Un texte sur le maintien dans le logement social arrive dans l’hémicycle, menacé par la gauche

Les députés se penchent lundi sur une proposition de loi visant à durcir les conditions de maintien dans un logement social, un texte vivement critiqué par la gauche et les professionnels du secteur.Déposé par l’ancien ministre du Logement Guillaume Kasbarian (Ensemble pour la République, groupe macroniste), le texte propose de durcir les conditions permettant de rester dans un logement social, notamment en abaissant les seuils de revenu à partir desquels un bailleur social peut demander à un locataire de quitter un logement ou lui réclamer un “sur-loyer” complémentaire. La “détention d’un logement adapté aux besoins ou susceptible de générer des revenus permettant l’accès au parc privé” deviendrait aussi un motif de résiliation d’un bail.L’objectif est une meilleure “justice sociale” et une amélioration de la rotation dans le parc social, selon le rapporteur du texte, le député apparenté EPR Stéphane Vojetta.Concrètement, “un salarié qui vit à Saint-Denis devra quitter son logement social à partir d’un salaire net de 3.800 euros par mois” pendant deux ans, contre 4.336 euros par mois actuellement, a-t-il argumenté lors de l’examen en commission des affaires économiques. Il estime à près de 30.000 le nombre de logements sociaux pouvant être libérés, alors que 2,7 millions de foyers étaient en attente fin 2024. Thomas Portes, député insoumis de Seine-Saint-Denis, a rappelé que des sur-loyers et mesures d’obligation de quitter un logement social existent déjà.Une motion de rejet préalable du texte a été déposée par LFI. “Je vais tendre la main à nos oppositions, notamment à la gauche”, a déclaré vendredi Stéphane Vojetta, qui a déposé plusieurs amendements en ce sens. L’un d’eux modifie le titre du texte, critiqué comme “fallacieux”, qui promet pour le moment la “fin du maintien à vie dans le logement social”.Un autre amendement propose que l’obligation de résiliation du bail pour les locataires devenus propriétaires ne s’applique que dans les zones tendues – hors quartiers prioritaires de la politique de la ville (QPV).Un troisième propose que ces quartiers prioritaires, moins favorisés, restent exemptés des sur-loyers afin d’y “préserver la mixité sociale”.- Mixité sociale -M. Vojetta “fait ça parce qu’il sent bien qu’il n’a pas de majorité derrière lui, y compris dans son propre camp”, a déclaré à l’AFP le député socialiste Iñaki Echaniz, qui maintient son opposition à un texte au contenu jugé “soit inefficace, soit injuste, soit contre-productif”. Le Rassemblement national a, lui, déposé des amendements visant à exclure les personnes de nationalité française du durcissement des conditions d’accès, ou encore à intégrer la “préférence nationale” parmi les critères d’éligibilité à l’accès au parc locatif social. En commission la semaine dernière, les amendements déposés par des députés de gauche et du groupe indépendant Liot pour supprimer les articles principaux de la proposition de loi ont été adoptés. Mais la commission a voté contre la version du texte vidée de sa substance, qui arrive donc dans sa version initiale dans l’hémicycle.Les communistes avaient demandé son retrait de l’ordre du jour, compte tenu de la “large majorité dégagée contre le texte”.”Nous voulons de la mixité sociale, pas des ghettos !” avait réagi sur X la ministre chargée de la Ville Juliette Méadel, saluant le rejet en commission. Riposte immédiate de Guillaume Kasbarian, qui a suggéré à la ministre de démissionner.Lors d’un débat mercredi soir, la ministre chargée du Logement Valérie Létard a déclaré que “si l’objectif est louable, il faut travailler à un texte équilibré”. C’est elle qui sera au banc lundi.L’Union sociale pour l’habitat, qui représente les bailleurs sociaux, est très défavorable à cette proposition de loi.”L’abaissement et la généralisation de ces seuils (de sur-loyer et de départ du logement, NDLR) ne ferait qu’amplifier les atteintes à la mixité sociale, principe fondateur du modèle français du logement social, en contribuant à créer encore plus de ghettos”, a critiqué l’USH dans un communiqué mercredi. Dans un communiqué publié mercredi, l’Agence nationale pour l’information sur le logement (Anil) a aussi discrédité le texte, considéré comme “davantage une mesure de diversion médiatique qu’une tentative de répondre à la crise profonde”.

Lancement par SpaceX de la première mission spatiale habitée à survoler les pôles de la Terre

L’entreprise SpaceX doit procéder lundi au lancement de la première mission spatiale habitée à survoler les pôles terrestres – une mission privée avec quatre astronautes. La mission a été nommée Fram2, en hommage à un navire ayant servi à l’exploration polaire au 19e siècle.Des expériences scientifiques sont prévues, comme la prise des premières images de radiographie dans l’espace ou la culture de champignons en microgravité. Autant d’expériences qui pourraient servir pour les futurs vols vers Mars.L’équipage prendra place à bord d’une capsule Dragon. La fusée Falcon 9 doit décoller depuis le Centre spatial Kennedy, en Floride, à partir de 19h46 locales (01h46 GMT mardi).”Avec le même esprit pionnier que les premiers explorateurs polaires, nous cherchons à rapporter des connaissances et des données nouvelles pour faire progresser l’exploration spatiale sur le long terme”, a dit le commandant de la mission Chun Wang. Cet entrepreneur ayant fait fortune dans les cryptomonnaies a acheté à SpaceX cette mission spatiale privée. Il sera accompagné d’une réalisatrice norvégienne, Jannicke Mikkelsen, d’un Australien ayant exploré les pôles en tant que guide, Eric Philips, et d’une chercheuse allemande en robotique, Rabea Rogge. L’équipage s’est entraîné pendant huit mois, y compris en hiver en Alaska, en préparation de cette mission qui devrait durer quatre jours.A leur retour sur Terre, les quatre astronautes essaieront de sortir de la capsule sans soutien médical, dans le cadre d’une étude visant à déterminer les tâches simples pouvant être effectuées par des astronautes après un vol dans l’espace. A l’exception des missions lunaires Apollo, les pôles de la Terre sont restés hors de vue des astronautes, y compris ceux à bord de la Station spatiale internationale. Space X a déjà mené à bien cinq missions privées: trois vers l’ISS en collaboration avec Axiom Space, et deux autour de l’orbite terrestre.La première d’entre elles était Inspiration4 en 2021, suivie de Polaris Dawn, au cours de laquelle a eu lieu la première sortie spatiale privée de l’histoire.Les deux missions autour de l’orbite ont été affrétées par le milliardaire Jared Isaacman, un proche du patron de SpaceX Elon Musk, qui a été nommé par Donald Trump pour devenir le futur patron de la Nasa. 

Four men loom large in Microsoft history

Microsoft was shaped by Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella over the course of the last half-century in the male-dominated tech world.Friends since childhood in Seattle, Gates and Allen founded Microsoft in 1975 with a stated goal of putting a computer in every office and home.- Gates -Born William Henry Gates III in 1955 in Seattle, he began writing software programs while a 13-year-old schoolboy.Gates dropped out of Harvard in his junior year to start Microsoft with Allen.The childhood friends created MS-DOS operating system, since renamed Windows, which went on to dominate office work.Gates built a reputation as a formidable and sometimes ruthless leader.Critics argue he unfairly wielded Microsoft’s clout in the market, and the US pressed a winning antitrust case against the company in the late 1990s.In 2000, Gates ceded the CEO job to Ballmer, whom he befriended while the two were students at Harvard.Gates chose to devote himself to a charitable foundation he established with his then-wife, Melinda.He resigned from Microsoft’s board of directors in 2020 — shortly after the firm acknowledged the existence of an “intimate” relationship with an employee in the past.The following year, the couple divorced. Melinda Gates faulted him for his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found guilty of sexually exploiting under-age girls.His support of Covid-19 vaccine campaigns and agriculture programs that focus on climate change and women made Gates a favorite target of conspiracy theorists.Baseless accusations aimed at Gates include him putting tracking chips in vaccines.- Allen -Paul Allen, born in 1953 in Seattle, was a schoolmate of Gates.Allen was 10 when he started a science club at home, and would later bond with young Gates over computers.”Microsoft would never have happened without Paul,” Gates wrote in tribute to Allen, who died of cancer complications in 2018.Gates told of Allen showing him a magazine featuring a computer running on a new chip, and warning that a tech revolution was happening without them.Allen is credited with combining “microcomputer” and “software” to come up with “Micro-Soft”.He left Microsoft in 1983, but remained a board member until 2000. He went on to accuse Gates and Ballmer of scheming to “rip him off” by getting hold of his shares while he battled cancer.- Ballmer -Ballmer was seen as a devoted salesman who ramped up Microsoft revenue while neglecting innovation.A Michigan native with a talent for mathematics, he graduated from Harvard.Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was best man at the 1994 wedding of Bill and Melinda Gates.Ballmer, now 69, succeeded Gates as chief executive in 2000.His enthusiastic gestures, awkward dance moves, and voice-straining shouts made him the stuff of internet memes and company lore.Ballmer oversaw the launch of Xbox video game consoles, Surface tablets, and Bing online search engine. Microsoft bought Skype and Nokia’s mobile phone division on Ballmer’s watch.During his tenure, Microsoft was seen as clinging to PCs while lifestyles raced toward mobile devices and cloud-based software.His product failures include Zune digital music players, Kin mobile phones, and a Vista version of Windows.- Nadella -Nadella took over as chief executive in early 2014 and says he learned leadership skills playing cricket as a boy growing up in India.Nadella, who will turn 58 in August, was hired in 1992 while studying at the University of Chicago.Early in his academic career, a drive to build things led him to pursue computer science, a focus not available during his engineering studies at Mangalore University.Nadella’s Microsoft bio shows stints in research, business, server and online services units.For relaxation, he turns to poetry, which he likened to complex data compressed to express rich ideas in few words.Nadella held firm that for Microsoft to succeed, it needed to adapt to a “cloud-first, mobile-first world”.Soon after becoming chief, he ordered the biggest reorganization in Microsoft’s history.He is credited with guiding Microsoft from a fading packaged software business to the booming market for cloud services.Microsoft has been pumping billions of dollars into AI, investing in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and infusing the technology across its products.In a rare stumble, Nadella triggered an uproar his first year as chief by suggesting during an on-stage discussion that working women should trust “karma” when it comes to securing pay raises.Microsoft’s acquisitions under Nadella include Sweden-based Mojang, maker of the popular video game Minecraft; social network LinkedIn, and the GitHub online platform catering to software developers.

Au CinemaCon, l’industrie américaine espère rebondir après un début d’année difficile

Aux Etats-Unis, 2025 était censée incarner le rebond du cinéma. Mais après des flops retentissants au box-office en début d’année, les exploitants de salles débarquent lundi au CinemaCon de Las Vegas avec l’espoir que les studios pourront redresser la barre.Les films dévoilés lors de ce salon professionnel majeur, qui se déroule au sein du célèbre casino Ceasars Palace, seront scrutés de près. Car au premier trimestre, le remake de “Blanche-Neige” en prises de vues réelles, le nouveau Marvel “Captain America : Brave New World”, et l’étrange film de science-fiction “Mickey 17” ont tous échoué à générer l’engouement du public. “Le box-office broie du noir. Nous avons besoin d’une reprise. Nous avons besoin de plus de films”, observe Daniel Loria, vice-président de la Boxoffice Company.Avec 1,3 milliard de dollars de recettes, le box-office nord-américain – qui comprend aussi le Canada – a en effet reculé de 7% par rapport au premier trimestre 2024. Et ce alors que le début d’année dernière était déjà maigre, à cause des six mois de grèves qui ont chamboulé la production cinématographique d’Hollywood en 2023.Après ces mouvements sociaux, le mantra des professionnels était de “survivre jusqu’en 2025”, au sein d’une industrie qui attire toujours moins de spectateurs en salles qu’avant la pandémie.Beaucoup d’exploitants attendent donc avec impatience les annonces de Sony Pictures, à qui l’on doit la populaire franchise “Spider-Man”.Le studio devrait présenter lundi des films comme “28 Ans plus tard”, un film d’horreur apocalyptique de Danny Boyle, avec Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson et Ralph Fiennes.- Spin-off de “John Wick” -Plus tard dans la semaine, Amazon MGM fera une présentation importante, quelques jours seulement après avoir choisi les nouveaux producteurs de la franchise James Bond, qu’elle a acquise à coups de milliards de dollars.De son côté, Warner Bros tentera de se remettre de ses récents échecs commerciaux, “Mickey 17” et “The Alto Knights”, un film de mafieux avec Robert De Niro qui a connu un mauvais démarrage au box-office mondial en mars.Le studio compte pour cela sur “Une bataille après l’autre”, avec en vedette Leonardo DiCaprio, et un nouveau film “Superman” susceptible d’endiguer le déclin de DC, sa franchise de super-héros.Paramount présentera lui son dernier film “Mission Impossible”. De quoi alimenter d’inévitables rumeurs sur une possible apparition de Tom Cruise à Las Vegas.Le studio devrait en revanche se faire discret sur son projet de fusion avec Skydance. Il a besoin pour conclure ce projet de l’approbation de la FCC, le régulateur américain. Mais ce dossier a peu de chances d’avancer tant que le contentieux entre CBS et Donald Trump, qui poursuit en justice cette chaîne pour son montage d’une interview de sa rivale à la présidentielle Kamala Harris, n’est pas réglé.Parmi les autres annonces attendes cette semaine, Universal Pictures devrait présenter ses nouveaux volets de “Jurassic Park” et de la comédie musicale “Wicked”. Lionsgate devrait lui annoncer un spin-off sur l’univers de “John Wick”, son tueur à gages increvable incarné par Keanu Reeves.Disney, avec une liste de super-héros Marvel qui s’accroît constamment et un nouveau volet de la saga “Avatar” prévu pour décembre, clora le CinemaCon jeudi soir.

Trump calls out both Putin and Zelensky over ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at the leaders of both warring parties in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing frustration as efforts to kick-start ceasefire talks remain deadlocked.Trump first criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning the credibility of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as a negotiating partner, saying he was “very angry, pissed off” with the Kremlin chief.But the US leader later softened his tone on Putin and instead turned his ire on Zelensky, warning him Ukraine would have “big, big problems” if he got cold feet over a deal to sign over mineral rights to the United States.Trump is trying to broker a ceasefire between Ukraine and its Russian invader, and has been pushing Zelensky to sign an agreement to give US firms exclusive access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals.Earlier Sunday, NBC News journalist Kristen Welker said Trump had called her to express his fury over Putin questioning Zelensky’s future — something Trump himself has done — and threatening secondary tariffs on firms dealing in Russian oil.Later, Trump spoke to reporters on his plane flying back to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, and toned down some of his criticism.  – ‘Big problems’ -“I was disappointed in a certain way,” Trump said. “Some of the things that he said over the last day or two having to do with Zelensky because when he considers Zelensky not credible. He’s supposed to be making a deal with him, whether you like him or you don’t like him.”So I wasn’t happy with that, but I think he’s going to be good and I certainly wouldn’t want to put secondary tariffs on Russia.”Trump then turned his fire on Zelensky, saying: “I see he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal. And if he does that he’s got some problems. Big, big problems.”We made a deal on rare earth and now he’s saying, well, you know, I want to renegotiate the deal. He wants to be a member of NATO. Well, he was never going to be a member of NATO. He understands that. So if he’s looking to renegotiate the deal, he’s got big problems.”The US president has been pushing for a speedy end to the more than three-year war since taking office, but his administration has failed to reach a breakthrough despite negotiations with both sides.Putin rejected a joint US-Ukrainian plan for a 30-day ceasefire, and on Friday suggested Zelensky be removed from office as part of the peace process.Warming ties between Washington and Moscow since Trump’s return to office and his threats to stop supporting Kyiv have bolstered Russia on the battlefield as it pursues its floundering invasion.Ukraine has accused Russia of dragging out talks with no intention of halting its offensive, with fresh attacks on the northeastern border city of Kharkiv.Six strikes hit overnight Saturday into Sunday, wounding personnel undergoing treatment at a military hospital and killing at least two people in a residential building, according to Ukrainian officials.Russian forces also captured a village just seven kilometers (four miles) from the border of Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region in their latest advance, Moscow said Sunday.The Kremlin’s troops have not crossed the boundary of the region since their offensive began in 2022, but they have been grinding toward it for months in the hope of a breakthrough.- No ceasefire -Putin, in power for 25 years and repeatedly elected in votes with no competition, has often questioned Zelensky’s “legitimacy” as president, after the Ukrainian leader’s initial five-year mandate ended in May 2024.Under Ukrainian law, elections are suspended during times of major military conflict, and Zelensky’s domestic opponents have all said no ballots should be held until after the conflict.Trump has himself had rocky relations with Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and clashing with him live on camera at the White House last month.Zelensky, in his evening address on Saturday, sought to rally his country’s allies against Putin.”For too long now, America’s proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table without an adequate response from Russia,” Zelensky said. “There could already be a ceasefire if there was real pressure on Russia.” 

Trump says ‘not joking’ about possible third term as president

Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his suggestion he might seek a third term as president, which would defy the two-term limit stipulated in the US Constitution.In a Sunday morning phone call with NBC News, Trump said “I’m not joking,” when asked to clarify a remark on seeking another term, adding: “There are methods which you could do it.”The 78-year-old billionaire has a long history of suggesting he might serve more than two terms, but Sunday’s remarks — followed by comments to reporters aboard Air Force One — were the most concrete in terms of referring to plans in place to achieve the goal.Trump has launched his second presidency with an unprecedented demonstration of executive power, using the world’s richest man Elon Musk to dismantle swaths of the government, and said his supporters want even more.”We have almost four years to go and that’s a long time but despite that so many people are saying you’ve got to run again. They love the job we’re doing,” Trump said Sunday aboard the presidential jet, apparently referring to his political allies and supporters.Trump appeared to wave off a reporter’s question about whether he is planning not to leave office on January 20, 2029, the next Inauguration Day, saying: “I’m not looking at that, but I’ll tell you, I have had more people ask me to have a third term.”Earlier in the day Trump told NBC he had been presented with plans that would allow him to seek reelection.When the network asked Trump of a possible scenario whereby Vice President JD Vance would run for president and then abdicate the role to Trump, the president said “that’s one” method.He added that “there are others,” but refused to share further details.Amending the US Constitution to allow a third presidential term would require a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and Senate, which Trump’s Republican Party does not have, or a constitutional convention called by two thirds of the states that would propose changes to the charter.Both routes appear to be unlikely, given the current number of states and Congressional seats under Republican control.Whether he goes through Congress or the states, he would then require ratification from three-quarters of all state legislatures.A constitutional convention has never been successfully called in the United States, where all 27 constitutional amendments have been passed by the congressional method.In January, days after Trump took office, Republican Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced a House joint resolution to amend the constitution to allow presidents up to three terms.

Musk money overshadows Wisconsin court vote

An election to choose a new supreme court judge in the northern US state of Wisconsin wouldn’t usually make much noise.But when the world’s richest man took an interest in the race, people began to notice, and protests on Sunday drew crowds.Tech baron and political provocateur Elon Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has poured money into the Tuesday election, hoping to secure a conservative win.The liberal candidate, 60-year-old Susan Crawford, was campaigning the old-fashioned way, addressing a crowd at an antiques shop meeting on a rainy Sunday morning.”So Elon Musk, folks, that guy, right? He has now spent more than $25 million, it goes up every day,” Crawford told the crowd.”He’s working as the unelected right-hand man to the president. He’s got an agenda.”If Crawford’s Republican-backed opponent, Brad Schimel, beats her, he will tip the balance on the Wisconsin court to the right.Once every four years Wisconsin — home to six million people and mainly known for beer and cheese production — becomes a vital swing state in a presidential election.- Straight-armed salute -And if the conduct or result of that poll are challenged, it is the Wisconsin Supreme Court that will have to rule on that.      Musk’s support for Schimel could, therefore, be a political game-changer.But at small-town rallies, the South African-born oligarch’s eruption into Wisconsin’s affairs seems to have provoked as much resistance as support. Rob Patterson, a 65-year-old retired electrical engineer, came to a rally in Crawford with a sign showing Musk giving a straight-armed salute. “Oi wanker, our Supreme Court is not for sale,” the sign read.Since buying himself a $277 million role in Trump’s presidential campaign last year, the Tesla and SpaceX chief has gained unprecedented power for an unelected official.Once Trump returned to the White House he invited his sponsor to head a new cost-cutting agency named after an internet meme: the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. In just a few weeks Musk has already sacked or suspended tens of thousands of federal workers, gutted foreign aid and begun the job of dismantling several agencies. “It’s like a bull in a china shop. He has no idea what he’s doing,” complained Patterson.Outside a supermarket in Elkhorn, 70-year old retired elementary school teacher Linda Suskey says she plans to vote for Crawford to keep balance in the court.And she doesn’t have much time for Musk’s blandishments.”He uses his money to get what he wants, which is more money,” she told AFP.”I think he’s got too much power, and he doesn’t answer to anybody — and yeah, he’s just controlling things to help the rich get richer.”These views are not universal. Wisconsin is a swing state for a reason, and conservative voters like 60-year-old Matt Edler thinks Musk’s DOGE work is “excellent.””Elon Musk has been appointed… by the president to do it. If it wasn’t his name, it could be anybody else’s name, but the actions I think are warranted,” he said.- ‘Activist judges’ -But Edler’s not sure yet whether he will vote on Tuesday, and he said he wasn’t aware of what Musk has been doing to help Schimel defeat Crawford.Aside from campaign donations to the conservative, Musk has promised two prize checks of $1 million each to two voters who turn out in the court race.This mirrored his scheme during the presidential race to hand out $1 million a day to a voter who registered in a swing state vital to Trump’s victory.Through his political organization, Musk has also offered $100 each to voters who sign his petition against “activist judges” in Wisconsin.When he launched the petition, Crawford accused him of seeking to buy a seat on the state supreme court in order to swing judgements in favor of his companies.Tesla has launched a legal challenge to Wisconsin’s law banning car automakers from directly owning car dealerships. The case could well end up before the court.Â