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    Desperately seeking an apartment.

    I’m looking for a furnished studio or one bedroom apt in Barrio Norte or Balvanera. Are anyone of you renting (or know someone who's renting) something like that? If not, any suggestions on the best way to go about finding a place? Thanks for any help you can provide!
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    Pope Francis dead at 88

    Good man, Bergoglio, a Jesuit whose ministry was the poor. When he became head of the Argentina Catholic church, he chose to remain in his humble apartment in, I think, Flores. Just one example of his guts and commitment: During the dictatorship 1976-83, those found in possession of progressive...
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    "Banking" on a recommendation

    That's a drag. And where would open a new one?
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    "Banking" on a recommendation

    Is Banco Macro a safe option to receive one's SS checks.
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    Miracle in Microcenter

    Love it!
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    Buquebus Etiquette

    Yes, seats ARE marked by soda cans. Sugary sodas mean I'll be right back. Diet sodas mean I'll be back but I can sit on your lap.
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    Miracle in Microcenter

    Never had a negative incident in my 27 years here, and have been the recipient of many many acts of kindness. I feel more among friends and much safer here than in any city in the US.
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    Poverty fell in the first year of Milei

    These official calculations only include the country's 31 most populated urban centers with 100,000 or more inhabitants, which represents 30 million people, out of a total Argentine population of about 47 million. And it doesn’t consider the near-poor; the many who have dropped from the middle...
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    Poverty fell in the first year of Milei

    Besides the fact that those stats are highly questionable, things don't occur in a vacuum. Why not consider the facts of what happened prior to Milei: Covid and the supply chain crisis as well as a prolonged drought, both of which caused prices to soar, and with it the poverty rate
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    Potentially last item on bucket list

    If you prefer not to wander off too far, I loved Bariloche and Ushuaia. My favorite cities abroad are Amsterdam and nearby Utrecht, as well as Prague. Wherever you decide to go, I wish you a marvelous adventure.
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    Traders bet on weaker Argentine peso as Milei’s IMF deal looms

    Interesting: ..."the co-opting of private enterprise as State property" - How's that work?
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    Traders bet on weaker Argentine peso as Milei’s IMF deal looms

    IMF loans come with disastrous conditions. They require countries to implement rigid fiscal austerity measures, raise taxes, devalue currency, and privatize (more dismantling of “The State”). In short, a Neoliberal, Libertarian wet dream. A textbook modelling of a fascist oligarchy.
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    Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

    Some never tire of polishing a turd.
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    Soft Pretzels needed?

    If you’re jonesing for soft pretzels: Moisha Bakery Recoleta Calle Larrea 1531. They don’t rise to the level of street corner NY or Philly, but they will curve your craving. Anyone know where else you can score them?
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    Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

    Come to La Plaza de Mayo tomorrow to commemorate the 30,000 victims on the anniversary of the March 24, 1976 military coup d’état. Keep memory alive.
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    US bars Cristina from entering the country

    Noooo, Frank, didn't know the kids were also barred. "Yep, Peluca, your political enemies are my political enemies", Trump grunts while playing the silent accordion.
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    US bars Cristina from entering the country

    That's a very likely storyline. But convicted criminals are banned from travelling to the US (also to Argentina). I just don't know if the law is strictly enforced, or just applied to political enemies.
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    Is Donald Trump good for Argentina?

    The question “Is Trump good for Argentina?” (or any other place in the world) is as absurd as asking “Is poison a nutritious snack?”
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    Argentina makes international news for...cops beating up old people.

    Does it really surprise anyone that some people, often the products of generations of poverty, lack of education and health care, addiction, mental health problems, and now facing a repressive, fascist government on the way to replacing the state with an oligarchy which supports autocratic...
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