The Idiot King's take on the French riots

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Trump blames the riots on Paris becoming a Muslim city.
The proportion of Muslims is high by European standards at between 7% and 10%.
 
Purple said:
I blame the far left and the far right, both of which are funded by Russia so to a great extent I agree with you than much of this leads back to Russia.
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There was a marked drop in bot misinformation directed at the US mid-terms in the aftermath of the Ukraine strikes on the Yandex data centres! I haven't seen a Europe centric impact report, but it's reasonable to assume similar here.
 
JoeRoberts said:
Well its certainly not a student or cost of living revolt as many claim....
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The rioting across French is a symptom of a much larger public and political crisis - CNN
French protests

I think the students (and teachers) protests are well documented and as per Wiki can originate as far back as 1990.
Price of fuel and a housing shortage, that with Frances national debt and attempts at reform are certainly core issues in sparking the protests. Protests are spreading across Italy, Albania and other parts of Europe.

The rioters though are a different level and most likely organised, directed and instructed by Valdimir Putin and his Russian war machine.

Leo said:
There was a marked drop in bot misinformation directed at the US mid-terms in the aftermath of the Ukraine strikes on the Yandex data centres! I haven't seen a Europe centric impact report, but it's reasonable to assume similar here.
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Would a marked drop in bot misinformation directed at Europe incite riots?
 
Sister Sara said:
I think the students (and teachers) protests are well documented and as per Wiki can originate as far back as 1990.
Price of fuel and a housing shortage, that with Frances national debt and attempts at reform are certainly core issues in sparking the protests. Protests are spreading across Italy, Albania and other parts of Europe.
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Our Corporation Tax receipts and the fact that we have a significantly more left wing political establishment are the main reason we don't have similar riots.
 
Sister Sara said:
Would a marked drop in bot misinformation directed at Europe incite riots?
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Multiple research projects have confirmed that the use of misinformation magnifying strong feelings on both extremes significantly increases the likelihood of civil unrest. Significant resources, human and capital are being dedicated to such campaigns, that wouldn't be the case if earlier efforts hadn't borne fruit. We're talking figures in the billions, not small change that's thrown around in the hope some of it pays off.
 
Leo said:
There was a marked drop in bot misinformation directed at the US mid-terms in the aftermath of the Ukraine strikes on the Yandex data centres!
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Not according to this articles in the Irish Times
www.irishtimes.com

Sinéad O'Sullivan: Did the internet really get less toxic after Russian data centres went down?

A viral theory that online discourse went quiet after Ukrainian drone attacks tells us something about our confidence in data security
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And while this seems like not much more than a somewhat entertaining diversion, the fact that so many people found the theory entirely plausible is worth paying attention to.
In fact, there’s no statistical proof that what Cloudflare saw was a drop specifically in Russian bot traffic, but that is almost beside the point – in politics, perception is reality.
 
Leo said:
that the use of misinformation magnifying strong feelings on both extremes significantly increases the likelihood of civil unrest
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I grew up with the old adage "don't believe everything you read in the newspaper" and as such I consider I have a healthy skepticism of news and reporting.
With the advent of social media and now AI, it really is a jungle out there in the information stakes between what is verifiable information and what is misinformation.
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/food-shortages-cyber-attack-prepare-defence-b3071656.html (Prepare for ‘state-sponsored terrorism’ and cyber attacks to cause food shortages, Streeting warns)

"Britain’s defence secretary warned that state‑sponsored cyber attacks could disrupt food, water and payment supplies, urging households to stockpile essentials and prepare for possible shortages."

Alarming headlines from UK.

Lucky for us, by coincidence or not, the Irish government is ahead of the game following storm damage a couple of years back

Be Emergency Ready

Across Europe;

https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-european-countries-preparing-citizens-for-crisis-12471422 (Map Shows Which European Countries Are Preparing Citizens for Crisis)

All these public service announcements are from official state sources.

If I wasn't such a skeptic I'd say some dark events are on the horizon.
 
Sister Sara said:
I grew up with the old adage "don't believe everything you read in the newspaper" and as such I consider I have a healthy skepticism of news and reporting.
With the advent of social media and now AI, it really is a jungle out there in the information stakes between what is verifiable information and what is misinformation.
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I work on the basis that if it doesn't have an editor who is personally liable for the content it publishes then it's not a news source and certainly not what I would consider news media.
 
Is this fake news?

I can't find anything on it on our national broadcaster site but the theme is consistent all across Europe. Warnings are being issued at official level of a cyber-attack, or attacks, that could cripple our energy systems or ability to buy and pay for food!!

Should such an occurrence emerge, let it never be said that our political leadership were not ahead of the curve of AI.
 
Sister Sara said:
Warnings are being issued at official level of a cyber-attack, or attacks, that could cripple our energy systems or ability to buy and pay for food!!
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Keep some cash around and make sure you have things like rice and pasta in the house.
A gas ring and bottle or a barbecue can be used to cook and boil water. It's unlikely anyone will starve.
 
Purple said:
Keep some cash around and make sure you have things like rice and pasta in the house.
A gas ring and bottle or a barbecue can be used to cook and boil water. It's unlikely anyone will starve.
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Yes, thats all good advice and the government have launched the 'Be Emergency Ready' campaign.

Its the unison nature of it across Europe that is a bit weird. Almost like they expect a major emergency event(s) to occur in the foreseeable future?
 
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