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Aug 26Edited

A follow-up to Dissonant’s comment below:“Clearly, the macronie is angry with freedoms and democracy, and it can count on tribes of careerists in the mysteries of the ministries to reign in terror.” From General Delagarde’s website, commenting on Macron’s arrest of dual Russian/French citizen Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram. Carried out by one of the French Deep State careerists under the pretext of protecting minors from child pornography, when in reality Pavel was arrested because he refuses to cow-tow to power:

“Durov does not communicate to the authorities the identity of opponents of power who frequent his networks, as Facebook, Google, Signal, and a few others commonly do.

Durov does not censor “populist” content that embarrasses those in power.”

Wily and tyranical Macron.

https://en.reseauinternational.net/arrestation-de-durov-ce-que-poutine-na-pas-ose-faire-macron-la-fait/

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ML's avatar

Providing more detail as to the significance of the arrest relative to the war: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-calls-detained-telegram-founder-political-prisoner-demands-france-provide

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I listened to Luongo earlier today and he talked briefly about Bertrand's essay and Macron's holding on to power. His view is that Macron is basically a functionary of Davos and that Davos will not allow any government to take control in France that they cannot control. Maybe it is just me but these European parliamentary systems seem to be set up to enable the elite to muffle or outright deny the results of Democratic elections - this being just one example.

His other point was that France wants to be the directing force within the EU and is making moves accordingly (such as vis-a-vis Telegram). The EU of course has never aspired to be in the least bit democratic or representative of or answerable to the populace over which it assumes to rule.

I don't know all (or any) of the answers but it does seem Europe - as well as the UK - is on an intentional very fast track to totalitarianism.

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Amanda R's avatar

Add to that that countries like Germany and France don't allow referenda for the people to decide major issues (E.U membership etc) and countries that do just rerun referenda until they get the result they want - Ireland for example regarding E.U treaties a few years back. The whole system is rotten.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

I have a feeling that somehow Russia will produce a bunch of French bargaining chips shortly.

Perhaps French soldiers captured in Ukraine?

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Mark Wauck's avatar

RFK Jr. Announces He Will Be Actively Campaigning for Trump — Teases Trump’s Upcoming Announcements of Democrats Joining MAGA Movement

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Brother Ass's avatar

Robert Barnes has some impassioned commentary on how significant this is. In his view, Friday was the most hopeful day in a generation or more. He argues the moment they tried to kill Trump and failed was the moment this all came together. Bracing stuff.

I’ve cued the video up to the moment he and Freiheit start talking about Trump and Kennedy (26:50):

https://www.youtube.com/live/8ZKOfINbhK0?si=-EKPUah2MKmUkbeS&t=1611

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dissonant1's avatar

Fantastic! Likely the best inside information we will ever have of the reasons for the Trump - RFK Jr. alliance and of how it came about. Thanks very, very much for the link!

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ML's avatar

Tx for linking! Scintillating. Recommend to all - very powerful, Barne’s description of Trump phoning Kennedy the day after the assassination attempt, and his idea to form a Unity Party of Left and Right Populists.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Thanks.

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ML's avatar

I hope he has beefed up his Sec Service detail…

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Brother Ass's avatar

Barnes revealed that the White House has immediately revoked his secret service detail. They are playing for keeps (in case we didn’t already know this).

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ML's avatar

A police state without talent (Zhou is no Henry Tudor)

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Well in that case, it makes thei refusal all the more criminal and all but confirms the theory put forth here about the Pennsylvania assasination attempt - let’s let unprofessionalism mixed with a bit of keystone cops rule the day…

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ML's avatar

Yup - Brother A revealed that just above. The Dims are pure thugs - murderous thugs.

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Ray Zacek's avatar

So, if I read this correctly, Macron collaborates with the leftist elements to stiff Marine LePen, and then stiffs the leftists. What a Baroque gift for betrayal the French have.

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ML's avatar

But never mind! The Macronistas we know, and very few, fortunately, call this “democracy”!

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

The French president can be impeached…

Law was changed in 2014.

https://frenchamerican.org/news-impeachment/

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dissonant1's avatar

From Article 68:

"The President of the Republic can only be dismissed in the event of a breach of his duties manifestly incompatible with the exercise of his mandate. Dismissal is pronounced by Parliament constituted as the High Court.

The proposal for a meeting of the High Court adopted by one of the assemblies of Parliament is immediately transmitted to the other which decides within fifteen days.

The High Court is presided over by the President of the National Assembly. It rules within one month, by secret ballot, on the dismissal. His decision is effective immediately.

Decisions taken pursuant to this article are taken by a two-thirds majority of the members making up the assembly concerned or the High Court. Any delegation of vote is prohibited. Only votes in favor of the proposal for a meeting of the High Court or for dismissal are recorded.

An organic law establishes the conditions of application of this article.

Members of the Government are criminally responsible for acts carried out in the exercise of their functions and classified as crimes or misdemeanors at the time they were committed.

They are judged by the Court of Justice of the Republic.

The Court of Justice of the Republic is bound by the definition of crimes and misdemeanors as well as by the determination of penalties as they result from the law."

So, pretty vague. What is Macron's current mandate?

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Yancey Ward's avatar

I am guessing Macron would just ignore that, too.

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ML's avatar

Bien sûr

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johnycomelately's avatar

Certainly makes one wonder why Baron James de Rothschild sold the family art treasures in France last year.

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