The Mincing Rascals
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The Mincing Rascals 4.15.26: Tipped wage veto, Trump v. Pope Leo, Door Dash Grandma
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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room. This week, the Rascals start the podcast close to home by talking about the Chicago City Council failing to override Mayor Johnson’s veto on the One Fair Wage ordinance. Is this a political win for Mayor Johnson? And what does this mean long-term for Johnson if he decides to run for another term? Next, the Rascals try to make sense of President Trump sharing AI images of him depicted as Jesus, and his ongoing feud with Pope Leo. Also this week, to celebrate President Trump’s agenda and ‘No Tax on Tips,’ the administration welcomed the ‘Door Dash Grandma’ to talk about how much the policy has helped her. What did the Rascals make of the stunt? And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light. What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?

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