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Gold Trump statue.
GOLD MEMBER

Trump Humiliated as Giant Golden Nude Statue Unveiled

The artwork, titled “The Orange Plague,” stands at more than 8 feet tall.

Ewan Palmer
TOPSHOT - A student puts trashes into a fire as protesting students carry out blockading action near place de la Nation, in Paris, on October 2, 2026. Since late September, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves. The protests started in the Ile-de-France region around Paris but have now spread to other cities nationwide. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP via Getty Images
HARD LESSON

Teen’s Hand Blown Off in Raging High School Protests

Harry Thompson

AUBERVILLIERS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 1: French students set fires as they clash with police during a march through the streets of Aubervilliers, on October 1, 2026 in Aubervilliers, a northern suburb of Paris, France. In a wave of demonstrations that began around Paris last week and spread across France, secondary students have blockaded schools in protest against overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and long class schedules. According to French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, more than 400 have been detained, many of them minors, as some protests turned violent where students and police clashed. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)
SCHOOL’S OUT

Hundreds of Schools Close as Violent Teen Protests Spiral

Leigh Kimmins

Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard Pass, 20 May 1800. 1801-1802. Oil on canvas. 232 x 271 cm (91.3 x 106.7 in). Musee de l'Histoire de France, Versailles, France. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)
THE EMPEROR’S NEW CODES

Napoleon’s Secret Code Is Cracked After 200 Years

Harry Thompson

Students take part in the blockade of Lycee Le Corbusier as part of a nationwide mobilization calling for improved learning conditions and additional resources for schools, in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, on October 1, 2026.
CLASSROOMS ON FIRE

2,000 Arrested as High School Protests Turn Violent

Ewan Palmer

Doctors in an intensive care unit in Colmar, France, December 15, 2021.
GET WELL SOON

Mayor of French Town Bans Residents From Getting Sick

Evgenia Anastasakos