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Press Briefs reported nearly 7,000 police custody cases, 86% of which involved minors, and indicated that the majority had not led to legal proceedings at this stage. The account described these arrests as a massive and unprecedented measure aimed at containing the mobilization of young people. Several cited observers viewed this as a form of intimidation, while Press Briefs believed this practice infringed on the right to protest and risked normalizing disproportionate police and judicial responses. The account added that the preventive use of police custody had already been documented during the Yellow Vests movement. Relying on independent press articles, Press Briefs relayed testimonies from high school students reporting violent detention conditions, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, forced undressings, and physical or psychological violence. A 15-year-old reportedly recounted being slammed against a concrete bed and hit on the head by police and then insulted. A complaint had been filed, according to the account, which also indicated that the police prefecture had not responded to Mediapart's questions about the reported statements. Mohammed, a 16-year-old high school student in Saint-Denis, reportedly stated that police had hit the bars of his cell during the night to wake up the detainees and had targeted him with a racist insult. The mother of Noham, also 16, claimed that her son had been hit in the liver and face after asking why he had been arrested. Adam's mother also denounced violence against young protesters. Press Briefs added that several teenage girls and boys reported sexist and racist remarks from police, and complaints had been filed. Anne Savinel-Barras, president of Amnesty International France, expressed her concern over the repression of the student movement, believing that the young people's demands for education and health were met with prohibitions on demonstrations and disproportionate police violence. The NGO stated that it would support people peacefully protesting and defend the right to demonstrate. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concern about the situation in France and notably called for a proportional use of force. #jeunesse #manifestation #répression (translated)

Arkunir insulted his interlocutor and criticized him for wanting to talk about the talking points on LFI at BFMTV. He said that a child was at risk of dying because of the violence committed, according to him, by heavily armed individuals in their fifties, and asserted that this situation should be the priority. He ended by asking his interlocutor to be quiet. (translated)

Ettoksib contested the claim that a non-violent person would have nothing to fear from the police. He wrote that police officers could resort to violence regardless of the attitude of the person in front of them, used very insulting terms towards them, and added that it could happen to anyone, including people who were not protesting. #violence #police #manifestation (translated)

Masian believed that Julian's agent had shown unprecedented amateurism during the summer and had let him be humiliated by Gil Marin and Atleti. He thought that the Instagram story posted by Julian in response, directed against Gil Marin, was a childish reaction. According to him, having accepted a 500M clause when signing with Atleti should have been enough to justify the agent's dismissal. Masian added that Julian now found himself in difficulty and might have missed the chance to achieve his ultimate dream, while wondering if Barça would come back for him. #Football #Transferts #AtleticoMadrid (translated)

Masian expressed concern that Lamine Yamal might be excluded from the Ballon d'Or due to his age, arguing that he would have many more opportunities to win it in the future. He believed that Harry Kane would be a deserving winner but found some arguments put forward by English commentators contradictory, accusing them of favoring nationalism and club interests. According to him, these commentators criticized Yamal for not having made enough of an impact in the World Cup, while acknowledging that he had won it and had been decisive against France in the most difficult match. Masian countered this with Kane's statistics and asked where he had distinguished himself in England's most challenging moments, suggesting that Jude Bellingham, or even Anthony Gordon against Argentina, had been more present. He also pointed out that one of the players in question had been voted the best player in his league, while Michael Olise had received the same title in the Bundesliga. Masian added that Kane had already won the Golden Boot and believed that his supporters should present coherent arguments if they wished to see him win the Ballon d'Or, rather than basing their choice solely on goals and assists. #BallonDor #Football #Lamine (translated)

Aspide wrote that Selvaggia and Cesara had caused enormous damage by defending during the episode a person whom he referred to with offensive expressions. He added that this person was using their defense as a reason not to retract in any way the statements he had made. #politica #opinione #dibattito (translated)

AlertesInfos, citing Marianne, reported that Jordan Bardella expressed indignation in 2014 over the police custody of high school students after a "quenelle," in a case related to the glorification of crimes against humanity. Between 2014 and 2018, he also repeated on Twitter expressions popularized by Alain Soral and Dieudonné to criticize Manuel Valls, including "Damn it, anyway!" According to the media, this phrase referenced Valls' remarks about his wife's ties to the Jewish community and Israel. AlertesInfos added that these posts were from the same period as anti-Semitic exchanges that Mediapart attributed to him, which Bardella denied being the author of. His entourage denied any link or ideological proximity with Soral and claimed that Bardella was referring to Florian Philippot in a "classic political response." #Politique #Antisémitisme #LibertéDexpression (translated)

SHINI greeted a mayor who, according to him, had come to the site to protect young people by relying on his status, as he believed they would not dare to confront him. He felt that the elected official was thus responding to a long-standing demand from the French towards their political leaders: to take action on the ground rather than just talking. SHINI contrasted his presence with that of people who, in his view, were disrespectful to young people while remaining sheltered. He said he had lasting respect for him and rejected criticisms that the intervention was merely for communication or manipulation, stating that the mayor at least had shown up and taken a stand. #Politique #Engagement #Action (translated)

MiraiPanda had been asserting for months that visa issues were to be expected, citing those encountered during the World Cup. According to the author, disruptions at the Worlds were therefore foreseeable. He had also warned that the competition would be disrupted and that a change of host country would be necessary. https://t.co/Vd6n9Ok1qW #Visa #Compétition #Mondial (translated)

Rasmelthor believed that Gota's statements were not made with bad intentions. According to him, Gota wanted to defend the players' choice to join M8, who were then referred to as mercenaries, but his remarks had been taken out of context. He specified that the discussion was notably about 300k in unpaid fees and considered Gota's approach to be rather naïve and awkward. He thought that Gota's main mistake was not addressing the buyout issue before the players made their choice. He added that Gota was right to say that the contracts should have already been completed, but it would have been necessary to anticipate rather than rely on logic or good faith. According to Rasmelthor, Kamel had the right to enforce the buyout, even if it seemed unfair. Rasmelthor attributed part of the misunderstandings between Kamel and Gota to agents and individuals who leaked information. He requested that the players not be involved and believed that the situation could still end well for them and for the structures, without knowing if the relationship between Kamel and Gota could be repaired. He also stated that agents were harming the scene, while deeming the harassment unjustified, and called for an end to the conflict and for the parties involved to manage it among themselves. #Esport #Gota #Drama (translated)

Kaydop wrote to FearzProdz and Boubaa12345 that he denounced what he considered hypocrisy towards Zen, with some people appreciating him one day and rejecting him the next. He added that no player belonged to the fans and described Zen as impeccable at Vitality. Kaydop specified that these behaviors only concerned a minority and that most kind-hearted people were not on X. #Hypocrisie #Esport #Vitality (translated)

KC Proutnik accused Kammeto, ClemLeLfe, and Karmine Corp of the absence of a bootcamp, non-payment of salaries, and poor quality of merchandise. He added that, in his opinion, Valorant had only saved the club by miracle, before asking them if they were proud of it. #KarmineCorp #eSports #Valorant (translated)