Right now, my morale

Not to mention massive evictions in Seint Saint Denis, where non white people tend to live, to make place for the olympics, and the fact that Paris is pretty small so even of 1/4 are lower income, most live in very segregated neighborhoods. Either that of I live in Alternate Universe Dystopia Paris

There's hundreds of people homeless living in tents,

Each year there are multiple cases of people living like rats in undeclared attics or other apartments

Oh and this GROSSLY misrepresents the reality of the situation.

But I'm not surprised, it's the NYT

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Paris itself isn't that big and there always been a wave of pushing people outside of Paris proper. So thos numbers feel weird to me living there and seeing on a daily basis people evicted and pushed farther to "clean" the city for the olympics. It is a very segregated area, i can go in more details

it can also screw up big ones financially provided more votes go somewhere else. Exactly what happened at the last presidentials with long standing political parties (PS, LR, mostly) didn't score the required 5% and ended up with massive losses. Whether they'll try the next ones now is up in the air

I don't know how it works outside of france but here, voting can make boycotting a party more efficient, lemme explain:
Whatever money (within a certain amount) is spent during campain is given back to spender if they score at least 5% of votes. While it hurts small parties ->

It wasn't easy, many were against constitutionalizing this right with the argument "it isn't at risk of being challenged here" which is at best turning a blind eye on thr rise or the far right. thankfully the incessant fight paid off for once, but many still voted against it.
but yeah, celebration!

Ha, comme quelqu'un dirait la subtilité c'est de droite. Le même genre de personne trouvent l'idée de Fight Club cool ou hurlent "aouh aouh aouh" quand on leur demande leur métier.
L'oeuvre de base est hélas fasciter premier degré T-T

I'd say the wig isn't necessary when you already have the teeth and contacts. Plus you might be more comfortable.

What are 5 topics you can talk about unprepared for 5 minutes?
1. cephalopods rerpoduction
2. protests, strikes and how to participate in those
3. james bond opening sequences and their performers
4. shows I want my nephews, nieces and future kids to watch
5. how Disney is evil

Will it be enough to make me forget about Highlander: The Source... I seriously doubt it but at least I'll be able to heal I suppose.

Would 100% buy, read and recommend a book with this plot

I wish for people I care about justice and a strong will this year.

It's an odd feeling to bond with someone over how terrible our previous exes were. Like, I do appreciate them but precisely for that reason I'd rather they didn't have similar stories yet that's partly why we bond and appreciate each other but still could horrible people just get broken knees now?

Photo of Revy Photoshopped onto a transgender flag She's pointing back and looking shocked

Repost if you support trans people and think we're neato

First page of “Bias in the System,” Q&A with Damien Patrick Williams

Cover of TIME special edition “Artificial Intelligence: A New Age of Possibilities”

#AI, #bias
This TIME edition with @wolvendamien.bsky.social’s Q&A “Bias in the System” was right there in Safeway on the magazine shelf, for those who don’t have a Barnes & Noble on their commute. Merry Xmas to me.

Meant to write "Mozart"
Now the problem with a patron system is the same with charity, ie. rich people deciding over what's worth their money, so basically they pay for what caters to them and no thanks we already live in an unegalitarian society
Patron is the french word for boss, quite litterally.

Not to mention Mozray had patrons, most "classical" artists either had that or were rich to begin with. Basically the least one has concerns over how they're going to get by the more they can practice their craft.
So yeah, the more life is affordable the more people can pursue an artistic carreer.

Art needs skill. It takes time to get skills. If you want more great art, give people more control of their time.

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I do appreciate the fact this came out right around the time I was working on my nest tatoo and finished re-binging the Constantine tv show.
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This is basically why reading Gideon the Ninth to my lover is progressing so slowly.
If being rested enough to tackle a work day wasn't a consideration, we'd likely stay awake longer and stay in bed longer the following morning

So Let them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory of the Orange Tree.

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illegal love potions to support her family.

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

In this magical epic fantasy, a young woman cursed with the power of death must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country—the first installation of a gripping new series.

Voyage of the DMA Ed by Francis White

A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!

Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

The daughter of a powerful but disgraced Blood Worker, Shan LeClaire has spent her entire life perfecting her blood magic, building her network of spies, and gathering every scrap of power she could.

Having to reinstall windows (still ongoing) and thus be computer-less had me read the Alien TTRPG starting kit and doodle a bit. I may have settled on my next tattoo Praised be Aphrodite Areia

Hellooooooo!