Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fans-blow-up-after-matthew-perry-slams-keanu-reeves-in-memoir-perry-responds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keanu Reeves</a> has long enjoyed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/keanu-reeves-proves-once-again-to-be-nicest-star-in-hollywood-after-airport-interaction-with-young-fan-who-had-a-lot-of-questions-for-actor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reputation</a> for being a genuinely nice guy — and according to a throwback photo posted by &#8220;Underworld&#8221; star Kate Beckinsale, that reputation is well-deserved.
Beckinsale <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kate-beckinsale-keanu-reeves-saved-embarrassing-wardrobe-malfunction">recalled</a> a moment at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, when she walked the red carpet alongside Reeves, Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, and Robert Sean Leonard to promote their film adaption of the Shakespearean comedy &#8220;Much Ado About Nothing.&#8221; A slight mishap with her undergarments, she explained, resulted in both Reeves and Leonard helping her hold things in place as the three actors stepped in front of the cameras.
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“So my mum DID find one of the original Cannes pictures but unfortunately it’s not full length so you can’t see the Dr. Martens. Fun fact though: I had bought the bodysuit in the Sock Shop at the airport and when I got in the car to drive to the premiere with Denzel and Pauletta Washington, all the poppers in the crotch popped themselves open and it flipped up like a roller blind,&#8221; Beckinsale wrote, describing what could have been a truly mortifying experience in the caption.
&#8220;I didn’t feel it was appropriate to go delving around in my undercarriage with all of us in the back of the car so I just quietly panicked,&#8221; she added, noting that  she was about to step onto a red carpet with a half dozen Hollywood A-listers and still hadn&#8217;t figured out a way to resolve the issue.
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&#8220;Walked out onto the biggest red carpet of my life and whispered to Keanu and Robert Sean Leonard what had happened,&#8221; she said, adding that the two quickly helped her cover. &#8220;In this picture I am holding the front gusset down and the two of them are holding the back gusset. Absolute legends who may not even have fully understood the physics of what was happening or even heard the word &#8216;gusset&#8217; before[, ]but both jumped in to save me no questions asked x #muchadoaboutnothing #cannes1993.&#8221;

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Every year, French caretakers spend hours preparing the grave markers at the American cemetery in Normandy — nearly 10,000 of them.
In the United States, citizens spend Memorial Day remembering and honoring the service members who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms and liberties the rest of us enjoy – but for those who never made it home, some of the host nations do what they can to honor the Americans who fell defending them.
In Normandy, for example, some citizens routinely bring sand from D-Day&#8217;s most brutal landing site — Omaha Beach — and use it to darken the names and dates inscribed in the otherwise plain white marble crosses that cover the landscape.
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Every <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a>, I share this video. 
French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub them into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring. 
They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil. <a href="https://t.co/TfE6gFD6lD">pic.twitter.com/TfE6gFD6lD</a>
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The tradition was begun by French soldiers and has been carried through the years by locals and visiting family members, who often do the sand-scrubbing just before the anniversary of the D-Day invasion – but for Memorial Day, each grave is marked with both an American flag and a French flag. The land where those soldiers were buried may be located in France, but it is considered American soil.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HonorThem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HonorThem</a> 🇺🇸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a> provides us the opportunity to honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.
Yesterday, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SkySoldiers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SkySoldiers</a> participated in a Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 🇫🇷 to honor the fallen 🪖 <a href="https://t.co/9aRn3agDLl">pic.twitter.com/9aRn3agDLl</a>
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Other American cemeteries across Europe do the same, among them the Henri-Chapelle American Military Cemetery in Plombieres, Belgium. Memorial Day has been observed at that cemetery – where both American and Belgian flags adorn each marker — since 1945, when both Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar Bradley were in attendance.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a> 🇺🇸 at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HenriChapelle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HenriChapelle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/American?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#American</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cemetery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cemetery</a>, the largest <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/American?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#American</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cemetery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cemetery</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Belgium?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Belgium</a> 🇧🇪🇺🇸. 7,987 servicemen are buried here. The first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a> ceremony held at the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cemetery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cemetery</a> was on 30 May 1945 in the presence of Generals <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DwighDEisenhower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DwighDEisenhower</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OmarBradley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OmarBradley</a> <a href="https://t.co/nr7O78UbsN">pic.twitter.com/nr7O78UbsN</a>
&mdash; Nicole Conroth 🇧🇪🇪🇺🇦🇹🎶💖 (@ConrothN) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConrothN/status/1663207857884389377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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American flags and the flag of the Netherlands mark each grave at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the village of Margraten.
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Memorial day at the Margraten American Cemetery in the Netherlands. <a href="https://t.co/RMbFaKAFTa">pic.twitter.com/RMbFaKAFTa</a>
&mdash; The Battlefield Explorer (@battlefieldexpl) <a href="https://twitter.com/battlefieldexpl/status/1662812308903542785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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US Memorial Day commemoration at the Netherlands American Cemetery with out <a href="https://twitter.com/WWIImuseum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WWIImuseum</a> Easy Company Tour yesterday. A wonderful and impressive experience for the museum’s guests. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ww2travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ww2travel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/educationaltravel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#educationaltravel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easycompany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#easycompany</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bandofbrothers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bandofbrothers</a> <a href="https://t.co/GS6L360NoE">pic.twitter.com/GS6L360NoE</a>
&mdash; Edwin Popken (@edwinpopken) <a href="https://twitter.com/edwinpopken/status/1663303820296814594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Italian flag sits alongside the American flag at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno.
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Ambassador Donnelly was honored to speak at the Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony today at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno. <a href="https://t.co/vukvnDOTPf">pic.twitter.com/vukvnDOTPf</a>
&mdash; U.S. in Holy See (@USinHolySee) <a href="https://twitter.com/USinHolySee/status/1662551712060538881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Tunisian flag flies next to the American flag at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia.
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MG Todd Wasmund joined Commisioner Kemp, <a href="https://twitter.com/usabmc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@usabmc</a>, and Ambassador Joey Hood, <a href="https://twitter.com/usembassytunis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@usembassytunis</a> for a special <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a> ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunisia marking the 80th anniversary of the end of combat in Tunisia during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWII</a> 🇺🇲<a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeptofDefense</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/USMCFEA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USMCFEA</a> <a href="https://t.co/gIXkjBd2Cq">pic.twitter.com/gIXkjBd2Cq</a>
&mdash; U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (@SETAF_Africa) <a href="https://twitter.com/SETAF_Africa/status/1663276608919093249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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At the American Cemetery in Manila, Filipino flags fly alongside the Stars and Stripes.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Philippines</a> 🇵🇭
American Cemetery in Manila. Filipino and American flags at every grave. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MemorialDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MemorialDay</a><a href="https://twitter.com/usabmc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@usabmc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/USAmbPH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USAmbPH</a> <a href="https://t.co/NhUx1NIZf3">pic.twitter.com/NhUx1NIZf3</a>
&mdash; 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin (@CurtisSChin) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisSChin/status/1663004435537092608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ron-desantis-officially-enters-2024-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DeSantis Officially Running </a>
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis filed official paperwork this afternoon with the FEC to run for President of the United States. He will kick off his presidential campaign with a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter tonight at 6 pm ET. We’ll have the full report on that event tomorrow morning. 

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1177857316/its-been-1-year-since-the-mass-shooting-in-uvalde-texas-killed-21-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One-Year Anniversary Of Uvalde Shooting</a>
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a ceremony at the White House today to mark the 21 lives lost at Robb Elementary School and to promote Democrats’ gun control policies. According to an exclusive report from the Washington Post, the supervising law enforcement officers who had direct knowledge of the ongoing shooting and were responsible for decisions that led to the deadly 77-minute delay in entering the school and engaging the gunman remain on the job. 

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-situation-target-makes-emergency-calls-after-backlash-to-tuck-friendly-female-swimwear-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target Attempts To Backtrack</a>
According to sources inside the company, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> made “emergency” calls last week to managers and senior directors at stores across the country after the company faced backlash for its Pride collection, which included “tuck-friendly” female swimwear and other products. 
Store managers were given less than 36 hours to move Pride products displays to a  less prominent position in order to avoid a “Bud Light situation.” Target says that the move is to protect store workers after experiencing, quote, “threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work.” As a result, the store will be “making adjustments” to its plans, including “removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-murdaugh-to-be-deposed-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit-brought-by-family-of-19-year-old-killed-in-boat-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Murdaugh To Be Deposed In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brought By Family Of 19-Year-Old Killed In Boat Crash</a>
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh will be deposed for a wrongful-death lawsuit that is being brought against his family. The family of 19-year-old Mallory Beach is suing the Murdaugh family and a convenience store following Beach’s untimely death in 2019 – a death attributed to Murdaugh’s youngest son Paul. Paul, according to his friends, was driving a boat while drunk when he crashed into a bridge and sent two passengers flying into the water, with Beach dying as a result. Paul was indicted on one count of boating under the influence causing death and two counts of causing significant bodily injury, but he was murdered along with his mother before the case went to trial. Murdaugh will face questions from representatives for the Beach family and Parker’s Kitchen convenience store. A date has not been set for the deposition.
<a href="https://www.wate.com/business/press-releases/cision/20230524PH10032/new-research-finds-dramatic-increase-in-illegal-ketamine-seized-by-authorities-sparking-concern-about-potential-dangers-of-rising-recreational-use/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA Warns About Ketmaine </a>
 The Drug Enforcement Agency is concerned about a rise in the use of ketamine as a party drug.  Ketamine which is used in veterinary practices as an anesthetic is now often prescribed “off label” as a treatment for depression and anxiety. . Using data from the  “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program” scientists at NYU say there has been a 350% rise in the seizure of street ketamine since 2017. The states of Tennessee and Florida had the most illegal seizures of the drug with 130 and 113 respectively. 

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-nation-bans-short-domestic-flights-over-climate-worries-private-jet-flights-still-allowed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France Bans Short-Haul Domestic Flights</a>
<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France</a> banned short-haul domestic <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/air-travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flights</a> in a decree published Tuesday over concerns that the trips will accelerate <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a>. 
The new <a href="https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000047571222" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decree</a> will prohibit flights when a rail trip of less than two and a half hours is available to travelers, effectively ceasing flights between the cities of Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyons, and the Paris-Orly International Airport. Clément Beaune, the nation’s transport minister, said in a <a href="https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/clement-beaune-salue-publication-du-decret-qui-rend-effective-linterdiction-des-lignes-aeriennes-en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> that he strongly supports the move. The decree did not specifically mention private jets, however. 
Tina Turner Dead At 83
And, iconic singer Tina Turner died Tuesday at the age of 83 after a long illness in Switzerland, her management team revealed today. &#8220;It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,&#8221; In a statement posted on Turner’s page says, &#8220;With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow.”
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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France</a> banned short-haul domestic <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/air-travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flights</a> in a decree published Tuesday over concerns that the trips will accelerate <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a>.
The new <a href="https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000047571222" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decree</a> will prohibit flights when a rail trip of less than two and a half hours is available to travelers, effectively ceasing flights between the cities of Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyons, and the Paris-Orly International Airport. Clément Beaune, the nation’s transport minister, said in a <a href="https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/clement-beaune-salue-publication-du-decret-qui-rend-effective-linterdiction-des-lignes-aeriennes-en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a> that he strongly supports the move.
“Achieving carbon neutrality means strongly stepping up our action in terms of decarbonizing transport, which still accounts for 30% of emissions. As we fight relentlessly to decarbonize our lifestyles, how can we justify the use of the plane between the big cities which benefit from regular, fast and efficient connections by train?” the official commented. “This is an essential step and a strong symbol in the policy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This measure is a world first which is fully in line with the government&#8217;s policy of encouraging the use of modes of transport that emit less greenhouse gasses.”
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The new policy stemmed from the work of the Citizens’ Convention on Climate, a panel of 150 randomly selected residents <a href="https://www.conventioncitoyennepourleclimat.fr/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meant</a> to be “representative of the diversity of French society” and are charged with creating “measures that will allow to achieve a reduction of at least 40% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030” while maintaining a “spirit of social justice.”
Entities such as the World Economic Forum have cited restrictions on short-haul flights as a possible mechanism to reduce carbon emissions: the organization released a <a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/how-to-achieve-net-zero-in-aviation?utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_medium=social_video&amp;utm_term=1_1&amp;utm_content=28374_France_ban_domestic_flights&amp;utm_campaign=social_video_2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> last year which noted that electric or hydrogen aircraft could eliminate emissions over short distances. United Airlines meanwhile <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-airlines-pours-millions-into-decarbonizing-air-travel-with-alternative-to-jet-fuel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> an effort with companies such as JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell to support startups seeking to accelerate “the research, production, and technologies associated with sustainable aviation fuel” with materials such as biomass and waste resources.
Nations in the European Union have adopted ambitious policies in order to conform their economies to the European Green Deal and the Paris Climate Agreement, both of which <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call</a> for net zero emissions by 2050. French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-president-unveils-massive-green-power-development-proposal-as-energy-crisis-continues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plans</a> to construct offshore wind farms and multiply solar power generation last year. “We need a massive acceleration,” the official said in a speech. “I want us to go at least twice as fast for renewable energy projects.”
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Moves to decrease carbon emissions occur even as the European Union suffers from energy shortages as a result of Russia ceasing energy shipments to the continent, an apparent retaliation for the support of Ukraine. Macron asserted last year that economic turmoil from elevated power prices is evidence that his nation ought to become energy independent, particularly by means of renewable sources.
Opponents of governments managing a transition toward renewable energy have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wall-street-journal-blasts-joe-biden-john-kerry-for-pushing-self-destructive-green-energy-policies-while-china-burns-more-coal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a> that increased carbon emissions from China, as well as India and other developing countries, are outpacing emissions declines in the West. China was responsible for 26.1% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions as of 2018, according to <a href="https://www.c2es.org/content/international-emissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the International Energy Agency, surpassing the 13.4% of worldwide emissions produced by the United States and the 7.6% of worldwide emissions produced by members of the European Union.

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Louisville Shooting Update
Nearly a dozen people were shot in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning when an assailant opened fire inside the Old National Bank. The shooting happened near Louisville Slugger Field, a minor-league baseball stadium inside the city. The suspect was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wounded-officer-who-helped-stop-louisville-shooter-identified" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly a current or former employee of the bank</a>. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear asked the nation to “Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville” and revealed that several of the victims were his friends:
“This is awful. I have a very close friend that didn’t make it today,&#8221; Beshear said. &#8220;And I have another close friend who didn’t, either. And one who’s at the hospital, that I hope is going to make it through. So when we talk about praying, I hope people will.&#8221; 
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said two of his close friends were killed in the shooting and another was injured. The shooter had a connection to the downtown Louisville bank targeted in Monday’s shooting, authorities said during a news conference.
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White House Recruits Social Media Influencers
The White House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hundreds-of-social-media-influencers-to-tout-bidens-record-ahead-of-2024-election-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digital strategy</a> team is seeking out hundreds of social media “influencers” nationwide to tout the Biden administration’s record. Daily Wire reporter Brandon Drey has the details: 
<blockquote>DREY: Biden officials told Axios four White House staffers would lean on unpaid influencers and independent content creators to gain support from young voters and mothers ahead of the president’s likely bid for re-election in 2024. Although President Biden has yet to announce his re-election campaign, a White House spokesperson said the digital strategy team would push content on different platforms to reach various demographics. The team of content creators could also potentially have their own briefing room at the White House.</blockquote>
Riley Gaines Reacts To San Francisco State University Downplaying Mob Violence
Last week, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/swim-champ-riley-gaines-attacked-by-radical-trans-mob-forced-to-barricade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacked and surrounded by a mob of pro-transgender</a> activists during a speaker’s gig at San Francisco State University.
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In reaction to the negative press and viral videos, the university issued an email statement calling the scene a “peaceful” protest and praising the activists for their “tremendous bravery.” Here’s a portion of Gaines’ response:
​​“What I experienced … wouldn’t even be peaceful in an alternate universe. I mean it was quite literally the exact opposite. I was barricaded in a room where I could not leave for three hours where they were yelling obscene, violent things. … It was terrible, it was atrocious, it was heinous.” 
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Swimming Champion <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Riley_Gaines_</a> responses to the email statement issued by San Francisco State University which described the trans activists who assaulted her and held her hostage as “peaceful” and demonstrating “tremendous bravery.”
Riley has responded by saying: 
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Gaines also announced that she will be pursuing legal action against those who participated — and the university.
Macron Warns Against Following American Way
Following a trip to Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron said he does not believe Europe should follow the &#8220;American rhythm&#8221; on Taiwan. Here with more is Daily Wire Senior Editor Cabot Phillips:  
<blockquote>PHILLIPS: After a six-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Macron told the media that he believes Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China and the U.S. over Taiwan. Macron also stated that Europe needs to, quote, “reduce its dependence on the extraterritoriality of the U.S. dollar.”</blockquote>
Super Mario Bros. Succeeds At Box Office
And “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/super-mario-bros-movie-smashes-records-becomes-biggest-animated-movie-opening-weekend-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defied expectations</a> and smashed records by pulling off the most lucrative opening weekend at the box office ever for an animated film, a title which was previously held by the Disney sequel “Frozen 2” (2019). Daily Wire entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more:
<blockquote>HARDING: “Super Mario” brought in about $377 million in global box office sales and $205 million in domestic sales between Wednesday and Sunday. That also makes the movie the highest-grossing film of the year so far, beating Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” “Mario” is already the highest grossing video game adaptation all-time.</blockquote>
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Monday Afternoon Update: Louisville Shooting Info, White House Recruits TikTok Stars, Super Mario Bros’ Success

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French President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmanuel Macron</a> said over the weekend that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Europe</a> should embrace an approach of “strategic autonomy” when it comes to tensions between the United States and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a>.
The French president said that by allying too closely with the U.S., Europe risks being dragged into conflicts and crises in which it does not have a significant interest. “Strategic autonomy,” as Macron calls it, is his plan to lead Europe into becoming a “third superpower,” according to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
“The paradox would be that, overcome with panic, we believe we are just America’s followers,” Macron said on Sunday. “The question Europeans need to answer … is it in our interest to accelerate [a crisis] on Taiwan? No. The worse thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the U.S. agenda and a Chinese overreaction.”
Macron’s theory of “strategic autonomy” has found widespread support in Beijing, where top officials in the Chinese Communist Party have endorsed it and often encourage other European nations to embrace it as well.
The president’s remarks came after he visited Beijing last week and spent roughly six hours with Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing the potential for peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Macron’s visit appears to have had little impact on that account.
Macron sought to push China into leaning on Russia to negotiate an end to the war that has ravaged Ukraine for more than a year.
“China is willing to jointly appeal with France to the international community to remain rational and calm,” Xi <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-xi-jinping-china-russia-war-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a joint press conference with Macron.
“Peace talks should be resumed as soon as possible, taking into account the reasonable security concerns of all sides with reference to the U.N. Charter … seeking political resolution and constructing a balanced, effective and sustainable European security framework,” he added.
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Macron’s China visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/world/asia/macron-xi-france-china.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worked</a> against U.S. interests in “decoupling” the West from China. The U.S. has grown increasingly at odds with China in recent years over complaints about unfair trade practices and China’s territorial aggression, most recently focused against neighboring Taiwan, a key trading partner for the United States.
While projecting an appearance of nonpartisanship in the war, China has strengthened its relationship with Russia, buying increasing amounts of Russian crude while reportedly <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/chinese-companies-are-shipping-rifles-body-armor-to-russia/#:~:text=Chinese%20companies%2C%20including%20one%20connected,customs%20data%20obtained%20by%20POLITICO." target="_blank" rel="noopener">shipping</a> Moscow weapons, munitions, and drone parts. Xi visited Moscow last month, visiting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during what Beijing <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/china/china-xi-putin-russia-visit-analysis-intl-hnk-mic/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> a “journey of peace.”

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Pence To Comply With J6 Subpoena
Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pence-says-he-wont-appeal-ruling-requiring-him-to-testify-to-jan-6-grand-jury" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vice President</a> Mike Pence will comply with a subpoena to testify about the events of January 6th. Daily Wire reporter Brandon Drey joined Afternoon Update with more:
<blockquote>DREY: A spokesman for Pence told Politico that he “will not appeal the Judge’s ruling and will comply with the subpoena as required by law.” Last month, a U.S. District Court ruled that Pence must comply with a grand jury subpoena issued by the investigation’s special counsel. Pence initially challenged the subpoena, citing constitutional protections relating to his role as president of the Senate. However, the judge’s ruling still requires Pence to answer questions about any illegal acts by Trump.</blockquote>
Indiana, Idaho Ban Sex-Change Surgeries And Puberty Blockers For Minors
This week, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-and-idaho-ban-trans-treatments-for-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republican governors</a> in Indiana and Idaho signed bans on sex-change surgeries and puberty blockers for minors. Meanwhile, New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive action that makes the Garden State a “<a href="https://twitter.com/TimMeadsUSA/status/1643704758102896642?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">safe-haven</a>” for such procedures.
Idaho Bans Minors Traveling For Abortion Without Parental Consent
Also in Idaho, Republican Governor Brad Little <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/idaho-governor-signs-ban-on-abortion-trafficking#:~:text=BOISE%2C%20Idaho%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94,an%20abortion%20without%20parental%20consent." target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a law banning individuals</a> from traveling with a minor to another state for an abortion, or helping a minor obtain an abortion-inducing drug, without permission from parents. Violating this law is punishable by up to five years in prison.
RFK, Jr. Runs For President
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/robert-f-kennedy-jr-files-to-run-for-president-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed to run for the presidency in 2024 on Wednesday</a> as a Democrat. Kennedy is the son of Robert F. Kennedy, the former U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator assassinated in 1968 while running for president. RFK, Jr. has earned a reputation as an environmental lawyer and a best-selling author, but in recent years has garnered attention for his stance against vaccines. He is up against best-selling author Marianne Williamson, who declared her candidacy last month, and, presumably, President Joe Biden. 

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French Protestors Storm BlackRock Over Retirement Age
French activists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/activists-storm-blackrock-headquarters-in-paris-amid-pension-reform-protests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stormed</a> the Paris offices of financial giant BlackRock on Thursday amid ongoing protests against the nation’s recent pension reforms.
Citizens have been protesting for nearly two weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron overrode a provision in the nation’s constitution to advance a bill through Parliament that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Labor unions and other entities have organized nationwide strikes and protests in response to the move — which came amid concerns about the state retirement fund’s looming insolvency. Demonstrators briefly entered the historic Le Centorial building in central Paris and lit firecrackers as they chanted anti-government slogans. The aggressive protests over have led to police using tear gas in their attempts to mitigate more violent demonstrations. The town hall of Bordeaux was set ablaze at the outset of the protests last month.
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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">French</a> activists stormed the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/paris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris</a> offices of financial giant <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/blackrock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BlackRock</a> on Thursday amid ongoing protests against the nation’s recent pension reforms.
Citizens have been protesting for nearly two weeks after French President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmanuel Macron</a> overrode a provision of the nation’s constitution to advance a bill through Parliament that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. Labor <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/labor-unions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unions</a> and other entities have organized nationwide strikes and protests in response to the move, which came amid concerns about the state retirement fund’s looming insolvency.
Demonstrators briefly entered the historic Le Centorial building in central Paris, where BlackRock has a third-floor office, and lit firecrackers as they chanted slogans. BlackRock is one of the world&#8217;s largest retirement and pension management companies.
&#8220;The government wants to throw away pensions, it wants to force people to fund their own retirement with private pension funds, but what we know is that only the rich will be able to benefit from such a setup,&#8221; Françoise Onic, a teacher, said in an <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pension-reform-protesters-briefly-invade-paris-blackrock-building-2023-04-06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Reuters.
The outlet added that the protesters remained in the building for roughly half an hour, leaving smoke from the firecrackers hanging in the air inside the atrium.
Dozens of people, some of whom were representatives of labor unions, entered the ground floor of the building.
“The meaning of this action is quite simple,” Jerome Schmitt, a union spokesman, said in an <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/business/blackrock-office-stormed-paris-protests/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with CNN affiliate BFM-TV. “We went to the headquarters of BlackRock to tell them: the money of workers, for our pensions, they are taking it.”
BlackRock has faced criticism in the United States over the firm’s support of the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG, which is more widely accepted in Western European nations such as France. Skeptics of the movement contend that the investment philosophy intermixes political and social causes, such as decreasing carbon emissions or diversifying company leadership with respect to race or sex, in a manner that compromises or distracts from profitability.
The aggressive protests over the past several days have led to police deploying tear gas and otherwise seeking to mitigate more violent demonstrations. The town hall of Bordeaux was set ablaze at the outset of the protests last month, according to a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65057249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from BBC News.
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The pension reforms increased the retirement age for workers in more labor-intensive sectors from 57 to 59 years old. Sanitation workers therefore went on strike, causing several tons of trash to accumulate in the streets of Paris, according to a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/paris-macron-trash-retirement-france-unions-5e2488aee3675d5c2335243101b48a4c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The Associated Press. The French Constitutional Council will issue a ruling on the validity of the reforms next week.
Several developed nations face overburdened pension systems as birth rates fall and more individuals enter retirement age. The United Nations recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-nations-alerts-policymakers-to-brace-for-an-aging-population" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> upon governments to increase retirement ages while investing in healthcare and education that permit older people to be more self-reliant and economically productive.
“Based on current global trends, future cohorts of working-age and older persons are likely to be healthier and better educated, and therefore more productive, compared to earlier cohorts,” a report from the organization said. “Eliminating age-related discrimination and barriers to formal employment are other critical measures for older persons to make continued contributions.”

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Marlene Schiappa, who serves as the secretary of state in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy in France, made her name by championing legislation to outlaw catcalling and street harassment of women.
Now she&#8217;s set to appear in Playboy, the nudie magazine. One photo released from the April 8 edition shows Schiappa in a low-cut white bodysuit that exposes her cleavage and spread legs.
Four photos will be accompanied by 12 pages of text, in which Schiappa, 40, will muse on women&#8217;s rights and feminism. The mother of two defended her decision to pose for Playboy in a Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/MarleneSchiappa/status/1642166509630898177">post</a> on Saturday.
“Defending the right of women to have control of their bodies, that’s everywhere and all the time. In France, women are free. With all due respect to the detractors and hypocrites,&#8221; she wrote.
So she&#8217;s appearing in Playboy in various states of undress after spearheading a law to ban harassment of women? Talk about hypocrites.
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Marlène Schiappa, 🇫🇷 Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, in charge of the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life, poses on the front page of Playboy. <a href="https://t.co/Jdp5CVag2y">pic.twitter.com/Jdp5CVag2y</a>
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Under her anti-harassment law, men who catcall women could face immediate fines of up to $871.
&#8220;What’s key is … that the laws of the French republic forbid insulting, intimidating, threatening and following women in public spaces,” Schiappa said in 2018 when the law was passed, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/french-pol-marlene-schiappa-blasted-for-playboy-cover/">reported</a>.
Some female leaders in France were not at all happy with Schiappa&#8217;s decision to appear in the girlie magazine.
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Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told Schiappa that her decision &#8220;was not at all appropriate, especially in the current period,&#8221; the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65163135">reported</a>.
France has been in the throes of revolution after President Emmanuel Macron unilaterally raised the retirement age by two years. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, and garbagemen have refused to pick up trash for weeks.
Macron rammed the age hike through using Article 49.3 — which just so happens to be featured on Schiappa’s cleavage in the Playboy photo. That article grants executive privilege to pass a bill without a vote in parliament.
One politician complained about the politician&#8217;s tin ear.
“We are in the middle of a social crisis, there is a subject on the maintenance of order, there are people between life and death, and I have the impression of a smokescreen,&#8221; said Sandrine Rousseau, deputy to the National Assembly for Paris&#8217;s 9th constituency.
&#8220;Where is the respect of the French people, of the people who are going to have to work two more years, who demonstrate, who lose days of wages, who cannot eat because of inflation,&#8221; she said, <a href="https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/schiappa-en-une-de-playboy-pas-du-tout-approprie-dans-le-contexte-actuel-deplore-elisabeth-borne-01-04-2023-XZTFKKQRIRDCJN4ZVCK4XJIPQQ.php?dicbo=v2-0HhyUo2">according</a> to Le Parisien.
&#8220;Women&#8217;s bodies should be able to be exposed anywhere, I don&#8217;t have a problem with that, but there&#8217;s a social context,&#8221; she said.
And maybe, just maybe, appearing scantily clad in a nudie magazine isn&#8217;t the best approach to sell policy.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Pont-Saint-Esprit is an idyllic small village in the south of France, situated along the Rhône river and famous for its medieval bridge for which the town is named.
Though it is the birthplace of Jackie Kennedy’s great-grandfather, Pont-Saint-Esprit is an otherwise unknown town in the famous country. Except, that is, for an incident in 1951 that left seven people dead, 50 people in asylums, and another 200 or so ill.
August 16, 1951, began like any other in the town, with people going about their day; buying bread, going to work or school, and doing chores. But on this day, the villagers began experiencing strange symptoms.
By mid-morning, the small town’s two doctors’ offices were filled with patients complaining of food poisoning, with nausea and vomiting. They were also experiencing cold chills and hot flashes. Many were also hallucinating and having convulsions. One young man came in swinging his arms as if he were swatting away a swarm of bees, Haaretz <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2019-03-09/ty-article-magazine/.premium/what-drove-an-entire-french-town-mad-on-a-summer-day-in-1951/0000017f-e249-d7b2-a77f-e34fe1690000">reported</a> in 2019. Another was mumbling incoherently, believing snakes were slithering all around his body. By the end of the day, 75 people had been treated for hallucinations, with some 22 being cared for in a barn because there wasn’t enough space in the local hospital.
The hallucinations continued for days, including a woman who believed her children had been ground up and made into sausages and a husband and wife who chased each other through the streets with knives. 
On August 24, one resident jumped to his death from a second-story window, reportedly believing he was an airplane. That same night, an 11-year-old boy attempted to strangle his own mother.
Even animals were affected, with reports of a dog that bit on rocks until it chipped its teeth and ducks that marched through town like penguins.
Not everyone experienced terrifying hallucinations. Some reported hearing “heavenly choruses” and seeing “brilliant colors,” The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1968/09/08/archives/it-blew-their-minds-the-day-of-st-anthonys-fire-by-john-g-fuller.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The head of the local farmers’ co-op was also able to write hundreds of pages of poetry.
“I have seen healthy men and women suddenly become terrorized, ripping their bed sheets, hiding themselves beneath their blankets to escape hallucinations,” the town mayor, Albert Hébrard, reportedly said.
Physicians were called in from other towns, and were likewise astounded by what they were seeing.
“My father always said that it was as though the apocalypse suddenly struck the town,” said Dr. Bernard Gabbai, the town doctor’s youngest child, who himself became a doctor. “It left an impression that stayed with him his whole life.”
In the thick of it all, two doctors began investigating the disease that had taken hold of the small town. By August 19, they had already concluded that bread purchased from Roch Briand’s bakery had caused the incident. The connection to Briand was determined when a family from a nearby village ate bread from Briand’s and another bakery – everyone who ate Briand’s bread became sick, while those who ate bread from the other bakery were fine.
On August 20, health services and authorities were notified of the situation in Pont-Saint-Esprit, with police focusing on bread purchased at Briand’s on August 16.
Briand made three batches of bread on the 16. The first batch was made up of the previous day’s flour and flour purchased from another local baker. Briand and his assistant weren’t sure what the flour mixture was for their second and third batches of bread that day, however. Briand believed the second batch of bread was made with the other local baker’s flour, and the third batch was made from flour purchased from a third baker. His assistant, however, believed the second and third batches were a mixture of both flours.
People in town gave different descriptions of the bread they purchased from Briand’s bakery. Some said it tasted fine, while others said it smelled of chemicals, such as gasoline or bleach. And while some people said the bread looked like it usually did, others said it looked a little gray.
A formal investigation was opened on August 23 and led to Maurice Maillet’s mill in Saint-Martin-la-Rivière, which was one of the two flour suppliers in the region and which had numerous past complaints about quality. During his hours-long interrogation, Maillet denied mixing rye into his flour. Rye is highly susceptible to ergot poisoning, which is what causes people to get sick and hallucinate after eating bread. Maillet claimed his product was mixed with bean flour.
Maillet admitted, however, that he had made a deal with a baker who had brought in bags filled with leftover grain from the end of the season. These bags likely contained lots of rye, but also weevils, mites, and dust. Even though Maillet knew the grain was low quality, he agreed to exchange it for a lower quantity of flour made from better grain. Thinking he could mix the lower-quality grain with better grain, Maillet milled the flour and sent it on.
On August 31, 1951, police announced that Maillet and Guy Bruère, who had brought him the tainted grain, would be arrested for involuntary manslaughter. Others were also arrested on lesser charges, including one of Maillet’s employees who was released on bail and the owners of the bakery where Bruère worked.
The charges against Maillet and Bruère were apparently dropped, The New York Times <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210116221112/https:/www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/arts/24iht-blume.1.14718462.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in 2008, writing that the “government did its best to smooth over the incident and after many inquiries and court cases the affair was finally dropped in 1978.”
Ergot poisoning was also responsible for the strange behavior that led to accusations of witchcraft and the Salem Witch Trials. But, because this was 1951 France and not 1692 Massachusetts, science was used to explain the issues, with an eventual focus on safer transportation for food products instead of hanging people for allegedly being witches.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/balenciaga">Balenciaga</a> held its first runway show since the photo shoot scandal that included children holding teddy bears in BDSM-themed attire.
The fashion house&#8217;s Fall 2023 show in Paris on Sunday was noticeably different, with no celebrity guests or theatrics of any kind, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/style/balenciaga-paris.html">The New York Times</a> reported.
The event was held at the old Carrousel du Louvre, in a portion of the museum with plain white spaces. The fashion designer, who goes by the name Demna, went back to just clothing. The items offered included trousers-as-trench coats, puffers, and denim and leather jackets.
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Balenciaga’s creative designer Demna mounted a toned-down fashion show on Sunday in a bid to turn the page on consumer outrage that engulfed the brand over its portrayal of children in its ads <a href="https://t.co/xjudZruNJs">https://t.co/xjudZruNJs</a>
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There were long, flowing, floral numbers, some with sleeves almost hitting the floor. And lastly, the designer offered shimmering evening floor-length gowns in silver and black.
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Balenciaga: back to the clothes, refined, understated. Demna said backstage after the show that he was “relieved” that the collection was out there. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PFW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PFW</a> <a href="https://t.co/8kuJNyguAU">pic.twitter.com/8kuJNyguAU</a>
&mdash; Margaret Zhang 章凝 (@MargaretZhang) <a href="https://twitter.com/MargaretZhang/status/1632372359956164608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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In a Balenciaga show note shared on <a href="https://twitter.com/FandiStuerz/status/1632331607922147328?s=20">Twitter</a>, Demna appeared to comment on the scandal. The designer wrote that &#8220;fashion&#8221; can &#8220;no longer be seen as an entertainment&#8230;&#8221;
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“…fashion to me can no longer be seen as an entertainment, but rather as the art of making clothes”. <a href="https://t.co/ocgAdn2scF">pic.twitter.com/ocgAdn2scF</a>
&mdash; Fandi Stuerz (@FandiStuerz) <a href="https://twitter.com/FandiStuerz/status/1632331607922147328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fashion has become a kind of entertainment, but often that part overshadows the essence of it, which lays in shapes and volumes, silhouettes, the way we create relationships between the body and fabric, the way we make shoulder lines and armholes, the way clothes have an ability to change us,&#8221; the note reads.
&#8220;In the last couple of months, I needed to seek shelter for my love affair with fashion and I instinctively found it in the process of making clothes,&#8221; it added. &#8220;&#8230;This is what fashion to me can no longer be seen as an entertainment, but rather as the art of making clothes.&#8221;
In November, Demna and Balenciaga&#8217;s President and CEO Cédric Charbit came under fire after its website displayed images featuring its &#8220;Toy Stories&#8221; campaign that showed child models posing with teddy bear handbags, with the bears dressed in bondage gear.
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The fashion house apologized and said it was taking legal action against its production company in charge of the ad campaign. Later, reports surfaced that Balenciaga had dropped its $25 million lawsuit against the producers of the fetish-themed shoot, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/03/balenciaga-drops-25m-lawsuit-against-producers-of-disturbing-campaign/">New York Post</a> noted.
In December, Demna issued an apology in a since-deleted statement on <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/balenciaga-designer-demna-addresses-bdsm-ad-scandal-apologizes/">Instagram</a>, saying, &#8220;I want to personally apologize for the wrong artistic choice of concept for the gifting campaign with the kids and I take my responsibility.&#8221;
&#8220;It was inappropriate to have kids promote objects that had nothing to do with them.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-blasts-kim-kardashians-response-to-balenciaga-scandal">Megyn Kelly Blasts Kim Kardashian&#8217;s Response To Balenciaga Scandal</a>

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a> was forced to backtrack after being mercilessly mocked for a tweet instructing journalists not to call French people &#8220;the French.&#8221;
In a tweet posted Thursday morning, the AP Stylebook instructed journalists who work with the organization not to use &#8220;dehumanizing&#8221; collective terms for people, such as &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-poor-the-mentally-ill-the-french-whats-with-the-morons-at-the-associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the French</a>.&#8221; The tweet was roundly mocked by, among many others, the French Embassy in the United States. The AP walked back its tweet Friday, but that did not make it any better.
“We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing ‘the’ labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses,” the AP Stylebook wrote in the now-deleted tweet. “And use these descriptions only when clearly relevant.”
The tweet was almost immediately and mercilessly mocked by Twitter users on all sides.
&#8220;I agree, these days we probably should label &#8216;the college-educated&#8217; people with mental illnesses instead,&#8221; Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1618686125392146433?s=20&amp;t=MruxSUUvDApOvrVDBf2muw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a> replied to the AP&#8217;s tweet. &#8220;Also, we should stop calling people &#8216;the French&#8217; and instead call them &#8216;people suffering from cheese-eating surrender monkeyness,’” he added.
&#8220;I agree; &#8216;People suffering from pretension&#8217; is much more humane than simply &#8216;the French,’” <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan/status/1618683702070108160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spencer Klavan</a>, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, wrote.
&#8220;I believe the correct AP label is ‘the/those f***ing French,’” said comedian <a href="https://twitter.com/jonstewart/status/1618713836311429120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jon Stewart</a>.
&#8220;My favorite movie is The Connection With Frenchness,&#8221; comedian <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyMcLellan/status/1618673301479636992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy McClellan</a> tweeted.
&#8220;The AP has declared the word ‘the’ offensive,&#8221; Babylon Bee editor-in-chief <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1618981429479895041" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Mann</a> wrote. &#8220;I thought this was a @TheBabylonBee story for a second &#8211; and I run The Babylon Bee.&#8221;
Twitter CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1619066176113606656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1619066176113606656%7Ctwgr%5E87e51ca88097522b05dd64f57dbef464894b1559%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fsamj-3930%2F2023%2F01%2F27%2Felon-musk-has-just-1-question-for-the-ap-after-they-called-the-a-dehumanizing-label-and-bahaha%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> even got in on the dogpile. &#8220;So then why do call yourself &#8216;The&#8217; Associated Press 😂,&#8221; Musk tweeted.
The mockery came to a head when none other than the French themselves joined in mocking the AP&#8217;s tweet. &#8220;I guess this is us now&#8230;&#8221; the French Embassy in the United States tweeted, including a screenshot changing its handle to &#8220;Embassy of Frenchness in the US.&#8221;
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I guess this is us now&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/YFybgfI2AB">https://t.co/YFybgfI2AB</a> <a href="https://t.co/LrKvgjiw1X">pic.twitter.com/LrKvgjiw1X</a>
— French Embassy U.S. (@franceintheus) <a href="https://twitter.com/franceintheus/status/1618735330202652672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
A spokesman for the embassy said they were perplexed by the outlet singling them out. “We just wondered what the alternative to the French would be,” French embassy spokesman Pascal Confavreux told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/world/europe/ap-stylebook-the-french.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>. “I mean, really.”
The Associated Press was forced to delete the tweet and <a href="https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1619005157508845568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rework its guidance</a> on Friday. &#8220;We deleted an earlier tweet because of an inappropriate reference to French people,&#8221; AP Stylebook wrote. &#8220;We did not intend to offend.&#8221; The outlet did, however, reaffirm its position that journalists in its collective should not use &#8220;the&#8221; labels for groups of people, because doing so &#8220;can sound dehumanizing and imply a monolith rather than diverse individuals.&#8221; Instead of using terms like &#8220;the mentally ill&#8221; or &#8220;the wealthy,&#8221; the AP Stylebook recommends the use of phrases like &#8220;people with mental illnesses&#8221; or &#8220;wealthy people.&#8221;
But that walk-back was met with even more mockery online.
&#8220;The must be the first time in history that someone has surrendered to the French,&#8221; journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/byDavidGardner/status/1619065439161839617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1619065439161839617%7Ctwgr%5Edfe1044a180a503b4ab0a7d485fd174ad416c809%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FbyDavidGardner2Fstatus2F1619065439161839617widget%3DTweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Gardner</a> wrote.
&#8220;THE woke!&#8221; Indiana Republican Congressman <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1619045401184829441?s=20&amp;t=Is5iATAzbB4UnRNQsgbEiQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Banks</a> added.
“‘An inappropriate reference to French people&#8217; is somehow even funnier than anything in the first tweet,&#8221; video game journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/MarioPrime/status/1619018421668290560?s=20&amp;t=6CRrmmSdmv6XzT_R59sFPg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Giovanni Colantonio</a> chimed in.
&#8220;THE Ohio State University has entered into the chat,&#8221; one user added.

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