #deportation apparatus, dredging up documents showing the network of opaque deals and their deep human consequences. forbiddenstories.org/projects_pos...

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The Deportation Project: Inside the Trump administration's secret deals to expel people worldwide - Forbidden Stories

72 journalists, 26 news organizations, 15 countries: a global investigation into the Trump administration’s secret third-country deportation system

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I write -- broadly speaking -- about migration, tech, human rights and politics, but also about cycling, urban affairs and science/environment. The pieces I love are the ones where these topics intersect. More than happy to take commissions from editors, especially as the French elections heat up!

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

J'ai aussi publié plusieurs articles en français pour des médias dont @humanite.fr, Society et 200 Magazine.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One year ago, I launched my freelance career. Since, I've published 38 articles, including several long-form pieces for @longreads.com, @truthdig.com, @inkstickmedia.com, @codastory.com and others, while also translating into English for @lemonde.fr and @publiceye.ch. Starting off the next chapter!

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Cécile Andrzejewski @cecileski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Depuis des années, Nejma Brahim fait un travail de dingue sur les questions d’exil. La semaine dernière, elle a voulu se rendre au Maroc pour récolter les témoignages de familles endeuillées par le drame de Ceuta. Elle a été interdite d’accès au territoire marocain par les autorités du pays.

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Mediapart dénonce le refoulement d’une de ses journalistes par le Maroc

Venue recueillir les témoignages de familles endeuillées par la tragédie migratoire à Ceuta, notre journaliste a été interdite d’entrée sur le sol marocain. Mediapart condamne cette entrave au droit …

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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“Not knowing when you get out of that hell, that was one of the biggest tortures.” The second installment of series for @truthdig.com looks at the European plan to supercharge third-country deportation schemes, including to countries with patterns of rights abuses: www.truthdig.com/articles/the...

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EU to Migrants: ‘Go Back to Where You’ve Never Been’

Brussels lays the groundwork for U.S.-style third-country deportations.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

As always, this project was a massive collaborative effort, including journalists from 14 media outlets and @amnesty.org as a technical partner. Check out @forbidden-stories.bsky.social's work here and keep posted for the next round of stories. #KeepStoriesAlive 6/6 forbiddenstories.org

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Forbidden Stories - Keep stories alive

Forbidden Stories Revealed: Unpublished UN Report Implicates Workers on TotalEnergies-led Project in Sexual Exploitation and Mozambique’s Military in Sexual ViolenceExclusive Global Survey: Journalist...

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#France is another big part of the puzzle. Our investigation alongside colleagues at @lemonde.fr, @radiofrance.fr and others, found that the French government inquired about netting a #Pegasus contract, even as officials were being spied on by that same tool. 5/6 forbiddenstories.org/while-france...

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While France was considering buying Pegasus, Morocco was spying on its ministers - Forbidden Stories

L’Elysée a fini par mettre son veto. Récit d’une volte-face.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The project drew on unexploited data from the original #PegasusProject. Tipped off by an insider source, @forbidden-stories.bsky.social colleagues & I looked into the deployment of Pegasus against allies, including high-profile political targets in #Gabon. 4/6 forbiddenstories.org/how-morocco-...

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HOW MOROCCO ALLEGEDLY SPIES ON AN AFRICAN ALLY

In the midst of Gabon’s succession crisis in March 2019, Moroccan intelligence agencies selected members of former President Ali Bongo’s inner circle as potential targets of Pegasus spyware.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

So how did Morocco access this sophisticated spy tech? Signs point to an unexpected place: the UAE. My colleagues unearthed a partnership between NSO Group, Morocco and an Emirati intermediary, whose parent company is now directly funded by the UAE. 3/6 forbiddenstories.org/codename-mor...

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Codename “Morgan”: A look back at Morocco’s acquisition of Pegasus, involving Israel and the United Arab Emirates

From product demonstrations at a secret villa in Rabat to training sessions at NSO’s Herzliya headquarters, Forbidden Stories and its partners retrace the early stages of Morocco’s use of Pegasus.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Colleagues @gvenetitay.bsky.social, @josebautista.bsky.social Hicham Mansouri & Eloise Layan peered beneath the hood of Morocco's spying agencies, who have deployed a broad arsenal of physical and digital tools against journalists, activists, HRDs & others. 2/6 forbiddenstories.org/how-did-moro...

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How did Morocco become addicted to tracking down its opponents with spyware?

Trailing targets, monitoring internet cafes, deploying spyware: Morocco has mobilized a massive arsenal of surveillance tools against journalists and dissidents in recent years.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#NEW: Several big investigations from @forbidden-stories.bsky.social have just come out, including some that I worked on. They include new revelations on #Pegasus spyware abuse by Morocco, and an unprecedented testimony by an insider from the country's DGST security service. #PegasusProject 1/6

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Read @phineasjfr.bsky.social on how the 1978 World Cup, hosted by Argentina’s military dictatorship, galvanized calls for a boycott, demands that echo today in the USA as activists confront rising authoritarianism through sport. @nacla-report.bsky.social nacla.org/no-football-...

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“No Football Between The Concentration Camps”

The 1978 World Cup, hosted by Argentina’s dictatorship, spawned powerful calls for a boycott, demands that are especially important today.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

According to several sources, France pushed for immediate implementation of the most controversial measures, including home raids. “ICE was created to have an internal enforcement police,” professor Serge Slama said. “That way of operating has existed in France for a very long time." 5/6

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

After a more centrist proposal stalled, Bellamy negotiated with three far right parties behind closed doors. One European source told me that this broke with EU protocol. “That’s not how the European Parliament is supposed to work," they said. 4/6

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

If this sounds like fever dream of an emboldened far right, think again. This law was the fruit of close collaboration between traditional right-wing lawmakers and their far-right counterparts. In France, MEP François-Xavier Bellamy, of the Les Republicains party, played a key role. 3/6

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The so-called Return Regulation will dramatically reshape how the bloc handles irregular migration: - Detention of children and families for up to 24 months; - Home raids - Offshore “return hubs” - Extended entry bans - Reduced voluntary departure windows (aka fast-tracked deportations) 2/6

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#Breaking: Today the EU approved a new law that will supercharge Europe's deportation apparatus. I wrote for @truthdig.com about how France became a testing grounds for some of the policies that will now be adopted across the continent. 1/6 www.truthdig.com/articles/thi...

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This Is How ICE Comes to Europe

A European Union deportation law is paving the way for ICE-style tactics and infrastructure across the continent.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My latest (and first for @truthdig.com) is about the aggressive, scarily familiar tactics the EU is about to vote through in order to ramp up mass deportation.

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Diane de Vignemont @diane2v.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

My latest, for Souvenir Magazine Vauban Books, an indie publishing house out of North Carolina, has been quietly translating, annotating, and rebranding the greatest hits of the French far-right for an ever-growing anglophone audience. souvenirmagazineparis.substack.com/p/the-great-...

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THE GREAT REBRANDING

Inside the ‘Dissident’ World of Vauban Books

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Incredibly honored to be engaged to @diane2v.bsky.social, despite her random British spelling of things, and so proud of her for this prize.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This picture from the wall of France's interior ministry is wild. Of the 17 interior ministers since the turn of the century, only ONE has been a woman.

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

That friend was @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social, a brilliant Hungarian journalist everyone should follow on here!

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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

When I cycled across #Hungary this past summer, I kept coming across this funny billboard of Peter Magyar and Volodymyr Zelenskyy hatching out of eggs carrying Ukrainian flags. My Hungarian friend explained that the ads read: "Like two eggs" ("two peas in a pod"). Let's see what happens!

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