French political discussion megathread: Yellow Vest Redux

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The French Burkini ban was upheld in court.

rance's highest administrative court has upheld a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in public pools, rejecting an appeal by the city of Grenoble.

Last month, Grenoble authorised all swimwear, including burkinis, sparking a legal battle with the government.

Burkinis are worn largely by Muslim women as a way of preserving modesty and upholding their faith.

But the court said it could not allow "selective exceptions to the rules to satisfy religious demands".

The dispute went all the way to the Council of State after a local court in Grenoble suspended the ban on the grounds that it seriously undermined the principle of neutrality in public services.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin also weighed in, describing the policy as an "unacceptable provocation" that was contrary to French secular values.

What exactly is being described as an "unacceptable provocation" here?

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The declarations, a nice combo of antisemitism and homophobia, are undermining the whole ‘we’re the only adults in the room, the responsible and not all extremist ones in the opposition ranks unlike the clowns of the NUPES’ strategy followed by the RN.

A bold strategy given the typical quality of FN candidates!

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I don't give a sh*t that she posed for Playboy and I was planning to ignore the story entirely, then I saw the full picture and apparently she had the article of the French constitution Macron used to ram through his pension reform tattooed on her boob??

Occam's razor would suggest that it's not a real tattoo and it was just placed there to get the people talking, but I'm not going to inquire into this further.