Alex Taylor
@AlexTaylorNews
French TV's Mr Europe 30 yrs
Host international events (+1 500)
Write books on languages
Teach journalism at Sorbonne
and have tamed camels
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This ๐ if it happens (admittedly a big ask) could be a game-changer in April's French presidential election
Former PM and candidate @GabrielAttal just went on French TV to propose a "primary" between leading left and right centrist candidates before the first round - so as to avoid a second round run-off between far left and far right Mรฉlenchon and Le Pen, which all the polls indicate would be the case as things stand
For the moment there are a whole bunch of candidates in the moderate left, right and centre who will all cancel each other out in the first round as none have the numbers of the two extreme candidates
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Populists and dodgy dosh on a whole new level. "Corrupt" doesn't even begin to cover this, surely, even by Trump's standards ? ๐
Trump Media (with Trump as largest share holder) has just launched "Truth API" which for $100 000/month gives investment funds and trading algorithms "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platformโs most market-moving Truths" (aka Trump's posts) a few seconds before they go public so that they can all make a killing (and stuff Trump's pockets while they're at it)
I mean ?
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Daily Mail, for years : "We don't want free movement !"
Daily Mail, now : "The controversial new EU Entry-Exit System means "huge queues of disgruntled fliers snaking onto pavements in shocking footage with many left vomiting and passing out"
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