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There is a General Strike throughout France today protesting against Macron's pension reforms.

Almost no trains are running & over half of schools have shut down.
Paris is almost deserted.

Protesters gather for #GreveGenerale in #Grenoble

It goes from bad to worse for Macron as a large crowd gather to protest against his pension reforms in #Pau.

#GreveGenerale

Protesters start the march for the General Strike in #Tours.

The #GiletsJaunes favourite chant to mock Macron, starts up.

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Protesters gather for the General Strike in #Valenciennes.

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#GiletsJaunes

Protesters gather for the General Strike in #Montpellier.

Protests against Macron's pension reforms are happening throughout France today.

#GreveGenerale
#GiletsJaunes

Protesters gather for the General Strike in #Nice.

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Large crowd of protesters are gathering in #SaintNazaire.

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A large crowd of protesters are gathering in #Lyon.

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Protesters gather for the General Strike in #Bordeaux.

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Thousands of protesters form a long column to start the march in #Rouen.

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The streets of #Paris are almost deserted due to the public transport strike cancelling almost all trains.

Macron sends his Riot Police thugs out in dozens of police vans.

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#GiletsJaunes

Huge crowd of protesters are marching in #Rennes.

French Corporate Media are protecting Macron again by lying about the number of protesters.

Disinfo BFM are reporting there's only 50 people protesting in Rennes!

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The Railway Stations in #Paris are empty.

This is Gare de Lyon, which is totally deserted.

The strike by public transport workers is very effective today.

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#GiletsJaunes

A large crowd is gathering to protest in #Marseille.

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HUGE protest in the relatively small town of #ClermontFerrand today!

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Massive protest against Macron's pension reforms in #Nevers today.

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A large column of protesters start the march in #SaintLo, in #Manche.

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Huge crowd start the march in #Périgueux.

The crowd are in good spirits as even the sun has come out for the protests today!

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Massive crowd sing and chant as they march to protest in #Orléans.

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Macron's Riot Police thugs are already firing Tear Gas at protesters in #Nantes.

Macron is gassing his own people ....... AGAIN!
Happens EVERY WEEK during the #GiletsJaunes protests.

Nobody in EU condemns Macron's use of Police Violence.

#GreveGenerale

Empty Metro stations in #Paris as the transport strike shuts down the subway system.

Large crowds are still managing to gather in the centre of #Paris for the protest.
The march is scheduled to begin at 2pm local time.

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#GiletsJaunes

Macron Regime Forces are using large quantities of Tear Gas against protesters in #Lyon.

Macon's thugs aren't very bright.
A lot of the Tear Gas is coming right back at them & they are retreating.

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#GiletsJaunes

Protesters are gathering in #Paris for the General Strike.

Some firemen have joined the other protesters.

The atmosphere is warming up.

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Jerome Rodrigues @J_Rodrigues_Off, deliberately shot & blinded in the eye by Macron's Regime thugs in January while peacefully filming the #GiletsJaunes encourages the protesters in #Paris.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off Bravo! 🤣🤣🤣

A caricature of Emperor Macron, Neoliberal Globalist Fascist, Traitor and Enemy of France, is displayed by the protesters in #Nantes.

The dummy has more intelligence than Macron!

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@J_Rodrigues_Off Firefighters encourage the large crowd of protesters in #Bordeaux.

Vive La France!

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#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off "We're here ... Even if Macron does not want us here we are! For the honor of the workers, and for a better world, even if Macron does not want we are there"

Explosive start to the protest in #Paris at Gare du Nord! 🔥🔥

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@J_Rodrigues_Off Massive protest now in #Bordeaux.

The column of protesters is enormous - many thousands of people.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off Huge crowds of people gathering in Boulevard Magenta, #Paris, one hour before the scheduled start of the march.

An estimated 200,000 people are expected to protest in #Paris today in the largest Industrial Action since 1995.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off Massive crowd of protesters chant as they start the march in #Montpellier.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off This high level 📽️ by @H_Radisson gives a much better view of the size of the huge protest in #Bordeaux.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson "The tactics of the police, is to shoot at people's heads, because that stops them."

Macron has blinded over 20 people by shooting them in the eye with golf ball sized "rubber bullets" during #GiletsJaunes protests.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson An estimated 30,000 people are protesting in Clermont-Ferrand against Macron's pension reforms.

The largest protest in the town's history.
#ClermontFerrand

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#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Firefighters join the protests in #Avignon

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Macron Regime Forces charge at protesters in #Nantes and fire Tear Gas at them.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Thousands of people are protesting in #Marseille.

The rest of the protest has already left on the march.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson The column of protesters in #Bordeaux stretches for over a mile.

There are tens of thousands of people protesting.

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#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson A great view of the massive protest in Boulevard Magenta, #Paris today.
There are over 100,000 people here.

The start of the march has been delayed.

The unions have announced the transport strike will be extended to Monday.

#GreveGenerale
#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Macron Regime Forces fire large quantities of Tear Gas at protesters in #Paris.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson A surveillance camera is set on fire near Place de la République.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson The protest in #Paris stretches from Gare de l'Est to Place de la République.

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#MacronDemission

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson An undercover policeman disguised as a masked #BlackBloc Agents Provocateur is given protection by other police.

Macron has been using undercover Agents Provocateurs to start violence since soon after the #GiletsJaunes began a year ago.

#GreveGenerale

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Thousands of people are protesting in #Toulouse against Macron's pension reforms.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Firefighters confront the police in #Paris, ending the blockade.

The protesters chant "#MacronDemission" - Macron must resign.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson 😡😡😡
A young girl has been seriously injured by Macron Regime thugs in #Paris.
She appears to be unconscious.
She is helped by firefighters.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Macron Regime thugs use explosive grenades against the protesters in #Paris.

This is a totally disproportionate use of force.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Massive amounts of Tear Gas were fired at protesters by Macron Regime thugs in #Montpellier.

The air is filled with choking gas.

#GreveGenerale
#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson "Rebel For Life"

The protesters dance to the sound of a brass band, earlier in the day in #Lyon.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Macron Regime thugs use Water Cannons full of freezing cold water against the protesters.

They then charge and physically assault them.
A woman is dragged away screaming.

This is what Macron calls "democracy" in France.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson The air is filled with choking Tear Gas as Macron Regime thugs start arresting the protesters.

One of the protesters is dragged across the street into police lines to be arrested.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Students join the General Strike to protest against Macron in #Bordeaux.

They have come well prepared with their banners and chants.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Earlier in the day Firefighters were attacked and gassed by Macron Regime thugs in #Paris.

This is what happens to people who protest against Neoliberalism in the EU.

Coming to a city in the EU, near you ..... soon.

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#GiletsJaunes

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Macron's Riot Police charge the protesters and attack them with Tear Gas in #Paris.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson #Paris is now a War Zone with heavy clashes between the police and remaining protesters.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Explosions, Flares, Baton Charges, Tear Gas and Explosive Grenades.

There is a War being fought on the streets of #Paris tonight.

#GreveGenerale

@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson Bravo! The crowd saves a man from being arrested.

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@J_Rodrigues_Off @H_Radisson This is Macron's "democracy.

A man has been shot / injured 3 times with explosive grenades by Macron's Goon Squad while protesting in the General Strike.
His pants have been ripped to shreds.

#GreveGenerale