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In the US, work becomes an addiction--a behavioural illness--that can be fuelled by obsession, drugs & other sick behaviours. It also leads to the phenomenon of the ultra-wealthy individual, devoid of culture or anything beyond technical learning, motivated by greed. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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Just when you thought that the moral depravity of US leadership could sink no lower ... www.newsweek.com/trumps-glitz...

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An essay on social opportunities for integrating linguistically in France open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

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Worth reading in full. The impact on lower income Americans will be devastating, the benefits to the ultra-wealthy extraordinary www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

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Jack Howard (1875-1971), was known for his woodland and wildlife photography, but the family and domestic photos are closest to my heart. Here my uncles Brooks and Frank flank an unidentified girl on the porch of the Howard cottage on Trouants Island (Marshfield, MA, US), enjoying a snack (ca. 1912)

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This is the House Republican budget plan that Donald Trump endorsed. Trickle up economics.

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Something light-hearted: this year’s Carnaval de Nice celebrates “Le Roi des Océans.” Here are the queen and king holding court; even the delivery fellow has caught the spirit…

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If you're a private Gmail user and worried about Google sharing data with the US government or private parties, this article is worth a read: european-alternatives.eu/alternative-...

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CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals. Read more👇 www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...

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A brief follow-up note to my essay pitching European universities to Americans. It reflects on the cultural expectations of Americans versus Europeans with regard to higher education, drawing mostly from my experience working in Ireland. leavingamerica.substack.com/p/more-about...

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In view of uncertainty around the direction of higher ed and educational funding in the US, I've issued a preliminary essay for US citizens regarding university study in Europe. I'll update with further information and feedback received in the late summer. open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

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"Vous n’auriez jamais dû la commencer": Donald Trump a vivement critiqué Volodymyr Zelensky, lui imputant la responsabilité de la guerre en Ukraine au moment où les Etats-Unis et la Russie cherchent un règlement sans Kiev ni les Européens. ➡️ u.afp.com/SoDB

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The SAVE Act will make registering to vote more difficult for people whose name has changed (through marriage, etc.), and will require voter registration in person— disenfranchising many college students and most Americans who serve or reside abroad. See: www.democratsabroad.org/stop_the_sav...

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The Social Security Administration’s records include all Social Security numbers, comprehensive medical records for disability benefits, bank information, earnings records and more, Altman said. “There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times, then delete your AirBnB account. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

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It might be a good time to be reminded that humans are also capable of great things, as we were in Barcelona for St Valentine's Day. A visit to Basílica de la Sagrada Família & a recital by pianist Daniil Trifonov in the extraordinary Palau de la Música Catalana.

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“The radical reorganization now underway is shattering the fundamental checks and balances of our constitutional order. The DOGE process mocks the tenets that we are a nation of laws not men and that Congress controls spending and passes legislation.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The school holiday in France brings the first wave of the tourist season in Nice, the Prom was very busy on Sunday

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🗣️ ICYMI, Arts and Humanities Scholars: this is for you! 🗣️ ORCID now supports an expanded range of work types, such as 🎼 musical compositions, 🎨 still and 🎞️ moving images, and even 📝 teaching materials!! Learn more on our blog: https://shorturl.at/fiUbQ

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I've scribbled a few words on our decision to move from Dublin to Nice on the occasion of our retirement. It was not an impulsive decision ... leavingamerica.substack.com/p/why-nice-f...

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Google scraps diversity hiring goals and cites Trump’s DEI orders

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The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.

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Every day is Christmas for Putin now.

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The binding force in democracy has been and always will be trust. We are seeing just how fragile such trust can be, and the consequences of that fragility.

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February 3, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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After 15 years in Europe, I'm sharing some reflections on emigration, shared values, and the trajectory of the American nation-state leavingamerica.substack.com/p/is-there-a...

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Some reflections on moving between countries, to places where my forebears once lived, on Substack leavingamerica.substack.com/p/leaving-ho...

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It’s St Brigid's Day! Read the latest #UCDLibrary Cultural Heritage Collections blog post exploring some of the lesser known folktales associated with the Saint. It also highlights the richness of material held in the National Folklore Collection. ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2025/01/23/a...

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Some reflections on moving between countries, to places where my forebears once lived, on Substack leavingamerica.substack.com/p/leaving-ho...

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We are very saddened to hear of the death of the great poet Michael Longley. He read his poetry for the Irish Poetry Reading Archive many years ago and we remember his visit fondly. Here he is Remembering Carrigskeewaun. youtu.be/0HpBq0N7eRs?... Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

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One American politician who makes sense: someone who does not identify as either Democrat or Republican. Bernie Sanders. youtu.be/vHH-KI2yk8s?...

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If you've never compared drug prices in the U.S. to costs elsewhere, then you don't realise how badly you're being mistreated by both your insurance company and the government's regulatory authority. Some perspectives from France. open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed to ban people outside the European Union from buying housing in the country, as part of his drive to ease an affordable-homes crisis

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Just for a bit of inspiration ... a pause inside la Maison Auer Chocolaterie & Confiserie, Nice (France)

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Useful perspective on the nature of the hearings for Hegseth as Secretary of Defence from David Brooks--where was the focus on tangible and current defence issues? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...

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German (then) French (now) - an essay about on-the-ground language learning open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

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There's been intense focus on the predatory nature of private health insurance in the U.S., but many other issues create a sense of vulnerability for ordinary Americans. Will they collectively create some kind of social policy tipping point leading to reform? open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

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