Meanwhile in France the Left has had a good weekend, winning the Mayoralties of Paris & Marseille with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) not doing as well as they hoped (and other feared).

How this plays out into the Presidential election is less clear, but it certainly suggests Le Pen is not necessarily the front-runner that many (most obviously on the Right) have been declaring.

#France #democracy #politics

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/paris-mayoral-race-socialist-emmanuel-gregoire-projected-to-win

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

The elephant is the same word for "Butterfly" because when the Cherokee first encountered one, they said it resembled the wings and body of one from the front with its great flapping ears and trunk, and like the butterfly, was gentle and delicate in its movement despite its size,

It’s ok because they’re the biggest buyer of nonexistent CO₂ removal on the planet. 🙃

https://www.distilled.earth/p/microsofts-latest-data-center-project

COME VISIT by Courtney Mary Andrews:

"I am an ambassador of love.
These towns with their similar shapes,
streets filling and emptying by early morning.
Have you heard, kind stranger?
Love is a beautiful place,
even with its messy alleys
and poor city planning.
Come get lost.
Do not let possible endings
keep you from it.
Visit it sometime
when you are most afraid of yourself."

Saw her live last night in #Hamburg. ppl of #Goteborg #Stockholm #Oslo #Malmo #Copenhagen GO!

#poetry #love #hope #cma