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Hello everyone! I've wanted to make a thread for the politics of the European Parliament, as well as Europe at large for a while now. With the European Parliament elections a little over a month away, from 6-9 June 2024, now is an ideal time to open the thread for full news, discussion, and debate. All 720 seats of the European Parliament are up for election. The current make-up of the Parliament is: EPP - 187 seats S&D - 148 seats Renew - 97 seats Greens/EFA - 67 seats ID - 76 seats ECR - 62 seats The Left - 40 seats

How many?

Where my taco girlies at? Do you prefer hard or soft tacos?

HYBE has formally announced that they have been payola-ing charts. Their company is home to BTS, a K-pop group who has never secured a hit and has no famous members, yet seems to be doing incredibly well on the charts globally. How does it make you feel that "Seven" was a faster streaming hit than anything Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, etc. could manage, but that bomb couldn't even go 2x Platinum in the U.S.? Do you still trust the Spotify charts knowing that a label is openly admitting to defrauding them? Please discuss.

If you've been on Reddit or Tiktok recently, you may have come across the catchy chorus of a mysterious song called "Ulterior Motives", or as people knew it, "Everyone Knows That". This lost gem from the 1980s has resurfaced after a ton of digging and speculation by music enthusiasts. Earlier today, a user on Reddit stumbled upon a vintage adult film, where the song was playing in the background. The discovery sent shockwaves through the online music community, as "Ulterior Motives" had been considered a "holy grail" among searchers in the community for years. The song was originally recorded by producer/director Christopher Saint Booth. Listen to the full track below: NSFW warning; there's moaning throughout the full recording as it's from a porn. Enjoy!

2024 Mexican Presidential Election Elecciones Presidenciales de México 2024 THE CANDIDATES / LOS CANDIDATOS So, thoughts? Mods: If this is posted, please feel free to merge.

So I've been obsessed with Brazil lately to the point where I watch television and film from there (learning Portuguese) and I have to say that I have never seen an appreciation or talk thread about Brazil, so I decided to start one because I want to see if any Brazilian ATRLers are on here, but I also want to talk and share more about pop culture & Brazilian culture, so yeah. Obrigado y Ola a todos vocês!

Post your weekly album collages based on your last.fm plays, the link below might be helpful. Oh and the old thread got deleted for whatever reason. http://tapmusic.net/

Borrowed this from Reddit In what ways are you a stereotypical gay?

i always get so annoyed when an artist's page is merged but i don't turn autocorrect off since i feel like it would take so much work to fix my previous scrobbles

The older you get the more responsibilites you get. How important is it for you to still spend enough time on friendships? Or is it something you don't prioritize as often? Discuss!

Chihuahua Pitbull Corgi

Let's pretend we're at the Japanese candy store, and you only have 8.64 dollars in your bank account, so you can only buy three products below. Which will you choose? Original Chocolate Matcha Strawberry Melty Caramel Pistachio Salt & Lemon Custard Pudding Premium Japanese Sake Special Butter Soy Sauce Wasabi

And what are your favourite ones? I've started watching all the classics recently. I'm not normally a big movie fan but they're a game changer for me I love the aesthetics/art surrounding horror too. I wanna get some pieces for my wall in my new place

Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's largest travel guidebook publisher. They recently published their annual list of top destinations to visit in the upcoming year, including countries, cities, and regions. Let's look at them together Top Countries: 1. Mongolia, Asia 2. India, Asia 3. Saint Lucia, Caribbean 4. Mexico, North America 5. Morocco, Africa 6. Chile, South America 7. Benin, Africa 8. Uzbekistan, Asia 9. Pakistan, Asia 10. Croatia, Europe Mongolia, Asia Top Cities: 1. Nairobi, Kenya 2. Paris, France 3. Montréal, Canada 4. Mostar, Bosnia 5. Philadelphia, USA 6. Manaus, Brazil 7. Jakarta, Indonesia 8. Prague, Czech Republic 9. İzmir, Turkey 10. Kansas City, Missouri Nairobi, Kenya Top Regions: 1. Montana, USA 2. Donegal, Ireland 3. Trans Dinarica Cycling Route, Western Balkans 4. Kangaroo Island, South Australia 5. Tuscany, Italy 6. País Vasco, Spain 7. Southern Thailand, Thailand 8. Swahili Coast, Tanzania 9. Saalfelden Leogang, Austria 10. Far North Scotland, Scotland Montana, USA Any surprises? Have you visited any of these places before? Do you agree with Lonely Planet's choices?

President Biden's approval rating average is lower than any other president in recent history at the same point in their time in the White House, data released Friday found. The president averaged 38.7 percent job approval in his 13th quarter in office, which ran from Jan. 20 to April 19, according to averages aggregated by Gallup. In the same quarter, former President Trump had a 46.8 percent approval rating average; former President Obama's was 45.9 percent and former President George W. Bush's was 51 percent, according to Gallup. The second-lowest to Biden's in that time was former President George H.W. Bush, who had a 41.8 percent mark. The highest 13th-quarter number was former President Eisenhower, who had a 73.2 approval rating average at that point in 1956. Full article: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4623548-biden-approval-rating-average-historic-low-gallup/

Before you discovered it yourself did anyone close to know you were gay or bi before you came out? sometimes its always the parents who know before you do

Juice do it

Like what the hell

It's not a criticism, traveling is awesome. But I'm just wondering because it seems like most of the gays I know are really into traveling to Europe, South America, etc multiple times a year even if they are barely able to afford it. Most of the other people I know travel every now and again, but not nearly as much as the gays. Is it just me or do you notice this as well?

do you believe in relationships? are you into relationships?

For me it's Jessie J cause every time I opened the damn app it'd just be a new pic of her baby which fine whatever but I've had enough

Now, the title may seem facetious and the whole idea of making a thread like this on atrl dot net might seem deeply unserious, but in lieu of providing deeply personal and traumatic information (something that the folk on the site CANNOT be trusted with: see the literal banner), I figured I would just ask in this rather curt way. I have tried/am getting professional help, am "killing it" academically where I am (grad school, prestigious uni), and have the "respect" (whatever that means) of my peers/professors. I've tried a lot of things. Here's the kicker though: none of it matters. It makes no difference. I have been dealing with this gnawing, crippling depression for more than a decade now, and successive losses of people for like 4 years straight in my "prime" or whatever have irreparably changed me. I do not really care about love, friendship, or whatever and so the reverse is true. None of it really matters; and I have a very complicated (read: corrosive) relation to my body image/food which is also cratering big time, toxically. It is not as simple as going to the gym; I get lost in thoughts about the time I lost and all that and it just spirals. I actually do/did exercise quite a bit; it usually made me feel like **** because of the weight of lost time as opposed to the often-touted panacea of endorphins. So. This thread might be uncomfortable, and isn't an attempt either way to get validation — certainly nothing "changes" based on the anonymous comments on here; but there is some power (or perhaps, liberatory disregard?) in asking strangers whether it is ethical to go on when one truly believes a life worth living is out of the question. What has held me back is my family, with whom ties are strained but are bound, for better or worse, by shared trauma. I'm also not explicitly seeking out survival stories from y'all, but would welcome them if it felt natural. [I should also add this is more so a discussion, I am not at risk as we speak, ideation, for today. Not intent yet.]