Yann Lebout
@ylebout.myatproto.social
Belgian-born, immigrant in Ireland (Kerry). Pansexuel cisgender father, also gay, and slightly queer. Definitely leftist. Cocktail enthusiast, digital all-rounder (business analyst is my current job, at a public institution - views are only mine).
Une des raisons pour lesquelles il faudrait tout simplement interdire toute forme de mannequinat chez les enfants.
Elle a fermé son agence de mannequinat pour enfants, des pédocriminels usurpent son identité pour "recruter des talents" et soutirer des photos d'enfants en sous-vêtements. TikTok, par où passe le plus clair de la pub, fait la sourde oreille.
Une Frasnoise victime d’usurpation d’identité par des pédocriminels veut alerter les parents
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Une des raisons pour lesquelles il faudrait tout simplement interdire toute forme de mannequinat chez les enfants.
Le seul truc que j'ai à dire sur la crèche de la grand-place, c'est qu'il y a un continuum entre monter cette polémique de toute pièce et le refus de la dépénalisation complète de l'avortement.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Le seul truc que j'ai à dire sur la crèche de la grand-place, c'est qu'il y a un continuum entre monter cette polémique de toute pièce et le refus de la dépénalisation complète de l'avortement.
On a side note, public transports in Dublin are a shame. You have 5000 inhabitants/km2, you can't move then with double deckers stucked in the traffic and 2 (two) inexplicably slow tram lines...
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On a side note, public transports in Dublin are a shame. You have 5000 inhabitants/km2, you can't move then with double deckers stucked in the traffic and 2 (two) inexplicably slow tram lines...
I must say that I had lost hope on finding a great coktail bar in Ireland. I was very careful to not upping my hopes regarding Bar1661 in Dublin, because the "best cocktail bar of x" often doesn't live-up to the hype. I was wrong. The bar is great, people are great, cocktails are amazing.
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I must say that I had lost hope on finding a great coktail bar in Ireland. I was very careful to not upping my hopes regarding Bar1661 in Dublin, because the "best cocktail bar of x" often doesn't live-up to the hype. I was wrong. The bar is great, people are great, cocktails are amazing.
In Ireland, you get the best of both world: you pay social security AND you are kind of expexted to take a private health insurance (especially if you aren't Irish).
Maybe I’m too Norwegian, but it’s weird to me that Americans don’t consider health insurance a form of taxation.
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In Ireland, you get the best of both world: you pay social security AND you are kind of expexted to take a private health insurance (especially if you aren't Irish).
Je viens de recevoir le magazine de la Fondation ULB pour la recherche. Apparemment, l'ensemble des sciences humaines et sociales ont disparues. Faudrait prévenir les étudiants, vu que la moitié sont inscrits dans ces filières.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Je viens de recevoir le magazine de la Fondation ULB pour la recherche. Apparemment, l'ensemble des sciences humaines et sociales ont disparues. Faudrait prévenir les étudiants, vu que la moitié sont inscrits dans ces filières.
The rail network and service is *really* limited in Ireland. It's not too expensive (300km journey between Dublin and Cork - the two biggest city - full price 2nd class ticket is 40e), seems to be reliable though quite slow (3h for the journey). I miss the train service from continental Europe...
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The rail network and service is *really* limited in Ireland. It's not too expensive (300km journey between Dublin and Cork - the two biggest city - full price 2nd class ticket is 40e), seems to be reliable though quite slow (3h for the journey). I miss the train service from continental Europe...
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Voila ce qui arrive quand on abandonne la santé publique, qu’on laisse l’extrême-droite dicter son agenda, et qu’on refuse d’éduquer les plus jeunes sur les risques sanitaires.
On avait averti. On avait prévenu.
Et les résultats sont sans appel.
Une honte !
On avait averti. On avait prévenu.
Et les résultats sont sans appel.
Une honte !
🇫🇷📈 VIH : forte hausse des diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans
Selon les nouvelles données de Santé publique France, les jeunes sont de plus en plus touchés par le VIH.
+41 % de diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans en dix ans, alors que la prévention stagne.
Selon les nouvelles données de Santé publique France, les jeunes sont de plus en plus touchés par le VIH.
+41 % de diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans en dix ans, alors que la prévention stagne.
VIH : hausse des diagnostics chez les 15-24 ans, les jeunes HSH en première ligne - Association STOP homophobie
Les diagnostics VIH progressent fortement chez les 15-24 ans, en particulier chez les jeunes HSH, selon Santé publique France.
www.stophomophobie.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Voila ce qui arrive quand on abandonne la santé publique, qu’on laisse l’extrême-droite dicter son agenda, et qu’on refuse d’éduquer les plus jeunes sur les risques sanitaires.
On avait averti. On avait prévenu.
Et les résultats sont sans appel.
Une honte !
On avait averti. On avait prévenu.
Et les résultats sont sans appel.
Une honte !
I have supported Ghost for a long time, from their first crowdfunding. If this functionnality works well, Ghost will become an even-more interesting option for those trying to escape substack. I might even try to get the skills to make Ghost running somewhere for myself...
Google search is broken.
Social algorithms suppress links.
Finding good independent writing online has never been harder.
We built something to fix that: 🌍
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Social algorithms suppress links.
Finding good independent writing online has never been harder.
We built something to fix that: 🌍
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Explore the independent web
Driving growth for Ghost publishers with a new discovery engine
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November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I have supported Ghost for a long time, from their first crowdfunding. If this functionnality works well, Ghost will become an even-more interesting option for those trying to escape substack. I might even try to get the skills to make Ghost running somewhere for myself...
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It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated
As debates over the ‘disappearing’ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
To be honest, I am not sure videogame exist because there are white teens to buy them. I think they exist because there are women/queer/neurodivergent/... artists that want to create that kind of experiences
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
To be honest, I am not sure videogame exist because there are white teens to buy them. I think they exist because there are women/queer/neurodivergent/... artists that want to create that kind of experiences
Great piece, but I really believe that we have to stop saying that right-wing parties adopt xenophobic legislation to fight far-right. We know from experience that it doesn't and has never worked.. They know it too. I believe they see a strong far-right as an opportunity for them to stay in power.
Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth:
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Great piece, but I really believe that we have to stop saying that right-wing parties adopt xenophobic legislation to fight far-right. We know from experience that it doesn't and has never worked.. They know it too. I believe they see a strong far-right as an opportunity for them to stay in power.
I posted something on Google Wave and it got me a job as community manager.
November 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I posted something on Google Wave and it got me a job as community manager.
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One pair of numbers nicely illustrates where the Irish housing crisis actually originates.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
One pair of numbers nicely illustrates where the Irish housing crisis actually originates.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
* There were 1000 housing units awaiting planning permission due to judicial review in 2024.
* In 2024 there were more than 80,000 housing units with planning permission on which construction had not started.
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A terrific analysis of what the interventions of the billionaire Collison brothers into Irish politics is really about, ie: the disaste of the ultra rich for democracy and laws.
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On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A terrific analysis of what the interventions of the billionaire Collison brothers into Irish politics is really about, ie: the disaste of the ultra rich for democracy and laws.
t1/on-environmental-democracy-and-collisons-abundance-verse/
t1/on-environmental-democracy-and-collisons-abundance-verse/
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"Il a 45 ans, il a assez vécu."
L'homme tétraplégique exprime le souhait de vivre, mais les médecins décrètent l'arrêt des soins.
Il faut dire qu'il est trisomique et s'appelle Abdenour.
Voilà le pays raciste et validiste où vous encouragez l'euthanasie !
www.bondyblog.fr/enquete/piti...
L'homme tétraplégique exprime le souhait de vivre, mais les médecins décrètent l'arrêt des soins.
Il faut dire qu'il est trisomique et s'appelle Abdenour.
Voilà le pays raciste et validiste où vous encouragez l'euthanasie !
www.bondyblog.fr/enquete/piti...
Pitié-Salpêtrière : une famille saisit la justice pour Abdenour, devenu tétraplégique - Bondy Blog
Malgré une alerte signalant un risque vital, Abdenour Belhouli a été renvoyé chez lui par les services de l’hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris XIII). Il est aujourd’hui tétraplégique. Sa famille c...
www.bondyblog.fr
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Il a 45 ans, il a assez vécu."
L'homme tétraplégique exprime le souhait de vivre, mais les médecins décrètent l'arrêt des soins.
Il faut dire qu'il est trisomique et s'appelle Abdenour.
Voilà le pays raciste et validiste où vous encouragez l'euthanasie !
www.bondyblog.fr/enquete/piti...
L'homme tétraplégique exprime le souhait de vivre, mais les médecins décrètent l'arrêt des soins.
Il faut dire qu'il est trisomique et s'appelle Abdenour.
Voilà le pays raciste et validiste où vous encouragez l'euthanasie !
www.bondyblog.fr/enquete/piti...
Rising sun on the first snow on Carrauntuohill
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Rising sun on the first snow on Carrauntuohill
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Au delà du fait que Witkoff soit un grand fan du Kremlin, ce plan est avant tout un rappel que les US ne savent plus quoi faire pour boucler le dossier ukrainien. Alors ils ressortent la capitulation régulièrement. Poutine acceptera toujours sans enthousiasme puisque - www.ft.com/content/2353...
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
Sweeping 28-point proposal would include territorial concessions and rollback of American military assistance
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Au delà du fait que Witkoff soit un grand fan du Kremlin, ce plan est avant tout un rappel que les US ne savent plus quoi faire pour boucler le dossier ukrainien. Alors ils ressortent la capitulation régulièrement. Poutine acceptera toujours sans enthousiasme puisque - www.ft.com/content/2353...
Le pire dans ceci, ce sont les gens qui argumentent en réponse. Pourquoi? Toute interaction avec cet outil ne fait que le renforcer. Et vous n'allez pas "battre" un algorithme conversationnel dans une joute écrite.
Maybe the Nazi flag wasn’t turned off for French?
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Le pire dans ceci, ce sont les gens qui argumentent en réponse. Pourquoi? Toute interaction avec cet outil ne fait que le renforcer. Et vous n'allez pas "battre" un algorithme conversationnel dans une joute écrite.
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If passed, the EU Omnibus covering data and AI will be the most extraordinary reversal of digital rights in a generation.
Read our response to the official text of the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal⬇️
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/news/our-res...
Read our response to the official text of the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal⬇️
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/news/our-res...
Our response to the official text of the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal
If passed, the Omnibus will be the most extraordinary reversal of digital rights in a generation
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If passed, the EU Omnibus covering data and AI will be the most extraordinary reversal of digital rights in a generation.
Read our response to the official text of the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal⬇️
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/news/our-res...
Read our response to the official text of the EU Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal⬇️
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/news/our-res...
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"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful"
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
Department of Justice chatbots mislead people seeking information
Irish Department of Justice internalises the AI hype and takes no responsibility for misleading chatbots.
www.iccl.ie
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful"
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."
I think I really like coding. It's weird to think that I've loved that for a long time (I bought a Visual Basic 6 license when I was 16) but never really explored it as an adult. I am forty now and I wonder why i didn't do that as a career...
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I think I really like coding. It's weird to think that I've loved that for a long time (I bought a Visual Basic 6 license when I was 16) but never really explored it as an adult. I am forty now and I wonder why i didn't do that as a career...
There is a reason why Hannah Arendt has become such an important political influence these last years, and it's because how premonitory her work has been revealed to be.
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There is a reason why Hannah Arendt has become such an important political influence these last years, and it's because how premonitory her work has been revealed to be.
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