Nick @ The Linux Experiment

YouTube content creator and Linux user living in Brest, Brittany. Might post gaming related stuff, especially if it runs on Linux, natively or not !  #fedi22 #linux #opensource #tech #gaming

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2024-09-16 17:17:44

I recently talked with Gabriel, from the Watchman Privacy Podcast, for the second time in a few years!
We talked about Windows, proprietary OSes, Mozilla, surveillance and a lot of Linux related topics.
The episode is available here! https://youtu.be/miVstxEtwIU?si=P8NGDSqmJvKPn_98

2024-09-14 15:17:20

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News!
I'm currently getting my butt handed to me in a game of tabletop Warhammer 40K, so you'll have to watch it to know what's in it (hint: KDE's goals, Plasma 6.2 beta, Apple getting a 14 billion USD fine...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lrv7VRqreI

2024-09-12 06:10:22

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@npub1ete…m8m9 😂 Who would ever have the imagination to design a virtual place full of angry, cynical people who love their country and hate it equally as much?

2024-09-11 20:59:07

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@npub1cxv…knsl Not surprised, yeah. People just don’t know what censorship is, plus this comment was made as a joke at the expense of Twitter, just like most of the video was a joke.

2024-09-09 18:14:42

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@npub1zt8…umav Oh yeah, I started playing it already 😏

2024-09-09 17:43:44

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@npub1gxm…ju46 Damn, that’s some good work from India

2024-09-07 14:34:50

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And here is this week's audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/linux-grows-again-kde-overspends-but-its-fine-ubuntu-has-upgrade-problems
This time it should be the right episode, and not an older one...

2024-09-07 14:33:00

Let's post early this week, here is the #Linux and #OpenSource News video, where #KDE went 100K€ over budget,, but it's all part of the plan, Ubuntu blocks upgrades to 24.04 from 22.04 because of bugs, and where Linux just keeps gaining market share on the desktop!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx3TvqUptLY

2024-09-06 10:24:01

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@npub1wt7…aupw Media Strategy, online advertising and general communication related topics :)

2024-09-06 05:59:36

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@npub16m0…r94w Thank you!

2024-09-06 05:55:51

First day of my side gig as a teacher today! Let’s see if I have any sort of talent for this or if I’m one of these dreadful, unintelligible fools!

2024-09-04 12:51:47

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@npub10z2…chd4 Yeah it really needs to be assessed by independent benchmarks

2024-09-03 13:59:53

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@npub1g9u…u0dr That is interesting!

2024-08-31 16:59:53

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@npub18kk…6me4 I think mostly people who respect the process and write decent code, yeah

2024-08-31 14:54:22

In this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video, we have some Rust and BcacheFS drama that seems to annoy Linus Torvalds, a new Linux gaming console from the people behind #EmuDeck, and KDE adding a "donations" notification to try and raise more funding (although I would have gone farther than they did here):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2ObUPM2Zs

2024-08-29 14:49:15

With the release of #Deepin 23 this month, I decided to revisit the distro and the desktop, because the release notes were pretty exciting.
Unfortunately, at least in my opinion, they didn't deliver on the promise:
#Linux #OpenSource #Linuxdistro #Linuxdesktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL8sgfGML2A

2024-08-27 06:37:32

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@npub172u…5jlc Yeah, it changed everything for me. I went from the ISP’s router giving me 10 Mbps in the office and no signal at all upstairs, to consistent 400 Mbps everywhere!

2024-08-27 06:07:02

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@npub1nlk…230r That’s a nice feature, especially if they keep compatibility with older models!

2024-08-27 06:03:54

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@npub1jvz…gwmm Maybe in a brand new house or flat. On 1960s French power lines, it never works properly, way too many appliances and twists and turns in the electrical. PLC gave me 1/10th of the mesh WiFi speeds :)

2024-08-27 06:02:27

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@npub187u…dmq3 Both desktop and laptop, but on a 1960s flat with old wiring, power line adapters gave me a 10th of the mesh WiFi speeds :)

2024-08-26 20:39:48

Looks like the WiFi mesh was the right solution for the horrendous WiFi coverage in the new flat.
3 little mesh routers later, and I have excellent speeds everywhere on both floors, and, more importantly in the office where I edit / publish stuff.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/030/241/732/699/842/original/d9de8f8935250884.png

2024-08-24 15:19:02

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
I'm neck deep in boxes, trying to unpack my stuff in the new flat, so you can watch it to see what it's about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uou5cazzP7w

2024-08-20 09:40:16

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@npub132u…vwwp I’m French, and almost 40, so everything I’ve ever been taught is telling at me that the niceties are needed, but factually, yeah, you’re not wrong

2024-08-20 08:01:45

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@npub14w8…sjku Please tell me I’m not the only one getting these!

2024-08-20 07:59:17

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@npub1nlk…230r Haha maybe their parents really liked brackets

2024-08-20 07:58:52

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@npub1pqw…8up2 I’m sorry [Social Media Poster], I’ll try to be more empathic!

2024-08-19 19:39:08

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@npub1wst…ez75 I export in h265 in Resolve, I think it meets both criteria?

2024-08-19 06:10:04

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@npub14w8…sjku YES.

2024-08-18 12:10:09

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@npub18jc…w6tj As per having 2 Steam instances at the same time online on the same PC, I have never even heard of that being either doable, or necessary before, so I’d assume most people don’t care about it ;)

2024-08-15 18:01:00

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@npub1u8t…ddk7 I’ll see if I can arrange that!

2024-08-15 15:29:03

I initially wanted to try and find various, even convoluted, ways of running the most used #Windows apps on #linux
Since none of them cooperated, no matter the technique, app, or version of Wine I tried, I decided instead to make a video highlighting how Wine definitely isn't a solution for anything other than games:
https://youtu.be/fBG3PIvoX1M

2024-08-12 06:20:24

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@npub1lny…65xd I’m still annoyed that we haven’t found a better replacement for the UI crime that is the notification tray.
Still, if people still need it, might as well shove any program in there!

2024-08-11 12:49:51

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@npub1yh3…4l38 Glad someone agrees 😁

2024-08-11 12:49:31

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@npub1p4y…l8vj I asked them if I could get a review unit :)

2024-08-10 15:48:36

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@npub1c3l…epx0 Yeah, I’ve been following along, OS 8 looks pretty cool! Pretty excited to test the Wayland session as well!

2024-08-10 15:27:23

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@npub1c3l…epx0 Hey, I see a potential release date for OS8, I have to mention it 😁

2024-08-10 15:11:08

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And here is the audio podcast:
https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/cosmic-alpha-is-out-elementary-os-8-in-september-nvidia-scraped-videos-for-its-ai
As always, follow it @npub1l3t…q63p

2024-08-10 15:10:07

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource news video!
In this one, #Nvidia (allegedly) stile content from millions of youtube videos to train its AI tools (who is surprised?), we have a potential release date for elementary OS 8, we have the release of the #CosmicDesktop alpha, more HDR work in #GNOME, and a lot more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urC7PKlM3Qo

2024-08-06 18:01:27

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@npub139x…7uyj Thanks for sharing!

2024-08-06 15:43:28

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@npub1hxy…666k Yoire already pretty damn close! With a graphical package manager that lets you install software in a container in one click, transparently, I think you’re basically done!

2024-08-06 15:05:05

It took me a while, but here is my first look at Vanilla OS 2.
I’d say it’s the immutable #linux distro concept pushed to a smooth, user friendly point, with most issues linked to having a read only filesystem paved over with great tooling!
@npub1hxy…666k
https://youtu.be/PuGeR075MkE

2024-08-04 17:17:51

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@npub1gzl…kk4u They changed the smell?? 0/10 won’t buy

2024-08-04 09:38:36

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@npub1gzl…kk4u That smell has never left my Deck, and I still catch myself sniffing it like a weirdo 😅

2024-08-03 15:02:08

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And here is this week's audio podcast:
https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/a-few-nice-cosmic-reveals-linux-market-share-gains-macos-more-vulnerable-than-windows
As always, follow it @npub1l3t…q63p or from any good podcast client!

2024-08-03 15:00:51

Time for the usual #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have a lot more details about how Cosmic will work, and what it will support with the first alpha version that releases next week.
We also have the Linux desktop market share reaching its highest point, and a study pointing to macOS as the least resilient OS when it comes to being completely taken over by malicious attackers.
https://youtu.be/2RGESaqFGxI

2024-08-02 18:08:41

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@npub14g4…xnzh Now that I’m used to it, it doesn’t take that much more effort :) I just need to remember to do it 😅

2024-07-29 11:22:40

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@npub1fdq…6dmu I’m running a poll on the YouTube channel, looks like a lot of people want to see a video, so it’s probably happening!

2024-07-28 18:01:16

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@npub1gpe…hw6p Not sure, I’ll store it somewhere as an idea!

2024-07-27 15:44:25

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@npub14ws…drhu @npub17ax…svj9 Disnt say unstable, I said unusable :)

2024-07-27 14:48:21

Time for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
In this one, we have SecureBoot broken on a lot of different PC models from big manufacturers, we discuss the recent opt-out ad related tech Firefox added to the browser, plus an AI tool (allegedly) scraping Youtube videos and pirated movies, the delay for the Cosmic alpha,
and more!
https://youtu.be/XBWjJlFWVgk

2024-07-27 07:01:29

My experiment with non-centered new window placement on Plasma was concluded after a week.
My conclusion: My eyes are naturally resting on the currently opened stuff. Having a window open voluntarily in a place where I don’t currently have anything is hard to predict, and invariably resulted in me having to wait for the window to appear, and then drag it to a sensible place to use it.
A bit annoying on a laptop, absolutely horrible on my ultra wide monitor. Back to centered windows I go!

2024-07-26 16:12:46

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@npub1p2z…nv3d The video isn’t snarky in any way, and what I wrote isn’t belittling or criticizing anyone.

2024-07-26 16:11:58

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@npub1u8h…a8dn Yep!

2024-07-26 12:55:24

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@npub13xj…sys0 Link to the video: https://youtu.be/3GZ4sqB3juQ

2024-07-26 12:37:16

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@npub1h7p…p8c6 There has to be at least a few IT people who set up the computers that Microsoft employees use. These people probably last 2 weeks before they resign 😂

2024-07-26 12:26:24

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@npub1pcl…d6tg The other difference is that people buy PCs with Windows installed, whereas they have to install Linux themselves on hardware that might not support it well.

2024-07-25 18:00:33

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@npub1vyy…4cyv I would recommend it, yeah!

2024-07-25 13:54:25

Here is my look at #LinuxMint 22!
It's still one of the best desktop distributions for most people, beginners or otherwise, and even though it makes a few missteps, IMO (with Flatpaks especially), it still hits the mark.
I do have one worry, and that's the fact that maybe Mint is now trying to do too much in house. Let's talk!
#Linux #Linuxdistro #OpenSource #Mint
https://youtu.be/SO6xx-KF3qs

2024-07-23 10:46:57

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@npub1nlk…230r yeah, that’s the likely explanation

2024-07-23 10:11:42

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@npub1vvy…vhlm No, the kernel has an ABI to handle this, developed after Crowdstrike crashed Linux systems earlier this year.

2024-07-23 10:08:59

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@npub14hl…zxrr https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-blames-eu-rules-for-its-inability-to-lock-down-windows-following-crowdstrike-incident

2024-07-23 09:15:54

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@npub142z…uqgq But these systems were easy to recover. And this issue has since been fixed, at least specifically for Crowdstrike, since the kernel 6.1x. Can’t happen in this way anymore.

2024-07-23 09:02:20

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@npub1wd0…xfr4 Thank you!

2024-07-23 09:02:10

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@npub1csx…sy84 Hahaha possible 😂

2024-07-23 08:52:02

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@npub1asj…ypck Might be, yeah! It must have broken a bunch of SLAs for some of their customers

2024-07-23 08:50:53

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@npub1wd0…xfr4 Ahh sorry, for some reason I thought you were referring to my own post as immature!
My bad! I totally agree, this finger pointing is just childish.

2024-07-23 08:47:55

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@npub1wd0…xfr4 How would that be immature?

2024-07-23 08:47:30

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@npub1smy…zn93 No, it’s that the OS should be able to recover gracefully, not go into a BSOD boot loop

2024-07-23 08:47:06

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@npub1h7p…p8c6 No, but the lack of any way to get out of a BSOD loop is

2024-07-23 08:46:34

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@npub1pc4…6wu4 Yep

2024-07-23 07:54:09

Microsoft now blaming the EU for the crowdstrike issue, because the EU made them open their APIs to third party developers in 2009 is hilarious.
If your APIs had any kind of gracious error handling, this wouldn’t be an issue. Fix your bad code, Microsoft, stop pointing fingers.

2024-07-22 08:27:40

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@npub1325…df4a Noted, thanks! I’ll reach out when I have a plan laid out for a video :)

2024-07-21 17:09:07

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@npub1532…5ffy What the hell did I just read?
This person needs to seek professional help, fast. This is insane.

2024-07-21 12:30:57

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@npub18jc…w6tj And it didn’t crash these systems, not could it, because the Linux kernel has an ABI that would have prevented the issue ;)

2024-07-20 16:26:01

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@npub1vpg…mu20 Oh yeah, totally!

2024-07-20 14:52:33

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@npub1vf2…nm06 Interesting! So, basically, Linux has better designed features for apps that require kernel level access?

2024-07-20 14:28:18

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Here is the audio podcast:
https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/3rd-party-bug-killed-windows-pcs-across-the-world-opensuse-needs-to-change-its-name
As always, follow it @npub1l3t…q63p or from any good podcast client!

2024-07-20 14:27:30

New video: your usual #Linux and #OpenSource News recap, where we've seen #Windows collapse all around the world, and crash to a blue screen of death due to a third party app, we have #SUSE asking #OpenSUSE to rebrand and change their logo, and a lot more:
https://youtu.be/227EQhL4tAw

2024-07-20 14:20:52

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@npub1jl7…fr9u 😂😂

2024-07-20 06:06:21

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@npub1m38…mqq9 They could have at least asked…

2024-07-18 16:16:19

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@npub1gu3…vmzq That could be very interesting, yeah!

2024-07-18 15:17:05

The last time I made a comparison video between KDE and GNOME was around 5 years ago, so I decided to revisit the topic.
https://youtu.be/rwOsJa8BCcA
#Linux #OpenSource

2024-07-16 11:14:48

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@npub13ue…70dr I read them, but they don’t hit as hard because I didn’t live through this specific era :)

2024-07-16 11:03:37

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@npub1jt5…us2k I don’t?

2024-07-16 10:47:00

The Boys season 4 isn’t even fantasy or fiction anymore, it’s basically real life with superheroes replacing the nut jobs people actually worship in real life.
Not sure I like this in at all, it’s actually anxiety inducing now 😅
The worst part is, I’m sure some people are watching the show and thinking “man this is some BS, Homelander did nothing wrong, damn Hollywood and its woke leftist writers”

2024-07-13 14:03:28

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@npub1psf…xavl Noted, will change that for the next one

2024-07-13 13:14:36

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And here is the audio podcast for the week:
https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/fedora-41-drops-x11-copilot-lawsuit-dismissed-gnome-47-looks-great

2024-07-13 13:13:38

This week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video is coming early!
In this one, I talk about the #GNOME Foundation's Executive Director leaving after just 10 months, about Fedora 41 dropping X11 from the install media, some Cosmic news and the alpha looking extremely close, plus a big class action lawsuit against #Github Copilot being partly dismissed, with the more important part being allowed to proceed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzXl6a8iOfw

2024-07-12 17:16:53

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@npub1g9u…u0dr Yeah, I just received the press release from them!
That’s a pretty short time!

2024-07-11 08:40:48

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@npub1luu…6fpn Yes, that’s very likely!

2024-07-09 19:25:04

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@npub1lny…65xd Haha yeah, for once, things seem to have been kept civil in the comments, for a change 😅

2024-07-09 17:37:19

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@npub10z2…chd4 It does look pretty bleak, at least viewed from France :/ I hope things will be as surprising for you as they were for us!

2024-07-09 17:29:07

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@npub10z2…chd4 Fortunately, our elections went way better than expected, and the far right, while it gained seats, didn’t take enough to hope to lead the government! Disaster avoided!

2024-07-09 16:15:40

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@npub1sph…srnn True!

2024-07-09 15:33:43

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@npub10z2…chd4 Especially when people make things political when they’re really not.

2024-07-09 15:32:59

I read a bunch of stuff on the various levels of security of #Linux packaging formats, whether it’s Flatpak, snaps, AppImages, or native packages.
There seem to be a lot of confusion on app verification and what it truly means, on the sandbox, on the role of a package maintainer for a distribution, so I decided to bust a few myths:
https://youtu.be/xw3NxIWpylc

2024-07-08 11:18:59

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@npub1l0f…acen Haha I think we already knew where they were 😂

2024-07-08 07:11:50

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@npub1jt5…us2k Yezh, the current party who pushed for these things is still there, the President didn’t change, but they probably won’t be able to push this kind of crap anymore, fortunately!

2024-07-08 06:52:31

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@npub18qj…5w4j Ouais, a Brest je crois qu’on a quand même 24% pour le RN, ce qui est très élevé!

2024-07-08 06:51:36

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@npub1y0d…m93s It’s an unfortunate trend, as things get worse in the world, people tend to turn to solutions that will make things even worse, out of fear.