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Reflet de la paralysie, pour ne pas dire du discrédit de l’exécutif, et des dissensions entre groupes parlementaires empêchant tout consensus, la partie recette du budget 2026 de l’Etat va vraisemblablement être rejeté à… l’unanimité. Ce qui serait une première historique dans une période de la cinquième république qui ne manque pas de « performances » exceptionnelles […] L’article Budget : la partie recettes sera vraisemblablement rejetée à l’unanimité est apparu en premier sur Contrepoints.

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Anti-ICE activists say the proposed code change falls short. Supporters say it could help prevent new ICE facilities and recoup ongoing costs. by Jeremiah Hayden Portland City Hall faced three competing demonstrations on Wednesday as the City Council considered a rental pricing ordinance and a change to city code that could slow the Trump administration’s local anti-immigration machine. The November 20 Council meeting was disrupted on several occasions and included multiple expulsions. On the agenda was the ordinance barring algorithmic price-fixing in the city, which passed, and a first reading of an ordinance co-sponsored by Councilors Angelita Morillo and Mitch Green to implement a new fee on detention facilities. Before the evening meeting, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members set up canopies and handed out pizza outside City Hall, gathering to support a final vote on Morillo’s ordinance to ban algorithmic price fixing technology landlords use to inflate rents. At the same time, demonstrators calling on the City Council to rescind a city permit from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in South Portland rallied in the entrance to City Hall. As multiple altercations between the two groups began to cool, a third, smaller group showed up, further raising tensions. Right-wing live streamer Tommy Allen—who was arrested near the ICE facility on October 6 for assault and disorderly conduct—paced along the sidewalk shouting pro-Trump bombast and transphobic slurs before entering City Hall’s overflow section alongside two allies, still streaming. The proposed detention center fee accounted for the lion’s share of public protest and testimony. The fee sets a framework for the city to address the costs associated with facilities like Portland’s ICE building, which often draws protests that require local police response and lately, has become a contamination zone of sorts due to federal police using chemical irritants as crowd control. If enacted, the fee would be levied against private property owners who rent their buildings to be used as detention centers, and would apply to new leases. As the federal government promises to ramp up detention centers across the country, including a potential facility in Newport, Oregon reported earlier this month, the local ordinance could indirectly deter President Donald Trump’s administration from expanding within Portland city limits. “We have to throw sand in the gears wherever we can, and however we can,” Morillo said. “That doesn’t mean that one policy is going to resolve the way the federal government, with billions of dollars, is going to terrorize our immigrant neighbors, myself included by the way. What we can do at the local level is sometimes as unsexy and unfun as a fee.” Hostility between councilors was also visible at the meeting. As discussion on the price fixing ordinance began, Councilor Dan Ryan remarked about an email and social media post he sent earlier in the week, comparing his progressive colleagues' price-fixing and detention fee bills to the "national socialist playbook," which many interpreted to mean the Nazi party. "My weekly messaging inadvertently transposed two words which turned out, depending upon how you read it, could change the meaning to something very different than what was intended," Ryan said. Both Councilors Morillo and Candace Avalos dismissed the remarks as a "non-apology." While the current building ICE occupies in the city’s South Waterfront neighborhood would not see the fee enacted immediately, it would apply if and when a new lease becomes necessary for that building. Other pieces of the legislation would go into effect right away. If passed, the fee would be levied on an annual basis to recuperate the costs associated with detention facilities, both to the city for administrative burdens and to community members directly impacted by the activities. The concept is related to longstanding legal measures called Pigouvian…

Audrey Vann by Audrey Vann Dean Johnson says that there are some pretty mean songs on his sophomore album, and that’s why he’s titled it I Hope We Can Still Be Friends. However, the name alone should tell you that he’s far from a bully. The man is soft-spoken, hyper-considerate, a little self-conscious, and impossibly charming. He was anxiously awaiting my arrival on a sunny Monday afternoon with the tea kettle whistling and two types of tea neatly set out for me to pick from. As I debated whether to choose decaf or herbal, I remembered what a friend recently said to me in preparation for the interview: “Everyone who meets Dean falls in love with him.” It’s easy to see why. Johnson’s music is warm and laid back with the wit of Michael Hurley and the vocal stylings of the Everly Brothers. His presence radiates gratitude, and he appears to be genuinely astonished that people listen to his music. This magical combination of talent and sincerity has led him to tours with Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis, Blind Pilot, John Craigie, and more; he also signed to Saddle Creek this year—I Hope We Can Still Be Friends is his first release for the label. I caught up with Johnson at his home in Seattle to discuss his new album, finding his voice in his 40s, and the overrated concept of dream jobs. I know that your debut album included songs you had written over a long period of time. Is the same true for I Hope We Can Still Be Friends?That is true. At least a third of the songs, I never thought I would record. I had enough friends who wanted me to record them, so I did. And for my own sake—to give them a place, you know? I kind of dread the idea of recording, but I ideally want to embrace it and have that be more of the focus of what I do. I have a lot of music to record. Going onstage and singing my songs can still feel awkward. If you’ve ever heard the songs on my first record, there’s a lot of heartbreak—exposing stuff. They can be exaggerated, but they are all written in the first person. There is stuff about jealousy and possessiveness. Doing those solo can be pretty vulnerable. As you were choosing which songs to record, did you find a unifying theme on the album?Yeah, I did. The second single, “Death of the Party,” is about energy vampires, and it’s the most overtly mean song. There are other prickly songs on the album, mostly about relationships. There is a kind of heavy “mean” theme. It’s a little bit embarrassing how petty some of them are. I have a hard time with people who are relentless talkers. When I sing “Death of the Party” to audiences, I say, “I hope you’re not afraid to come and talk to me after this song!” That is actually what led to the title I Hope We Can Still Be Friends. What is your favorite song on the album?My favorite is called “Shake Me.” It’s about revenge from Mother Nature. The destruction of the planet might be where humans eventually find common ground. The lyrics are “mountains under carpet,” and I always explain that line before I play it live. It’s about sweeping all your problems under the rug. A lot of the songs feel fragile on the record because we were playing live and weren’t very rehearsed. There is a delicacy to the recording. It’s a little bit wonky. “Shake Me” goes off the rails a little bit. But hopefully, that adds to the charm. What musicians do you look to for inspiration?I feel like I’m pretty typical when it comes to influences. Early on, I got into Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and Neil Young. Then, I was really into Sam Cooke and Ray Charles. When I was in high school and middle school, I loved the Violent Femmes, the Dead Kennedys, the Cure, and Echo and the Bunnymen. But there are some songs that make me want to write. Like Neko Case’s song “Star Witness.” That is an incredible song. Her songs paint a strange picture that feels like the Pacific Northwest to me. I think she would have been a great person to soundtrack something by David Lynch. I’ve noticed that much of the press about you puts an…