In this second post in the series, I'm going to talk about relations between West Africa and France. It's one of the hot topics of September, since the putsch/coup in Niger. To understand the significance of this, you have to remember that there was a a coup d'état in Mali in 2021 and in Burkina Faso in 2022, two countries neighbouring Niger. And now it's in Gabon, another strategic country for France. Gabon suppplies Total (french national oil company) with oil, as well as manganese (interesting for batteries), uranium and gold. Niger is a supplier of uranium for French nuclear power plants. Burkina Faso is known for gold, as is Mali. These 4 countries were part of what we call €«Françafrique€» (French Africa). If French colonialism is officially dead, most countries still have a link with France, through dictatorships or authoritarian powers more or less installed by France.
Tim starts his bit with an Apple Watch Ultra. I think his forearms are bigger than mine, and he’s got less fat on him, too.
On the other hand, Tor's zine selling went great and they ended up selling like 40 copies of zines which might not sound like a lot but is pretty good for just a few hours in a parking lot in a town of 50k people total.
In a few months, I will have lived half a century in my life. Like everyone else in the world, i'm getting older. But I'm not aware of having this age. For me, there are different ages.
A student came to class straight up wearing a hoodie that said "I AM HOMOPHOBIC" on it. I just ignored it and called the principal and he got got. I would have handled it myself but I was all but certain he was hoping I would cause a scene and he'd earn Triggered Tranny Points (tm).
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