“Independence” and post-revolutionary “paradises”. We’re gone, the “hooks” remain.

French postcolonialism Today, French is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world, with 321 million speakers, 61.8% of whom reside in Africa. It is an official language in over 20 countries. Apart from the OIF, France has many tools at its disposal for preserving its influence in Africa. These include television and radio programs as well as print media that focus exclusively on African issues while promoting French interests. For…

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Whooping-cough aka “whoopee cushion” Goldberg

https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-co-host-whoopi-goldberg-spits-after-saying-trumps-name-audiences-delight She has stated that her stage forename (“Whoopi”) was taken from a whoopee cushion: “When you’re performing on stage, you never really have time to go into the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you’ve got to let it go. So people used to say to me, ‘You’re like a whoopee cushion.’ And that’s where the name came from.”[16] About her stage surname, she claimed…

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