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Gr@ntlɘr wrote that without X one learns nothing about the destruction of the 150-year-old town hall of Limoges. He compared the extent to previous destructions by the Islamic State and stated that, according to Tagesschau, this time protesters against high living costs as well as possibly students or Yellow Vests had damaged the building. The campanile and the roof were lost, and the facade was largely destroyed. In his view, politics and media largely remained silent about the culprits and the extent of the damage. He concluded by asking if this was the "new normal." #Kulturdenkmäler #Zerstörung #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that today 550,000 people had protested throughout France, with 110,000 alone in Paris. He reported on tear gas at the Place de la République, water cannons, burning barricades and cars, as well as nearly 400 arrests. The protests had started weeks ago with students. He described the situation in France as "in flames." #Frankreich #Proteste #Demonstration #FR (translated)

Žiga Turk wrote that the protesters were stealing and breaking things, presumably because there was not enough of a welfare state, or, on the contrary, because there was too much of it. He added that it is hard to know which reason was valid. #protest #socialnaPravičnost #družbeneSpremembe (translated)

Presidential candidate of the far left, Jean-Luc Melenchon, who is also forecasted to have strong support in polls six months before the elections, insisted that most of the protest rallies across the country are taking place peacefully. #Protesti #Francija #RumeniJopiči (translated)

The Day's Bureaucrat wrote that the situation reports from France and neighboring countries reminded him of Iran's developments in the 1970s. He claimed that the left and Islamists are now resorting to violence and feel they are becoming stronger day by day. #Ranska #protestit #politiikka (translated)

Mass protests against high living costs and education issues are taking place in France, with hundreds of thousands of people participating, demanding greater state investment in education, increases in salaries and pensions, as well as a reduction in the cost of living. #Протесты #СоциальноеНеравенство #Франция (translated)

Animal rights activists protested outside the Reform Party meeting at the Lydia Hotel in Tartu, demanding that the draft bill prohibiting the keeping of chickens in cages does not get stuck in the rural affairs committee. #loomakaitse #kanadepuurispidamine #Reformierakond (translated)

Massive protests against the rising cost of living and the deterioration of public services took place in France on Saturday, during which conflicts broke out with the police and buildings and cars were set on fire in the cities, leading to the arrest of 272 people. #protestid #elukallidus #Prantsusmaa (translated)