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Why do protests in France look the way they do? Some say “it’s just culture.” Charles Tilly’s work shows that protest forms are shaped by a country’s past, and that does matter. But calling it only cultural is patronizing, because it dismisses protesters’ legitimate demands, and it ignores how the French state works. In France, decisions on the budget, pensions and schools are largely made in Paris. Political scientists call it the political opportunity structure: the more a political system closes off ways to influence it, the more people turn to protest that confronts the state. In Switzerland, where citizens can force a vote on a law, there are almost no strikes and much less confrontational protest. So how the French state is organized helps explain why protest there takes more confrontational forms. 📖 To dig deeper: Eisinger, P. K. (1973). The Conditions of Protest Behavior in American Cities. American Political Science Review, #creatorsearchinsights

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How to spot propaganda in the news: 3 media literacy tips. Objectivity is a method, not a state, so know your own biases. 1. Separate news from opinion, 2. favor long-form journalism over short clips, 3.compare truly different outlets (CNN vs Fox, or foreign media) to find the facts they agree on. If you have other tips, share them in the comments #creatorsearchinsights

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After meeting US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg, Putin agreed in principle to restart three-way talks with Ukraine and the US, and freed a jailed American. Pakistan, which carries messages between the US and Iran, sent its army chief to Tehran, but Iran said the US must lift sanctions and threats before talks. Nearly two dozen countries met in Geneva on a ceasefire plan for Sudan, where fighting between the army and the RSF armed group has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. EU lawmakers gave the Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court, which tries people for war crimes, in a clear message against new US sanctions on the court. Ukraine’s military Starlink satellite internet, run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, slowed down on 14 October, hurting its air defense; reports blame Musk or the White House, and both deny it. #creatorsearchinsights