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Saturday, October 17, 2026

A fire engulfed the historic town hall in Limoges, central France, after a group set the 143-year-old building alight amid unrest following nationwide cost-of-living protests. Local prefect Maurice Barate said the roof had collapsed onto the lower floors, except for the west wing, and that around two-thirds of the building's exterior had already disappeared. The blaze followed demonstrations that escalated into violence in several French cities on Saturday. The extent of the damage to the town hall was still being assessed

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Gone!

#1 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-17 08:24 PM | Reply

#2 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-17 08:26 PM | Reply

Burn Down the Mission

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#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-17 08:44 PM | Reply

France is going through things.

From France local news ...

Fires and clashes rock France amid massive nationwide protests
www.france24.com

... Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to protest higher living costs and the declining conditions in schools and other public services. Several town halls were broken into " and in at least one instance set on fire " and many shops were vandalised and ransacked. One protester had his hand torn off by what appeared to be a crowd-control grenade used by police. ...

Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities Saturday on the sidelines of nationwide marches against soaring inflation, with one demonstrator's hand blown off, multiple blazes set and looters breaking into dozens of stores to strip them bare.

The widespread unrest follows weeks of student protests and deepens political uncertainty in France as it readies for elections in six months' time to replace President Emmanuel Macron. ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-17 08:44 PM | Reply

The world is going through climate change, corporate greed, and authoritarian governments driving impoverished, hungry families northward for safety and freedom.

Actual liberals, and actual Christians, know that their good book, both sections, spends a whole lot of time talking about what the reaction to such events should be from the nations and peoples where they are moving.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-17 08:52 PM | Reply

who know (edit!)

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-17 08:53 PM | Reply

And, fwiw, I do not condone, in any manner, destruction of property by demonstrators.


I want to state that up front.


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-17 08:56 PM | Reply

Fat midget loser Jeff uses his alter-ego fake ----- bitch to whine about ---- he doesn't give a ---- about.

You ------- coward.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-10-17 10:50 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#8 ... Fat midget loser Jeff uses his alter-ego fake ----- bitch to whine about ---- he doesn't give a ---- about. ...

You may have also noticed that?


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-17 11:02 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Maybe the righties should have let SOMETHING trickle down, but NO, they're greedy and want it all for themselves.

#10 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-10-18 09:28 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

" Maybe the righties should have let SOMETHING trickle down, but NO, they're greedy and want it all for themselves.

#10 | POSTED BY CHANTRESSE AT 2026-10-18 09:28 AM | FLAG: "

Leftists riot and engage in a bunch of arson and Chantrese jutifies it and blames the right for their actions. Unreal.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-10-18 12:11 PM | Reply

They need to get some Roof Koreans.

#12 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-10-18 02:07 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

French students burn down a place most Americans have never seen or heard of.

BullBringer and OneTrumper are livid!

They're not sure why.

Those leftists!!! So angry at them!!!!!!!!!!!!

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-10-18 02:22 PM | Reply

@11 Ole creepy poop boy doesn't like when people use their smears against him and his cronies. Righties blame lefties for everything, but I've never heard him complain about the blame game then. You hear righties tell it, Biden was the ONLY president to let undocumented aliens into the country, like there weren't any here before his presidency. I seem to remember ole senile Reagan had an amnesty program for them in the eighties.

#14 | Posted by Chantresse at 2026-10-18 04:33 PM | Reply

Riots spread to Italy and Belgium.

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-18 05:37 PM | Reply

Those leftists!!! So angry at them!!!!!!!!!!!!
#13 | Posted by ClownShack

not as angry as the leftist.

Not unexpectedly Lumpers are defending destruction of peoples lives.

#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-18 05:40 PM | Reply

Biden was the ONLY president to let undocumented aliens into the country, like there weren't any here before his presidency.
- chantry

What an absurd take.

I have seen some bullshit takes on this site but this one takes the cake.

chanteeet for the Lumper post of the Year award!!

#17 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-18 05:44 PM | Reply

They need to get some Roof Koreans
- stiz

true story, The coppers were tossing year gas from the balconies. Then rioters then claimed the roof and started tossing part of chimney's.

#18 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-10-18 05:46 PM | Reply

Nobody thinks you can assign anger to anyone else here.

Nobody

#19 | Posted by eberly at 2026-10-18 06:04 PM | Reply

Albanians have been rioting since the orange child rapist's daughter and her slumlord husband incited the Flamingo Revolution.

#20 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-10-18 06:19 PM | Reply

Not unexpectedly Lumpers are defending destruction of peoples lives.
#16 | POSTED BY ONETRUMPER

Says the guy who cheers on ICE.

What's truly astonishing about conservatives is they care more about buildings than they do about people.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-10-18 06:40 PM | Reply

Nobody thinks you can assign anger to anyone else here.
#19 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Doesn't stop you from trying to do so.

All the time.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-10-18 06:41 PM | Reply

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