Turbo Gazette https://turbogazette.fr Privatise the profits, socialise the darkness en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:03:01 +0000 Lula beats the far right: the Amazon breathes, but the structure stays in place https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/lula-bat-l-extreme-droite-l-amazonie-respire-la-structure-re-527a2e.html 527a2ee68b49-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:02:55 +0000 Amara Sankoré According to The Guardian, Lula's victory over Flávio Bolsonaro offers a how-to guide for social and ecological movements. Let's rejoice, but keep our eyes open. Iran: the rumour of a strike after the midterms, or war as an electoral tool https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/iran-la-rumeur-d-une-frappe-apres-les-midterms-ou-la-guerre--38727c.html 38727ce5379a-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:02:38 +0000 Ilya Volkov According to Courrier international, the American and Israeli press is floating a brief operation against Iran after the midterm elections. A rumour, not a decision, but the question of who profits is worth asking. Meta and its 'whisper strategy' against Jonathan Haidt: lobbying in the shadows https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/meta-et-sa-strategie-du-murmure-contre-jonathan-haidt-le-lob-6ca2a9.html 6ca2a93812d3-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:02:21 +0000 Antonia Greco According to the Guardian, court documents show Meta employees seeking to get academics to disown the author of "The Anxious Generation". October 31 march: who decides Paris's streets? The courts are now involved https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/manifestation-du-31-octobre-qui-decide-du-pave-parisien-la-j-f47dae.html f47dae36478a-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:02:02 +0000 Rosa Brandt According to Libération, the intersyndicale is challenging in court the route the prefecture wants to impose on the "acte III" protest against the cost of living. Energy renovation: the state cuts back, and low-income households will pay the bill https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/renovation-energetique-l-etat-coupe-les-menages-modestes-pai-f14604.html f146048021dc-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:01:45 +0000 Dolores Ibarra According to franceinfo, the government is scrapping several renovation schemes funded by energy saving certificates, in favour of electrification. Total doubles its profits, and the political class applauds without taxing https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/total-double-ses-profits-et-la-classe-politique-applaudit-sa-cd05ca.html cd05ca6f8e36-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:01:31 +0000 Mara Kessler According to Mediapart, the oil major's profits more than doubled in the third quarter, and the cap on pump prices costs it less than its refineries earn. Israel: the fraud accusation as a weapon against the Arab vote https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/israel-l-accusation-de-fraude-arme-contre-le-vote-arabe-55cd0e.html 55cd0e72b3e5-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:15:49 +0000 Rosa Brandt The electoral committee has asked the Shin Bet to investigate an alleged Qatari funding of Arab parties; Netanyahu sees an election heist. Our reading: a manoeuvre to slam the door shut. Oil: profits soar, the climate bill heads South https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/petrole-les-profits-flambent-la-facture-climatique-part-au-s-9fc561.html 9fc561b39452-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:15:33 +0000 Amara Sankoré Three big European oil companies report sharply higher earnings, which shareholders will share out. The cost of the climate, meanwhile, appears nowhere on the balance sheet. Dnipro: 14 dead at the railway station, and the chancelleries reach for their toolbox https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/dnipro-14-morts-a-la-gare-et-les-chancelleries-sortent-leur--6fe268.html 6fe268577ae5-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:15:15 +0000 Ilya Volkov After the Russian strike on Dnipro's railway station, Kyiv is calling for "resolute action" from Washington and Brussels. The question is whose interests it would serve. Meta must negotiate with the press: the courts reopen the battle https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/meta-devra-negocier-avec-la-presse-la-justice-rouvre-la-bata-ac1575.html ac15754b99c5-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:59 +0000 Antonia Greco The Paris appeal court confirms that Meta must negotiate in good faith with publishers, but the real stake is who sets the value of news. At Le Porge, three months after the fire, the displaced queue for a roof https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/au-porge-trois-mois-apres-le-feu-les-sinistres-font-la-queue-4e3c96.html 4e3c96ba0b69-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:42 +0000 Dolores Ibarra According to franceinfo, residents whose homes burned down are still waiting for compensation or lasting rehousing. Who pays for the wait? TotalEnergies: war is bad news, except on the balance sheet https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/totalenergies-la-guerre-est-une-mauvaise-nouvelle-sauf-au-bi-e22af2.html e22af2bd912e-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:25 +0000 Mara Kessler According to franceinfo, TotalEnergies' profits are soaring in 2026. The question is who pockets the crisis windfall, and who picks up the bill at the pump. Energy poverty: the state cuts five programmes, and households will pay for the heating https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/precarite-energetique-l-etat-coupe-cinq-programmes-les-menag-adb6ac.html adb6acad38d8-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:05 +0000 Dolores Ibarra According to Politico, as relayed by Reporterre, five schemes funded by the CEE, around 100 million euros in 2026, will not be renewed at the end of 2026. Nuñez warns of 'very high' risk of violence before 31 October: order before debate https://turbogazette.fr/en/a/nunez-annonce-des-violences-tres-elevees-avant-le-31-octobre-a87b35.html a87b35b5c133-en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:13:47 +0000 Rosa Brandt In a letter to prefects, the Interior Minister says he fears urban violence on 31 October. The protesters' demands, meanwhile, are absent from his warning.