France “Doom Loop”: Really? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! **• France’s “Doom Loop”:** Populist protests explode across France as investors dump bonds and borrowing costs surge. **President Emmanuel Macron faces a brutal trap**: spend to calm the streets and risk market panic, or do nothing and fuel political chaos ahead of next year’s election.⁠ America carries heavy debt too, but its reserve-currency power and AI-driven growth help it sidestep immediate danger—for now. *Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET.* Today we also discuss: **• Ohio Governor’s Race:** Vivek Ramaswamy’s **attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother** calling her a liar over childhood abuse claims backfires hard. Prediction markets send Acton’s odds of winning the Ohio governorship to all-time highs amid widespread backlash. **• Kohen Wiley Video:** New video surfaces in the Mississippi police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Walmart. The **attorney general calls the officer’s force “justified**” after the car allegedly threatened officers, but provides no details, while the family demands full footage release.⁠ Is it time to ban cops shooting into cars? **• Russia Releases American:** Russia frees 74-year-old American **Stephen Hubbard, detained as a mercenary** for Ukraine since 2022, as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg. The release gives Trump a win while he presses Ukraine toward a deal.⁠ 00:00 France's Doom Loop and Today's Headlines 01:40 Russia Releases Detained American Stephen Hubbard 04:21 Jamarl's Combative Appearance on Scotty's Show 11:24 Vivek Ramaswamy's Controversial Ohio Campaign Ad 41:15 French Protests, Austerity, and the Doom Loop 1:09 Witkoff Meets Putin on Ukraine and NATO 1:52 Mississippi Police Shooting of Infant Cohen Wiley MERCHANDISE: DeProgram.MySpreadShop.com LIVE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShow LIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow https://x.com/tedrall https://x.com/JamarlThomas #tedrall #jamarlthomas #news #politics