Category Archives: News and Politics

Every now and again, I dip in politics and world news.

Occupy et les Indignés

Posted on 30.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[en]A rant about the “translation” of the Occupy Movement by “les Indignés” in francophonia. Not the same movement. Occupy is a verb. “Indigné” is a state, an emotion, with moral undertones.[fr]Ça date, Occupy, je sais. Vous qui connaissez plus d’une … Continue reading →

Posted in Language Geekiness, News and Politics | Tagged anglais, auchalet, français, indignés, les indignés, occupy, occupy mouvement, traduction | Leave a comment

Le mariage pour tous, les enfants aux manifs, et les gaz lacrymogènes

Posted on 24.03.2013 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Kids in demonstrations. Appropriate or not? Some French people have their panties up in a bunch because tear gas was used to contain an anti-marriage-equality demonstration which included children.[fr]Des fois, ce qui démarre sur Facebook doit sortir de Facebook. Comme … Continue reading →

Posted in News and Politics | Tagged children, demonstration, Education, ethics, éthique, gaz lacrymogène, manifestation, mariage pour tous, marriage equality, parenting, politics, tear gas | 1 Comment

A Bunch of Links

Posted on 16.12.2012 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Pelote de liens.[en]Linkball time. 10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present (Tow Report) (read about it here and here for example) 8 Deadly Myths About Stress Thinking the Unthinkable – touching testimony by the mother of a … Continue reading →

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Stuff to Read and Watch

Posted on 03.12.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]De la lecture… encore.[en]Another of these “linkball” posts. Maybe there’s a better way to do this (hell, there are heaps of better way to do this; whole startups exist just to do this; but I’m going old-school). Doesn’t really matter, … Continue reading →

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Amit Gupta Needs You, and Other South Asians Too (Join the Marrow Registry!)

Posted on 02.12.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Amit Gupta, celui qui a démarré Jelly et Photojojo (entre autres), court le risque de mourir de leucémie aiguë s’il ne trouve pas un donneur de cellules souches du sang. La chance de trouver un donneur pour quelqu’un d’Asie du … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, India, News and Politics, Social Media and the Web | Tagged amitguptaneedsyou, bone marrow, donate, india, registry, south asia, swabforamit | Leave a comment

Another Linkball

Posted on 02.12.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Une pile de liens.[en]This pile of links has been sitting so long waiting for me to finalize it that it’s in danger of becoming stale. So here we go. You’ll freak when you see the new Facebook No, You Aren’t … Continue reading →

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Outraged and Furious: First Encounter With a Full-Body Scanner (in the UK)

Posted on 27.11.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Furax: je découvre qu’au Royaume-Uni aussi, il faut passer par un de ces scanners-qui-vous-déshabillent. Et je découvre ça coincée comme un rat dans une cage en verre dont la seule sortie passe par un de ces scanners. Et contrairement aux … Continue reading →

Posted in News and Politics, Personal | Tagged airport security, anger, full-body scanner, helplessness, manchester, manchester airport, outrage, pat-down, rant, security, security theater, security theatre, testimonial, uk | 9 Comments

10 Years Ago

Posted on 11.09.2011 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Il y a dix ans, le 9 septembre 2011.[en]10 years ago I was in Rishikesh with other Hindi students. The internet connection was really bad, and I saw a post on Dave Linabury’s blog about the attacks. I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Lift10 Politics: Greenpeace social media strategy and on-line campaigns (Claudia Sommer)

Posted on 06.05.2010 by Stephanie Booth

Here are my running notes of the Lift conference in Geneva. This is Greenpeace social media strategy and on-line campaigns (Claudia Sommer), part of the Politics session. May contain errors, omissions, things that aren’t quite right, etc. I do my … Continue reading →

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Lift10 Politics: The Technological and Social Trends Impacting Politics (Rahaf Harfoush)

Posted on 06.05.2010 by Stephanie Booth

Here are my running notes of the Lift conference in Geneva. This is The Technological and Social Trends Impacting Politics (Rahaf Harfoush), part of the Politics session. May contain errors, omissions, things that aren’t quite right, etc. I do my … Continue reading →

Posted in Live Blogging, News and Politics | Tagged lift10 | 2 Comments