P&D Geopolitics Edition: France

By Rich Kozlovich, Tags: 

I've stored a lot of information over the last couple of months from around the world, much of it from subscription sites so I can't link the information, so you'll just have to take my word for what I'm presenting... or not.... as it pleases you.  However, I think I can say without much argument, the world is a mess.  Europe is on the verge of total collapse, especially France, which has a serious debt crisis.

There is no room left to maneuver in fiscal policy. Any attempt at austerity is met by the United Left in the streets. Migrant riots, looting, and orchestrated chaos block this route out of the budget crisis. That leaves tax policy. With government spending accounting for more than 57 percent of the economy, tax increases have become inevitable year after year, as the economy can no longer develop.

Combine the decades of fiscal incompetence with their idiotic riot control commands, and it's easy to conclude, it's too late to save France.  The government has ordered police not to harm rioters, no matter how violent them may be, and even the most violent who are arrested are released within hours. 

"Every police officer is aware of what happened to Florian M., the officer who, while attempting to arrest Nahel Merzouk, a young criminal of Arab descent, on June 27, 2023, accidentally killed him: The officer was arrested and charged with intentional homicide."

The police acknowledge they're incapable of protecting businesses suggesting hiring private security firms, nor can they protect the general public from the horrors these rioters have perpetrated.

• Since October 17, more than 2,000 officers have been wounded — some severely — and the numbers continue to rise.
• On October 19, the government imposed a curfew in many cities, then sent in police and water cannons. More than 3,000 shops — including several supermarkets — have been looted or destroyed. Stores that survived had boarded up their doors and windows, transforming the centers of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities into bleak, barren ghost towns.
• Polls state that 83% of those surveyed describe the future of their nation as hopeless, and 65% believe that Western civilization itself may be coming to an end.
• The situation across the rest of Europe has also not been improving. Leftist and Islamist riots have recently broken out in Germany, Italy, Albania, Spain, Belgium and Greece. All of Western Europe is grappling with mounting economic difficulties as well as uncontrolled migration. Unless a broad recovery takes place, Europe's greatly sneered-at "great replacement" might well soon be complete.

Some of France's leaders are openly welcoming what's being called, the "great replacement", a "Muslim France....."  The Tricolor is being replaced with flags from a country that doesn't exit, Palestine, by rioters who support outright violent actions against France's Jews, French authorities and western civilization. 

As for the solutions from the political "right", that's delusional.  They're only to the right of the far left.  They all subscribe to the welfare state, it's just a matter of degree. 

•  Le Pen and AfD Join Forces: Heavy Headwinds for Von Der Leyen’s EU Mega-Budget 
•  Could a President Le Pen Dismantle the EU From Within?

The government says they're going to "reduce" the welfare benefits of convicted rioters.  I'd say this falls under the "whodathunkit" category.    Has someone in France grown a backbone?  Nah, as I see this as coverup and a distraction from the failure of the French government and the French people.  After all, if they've been not only been convicted of rioting, but looting, drug trafficking and other crimes, why should they get any welfare benefits at all?  Let's face it, there's no Charles Martel in France. 

If anyone doubts this is a massive worldwide conspiracy pay attention to how these radicals are destroying the food stocks in Europe's grocery stores by hacking their refrigerators and freezers.  That's an international criminal act of war.

1. France, West, Under Fire: 'Their Goal is to Dismantle Us', 2026-10-13
2. France: A Sick Country on a Sick Continent, 2026-10-04
3. Europe in Free Fall, 2026-08-23
4. Trump's Apparent Confusion: Who Are Friends of His and Who Are Friends of the West, 2026-07-22
5. Is Saving Europe Still Possible?, 2026-06-07

Update:

1. Muslim Mob Beats French Group Unconscious for Singing Catholic Songs - “Throughout the assault, the attackers allegedly yelled “dirty whites,” “dirty fascists,” “We’re gonna f–ing kill you” and even “I’m Muslim, I’m 16 and I’ll f–k up your mother,” the victims said.” “They treated us like enemies,” said a fourth victim. Because you are the enemy.  Contemplate for a moment what would happen to Christians living in most Muslim countries if they started singing Catholic and other Christian hymns in public. France has swung its doors open to unvetted, illegal Muslim migration, so it should be no surprise to anyone to see the character of France shift to reflect the norm in Muslim countries........

France: If it Looks Like a Civil War, It Must Be a Civil War

By Rich Kozlovich, Tags:  The World's Nine Orders

On October 17th I posted this piece,  Even de Gaulle Couldn't Stop the French From Being French, followed by  What I'm Reading: France and Europe is Doomed, on October 19th.  Then, Hello! Europe is Erupting, Is Anyone Paying Attention?, on October 21st, and finally, While France Is Burning Macron Grooves.  I also added 28 updates, and the hits just keep right on coming.  

I’m gonna spout this again. We’re at the end of a historical cycle, which is always filled with economic downturns and violence. The time is coming when the decision makers will have no say in what’s going to done or not done because at some point things will get so bad the masses will take matters into their own hands, and it won’t just be these Marxist/Maximalist who are rioting.

When that happens, these governments will collapse with anarchy and terror taking full reign for a time, just like the French Revolution. Who will win? No one! These western European nations will dissolve into smaller regional mini states, which is the foundational social paradigm of Europe. And who knows… possibly a few mini-Muslim states scattered throughout, which will cause unending conflict, just like Gaza and the Palestinian Authority in Israel.

Clearly, I’m not optimistic, but this isn’t the first time this has happened, and since people will always be people, there’s no reason to believe it won’t happen again.

These "mostly peaceful" riots are not spontaneous, they're organized and spreading to Portugal, Spain and Greece.   Let's stop being idiotic about all this.  There's an adage that says, "if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck, it's a duck".  Well, if it looks like a civil are, and it sounds like a civil war, then it must be a civil war!  

France's leadership is typical of all of Europe's leaders, delusional and blinded to reality by ideology and self interest.  Macron admits his government had no idea these "mostly peaceful" riots were coming.  How delusional is that?  The French, with the usual attitude of  arrogant superiority have looked down their noses at anyone who questioned their "enlightened" views on welfare, globalism, environmentalism and multilateralism, so it's hard to be sympathetic to their plight, and makes you wonder if maybe France deserves to burn. 

1. Europe Distributes Preparedness Plans In Case Of ‘Crisis Or War’
2. Debt, disorder and open borders: a midterm warning from EU’s riots for U.S. consideration 

France is unraveling, and these riots are merely exposing how badly.  

1. France has a debt burden they can't repay.  
2. Their economy is a mess, which Italy and Greece following closely behind.
3. Much of their debt crisis is being fueled by illegal immigrants who immigrated for the welfare benefits, and have no intention of ever getting off welfare.  France has a massive illegal immigration problem and most of them are on welfare.  
4. Macron can't cut spending without losing the next election and the legislature refuses to cut spending.  
5. The people are not only demanding there be no cuts in welfare spending, they're demanding more welfare spending.  
6. There are "bitter divisions" over immigration.
7. They can't defy the socioeconomic demands of the EU because if they did they'd lose their agriculture subsidies, and if that happened their agricultural industry would collapse.   

Unlike the American government, with 150 trillion dollars in assets, they’ve borrowed massive amounts of money they can’t repay, and yet they embraced the welfare state and the people are demanding they don’t stop spending. That’s coming to a head now and all their delusional visions will not change that.  Everything is about the basics, and Europe has failed in all of them

While publicly they may profess confidence in their capabilities, that’s delusional, and typical of European leadership. The fact is, they’re broke, and getting more broke by the day, and the day will come when they will no longer be able to borrow money to fund their welfare state, and that day can be seen on the horizon, along with other EU nations.

I seriously question if the EU will even be in existence by 2030 as their economy is built on bamboo, their individual cultures are disintegrating, multiculturalism has destroyed their ethnic harmony and is literally destroying their nations.

France is now a facing an existential crisis...... again! It's a cultural social paradigm for the French.   Think about this. The French have had at least 13 primary forms of government and up to 20 if you include short term provisional controlling authorities since 1789.  In 237 years they've had, in one form or another, 20 ruling authorities in France.  That averaged out to one every 11.85 years.   If you only consider the 13 primary forms of government that averages out to one every 18.23 years. 

1. Constitutional Monarchy (1789–1792): Began with the Revolution and the limit of the king's power before the monarchy was abolished.  
2. First French Republic (1792–1804): Established after the king's overthrow, featuring the National Convention, The Terror, and the Directory, which ended with Napoleon's coup.
3. The Consulate (1799–1804): A transitional authoritarian regime led by Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul. 
4. First French Empire (1804–1814): Imperial rule under Napoleon I.
5. The Bourbon Restoration (1814–1815 / 1815–1830): The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVIII and Charles X (briefly interrupted by Napoleon's Hundred Days in 1815).
6. July Monarchy (1830–1848): A more liberal constitutional monarchy under King Louis-Philippe.
7. Second French Republic (1848–1852): A short-lived republic created after the 1848 revolution, ending in a coup by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte.
8. Second French Empire (1852–1870): Imperial rule under Napoleon III.
9. Third French Republic (1870–1940): A long-lasting parliamentary republic that ended with the German invasion and defeat in World War II.
10. Vichy Regime / French State (1940–1944): An authoritarian collaborative puppet state led by Marshal Philippe Pétain, alongside the Free France government-in-exile.
11. Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946): A temporary post-liberation administration led by Charles de Gaulle.
12. Fourth French Republic (1946–1958): A parliamentary republic plagued by cabinet instability and the Algerian crisis. 
13. Fifth French Republic (1958–present): The current semi-presidential system established under Charles de Gaulle with a strengthened presidency.

The Fifth Republic, championed by Charles de Gaulle, replaced weak legislative rule with a semi-presidential system featuring a strong executive branch designed to ensure political stability.  But this is France, and even Charles de Gaulle said even he "can't stop the French from being French", and we may see the end of the Fifth Republic.

Updates today:

1.  Far-Left Mayor Bagayoko Calls for Censorship of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally - The far-left mayor of the multicultural Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, has argued that so-called “far-right” politicians such as those from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally should be banned from speaking in public over their supposed racist rhetoric....... (My Take - Well, he's a black Muslim Marxist, and I always find it amazing how blacks, Muslims and Marxists who not only spout hateful violence against whites, conservatives, Christians and Jews, but also violently act on their hate always.... always... demand censorship on everyone else calling their views.....among other things...... racist, Islamophobic or xenophobic.   His ilk are rioting, attacking people, pillaging and burning down the nation, yet he doesn't have one word of condemnation for that.  But he wants Le Pen censored for her "far right" views. RK)
2. Hand In Hand Toward The Abyss -  With massive state demand, Berlin and Paris hoped to escape the debt spiral. But economic data show that, in the end, not even statistical pseudo-growth remains. The pillars of the EU are crumbling amid structural failure.  Fateful weeks on the bond markets: The rise in French bond yields continues unabated. At the same time, German yields are falling -- the first wave of capital flight within the eurozone has begun. Investors are steering toward the supposedly safe harbor of Germany.............Hand in hand, Germany and France are steering toward the abyss -- with different domestic political goals, perhaps, but with the same fatal outcome: People are fleeing into the superstition of collectivism. They trust the political class rather than summoning the courage to follow Argentina’s example and smash the bureaucracy. In Argentina, 50,000 public-administration employees were dismissed, and the budget was repaired with a primary surplus. And the economy, too, got back on its feet.....................

Update, 10/31/26:

1. France Prepares For Third Weekend of Youth Unrest, 70,000 Police Officers Deployed -  France prepared Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes and rerouting the Paris march to the capital’s edge as youth-led demonstrations spread across Europe.....

Update, 11/2/26:  

1. French State Will Cut Welfare Benefits to Rioters and Looters - Finally, France initiates consequences.  The French state has decided to cut welfare benefits to anyone convicted of taking part in riots and in looting. More on this welcome move can be found here: “France moves to cut welfare benefits for convicted looters and rioters,” by Carl Deconinck, Brussels Signal, October 20, 2026:.... (My Take - I'd say this falls under the category of "Whodathunkit?"  Has someone in France has grown a backbone?  Nah, as I see this as coverup and a distraction from the failure of the French government and the French people.  After all, if they've been not only been convicted of  rioting, but looting, drug trafficking and other crimes, why should they get any welfare benefits at all?  If a Charles Martel doesn't rise up in France, they're doomed.  RK)

Update, 11/3/26:

1. Police Union: ‘Far-Left Fascism’ on the Streets Is Bankrupting France - The head of a major police union in France has warned that officers are no longer protected by the law and the the country is being run into the ground by street-level “fascism” perpetuated by the far-left......(My Take - Yes but the French government is going to reduce the welfare of these riotous criminals.  That should work. Right?  If anyone doubts this is a massive worldwide conspiracy pay attention to how these radicals are destroying the food stocks in Europe's grocery stores by hacking their refrigerators and freezers.  That's an international criminal act of war. RK)

The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

 By Rich Kozlovich

Some years back I created a page called Club For the Galacticly Stupid, and linked articles dealing with the idiotic things prominent politicians say and promote, with some comments of my own.  But that was just more work and stopped posting new links with the same kind of idiocy that seems to be chronic and incurable.   Well, I'm finding that page is being hit so I went back and started reading the links.  These links go back to 2012, 2013, and 2014, and nothing's changed, except some of these people have passed away.  But the fact remains..... you just can't fix stupid.  Some of these links no longer work so you will have take my word for what I'm presenting.... or not.... it's up to you.

 Let's start with SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor.  In 2014 the Michigan legislature passed a law forbidding racial discrimination in college admissions (yeah... Michigan's changed a lot in the last 12 years). But Sotomayor decided prohibiting racial discrimination is racial discrimination, which race hustler Attorney General Eric Holder thought was just fine and dandy.  Sotomayor owes Ketanji Brown Jackson as the latest court member a big... .big .... thank you. since now Sotomayor is no longer the dumbest member of the court. 

We're watching the current Justice Department go after politicians who've broken the law, and who were getting a pass from Obama and Biden.  The link to this article no longer works, but in 2014 Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee,  said that the nation’s current debt of $16.7 trillion dollars is not endangering the company  and thinks "some debt is not a bad idea".  An idea  other Democrats shared with him.  In 12 years that debt has spiraled to 40 trillion dollars, and Bloomberg reported there was no need to worry because the USA has an infinite amount of money.  It comes off printing presses.

Barney Frank compared al Qeada to the Tea Party, Senator Harry Reid told the press; "You guys have an obligation to report the democrats are right", and they agreed, and have acted according.  Yale mulled paying for students' sex change operations, and the President of the Club For the Galacticly Stupid, Maxine Walters claimed any sequester over the budget would cost America “over 170 million jobs”, which was interesting because at that time only 134 million people had jobs, and fewer than 113 million had full time jobs. 

Disgraced Charles Rangel who was censured by the House of Representatives for dodging his taxes sued to have his censure overturned.  I would be willing to bet that almost everyone else in the United States who dodged income taxes on rental property for 17 years, filed misleading documents knowingly to the IRS, failed to report three million in dealings from 2002 to 2006 and didn't list the earnings on the sale of property would have had to worry about a lot more than censure.  

He didn't go to jail, he didn't lose his seat in Congress, he didn't' pay the big fines ordinary citizens would have paid, and he is still whining. In fact two other prominent Democrats,  former Senator Tom Daschle and Tim Geithner who became Secretary of the Treasury all were also caught making “honest” or “careless” mistakes so none of them had to pay the penalties everyone else would have to pay. I'm just shocked he didn't declare that it was all inspired by racism.  Now we're seeing the same kind of idiocy in defense of Ilhan Omar.  No one is above the law, except Democrats.

Michelle Obama said   Walmart had a moral obligation to sell healthy foods, and she would decide what was healthy.  

Walmart has no moral responsibility other than to obey the law and honestly make as much money for their stockholders as they can.....which is coded in law and known as “ fiduciary responsibility”.....and that's it.   Get over it!

All this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) claptrap these companies fall for is a clear demonstration that the guys at the top,  making the big bucks, are still capable of qualifying for the ‘Club of the Galacticly Stupid”.  When companies fail to properly identify why they are in business that is when things start to go wrong….just do your job and society can make all the other decisions.

Walmart already sold healthy foods.  I don’t care if its cake, candy, bacon or whatever else society wished to buy, the responsibility to decide what is healthy belongs to the public.  For people to be telling companies what they should be selling to society is a form of central planning, which has failed everywhere by everyone who has tried it.   It isn’t Walmart’s responsibility to tell people ‘what to buy’ it is their job to sell what the public ‘wants to buy’.   If there ever was a clear delineation between liberals (or whatever they wish to call themselves now) and conservatives this is it.  Conservatives who live a vegan lifestyle….if there are any…merely do it and keep it to themselves.  Leftists who live a vegan lifestyle aren’t happy until they can force everyone else to live one also.

I will say this.  If Michelle wishes to see that people only eat the kind of foods she approves of then let she and her friends collect enough money and buy Walmart and then sell what they deem proper......or moral as it were.  Or, if that is too expensive then start their own company in competition with Walmart and force them out of business by selling only what you determine is healthy.  I do so admire people act on their principles with their lives, money or both.  I'll be watching! 

Finally, I picked this one from 2012, and for obvious reasons.

Francois Hollande lurches Right in historic U-Turn to save French economy "bowed to massive pressure for business tax cuts to pull France’s economy out of slump and stave off industrial decline, ditching a core element of his socialist platform.   Company taxes will fall by €20bn a year equal to 1pc of GDP, to be phased in gradually by 2015 under a convoluted system of rebates."  

That was 14 years ago, Hollande, lasted five years and France is now a facing even a bigger disaster.   Think about this. The French have had a at least 13 primary forms of government and up to 20 if you include short term provisional controlling authorities since 1789.  In 237 years they've had, in one form or another, 20 ruling authorities in France.  That averaged out to one every 11.85 years.   If you only consider the 13 primary forms of government that averages out to one every 18.23 years. 

1. Constitutional Monarchy (1789–1792): Began with the Revolution and the limit of the king's power before the monarchy was abolished.  
2. First French Republic (1792–1804): Established after the king's overthrow, featuring the National Convention, The Terror, and the Directory, which ended with Napoleon's coup.
3. The Consulate (1799–1804): A transitional authoritarian regime led by Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul. 
4. First French Empire (1804–1814): Imperial rule under Napoleon I.
5. The Bourbon Restoration (1814–1815 / 1815–1830): The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy under Louis XVIII and Charles X (briefly interrupted by Napoleon's Hundred Days in 1815).
6. July Monarchy (1830–1848): A more liberal constitutional monarchy under King Louis-Philippe.
7. Second French Republic (1848–1852): A short-lived republic created after the 1848 revolution, ending in a coup by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte.
8. Second French Empire (1852–1870): Imperial rule under Napoleon III.
9. Third French Republic (1870–1940): A long-lasting parliamentary republic that ended with the German invasion and defeat in World War II.
10. Vichy Regime / French State (1940–1944): An authoritarian collaborative puppet state led by Marshal Philippe Pétain, alongside the Free France government-in-exile.
11. Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946): A temporary post-liberation administration led by Charles de Gaulle.
12. Fourth French Republic (1946–1958): A parliamentary republic plagued by cabinet instability and the Algerian crisis. 
13. Fifth French Republic (1958–present): The current semi-presidential system established under Charles de Gaulle with a strengthened presidency.

The Fifth Republic championed by Charles de Gaulle, replaced weak legislative rule with a semi-presidential system featuring a strong executive branch designed to ensure political stability.  But this is France, and even Charles de Gaulle said:

"I have tried to left France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomiting.  I cannot prevent the French from being French"

"You see, there's nothing to be done in this country. The French will go back to vomiting. France will go down the drain. It will slide to the edge of the abyss. And then fate will conjure up a man who will put things right. As soon as he turns his back, rest assured, the mess will start all over again."

We may see the end of the Fifth Republic. 

 

While France Is Burning Macron Grooves

By Rich Kozlovich

It's been said that Nero fiddled as Rome burned, which wasn't true. The fact is as soon as he found out about it he returned to Rome and acted very responsibly to make sure the poor were fed and housed.   But Nero being Nero, he blamed the Christians. 

In the case of French President Emmanuel Macron, he didn't fiddle as France burned, he cluelessly spent the evening grooving with his wife at a Celine Dion concert,  but the people of France had nothing to worry about. He was right on top of it all telling the people of France, who were being physically assaulted and watching their nation being set on fire, to just show "calm and respect".    Imagine that.    

One thing he's sure of it's not the Muslim immigrants who are responsible, but he had to blame someone, so he shifted blame entirely away from Muslims to France's far left radicals, and accused foreign leaders, including .....watch out now.... here it comes.... President Trump....  of trying to "exploit unrest in France for political gain", calling their views stupid.  Well, stupid is as stupid does, and he's an expert at stupid.  I'm just surprised he didn't blame the Jews. 

I guess one of these "stupid" leaders includes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who outright states that immigration and a failure of assimilation is what caused these riots in France, with him expressing legitimate fears these riots will spread to the rest of Europe, and it is, from Belgium to Berlin.

1. Inside France’s Night Of Terror
2. Many Western Governments Won’t Survive 

As the violence rampages throughout France and other parts of Europe we're seeing shock and confusion from the talking heads, most of which are leftist enablers offering excuses and justifications for this "mostly peaceful" violence and destruction.   And everyone is shocked.... shocked I tell you!  Why?  C'mon man, this is France, and France has been a mess for decades, but that mess is all coming to a head now.  All of this was as predictable as night follows day, because the were warned and none of this is anything new.

This article, "French riots show the future of Joe Biden’s America", was published on July 14, 2023, with the author saying:

As the U.S. deals with the consequences of mass immigration, important lessons can be learned from our oldest European ally.  Over the past few weeks, France has been engulfed in riots after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. The rioting and looting have largely been centered in communities with many migrants from North African and Islamic nations. The rioting has caused more than one billion dollars in property damage, and has led to thousands of arrests. It has also led to a renewed debate in Europe about the costs of mass migration and whether or not those costs are worth it.

It’s not just the U.S. that has experienced an influx of foreign nationals in recent years. France took in a record number of migrants in 2022, both legal and illegal. The European Union resettled nearly one million migrants last year, not including refugees from war-torn Ukraine. The main countries of origin for these refugees were Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, Venezuela, and Columbia. Just as we’ve seen in the U.S., these large influxes of migrants have had a destabilizing effect on the continent’s cultural, economic, and political life. The carnage occurring in France is the result of long-simmering tensions finally coming to the surface. It’s the results of migrants from third-world, war-torn countries not assimilating into their new country, but bringing the baggage from their old countries with them.

This synergy of "migrants" and Marxists is vile to the bone promoting corrupt actions that are totally devoid of decency, morality or honor. In one case a French Antifa activist told a woman that being raped by a "migrant" is merely "collateral damage".  I wonder if all these celebrities coming out in support of these savages would find that acceptable if it was one them being raped? North African migrants have been seen chanting “f*ck France,” and “We’re just here for the welfare!”, and now these welfare states are crumbling right before of our eyes.   And we're shocked why?

Finally, someone in France miraculously grew a back bone, and are now sending in the military, which they should have done long before this, but the question still remains:  Is it now too late?

Update, 12:51 PM:

1. France Is Gearing Up for Another Massive Wave of Riots -  France is bracing for more protests and riots this weekend. Over the course of the last week, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France. What began as demonstrations over deteriorating conditions in public schools quickly expanded into protests over the cost of living. Many descended into riots, with opportunists looting stores, setting fire to historic buildings, and clashing with law enforcement...... 

Update, 10/23/26:

1. Think Europe’s Chaos Can’t Happen Here? It’s Already Being Planned - That headline might seem a bit provocative, but it’s serious. Because while the violence across Europe has been described as “student protests,” it is anything but that. In fact, it’s a calculated effort by highly organized and well-financed extreme left groups to sow anarchy across Western civilization. Here in the U.S., the hard-left Democratic Party has all but declared it’s no longer a party of working-class people and middle-class taxpayers. It’s dominated by the Democratic Socialists of America and closely allied and networked with the global movement to destroy capitalism and impose socialism. An exaggeration? Nope........

Update, 10/24/26:  

1. Netanyahu: ‘Invasion of extremist Islam’ will ‘devour France’ and ‘devour Europe’ - If anyone understands about the jihad, it’s Israel. The tiny Jewish state has been struggling against Muslim bullies since the day of its founding, before anyone could accuse it of “occupying” territories that supposedly belong to the Palestinians, or of torture of detainees, the targeting civilians, and other such nonsense. The new Jewish state was all too aware of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini, aka “Hitler’s Mufti,” and his alliance with Hitler and Eichmann to keep Jews out of the region of their ancestry.........................Remember the adage: First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people. Islamic jihadis have been rampaging through Africa, often targeting Christians, “the Sunday people.” There are also the historic Islamic campaigns on the Indian subcontinent in a centuries-long pursuit of bloody jihadi expansion. In fact, the jihadis haven’t given up to this day, and frequently continue to engage in battle with India, particularly along the Kashmir line of control. This should show the willfully blind in the West just how determined Islam is..........
2. Self-Defence Weapons Sales Surge in Paris Ahead of Anticipated Riots - Firearms dealers in Paris have reported a massive surge in sales of non-lethal deterrents, including high-powered pepper spray guns, as shopkeepers reportedly stock up on telescopic batons, baseball bats, and iron bars ahead of anticipated trouble on Saturday.......
3. The Mess France Has Made of Itself — Again - Evil will always — always — take advantage of any weakness or hesitancy it perceives in goodness. Evil can do things that good can’t because evil has no conscience, no standards, no stopping point. ............Since 1789, and its “enlightened” revolution, France has had five constitutions and 13 changes of government. It lost its monarchy to a guillotine in 1792 — leftist violence. It then very briefly tried a republic, which was a disaster, and ended up with the Napoleonic Empire, which barely lasted 15 years itself. Eventually, France settled on a republic again and has tried to be one ever since, with varying degrees of success. So, its current problems aren’t surprising, nor, historically, would another change of its form of government be a shock. History. Something most people forget or know nothing about.........
4. Macron Forced to Walk Back Claim Trappes Shooting Was First Religious Motivated Terror Attack in France -  Speaking to the press from Trappes, President Emmanuel Macron asserted that the attack was a “turning point” for France, claiming that “this is the first time there has been a planned terrorist act to kill our fellow citizens, our children, because of their skin colour or the religion they are given”.  This claim faced immediate and swift pushback on social media, with users and politicians citing numerous instances of Islamic terrorists killing people because of their religion, particularly those of Jewish and Christian faith........

Update, 10/26/26:

1. French Officials Unable to Determine Who Surrenders First in Ongoing Unrest - French authorities said they have been unable to establish which side yields first when rioters and government officials confront one another. The question has been added to a short list of unresolved matters that includes the sound of one hand clapping and the order of the chicken and the egg. President Emmanuel Macron described recent crowd-control efforts as inconclusive. “We tried skunk-scented water cannons,” he said. “It improved the body odor of the people being sprayed. They appeared more comfortable afterward.”........
2.   France: ‘We Have Plundered Everything in the Name of Allah’ - Emmanuel Macron couldn’t be wrong, could he? “People have claimed that we were invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is totally false,” insists French President Emmanuel Macron, who maintains that the riots that have engulfed France are simply plaintive calls for better-quality schools and a higher standard of living. He has also admonished the world that “we should never mix up peaceful protesters with looters and rioters, because there are people who rightfully feel that fuel prices are going too high. It’s because of the Iran war.”  The far-left Macron was slapping back at two of his bêtes noires, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump has written: “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!”..................

Hello! Europe is Erupting, Is Anyone Paying Attention?

By Rich Kozlovich 

It seemed clear to me, and should have been clear to the most casual observer, (provided they're not blind pathological liars) these French rioters were not just a student protesters.  It also seemed clear to me this was going to be a lingering story, and I think for the rest of the year as the consequences of this plays out over time.  Not only in France but all of Europe and even America.   

Well, as it turns out these rioters really aren't student protestors, they're Islamo/Marxist insurrectionists. Unlike the so-called insurrectionists of January 6th, they're violent, they're massively destructive, they're thieves and they're a cabal of radicals who want to destroy France, openly calling for an Iranian-style Islamic revolution in France.  

The BBC still claims these are mostly peaceful demonstrations..... kinda like when they burned down "the bell tower at the Limoges City Hall"...... and the crowd cheered as the building collapsed into a fiery heap.  

But hey........ maybe they cheered in a "mostly peaceful" way.... Right?   What this was in reality is a violent demonstration of the total contempt these anarchists feel for France.

The BBC isn't alone in their lack of shame, it's a worldwide media phenomenon.  In Australia a pro-Palestinian activist ran over an Australian politician, and they blamed conservatives.   I'm surprised they didn't try to claim he "accidentally" ran over her.... all three times...... just like these are "mostly peaceful" demonstrations.  

During this time these "mostly peaceful" rioters have been waving the Palestinian flag....Why? Because: 

 It’s a historic flag of the Islamic conquest of Christians and Jews.....to them, France is Israel and they’re the ‘Palestinians’ out to destroy it and replace it with their own terrorist state. The ‘white’ in the ‘Palestinian’ flag represents the Umayyad caliphate which had once invaded France, conquered Narbonne, and genocided its Christian population, until it was thrown back by indigenous Christian resistance at the Battle of Toulouse and the Battle of Tours.........  Everywhere is a few million Muslims away from becoming Israel.  And Israel is a symbol of what the mobs intend to do to Europe and every nation they invade.......

It's a civil war and France is falling to the new Jacobins:

Europe cannot possibly survive the continued onslaught of Muslim immigrants. The ever-increasing numbers of Muslims, disenfranchised or not, with their much, much higher birth/fertility rates will eventually simply subsume existing European cultures. (The same is true of Canada. When Prime Minister Carney says “Muslim values” are “Canadian values,” he is simply informing Canadians what their future holds)...

And of course the nitwit celebrity crowd just has to share their views.  Bono attacked Christians and Jews, over spending cuts, and Christina Ricci just felt compelled to defend these rioters who are just "protesting the state of the world"..... and who exactly is Christian Ricci?  Apparently she thinks these "mostly peaceful" rioter's rap song of choice that praises Muslim murderers who killed a Rabbi and his two sons, ages four and five and an eight year old girl, is just a protest about the state of the world.  Imagine that!

This is spreading throughout Europe, but unlike France, Italy isn't going to tolerate any of this.  After the Milan riots Italy is sending troops and toughing their security laws.  Prime Minister Meloni and the Italian government  has enacted an Emergency Decree against these young Muslim.....excuse me, my bad........ "multicultural" insurrectionists, making it clear "if you break it, you pay".   A part of this decree makes it a crime for using "a computer or other electronic device to promote the formation of a violent demonstration, with a penalty of between four and 12 years in prison".  

Apparently Italy was paying attention, meanwhile we're finding neither Poland or Hungary are having to send troops, nor are they toughing up their security laws because all the major cities in Poland and Hungary are peaceful!  Really!  Why?  Because they told the EU to shove it over their "multicultural" immigration demands.   

As for the rest of Europe deciding to ignore the suicidal immigration policies of the EU and adopting strong immigration policies this question remains.  Is it now too late?  

What I'm Reading: France and Europe is Doomed

By Rich Kozlovich, Tags:   The World's Nine Orders

Well, it's pretty clear France's Fifth Republic is heading into the toilet.  Will there be a Sixth Republic?  Well, I have doubts there will be a France at all.  Their stocks and bonds are crashing and Macron has completely failed to restore order.  His days in power is bound to come crashing down also.  And the rest of Europe isn't far behind.  And everyone is shocked why?  This was as predictable as night follows day, and I did so 15 years ago. 

This is a civil war that's part of a global Islamo-Marxists conspiracy ...... yes... there it is..... I said it.... the "c" word.... conspiracy... and this article lists the conspirators, who are planning to spread this destruction and rioting to 12 nations   

The same people are not waiting for the next spontaneous spark. An international coalition of 28 communist and socialist youth organizations is already organizing a coordinated strike across 12 European countries on November 20 under the slogan “Fight for Our Future, Not Their Wars!”

Let's try and get this right for once....just once, please.... the only reason European nations exist now is because the United States funded their recovery after WWII with the Marshall Pan and the Bretton Woods Agreement.  In their arrogance the French were against the Marshall Plan as they felt it diminished France.  Better to starve than say thank you for one of the most unselfish humanitarian acts in human history.  Without the Bretton Woods Agreement, which opened American markets to European goods,  costing America trillions over the last 80 years, the European economy would never have recovered, and in point of fact, Europe wouldn't exist except as a geographic designation.  

These Islamo/Marxist rioters are promoting violence and deception.  Their history of false promises, repression and violence is historical fact that is incontestable.  Just like communist promises of "reform" that comes with every revolution they foment, they never outline what that means, and the reason why is it's lie, they know it's a lie, and they haven't a clue what needs to be done socially, economically or culturally to make society safer, happier, and better off.  No matter how bad it was in Russia under the Czar, that was paradise compared to the horror Stalin perpetrated against the Russian people, right along with Mao in China, Castro in Cuba, Pot Pol in Cambodia and Maduro in Venezuela to name a few.  

Europe embraced the welfare state, globalism, and the multiculturalism promoted by Henry Kissinger, along with his acolyte Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum.  At the end of Kissinger's life he proclaimed it was a grave mistake for Europe to have listened to him on immigration.  His life was a grave mistake.   

Between Europe's embrace of suicidal immigration policies, along with just about everything else they've embraced, their welfare states are collapsing.  As Allan J. Feifer states:

The greatest danger is not that Europe fails to recognize its mistakes, but that it recognizes them, understands their consequences, yet still cannot bring itself to act.... Europe is approaching the point where choices become consequences: guaranteeing cradle-to-grave social benefits, taking in millions of unskilled immigrants, struggling with vastly different cultural expectations, and transferring national sovereignty to an all-powerful European Union aligned more with the World Economic Forum than with its citizens. All the while, economic growth, public finances, and a lack of political cohesion present unprecedented challenges that compound every problem......

Identifying a problem doesn't translate into having the will to fix it. Leaders may understand the cost of inaction yet decide that confronting entrenched interests, rigid rules, or dominant narratives can end their careers. Institutions form core social beliefs that amount to a shield, deflecting blame for failures and hiding behind "We were following the rules" as their defense........

This is what happens when ignorant, cowardly, arrogant ideologues take power and make decisiond about things they clearly don't understand, nor do they care about.   When Ignorant Ideologues Take Control Of Major Economic Decisions

Update, 1:35 PM:

1. France Curfews Announced After Paris Rioters Targeted Residential Apartments for Looting - French Prime Minsiter Sébastien Lecornu has announced that there will be localised curfews put in place in a bid to stem the rioting and looting which have ravaged the country over the past two days. My Take -  When society is collapsing and the army is called in it's called Martial Law in America.  In France it's called "State of Siege".  France has yet to declare a State of Siege and call in the army.  Why?  I know the answer, but I'm waiting for the French to say it. RK
2. Farage: ‘If We Don’t Wake Up, The Carnage in France is Our Future’ - As France burns again in what critics have called a conflagration born of decades of open borders and failed multiculturalism, other European states consider the risk of the violence spreading, including the United Kingdom, where Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has warned border control is urgently needed..... 

My Take - Britain's elite will never "wake up" since if they do that they'll have admit they've taken the UK down the rabbit's hole into disaster, and they're to blame for the disasters that's occuring.  It's the British people who need to wake up and stop caring if they're called racists or xenophobes and kick these monsters back to their country of origin.  As for the leftists in their midst, they have to confront them without flinching, and that includes government bureaucrats, police, judges and Members of Parliament, some of whom need to be arrested for their enabling of Muslim rape gangs, or the UK will be lost forever. RK

Update, 10/20/26:

1. The EU's Spending Explodes -  Brussels’ budget negotiations are entering the home stretch. Ireland wants to put the brakes on Ursula von der Leyen’s spending frenzy, at least a little. That is not enough for the German chancellor. Europe’s well-known king of debt is playing the fiscal disciplinarian, putting on yet another media performance for the public.  An increase of almost 70 percent from one financial framework to the next is not merely a budget expansion -- it is fiscal megalomania.......My Take -  It’s remarkable just how clueless these pinheads really are. The fact is Europe is doomed, with these planned riots in France spreading throughout Europe, which may well end France’s Fifth Republic and trigger a massive European wide civil war. Make no mistake, they can budget all the money in the world as they please, but they don’t have it, they can’t pay back what they’ve borrowed, and the day is fast approaching when they won’t be able borrow any more of it, and Europe isn’t alone, China isn’t far behind.  Europe has Brussels leading them down the economic rabbit hole, and China has Xi, who has decimated the leadership in the party apparatus and the military of anyone other that sycophants and is orchestrating another Moaist economic collapse like Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” that cost the lives of millions of Chinese. You might find this podcast regarding China’s future by Peter Zeihan more than a little interesting. RK
2.  Poland, Hungary: France Riots Are Why We Have Border Control - “Perhaps it is now clear” why Central European states maintain strict border control to “preserve our continent as the most wonderful place in the world for our children and grandchildren”, national leaders say as the rest of the world looks on in horror at the failure of multiculturalism in France.....
3. Here's What Caused a Liberal Journalist to Suffer a Total Meltdown on Katie Pavlich's Show -France has become Mogadishu, and we have an NFL game this weekend between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints at the Stade de France in Paris. I’m not sure it’s safe to hold a game unless French authorities take steps to restore law and order. The Left and their allies in the media want to frame this as an education and cost-of-living scuffle. It’s not a yellow vest event, folks. It’s what you get when you import too many Muslims into the country. They’re rioting, looting, setting things on fire, and targeting Jewish businesses. The communist and Palestinian flags give it away — these aren’t students............... 
4. France Has to Stand Up or Europe Could Fall - Paris is burning. So is much of France and other places across Europe. What was billed as a “student protest” was soon overrun with communist and Palestinian flags (but I repeat myself), Arafat doilies draped over heads and shoulders, and “newly arrived” Muslims from across the Mediterranean Sea. Unless schools are very different in France, I don’t think we’re dealing with students here.......If Europe is going to be Europe in 20 years, its leadership in the next 2 months needs to be more Korean store owner in the Rodney King riots than old lady swinging a baguette like it’s a lightsaber and remove the cancer its society has imported and deal with the carcinogens funding and organizing them with whatever means are available to them.......
5. You Know the Media Wants to Bury the French Riots - The stock footage from the outset of the French riots is unusable. It’s now devolved into a maelstrom of looting, vandalism, and mayhem — all spurred by Muslim migrants who have decided to destroy France. The media are trying to couch this as an offshoot of the ongoing ‘yellow vest’ movement, which is a student protest over the cost of living and education funding. That narrative dies when the rioters are waving communist and Palestinian flags........
6. You Know the Media Wants to Bury the French Riots - The stock footage from the outset of the French riots is unusable. It’s now devolved into a maelstrom of looting, vandalism, and mayhem — all spurred by Muslim migrants who have decided to destroy France. The media are trying to couch this as an offshoot of the ongoing ‘yellow vest’ movement, which is a student protest over the cost of living and education funding. That narrative dies when the rioters are waving communist and Palestinian flags. ......

Even de Gaulle Couldn't Stop the French From Being French

By Rich Kozlovich, Tags:    The World's Nine Orders

France is done.   One writer claimed France was in a slow-motion collapse, and my view is that France is doomed, and that doom is unstoppable, and they deserve it. It seems to me in all its history France has had only two great leaders. Charles Martel who saved Europe from the Muslim invasion, and Napoleon; and he was and Corsican Italian.

Charles Martel saved western Europe in 732 and the Poles saved Europe in 1683. In between those 951 years the European kings stabbed each other in the back with some… like France…. supporting the Ottomans during the Siege of Vienna because it would weaken the Austrian Empire which controlled Spain and the Holy Roman Empire. A relationship that continued until Napoleon.   If a Martel or Napoleon doesn’t emerge from the disaster they’re facing… they’re doomed!  

France is in the midst of a civil war, whether they're willing to recognize it for what it is or not, and Macron is delusional asking the France to remain "united" as the cost of living goes up as their economy is a mess.   Even the left-wing Unions are joining these rioters, for higher wages to cover rising costs, and yet don't have a clue what needs to e done to fix their rising costs.  

Dan Mitchell posted this article some time back, Say No to ECB Bailouts, saying:

I have a three-part series on Europe’s looming fiscal collapse (see here, here, and here). Based on this data from Robin Brooks, the crisis will likely start in France (it’s a bad sign when the light blue line is above the dark line). So what should be done about this seemingly inevitable fiscal crisis?

The easy answer is not to repeat the mistakes of the past. More specifically, don’t bail out profligate governments. No bailouts from the IMF. No bailouts from Brussels. And no bailouts from the European Central Bank (ECB). As I wrote about Greece back in 2010, I think bankruptcy and default is a preferable approach. And, back in 2018, when I speculated that Italy would be the first debt domino, one of my recommendations was a no-bailout policy............

For what it’s worth, I issued the same warning back in 2011. Sadly, the current head of the ECB is both incompetent and statist, so I’m not very hopeful for a good outcome.  P.S. While the European Central Bank has a bad track record, let’s not overlook the pernicious role of the International Monetary Fund. If we want to stop bailouts, we have to worry about both the ECB and IMF.

And truth be told, it won't matter whether they get the bail outs or not, France is representative of the dangers of a massive socialist welfare state.   They're doomed economically, culturally, socially and ethnically as the native French population is on pace to become a minority by 2050 at current rates of migration.  I think that's going to happen whether they restrict immigration or not as Muslims are disproportionately out breeding ethnic Europeans.    

French Defeat - France—long the self-proclaimed guardian of high culture, of cathedrals and Cartesian clarity, of Enlightenment rationality and the moral vocabulary of Christian inheritance—now confronts scenes of disorder that would have been unthinkable to its earlier custodians. In the streets of its cities, young cohorts drawn largely from Muslim immigrant communities assert themselves with a confidence born of demographic momentum and ideological certainty.  The response of the governing class under Emmanuel Macron has been a studied detachment—the sociological equivalent of what clinical psychiatry once termed belle indifference, the serene unconcern of the hysteric in the face of symptoms that disrupt ordinary life. This posture, cultivated since the retreat from North Africa, has allowed the progressive erosion of the nation’s historic cultural core while elites congratulated themselves on their openness and compassion toward the cultures of the world......

 Further evidence of Macron's delusional vision of reality: 

After Muslim Terrorist Murders French Citizen in Israel, President Macron Lies About Hamas - “Hard to imagine a more out of touch with reality speech than Macron at UN”.   Netanel Shukrun, a French citizen living in Israel, was recently murdered by a Hamas terrorist in Samaria before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, only to have French President Macron show up at the UN and lied about Hamas not being in the West Bank. 

 President Emmanuel Macron showed up at the UN and rather than mentioning the murder of one of his citizens or any of the core issues France is suffering from, such as illegal mass migration, went on a rant about Israel, claiming that Israel was engaged in a “shameful spectacle” in Judea and Samaria, which he called the West Bank, and claiming that it was needless because Hamas was not active in the West Bank.  Not only was Macron lying, but Hamas has just murdered a French citizen and father of six in the West Bank.

So, his idea of uniting the French is to ignore the horrors perpetrated by Muslims by blaming Israel?  Did I get that right? Well, the one thing that can't be ignored is this; when you excuse violence, you promote violence.  

Here's the level of violence going on in France the police can't control that's costing France million of dollars they don't have, overwhelming their justice system.  

1. Left-Extremist Rioting Spreads to Brussels With Antifa Infiltration of Protests Blamed
2. France Student Riots Have Cost $33 million, Resulted in Nearly 7,000 Arrests
3. French Riots, Islamic Terrorism, and Civil War
4. Parent comment by Sam AdamsFrance Street Violence Hits Record Levels with Multicultural Youth Revolts
5. France’s Triple Crisis: Far-Left Riots, a Ticking Debt Bomb, and Mass Migration Collide
6. French Riots, Islamic Terrorism, and Civil War 
7. France Street Violence Hits Record Levels with Multicultural Youth Revolt 
8. Maréchal: Youth Riots the Result of ‘Unassimilated Immigration’ and a ‘Hatred of France’
9. French Riots, Islamic Terrorism, and Civil War 
10. France Street Violence Hits Record Levels with Multicultural Youth Revolts 

This is a civil war and anyone who stands against the suicidal actions of the French government elite has to be punished, like this French military priest who called upon "men of faith to prevent the French people from being replaced", with the globalists running France calling his speech racist and seditious and implying he should be imprisoned for daring to state the obvious, along with any solider who agreed with him. But he isn't alone. 

In 2016, a highly decorated French General was stripped of his position for anti-mass-migration activism; in 2018, a group of ten generals, an admiral, and a former minister of defence broke ranks to call President Macron a ‘traitor’ for backing mass migration, and in 2021, another general spoke of the risk of “civil war”.

 

How do the people of France feel about all this and what they think needs to be done?  Almost Half of French Would Support Military Intervention to Restore Order:

49 per cent, of the French public would support the military intervening to restore order and safety in France, even without government orders to do so, according to a poll conducted by Harris Interactive.   The polling was released on Thursday in response to a letter signed by 20 former French generals and an estimated 1,000 former and active-duty military members who denounced growing insecurity and Islamism in France and warned of potential civil war and military intervention.........It also found that 74 per cent agreed that “anti-racism” activism had caused the opposite effect of what was expected.........

In a letter by Marine Le Pen she has "invited former military officials to join her movement after they signed a letter denouncing Islamism and rising crime and warned of potential civil war in France.  The letter, which was signed by 20 former generals, including the former Commandant of the French Foreign Legion Christian Piquemal, called on President Emmanuel Macron to defend patriotism in France"

Anti-government students and Antifa left wing extremists rioters originating in France have spread to Belgium, "sparking violent clashes with police in Brussels and Liège",  and one has to wonder how long before this spreads over all of western Europe.  

Well, we can stop wondering, as here's an update that appeared today, Yellow Vests Return as French Protests Spread and Macron’s Crisis Deepens, saying:

An uncomfortable reality is setting in for French elites: throwing more money at handouts and degrading services, on top of mass migration, has been a toxic progressive experiment that appears to be unraveling at the seams. As Macron and his globalist buddies lose control of France, unrest has spread to other corners of the bloc, including Spain, Italy, Albania, and Belgium.

I'm betting we're going to see a lot of ethnic Europeans begging to be allowed to immigrate to the U.S., and I'm willing to say ...... no!  In spite of all the warnings they snickered, snorted, sneered and looked down their self-righteous virtue signalling noses at those who issued those warnings.  We already have too many leftists losers that were born here, so let them live with the consequences.  Schadenfreude! 

Update, 10/17/26:   

1. France Is Burning, and Socialism Is Holding the Match - I spend a lot of time working in Paris, and I was there again recently. It remains one of the most beautiful and culturally important cities in the world. But beneath that beauty, France is facing an economic crisis that should concern every Western democracy. The protests spreading across France are being viewed through the familiar lenses of Left versus Right, immigration, and political unrest. Those issues certainly matter, but I believe the real story is much bigger. France is confronting the consequences of an economic model that has promised more than it can sustainably deliver......
2. France is On Fire: Macron’s Government Blames ‘Far-Left’ for Fueling Nationwide Riots, Looting and Arson - The French government has accused the far-left of stoking the riots that engulfed the nation on Saturday, resulting in widespread clashes with police, looting of shops, as well as vandalism and arson of government buildings......
3.  Looters ransack shops during France cost-of-living protests - Looters in several French cities on Saturday broke into stores ranging from a high-end luxury brand to a bakery, on the sidelines of cost-of-living protests, AFP journalists and authorities said. In Paris, near the Republique square, the front window of a skincare brand came crashing down, with looters tossing beauty products to dozens of people massing outside, an AFP correspondent saw...............
4.  FRANCE RIOTS EXPLODE: Islamo-Marxist Rioters Threaten Macron’s Palace as Historic Buildings Burn to the Ground, Police Run For Their Lives, and Stores Get Looted - The Islamo-Marxist riots in France have completely exploded after weeks of mayhem and are threatening President Emmanuel Macron’s home. As The Daily Mail reported, thousands of violent protesters overturned cars, set buildings ablaze, and attacked police across the country. The worst violence arguably occurred in Lyon. There, a tourist office and cars were set on fire by rioters. France’s interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, also added that looting by the red-green rioters was recorded in many cities. These cities included Paris, Rouen, Nantes, Toulouse, and Marseille.....

Update, 10/18/26: 

1. Unprecedented’ Levels of Looting in Paris as over 1,200 Arrested During Nationwide Riots - The French government has announced that over a thousand people were arrested during Saturday’s supposed protests against the cost of living and educational funding, which quickly devolved into riots that saw mass looting in major cities and arson attacks on government buildings.....
2. 15 Arrested over Arson That Destroyed 143-Year-Old City Hall Building - Local prosecutors said that at least 15 people have been arrested in connection with the riots that broke out in Limoges and the arson which destroyed the city’s historic City Hall.   The supposed demonstration against the cost of living and education spending on Saturday evening saw the destruction of Limoges City Hall, an 1883 Neo-Renaissance building designed to pay homage to Paris’s Hôtel de Ville......
3. France Rioters Clash With Police, Torch Lyon Tourism Office, Break Into Marseille City Hal - A car and a newspaper kiosk were set on fire in Paris as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent groups of protesters, while similar tensions erupted Saturday in other big cities on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances....
4. The French Aren't Declaring a National Emergency yet Over Riots. Are They Nuts?  - France is being overrun by rabid, depraved Muslims who are torching cars and burning down buildings. The riots are widespread, and the French Interior Ministry isn’t ready to declare a state of emergency. Are these people insane? The French had this ‘we’re safe behind the Maginot Line’ in 1940. It turned out poorly. Initial reports on the mayhem said it was over education funding. Yeah, that died in real time as communist and Palestinian flags were shown. Now, we have the media trying to run interference, calling these clashes scuffles......
5. Pratt Decries ‘Communislam’ As Rioters Trash France and Italy - A combination of radical commies and Muslim migrants is showing Europe and the world what Constantinople, Lebanon, Damascus, China, and countless other nations and cities already learned — that Communist and Muslim conquest is fiery and devastating...........
6.  Specialist Urban Violence Police Squad Deployed to Paris as Riots and Looting Continue  - Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest. Following an evening of rioting across France, which saw over 2,000 people arrested and over 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters injured, violent scenes were seen once again in central Paris Sunday afternoon........“police officers are paying the price for public impotence,” saying in a statement on Sunday that the riots were not a surprise but rather the result of “accumulated institutional failures that our fellow citizens suffer daily and for which police officers, on the front lines, are paying with their lives.”  “Unity requires resources, a protective legal framework for those who maintain order, and a justice system that truly punishes the perpetrators of violence.”...........While the government has attempted to shift the lion’s share of the blame on the far-left La France Insoumise (France in Rebellion/LFI) party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which has been accused by police of manipulating the riots over the past month, others have noted that unrest was ultimately a result of decades of mass migration policies, including from the outgoing Macron administration............
7.  Vance: France Riots a Result of Liberals ‘Importing Third World’ in Name of ‘Diversity and Compassion’ - U.S. Vice President JD Vance blamed the nationwide riots in France on mass immigration and the inability to integrate large swaths of people from the “third world”, while warning American citizens from following the same destructive path.......
8. Stop Pretending the French Riots Are Anything but an Attack on Civilization - France is seeing its worst riots in decades — violence clearly aimed not simply at the ruling party, but at France itself — and the left-liberal establishment is still trying to blame a few bad apples. That’s true not just of President Emmanuel Macron, but of global media that claim it’s mainly about student grievances over budget cuts — at least one BBC article actually used the phrase “mostly peaceful protests.” This is nonsense: The street mobs haven’t been just (or even mostly) kids for weeks now, and the vandalism began in the first days; it was last month that “protesters” set a teacher on fire.......

 

What I'm Reading

By Rich Kozlovich 

Let's start with the Middle East because I find it really interesting how Iran really knows how to win friends and influence people, as now their cats paws, the Houthi, are attacking Iran's neighbors.  At some point you had to know this was going to happen. Iran wants to totally dominate the Middle East and destroy western civilization, and Trump has not only put their schemes on hold, the continued existence of their government is in question.  Iran follows the Shia version of Islam and many of it's neighbors are Sunni, which means both consider the other to be apostate, and the Koran demands apostates be put to death.  

So, Iran's terrorist pals, the Houthi, who they've been funding for years, is happy to do that as they attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia using "cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and explosive-laden drones to target civilian and infrastructure sites" killing 12 and injuring over 300 civilians, some in critical condition.  This was the third attack, and Saudi Arabia plans on doing something about it, which I wouldn't give too much credibility to that statement.  Will Trump act on this?  We'll see.   

•  Houthi Missile Strikes Saudi Arabian Airport, Resulting in 'Mass Casualty Incident'

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a defense agreement and Saudi Arabia is now asking Turkey for military aid.  Turkey says they're going to have to take a vote on that.  Imagine that.  

I've covered the Christa Pike death penalty failure in my post, This Week in The News.  Now she's been released from the hospital, "and is now at Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center where she has been housed for more than 30 years. She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances. She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery.”'  Does anyone besides me think this is insane?  Will there be another effort to put her to death after doing so much to keep her alive?  I'm betting the answer will be .. NO!.  

President Trump has filed a petition with SCOTUS to revive a RICO Lawsuit against Hillary, Comey and others, over the Russian Hoax scheme.  A federal judge appointed by Bill Clinton not only threw it out originally, he fined Trump a million dollars for daring to file such a suit.  

"Lower courts have protected the Clinton machine and the Deep State operatives who orchestrated the greatest political hoax in American history while punishing the victim of their scheme with nearly $1 million in sanctions."

Is there any doubt in any sane person's mind the courts are out of control, and the judiciary is filled with political hacks?  A man with a lengthy criminal record having stabbed two seven year old boys in 2003 has now stabbed a young mother and her baby, who is now fighting for her life, in a totally random attack while she waited on a street corner for her other children to come out of school.  

What did the courts find in 2003?  He was "mentally incompetent" and was hospitalized for years, however:

Rhode Island law allows hospitalization for treatment aimed at restoring competency, with periodic court review. But the criminal charges must be dismissed once a person’s commitment reaches two-thirds of the maximum possible prison term for the most serious charge.

So, under state law he had to be released, and has again attempted to murder an innocent defenseless young victim.  Insanity laws do not protect the innocent, it protects the guilty, and often the guilty who are the most vile.  

Is Europe on the verge of a massive restructuring? And does it appear France may be the trigger for that? Muslim and leftist rioters are out of control and have made it clear they have no intention of stopping, which is absolute proof of two things.  Massive welfare states fail because these losers can never be satisfied,  and multiculturalism is a disaster, which is a warning for America.  These French riots have cost over $33 million dollars and caused the arrest of "nearly 7,000", and it's my guess that number isn't nearly as high as it should be, and if the government wants to stop this they need to treat if for what it is, a civil war, and the French army needs to be deployed right now   

These rioters claim to be upset at the condition of France's schools, so the burned down the schools, right along with:

.......... "public buses and fire trucks.....they have looted shops and stalked and preyed on women walking alone.  They have attacked strangers with fireworks, mortars, and hydrochloric acid.  They have beaten numerous teachers, doused some in gasoline, and set a few on fire.  They have injured hundreds of law enforcement officers and firefighters, as well as students who want nothing to do with the mayhem.  One witness to the destruction described the scene as “total anarchy” and “total war.”...The perpetrators/revolutionary soldiers are young, but most are not white. They appear Middle Eastern or North African..... 

One murderous group kicked and beat a young female police officer for sport....... “The image of this young policewoman, pursued by a pack howling its hatred, thrown to the ground and assaulted, is unbearable.”  ...... In another incident, attackers wearing masks and hoods chased, knocked down, and beat a police officer until he was unconscious.  The masked revolutionaries continued to kick the unconscious officer in the head and nearly killed him.  The local police union described the attempted murder bluntly: “This is no longer anti-cop hatred.  IT IS A HUNT FOR COPS.”.....

Due to the suicidal actions of Western governments, the enemy is already inside the gates (and most likely receiving taxpayer-funded food, stipends, and housing).

This civil war is being prompted by Muslim terrorists and leftist radicals and let's not be delusional, in spite of the claims of the media, this is not spontaneous!  It's organized just like the Antifa/BLM riots in the United States.  France is dying and it's leaders are directly responsible, and this contagion is spreading!  Now, with Antifa infusion, these leftist extremists have spread their influence to Belgium, and this Muslim violence against western civilization is worldwide.  

• Muslim Mob Burns Christian’s Home and Pharmacy in Pakistan; Scores of Families Flee

An Australian pastor says he's being targeted by Muslim radicals for daring to promote Christianity to Muslims.  In a Muslim controlled nation that can result in the death penalty, and I've not seen one Hollywood celebrity speak out against that.  

Recently ICE shot a an illegal alien who is a member of an alien criminal gang.  He's a dangerous man

....[who has] had a previous conviction for grand larceny. In addition, his record includes multiple arrests for assault, robbery, possession of drugs, and weapons charges. DHS stated he is a member of the violent Trinitarios gang — the same gang that shot and brutally killed a CBP officer in 2024.

 He has also been arrested and released in the past because of New York's sanctuary policies, and yet we're seeing "spontaneous" protests against ICE demanding his release.  Hollywood dimwit, Ellen Barkin, says ICE should be burnt to the ground.  How dare they try and protect the people of New York?  Now another incompetent political hack masquerading as a judge who was appointed by Obama is blocking this criminals'  deportation.  Of course Mamdani just had to throw gasoline on the fire claiming  “This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation", and again demanded ICE be abolished, and that illegal migrants are ‘New Yorkers’.  But he also said the horrors perpetrated by Hamas was because ‘Israel made them do it’".  

•  Mamdani’s Latest ICE Victim Committed Armed Robbery, Threatened Neighbor w/Machete

Mamdani spent two hours on the phone with Trump insisting this man should be released from ICE custody.  Trump said he'll agree as long as the NYPD keeps him arrested. Mamdani refused.   Why would anyone talk for two hours with a nitwit like Mamdani?  How do real New Yorkers feel about this illegal alien? They think he's ‘nothing else but trash’!  Well, you elected trash, you should expect trash.

What's interesting is no matter how far left Mamdani goes, Democratic Socialists are outraged at Mamdani because he's not far left enough.  

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 has been awarded to a far left radical antisemitic South African judge, who has been complicit in genocide, with the Nobel Prize committee once again disgracing itself "by electing a toad. Any questions that the award is increasingly irrelevant and useless? How bad could they get?"  Needles to say Jewish leaders are outraged saying:

[they picked a] “bigot who built a career around inventing and propagating blood libels against the Jewish State."    

Trump is a bit peeved at this pick noting what he’s done including settling 8 wars. Personally, if in a moment of clarity they nominated him what I would like for him to tell them to shove it, as they’re a corrupt laughing stock and a disgrace. “What good are honors from such people?”