RS Archer

Scottish / French

"Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum"

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Just had conversation with a British couple who have a holiday home near us. They voted for Brexit and have made no arrangements whatsoever for what happens on Jan 1. They have now discovered the reality of their situation.

The blame apparently is with "Brussels".

[Sir Michael Take CBE @MichaelTakeMP]

Genuinely feel sorry for this young married couple.
Apparently their suitcase containing the lubricating gel, whips, little blue tablets, open crotch tracksuit trousers, flap moisturiser and anal fungus spray has been lost by British Airways.
Their honeymoon is ruined. 😔

[Dura lex, sed lex @duralexsl]

🔴⚖️ PILLAGE/ÉMEUTES du 17 octobre | Point sur les premières condamnations de majeurs.

🔴 Paris – Edmonson G. cuisinier et ancien pompier de 21 ans, venu de province, interpellé avant la manifestation avec 8 bouteilles d'alcool à brûler dans son sac, et des vidéos sur son téléphone le montrant jeter des cocktails molotov la veille.

- Peine : 2 mois de prison avec mandat de dépôt + 6 avec sursis.
- Peine encourue : 7 ans de prison.

🔴 Paris – Tir de mortiers d'artifices vers un policier.
Andy, 23 ans, agent de sécurité :

- Peine : 12 mois avec sursis + interdiction de manifester pendant 1 an.
- Peine encourue : 5 ans de prison.

🔴 Poitiers – Vol en réunion et dans un lieu d’entrepôt (pillages de commerces, dont Sephora et Foot Locker).

- Peine : 6 mois de prison + interdiction de manifester à Poitiers pendant 1 an.
- Peine encourue : 7 ans de prison.

(Sources : BFMTV/France3 Régions - Photo : AFP)

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@Sir_H_Chiselton I have convinced my American lawyer that British people greet one another with the phrase,

WHAT O !

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

I appreciate I have not lived in the UK for many years but we still travel there regulary and speak with British family and friends. I have not heard any of these phrases.

[YouGov @YouGov]

While The Telegraph has deemed 'picky bits' "the most revolting phrase in the English language", more Britons have a positive view of the term (43%) than a negative one (25%), with 31% neutral

Net positivity towards...

Picky bits: +18
Maccy Ds: +15
Holibobs: −23
Tommy K: −44
The rona: −44
Jackie P: −53
Menty B: −57
Cozzy livs: −65
Platty joobs: −65
Statey funes: −78

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@Ben63 OK then a man called Alan will decide.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Would it be unfair to start assessing people by their contribution to society?
I'm not just talking about monetaraly but also their civic contribution, their criminal convictions, their cultural impact and providing societal benefits accordingly
To be assessed by AI so impartial

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Perhaps a very, very difficult conversation needs to be had as to why some cultures succeed as immigrants and some do not. Are there inherent differences that result in differing outcomes on a generational basis?
Will not be easy to discuss this.

[Duncan Dee 🇮🇱🇺🇦 @duncandee]

East Asian immigrants were targeted by the hate-filled mobs in France because they've been too successful!?!

There immigrants, many of whom arrived without French language skills yet managed to succeed and now "wear nice clothes" and "drive big cars" are being targeted.

Proof that while the same mobs first targeted Jews (many also because the French Jewish community is seen as "successful"), it never stops there and the hate simply finds new victims.

Imagine.

Perceived "success" is now a justification by leftist groups who have a disproportionate dependence on social assistance and who use the excuse that they are somehow entitled to more and more to justify their violence.

Anyone who has visited East Asian-owned businesses in France can see for themselves the hard work it takes. Long hours. Few days off (if any). Entire households pitching in (yes, that school aged East Asian kid you see doing homework behind the counter also takes phone and online orders and packs them while grandma cleans and dad greets customers).

France is one of the world's most generous welfare states spending more on public pensions, state employee salaries, and paid vacations than almost every other advanced economy. But for these entitled thugs, it's never enough and now, they want to target any community they believe has succeeded "unfairly."

Perhaps they should spend more time imitating the East Asian immigrant communities rather than burning down their businesses to see that they too can "succeed" but that would take something unfamiliar to them: hard work.
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[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@jbecole O yes !! A cultural contribution.

[Robert Lee 🌃📝🎼 @downtownrob88]

"Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US. Canadian majority partner sought to help fund and build new $620 million fibre connection to reduce reliance on American routes." https://t.co/IAk70uzCTS

Time for the major Canadian cable firms to step up and partner up, to assist on this workaround Trump project. Those firms include Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco and Eastlink. We know cash flow is not an industry concern.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Montenegro and Albania well on the road to full EU membership. Great news for them, great news for Europe.

Meanwhile on Brexit island....

[Other Europe 🇪🇺 @other_europe]

🇲🇪 Montenegro has closed three more EU accession chapters, covering economic and monetary policy, statistics, social policy and employment, bringing the total to 21 out of 33 chapters closed.

🇦🇱 Albania has closed its fourth chapter, focused on enterprise and industrial policy.

[Ô.Mercedes @DolceVenezia74]

⚠️"Il faut que tout le monde voie ces images".
Guillaume Guérin, maire de Limoges, nous fait une visite de son Hôtel de Ville sous les décombres.

Je me refuse désormais à nommer ces gens-là d'émeutiers ou de casseurs.
Ce sont des terroristes.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Somewhere a man who pretends to be a woman is having a tantrum because he can't get his own way.

[🦖Obsolesence @Obsolesence]

Not sure which part of the civil service but it looks like a manager somewhere is doing their job properly. Finally!

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Why do they always look like this?

Thin, pasty, unhealthy incels who are unable to grow a proper beard or dress themselves.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

🇫🇷 It is now known that the left-wing extremist responsible for burning down the historic Limoges Town Hall has been on France's terror watchlist.

34-year-old Hodei Ciarra was detained today by the elite police unit RAID.

According to the French outlet Le Parisien, he had already been registered by French intelligence as a "Fiché S" (a designation for individuals deemed a serious threat to national security) due to his ties to radical ultra-left and eco-activist movements.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@RexFermier

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Some good news. Many of those seen taking part in the Paris unrest are being identified via video cameras and the Traitement des Antécédents Judiciaires database using facial recognition software.
Arrests expected next few days.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@david_s73 In that case the assessment will be done by a man called Alan.

I have always found Alans to be fair and reliable.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@SnertThomas

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Some hilarity in the events of the weekend.

A man who looted a shop was himself robbed outside the shop of the items he had just stolen.

He went to the police to complain and was subsequently arrested.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@ErickStaal Each other?

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@CagedChef457 That being Switzerland she would have returned later to tidy up the mess caused.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

@jbecole Disabled and long term sick individuals are assessed with that in mind. For example a friend of mine is a wheelchair user but also an artist.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Just seen a young man interviewed who said he should be listened to on French social issues because,

"Look at me, I have Jordans, I have Gucci"

I remember when de Gaulle said the same,

"Character is the virtue of hard times . . . and new trainers"

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

"These people have worked hard and made a success of their lives so we are going to punish them"

[髙安カミユ（ミジンコまさ） @martytaka777]

フランスの移民が、なぜ中国人の店を襲うのかを説明した。「フランスに住む中国人は、あまりにも裕福になりすぎた。不公平だと思う。」彼らは宗教上の理由でユダヤ人の店を襲い、ムスリムの店は襲わない。そして嫉妬から中国人の店を襲う。「日本人は俺達より金持ちだから不公平だ」と誰かが日本で言う未来が見えた。