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May 1, 2023, 23 tweets

It’s Mayday 2023 and cops are being set on fire in #Paris

Deadpool has joined the side of the people, against the police.

McDonald’s has fallen in #Lyon

A demonstrator’s “hand has been torn off” in #Nantes

A government building (l’hôtel du Département) is set ablaze in #Nantes, France.

(Via @MarionLpz)

Riot police are on fire in #Paris today, as workers around the world celebrate #Mayday

Several riot cops have been knocked unconscious by a hail of rocks and bottles hurled by the crowd

(via: @JulesRavel1)

If you’re gonna get wet, may as well go swimming.

Heavy clashes erupting between the crowd and police in #Paris

Fireworks vs. police

🗑️

Police having a bad day in #Paris

Cops getting dragged out of Place de la Nation by their feet.

Police attempted to throw an explosive grenade at demonstrators but it got snagged on their own man and detonated in their face.

Luxury boutiques are being looted in #Paris today as crowds celebrate #Mayday

In case you’re wondering why shit is so hot in France this Mayday, here’s a couple articles we published recently that offer context and analysis:

illwill.com/the-class-stru…

illwill.com/to-those-who-m…

illwill.com/sainte-soline

illwill.com/crowds-against…

Looted goods are tossed out of a supermarket into the crowd

Cars burn in the streets of #Lyon as crowds celebrate Mayday 2023

“Everything that symbolizes capitalism is being trashed,” writes a journalist in #Lyon.

Love to Serge and everyone wounded at Sainte-Soline.

Payback is a bitch.

A few images from Mayday 2023 in Nantes, Frances

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