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2018-12-29 Europe

Yellow Vest protestors try to storm island fort 'where French President Emmanuel Macron spending Xmas holidays'

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Bregancon, which is one of at least 10 presidential properties available to them all year round.

Anybody know how many places Louis XVI had his last year in office?

Visiting the Chateau de Chambord ten years ago made me understand why the French peasants revolted. Twin spiral staircase, indeed.

Posted by Bobby 2018-12-29 08:08|| 2018-12-29 08:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Macron might consider Hawaii for his vacations.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-12-29 09:06|| 2018-12-29 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I see that the Tumbril market might be improving.

Posted by AlanC 2018-12-29 09:17|| 2018-12-29 09:17|| Front Page Top

#4 So the establishment are behaving more and more like kings in castles with moats.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-12-29 10:35|| 2018-12-29 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 ...never seem to run out of walls.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-12-29 11:05|| 2018-12-29 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Or guns.

Posted by gorb 2018-12-29 12:55|| 2018-12-29 12:55|| Front Page Top

#7 It's a nice metaphor for how the French establishment only controls a border when it negatively affects them.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-12-29 14:03|| 2018-12-29 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Thousands of Yellow Vests have been incarcerated

Speaking your mind. Evil, evil evil...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-12-29 15:54|| 2018-12-29 15:54|| Front Page Top

#9 A sound that was almost unknown
To the nouvelle regime on its throne
Resounds from the masses
Now stinging their asses:
The drone of the lone gilet jaune.

Posted by Tiny Turkeyneck2134 2018-12-29 23:19|| 2018-12-29 23:19|| Front Page Top

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