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Marc de Faoite
@marcdefaoite.bsky.social
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Herbivorous open-water-swimming snowflake bookworm, born 323.05 ppm. Irish in France. Reader/writer/editor/translator. Writing in Honest Ulsterman, Minor Lit, Irish Times, The Cormorant, The Incubator, Eastlit, Jaggery, Mekong Review, Esquire, and more
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · Oct 28
I wrote a piece for the @irishtimes.bsky.social about moving back to France after 15 years.

www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2024/...
A Dubliner returning to France after 15 years away: ‘Here are some of the many changes I noticed’
A Dubliner returning to France finds smoky bars replaced by bubblegum clouds from vapes, that you no longer risk going tealess, and you can even ask directions in English
www.irishtimes.com
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 4h
A story from @connla-stokes.bsky.social
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Somewhat forgotten visitors to Vietnam Episode #714: Gerald Scarfe (1967-1968)
The British illustrator Gerald Scarfe came to Vietnam for about a year in the mid 1960s. Here's what I know about his time in the country, which he toured with the journalist Richard West.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 15h
Be there, or be somewhere else
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 15h
Thank for sharing
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 1d
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 1d
If you happen to be in Penang next Friday, or know someone who is.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 2d
Well this aged well. My razor is still going well. Meanwhile Lecornu's prime ministership is already over. I could have bet a lettuce.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 8d
E. Macron's latest pet prime minister S. Lecornu (who I wager will be outlasted by my disposable razor) has announced he will lower income taxes for couples earning minimum wage. Sounds good. One slight hitch. Couples earning minimum wage don't pay income tax.

www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
Les couples au Smic paient-ils l’impôt sur le revenu ? On vous répond
Selon l’entourage du Premier ministre, qui semble toutefois depuis rétropédaler, Sébastien Lecornu étudierait une baisse de l’impôt sur le revenu pour les couples au Smic. Mais ne sont-ils pas déjà de...
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 7d
Some great photos here
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Tauthali celebrates curd-splashing festival
Locals mark centuries-old ritual with curd-throwing and tantric worship.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 8d
People could shed their skins like snakes?
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 8d
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 8d
E. Macron's latest pet prime minister S. Lecornu (who I wager will be outlasted by my disposable razor) has announced he will lower income taxes for couples earning minimum wage. Sounds good. One slight hitch. Couples earning minimum wage don't pay income tax.

www.ouest-france.fr/economie/imp...
Les couples au Smic paient-ils l’impôt sur le revenu ? On vous répond
Selon l’entourage du Premier ministre, qui semble toutefois depuis rétropédaler, Sébastien Lecornu étudierait une baisse de l’impôt sur le revenu pour les couples au Smic. Mais ne sont-ils pas déjà de...
www.ouest-france.fr
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 8d
@unamullally.bsky.social on the Irish language.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally
Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imagination, says journalist Una Mullally
www.theguardian.com
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 8d
Got kids?
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Margaret Cahill @margaretcahillbsky.bsky.social · 8d
I know I won't be the only one waking up in tears to this news today. So authentically himself that there really was no one like him. A beautiful man who intrigued, schooled and inspired us all. I'm heartbroken for him & for those who loved him. He will be so missed.

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you for sharing
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
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By the Book: Lime Pickled And Other Stories, By Marc De Faoite - By The Book
In his second collection of short stories set in Malaysia, Marc de Faoite tells intimate, empathetic stories about people and communities who often go unheard. We speak to him about how his 15 years l...
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
The publication of Lime Pickled and other stories was somewhat complicated by a certain virus. I never got around to making a proper page on my website for it, so here it is, with lots of buy links.

There will be a belated book launch later this month in Penang.
www.marcdefaoite.com/p/lime-pickl...
LIME PICKLED and Other Stories
LIME PICKLED and other stories ...
www.marcdefaoite.com
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
100% of the profits? Presumably after authors have been given a cut?
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
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L’incompatibilité de l’IA avec la décarbonation
ÉDITORIAL. Le « technosolutionnisme » consistant à faire croire que l’intelligence artificielle permettra d’obtenir suffisamment de gains énergétiques pour rendre le processus durable est un leurre.
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 9d
Finally, there is an unsubstantiated claim that mitigation action for Irish agriculture would cause carbon leakage and increase emissions elsewhere - this is a bizarre claim and I don't know why it is still advanced. Ireland's agriculture sector is the most GHG intensive in Europe.
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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · 9d
‘Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics, largely under the radar of mainstream debate. We are living through an energy transition that, for once, feels exponential rather than incremental.’

@hannahdaly.ie

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Let the sun shine: solar is fast becoming the world’s new energy superpower
Solar power is reshaping economies, industrial systems and geopolitics
www.irishtimes.com
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 9d
more of an arranged marriage?
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 11d
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.

But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 10d
C'est triste. Des rues comme ça partout en France.
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Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · 10d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9l...
War Isn’t Murder
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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