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While I am sorry that I cannot be there to help @sethmeyers make better decisions, I can say that it is always a bad idea to trust Wall Street and the big banks to write their own rules and regulations. pic.twitter.com/0VXHTFK4I4
"I focused on Democrats in my coverage because they had the power to stop one of Trump's top legislative priorities, and instead decided to help him deregulate banks that controlled hundreds of billions of dollars in assets." https://t.co/avn6Cayexw
The French government has been forced to push through unpopular pension reforms, to avoid a knife-edge vote in the National Assembly.
Although the plan to raise the pension age from 62 to 64 passed the upper house on Thursday, ministers realised they might not win the support of MPs.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne was jeered as she invoked article 49:3 of the constitution.
That enables the government to avoid a vote in the Assembly.
“We cannot bet on the future of our pensions and this reform is necessary,” the prime minister told a rowdy session of the lower house.
As she took the stand, left-wing MPs sang the national anthem La Marseillaise while holding placards that read “No to 64”. Her speech was interrupted with cries of “Resign, Resign!”
Forcing the bill through may be the least bad option for the government, but it’s also fraught with risk. It exposes the government to a censure motion and risks enflaming the country.
The far-right National Rally immediately called a confidence vote, while Marine Le Pen, who challenged Mr Macron for the presidency, said the government’s move was a recognition of his personal failure.
“It’s his reform, he’s the one who proposed it and defended it during his campaign,” she added.
Left-wing held up placards saying “No to 64” as the prime minister addressed the Assembly
The pension reforms have prompted weeks of protests and strikes across France. They do not just raise the retirement age by two years, but also require an additional year of contributions to the national pension scheme.
Even though President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected last year on a platform of retirement reforms, his ruling coalition has no majority in the Assembly and would have needed support from the Republicans party.
Officials from his Renaissance party spent the morning desperately whipping members into line in a bid to get their bill over the line. They knew some of their MPs could vote against or abstain, faced with the evident unpopularity of the bill.
President Macron even suggested on the eve of the vote that he could dissolve the Assembly and call early elections. Maybe it was a bluff, or maybe it wasn’t.
He began Thursday afternoon closeted with the prime minister and other key figures at the Élysée Palace, counting the yes and the no votes. Minutes before the Assembly was due to convene, sources told French media that Ms Borne would go ahead without a vote.
The unions, which have already masterminded eight days of protests across France, earlier appealed to MPs to reject the reforms. “Seventy per cent of the population and 94% of workers are opposed to this project,” said François Hommeril of the CFE-CGC.
Philippe Martinez of the hard-line CGT warned that protests would carry on whether the government won the vote or used the constitution to ram the reforms through.
Another union leader, Laurent Berger of the CFDT, made clear that there would be further protests.
Earlier, police moved in to clear a waste depot in Paris after police chief Laurent Nuñez told Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo that striking bin workers would be forced back to work under a government threat of jail or a large fine.
Since 5 March, piles of bin-bags have built up in many districts of Paris and several other cities, with some 7,600 tonnes uncollected by Thursday.
Refuse collectors currently work until they are 57, because of difficult working conditions. Under the reforms, they would have to continue until they are 59.
I only want my retirement savings used in a totally apolitical way to buy up companies, lay off the workers, sell the assets at auction, then loot the pension through bankruptcy. https://t.co/P8waAHT74w
I’m honored to have the support of Senator @BernieSanders in this campaign. Our movement is about fighting for working people, and that is what Sen. Sanders has done his entire life. Together, we will deliver the change we need to build a better, safer Chicago.
To add: Bernie stayed out of the 2018 race for Chicago mayor. I don’t know if he and Chuy timed their announcements or not, doesn’t seem a coincidence to me.
I read it and the commentariat, too. Couple of quibbles with SemDem. First, he does not mention Maxwell Frost and the yuge win he had. The other is the Hispanics. The old guard Batista Cubanos are the RWingers. The younger ones, not so much. The other Hispanics are not solidly conservative. Also, the DParty down here is a disaster. It insists on constantly shoving Repuke Lite down our throats. Also, DeSh1tface handily beat the crap out of Crist cos Crist was an ex-Repuke piece of junk. Folks knew it and a lot stayed home out of disgust. I don’t blame them. I nearly gagged when I forced myself to vote for him. I promised myself—never again!
Here’s a musical that features a leprechaun! The 1968 movie musical (20 years after the original Broadway production), which featured Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, wasn’t very good, but the musical itself is great and the 2009 revival on Broadway with Cheyenne Jackson and Kate Baldwin was excellent. Lots of great songs— the most famous being Old Devil Moon.
🍀🎼🍀👍 I like the Waterboys and remember when they came out. Erin Go Braugh ( Ireland forever). Welp, I’m third generation Irish on my Dad’s side, FWIW. 💚🍀💚
As long as the cat's out of the bag, here's our story at @theprospect on Powell blocking references to regulation or supervision from the joint statement last Sunday. What NYT didn't have is that the Fed also tried to influence the president's statement.https://t.co/WJ44WH6dxN
It is a bleak irony that the very same regulations which would have prevented the need for a bailout at Silicon Valley Bank were lobbied against in Washington by its CEO, Gregory Becker back in 2018. pic.twitter.com/3Epf5qtiuv
Vallas has a big army, so Johnson is still the underdog. Two and a half weeks is still a lifetime away from voting day, hereto lots of campaigning for Johnson yet to do.
Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson is surging. Polls are tightening. A broad coalition of labor, women’s rights, and LGBTQ advocacy groups are throwing their support behind Johnson. And this week, he has earned endorsements from Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Representative and Democratic kingmaker Jim Clyburn, and Representative and former opponent Chuy Garcia.
The endorsements come alongside reports indicating growing support for Johnson’s candidacy ahead of the April runoff. A poll conducted this week showed Johnson leading his opponent, pseudo-conservative Paul Vallas, 46–44. The first two polls conducted after the general election last month showed Vallas leading Johnson by 9 and 11 points, respectively. Johnson’s steady rise mirrors his path during the general election, as his performances on the debate stage and on the campaign trail gradually earned him more support.
Johnson’s performance is all the more notable in Chicago, where crime has pervaded as a main issue throughout the entire race. Question after question in debates—whether about transportation, education, housing, and so on—has been framed through the lens of crime. But Johnson has not taken the bait, insisting on reimagining public safety. “This so-called toughness that politicians or insiders have just been recycling over the past 40 years has failed us—in the most dramatic of ways,” Johnson told TNR in January.
Johnson has remained consistent even as national Democrats have taken the bait on right-wing crime narratives. Earlier this month, 33 Senate Democrats and 31 House Democrats, led by Biden himself, voted with Republicans to overturn modest criminal justice reforms in Washington, D.C. Johnson, however, has stuck to his vision to invest in a more holistic approach to public safety: affordable housing, mental health services, year-round youth opportunities, and more. And the message has resonated enough with local groups, from unions to advocacy organizations, to build a wide enough coalition that earned trust from both Sanders and Clyburn.
Vallas, meanwhile, has come under fire for being further right than he lets on. The Chicago Tribune found Vallas’s Twitter account had liked several tweets that “used racist language, supported controversial police tactics like ‘stop-and-frisk’ or insulted the mayor in personal terms. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Vallas once described himself as “more of a Republican.” And he has also come under scrutiny for his close relationship with the Fraternal Order of Police, as well as his previous role as a school superintendent in Louisiana, during which time he helped flip virtually all schools in New Orleans into charter schools, some of which reportedly discriminate against disabled students.
It is just some two weeks away from the runoff election. If Johnson continues his climb and Vallas can’t find a way to break free from all that plagues his campaign, Chicago voters may yet show America their hunger for a new vision of politics.
I missed seeing Clyburn’s endorsement. This bit of news is from The New Republic.
Check out the google doc link as it shows ore details about the poll. Johnson is lagging behind Vallas with Latinos. Chuy’s endorsement isn’t like to persuade more Latinos to vote for Johnson as the poll also exposes Chuy’s unfavorable numbers, which exceed his positives. But, it’s possible Chuy’s endorsement may keep Johnson’s campaign from sinking any lower with Latinos.
However, the poll numbers also indicate Bernie is almost as popular as JB Pritzker. (both over 55%). That may be why Bernie ended up endorsing Johnson.
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My grandma was Peggy O’Neil (before she was married, she was Margaret (Peggy) Frawley. This song was definitely sung in the O’Neil household. She lived a long life into her 90s when I was in my late 30s. I was an only grandchild until I was about 12 so I spent a lot of time in my grandparents’ and Aunt Gert’s household as a kid. In a little while, I will be making my aunt’s soda bread recipe but will use currants instead of raisins.
The song was written about Peggy O’Neil a popular Irish American vaudeville actress in the 1910s/1920s
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Byedone the Boob could start by canning Jerome Powell, the tRump holdover. 💩I don’t care for Yellen either.
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All hell is about to break loose in France. Either the government will fall or the country will be shut down by strikes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64967516
Meanwhile across the Channel.
Brexit has really been an unmitigated RW disaster over there. And who was one of the troublemakers? A piece of Yank garbage named Steve Bannon.💩💩
A-1 chickensh1t coward.
I’m surprised. Pleasantly.
To add: Bernie stayed out of the 2018 race for Chicago mayor. I don’t know if he and Chuy timed their announcements or not, doesn’t seem a coincidence to me.
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Here’s an interesting DK article for orl
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/16/2147240/-Will-Democrats-ever-learn-their-lesson-in-Florida
Wow! Sad! The neoliberal dems have been losing FL ever since Bush v Gore.
I read it and the commentariat, too. Couple of quibbles with SemDem. First, he does not mention Maxwell Frost and the yuge win he had. The other is the Hispanics. The old guard Batista Cubanos are the RWingers. The younger ones, not so much. The other Hispanics are not solidly conservative. Also, the DParty down here is a disaster. It insists on constantly shoving Repuke Lite down our throats. Also, DeSh1tface handily beat the crap out of Crist cos Crist was an ex-Repuke piece of junk. Folks knew it and a lot stayed home out of disgust. I don’t blame them. I nearly gagged when I forced myself to vote for him. I promised myself—never again!
T and R x 2, jcb!! ☮️🙂👍 And a good dose of Irish luck to everyone. 🍀🍀
Happy St Pat’s Day..from Ruby!
🙂 Irish dawgs rule! 🙂
That’s the good part – anybody, cannine, or feline can be Irish for a long weekend!
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Happy St Patrick’s Day
Here’s a musical that features a leprechaun! The 1968 movie musical (20 years after the original Broadway production), which featured Fred Astaire and Petula Clark, wasn’t very good, but the musical itself is great and the 2009 revival on Broadway with Cheyenne Jackson and Kate Baldwin was excellent. Lots of great songs— the most famous being Old Devil Moon.
“Fisherman Blues” by The Waterboys. Song and music was featured in Waking Ned Devine and Good Will Hunting.
🍀🎼🍀👍 I like the Waterboys and remember when they came out. Erin Go Braugh ( Ireland forever). Welp, I’m third generation Irish on my Dad’s side, FWIW. 💚🍀💚
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This old greedball wrinkle seriously needs to be relieved of his duties. But will SloMoJoe do it? Nope.💩
Some of the progressives are coming home in hopes Johnson can do better at governing than his predecessor.
Vallas has a big army, so Johnson is still the underdog. Two and a half weeks is still a lifetime away from voting day, hereto lots of campaigning for Johnson yet to do.
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Brandon Johnson Gains Steam With Key Democratic Endorsements
I missed seeing Clyburn’s endorsement. This bit of news is from The New Republic.
At first, I thought Clyburn had a brain fart. Villas is more his type.
Check out the google doc link as it shows ore details about the poll. Johnson is lagging behind Vallas with Latinos. Chuy’s endorsement isn’t like to persuade more Latinos to vote for Johnson as the poll also exposes Chuy’s unfavorable numbers, which exceed his positives. But, it’s possible Chuy’s endorsement may keep Johnson’s campaign from sinking any lower with Latinos.
However, the poll numbers also indicate Bernie is almost as popular as JB Pritzker. (both over 55%). That may be why Bernie ended up endorsing Johnson.
Pritzker may choose not to wade into this one.
He’s not gonna, at least publicly.
That 10% is a lot of undecideds in a race like this.
Exactly, that is a good indicator in which both candidates know there are votes to be gained with more debates and campaigning.
He’ll need them. A Rahm Emmanuel el creepo will have plenty of $$$$$$$help. 💩
Benny’s Irish Pub (O’Brien’s is our proxy) is open!
Gotta have some Chieftans!
Chicago’s traditional green river for St Pat’s.
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I have this one by Enya. Love it!🍀🎼🍀👍
Unreal. 🍀🍀
You bet! 🍀🎼🍀👍
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“When Irish eyes are smiling…….” I never could get into green dyed beer. 🍀
Presenting without comment. This is Sky News so I’m always a little leery. I’ll look for another story to corroborate.
I guess it’s true.
Yeah, but how about all the neo-Nazis who have probably been fighting on both sides?💩💩
I am anti-war, period, no exceptions at this point in my life. To me, all these power hungry yahoos are war criminals.💩💩☮️
My grandma was Peggy O’Neil (before she was married, she was Margaret (Peggy) Frawley. This song was definitely sung in the O’Neil household. She lived a long life into her 90s when I was in my late 30s. I was an only grandchild until I was about 12 so I spent a lot of time in my grandparents’ and Aunt Gert’s household as a kid. In a little while, I will be making my aunt’s soda bread recipe but will use currants instead of raisins.
The song was written about Peggy O’Neil a popular Irish American vaudeville actress in the 1910s/1920s
Here’s a photo of the actress who was a year older than my grandma
Nice way to remember your grandma Peggy!
I bet your grandma was a looker just like this gal, jcb.🍀💚👍
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