ChrisMayLA6, to bookstodon
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Meanwhile in #Paris..... having been subjected to a #bedbug infestation & a #sewage problem in the #Seine, now the #Olympics organisers are picking a fight with Paris' riverside #book stalls that they want to absent themselves from the banks while the opening ceremony as their stock boxes are apparently a security risk...

How this will play out for the Paris mayor & Olympics management remains to be seen

@bookstodon

ChrisMayLA6, to Sports
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Meanwhile, back in #Paris...

Having already had to 'fess up to a major #bedbug problem across the city, now it seems there is also an urgent need to clear up the #Seine, which is being used as a sewage outflow (such an English problem)...

So, not only are you going to be scratching & itching your way through the #Olympics next year, you're going to be feeling a little ill if you get in the city's river...

Its not a great way to start your marketing to #sports fans, now is it?

glynmoody, to random
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France closes seven schools over #bedbug infestations - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/07/france-closes-seven-schools-over-bedbug-infestations hard to judge how serious this is - or whether it is jus "ewww" factor...

Korny, to random
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Is it just me, but almost every article on the #bedbug "infestation" in France, seems to be worded so as to cause maximum panic in the headline:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66995977
> Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar before 2024 Olympics

And then in the body switches to "of course this isn't backed by any actual statistics"?

> The fact of the matter is that bedbugs are making a comeback, and have been for perhaps 20 or 30 years. But that is not just in France, but everywhere.

jasonnab, to random

Someone reassure me why I shouldn't expect to find #bedbugs underneath a #fridge purchased from a used #appliance store... because my irrational brain is running the gamut on that currently. #AskFedi #BedBug #Anxiety

taylorlorenz, to random
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social avatar

Musk resorting to straight up bribing bug accounts to remain on the platform

monicarooney,
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@taylorlorenz we’ll have to see if Bret Stephens gets some cash #BedBug

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