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Retour d’expérience sur une campagne de boycott d’entreprises au Maroc

 

Le 20 avril 2018, un appel au boycott a été lancé sur les réseaux sociaux marocains contre trois entreprises leaders dans leurs secteurs d’activités. L’eau minérale de Sidi Ali, le lait de Centrale Danone et les stations de services Afriquia (pétrole) ont été victimes d’une guerre d’information, justifiée selon les internautes par des prix de vente élevés. Les appels au boycott ont été relayés par les internautes Marocains via des groupes et des pages ...




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Un été avec Jean d’Ormesson (4)

Ouvrons, cette fois, le livre C’est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde, roman que Jean d’Ormesson publié en 2010. On y trouve, comme toujours, des réflexions et des phrases magnifiques. Savourons-les cet été !

« J’ai beaucoup dormi. J’ai perdu beaucoup de temps. J’ai commis pas mal d’erreurs. Ce qu’il y avait de moins inutile sous le soleil, c’était de nous aimer les uns les autres. »

« Naître est toujours un bonheur. Il y a dans tout début une surprise et une attente qui seront peut-être déçues mais qui donnent au temps qui passe sa couleur et sa vigueur. »

« Nous sommes ...




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Vivre la Résistance sur un plateau

Julian Alaphilippe.
Dans la dixième étape, entre Annecy et Le Grand-Bornand (158,5 km), victoire de prestige du Français Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step). La course a emprunté le plateau des Glières, haut lieu de la Résistance. Un vibrant écho au martyre des  partisans massacrés en 1944 par les Allemands et les miliciens de Vichy.
 
Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie), envoyé spécial.
«Vivre libre ou mourir.» Si grands, dans la solitude du vertige. Et pourtant si petits, comme délocalisés, balayés par un lieu de preuves ...




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Thomas repeint en Sky la trilogie classique

Dans la douzième étape, entre Bourg-Saint-Maurice et l’Alpe d’Huez (175,5 km), nouvelle victoire du maillot jaune Geraint Thomas (Sky), qui se comporte de plus en plus en leader. Il s’agissait de la plus belle étape de montagne, avec trois grands cols hors catégorie.

Alpe d’Huez (Isère), envoyé spécial.
Tout de nerfs et de cernes, le peloton s’étirait déjà en lambeaux et nous voyions clairement à travers depuis un moment. Devant, derrière, un peu partout, un dialogue spumescent et ...




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Un été avec Jean d’Ormesson (5)

Voici quelques extraits délicieux et profonds de C’est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde, roman de Jean d’Ormesson. Histoire de savourer quelques instants hors du temps, cet été !

« Ceux qui découvrent détruisent le système qui le précède. Ceux qui inventent de détruisent pas les oeuvres qui les précèdent. »

« Le passé s’éclaire à mesure qu’il s’éloigne. Ce n’est qu’à l’extrême fin du monde qu’une partie au moins des secrets de ses débuts obscurs pourront être révélés. »

« Ce monde est inépuisable, il n’existe que deux voies pour tenter d’en rendre compte : l’art et la science. »

« La poésie est ...




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Même dans le chrono, Thomas résiste au temps

Tom Dumoulin.
Dans la vingtième étape, un contre-la-montre sélectif entre Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle et Espelette (31 km), victoire du Néerlandais Tom Dumoulin, une toute petite seconde devant Chris Froome, qui récupère sa marche sur le podium. Troisième de l’étape, le Gallois Geraint Thomas remporte son premier Tour de France.

Sur la route du Tour, envoyé spécial.
D’abord il plut sur les routes du pays basque, ensuite l’asphalte se réchauffa avant de sécher sommairement comme pour favoriser les ...




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Un été avec Jean d’Ormesson (6)

Tous les livres de Jean d’Ormesson doivent être lus et relus. L’auteur nous propose une littérature de vérité, d’empathie, de compréhension de ce que nous sommes. Voici quelques phrases picorées dans C’est une chose étrange à la fin que le monde.

« Chaque amoureux a dans l’amour le sentiment de posséder le monde entier à travers l’être aimé.

Toute la beauté de l’univers lui est enfin révélée. L’art et la littérature ne sont peut-être rien d’autre que la traduction sublimée d’une pulsion sexuelle. »

« Le monde inépuisable dont nous faisons partie, aucun ouvrage de génie, aucune théorie unifiée, aucune formule de ...




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Paris : Imaginons les Places de demain. Et si on s’occupait des rues d’aujourd’hui ?

A gauche, Barbès. A droite, la nouvelle Place du Panthéon. Aux mêmes heures !
C’est une vaste opération lancée depuis 2015 par la Mairie de Paris. «Donner plus de place à celles et ceux qui ont envie de vivre dans une ville plus pacifiée, avec moins de voitures et moins de stress» selon les mots d'Anne Hidalgo. Sept grandes places parisiennes vont être « réinventées » : ...




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Joël Robuchon : les étoiles ne meurent jamais !

C'était il y a quelques mois dans Topchef, la dégustation de Chef Robuchon !
Le vrai tombeau des morts c’est le cœur des vivants. Cette phrase tellement citée qu’elle en a perdu de sa force est souvent attribuée à Cocteau. Elle est en fait de Tacite, 2000 ans plus tôt. Et elle reste très juste pour un Pape de la cuisine comme Joël Robuchon, mais pour lequel on pourrait ajouter : Le vrai tombeau des morts c’est le ...




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Une accusation à point nommé contre Asia Argento, quel hasard !

J'ai lu les titres et articles de presse à propos d'Asia Argento et de sa supposée agression contre Jimmy Bennett. Ça sent le traquenard à plein nez. 

Le type assure avoir été agressé sexuellement par l'actrice à l'âge de 17 ans. Il se fout de la gueule de qui, le petit traumatisé ? La prétendue agression ne l'empêchait pas de titrer quelques semaines après que "Maman" lui manquait. Pour la petite histoire, les deux acteurs jouent à la mère et au fils depuis qu'ils ont tourné ensemble dans un film alors que Jimmy avait 7 ans et qu'Asia incarnait sa ...




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2024 Fall Symposium — Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World

Friday, September 27 | 9:30 a.m. (PT) | Online Event Details and Recoding Here  Join us for Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World, a thought-provoking event exploring the intersection of race, technology, and legal frameworks. We’ll delve into the historical treatment of minority creators in copyright ...

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Tribal Self-Determination and the Protection of Cultural Property

This article is part of the 2024 BCLT-BTLJ-CMTL Symposium.  Angela R. Riley When my tribe, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma (CPN), established an Eagle Aviary to protect and care for injured eagles that could no longer survive in the wild, it did so with a few goals in mind. ...

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Race, Disability, and Section 230

This article is part of the 2024 BCLT-BTLJ-CMTL Symposium.  Blake E. Reid I am grateful to the BTLJ and BCLT for the opportunity to participate in this symposium’s panel on race, Internet platforms and Section 230. It’s a fortunate and timely opportunity to discuss Spencer Overton’s and Catherine Powell’s critical ...

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TikTok and the Control over the Means of Production in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

This article is part of the 2024 BCLT-BTLJ-CMTL Symposium.  Leo Yu The national security concerns surrounding TikTok appear straightforward: it is China. To many policymakers and scholars, the mere connection to China warrants severe measures, including either divestment to an American firm or a complete shutdown. What renders China’s involvement ...

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Expanding TikTok’s Liability for the “For You Page”

By Barbara Rasin, J.D. Candidate, 2027 In Anderson v. TikTok, decided in in late summer 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that TikTok’s “For You Page” algorithm was sufficiently creative to bar its protection under §230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). This is a significant step towards ...

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Will ChatGPT Tell Me How to Vote? Democracy & AI with Professor Bertrall Ross

[Meg O’Neill] 00:08 Hello and welcome to the Berkeley Technology Law Journal podcast. My name is Meg O’Neill and I am one of the editors of the podcast. Today we are excited to share with you a conversation between Berkeley Law LLM student Franco Dellafiori, and Professor Bertrall Ross. Professor ...

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What is the difference between saltwater and freshwater pearls?

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Talking with Focus about Families Stuck at Home Together

Today I’ll be on Focus on the Family’s Daily Broadcast talking about what families can do while stuck home together. Focus President Jim Daly and I talk about some specific ways moms and dads can be proactive about helping their kids through these strange times. If you turn on your radio to your nearest Christian radio …

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The unedited list of the top 10 books I’ve ever read

Last week a Christian radio network asked me to provide them with  a little glimpse into my personal life, specifically the top 10 books I’ve enjoyed reading. My first response was laughter…because my wife Lori always teases me how I don’t want to read at night. I always tell her, “Baby, after reading studies all …

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Texting and social media “may not be enough”

Last week Common Sense Media released the results of their most recent teen survey…during this Coronavirus epidemic… asking teens not only about screen-time, but their feelings and fears through all this. The two numbers that jumped out at me the most were these: 48% say they feel less connected than usual with their friends right …

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Movies minus the language, violence, etc.

If you’re a parent and you like movies, then you might find it difficult to find some “family friendly” movies or shows that are actually appropriate for your kids. Take Neflix’s Stranger Things for example. Really fun show, creative, well written… but if your kids are 6, 8 and 10, the language and frightening scenes …

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Getting Jonathan Screen-to-Screen

It’s interesting how things have changed in the last few months, with every single one of my school assemblies, parent workshops, and speaking at conferences postponed. I’ve given more people ZOOM attention in the last 8 weeks than in the last 8 years combined. So here’s an opportunity to get some screen-to-screen love (which isn’t …

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My favorite training of the year

I’ve been to a lot of youth ministry conferences over the last couple decades…some really good ones. But one of my favorites is always the Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention (NYWC). And it will be no exception this year. (And I promise you…I don’t get a thing for posting this. I’m truly just pointing …

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THE STUPID STUFF WE SAY ABOUT COVID-19

Four Statements Christians Really Need to Rethink Pastors are making huge decisions this week, the choice to resume worship as normal, or wait a little longer… or somewhere in between. This means filtering through all the “spin” that everyone is spewing right now. This post has no spin. I have no political or religious agenda. …

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Our Kids are Watching

This Thursday I’m posting a new article on our PARENTING HELP page helping moms and dads not only talk with their kids about the stressful news they’re seeing and hearing, but also providing them a solid foundation in an otherwise shaky world. Here’s just a snippet of that article… If you have kids under 18, then …

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Missing Joe

On Sunday our world was ripped apart. My youngest daughter Ashley has been living with us while her husband Joe was deployed in Afghanistan. Sunday morning two uniformed soldiers arrived at our door to tell us Joe died the day prior. Their baby, Ashton Joseph Allbaugh is due September 10th. We don’t even have any …

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Did you see us on Focus?

I’m a pretty proud Daddy today… I just heard my daughter Alyssa rock her interview on Focus on the Family yesterday (we record these things months prior, so I had forgot how good she was- truly amazing). You can catch the whole thing on YouTube HERE: I think my favorite part was how courageous she …

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DFL candidate holds 14 vote lead for Shakopee-area House race

DFL Rep. Brad Tabke leads GOP challenger Aaron Paul by just 14 votes out of about 22,000 cast. That's one more vote than his lead was earlier in the week.




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13 states will have women governors next year, a new record

Republican Kelly Ayotte's victory in New Hampshire will bring the total number of women holding governor’s offices to 13 — surpassing the previous high of 12 set in 2023.




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These charts show how Trump's strategy to lose by less won the swing states

President-elect Donald Trump won the election by flipping Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after President Biden won them in 2020. Looking at how Democratic counties voted explains how he did it.




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This lawyer is fighting defamation lawsuits that can silence sexual assault victims

Since the start of the #MeToo movement, many accused abusers have filed defamation charges against their accusers in retaliation, advocates say. Law professor Victoria Burke wants to change that.




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Why AP called Arizona for Trump

The Associated Press declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner in Arizona on Saturday night after vote updates in Maricopa and other counties added to his overall lead, putting the state out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris.




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Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here's how and why

Black and Latino voters moved toward Republican Donald Trump in this year's presidential election, and some of the biggest shifts were among men under age 45, and that helped expand his margin over Democrat Kamala Harris. 




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More young people are surviving cancer. Then they face a life altered by it

More people are getting cancer in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, and surviving, thanks to rapid advancement in care. Many will have decades of life ahead of them, which means they face greater and more complex challenges in survivorship. Lourdes Monje is navigating these waters at age 29.




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Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.




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What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar'

Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.




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Sherburne County will pay for recount of election results in close races

County officials say a damaged or uncleared memory card did not fully collect and transmit results from some mail-in ballots to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office on election night. That led to the state website displaying inaccurate unofficial results for Sherburne County.




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Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration

Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. The announcement was first reported by CNN on Monday.




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Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020

Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of President Joe Biden.




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The role of misinformation in the 2024 election

The election is over, but rumors, lies and misinformation are here to stay. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the role misinformation played in the election and how we can protect ourselves from it.




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Walz commends veterans and says it’s time for the country to unite

At his second official event since the Democratic presidential ticket lost to Republican Donald Trump, Gov. Tim Walz noted the nation’s democracy “is strong.”




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Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.




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President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

If confirmed, the Florida senator would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.




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Trump election could reopen path for mining near Boundary Waters

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reverse the Biden administration’s actions blocking copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters. But there is a lot that would need to happen before any mine could open.




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Why Trump’s immigration rhetoric appeals to one first-time Latino voter in Minnesota

President-elect Donald Trump made notable inroads with Latino voters this year, particularly among young men. One voter’s family history provides a window into Trump’s appeal.




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A pair of Trump officials have defended family separation and ramped-up deportations

President-elect Donald Trump named Stephen Miller his deputy chief of staff and Tom Homan as his “border czar,” appointing a battle-tested duo to design and direct immigration policy from the White House.




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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

The new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday. The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."




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How are you feeling a week after the election?

Did the election leave you feeling numb? Or maybe you’re hopeful, relieved, angry or feeling something else entirely. Coming at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about our complicated postelection emotions.




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Minnesota attorney general on Trump: ‘If he violates the rights of people, we’re going to sue’

The second-term DFLer says he’ll challenge Trump if Republicans push politics that contradict Minnesota laws.




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Election expert: Audits and recounts bring more confidence to the system

Recounts are expected in two Minnesota House races. The election results could determine control of that legislative body. The upcoming recounts are expected soon and come after initial ballot totals changed when election officials discovered technical glitches.