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Poverty surges by 11 points under Milei, hitting 53%

According to the INDEC, a record 25 million Argentines are poor while the number of destitute doubled to 5.3 million in the past six months

A government report published on Thursday afternoon revealed that an average of 52.9% of Argentines were poor in the first half of the year and 18.1% were destitute. It is the country’s highest poverty rate in 20 years.

The numbers, released by the INDEC statistic bureau, show that in the first six months since President Javier Milei took office, poverty grew by 11.2 points and destitution by 6.2. That means 5.1 million Argentines fell into poverty in that time, amounting to 25 million poor people in total. Meanwhile, the report revealed a total of 8.3 million destitute Argentines: almost double the number in the first half of 2023. The 11-point increase in the span of six months is a historic one — poverty increased by six points throughout Alberto Fernández’s presidency.

Roughly two-thirds (66.1%) of children between 0 and 14 years old live in poverty, according to the INDEC’s numbers. An August report by UNICEF found that one million Argentine children skipped meals daily because their families could not afford food. Meanwhile, those over 65 years old went from 17.6% poverty in the second half of 2023 to 29.7% in the first half of 2024. The highest poverty numbers were found in the Northeast and the Northwest of the country, with 62.9% and 57%, respectively.

The INDEC considers a family “destitute” when their monthly income is less than the basic food basket. A family is considered to be in poverty if they earn less than the basic food basket plus services, known as the total basic basket.

A report by the Center of Argentine Political Economy (CEPA), published after the INDEC released their numbers, said that food inflation in the first half of the year was 9.4%, higher than the first half of 2023, when the number was 7.7%.

“As food prices determine the levels of the basic food basket and, to a large extent, of the total basic basket, a significant increase in food inflation implies upward pressures on the incidence rate of destitution and, in part, of poverty,” the report said.

The CEPA report added that unemployment rose to 7.6% in the first half of 2024, meaning one percentage point more than the first half of 2023. It added that the minimum retirement pension fell by 19.7% during the same time periods. At the beginning of the month, Milei vetoed a pension reform that would have put their minimum value just over the poverty line.

The Presidential Office has yet to comment on the significant increase in poverty. However, at 4:00 p.m., coinciding with the INDEC’s report, the president’s sister and General Secretary Karina Milei posted a picture of herself, her Bernese mountain dog Thor, and TV personality Susana Giménez. Videos of the president with Giménez on the Casa Rosada balcony surfaced on social media shortly afterward and were met with considerable backlash. A spokesperson for the office said that Manuel Adorni would address the issue on Friday in his usual press conference.

Death to "anarcho" capitalism

Death to "israel"

Bolivian President Arce Calls on Evo Morales to Dialogue - Telesur English

Missiles over Acre right now

https://tankie.tube/w/hX24qbD1w4Km2HCiPqdcEg

Strikes

https://tankie.tube/w/3Cec9HmGZzYJjPwCsywBZ3

In other news, this sunday there are legislative election in Austria and the far-right FPO is leading the polls with 25-29%, here's the new Michael Roberts on Austria. The communist party of Austria, which currently holds the mayorship in Austria's second largest city of Graz, "could" re-enter parliament for the first time since 1959 since it's polling at 3-4% and the treshold to enter parliament is 4%

Some more news and combat footage from the Donbass/Kursk fronts.

Russian forces are encircling the Kiev-occupied, southern Donetsk People’s Republic city of Ugledar (with videos, some 18+): https://southfront.press/battle-for-ugledar-ukrainian-elite-forces-try-to-escape/

A Russian Iskander missile strike destroyed another US-supplied “HIMARS” launcher in Sumy oblast, somewhere near the Kursk border: https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--Russian-forces-destroyed-enemy-HIMARS!:f

Russian Kornet ATGM destroys US-supplied “Bradley” infantry fighting vehicle in the DPR: https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--The-US-made-Bradley-IFV-of-the-AFU!:3

Isn't this most likely just going to turn into Afghanistan 3.0?

Just Israel and America permanently bombing the surrounding neighbors for decades more while the countries slowly deteriorate further and further

Some more footage from the Donbass/Kursk fronts.

Russian marines used drone-distributed leaflets to help Ukrainian soldiers surrender: https://odysee.com/@Support4Z:b/%F0%9F%93%BD%EF%B8%8F-A-%F0%9F%87%AC%F0%9F%87%A7-%F0%9F%87%AB%F0%9F%87%B7,--Three-AFU-servicemen-surrender-to-Russian-marines!:5

Russian thermobaric ODAB-1500 bomb destroyed Kiev regime military base near Kupyansk, in Kharkov oblast: https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/Bombing_2509:1

Russian drone strike destroyed another Kiev regime armored vehicle in Kursk oblast: https://s5.cdnstatic.space/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/st1.mp4

CW Homophobia

Police investigate shattered door at Three Rivers bookstore

in Canada news, there is an upcoming election in the west coast province of British Columbia. Currently the province is led by David Eby and the NDP, a party best described as 'progressive' in the parlance of imperial democracies (i.e. center left neoliberal, not vocally fascist though supporting many reactionary policies). The election looks to be close between the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives. The BC Conservatives spawned from the reactionary slop leftover from the implosion of the BC Liberals (the previous BC conservative party) and BC United, the failed rebrand of the BC Liberals. BC politics have historically been more left than the rest of Canada, hence the BC Liberals being the major right wing party in the province and the BC NDP being the more left wing party.

With that background out of the way, as this has been a contested election, the BC Conservatives have been putting their best foot forward:

https://archive.is/Wdeyr

Globe and Mail: Rustad (BC Conservative leader) wants B.C. Indigenous rights law repealed. (First Nations) Chief sees that as 40-year setback

"...Rustad “explained” that adopting an international framework such as UNDRIP wasn’t the right fit for B.C.’s context, with more than 200 unique First Nations and vast traditional territories that aren’t covered by treaties."

The Conservative statement last February starts by saying the changes were an “assault” on private property rights and the right to access shared Crown land.

“Conservatives will defend your rights to outdoor recreation – and your water access, as well as B.C.’s mining, forestry, agriculture sectors and every other land use right,” said the statement posted by Rustad.

The specific law they are talking about is the legislation that adopted UNDRIP in the province. While the concepts of UNDRIP are absolutely not codified and integrated into BC law (see the use of state violence against Wetsuweten land defenders for their protests against methane pipelines across their traditional territory for example), the rollback of this legislation would nevertheless be a major setback for Indigenous rights in BC.

“Get ready to learn drone piloting, buddy”

Commercial drones can’t do much more than the grenade drops, correct? What crucial information about this tech have we learned from the last 2 years? Please help I’m preparing for ww3

I have a hard time believing this video is real but I'll let you judge. Israel intercepting a drone.

The part I find weird is the range they shoot it down from.

https://tankie.tube/w/iYzPYW2KUmgRfYW1yTL69z

BBC News: Lebanon gov reports 492 dead in Israeli strikes.

Algeria Moroccan news

Algeria: Visa Requirement for All Foreign Nationals with Moroccan Passports
The Algerian government has announced the immediate reinstatement of entry visa requirements for all foreign nationals holding Moroccan passports, as indicated in a communiqué from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad on Thursday.

The statement noted that Algeria, “guided by the values of solidarity inherent in the human and familial ties that unite the two brotherly peoples of Algeria and Morocco, had refrained from questioning the freedom of movement between individuals when it decided to sever diplomatic relations with Morocco in August 2021.”

“Regrettably, the Kingdom of Morocco has taken advantage of the visa exemption regime to engage in various actions that threaten Algeria’s stability and national security. These include the large-scale organization of networks involved in organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, illegal immigration, and espionage activities. Furthermore, agents of Zionist intelligence holding Moroccan passports have been deployed to gain unrestricted access to our national territory. Such actions present a direct threat to our country’s national security and necessitate stringent control over all entry and residence points within the nation,” the communiqué asserted.

“The Kingdom of Morocco is solely responsible for the current deterioration of bilateral relations due to its hostile actions toward Algeria,” concluded the statement.

source: https://al24news.com/en/algeria-visa-requirement-for-all-foreign-nationals-with-moroccan-passports/