Maxime Marquette
MadMax is an independent bilingual news outlet based in Québec, publishing analysis on geopolitics, technology, democracy, and culture.
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: Bill Pulte at the DNI — DOGE Takes on American Intelligence
On June 19, 2026, Trump appointed Bill Pulte — head of the FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency), better known as the heir
TESTIMONY: The Courtroom as a Trap — When ICE Was Arresting Asylum Seekers
On June 23, 2026, in a courtroom in the Northern District of California, federal Judge Pitts — appointed by Biden — issued
OPEN LETTER: Republican Senators, Vote Against This $3 Trillion Abyss
This letter is addressed to the Republican senators who are still hesitating — those who understand what the Congressional Budget Office is
FACT-CHECK: Trump's Health at 80 — What We Know, What We Don't, What's Being Hidden
On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump turned 80 years old — as confirmed by IBTimes UK on June 24, 2026. He became
ESSAY: A Billion for Drones — When the West Finally Chooses Ukraine's War Industry
For more than four years, Western support for Ukraine followed a simple and largely insufficient model: manufacture elsewhere, deliver over there. Missiles
NARRATIVE: Ukraine — The Window Opens on Victory, But It Won't Last
On June 25, 2026, Nataliia Shekerinska, Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense, delivered a sentence that rings like an alarm: Ukraine has reversed
PROFILE: Lavrov, Master of Diplomatic Lying — Peace as a Weapon of War
On June 23, 2026, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister for more than two decades, delivered one of his favorite formulations: Russia is
COMMENTARY: North Korean Soldiers as Prisoners — Seoul Opens the Door, Pyongyang Rages
On June 23, 2026, South Korea detonated a diplomatic bomb: Seoul will accept all North Korean prisoners of war held by Ukraine
OPINION: Crimea Under Bombs — The Destroyed Railway Bridge Changes Everything
In the night of June 22, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroyed a strategic railway bridge spanning the North Crimea Canal, near