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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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@superfast-pillowcase
Favourite film?
hmm.. i don't really have one! there haven't been any good ones recently. well, i haven't really watched movies in a bit.. not much to watch.
You should watch this! It's pretty awesome.
About to find my Space Chimps community oh my god. I love this movie so much and I don’t know anyone else who even knew about it. Please help me build a community
Et hop, un gouvernement de moins
Attal, 2024-2024, RIP
Barnier, 2024-2024, RIP
Putain merci pour le fou rire
Vas-y on est prêts, faut juste speeder un peu !!
Mdr effectivement on a mieux à faire 😭
Malheureusement je pense que Macron préférerait se tirer une balle que de nommer un gouvernement de gauche ( aussi vague soit-il )… Mais bon, ne baissons pas les bras, l’espoir fait vivre I guess
So, the French government just got revoked.
What happened in the previous episodes?
French presidential elections are held in two rounds. Any candidate supported by at least 500 mayors can participate in the first round. The two candidates with the most votes then face off in a second round.
Twice, President Macron has been elected thanks to votes cast against his opponent in the second round: far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Both times, Macron promised centrist policies (neither left nor right) but ultimately implemented very liberal policies benefiting primarily the wealthiest in the country. He also used far-right tactics to “pacify” strikes and social movements, like the Yellow Vests protests and the controversial pension reform.
Last June, European elections were held to elect new Members of the European Parliament, using a single-round voting system. In France, over 70% of voters participated in the 2022 presidential elections, but only around 50% turned out for the 2024 European elections.
And the result? A political earthquake.
For the first time, the far-right party came in first, securing 30% of the votes.
Following this shocking result, President Macron decided to dissolve the National Assembly. This is within the French President's powers, but no one understood why he did it—it seemed like political suicide. With the far-right's surge in the European elections, it was reasonable to expect them to gain ground in the legislative elections as well.
Yet Macron went ahead, and legislative elections were scheduled with less than three weeks’ notice.
Surprisingly, the left-wing parties managed to unite under one banner: the New Popular Front (NFP). This was no small feat, as these parties often clash over priorities—ranging from left-wing liberals and ecologists to communists and the “insubordinates”.
Since October 2023, the latter group had been outspoken in their defense of Palestine, which led to accusations of antisemitism and then earned the NFP labels like “far-left extremists” from the far-right, the media, and even the government.
It seemed hopeless. Everything appeared stacked against the left, and many feared the country would fall into the far-right's hands.
The results
More than 70% of the eligible voters participated, a high turnout compared to the 2022 legislative elections (54%) and the 2024 European elections, especially considering the short notice and timing just before the summer holidays.
In the end, the far-right gained 142 seats (an increase of 53). However, the NFP surprised everyone by winning 193 seats (42 more than before) and emerging as the election's victors.
The new National Assembly looked like this:
193 seats for the left-wing (NFP)
166 seats for Macron's party
142 seats for the far-right
47 seats for the traditional right-wing party
This distribution left no single party with an absolute majority.
Under these circumstances, Macron was expected to appoint a Prime Minister capable of building a government that could pass laws in the National Assembly. Traditionally, the Prime Minister is aligned with the majority party in the Assembly.
Instead, Macron refused to name a left-wing Prime Minister, fearing such a government would be unstable due to the lack of an absolute majority. He delayed the decision until after the Olympic Games, and in early September, he appointed a Prime Minister from the traditional right-wing party—which holds a minority in the Assembly.
The first major test for this government was the 2025 budget. While the government initially proposed a strict austerity budget, the NFP successfully amended it to reflect their priorities. The government, having abstained from participating in the discussions, ultimately voted against the amended version, sending the budget back for further debate.
Then, rather than resubmitting a revised budget to the Assembly, the government decided to impose it unilaterally, as allowed by the Constitution. However, this move automatically led the government to engage its responsibility. Two days later (today), the opposition in the National Assembly responded by holding a “no confidence” vote, ultimately revoking the government and canceling the budget. (If no 2025 budget is passed, the 2024 budget will roll over by default.)
How is the far-right doing?
When the new government was formed in September, the far-right party chose not to immediately revoke it. Their strategy was to pressure the government into proposing laws aligned with far-right ideas. While initially successful, this approach backfired: the far-right quickly came to be seen as part of the establishment, losing their “outsider” status, which hurt their image.
Meanwhile, the far-right party is embroiled in a major legal scandal. They are accused of misusing public funds intended for hiring parliamentary assistants, instead diverting the money to party-related expenses (like bodyguards and so on). A verdict is expected in March 2025, and their leader, Marine Le Pen, faces the possibility of a 5-year ineligibility.
What happens next?
President Macron must now appoint a new Prime Minister to form a government. However, given his unpredictability, it’s possible he might try to keep the current government in place until he’s legally allowed to dissolve the Assembly again—one year after the last dissolution.
The left-wing is calling for Macron to resign, which would trigger new presidential elections. Due to their actual troubles with justice, anticipated presidential elections could also be an opportunity for the far-right party. While the National Assembly has the power to vote for the President’s resignation, the conditions to do so are difficult to meet.
And that’s the current state of French politics.
Very good explanation for anyone who might wonder what the fuck is going on in France right now
Et hop, un gouvernement de moins
Attal, 2024-2024, RIP
Barnier, 2024-2024, RIP
Putain merci pour le fou rire
Vas-y on est prêts, faut juste speeder un peu !!
Elon Musk took me into the back of a Musk brand department store where I was sure he was going to kill me for shoplifting but instead he took me to this gungy room with a dirty mattress on the floor and told me he could only fall asleep if someone rubbed his belly like a puppy. And he expected me to do it.
The reblogs speak for themselves honestly.
Elon Musk being appointed in Trump’s administration is truly a horrible thing to happen. In honor of that I’m bringing back the worst thing I have ever read in my life.
Does anyone else have that problem where you can read stories with absolutely no problems, but will see anything else as just a wall of text no matter how interesting it is ? And having the exact opposite when it comes to audio ?
I can read fanfics so easily but I struggle to read Wikipedia articles about anything, even my favorite subjects ever. I can do it, it just takes a lot more brainpower.
However having things explained to me by sound is much easier for me. I will understand very hard subjects if you explain them by talking to me ( illustration helps ). But don’t read a book to me, I will not retain most of it.
Does this happen to anyone else ? Does anyone know why I have this ? Is this ADHD related in any way ?
This is the FUNNIEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN
Reblogging for cultural enrichment
bout time I brought back the Laurel and Hardy flex tape-
From The Killers, 1946. A Film Noir Classic
I’m an archivist, behold my growing collection was of old photos mirroring timeless memes I’ve come across at various places I’ve worked.
HISTORICAL MEMES I’M TEARS
Seeing her.
I’M CRYING I HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING IN MY WIPS 😭😭😭
I’m seeing a lot of Alastor whump on here and while it is very much to my pleasure, you guys aren’t going far enough.
When I say whump, I say torture. Physical but mostly emotional.
I want to see him break, I want to see him cry, I want to see him devastated, I want to see him having full on panic attacks, I want to see him cry so hard he can’t even speak, I want to see him completely shattered, I want to see him vulnerable in front of everyone even though he hates it but can’t stop, did I mention I want to see him fucking crying so hard that everything hurts ?
Please make him cry more :)
Where are my fellow Gossan simps
Late to the party 😔😔😔
But yes
It’s never too late for Gossan simping
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I had a vague cursed memory of a movie I liked when I was younger with this weird fluffy dog creature and I FUCKING FOUND IT FINALLY
DOOGAL FANDOM UNITE
YEAH!!!!
I’M HERE HELL YEAH
Zebedee & Soldier Sam my beloved <3
YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAM IS THE BEST CHARACTER !!!!!!!!!!
Now don’t get me wrong I love Zebedee, but more importantly I would literally give anything for Sam and I am SO HAPPY that I’m not the only one who just adores him
I was today years old when I found out that the magic roundabout had a terrible American dub that's just full of random pop culture references
Seriously what is this and they just called it Doogal??
I am just rediscovering this whole universe that was so important in my early childhood and am hyperfixated on it right now. I had almost entirely forgotten about it and watched the movie for the first time in about 13 years.
I am just now finding the community, which is everything to me right now because I know exactly three irl people who knew about it too, one of whom I showed the movie too. That’s so little, this is legitimately the most obscure fixation I’ve ever gotten.
As I am finding the community I am feeling less alone in my fixation and it’s great. But it comes with a price. The price being, apparently, discovering that there’s an american version of this movie full of pop culture references.
First of all what the fuck did they do with their voices. Did they even try ? The voice actors are good don’t get me wrong, but why does Dougal have a kid’s voice ? Why does Ermintrude have the heaviest fucking texan accent ??? I don’t know how the non-american english dub does it because I only know the original french version but please tell me their voices aren’t like that in english for the love of god.
Second thing, I legitimately have yet to decide if all the pop culture references are incredibly cursed or incredibly funny. The Matrix got me the hardest tbh.
I am still in awe with finding a Magic Roundabout community, but at what price.
Friends at the end of the universe 🥺✨
The tags are so real
When I started the game I thought I’d just get some funky space exploration with incredible graphics.
How utterly wrong I was cannot be overstated. My life will never be the same after finishing it. I wish I could forget everything so I could discover it again.
Starting to learn hawaiian after years of learning japanese and getting absolutely sent by the word “‘ai”
Ai in japanese means “love”
‘Ai in hawaiian means “to eat”
I’m DEAD
Me : are you a horse ?
Swedish person : nej
