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Manuel Bompard, coordinator of La France insoumise, stated on Arrêt sur images that the movement could not rely on the support of billionaires who own major media outlets. He deemed it necessary to develop an alternative media space, particularly on social networks and through LFI's communication means. Regarding traditional media, he suggested creating "leverage effects" and turning against them the energy mobilized against the movement, akin to a judo strategy. These comments were part of a video interview focused on the media framing of current social mobilizations, offered free of charge. https://t.co/bvE8kdyGsc #Médias #LFI #Communication (translated)

Impact reported that Amnesty International had alerted, in a report published on a Thursday, about the rise of authoritarian practices in France and the threats to the rule of law and fundamental freedoms. The organization notably cited the repression of protests on October 17 and 24, the arrests of minors during the student movement, prohibitions on protesting, the police's use of mutilating weapons, and pressures on journalists. According to Impact, Amnesty also denounced the normalization of racist and anti-immigration discourse, mentioning Emmanuel Macron, François Bayrou, Bruno Retailleau, and Aurore Bergé. The NGO had identified seven signs of authoritarian practices: violations of the freedom to inform, repression of dissent, surveillance by technology, governance through fear, the designation of an enemy, exploitation of inequalities, and the weakening of counter-powers. Impact added that Amnesty indicated that, since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, the fortunes of French billionaires had doubled while poverty had reached its highest level in 30 years. As the 2027 presidential election approached, the organization called for the defense of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, estimating that France was not immune to the global rise of authoritarian practices. #Liberté #DroitsHumains #ÉtatDeDroit (translated)

Focus reported that Amnesty International warned that France was no longer safe from authoritarian practices. The NGO cited a record number of minors arrested during the high school movement, a 15-year-old student who had his hand torn off by a grenade on October 5, drones flying over the demonstration on October 24, and the extension of algorithmic video surveillance after the Olympics. According to Focus, Amnesty France also denounced the concentration of almost all major private media in the hands of a dozen billionaires and recorded 358 lawsuits against environmental activists since 2020. #France #DroitsHumains #Liberté (translated)

Press brief warned that the end of the cumulative benefits of the AAH and ASS, scheduled for January 1, 2027, could result in a loss of 590 euros per month for nearly 15,000 disabled people, which is more than a third of some of their resources. The account presented this measure as an increased risk of precariousness, while 9.8 million people are living below the poverty line and 650,000 people have fallen below this line in one year. It also indicated that inequalities are at their highest level in 30 years and that the wealth of French billionaires has doubled since Emmanuel Macron came to power, citing Insee, APF France handicap, and Oxfam. #précarité #pauvreté #inégalités (translated)

Guillaume Herblot mocked a Tipeee fundraiser associated with "We're blocking the far right," which aimed to raise 500 euros. He wrote that 230 euros had already been raised from 28 donors and belittled their intelligence. He presented the fundraiser as a contradiction to anti-capitalist speeches, claiming it was used to finance a tool for blocking accounts. According to him, the site offered a button to report an account as blocked, as well as points and badges. He ridiculed the funding of this activity through donations and described the approach as a form of paid resistance. #Anticapitalisme #Résistance #Ironie (translated)

The author congratulated Lula on his victory in the Brazilian presidential election and presented his reelection as a great hope for progressives, in a Latin America marked according to him by the rise of the far right, interference, and the influence of tech billionaires. #Lula #Brésil #Élections #BR (translated)

Ah look, here, no immediate prison sentence as an example, no withdrawal of the right to vote. Here, the justice system has not received instructions for firmness from Darmanin and is not trying to give "a good lesson" to all billionaires. What is this very, very big mystery? Does anyone have an idea? (translated)

The author estimated that billionaires harmed public revenues and stated that Mediapart had revealed that Vincent Bolloré had undervalued his villas in order to pay less tax, thereby depriving the tax authorities of 4.5 million euros. He called for rule changes and strengthened controls in 2027 to tax the wealthiest. (translated)

The fortune of French billionaires has doubled since Macron came to power in 2017, according to Oxfam: "This gain of 220 billion euros is concentrated among 32 people," specifies its director Cécile Duflot. 32 people! And Glucksmann is trying to recruit her to "lean" his campaign... #Off #Off (translated)

TrashTalk estimated that the violence that occurred on Saturday overshadowed the peaceful demands of thousands of people mobilized to defend their rights. It mentioned the distress of various groups, including young people, high school students, farmers, teachers, firefighters, and nurses, and stated that some desperate young people were contemplating no longer living. The media criticized part of the press for prioritizing viewership and extreme editorial lines at the expense of these concerns. It also acknowledged the injured journalists on the ground and called on its colleagues not to let the rioters divert attention from the movement's demands. Referring to a lesson learned from its journalist parent, TrashTalk invited people to question who benefited from the situation and who triggered the violence. Finally, the media expressed its desire to use its message to support the three French basketball players who, according to it, were in the WNBA finals, asserting that it was part of its responsibilities. #Média #Responsabilité #Société (translated)

The author believed that, in his country, billionaires should pay proportionally at least as much in taxes as their secretaries or nurses, and that large companies should contribute at least as much as neighborhood butchers. He also mentioned Mr. Lenglet and shared a link. https://t.co/xTplNmTCf5 #Impôts #Équité #JusticeSociale #FR (translated)

Jon De Lorraine challenged Raphaël Glucksmann's statements about the rescue of Donald Trump's Taj Mahal casino. He wrote that Glucksmann had attributed this rescue to billionaires linked to the KGB, but that no known documentary evidence supported it. According to De Lorraine, the casino had been restructured with its bondholders in 1991, after accumulating $675 million in debt, and Trump had sold 50% of the equity in exchange for a restructuring of his debt. De Lorraine deemed it serious that Glucksmann presented this accusation as a fact on public service without being contradicted. #FakeNews #DébatPublic #Politique (translated)

The author wrote that, after labeling billionaires as harmful, media outlets that he claimed were owned by billionaires mobilized against him without respecting ethics or the right to respond, in his view. He believed that their reaction demonstrated that they were damaging to democracy. (translated)