Didn't they purge a shitton of iranian communists?
listen jack
dies of overdose
There's never much hope for Bolivia in football. In my opinion they have the worst national team in south america paired with a pretty terrible peruvian side (which still has some talent left, althrough the squad's average age is quite high). They haven't been able to keep up with other national teams who produced talents over the years, and now with teams like Ecuador and Venezuela on the rise, Bolivia is certainly in a bad spot as they're heavily lagging behind. And since their best player and goalscorer retired last year, it only got worse.
And while some national or international incidents might have a positive impact on a football team, I think Uruguay is an extremely well established football team with extremely good and dynamic players led by an absolute football madman that is Marcelo Bielsa. It's too much for Bolivia to handle. Overall both teams faced each other 47 times; 31 victories for Uruguay, 8 draws and 8 victories for Bolivia. Uruguay scored 113 goals and Bolivia just 35. Of all the bolivian victories, 7 were achieved at home and just one in neutral venues.
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE 
The 100% Hitler Netanyahuites vs the 100% Hitler disgruntled army officers.
INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise
Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.
Argentina's austerity-wracked economy contracted by 5.1 percent in the first quarter, the INDEC national statistics bureau said Monday, driven by a slowdown in the construction and manufacturing industries. Unemployment also surged in the first three months of 2024, with joblessness now at 7.7 percent.
President Javier Milei, who took office in December, stopped all new public works projects as part of his drive to slash spending. The construction sector was down 19 percent year-on-year, data showed. The manufacturing industry contracted by 13.7 percent and the only sector growing was exports – up 26.1 percent year-on-year and 11 percent higher than in the preceding quarter.
Milei, a self-declared "anarcho-capitalist," vowed to take a chainsaw to decades of overspending and rein in runaway inflation. Consumer prices have slowed, reaching 4.2 percent in May, the lowest monthly rate in two-and-a-half years, but hikes in the first five months of the year totalled 71.9 percent. Annual inflation is running at almost 280 percent year-on-year.
Analysts warned that the gains were a result of a massive economic slump as shoppers tighten purse strings and the poor and working classes struggle to make ends meet.
INDEC said that GDP overall fell 2.6 percent in the first full quarter from the last quarter of 2023. Most categories showed losses, though agriculture, livestock, hunting and forestry recorded year-on-year growth of 10.2 percent as they bounced back from the impact of last year’s drought.
Financial intermediation services declined by 13 percent year-on-year in the first quarter. Wholesale, retail and repairs slumped 8.7 percent.
When he took office, Milei cut Cabinet ministries in half, stopped funding to provincial governments, slashed tens of thousands of public jobs, ripped away fuel and transport subsidies, and sharply devalued the peso. Workers have suffered huge wage drops in real terms. Milei, who is visiting the Czech Republic, on Monday hailed "the largest fiscal adjustment not only in Argentine history but also in humanity."
He said the situation facing his government had been “titanic” and claimed his administration is returning “15 points of GDP to the private sector.”
Unemployment surge
INDEC revealed that 7.7 percent of the working population was unemployed, up 0.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year and a rise of two points from the last quarter of 2023. According to the institute's report, there are 400,000 fewer workers employed in the 31 urban areas it surveys.
Extrapolating from the 31 urban centre measurement, an estimated 1.7 million people are currently unemployed, which would mean some 525,000 new jobless in three months. Experts estimate that 40 percent of workers in Argentina are informally employed.
According to the bureau, the total number of employed persons represented 44.3 percent of the economically active population (14.2 million people) – i.e. 13.1 million citizens are employed, while the unemployment rate of 7.7 percent is equivalent to 1.1 million people who are unemployed but actively looking for work.
Within the employed population (that 44.3 percent), 74 percent are salary workers, while 21.9 percent are self-employed. Looking at specific sectors for the population aged 14 and over, considered to be of working age, the unemployment rate was 8.4 percent for women and seven percent for men.
Notably, 7.6 percent of all employed persons work from home.
The International Monetary Fund expects Argentina's economy to contract by 2.8 percent this year, after a 1.6-percent decline in 2023. In its latest report, the World Bank projected that Argentina’s economy would contract 3.5 percent this year.
More than half the population lives in poverty, according to data from an observatory at the Universidad Católica de Argentina (UCA).
SHOOT THE ANCAPS.
I think COVID broke his brain lol, added with his fallout with the democratic party and TYT. He was decent-ish during the first Bernie years, calling for more radical measures and warning against the Democratic Party's plots, which he was kinda correct on that one. There was a little hope he could become an actual Marxist, leaving his western socdem persona behind... but no. COVID happened and he became a chud. Now he's just like Alex Jones but without saying school shootings ain't real. He even befriended Alex Jones, that the last thing I saw of him lmao.
Get the fuck out of my country 
Seen a video of a released palestinian hostage that was kept by "Israel" for some time. He's showing clear signs of torture, both physical and psychological. His eyes are wide open, he's constantly moving and he's having trouble speaking and recalling his own identity. Much love and care to these men and women.
That just makes me think about the immense psychological damage "Israel" is inflicting upon the palestinians in general and gazans in particular. Even if the bombings and shootings end tomorrow, the damage is impossible to calculate. Lots of people are fully broken inside, they've seen hell with their own eyes. You can't easily go back from that, if at all.
Death to the Genocidal Entity that is "Israel". They will answer for their crimes.
I am a cracker and I can't leave the enemies of my nation alone even for a minute.
Yeah, it's often repeated here that we used to be a "leading power" in the late 19th century and early 20th century, even though nobody paid attention to us and all we could manage was an arms race with Brasil and Chile that basically destroyed our economies lmao
Under Communism, the Political Commissar comes into your common housing unit and takes all your jewelry which will be given to the State, then sold to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and with that money buy new tanks to kill people when they protest. Under the Anarcho-Capitalist Wonderland, you have to sell your jewelry, which you might have a strong sentimental attachment to, in order to survive because The Market (TM) demands you to. Problem is, one is a complete lie and the other is very real. Can you guess which one is which?
SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S JEWELRY, COMMIE 
Argentines pawn the family jewels to make ends meet
*Hundreds of Argentines are selling their jewellery at gold dealerships every day as a last resort to face the economic crisis. *
In Argentina's strangled economy, one sector is thriving: the pawn shops buying up gold and other family treasures that many are forced to sell to pay their bills. "When you are drowning in debt, sentimentality falls to the side," said Mariana, 63, who went to a hub of gold dealerships in Buenos Aires to sell a watch her grandfather gave her father as a graduation present.
Reminder that indebtedness is one of the key components of capitalism. Everyone has and should have a debt, this is how the economy functions.
Inflation of around 270 percent year-on-year has gnawed away at her pension as a court employee, and she will use the cash for housing expenses and overdue health insurance payments. With an austerity-hit economy in recession, as President Javier Milei carries out his vow to slash decades of government overspending, Mariana – who asked not to give her last name – is far from alone.
While a neighbouring shoe store hasn't had a single customer in hours, hundreds line up daily at El Tasador, one of the main cash-for-jewellery pawn stores in the heart of Buenos Aires, where "we buy gold" signs abound. "There have been a lot of people lately, I think because of what is happening in the country," said Natalia, one of the four appraisers at the store, who did not give her surname for what she called “security reasons.”
She said the surge in clients came from "people who perhaps had pieces that they did not plan to sell and decided to do so because they cannot make ends meet."
Natalia said the business had been swamped with over 300 daily transactions – triple the amount seen a year ago. "We have increased staffing and working hours because we cannot cope."
Victorian jewels and cufflinks
Daniel, a 56-year-old unemployed accountant, enters several stores to have a silver keychain appraised but leaves dejected. He was barely offered the price of a few Subte subway rides. "The situation is difficult. Life in Argentina is very expensive," he sighs.
Carlos, who manages a small jewellery store, said he has a constant flow of customers but no-one is there to buy. "They bring in anything to be appraised, especially at the end of the month, when the bills arrive." The most usual thing is the sale of small gold pieces.
Natalia, a gemologist, said her store, next to the busy Once railway terminal, is frequented by customers from all walks of life.
While half of Argentina's population now lives in poverty, it was once one of the world's richest countries between the 19th and early 20th centuries, and many people have something valuable to pawn. "The classic thing is the wedding ring, but they also bring Victorian jewels, from the 'belle époque' that come from grandparents and great-grandparents, unique pieces," said Natalia.
Even a few decades ago it was common for men to have gold cufflinks, or for women to be gifted a gold watch when they turned 15, she added. "Gold has always been sold. What has changed is why it is sold," said Natalia.
But the use of these pieces has long ceased for security reasons. This, added to the economic constraints, reinforces the desire to sell. "Before it was to remodel a house, buy a car, throw a party. Today it is because, 'I can't make ends meet', 'my utilities have increased' or 'I'm out of work.'"
Thorough destruction of the Capitalist regime! Death to those who stand in the way of working people!
nazis are not known for their intelligence though!
Everyone goes around saying "oh China is doing this but at what cost?" or "China achieved that but at what cost?" But nobody says "Yeah, Capitalism developed the productive forces like no other but at what cost?"
Argentina protesters facing charges include family selling sausages, man leaving subway
Dozens of people were arrested on Wednesday as they protested President Javier Milei’s Bases Law outside Congress
At least 33 people arrested during protests against the Bases Law on Wednesday have been accused of crimes including attacks on Argentina’s constitutional order. Argentina’s presidential press team has called the protesters “terrorist groups” who attempted to “perpetrate a coup d’etat” — allegations prosecutor Carlos Stornelli quoted in his charge sheet. But relatives of the detained say some were arrested while leaving peacefully, while others had only attended to sell food.
Their situations raise questions about the proportionality of charges, the criminalization of protest in Argentina, and whether those arrested played any role in the violence.
The Bases Law, previously known as the omnibus bill, is President Javier Milei’s broad-reaching flagship reform package. It strips away many economic and labor regulations, permits the privatization of numerous Argentine state companies, and courts investment from large multinationals. It was passed by the Senate late on Wednesday night, although the final version depends on whether deputies approve modifications introduced by the upper house.
Social movements, community assemblies, trade unions, rights organizations, and outraged citizens protested in Congress Square as senators debated the bill. Demonstrators threw stones and sticks and burned garbage dumpsters. A massive police operation responded with tear gas, water cannon, and rubber bullets. Hundreds of people were injured and five opposition deputies were hospitalized after being tear gassed. At least one car was flipped onto its roof and incinerated.
Article sucks on this part. The protest was mostly peaceful and by like 17:00hs people and their orgs began to leave, that's when the police advanced over the remaining protesters. Once again, the bellicose actions of the police plus WELL IDENTIFIED undercover cops began the "riot".
"He wasn’t doing anything but they took him"
Matías Leonel Ramirez was selling sausage sandwiches from a grill. He had driven to the protest. When the police advanced, he stayed with his car to protect it. “He couldn’t leave because he couldn’t get the car out,” said Yesica Maciel, Ramirez’s wife. “A squadron of federal police came by and took him for no reason. He never threw any stones, he’s not with a political organization, he has no criminal record.”
Since his arrest, Ramírez has been transferred to a prison. Maciel and Ramírez, who live in the suburb of San Fernando, have a 17-year-old daughter and are also raising Ramírez’s niece. “He didn’t run, he didn’t resist when they grabbed him, because he thought that since he wasn’t doing anything, they weren’t going to take him. But they took him anyway,” Maciel said.
“All my husband wanted was a couple of pesos so we could eat, because we have a family and our money isn’t enough to live from day to day.”
Musician Santiago Adano, 38, went to the protest with his local community assembly. They left the protest when the situation started heating up. “They have that logic of looking after themselves, because there are retired people in the assembly, so logically, they left,” said his sister, Lucila Adano. “I was chatting with him, and suddenly he stopped replying. Then friends started sending me videos, and it was him.”
He was arrested leaving the subway station, as his friend returned to the square to check on his car. Video footage of Adano’s arrest shows at least 16 officers carrying him away. “They dragged him for like a block,” Lucila said. “They were squeezing his neck, he was completely red and saying he was suffocating, and would they please let him go?”
“The last thing I saw was him fainting.”
Other detainees include three generations of the Ocampo family — father, daughter, and granddaughter. Like Ramírez, they were selling food at the protest. The detainees have been in custody since Wednesday night. Prosecutor Carlos Stornelli has asked Judge María Servini to order all of the detainees be placed in pre-trial detention. Her decision was pending at the time of writing.
Stornelli has charged the detainees with fifteen different crimes including inciting collective violence against institutions by instilling public fear, arson, possession of explosives, and attacking the constitutional order to disturb the free exercise of the Senate. The last charge is punishable by up to 25 years in jail. The Security Ministry said it would file a legal complaint over “damages it suffered to its equipment” and said that more arrests are to come. Vice President Victoria Villarruel said the Senate would also file a legal complaint against “the criminals that yesterday attacked the democratic institutions.”
“We are going to make them pay for all the material damages directed towards the historic buildings and sidewalks of the National Congress,” Villarruel said in a post on X. “ The Argentina of sedition and anarchy is over.”
Manipulating concepts adulterates facts
Human rights groups have called the move a criminalization of protest. “The arrests were made at random. The government posted that there was terrorism and coup d’état, the prosecutor made accusations, and 35 people are being used to generate fear to go to a march,” the Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) posted on X. “The goal is political: to instill fear in anyone who mobilizes against the government,” they added. CELS called on Servini to release the detainees.
Mariela Belski, executive director of Amnesty International Argentina, wrote in an Instagram post that the violence during the protests aimed to “cause damage and disturbance” — but rejected the state’s classification of the events as an attempted coup. “A coup d’etat has the aim of overthrowing a government and its institutions. Manipulating the definition of concepts is a way of adulterating the facts,” Belski wrote. “At such dramatic moments for society, this attitude only adds confusion and impoverishes public debate.”
Some of the comrades have been released already, but others still remain "in custody" as of this moment. Local orgs and trots have mobilized and demanded the release of all hostages. For some, the memories of the 1976/1983 dictatorship, which used to "suck" targeted people off the streets and their homes to disappear them, came rushing back, which is why a quite seizable movement was instantly organised to demand the immediate release of all hostages.
milei and his adminsitration have doubled down not only on rethorics (calling protesters terrorists) but also on the level of violence. And no government can sustain itself in power by cracking skulls open with batons.
They might have scored a win in the Senate, the tiebreaker fell to the Vice President who of course voted yes. Even after all the bribes, all they could manage was a tie. However, despite their victories, internal contradictions are becoming stronger and stronger.
