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Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of ‘sufficiency’
  • Yep, that's literally the whole point of capitalism, always more. Infinite growth in a finite system is impossible. And despite what some people are saying, we're definitely not in the part where exiting our finite system is viable.

  • Should i be giving a shit about my posture?
  • Yes but not necessarily in the way you think. "Bad" posture is usually linked to weak muscles and lack of mobility/flexibility. If you strengthen/stretch your muscles and connective tissues, eventually it should help correct your posture.

  • YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books.
  • My Kindle never saw any WiFi connected to it. Everything goes through Calibre. I only read dead authors, so I don't feel bad about pirating my books.
    Sometimes I go buy used books at my local bookshops just because you should support your local bookshop.

  • Taxer les riches, un refrain plaisant mais pas suffisant
  • Taxer les riches et réduire les aides envers les parasites (les riches et leurs entreprises). Puis redistribuer ça directement à ceux qui en ont vraiment besoin et qui utiliseraient l'argent plutôt que de le planquer à l'étranger. Ou indirectement via des services publics solides.

  • Saw "Megalopolis" tonight (no spoilers):
  • Just saw it yesterday, it's pretty heavy handed with it's message indeed. Definitely an experience.

    spoiler

    It's a feud and a power struggle between a few members of a few families, all of which are extremely wealthy, and who keep us distracted from real life problems with "bread and games" all the while they live decadent lifestyles.

  • Ron DeSantis bans Florida's sex ed classes from mentioning anatomy & contraceptives
  • I'm not sure they're scared, I think it's more about control and to make sure kids don't understand what's happening to them if they're subjected to abuse or when they reach puberty. It's all about power and control over the body of other people.

  • French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government
  • They could but they won't have enough votes to go through with it unfortunately. The assembly is roughly 33% of the three big groups, the united left, Macron's party and the far right. With the united left having slightly more seats than the other two.

  • French President Emmanuel Macron announces new right-wing government
  • To be fair we're pretty tired and hopeless, most people are apathetic now because nothing seems to be working.

    Strikes and demonstrations are vilified by the media, the left is not united enough to hit as hard as they should, the president is a child throwing tantrums to have it the way he wants, the media is owned by very few people so they control the narrative, etc.

    It honestly feels hopeless, most people want change, but to a lot of people the demonising of the left has worked and the far right seems to be a reasonable option now.

    It's gonna get a lot worse before it gets better unfortunately...

  • Macron names right-leaning French government under Michel Barnier
  • As far as I know, by tradition, Macron should have taken the NFP's candidate as prime minister even though they only had a small majority. Then the assembly could have censored the government or not, basically triggering a new election if they did.
    Macron, knowing what we want better than everyone else, took a shortcut by making shoddy alliances with the traditional right and the far right to name Barnier.

    The only reason he refused to name Castet was because she wanted to reverse his retirement reform (which was also rejected by the far right, so it could have actually been removed). But the official communications were all about "nobody really won the election" or "it would be ungovernable".

    Macron is a child throwing tantrums because what he wants is best and he knows better than us peasants, he sees himself as a benevolent dictator, as in, he is making the tough decisions because he knows he's right. And in our constitution, the president has extensive powers that allow him to act in such a way if he wants to, with basically no checks and balances but honesty and tradition.

    And in all that, some members of his former government won seats at the assembly, and kept their positions as ministers too. So we had deputies-ministers, wrapping up the "urgent matters" and setting themselves up for their next jobs. They effectively wrote budgets that, they themselves will vote for in the next few weeks. That's effectively breaking the separation of power

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    Drama beans

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    Affaire des dîners

    En voyant cette affaire remonter, je suis sérieusement en train de me poser la question sur l'issue des élections législatives.

    On a entendu parler de la victoire du RN à l'assemblée pour montrer à la population à quel point ils sont incompétents, ce qui entraînera leur défaite aux présidentielles de 2027.

    Avec l'affaire des dîners, est ce qu'on ne serait pas en réalité dans ce genre de scénario mais avec le NFP plutôt que le RN ?

    Pour l'instant, on a un président qui refuse de reconnaître la victoire (même si elle est mineure) du NFP, une coalition qui ne se fera probablement pas, un gouvernement pas encore formé et un premier ministre à qui on a refusé la démission.

    Le même président qui dîne (lui ou ses laquais, pas vraiment de différence) chez un bourgeois fraudeur multi récidiviste, avec des membres de la droite et de l'extrême droite, pour apparemment, "faire connaissance".

    Avec la machine de propagande bourgeoise qu'on a pu voir en action, toutes ces choses-là vont être récupérées et utilisées contre la gauche à un moment donné.

    Si le bilan du NFP est mitigé, soit par une éventuelle incompétence, soit par les bâtons dans les roues qu'ils auront pris, en 2027, leurs chances de remporter les élections seront très probablement nulles.

    Est ce que je fais de la paranoïa ou ce scénario semble plausible ?

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    Sleepy head

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    Smol

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    Way to the bathroom

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    Mlem

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    Princess Fluffybutt First of Her Name

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    Hidey hole

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    Noodle bones

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    Which side is she laying on? Yes.

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    Sick drip

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    Belly rubs were given

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    Asking for belly rubs

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    Cozy

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    Posing

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    Floating head

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    Canary Wharf from Tower Bridge

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    Loaf in a loafer

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    Belly sunning

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