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Paris in lockdown as France braces for new anti-Macron riots...
France24 ^ | 12/8/2018 | France24

Posted on 12/08/2018 12:28:29 AM PST by caww

Paris was in lockdown early on Saturday with 'thousands' of French security forces braced to meet renewed rioting by "yellow vest" protesters in the capital and other cities in a fourth weekend of confrontation.....

The Eiffel Tower and other tourist landmarks were shut, shops were boarded up to avoid looting and street furniture removed to avoid metal bars from being used as projectiles.

About 89,000 police were deployed across the country.

(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accord; anarchists; cake; carbon; carbontaxes; climate; communism; elites; emmanuelmacron; europeanunion; france; globalism; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; macron; paris; riot; riots; socialism; taxes; yellowvest; yellowvests
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m on the train to Paris from Barcelona and I was afraid they might try to block the Spanish border today. No problem, I’m in France and about half way to Paris now. But I am a little concerned about the arrival, because blocking or attacking trains is a big European “protest” technique.

Needless to say, I planned my trip well before the riots broke out! However, the train is pretty sparsely populated, even though this is a holiday weekend, so I think a lot of people cancelled.


61 posted on 12/08/2018 3:11:44 AM PST by livius
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To: All

Police are seizing protective equipment from journalists and barring some provincial yellow vest protesters from boarding trains to Paris, as part of exceptionally stringent security measures to prevent a repeat of last week’s rioting, reports AP.


62 posted on 12/08/2018 3:11:45 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: 9YearLurker

Correct... far too many put stock in Trump... I love Trump... but he is one man against a machine. He can only do so much.

If we, the taxpayers, want permanent change, repeal the 17th Amendment and 16th Amendment.

17th first...


63 posted on 12/08/2018 3:12:25 AM PST by Article10 (Roger That)
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To: newfreep

We will have to wait and see. I’m sure Barr will get confirmed.


64 posted on 12/08/2018 3:14:53 AM PST by marajade
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To: marajade

By far that’s the best thing I’ve seen on him.

But so hard to tell the swampsters when you are living in the swamp yourself.

And we need hope.


65 posted on 12/08/2018 3:15:49 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Article10

Cmon, guys. Take it to another thread. This is about France and you’re getting reports from Freepers on the ground, don’t interrupt them.


66 posted on 12/08/2018 3:15:50 AM PST by livius
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To: livius

mark


67 posted on 12/08/2018 3:17:46 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (Trudeau never saw a gay pride parade he didn't want to join.)
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To: All

Live TV coverage:

https://www.france24.com/en/live


68 posted on 12/08/2018 3:21:26 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: caww

“The latest clash on the #ChampsElysees - tear gas & stun Grenada are fired to push back protesters from the narrow side streets back onto the wide boulevards. So far 481 people have been arrested in the #Paris region alone”. - Sky News


69 posted on 12/08/2018 3:29:55 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Flick Lives

I believe he got a huge boost from the immigrant vote. If it were only real Frenchmen voting, he would have lost.


70 posted on 12/08/2018 3:38:28 AM PST by MNDude (WWG1WGAalso)
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To: marajade

“could anybody be worse than Jeff Sessions?”

I stopped asking that basic question when I asked it about Bill Clinton. Eight years later ... the Magic Negro.


71 posted on 12/08/2018 3:43:43 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Great things never come from comfort zones.)
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To: livius

Very glad to have visited Paris this Spring before all this went down. I feel for the merchantswho are not making a living while this unrest goes on. However Macron must go, and FRexit must happen.


72 posted on 12/08/2018 4:02:02 AM PST by wetgundog (CNN is FAKE NEWS ...Just added NBC.)
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To: caww
My popcorn list for the show so far. Subject to change and more to come. . . .

Youtube

LIVE! In Paris France On The Ground With The Yellow Vests

Twitter

Live now

A person from Netherlands

73 posted on 12/08/2018 4:03:46 AM PST by saywhatagain
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To: Fai Mao

Really?


74 posted on 12/08/2018 4:06:34 AM PST by ZULU (Jeff Sessions should be tried for sedition.)
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To: the_individual2014

“Can the French foreign legion be deployed in times of crisis on French soil? Does any freeper know?”

The wiki doesnt specifically note such a restriction. But the history records no deployment within France. Perhaps France gas something similar to Posse Comitatus Act.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion


75 posted on 12/08/2018 4:07:22 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: saywhatagain
DIREKTE: Se de voldsomme demonstrasjonene i Paris
76 posted on 12/08/2018 4:16:39 AM PST by saywhatagain
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To: saywhatagain
Building the barrier . . .


77 posted on 12/08/2018 4:32:00 AM PST by saywhatagain
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To: caww

Not a peep when they were flooded with 7th century troglodytes but raise their taxes like they voted for and all hell breaks loose.


78 posted on 12/08/2018 4:35:34 AM PST by Eagles6
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To: saywhatagain
outgoing . . . incoming


79 posted on 12/08/2018 4:47:50 AM PST by saywhatagain
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To: Trump20162020

So many Californians are not Americans … by choice.


80 posted on 12/08/2018 4:49:24 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
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