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sourgummiis · 3 months ago
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I got custody,, redesign of the forgotton son, niel!!!! (Dont look at funkyfrogbait jn the corner)
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didderd · 6 months ago
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Hello beautiful creature!
Question for him beautiful, adorable and handsome Crack;
I understand that one of your hobbies is cooking. Doesn't it affect you to handle animal products such as very large and recognizable pieces of meat?
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Crack: Yeah, I uh... don't touch th' stuff... Jus'.... vague cuts a' boneless meat... But... 'still struggle with cuttin' this stuff sometimes..
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noodel-doodel · 6 months ago
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He is my new sans hes old name was Niel and his current name is Skipper
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sarahespacial · 2 years ago
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elfangel94 · 1 year ago
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Niel || 191101 || Teen Top PARTY TO.N9NE in U.S San Jose
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calistrongusa · 22 days ago
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thecubanartobserver · 1 year ago
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Exposición "Paisaje del próximo siglo", Colectiva
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aurevoirmonty · 5 months ago
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«Lesbienne, grosse et juive»: la gazette OTAN-LGBT «Le Monde» prend la défense de Barbara Butch, la «Jésus-e» de la Cène des J.0.
«Ceux qui s’en prennent à Barbara Butch le font car ils ne supportent pas qu’elle puisse représenter la France», reprend (https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/07/30/ceremonie-d-ouverture-des-jo-2024-la-dj-barbara-butch-porte-plainte-apres-des-menaces-de-mort_6261948_3224.html)Le Monde.
D’où parle le journal officiel du régime?
Subventionné par Bill Gates, le quotidien a, entre autres, pour actionnaire (https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/medias_presse-ecrite/2023/07/21/rachat-des-actions-du-monde--madison-cox-se-pourvoit-en-cassation-contre-xavier-niel-et-matthieu-pigasse,110005901-art) Madison Cox, héritier de Pierre Bergé, partisan (https://www.marieclaire.fr/,pierre-berge-pma-gpa-louer-son-ventre,20123,680919.asp) de la «location de ventres» pour la GPA.
Madison Cox a été jardinier et intendant de la villa Majorelle d’Yves Saint-Laurent et de son compagnon Pierre Bergé, «une villégiature sexuelle» au Maroc pour des relations «avec leurs jeunes amants».
Fabrice Thomas, garçon de joie de Bergé et du couturier, relate dans un livre (https://www.valeursactuelles.com/societe/pedophilie-au-maroc-les-revelations-choc-dun-ex-amant-de-berge-et-saint-laurent):
Cox «était agenouillé devant un adolescent prépubère debout devant lui, nu comme un ver. Tenant ses fesses à pleines paumes, il suçait avidement l’enfant qui se laissait faire en regardant en l’air, tenant à la main un billet».
Madison Cox figure aussi, sans surprise, sur le «petit carnet noir» de Jeffrey Epstein.
A la page 67 (https://epsteinsblackbook.com/pages/67).
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magicofsimplestories · 1 year ago
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4. There must be another way
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Dustin both loved and hated this sad trailer house of his family. On the one hand, they used to be happy in it, with deceased Skip teaching his elder son Dustin the fist guitar chords, and Brandy making flavory apple pies in the tiny kitchen.
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On the other hand, the poverty of its facade and the interior made Dustin's heart sink in shame. No one of his friends could know where and in what conditions he lives. 
It was almost half past 10 when Dustin left the trailer and took a night train to the shiny San Sequoia. He committed these sneak-outs twice or thrice a week in an attempt to find something worthy that he could trade for money. He saw no other way. With his father gone, he needed to provide for his mother and little brother. All his attempts to get a part-time job failed. This was the only way he was left with. 
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That evening Dustin decided to look around a coffeeshop not far from the boardwalk. Watching the lights of the Bay Bridge get brighter in the night sky, Dustin sneaked a table candle into his pocket. Why not? It’s not that they have many at home. 
“Brown, I left the box at the back door,” Dustin heard a tall man in a coffeeshop hat say on the phone. 
Dustin smiled and stood up from his place. 
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“All right, what do we have here,” he mumbled opening the box. He smiled in satisfaction noticing some cash hidden under a kitchen towel and was about to sneak the money into his pocket, but an unfamiliar male voice made him freeze. 
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“I believe the owner of the place left the box not for you. But let’s pretend I saw nothing.”
Dustin swallowed nervously and straightened. His eyes widened in astonishment when he realised who caught him in the act.
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“Oh my freaking God!” He whispered in awe. “Niel Dwyer! The band leader of The Outlanders!”
The man only smiled. 
"The Outlanders" has been one of the most famous rock bands in Pleasantview, and Dustin was obviously a huge fan. The box and the money were forgotten in a blink of an eye, and Dustin stepped into the light to ask for an autograph. 
Niel smiled again and nodded. 
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“I’m a huge fan, Mr. Dwyer,” jabbered Dustin while Niel was signing a piece of paper that Dustin had found in his pockets. 
“It’s just Niel,” corrected the idol with another short but friendly smile. 
“I play your songs on my guitar quite often,” went on Dustin receiving the paper. 
“So you’re also a musician,” responded Niel meaningfully. “Then let me show you something. 
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They went back to the front porch of the coffeeshop and stopped at the spot for street musicians. 
“Okay, son, listen to me,” said Niel calmly. “I don’t know what’s going on but I suspect your life is far from a sweet dream. You know, I have not always been rich and famous. There were times when tips from my street performances were my only income. You’re a good guy, I can see it in your eyes. So pack your guitar and earn your money instead of… borrowing it from a stranger’s box, all right?”
“Yeah,” breathed out Dustin. 
Niel turned around. 
“What’s your name, son?”
“Dustin.”
“There is always another way, Dustin. I wish you luck,” and Niel stretched out his hand for a handshake. 
Dustin shook the hand directly, making Niel smile again at the boy’s inspired agitation. 
“Thank you, Niel,” responded Dustin. 
“See you around,” were Niel’s last words before he disappeared behind the corner of the coffeeshop. 
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“There is always another way,” repeated Dustin in his head on his way back to Willow Creek. “There always is.”
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sourgummiis · 4 months ago
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Doodles I did while on call with my pookie 😼 i like making this guy interact with other ppl so this was fun rahh
The fella on the left is niel sans; her super kawaii oc
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didderd · 1 year ago
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Excuse me, beautiful creature, but I have a big doubt. How could you help Tic or Tac if they are having an attack and starting to hurt themselves? (Like when Tac bites his lips or hands/arms)
ogh. this is rly sweet :'>
(tw: tics and self harm)
for the most part, it's not a big problem with Tic, n the most harmful thing Tac will do is bite, but here's a few things you could do:
hand them a pillow/something soft to put between themselves and their hands. make sure they're wearing their gloves, and Tac is wearing his muzzle if he's biting bad. or maybe hand him something/put something in his mouth to bite onto, and keep handing it back when/if he spits it out if he'll let you (the spitting it out being a tic most likely) maybe get a small blanket or something, to wrap around their hands/arms if you need too, but that's usually not necessary, least for Tic.
make sure their heads aren't against a wall or other hard surface, bc they might hit their head against it.
afterward, if they did hurt themselves, handing them something to heal (like a monster candy) would help (tho not likely that they would have shaved off any hp unless there was actually some self-hate behind the tic, but Tac will get this more often) and lots of cuddles. they are probably worn out n would appreciate it very much. uvu)
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drysdaleknieslee · 11 months ago
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lustale · 1 year ago
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Hello everyone! Thank you all for almost 50 followers!! :3c All activity has been on my main account @morguemaw, so if you want more direct content of Lusttale shoot me a ask about it!!!!
So, abit has changed over the few months and i have a update, coupled with info for all you new guys who found this blog!
1) AU is decided to be 16+. Its suggestive, no NSFW will be posted/shown as i want whatever content i MYSELF to post to be accessible to everyone within a comfortable range! There will be light sexual jokes, however if at any point it reaches too much, please tell me! I know the AU itself should obviously be considered a Explicit Rated AU, however i know there are people who enjoy the AU without the sexual aspects.
2) This AU is not a fan AU OR variant: This AU was made with the plan to 100% rewrite Underlust, i will explain below!!
Why the rewrite?:
I've loved Underlust since i joined the Undertale community, and others have too! However, the owner WAS involved and DID create content involving fontcest, a nazi Chara, Frans content, and was friends/mutuals with others who also created gross content like BlogTheGreatRogue and Lizherubones. This disgusted me and made alot of others feel the same. The AU was left off on a confusing as shit note, from the disgusting writing of Lust MTT to the messed up relationship between the brothers. I want to erase this the best i can. Alot of characters have also 0 content (Such as Lust Alphys) and although i will mostly focus on Sans/Papyrus/Frisk still, i WILL be creating content for mostly every character to again ensure the AU is fully fleshed out for as much enjoyment as possible.
Wheres the creator/owner?:
Awhile back, the owner, NSFWshamecave/Niel, left the internet and the AU for personal and mental reasons and bounced between owning and not owning the Au. They have since been MIA(Missing In Action) from the internet and AU, i doubt they will return or be involved at this point. The AU is considered fandom owned, which if you prefer that i support it, but do not interact with my blog as im basing everything on a rewritten POV with the entire intent to overhaul the AU without being too different or too similar.
What about the Underlust domain name?:
Lusttale CAN be called Underlust, BUT i prefer Lusttale to separate it as its alot easier, HOWEVER i have no issue with it being called Underlust! (Just still please credit/tag me, id love to see any content!)
What about fan AUs or others who make their own Variants?:
Keep going! I support these ten fold. Ive seen so many creative AUs overall, including a recent aroace one that has such adorable designs and is why i want to refresh myself and explain this blog to anyone new who might mistake me as a fan account. If you want to consider your variant a version/variant of my Rewritten AU, please tag me! Id love to see your AUs, your Varaints, EVERYTHING!!
HOWEVER. I do NOT support a single soul who ever uses my AU for Frans, Fontcest, or akin. Dont tag me OR interact with me, its public knowledge how the community feels about those, and im one of the many who don't like that content and wish for my AU to not be used in it. Self inserts, OC/Y/N x Lusttale, or etc is the same, id love to see it!!
What about Swaplust/Lustfell/AUs?:
Swaplust is also inactive: I have had my own interpretation of Swaplust since i found the AU when it was first made, Lustfell however i dont know, if its requested i will create something but i dont want to just claim every Lust AU out there. Not saying im claiming ownership of Swaplust, im saying that the Swaplust i want to make will be considered canon AU and it will be the ONLY Underlust AU i will ever claim, Swaplust has the same exact permissions. (Swaplust too had a very close Frans suggested ship, that is my reason for it)
To clarify if needed, im not forcing the view of me owning the AU onto every Underlust created content, im just saying if you yourself, the community, support what i do, i will continue, hence why i say tag me! I love to see it!
What about headcanons/outdated info like Sans being shorter?:
RN, Sans is the same size as Gaster Sans (i think 5' something?) however im fine with people drawing him short! ^^
Head-canons are also fully fine!!! Tell me any you think of, id love to hear. As long as you respect that i have my own plans, id be overjoyed to read whatever you guys think of or have.
So, to sum it up, Underlust has had a MIA owner since 2019/2020. Because of the history, and the way its loved, its a massive honor if i could step up and help give the community a AU with a solid backstory, solid characters with fleshed out personalities, and a structured plot that will replace something that was/is beloved. The best i can explain it, is my goal is to structure the AU but still keep support for the community as the AU was indeed considered Fandom Owned, again, you do not have to support me wanting to claim it, just do not bash me for it, as im absolutely not considering Lusttale a variant or AU, im considering Lusttale canon.
Questions are welcomed, if you have any concerns i can also explain! (Anon/Off Anon preferred so i can have it be public accessible incase others have the same questions)
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emeraldbabygirl · 8 months ago
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nct - yuta, mark, ten, rennie, jisung, xiaojun, johnny, taeyong, hendery
monsta-x - hyungwon, chankyun
bts - suga, jungkook, taehyung, jin
pentagon - wooseok, yuta, shinwon
nu'est - ren
b1a4 - cnu
cnblue - jungshin
n.flying - jaehyun, chahun, dongsung, seunghyub
onlyoneof - junji, kb, yoojung
2pm - taecyeon, nickhun
got7 - jb, mark
lunafly - teo
shinee - key, taemin, onew, minho
winner - seunghoon, taehyun, jinwoo
ikon - bobby, donghyuk
dbsk - jaejoong, changmin, yoochun, junsu, yunho
exo - chanyeol, kris, tao, luhan, xiumin, lay, kai
infinite - dongwoo, sungyeol, sungjong
u-kiss - kevin, dongho, kiseop
dalmation - donglim
m.i.b - kangnam
mblaq - lee joon, mir
boyfriend - the jo twins
ss501 - kim hyun joong
ftisland - hongki, jaejin
uniq - yibo, seungyoun/woodz
b.a.p - yongguk, jongup
txt - beomgyu, huehue, yeonjun
seventeen - jun, jeonghan, the8, mingyu, vernon, woozi, joshua
beatwin - sunhyeok, yoonhoo
sf9 - hwiyoung, zuho, rowoon
lucente - parkha, z.hoo
a.c.e - donghun, jun, sehyoon
vixx - leo, hongbin, ken
teen top - niel, minsoo
knk - youjin
victon - seungwoo, hanse
1team- bc
omega x - xen
k.a.r.d - j.seph
stray kids - hyunjin, jisung, felix, i.n
day6 - youngk
super junior - leeteuk, eunhyuk, heechul, donghae
imfact - jian, lee sang, ungjae
block b - jaehyo, p.o, park kyung, zico
newkidd - hwi
cross gene - takuya
ateez - hongjoong, yeosang, seonghwa, mingi, wooyoung
big bang - gd
bonus: kim jae wook
bonus: kim woo bin
bonus: park bo gum
bonus: park hyo shin
myname - gunwoo, junq
m.pire - haru
topp dogg - atom, xero, sangdo, bjoo
14u - loudi
2z - hojin, jisub, bumjun, junghyun, zunon
alphabat - gamma
n.tic - jion
dkb - yuku, heechan, harry june
vav - ace
target - boun, oojin, g.i
wei - yoo yongha
kingdom - ivan, mujin
to1 - chanhyuk, donggeon
mcnd - win, huijin
ghost9 - shin, prince
e'last - romin, rano, wonhyuk, baekyuel, yejun
blitzers - chris, go_u
nik - parkha
megamax - iden, jaehun, jini
argon - kain
epex - baekseung, mu
b.i.g - heedo
mirae - lien
xdinary heroes - gaon, jooyeon, junhan, o.de
oneus - xion, leedo
onewe - cya, dongmyeong
cravity - minhee, serim
xeed - jaemin
bz boys - seunghyun
xodiac - beomsoo
the rampage - hokuto, kaisei, itsuki, takahide, ryu, riku, yamamoto
psychic fever - jimmy, weesa
ballistik boys - matsui, sunada
j soul brothers - hiroomi
fantastics - keita, yusei yagi
atlas - erwin, nice, muon
travis japan - noel, genta, umi
zero base 1 - ricky, jiwoong
7 men samurai - konpi, bana-san, rinne
treasure - haruto, junghwan, hyunsuk, jaehyuk
bang yedam
jo1 - shosei, kinjo
snow man - hikaru, fuka, daisuke, raul, date-sama, koji, ren
boys republic - sunwoo
kim woojin
lucas
justb - geonu
the rose - woosung, dojoon
fistbump - hyunwoo
sema - sema
ini - rihito, jun
bonus: maeda gouki
bonus: jun shison
ryuji sato
bonus: shuntaro yanagi
bonus: masataka kubota
bonus: kanta sato
bonus: akhisa shiono
bonus: yuki yamada
riize - wonbin
great guys - dongin
cix - bae jiyoung
4mix - ninja, folksong, george
xy - gai, p star, furutatsu, kanji, jay, karma, kairi, kyohey
miyavi
yoshiki
hyde
gazette - aoi, kai, uruha, ruki, reita
highlight - dongwoon
buck-tick - atsushi, hyde, yuta, imai
t1419 - gunwoo, leo, sian
btob - minhyuk
click b -minhyuk
younite - dey, eunho
orbit - ooon, youndong
d-crunch - minhyuk, jungseung, dylan
unvs - eunho
enhypen - sunghoon, jake
hihi jets - syoya igari
sugizo
dir en grey - toshiya
sug - takeru
yohio
golden bomber - kenji, yutaka, jun
bonus: kento yamazaki
bonus: dori sakurada
bonus: takumi saitoh
arashi - matsumoto jun, oguri shun
bonus: haruma miura
bonus: go ayano
bonus: hu xiaoling
bonus: mizushima hiro
kat-tun - jin akanishi
itagaki mizuki
8turn - myungho
wataru vasayegh
onf - j-us
p1harmony - intak, theo, soul, jongseob
bonus: zhang shuai bo
bonus: song jae rim
bonus: takenouchi yutaka
bonus: paing takhon
bonus: ryu jun yeol
bonus: hu yetao
wang lin kai
wow - daro yoon
jeff satur
the7 - woochul
mont - roda, narachan
xenex - uhyeong
dawn
dios - hyun
n.ssign - doha
trendz - havit
lun8 - chael
82major - seongil
hoppipolla - jeonghun
@witchy-weve-monbebe ok I wasn’t going to post it cause I know there’s more but this is all I have so far. I have no idea what to do with the list I wanted a visual guide lol but idk what to do with it hehe I have pics from Pinterest I can use but yeah idk
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topcat77 · 2 years ago
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Niele Toroni
Sans Titre (Empreinte de Pinceau no. 50 répétées à intervalles réguliers de 30 cm)
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mariacallous · 6 months ago
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French president Emmanuel Macron has spent years dreaming aloud of a homegrown artificial intelligence giant. The AI disruption is coming, he told WIRED in 2018, and “I want to be part of it.” After that interview, he campaigned hard to turn France into a startup nation, home to the kind of companies that could rival American and Chinese behemoths. Then in April 2023 an answer to Macron’s ambition appeared in the form of bushy-eyebrowed entrepreneur Arthur Mensch and the launch of his company Mistral AI.
Mistral’s ChatGPT equivalent, Le Chat, was met with feverishly high expectations when it launched in February 2024, and it did not take long for comparisons to be made between Mensch and his San Francisco rival Sam Altman. Both CEOs are in their thirties. Both companies received backing from Microsoft. Like Altman, Mensch was able to command vast amounts of capital: Mistral’s $6 billion valuation fell far short of OpenAI’s $80 billion price tag, but still—this was validation. To Macron, Mistral was a sign of French genius, and the president started talking about the country as an AI champion in waiting.
This optimism was contagious. French generative AI companies have raked in $2.3 billion in funding over the past decade—more than all their European competitors, according to a June report by VC firm Accel. Amid the Paris startup scene, there was a sense that the country’s AI industry was unstoppable.
Yet when Macron called a shock snap election earlier this month, the AI industry quickly began to fear that the progress of the past seven years could be lost thanks to campaign pledges that could have a knock-on effect on their talent pipeline, and turbocharge taxes.
On Sunday, French voters will cast their ballots in the first-round voting, which polls suggest pits an anti-immigration far right against a coalition including an anti-capitalist hard left, as Macron’s centrist alliance struggles to regain ground in third place.
“With the two options that are leading in the polls, we could take a real step back, which is quite scary and quite disheartening,” says Roxanne Varza, director of the Parisian startup campus Station F, launched by the billionaire and Macron ally Xavier Niel. “We are trying to pretend it's not happening, but we're all talking about it, and the discussion is always, unfortunately, which is the lesser of two evils?”
Now French AI and its prominent homegrown companies and nonprofits such as Mistral, Kyutai, Hugging Face, and H are facing an uncertain future. The status quo that was such a boost to the industry is being rejected by wide swathes of voters who, according to the polls, are instead drawn to parties promising to reintroduce wealth taxes (both far right and left), tax “super-profits” (the left), and restrict immigration (the right). In response, a gloominess has fallen across the industry, and the country which once spoke of ambitions to become AI’s European capital is now busy discussing how to survive a real setback.
Varza considers Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally a real threat to the immigration that the industry needs to compete internationally. Among the 1,000 startups based at the vast Station F tech campus, there are 65 nationalities, many of whom came to Paris on Macron’s French Tech Visa program, which allows non-European startup founders, investors, and employees to move to France with their families. The government even has its own office within the Station F campus to smooth the application process for founders.
“Then on the other extreme, [the left-wing New Popular Front] have been so vocal about all the taxation measures they want to bring back that it looks like we're just going back to pre-Macron period,” Varza says. She points to France’s 2012 “les pigeons” (or “suckers”) movement, a campaign by angry internet entrepreneurs that opposed Socialist president François Hollande’s plan to dramatically raise taxes for founders.
Maya Noël, CEO of France Digitale, an industry group for startups, is worried not only about France’s ability to attract overseas talent, but also about how appealing the next government will be to foreign investors. In February, Google said it would open a new AI hub in Paris, where 300 researchers and engineers would be based. Three months later, Microsoft also announced a record $4 billion investment in its French AI infrastructure. Meta has had an AI research lab in Paris since 2015. Today France is attractive to foreign investors, she says. “And we need them.” Neither Google nor Meta replied to WIRED’s request for comment. Microsoft declined to comment.
The vote will not unseat Macron himself—the presidential election is not scheduled until 2027—but the election outcome could dramatically reshape the lower house of the French Parliament, the National Assembly, and install a prime minister from either the far-right or left-wing coalition. This would plunge the government into uncertainty, raising the risk of gridlock. In the past 60 years, there have been only three occasions when a president has been forced to govern with a prime minister from the opposition party, an arrangement known in France as “cohabitation.”
No AI startup has benefited more from the Macron era than Mistral, which counts Cédric O, former digital minister within Macron’s government, among its cofounders. Mistral has not commented publicly on the choice France faces at the polls. The closest the company has come to sharing its views is Cédric O’s decision to repost an X post by entrepreneur Gilles Babinet last week that said: “I hate the far-right but the left’s economic program is surreal.” When WIRED asked Mistral about the retweet, the company said O was not a spokesperson, and declined to comment.
Babinet, a member of the government’s artificial intelligence committee, says he has already heard colleagues considering leaving France. “A few of the coders I know from Senegal, from Morocco, are already planning their next move,” he says, claiming people have also approached him for help renewing their visas early in case this becomes more difficult under a far-right government.
While other industries have been quietly rushing to support the far-right as a preferable alternative to the left-wing alliance, according to reports, Babinet plays down the threat from the New Popular Front. “It's clear they come with very old-fashioned economical rules, and therefore they don't understand at all the new economy,” he says. But after speaking to New Popular Front members, he says the hard-left are a minority in the alliance. “Most of these people are Social Democrats, and therefore they know from experience that when François Hollande came into power, he tried to increase the taxes on the technology, and it failed miserably.”
Already there is a sense of damage control, as the industry tries to reassure outsiders everything will be fine. Babinet points to other moments of political chaos that industries survived. “At the end of the day, Brexit was not so much of a nightmare for the tech scene in the UK,” he says. The UK is still the preferred place to launch a generative AI startup, according to the Accel report.
Stanislas Polu, an OpenAI alumnus who launched French AI startup Dust last year, agrees the industry has enough momentum to survive any headwinds coming its way. “Some of the outcomes might be a bit gloomy,” he says, adding he expects personal finances to be hit. “It’s always a little bit more complicated to navigate a higher volatility environment. I guess we’re hoping that the more moderate people will govern that country. I think that’s all we can hope for.”
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