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The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, has "warned" members of the Argentine Congress and the judiciary that if the Decree of Necessity and Urgency, which he signed on December 20, falls, he will call a Plebiscite.

The problem is that any national Referendum or Plebiscite in Argentina needs authorization from the country's Congress.

Congress is in extraordinary sessions, to analyze the various laws that have been sent by the government, as well as Milei's DNU.

Link (Spanish Only)

Javier Milei: "The slowness that legislators put on the DNU debate is because they are looking for bribes".

The President said that if Congress rejects the Decree that deregulates the economy, he will call for a plebiscite and pointed out to the deputies and senators who question the measure: "This is aimed at the corrupt".

Javier Milei anticipated this Tuesday that he is considering a popular consultation in case the Necessity and Urgency Decree, which contains the main economic reforms promoted by his government, is rejected by the Congress. Prior to this announcement, the President made a serious accusation against the deputies and senators who will have to debate the law.

"They are not aware of the seriousness of the situation, or they underestimate it. I made a post with a phrase of Frondizi. Those who question me about the form I imagine they are ranting against him. Knowing that when he enters the congressional machinery he puts so much slowness into it that he messes everything up. Part of that slowness is because they are looking for bribes.

Some, I did not say all. But those who like the discussion so much, who discuss the comma, are looking for bribes. This is aimed at the corrupt, that dynamic to sell their votes. Be careful, there are a lot of rogues around", he said in an interview with Luis Majul on LN+.

"It is contemplated in the Constitution, the problem is that they don't like it, they can't say it, they want to grab some benefit to pass the law. It goes against the tongos of the caste. The problem is that with this mechanism they cannot bite," he added.

-In case the DNU is rejected, would you call for a plebiscite or a popular consultation, asked the journalist.

-Obviously, replied Milei. And he went deeper: "The megadecree has more than 75% approval, so let them explain to me why they want something against the people".

The President explained that the announced DNU seeks to generate an investment shock to counteract the adjustment measures and, consequently, mitigate the effects of the recession. "We urgently need investments so that the effects of the stabilization program are less painful in terms of a drop in activity, employment and poverty".

He continued: "You don't know how much strength you have until you put it to the test. You know that he had been working with the ministry in the shadows. What Federico presented is one third of the reforms. What is going to Congress is two thirds. We had already come with the ideas of making these reforms, and we are willing to do so. It is a historic opportunity".

"The package of measures (DNU) was a contribution to give more freedom to individuals, to deregulate and go to more competitive structures and eliminate the tongos of politics. They were shock measures of freedom, anti-caste and that, contrary to what some people say, are friendly to competition, to good Argentines", said the President to defend his rule.

And he added: "Dr. Bullrich, with Human Capital and Infrastructure was a very important work, not only from the conceptual point of view, it was an impressive work. We received more than 11 thousand complaints of extortion: three times more than those who came to the march. This worked on the people's incentives. Do you think that in 16 days of government there have been three marches? Can't they accept that they lost and that the population chose something else? Can't they accept that there is another way of seeing the world? This model that they defended so much led salaries to 300 dollars.

Likewise, the head of state sent a message to the picketers: "If they want to overturn us, let them try, let's see if the people will let them. Belliboni has lost so much strength that he is looking for allies. What a sign of weakness. D'Elía managed plans, he had less votes than plans".

On the other hand, the President recalled the inflationary inheritance that the country received and explained that "if you take the daily inflation in the first week of December, it was traveling at 1% per day. That annualized gives 3678%. When you take the first two weeks of December inflation traveled at 18.1% that means 7550%. So it is not that the problem has not been solved. And this problem derives from two issues, one is the problem of the growth of the amount of money associated with the fiscal deficit and the other has to do with the monetary surplus".

In spite of the opposition presented by his economic plan, Milei stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees his government as "heroes" for proposing to reach "zero financial deficit" and said that it is "feasible" that the international organization will make a new disbursement to the country.

"The agreement is technically fallen because the previous government did not comply with it", said the President. And he emphasized that the IMF was "surprised" that during the electoral campaign they anticipated the "zero deficit" and, therefore, he said, "they are fascinated" with his administration.

Maine elections official disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot

JDPON Trump wishing a merry christmas to the american people "I'd like to extend my best wishes to all, including the haters and losers in AmeriKKKa on this special day, December 25"

Do antipodeans have the dumbest names in the Anglosphere? A while back I shared the sad news that Dick Face had died. Now - Sir Hardie Boys.

And people think I'm weird and ghoulish for refreshing Wikipedia's Recent Deaths page forty times a day. Ha! When there are gems like this?

Ah homecountry.:/ I feel like I would have so much to say that I don't even know where to begin.

Survivors of Zionist torture: https://nitter.net/Palestinecapti1/status/1739096491023896674 (CW: ribcage and skull of dead Palestinians in one of the replies)

New Hamas fighthing footage

https://nitter.cz/AryJeay/status/1741453481628614722

https://twitter.com/AryJeay/status/1741453481628614722

The city of Eilat is collapsing and is not expected to receive compensation: https://nitter.cz/Megatron_ron/status/1740330052007399743

A couple articles about electronic warfare in ukraine-russia

https://archive.is/AeHn3

https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/end-of-2023-roundup-update-on-the

What I take away from both of these articles is that electronic warfare has advanced as far as anti-missile/anti-drone techniques go but that the munition side of the equation has advanced faster or at least more cost effectively. Low quality drones are easily produced and while they get stopped, effective defence requires much greater level of effort/industrial production/advancement/integration with local troops. Russia is likely to advance in faster than the AFU in these regards, but they are still a long way off from having drone/ewarfare supremacy, particularly in the context of Russian offensive actions as opposed to defensive ones.

For comrade @professionalduster@hexbear.net , some more Merked-ava/tunnel action. https://streamable.com/smzugc

Holiday Messages from Latin America:

Bolivia | Luis Arce: President Arce vowed to work towards a country with better and greater opportunities for everyone.

On Sunday, President Luis Arce emphasized that the collective effort of all citizens has enabled the recovery of stability, certainty, and hope as the heritage of the Bolivian people.

"Thank you for putting your shoulder and heart into the well-being of our homeland... While this is a time of gathering, it is also a moment for deep reflection and solidarity, which invites us to understand and embrace the needs of others," he said.

"It is crucial that we continue working together to eradicate poverty in all its dimensions, closing economic and social gaps," Arce pointed out, stressing the importance of "continuing to grow, redistribute, and integrate the economic with the social."

"Stability, certainty, and hope are the heritage of the Bolivian people," he added, recalling that his administration focuses efforts on consolidating an import-substitution industrialization policy, which is a fundamental pillar of the Bolivian economic model.

"Thanks to this policy, we will build a broad and diversified economy, addressing the structural problems of the economy comprehensively and focusing on production," Arce said.

The Bolivian president wished his compatriots to regain energy during the festivities "so that in 2024, we can face the challenges that arise and once again emerge successfully in peace, with respect, solidarity, complementarity, and commitment to collective well-being."

"Our government will continue working tirelessly as if it were the first day we assumed the mandate of the people, with the same strength, conviction, and commitment to serve our country in pursuit of better days," he said.

Arce vowed to work with the aim of advancing towards "a Bolivia with better and greater opportunities for everyone, always prioritizing the most vulnerable groups."

The rise of automation and the collapse of basic manufacturing jobs sounds like... It's not a good thing for capitalism?

United States will not return the 12 million dollars that Álex Saab lost to the DEA (Spanish Only)

Alex Saab Morán arrived smiling in Venezuela on Wednesday, after being released by the United States justice system. He hugged his wife, Camilla Fabri, and his two daughters, when he landed at Maiquetia International Airport, which serves Caracas. However, the release of the Colombian-Venezuelan businessman was not so rosy.

The journalist of the Associated Press (AP), Joshua Goodman, published through his account in X (formerly Twitter), a document related to the pardon granted by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to the diplomatic representative of the Government of Nicolás Maduro.

This pardon granted to Saab by the U.S. president was based, according to the AP correspondent for Latin America, on "important foreign policy interests".

But this presidential pardon in favor of Maduro's ally was not gratuitous.

The translation of the document posted in X by Goodman, related to the "clemency" granted to Saab, reveals the conditions established by the U.S. Government so that the businessman could enjoy this benefit.

Six conditions of the presidential pardon

At 2:58 in the afternoon of this Friday, December 22, the AP correspondent for Latin America published the presidential document.

There are the six conditions for Saab to be granted a pardon and his subsequent release from a prison in Florida, in the United States:

Saab Morán must leave the United States. He must stay out of that country. He must not incur in additional crimes against the United States. Decline any legal claim or complaint against the U.S. government or its representatives related to the case. Give up any right to recover property or funds that would have been subject to exoneration prior to the issuance of this pardon. He may not receive income from stories or publications about his case.

Goodman stated in his publication that Saab will not be reimbursed for the $12 million he lost to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

US recognizes that Saab's release is due to a strategy to stop Ilegal Latin-America migration

Ancap Update:

The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, has sent the country's Congress his "Bus Law", which seeks to add various reforms to the state.

If approved, the law will grant Milei powers in the areas of: Economy, Finance, Tax, Social, Retirement, Security, Defense and Health.

These faculties would last for four years, Milei's term in office.

"The intentional gathering and congregation of 3 or more people" is considered an illicit association, this is what the Omnibus Bill, which Javier Milei, President of Argentina, sent to the country's Congress today, says.

If passed, this law could be used to ban ANY demonstration against the government, and could also be used to gather meetings and association of people in other areas as well.

Cool libertarian

The General Confederation of Workers of Argentina, the CGT, is holding a demonstration in Buenos Aires today, with people coming from different parts of the country.

Thousands of people have joined the march.

The demonstrators are protesting against the Decrees of Necessity and Urgency signed by the country's President, Javier Milei.

The march continues to be monitored by the government, with the Minister of Public Security at the country's Federal Police headquarters to accompany the march.

The Omnibus Law, sent by the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, provides for the country to adopt the system of single-member districts from the next legislative elections in 2025.

The 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies would be divided into single-member districts. The first 130 deputies elected under this model would be elected as early as 2025, with the districts being created by August 2025.