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    Argentine Leader Draws Fire After Cratering of Crypto Coin He Promoted - New York Times

    Not sure if this will just go away like I thought it would. The Libra thing is all over every newspaper.
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    Argentina more Corrupt with Milei - In Milei's second year, Argentina worsened its rating in the world ranking that measures corruption

    I took a photo of all of a few publications. The scandal is on all of them.
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    A coffee for $3.50: Argentina is the most expensive country in Latin America

    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Now that is really funny. I didn't know Caputo was a comedian.
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    Argentina’s Top Exporting Provinces (2025)

    It will be interesting to see this next year.
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    President Milei has now traveled 20% of his entire Presidency in other countries

    I definitely see a change of opinion with him. I don't know how that will translate to votes in the next election. That is too far away but this mess with Iran is not helping him at all. I can't see how his opinion at home or abroad will go up being the "most Zionist President in the world"...
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    Starlink Launches the Mini X Portable Satellite Internet Kit in Argentina

    Not sure I would want to pay surcharges doing "high demand times". I think it is great that this technology is out there
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    Argentina's Milei pitches to Wall Street as investors reassess emerging markets

    I don't understand something. Does anyone in this administration speak English at all? I know Milei doesn't speak ANY English. Either does his sister and many on his cabinet. But why would they speak pitching to investors on Wall Street. I saw a funny video with his sister speaking in...
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    Summary of the new proposed labor reform

    Wow I didn't know that Argentina actually moved down on that list. So the world sees Argentina more corrupt with Milei? Interesting.
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    Vice-President Villarruel says Milei government wants her to resign

    She actually seemed like she was well liked earlier. Things sure did flip suddenly. It almost seems like a power vacuum where people can feel threatened and then they don't want them too liked. I don't get Milei's antagonism with the 50% of Argentines that hate the guy. I saw the speech the...
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    Safe deposit boxes available to rent? Are they safe?

    All the ones I've seen in hardware stores or on ML are trash.
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    Anyone know the process of getting a Certificado de Domicilio?

    The original portal on the Buenos Aires city government website was completely down when I checked today. My friend said she did hers online. I tried but it doesn't work. She told me the old process went like this: Upload a photo of your passport. Upload photos of the DNI cards for two...
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    The emotional farewell to the last postal employee in Gualjaina

    Interesting article. Reminds me of an old YouTube video I saw from this researcher that talked about how technology can actually make things worse vs. what we expected. It talked about the fascinating paradox about the invention of the automatic dishwasher many moons ago. Originally, the...
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    Pure polarisation in Congress – Milei delivers partisan speech full of insults

    Shocking scenes as President’s primetime speech descends into a slanging match; Opposition lawmakers heckle head of state, who responds with litany of insults. https://batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/pure-polarisation-in-congress-milei-delivers-partisan-speech-full-of-insults.phtml
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    Meat-loving Argentines shun beef as inflation bites

    Yikes! https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/26/latam-argentina-beef-prices-rise/5331772121950/
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