Marie Le Conte
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, accidental art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
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Hello! Obligatory pinned post to say that I'm a freelance journalist and you can find my portfolio at marieleconte.com and my newsletter at youngvulgarian.substack.com, and you can contact me on marie.s.leconte@gmail.com. Always looking for fun/interesting work so do get in touch!
Alexa play Ayyayayayaay Oootelloh, Oootelloh
was idly about to head to Spotify to put on the song I had stuck in my head then realised it was the little tune the map seller sings in Silksong
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Alexa play Ayyayayayaay Oootelloh, Oootelloh
was idly about to head to Spotify to put on the song I had stuck in my head then realised it was the little tune the map seller sings in Silksong
January 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
was idly about to head to Spotify to put on the song I had stuck in my head then realised it was the little tune the map seller sings in Silksong
looking at the paintings one of my artists has sent over for the next Outsiders Arts Club and getting this notification has made me want to commit acts of violence
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
looking at the paintings one of my artists has sent over for the next Outsiders Arts Club and getting this notification has made me want to commit acts of violence
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I always used to snigger in the maison de presse, at the now defunct magazine for handball enthusiasts.
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
I always used to snigger in the maison de presse, at the now defunct magazine for handball enthusiasts.
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same thing happened with Boris Johnson in the UK, people just loooooove being had, they love nothing more than to voluntarily welcome a scorpion onto their back
it's truly incredible that after a decade of trump being involved in politics (setting aside decades of his history in business) so many people still line up to make deals with him that end up with his knife in their back. anyway, mariá machado, step up and claim your fell for it again award.
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
same thing happened with Boris Johnson in the UK, people just loooooove being had, they love nothing more than to voluntarily welcome a scorpion onto their back
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Just remembered this particularly baffling front page
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Just remembered this particularly baffling front page
was looking for Spanish-speaking movies and shows on Disney+ and in hysterics at this landing page
whoever said the streamers would be bad for culture
whoever said the streamers would be bad for culture
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
was looking for Spanish-speaking movies and shows on Disney+ and in hysterics at this landing page
whoever said the streamers would be bad for culture
whoever said the streamers would be bad for culture
updated my film photography blog! if that's your kind of thing: youngvulgarian.tumblr.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
updated my film photography blog! if that's your kind of thing: youngvulgarian.tumblr.com
everything about this is just...........what
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
everything about this is just...........what
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It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It's quite incredible how this poor and inaccurate tool has been prioritised and integrated *so* effectively that I regularly have people tell me something they've 'looked up' and I have to say 'you're not just reading the AI overview are you' and they are.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
not keeping OP's name in this as no desire whatsoever to beef but....these are choices you can already make? I got three books out, two of which were moderate successes and one of which was a genuine success, and I never spent any meaningful time worrying about Amazon - just choose not to care!
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 AM
not keeping OP's name in this as no desire whatsoever to beef but....these are choices you can already make? I got three books out, two of which were moderate successes and one of which was a genuine success, and I never spent any meaningful time worrying about Amazon - just choose not to care!
recently thought "gosh, we've really had an unusually dry winter in London so far" so this is on me everyone, sorry about that
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
recently thought "gosh, we've really had an unusually dry winter in London so far" so this is on me everyone, sorry about that
seriously though can someone not just make Instagram but without the algorithm
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
seriously though can someone not just make Instagram but without the algorithm
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Maduro had lost the aloha spirit
I believe this is the latest social media post from the US Director of National Intelligence, who hasn’t otherwise been heard from today.
![Tulsi Gabbard @TulsiGabbard
X.com
My heart is filled with gratitude, aloha and peace
/ #2026
[various beach yoga and sunrise photos]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiadxukjsnyrzfaycc5mcaorvfz2yjijulhuog66jkkpzpwcl3vli4@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Maduro had lost the aloha spirit
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looks like someone is about to win the “fell for it again” award
Trump on María Corina Machado: "I think it'd be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn't have the support or the respect within the country. She's a very nice woman but she doesn't have the respect."
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
looks like someone is about to win the “fell for it again” award
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2026: scrolling past the AI generated CSAM on the nazi pedophile app to see my favorite politicians' public anti-war statements
And here are those statements!
AOC: x.com/aoc/status/2...
Bernie: x.com/sensanders/s...
Zohran: x.com/nycmayor/sta...
Rashida: x.com/reprashida/s...
CVH: x.com/chrisvanholl...
AOC: x.com/aoc/status/2...
Bernie: x.com/sensanders/s...
Zohran: x.com/nycmayor/sta...
Rashida: x.com/reprashida/s...
CVH: x.com/chrisvanholl...
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
2026: scrolling past the AI generated CSAM on the nazi pedophile app to see my favorite politicians' public anti-war statements
in a countryside gastropub and having potted shrimp and cauliflower cheese for dinner, which I'm pleased with as a combo but doesn't half feel like a Brit turning up to a French restaurant and getting the boeuf bourguignon with a side of tartiflette
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
in a countryside gastropub and having potted shrimp and cauliflower cheese for dinner, which I'm pleased with as a combo but doesn't half feel like a Brit turning up to a French restaurant and getting the boeuf bourguignon with a side of tartiflette
[visibly wincing] just like me fr
I have to admit lads, "pretend we just fought and won a war without actually fighting a war or achieving any of its aims" is an incredible bit.
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
[visibly wincing] just like me fr
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My understanding was that when you did regime change it was customary to change the regime.
“The display of force and unity undermined President Trump's earlier comments that Washington would work with Rodriguez to run Venezuela.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
My understanding was that when you did regime change it was customary to change the regime.
[blithely ignoring the news]
finally got my black and white film back from my Paris trip last month, isn't it nice and quite pleasantly dramatic
finally got my black and white film back from my Paris trip last month, isn't it nice and quite pleasantly dramatic
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
[blithely ignoring the news]
finally got my black and white film back from my Paris trip last month, isn't it nice and quite pleasantly dramatic
finally got my black and white film back from my Paris trip last month, isn't it nice and quite pleasantly dramatic
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Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
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good moon tonight, large moon
no I'm not going to check the news, just look at the moon
no I'm not going to check the news, just look at the moon
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
good moon tonight, large moon
no I'm not going to check the news, just look at the moon
no I'm not going to check the news, just look at the moon