- PHOTOS DU JOUR / PICTURES OF THE DAY - 2024

JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S STRENGTH -  By Bernard Bujold- Justin Trudeau's situation can be compared to that of Joe Biden. Two politicians who should have stepped aside at least a year before the election, but refused to do so. The big difference is that Joe is 82 years old, while Justin will be 53 on December 25, 2024... One was moribund, while the other is still full of energy. Justin's strategy is to buy time and try to change popular perception. Trudeau has one last card, and it's Donald Trump, who doesn't seem to want Poilièvre in power, and neither Freeland...  Will Trump's decisions help Justin Trudeau survive?  Politics isn't a science, it's an art!  To be continued... www.lestudio1.com

L’ART DE RECEVOIR -  Par Bernard Bujold - Le temps des fêtes est l’art, et aussi le plaisir, de recevoir les amis.  Joyeux temps des fêtes 2024!  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10170115131845541&type=3  

LA FÊTE DE NOËL 2024…  Par Bernard Bujold - Nous sommes à une dizaine de jours de Noël 2024… Les lutins ont communiqué hier soir avec le Père Noël par téléphone satellite ( le StarLink d’Elon Musk ) et Santa leur a dit qu’il passerait les cueillir dans la nuit du 24 décembre pour le retour au Pôle nord…  Bon weekend du 13 décembre!  https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=bernard.bujold&set=a.10170115131845541

DONALD J. TRUMP  TIME - PERSON OF THE YEAR 2024  See stories  https://time.com/7200212/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump/   https://time.com/7201565/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-transcript/

THE FRIENDS OF DONALD…  By Bernard Bujold - If you want to play in world politics in 2025, it is better to be friends with Donald Trump and his friend Elon… One could not understand the way Justin Trudeau is playing the game! After his dinner at Mar-A-Lago to seduce Donald, Justin goes all the way around to provoke Donald by saying that he is sad about his election… At an Ottawa Gala Tuesday night December 10, 2024, Justin told the audience: "Kamala Harris’ U.S. presidential loss as a setback for women’s progress worldwide. We were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult sometimes, march towards progress. And yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for a second time to not elect its first woman president," Justin is now the enemy again of Donald, and worse, the one of Elon…  If Elon does not like you, you are in trouble!  https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-kamala-harris-setback-1.7407402

ELON MUSK AND LOVE-  By Bernard Bujold - It is said that Elon loves intellectual blonde women, and he only wants a serious relationship…  One excellent prospect for Elon would be Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. They seem to enjoy each other company very much. Georgia is also a very good friend of Donald Trump, who admires her style and energy and is one of Elon’s best friends. On top of that, Elon likes Italy a lot...  To be continued…  https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-and-italys-giorgia-meloni-form-a-trans-atlantic-bond-228ffb16?st=P6xKx8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

A PERFUME FOR CHRISTMAS 2024 - Merry Christmas 2024 and Happy New Year 2025… “ - Donald  https://gettrumpfragrances.com/

L’ARBRE DE NOËL 2024 -  Les trois lutins du Père Noël ont profité de la nuit de vendredi 6 décembre pour monter un magnifique sapin. Meilleurs voeux pour une agréable période des fêtes 2024 et une nouvelle année 2025 pleine de bonheur!  www.lestudio1.com

NOËL BLANC…  Par Bernard Bujold -  Pour Noël 2024, les prévisions météorologiques (région de Montréal) indiquent une température autour de 1°C. Le ciel devrait être couvert, sans précipitations prévues. Les chances d'avoir un Noël blanc sont cependant relativement élevées, car plusieurs vagues de froid et d'importantes précipitations sont attendues en décembre. À suivre  Bon weekend du 6 décembre, à deux semaines et demie du 25 décembre!  www.lestudio1.com

MURDER IN NEW YORK - The murder in front of a New York hotel is similar to the story written by Stephen King: BILLY SUMMER. It has all the specifics of a hired killer. The Manhattan Hotel is a historic place that has appeared in thousands of Hollywood films and series. The Midtown Hilton is one of the city’s largest hotels and the largest Hilton in the continental United States, with nearly 2,000 rooms. Nestled on West 54th Street, among the marble towers of Sixth Avenue, not far from the Museum of Modern Art and Rockefeller Center, it has hosted the Emmy Awards, Donald Trump’s victory speech in 2016, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and the journalists who holed up in its rooms with the Pentagon Papers. It has appeared in sitcoms and films, from “Seinfeld” to “Michael Clayton.” And has generally seen history go by since, its doors in the 1960s, in addition to countless corporate conferences. SEE THE NEW YORK TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/05/nyregion/brian-thompson-unitedh...

GENESIS: THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HOPE AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT -  By Bernard Bujold-  The new book by Henry Kissinger (1923-2023), Craig Mundie (former chief researcher at Microsoft), and Eric Schmidt (ex-Google) is interesting. If there is a key question in the book "Genesis", it is: Should AI become more like humans, or should humans become more like AI? Put another way: Should we control, or be controlled by AI?“ "Genesis” is as much a philosophy book—drawing on all that is best in the Western tradition—as it is a book that grapples with a techno-scientific phenomenon. It raises tough, often disconcerting, sometimes harrowing questions. To be read!  See WSJ review  https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/genesis-review-rise-of-the-new-machines-6551296e?st=qC9qDr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

DONALD TRUMP LOVES MUSIC...  By Bernard Bujold -  Donald Trump is a great music lover. He even chooses the music for his guests in the dining room at Mar-A-Lago from his iPad. During the dinner with Justin Trudeau, he confided that one of his favorite singers is Céline Dion...  René Angélil would certainly have been Donald's friend, and the two would have loved playing golf together, listening to Céline on the iPad! www.lestudio1.com

LES LUTINS DU PÈRE NOËL…  Par Bernard Bujold -  Après un voyage à travers les montagnes du Pôle nord, les trois lutins du Père Noël: lutin Donald, lutin David-Bernard et lutin Stéphanie, se sont présentés dimanche soir 1er décembre à la résidence des Trois Esprits: les fidèles Argos, Ulysse et Gus…  Les Lutins seront en visite jusqu’au 24 décembre prochain. À suivre!  www.lestudio1.com