Marie Le Conte
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jack of an honestly surprising number of 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!
oh, speaking of Da Movies - Picturehouse is doing a sale on its yearly memberships, most of them are 40% off; can't recommend it enough tbh, have been a member for years and it's what drags me to the cinema so often
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
oh, speaking of Da Movies - Picturehouse is doing a sale on its yearly memberships, most of them are 40% off; can't recommend it enough tbh, have been a member for years and it's what drags me to the cinema so often
want to go to the cinema but desperately trying to make it so I miss as few of our rare daylight hours as possible while in the dark room, people who love autumn and winter are such fucking freaks, my god
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
want to go to the cinema but desperately trying to make it so I miss as few of our rare daylight hours as possible while in the dark room, people who love autumn and winter are such fucking freaks, my god
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The thing about "left on the economy, right on culture" is it's based on analysis of swing voters. Those voters are often low attention and their politics are often not especially coherent. Which is fine for them, it's not their job to run the country, but, you know, the government is
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The thing about "left on the economy, right on culture" is it's based on analysis of swing voters. Those voters are often low attention and their politics are often not especially coherent. Which is fine for them, it's not their job to run the country, but, you know, the government is
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Trans people have been given honours *for representing the trans community* several times:
Helen Belcher OBE, 2023.
Caroline Paige MBE, 2024.
Capt. Hannah Graf MBE, 2019.
What would the current political climate like to do to Hannah Graf, & her trans husband, now?
Helen Belcher OBE, 2023.
Caroline Paige MBE, 2024.
Capt. Hannah Graf MBE, 2019.
What would the current political climate like to do to Hannah Graf, & her trans husband, now?
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Trans people have been given honours *for representing the trans community* several times:
Helen Belcher OBE, 2023.
Caroline Paige MBE, 2024.
Capt. Hannah Graf MBE, 2019.
What would the current political climate like to do to Hannah Graf, & her trans husband, now?
Helen Belcher OBE, 2023.
Caroline Paige MBE, 2024.
Capt. Hannah Graf MBE, 2019.
What would the current political climate like to do to Hannah Graf, & her trans husband, now?
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Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
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November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’m very sorry. THIS is the full Lizza file. Plz don’t delete my account @pfrazee.com anyway gofile.io/d/Ap4v35
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
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thank you for putting a wide variety of $600+ items on your holiday gift guides. I never know how to spend my gift budget of $600+ per person
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
thank you for putting a wide variety of $600+ items on your holiday gift guides. I never know how to spend my gift budget of $600+ per person
why does my brain remember this stuff and not, say, the names of people I meet
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
why does my brain remember this stuff and not, say, the names of people I meet
@cjayanetti.bsky.social well la di fucking da, Chaminda
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@cjayanetti.bsky.social well la di fucking da, Chaminda
having gone to university as the last cohort of the 3k/year system never fails to give me a brief taste of that "last chopper out of Saigon" feeling boomers and, to an extent, Gen Xers have been getting for most of the past fifteen years or so
Student loan repayment thresholds frozen for a further three years.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
having gone to university as the last cohort of the 3k/year system never fails to give me a brief taste of that "last chopper out of Saigon" feeling boomers and, to an extent, Gen Xers have been getting for most of the past fifteen years or so
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Would love some in-depth numbers on what the majority of 20-30 somethings basically paying a 9% higher marginal tax rate has actually done to economic behaviour. Feels very under-discussed bsky.app/profile/igma...
Student loan repayment thresholds frozen for a further three years.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
More debt burden falling on graduates.
And even more reason to cut university places by 20-30%.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Would love some in-depth numbers on what the majority of 20-30 somethings basically paying a 9% higher marginal tax rate has actually done to economic behaviour. Feels very under-discussed bsky.app/profile/igma...
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A core component of social democracy/socialism is universalism yet so many so called champions of the centre-left and left decry it as a middle class handout or electoral bribe
This is something that really bothers me in so much talk about benefits including from some policy wonks.
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A core component of social democracy/socialism is universalism yet so many so called champions of the centre-left and left decry it as a middle class handout or electoral bribe
and again - literally just the hobby horse of some random anonymous Twitter accounts, enraging how quickly they managed to turn their horrid posting into actual government policy and rhetoric
“The Motability scheme was set up to protect the most vulnerable. Not to subsidise the lease on a Mercedes Benz,” Reeves says.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
Misleading and nasty in equal measure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
and again - literally just the hobby horse of some random anonymous Twitter accounts, enraging how quickly they managed to turn their horrid posting into actual government policy and rhetoric
woke up feeling deeply antsy and anxious and yet to shake it off, wonder if maybe I was a chancellor of the exchequer in a past life
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
woke up feeling deeply antsy and anxious and yet to shake it off, wonder if maybe I was a chancellor of the exchequer in a past life
OBR, short for O, Brother
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
OBR, short for O, Brother
OBR*
*Oh Boy! Ruh-roh
*Oh Boy! Ruh-roh
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
OBR*
*Oh Boy! Ruh-roh
*Oh Boy! Ruh-roh
wait sorry for being offline for a while guys, was just settling into my new job at the OBR, what did I miss
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
wait sorry for being offline for a while guys, was just settling into my new job at the OBR, what did I miss
I don't think we should know even one thing about the Budget until the chancellor gets to the despatch box on the day, surprise us
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I don't think we should know even one thing about the Budget until the chancellor gets to the despatch box on the day, surprise us
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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
obviously I know intellectually that the point of roguelikes is to play and play again so you get better and I remember plateauing at the second biome's boss in Hades but also........I think I should just be able to beat the Hades II second biome boss immediately, for my mental health
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
obviously I know intellectually that the point of roguelikes is to play and play again so you get better and I remember plateauing at the second biome's boss in Hades but also........I think I should just be able to beat the Hades II second biome boss immediately, for my mental health
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Forseeing a time when the judiciary is infested by the same "Rishi Sunak isn't even English" radicalisation that's taken the right, and some people are blindsided because they thought "this trans girl said she was alarmed and distressed, but I don't believe her" was impartial application of the law
To tie back to my comparison to other online radicalisation, even if you don't give a shit about trans people, the judiciary becoming increasingly partial on a specific issue should be seen as the canary in the coal mine giving the current direction of travel in this country
Like it was obvious when the Supreme Court randomly decided to rewrite the Equality Act, but I think there's a large amount if journalistic negligence that no one really treats judges as anything other than neutral conduits through which the word of law moves
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Forseeing a time when the judiciary is infested by the same "Rishi Sunak isn't even English" radicalisation that's taken the right, and some people are blindsided because they thought "this trans girl said she was alarmed and distressed, but I don't believe her" was impartial application of the law
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I wish they treated the presidential turkey pardon a little more like professional wrestling, and had like a senator from the opposing party sharpening a carving knife and licking his chops until the pardon goes through, and then he throws up his hands and storms out
November 28, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I wish they treated the presidential turkey pardon a little more like professional wrestling, and had like a senator from the opposing party sharpening a carving knife and licking his chops until the pardon goes through, and then he throws up his hands and storms out
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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somehow this too is about the budget
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
somehow this too is about the budget