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The anger of this night of October 17 is political. It is the result of ten years during which the State's only response has been to mutilate those who protested against injustice: labor law, Yellow Vests, pension movement, Sainte-Soline, revolts for Nahel, student movement... (translated)

Antoine Léaument wrote that the places he visited that day were festive and the atmosphere was good. He described the mobilization as the largest since the pension reform and attributed the scenes of disorder seen on television, first, to a lack of preparation by the government. https://t.co/QIdK8ZC3va #mobilisation #réforme #festif (translated)

Popular Victory 2027 condemned the repression of the Yellow Vests, the use of Article 49.3 for pension reform, the dissolution and rejection of the election results, as well as the injuries and police violence against high school and university students. The author stated that peaceful means, both through demonstration and voting, had been ignored by Emmanuel Macron and called for him to resign before the people oust him. #GiletsJaunes #MacronDémission #RéformeDesRetraites (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS stated that the town hall of Marseille had been attacked and looted. He wrote that the entrance of the building had been forced, that rioters had entered, and that the riot police had retreated in the face of the clashes. https://t.co/i0l5eqYiYA #Marseille #Émeutes #Actualité (translated)

The author stated that the pay-as-you-go pension system impoverishes everyone and that demographic changes condemn it. He indicated that the number of workers per retiree has dropped from 4 to 1.7 and estimated that the system is not supportive, with workers, in his opinion, having to work hard to finance pensions. https://t.co/ag69VPy0Wj #Retraite #Démographie #Solidarité #FR (translated)

Impact relayed a television exchange in which Giulia, a 65-year-old retiree, said she would vote for the RN. When asked about the party's measure that motivated her choice, she reportedly replied that in the middle of moving, she had not had the time to consult or listen to their program. https://t.co/vZ40CJxGyv #Politique #France #Élections (translated)

Ilan Gabet had called for a protest on October 17 against capitalism, the high cost of living, precariousness, inequalities, austerity, fascism, racism, police violence, and the degradation of public services. He had also advocated for demands regarding wages, pensions, education, hospitals, the future, and dignity, in favor of a more just, equal, and solidarity-based society. #ColèrePopulaire #JusticeSociale #Manifestation (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian challenged the idea that retirees acquired their rights through their contributions, arguing that these had financed their parents' pensions and that current contributions financed theirs. He noted that a worker contributed 15% in the 1970s, compared to 28% today. He also wrote that the deputies refused an indexation that was reassessed every year, while the debt, in his opinion, was exploding, and compared the pension system to a Ponzi scheme. #Retraites #Pensions #Économie (translated)

The author stated that Volodymyr Zelensky had requested an additional 70 billion from the countries of the European Union for 2027. According to him, France should contribute 13 billion euros, an amount he described as ruinous. He also wrote that, at the same time, measures aimed at reducing reimbursements for medications and un-indexing pensions over 1,260 euros were being considered in France. #Ukraine #UnionEuropéenne #Finances #FR (translated)

Guillaume Kasbarian wrote that the deputies had refused the day before to change the tax allowance for retirees and had opposed that day the de-indexing of pensions and social benefits. He indicated that he had proposed to end their automatic increase while the deficit, in his opinion, was exploding, but the deputies had rejected his proposal. He estimated that the workers, who paid contributions and taxes, as well as their children, to whom the debt would be left, would bear the cost. He deemed this position irresponsible and stated that the country was heading towards a deadlock. #Retraites #Députés #Politique (translated)

The author announced more than 1,000 places of mobilization on October 17. He indicated that young people, farmers with their tractors, taxi drivers, truck drivers, construction professionals, employees, retirees, and small business owners would take part, and described this convergence of struggles as powerful. (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)