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The viral slogan “Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres” (“In the name of God, it's the darkness”) originates from a leaked Snapchat message humorously attributed to a clumsy undercover police officer trying to mimic North African youth slang. The meme-driven student movement has since grown across France and spread into neighboring countries like Italy and Belgium.

Meaning and Origin

The Slogan: “Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres” mashes up the Arabic religious invocation Bismillah with dramatic French slang (c'est les ténèbres, meaning "it's the darkness" or a grim situation).

The Leaked Message: It stems from a viral screenshot of an account named “Mamadou” asking in a student group chat: "Hey, bismillah, it's the darkness. When's the school blockade, bro, wallah?"

The Satire: Students seized on the nonsensical, forced slang to mock what they view as a botched police infiltration of protest groups and clumsy racial profiling.

Core Student Grievances

School Conditions: Protests began on September 18, 2026, in Créteil over long school days, overcrowded classrooms, underfunded facilities, and missing teachers.

Inequality: Students argue that systemic educational decay hits working-class suburbs and minority communities the hardest.

Anti-Police Sentiment: Demonstrations have also targeted alleged police brutality and government responses, with signs directed at President Emmanuel Macron.

International Spread

Cross-Border Reach: What started as high school and university blockades closing hundreds of French schools has evolved into an internet-native Gen Z movement.

Broader Adoption: The phrase and meme format have been picked up and shared widely on social media platforms, referenced by international figures like Greta Thunberg, and mirrored by youth protests in countries like Italy and Belgium.

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The high schoolers in France are saying bismillah c’est les ténèbres and the meme-forward international gen z protest movement is picking up more momentum by the day. Via @aidanetcetera

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SquirtMAXXING with Charlie kkkirkkk!
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BOOKSHELF!

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🚨 Watch the full video on our YouTube 🚨

Gen Z uses AI the most yet trusts it the least.

We sat Bernie Sanders down with them for a messy debate that isn’t happening in the public right now.

If we’re going to live with AI and push for a future that benefits working people, we need more conversations like this one.

Producers: Aidan Walker, Elise Joshi, Chai Dingari
Video Editor: Anthony Mascorro
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Excerpts from what @aidanetcetera wrote for PPP2.
On shelves next week.

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Went back to VidCon for 24 hours 🤯 and here’s what went down!

The event has sparked a lot of conversation this year, especially with Cannes Lions overlapping. But the two were never meant to be the same, and comparing them misses the point.

VidCon will always have a special place in my heart because it’s where so much of my career began. Interviewing creators and seeing their communities inspired me to launch the first YouTuber interview series, The Partners Project, after my first VidCon, which eventually led to @whatstrending

So much has changed since then. The fans who once waited in line to meet their favorite creators are now creators themselves. The creator economy has grown up, and so has VidCon.

This year I was back with @getpopstore and @pewresearch speaking on AI, creativity, and the future of the creator economy.

Always good to see familiar faces, meet new ones, and be reminded where it all started. ❤️

#vidcon

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grad school year 1 desktop spiral complete! inspired by @sihaamn I <3 my monster wave of sources and inspiration! I tried to tag everything I could find but will continue to dig through the heap :) Find the deep dive on the @thepiperreal #citeyoursources

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Skibidi Scholar Sophistication #skibidibbydibyodadubdubyodadubdubskibidibbydibyodadubdubyodadubdub

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much love to @kqed @closealltabspod for letting me do a tight eight about the 9/11 nicholas sparks industrial complex🔥

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in no particular order: turned 30! cut my hair, threw a dinner party, finished a test knit, made a zine, read more zines, played a lot of mahjong, threw a powerpoint party, drank extra dirty martinis, and flipped through many many old journals. i've been journaling for over 20 years now, and i feel very lucky to be able to go back and read exactly what i was going through at every decade of my life. i hope 40 year old me looks back at my journal entries from when i was 30 with the same amusement and compassion that i have now reading the journal entries from when i was 10 and 20. i hope 50 year old me is still journaling. i hope 60 year old me is still not chopped. i pray that mango juul pods will be back by the time i'm 70. alive with pleasure!

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