A little good news out of #Argentina today. Another authoritarian populist would-be demagogue gets dealt a big setback in the first round of presidential voting.
Doofus Elvis-impersonator #JavierMilei underperformed pre-election polls and finishes a weak second. Unlikely he can up his performance enough in the runoff.
all too familiar 😩
"Far-right outsider takes shock lead in Argentinian primary elections - Javier Milei, an admirer of Donald Trump, thinks the climate crisis is a lie and wants sale of human organs to be legalised
"The far-right populist Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment on Sunday by emerging as the leader in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election.
Milei, an admirer of the former US president Donald Trump, says Argentina’s central bank should be abolished, thinks the climate crisis is a lie, characterises sex education as a ploy to destroy the family, believes the sale of human organs should be legal and wants to make it easier to own handguns.
Votes were still being counted late on Sunday but analysts agreed that the upstart candidate, who gained notoriety – and a rockstar-like following – by angrily ranting against the “political caste”, did much better than expected and is a real contender for the presidency.
With about 92% of polling locations reporting, Milei had about 30% of the total vote, according to official results. The candidates in the main opposition coalition, United for Change, were at 28% and the current governing coalition, Union for the Homeland, had 27%."
The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
Today in Labor History October 16, 1973: Mass murderer and War Criminal Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Lê Đức Thọ, for their work in orchestrating a ceasefire in the Vietnam War. Two Nobel Prize committee members resigned in protest. During his diplomatic career, Kissinger was involved in orchestrating and/or supporting the Chilean coup and Pinochet dictatorship (over 3,000 killed); the Argentine Dirty War (up to 30,000 killed); the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh (3 million killed); and the Genocide in East Timor (up to 300,000 killed).
Outspoken libertarian lawmaker and presidential candidate celebrates performance in general election; Milei appeals to opposition voters to back him in November run-off, saying the choice is between "freedom" and "nefarious Kirchnerism."
"#Spain on Sunday announced it was recalling its ambassador from #BuenosAires after President Javier Milei, speaking at a far-right gathering in #Madrid, called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife 'corrupt.' The #EuropeanUnion also stepped into the row, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemning the Argentine leader's remarks
“The sky shows us the way and the ancestors watch over us. And the stars remind us that they will continue to take care of us as long as we are on this Earth.” (by @megoizzy for BBC Travel)
"The diplomatic crisis between #Argentina and #Spain worsened on Tuesday as the European nation withdrew its ambassador from #BuenosAires – a move President Javier Milei described as 'absurd.' #Milei, 53, said Thursday that the decision to pull the envoy was a move 'typical of an arrogant socialist,' again criticising Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
El gobierno de ultraderecha hace 6 meses retiene en almacenes COMIDA. No la reparte a pesar que 6 de cada 10 argentinos son pobres y 2 de cada 10 son indigentes.
El gobierno anterior distribuía comida a miles de comedores barriales pero este gobierno decidió que los pobres ni comida merecen.
Y aunque siempre habrá justificaciones para la maldad, siempre habrá también gente dispuesta a combatir la maldad.
Comprensión Lectora en Pantalla: Una Propuesta Educativa de Software Libre, Maina y Basel (2024):
"La utilización de #SoftwareLibre redunda en beneficio del fortalecimiento de la malla cultural; puede modificar las reglas del mercado cultural... Concluimos que la #lectura en pantalla mediada por software libre evidencia una complejidad cognitiva que permite la revisión crítica de la influencia de las #GAFAM en la comunidad educativa..."
A subject closely related to moles, are tunnels, and in tunnels, what do we find?
Underground trains!
The Argentinean film "Moebius" deals with this matter.
After the inauguration of a new circular line of the Buenos Aires Underground (subte), strange things start to happen: whole trains disappear or appear at impossible locations.
In their despair, the local transport authority seeks the help of a topologist (a mathematician).
BRICS invites six countries (Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE) to be new members (www.reuters.com)
The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
Far-right populist posts shock win in Argentina’s primary election (www.aljazeera.com)
Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.
Milei tells Argentina to decide between 'Kirchnerism' and 'freedom' (www.batimes.com.ar)
Outspoken libertarian lawmaker and presidential candidate celebrates performance in general election; Milei appeals to opposition voters to back him in November run-off, saying the choice is between "freedom" and "nefarious Kirchnerism."