So having kept the powder dry for a few days, the French Socialists have told (temporary?) PM Sébastien Lecornu that unless he introduces a wealth tax they will initiate a no-confidence vote (which Lecornu would seem unlikely to survive);

The political disruption caused by President Macrons original sin of ignoring (discounting) the vote for the Left in the recent election continues.

Macron's hubris is now proved increasingly costly to the French polity.

#French #politics
h/t FT

So having kept the powder dry for a few days, the French Socialists have told (temporary?) PM Sébastien Lecornu that unless he introduces a wealth tax they will initiate a no-confidence vote (which Lecornu would seem unlikely to survive);

The political disruption caused by President Macrons original sin of ignoring (discounting) the vote for the Left in the recent election continues.

Macron's hubris is now proved increasingly costly to the French polity.

#French #politics
h/t FT

Que la force de la grenouille soit avec vous

May the frog power be with you!

#frog #froggies #french #revolution #nokings #us #uspol #frogantifa

Message in a bottle time again #GetFediHired #jobsearch #needwork. Might have to add smoke signals, sky writing, and shortwave radio (via @va2nw ?) channels to get the word out.

Growing increasingly needy in search for software developer work in the #Ottawa #Montreal areas. #C #C# #Erlang #Java #NodeJS #Forth #Shell #SQL #BSD #Linux #English #French and more. Very versatile, adaptable, experienced. I cook too; every office should have someone who can make Neapolitan style #pizzas for team lunches & parties.

http://www.snert.com/resume/

#writever Secret

"Quel est le secret de la sentience des robots, R42 ?"

"Il n'y a aucun secret. Notre code source est public. Sa lecture vous dira d'où vient la sentience des robots."

"Mais on n'y comprend rien !"

"Dommage pour vous."

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Liberté

Plus personne ne pouvait l'empêcher de dire ce qu'il voulait.

Plus personne ne pouvait l'empêcher de faire ce qu'il voulait.

Parce qu'il n'y avait plus personne que lui sur Terre.

Il avait enfin la liberté absolue.

Il abaissa son arme.

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Secret

"Quel est le secret de la sentience des robots, R42 ?"

"Il n'y a aucun secret. Notre code source est public. Sa lecture vous dira d'où vient la sentience des robots."

"Mais on n'y comprend rien !"

"Dommage pour vous."

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Regard

On jette certains sorts avec des mots. On en jette d'autre par des gestes. Il y en a d'autres encore qu'on jette par un parfum ou, plus rarement, un goût. Mais il n'est qu'*un* sort qu'on jette par un regard. C'est le plus puissant de tous.

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Réconforter

"Il s'est démené comme un beau diable pendant cinq heures", dit le Dragon, "puis il s'est effondré de fatigue. Maintenant je pense qu'il a besoin de quelqu'un pour le réconforter."

"Bien tenté", répondit la Princesse, "mais c'est non."

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Confiance

Je suis précog.

Je sais d'avance a qui je peux faire confiance.

Et je sais aussi d'avance à qui je n'aurai pas dû faire confiance.

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Amour

L'amour peut très bien exister entre humain et machine. Le seul obstacle, ce sont les humains et les machines qui, parce que cet amour leur est étranger, pensent qu'il doit l'être à tous.

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

#writever Confession

"Cette histoire de confession", dit le Diable, "n'est pas de nous non plus. Pardonnez-vous entre vous si ça vous amuse, mais si vous péchez, ce que vous *devriez* faire, c'est réparer votre faute. Enfin, si vous voulez m'amadouer."

#MastoArt #MicroFiction #French #français #sfff

anyone out here post in both #French and anglo? ha!

I would like to brush up on my French a bit 😅

anyone out here post in both #French and anglo? ha!

I would like to brush up on my French a bit 😅

🇬🇧 Why the #French do #holidays better than us - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comment/why-the-french-do-their-holidays-better-than-us/

> If, pace #Darmanin, Britons work slightly longer hours than the French – the figures are slippery, but suggest something like 1,624 hours a year against 1,511 – French productivity is 18 per cent higher than the UK’s. That’s not terrific – it hasn’t yet reached pre-Covid levels – but isn’t bad.

Today in Labor History July 14, 1789: Parisians stormed the Bastille during the French Revolution. The Bastille was a fortress, armory and political prison, and was a symbol of tyranny, feudal authority and the "divine" rights of kings. The Marquis de Sade had been imprisoned there and was transferred out only 10 days before the storming. The French Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the monarchy, replacing it with a bourgeois republic. However, it sparked optimism among working people throughout the world and inspired other revolutions, like the Haitian Revolution, in 1791.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #french #Revolution #bastille #haiti #prison #torture

Today in Labor History July 14, 1789: Parisians stormed the Bastille during the French Revolution. The Bastille was a fortress, armory and political prison, and was a symbol of tyranny, feudal authority and the "divine" rights of kings. The Marquis de Sade had been imprisoned there and was transferred out only 10 days before the storming. The French Revolution succeeded in overthrowing the monarchy, replacing it with a bourgeois republic. However, it sparked optimism among working people throughout the world and inspired other revolutions, like the Haitian Revolution, in 1791.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #french #Revolution #bastille #haiti #prison #torture