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Press briefs reported that, in its latest editorial, Le Monde argued that the protests on Saturday, October 17 should not be reduced to looting and destruction. The newspaper claimed that the vast majority of the processions had been peaceful and made legitimate demands, with 800,000 participants according to the organizers and 550,000 according to the Interior Ministry. The editorial blamed Emmanuel Macron for a persistent deafness to social movements during his two terms. It reproached successive governments for sidelining unions since 2017, weakening their role as intermediaries, and ignoring the dissatisfaction of young people. Le Monde linked the movement of October 17 to the Yellow Vests, which emerged in December 2018 around purchasing power and the cost of living, and reminded that the 225,000 contributions from the grievance books had not led to a political translation. The newspaper estimated that the 2023 demonstrations against the pension reform, adopted by the Borne government without a parliamentary vote, had similarly been followed by a lack of political response. According to the editorial, this situation had fueled mistrust towards the head of state, and the executive could no longer dismiss the demands; social peace, it argued, depended on their consideration. #Macron #GiletsJaunes #France (translated)

Impact reported that Lisa, founder of Make My Lemonade, supported the claims of the protesters despite the looting and vandalism of her store during the violence on October 17 in Paris. According to Impact, she refused to allow her story to be politically appropriated and denounced the institutional, social, and economic violence that she believed fueled the anger. Not knowing when she could reopen, Lisa called for rebuilding together. #Solidarité #JusticeSociale #Résilience (translated)

Bally Bagayoko deemed the strategy of allowing anger to subside without addressing demands to be dangerous, arguing that it fueled tensions and distrust. He called for de-escalation through concrete responses, dialogue, and a reassessment of law enforcement methods. Addressing the president, he added that the time for words without follow-up was over. #Démocratie #Dialogue #Justice (translated)

Amélie Ismaïli accused Yaël Braun-Pivet of placing the cost of her choices on French workers, while reportedly earning a monthly salary of 15,000 euros excluding benefits. She also criticized her for using the police to feed her chickens and for refusing to publish her expense reports, considering that she was directly responsible for what was happening. #Salaries #Politique #JusticeSociale (translated)

MisterChip (Alexis) pointed out that Rodri had scored his first goal with the Barcelona jersey in his tenth game, with a header following a corner kick. He added that the player had only scored in that manner once in the previous three years: on March 4, 2026, with Manchester City against Nottingham Forest, after a cross from Aït-Nouri, and on October 17, 2026, with Barcelona against Betis, after a cross from Fermín. #Barcelona #Rodri #Gol (translated)

High school students, retirees, farmers, and nurses, fueled by general anger, plan to massively demonstrate on Saturday, October 17, while the Ministry of the Interior is concerned about the scale of the protests and authorizes increased use of force by law enforcement. #Manifestation17Octobre #Mobilisation #Lycéens (translated)

The author wrote that after several weeks of high school student mobilization, the Minister of Education responded that "the time for decisions is near." He believed that this way of managing the situation, waiting for the young people to become discouraged, was fueling anger. https://t.co/Coq9BfbI22 #Éducation #Jeunesse #Protestation #FR (translated)

There may have been something worse than financial losses: food waste, at a time when feeding oneself is difficult for many French people. This observation is shared by consumption specialist Olivier Dauvers on his blog. #Cyberattaque #GaspillageAlimentaire #Supermarchés (translated)

Hundreds of supermarket fridges have been hacked, leading to the massive destruction of food, and an investigation reveals that security vulnerabilities have been known for years, raising questions about the inaction in response to these alerts. #Piratage #Cybersécurité #Frigos (translated)

KCenter traced the first steps of its competitive journey, from its first Nexus against Vitality.Bee to the Worlds. The club recalled winning its first LFL title and its first EUM crown in Spring 2021, joining the LEC in Winter 2024, then securing its first LEC trophy a year later and competing in its first international final at First Stand 2025. KCenter wrote that these steps had fueled a common dream: to become the greatest club in the world. According to the club, the Worlds did not mark an achievement but the beginning of this ambition. #KCORP #eSports #KCORP #LoL (translated)

The author claimed that in France, one in eight people lacked food due to lack of means. He wrote that Jean-Luc Mélenchon would declare a social state of emergency as soon as he was elected and proposed a reform of the income tax into 14 brackets, price controls, a freeze on rents, an increase of the minimum wage to €1,700, and measures concerning school canteens. https://t.co/CxFYojjEbH #UrgenceSociale #Pauvreté #Économie #FR (translated)

Pierre Poilievre stated that Mark Carney should have known it would be difficult to negotiate with Donald Trump before promising, during the election campaign, to reach a good deal with the United States. He accused Carney of breaking that promise, claiming that American tariffs had more than doubled and affected more businesses since he took office. According to Poilievre, Carney was elected by promising to manage Trump, but the situation had worsened. He added that Canadians could not live on rhetoric or pay their rent with what he called political theater, and called for results. #Trump #Canada #Accords (translated)

Charel estimated that Lamine Yamal should react better to opposing fouls, stating that they made him too easily lose focus in the game. He compared him to Neymar at his peak, who, according to him, raised his level when he was tackled, while Yamal preferred to intimidate the referee. #Football #Sport #LamineYamal (translated)

When this cyberattack was discovered, it worried us about the ability of our supply chains to deliver food well to all our fellow citizens. Asked on Tuesday, October 13, at the National Assembly, Minister of Economy Roland Lescure acknowledged that the government had initially feared disruptions in the country's food supply. #Cyberattaque #Approvisionnement #Cybersécurité (translated)