Opinion | I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.

I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/o...

State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450

State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...

Andy Borowitz (@borowitzreport) Rubio Afraid to Tell Trump That He Wears Smaller Shoe Size

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The No World Order Meir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.

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🌟 How Moving to Portugal Helped a Solopreneur Cut Costs and Enjoy a New Life (Issue 174) Listen now | My conversation with Casey Kelly on relocating and establishing a business in Portugal. Have you ever considered moving abroad? Do you dream of running a business in a more affordable loc...

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James L Bruno (@jameslbruno)

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Global Markets Investor (@globalmarketsinvestor) ⚠️US LAYOFFS ARE SKYROCKETING: US based-employers announced 108,435 job cuts in January, the highest January total since 2009, the Great Financial Crisis. This was up +205% from December and +118% Y...

MUGA - Making Unemployment Grow Again (in the US)
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Hans Christensen (@hanschristensen) X Offices Raided in France, Musk Summoned Elon Musk, last summer, refused to collaborate with French authorities in their criminal investigation of social media platform X. Now, the Paris ​prosecutor...

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France to replace US's Teams and Zoom for 'sovereign control' France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.

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Tom Hoefling (@tomhoefling) https://x.com/TheWarMonitor Please explain why these agents attacked this person without giving any verbal warning whatsoever, or how any of this relates to immigration enforcement.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid) In 1943, Norwegian author Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize medal to Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels during Germany's illegal occupation of Norway. In 2026, Venezuelan opposition...

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The Irish Politics Newsletter (@tullmcadoo) Billionaire Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary, calls Elon Musk a "very wealthy idiot" and says X is a "cesspit" in an interview with Newstalk

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Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko) America 2026

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How Substack made me an entrepreneur individuel in France If you're self-employed as a sole trader, creator, etc., tax resident and earning income online in France, this one's for you

If you earn income through self-employment in France, you need to register your activity (with l'Urssaf) and pay social contributions consistent with the type of work you do. This article provides an explainer.
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Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Agreement

Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Agreement www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

The End Of The Petrodollar: The Real Reason For The Venezuela Raid YouTube video by Br decode

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James L Bruno (@jameslbruno)

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John B Howard (@leavingamerica) Worth reflecting upon, and pondering whether there is a way out…

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Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.

Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

The French National Assembly has approved a new annual fee for access to the French universal healthcare system (PUMa) by foreigners residing in France with a visa "visa long séjour « visiteurs. »" In effect from 2026, details on costs etc TBD.
More details here:
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A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’

I don’t mean to be crude, but very concept discussed here turns my stomach.
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...

How do European social welfare benefits apply when changing countries or travelling within Europe ? E.U. regulations and Agreements with third countries aim to achieve a high level of coordination to protect the citizenry and legal residents

This month I'm writing about healthcare topics in Europe and France. This latest essay discusses how healthcare and health insurance is administered across the borders of 31 European countries, assuring that residents are have healthcare wherever they live or travel open.substack.com/pub/leavinga...

The cover of my new book, The UFOAnd Other Stories

Just published. On Amazon. I’m a bit ashamed. ebook, too.

Opinion | The French Secret to Healthier Eating

The French Secret to Healthier Eating www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

Is Healthcare in Europe Really Free? There are many models of affordable public healthcare systems in Europe, but none are actually "free"

As the open enrolment period for health insurance is underway in the U.S & Americans wonder whether healthcare really has to be this way, I've written about diverse healthcare models in Europe, all of which are less expensive, and most provide better care: leavingamerica.substack.com/p/is-healthc...

John B Howard (@leavingamerica) I had walked past l'Artistique on the leafy Boulevard Dubouchage in Nice many times, sometimes seeing a queue of people awaiting entry to one of the public lectures scheduled there. When I finally vis...

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Cycling through life's transitions Our bicycles have been lifelong liberating companions

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Cycling through life's transitions Our bicycles have been lifelong liberating companions

I’ve ridden a bicycle almost as long as I’ve lived. Why do we have such attachments to them? I explore that question a bit in this personal essay, reflecting on the companionship, utility and joys of cycling in three countries across almost 70 years.
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