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🇫🇷 La primera consulta oficial para responder a la crisis de los « chalecos amarillos » plebiscita el rechazo del matrimonio homosexual como prioridad #1. leparisien.fr/societe/gilets…
🇫🇷Hoy sábado, nueva manifestación de los chalecos amarillos. Primeros incidentes en París, del lado de Vincennes. En otras ciudades de provincia hay concentraciones por el momento en calma.
La cuestión que plantea el Referendo de Iniciativa Ciudadana (RIC), reclamo #1 de los "chalecos amarillos" que piden democracia directa, es que minorías muy organizadas, como los sectores que se oponen al matrimonio gay, pueden imponerse en una consulta. huffingtonpost.fr/2019/01/04/gil…
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#Macron on tv admits his failure to respond to the “legitimate” expression of popular rage. He claims he wants to address “social emergency state #yellowvests
A) Minimum wage will increase 100€ per month B) extra hours will pay no charges. But C) wealth tax will not be reinstated
He pledges fight against tax elusion of large corporations (even multinationals?)
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So, the story of the UKIP/'Tommy' rally being held this weekend is getting all kinds of nuts.

Here's your rundown of all the things going on...
First up, this photo was put up on various UKIP social media a few days ago. It shows preparation for the rally.

Most of the media attention surrounded the bloke next to 'Tommy', convicted kidnapper 'Danny Thommo'... telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…
...however, this woman is identified by @Guardian as Lisa Babounis, of Middle East Forum, a hard right US thinktank who have paid for Tommy's staging before.

Kinda weird, seeing as 'Tommy' has been sending begging letters for donations towards staging. amp.theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
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"We’ve had enough. We have low salaries and pay too much tax and the combination is creating more and more poverty"
"We are just normal people who are fed up. I voted for Mr Macron last year, but I feel betrayed and I’m angry. I was wrong."
#GilestJaunes
theguardian.com/world/2018/nov…
.@NabilaRamdani: "The majority of those I spoke to were part of a forgotten France based in the suburbs of major cities or the countryside. They rely on very low incomes or benefits, and are mainly dependent on their cars to get them anywhere"#GilestJaunes
independent.co.uk/voices/paris-p…
.@Ed_Crooks: "The protests are the latest illustration of how difficult it is to raise taxes or cut subsidies on energy. ... [they] showed how poor people can often bear the cost of fighting climate change."
ft.com/content/b47b5f…
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