• Macron is now moving to ban demonstrations in several cities following a weekend of violent unrest that left businesses looted, vehicles burned and public buildings damaged.
  • Thousands of protesters nevertheless gathered in Paris on Thursday after an administrative court overturned a police ban on a planned demonstration, according to the Associated Press.
  • The scene in Paris was a curious one, indeed.

Source: redstate.com

France: Far right leader Marine Le Pen gains popularity amid nationwide riots 

  • Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with union leaders today in France. His government admitted law enforcement officers had lost control this past weekend during protests which resulted in scenes of violence and looting. The country is bracing for more protests – the Yellow Vest movement called on demonstrators to take to the street on Saturday. As the events unfold, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gaining popularity. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi.

Source: france24.com

45% Of College Students Justify Violence To Stop ‘Hate Speech’: Survey

  • A new survey finds that nearly half of undergraduate students support censorship, shout-downs, and physical violence to suppress what they consider “hate speech” or offensive ideas.
  • Fox News reports that the 2026 National Undergraduate Student Survey, released this month by the Buckley Institute, shows that 45 percent of undergraduate students surveyed believe physical violence can be justified to stop so-called hate speech. That number is up 6 points from 2025 and ties the all-time record set in 2023.
  • The survey, which polled 803 full-time undergraduate students at four-year public and private colleges across the United States, revealed several record-high metrics concerning free expression on campus, according to Yahoo.
  • Other takeaways from the survey were that 46 percent of students support shout downs and 40 percent believe that offensive speech should be subject to criminal prosecution.
  • Some 42 percent of respondents said that political comments they disagree with can be harmful to their mental health, up 4 points from last year; the highest reading in the 5 years this question has been monitored.
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Source: zerohedge.com

Amazon warns new cyber flaws detected using AI are being ‘broadly exploited’

  Amazon has warned that vulnerabilities in a programming language that underpins much of the internet, discovered using AI tools, are being “broadly exploited” as governments and companies rush to secure their systems. The world’s largest cloud computing provider on Wednesday said it had identified an attempt by hackers to exploit the bug four days before the weakness was disclosed to the public. Amazon added the flaws were “now being broadly exploited in the wild”. The US National Security Agency and UK authorities earlier on Wednesday warned the vulnerabilities had left websites around the world critically exposed to hacking, as some governments in Europe were reportedly taking sites offline while they patched the two security flaws.

Source: ft.com

 database. If an immediate update is not feasible, it is recommend that organizations take the system offline until it can be fully mitigated. NSA will follow up shortly with more specific guidance.