Everyone loves Retailleau, permanent state of alert, cool Islamism... Denis Carreaux's Wandering Week

EVERYONE LOVES RETAILLEAU. Loving declarations, a flood of selfies with the winner on social media: it's hard to escape the wave of enthusiasm following Bruno Retailleau's election as leader of LR. Three years after the Pécresse fiasco, the right has found a new hero. Those who snubbed the lackluster leader of LR senators now see all the qualities in the brilliant Minister of the Interior. With his clear line and well-crafted phrases ( "The France of honest people" ), Bruno Retailleau is driving the polls wild. A simple fashion statement? The 99,110 LR voters carry little weight on a national scale, and the party boss's newfound popularity is largely due to his presence at the head of the most high-profile ministry. By immediately displaying his ambitions for 2027, Bruno Retailleau is playing fair. But the man everyone loves on the right is also taking the risk of seeing obstacles multiply, and the list of his enemies grow visibly longer.

PERMANENT STATE OF ALERT. Shock. Trauma. Helplessness. The same words come up every time. The same scenes too. Entire neighborhoods devastated, motorists trapped by the waters, dead and missing. Since the 2010 floods that claimed 15 lives in the Draguignan area, violent weather episodes have become increasingly frequent. Each time, the same questions are raised, the same responsibilities pointed out by the pseudo-experts on television sets. While mistakes have obviously been made in the past in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes, the risk of flooding has long been understood. Every year, millions are invested in our towns and villages to prevent and protect residents who live in a state of permanent alert.

COOL ISLAMISM. Even more effective than in the backyards of mosques or on encrypted messaging services, the influence of radical Islam has taken on considerable proportions on TikTok. This is the conclusion of a confidential memo from the Ministry of the Interior, revealed by Le Figaro the day after the publication of the shocking report on the Muslim Brotherhood. "TikTok has become one of the most significant online audience pools for the Islamist sphere," the memo notes, citing "Islamist influencers perfectly versed in the codes of digital marketing." Cool Salafists, stories on "the art of speaking well to one's husband," separatist rhetoric tinged with humor, encouragement to wear the niqab: Islamist ideology is spreading through videos of formidable effectiveness. Scary.

CASH STASH. Eureka! The Minister of Justice has found the solution to end drug trafficking: eliminate cash, which lines the pockets of small-time dealers and fattens the bigwigs comfortably ensconced in their luxurious penthouses in Dubai. Without cash, goodbye to drug dealing points: Gérald Darmanin's reasoning holds water. It's hard to imagine customers whipping out their bank cards and dealers their payment terminals, which are all too easily traceable. Should we therefore eliminate coins and bills? Force the elderly and those excluded from the banking system to adapt? If we follow this logic, we could also ban cars, which cause accidents, prohibit work, which leads to occupational illnesses, and even stop human activity, which endangers the planet. Everything would then be resolved.

COMMON SENSE NEAR HOME. A week after the Assembly, the Senate has just adopted a bill banning cold calling. In a little over a year, on August 11, 2026 to be precise, the incessant calls selling you windows, funeral contracts, phone plans, or extraterrestrial wave detectors will be over. A relief for most of us! At the same time, France will witness the surprising return of the deposit on glass bottles. Abandoned since the 1980s, this easy and ecological solution will be (re)tested in four regions starting July 12. What, you might ask, is the connection between the deposit and the ban on cold calling? Common sense measures in both cases. Not so common these days.

F1 PASSION. A crazy atmosphere, a sea of ​​people in the stands and the streets, packed pitches and terraces: the passion for the Monaco Grand Prix seems to have never been stronger. With its star drivers, its celebrities, and its national champion, Charles Leclerc, who could well deliver a second consecutive victory for his country, Monaco ticks all the boxes of F1 passion. This year again, the Monegasque event is well on its way to confirming a status that all others envy: that of king of the grand prix.