Macron once promised to turn the French State mechanism into a “start-up” State, and this is exactly what he delivers: an authoritarian entity that doesn’t shy at murdering 17 year olds.
Macron’s authoritarianism sparks uprising
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France: Progressives prepare to fight Macron anti-migrant laws
Campaigners are gearing up for the next round of fighting against Macron’s planned tightening of deportation laws in the early part of 2018 with a major rally this Saturday. The CSP93 campaign (named for the 1993 Pasqua Law revoking automatic citizenship to babies born on French soil) made the initial callout for a rally starting 2.30pm
France: Rally attacked by police as lacklustre unions face criticism
Protests in Paris were attacked by police yesterday, with marchers under the CGT banner being tear-gassed as they rallied against labour laws being introduced by the Macron government stripping away labour rights. The new laws (Loi Travail) have been hugely controversial across France, sparking protests and anger across the labour movement – though the country’s
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Israel is being allowed to model a new iteration of state power bound by no limits, which answers to no one ~ Blade Runner ~ This week, Israel escalated its war tactics to new levels of terror: thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives detonated, causing horrifying injuries to those holding them and to
The life, death, and resurrection of the Nestor Makhno monument
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument has become a symbol of defiance, identity, and hope ~ Sean Patterson ~ The monument to the world-famous anarchist Nestor Makhno in Huliaipole, Ukraine, received a newly restored head for the city’s 239th birthday.
Storm Boris: Violent weather will only become more serious
Drought and heatwave in southern Europe, rotten summer in northern France, and deluge in central Europe as climate change takes its toll ~ from Contre Attacque ~ Accumulations of 150mm of rain in a few hours over central Europe represent more than 3 months of average precipitation in Paris.
Report from Freedom Fighters 16
The anti-fascist combat sports tournament took place in Poznań, Poland ~ Czech Anarchist Federation members ~ “You give a front, back, shovel hook to the liver and then a strong low-kick” was one of the basic combinations that we drilled together with our comrades until we were completely crazy — the goal was to memorise
Arms industry met with UK government “1.64 times a day” — report
BAE system had more meetings with ministers and Prime Ministers than any private company in 2009-2019, say anti-war groups, exposing lucrative ‘revolving door’ in arms procurement ~ Kit Dimou ~ Government and arms companies run an ‘open plan office’, says a new report on the depth of the arms industry’s influence in UK government.
