Concern over the fate of Laurent Vinatier
Steve Told Us – Moscow is reportedly demanding the lifting of sanctions against Russian artists, including singer Polina Gagarina, who is reputed to be very close to the Kremlin. By Frédéric Crotta The arrest and imprisonment of Laurent Vinatier is a complete mystery. A few weeks ago, this French citizen had travelled to Russia as […]
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The Magic Daily Practice of Facing Your Fears
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Every day, there are things we’re resisting, avoiding, feeling some fear about. We don’t often recognize that, but what we most often do is turn away from these things. This turning away leads to a couple of impactful things: A shrinking of our lives, as we turn away […]
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The Powerful Effect of Bringing Play Into Your Life
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta How much of your day is spent either 1) trying to make yourself do something you really don’t want to do, or 2) avoiding doing that thing you don’t want to force yourself to do (and feeling guilty about it)? In truth, this is most of the day […]
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Julian Assange is now “free”
Steve Told Us – The whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks has reached a settlement with the US justice system. Julian Assange has been persecuted by the US justice system for revealing hundreds of thousands of confidential documents. He finally reached an agreement with the US justice system whereby he would regain his freedom after five […]
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Get Good at Finishing Things
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Recently I had a reader write in to me about not being good at finishing things. A few examples of things they haven’t finished: They bought a course and never finished it They can’t seem to stick to a diet They’ve only gone on half of the hikes […]
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Macron throws everything into the campaign
Steve Told Us – With 18 days to go before the first round of early parliamentary elections, the French President castigates the extremes and attempts to salvage the situation in the face of a probable defeat for the presidential majority. Emmanuel Macron spoke to journalists on Wednesday, in his trademark logorrhea, lasting almost two hours. […]
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blocking Marine Le Pen’s path to the Élysée Palace
Steve Told Us – The dissolution of the National Assembly is part of a carefully thought-out strategy by President Macron: to confront Marine Le Pen with the difficulties and unpopularity of power to prevent her from becoming president in 2027. Emmanuel Maron’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly was not a hasty one. For weeks, […]
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European elections : The post-Macron era is underway
Steve Told Us – flag-france-europe With over 31% for the RN list and 15% for that of the presidential party, the results of the European elections in France signal the end of Macronie. Jordan Bardella (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) All the polls had predicted it. The results of this Sunday, June 9th, 2024, […]
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Our Mistaken Ideas About What Makes Us Happy
Steve Told Us – By Leo Babauta Most of us are operating on mistaken ideas about what gives us happiness — and these errors are costly. Think about how you normally spend your days — and then think about whether that’s making you happy. Now think about the cost to your health and long-term happiness. […]
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far right in the lead!
Steve Told Us – According to a Euronews poll, the Conservatives are the favorites in the European elections on June 9. A swing to the right of the hemicycle seems inevitable, with far-right parties making notable gains in several countries. The hemicycle to the right Euronews poll results indicate that the European Parliament is set […]
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