Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with French Foreign Minister Séjourné - 9:10 AM (04/02/2024) [State Dept] #diplomacy [ENGLISH]

Conférence de presse de Stéphane Séjourné et Anthony Blinken au Quai d'Orsay (02/04/24) [France Diplomatie] #diplomatie [FRENCH]

An attack kills dozens in a Moscow concert hall [The Economist] Islamic State claims responsibility, but Russia’s government may be gearing up to blame Ukraine

Will Hispanic voters hand Donald Trump the presidency? [The Economist Podcasts] Alex Padilla’s job really got more complicated, but it’s on purpose. He knows what he has to do.

Gaza war: How the crisis is testing the limits of US diplomacy [BBC]

Chinese City Seizes on Spicy Food Frenzy, Before Crowds Fade [Bloomberg]

Scientists identify Milky Way's ancient building blocks Shakti and Shiva [Reuters]

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel bans UNRWA aid trucks to north Gaza – UN [AL-Jazeera News]

Is It Finally Donald Trump’s Time to Pay Up? [New Yorker]

Microsoft reuses its OpenAI playbook / With its cunning takeover of Inflection this week, Microsoft once again shows how Big Tech is amassing influence over AI, regulators be damned. [The Verge]

Japan’s cherry blossoms are a marker of natural time — and how climate change is altering it [Vox]

Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading [TechCrunch]

How AI taught Cassie the two-legged robot to run and jump [MIT Technology Review]

Momfluencer Ruby Franke wrote in her journal that it was 'a big day for evil' as she detailed how she tortured her children [Business Insider]

The Last Dance for March Madness? [Bloomberg]

Aston Martin names Bentley's Hallmark as next CEO [Reuters]

Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by land, UN chief Guterres says [AL-Jazeera News]

🌎 Les établissements scolaires, alliances françaises, associations francophones et bien sûr les partenaires consulaires sont des acteurs de la #francophonie au quotidien dans la Baie de San Francisco. Heureux d’avoir réuni quelques-uns de leurs représentants en ce 20 mars! [LinkedIn]

Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada [The Guardian]

Witnesses Describe Fear and Deprivation at Besieged Hospital in Gaza [The New York Times]

The 'Goon Squad' Officers Were Sentenced To Prison — But Many People Want More [Huffington Post]

I Hope You All Feel Terrible Now [The Atlantic]

Trump is leading the polls, but there's plenty of time for Biden to catch up [FiveThirtyEight]

Give salmon the shawarma treatment in this crunchy, juicy salad [The Washington Post]

'Sakura,' cherry blossom time [Le Monde]

Oh boy, 'Joker 2' might be a 'jukebox musical' [Mashable] The next Joker movie — a film that took itself very seriously even if it didn't say much — is...going...to be a jukebox musical? The character that ended up being super popular with the far right is going to be singing and dancing around. The movie is set to star Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

Globetrotting Millennial Woman Pleads Guilty to Sending $7M of Drone, Missile Parts to Russia [VICE News] this is VICE’s last article. Pay attention. #MustRead

Organizing Aid to Gaza Led Me to a Harsh Truth: Biden is on Board for Ethnic Cleansing [The Intercept_]

Melanoma is overdiagnosed at ‘alarming’ rates [National Geographic]

There's already 'catastrophic' hunger in Gaza. Who decides when to call it a 'famine?' [NPR]

First over-the-counter birth control pill now for sale online [CapRadioNews]

Climat, facteur démultiplicateur [Le Monde diplomatique]

NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1142 & BENKYO RADIO 1142. Here’s a new YouTube video about the importance to vote, both in Presidential Elections and Midterm Elections. I am also describing and live-commentary of the #DeathStranding2 trailer from Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions.

Until Next Time!