#Buenos Aires Herald

[adribosch-fan]

15 de Setiembre del 2017-Cierra el ‘Buenos Aires Herald’, el único diario que denunció los desaparecidos en plena dictadura argentina

15 de Setiembre del 2017-Cierra el ‘Buenos Aires Herald’, el único diario que denunció los desaparecidos en plena dictadura argentina

El periódico en inglés, que iba a cumplir 141 años, cayó en manos de un empresario cercano a los Kirchner CARLOS E. CUÉ Buenos Aires – 02 AGO 2017 – Para los periodistas y los luchadores por los derechos humanos argentinos, el Buenos Aires Herald era un mito. Por eso su cierre definitivo, anunciado el lunes después de 140 años saliendo a la calle ininterrumpidamente, fue un golpe duro. En…

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#15 de setiembre 2017 #Buenos Aires Herald #Carlos Cué #Cristobal Lopez #dictadura argentina #Director Robert Cox #Efemerides #El Pais #Los Kirchner

[zvaigzdelasas]

President Javier Milei said on Thursday that the government would legalize the informal dollar market, in his first interview after announcing a controversial economic megadecree. [...]

“Now you can enter into contracts in foreign currencies, and they must be fulfilled the same way,” he said, referring to the decree. [...]

“We ratify and confirm in Argentina, contracts can be agreed in Bitcoin,” she said on [Twitter]. “And also any other crypto and/or commodity such as kilos of beef or liters of milk.”

21 Dec 23

#insane

[lostcauses-noregrets]

Lostcauses Fic: 2023 Wrap Up

I thought I hadn't written very much this year, but I didn't do too badly and I also posted my 100th Eruri fic! Enormous thanks to everyone who has read, commented, recced and made the Eruri fandom such a creative and joyful space. Happy New Year to you all! ♡

Taller

Anon asked: Do you have any headcanons for that one time Levi wished he was taller?

Just Like It Always Is 

"The man sat motionless for a few moments, dark hair falling forward, obscuring his face, slender hands hovering over the keyboard. Erwin held his breath, then he laid his hands on the keys and a soft chord blossomed, warm like a breath of wind on summer’s day."

Erwin is entranced by a strangely familiar man playing the piano in a railway station.

No Regrets

Written in response to the devastating shot of Levi in the Final episode trailer. I thought I was prepared for the emotional damage. I was wrong.

Orbital 

"Levi leafed through the newspaper as he waited in line at the bus stop. The front page was dominated by a large photograph of three men in military uniform, the headline blaring “The Best of the Bravest”. Beneath, in swaggering prose, the story read, “Paradis Space Program has selected its first astronauts from over 100 prospective candidates from all branches of the military, aviation and naval forces. Following a rigorous testing and selection process, Commander Nile Dok, Commander Erwin Smith and Lieutenant Commander Mike Zacharias have achieved the highest honour of being chosen as Scout Project astronauts. One of these brave men will be the first Eldian to orbit the earth in a manned space capsule…”

A space exploration period piece featuring Erwin as a pioneering astronaut and Levi as his CAPCOM.

The Tale of Erwin and Levi  - The Song of Parting

With profuse apologies to Beren Erchamion and J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a shameless rip off of Beren's Song of Parting from The Lay of Leithian.

That And So Much More

"They toil together through all weather; clearing the ground, preparing the soil, digging the pits, planting the precious saplings, nurturing their fragile hope for a better world."

A side story of sorts to The Permanence of the Young Men, inspired by the release of the cover of volume 35.

Buenos Aires Hora Cero 

"Erwin had never considered himself to be a sentimental man but something about the tango stirred a melancholy buried deep in his soul; romantic sorrow tinged with bitter regret, yearning for fleeting intimacy, nostalgia for a love he had never known."

Erwin finds himself alone in Buenos Aires seeking solace from a broken heart. My collaboration with @seitsen-sarvi for the Paradise Zine.

A Good Man 

"Turning to the centre pages of The Eldian Herald, Falco finds a double page spread titled “Heroes of the Eldian Nation: Commander Erwin Smith, 13th Commander of the Survey Corps.” At the head of the page is an imposing picture of a handsome grim-faced man mounted astride a rearing white horse, holding his sword aloft as if poised in mid charge. The caption beneath reads: “Dedicate your Hearts! Erwin Smith, the last great commander of the Survey Corps”. Curiosity piqued, Falco sits down to read."

Intrigued by an article he reads in a newspaper, Falco questions Levi about what the 13th Commander of the Survey Corps was really like.

#Happy New Year! #lostcauses fic #eruri #snk #levi ackerman #erwin smith

[liamlawsonlesbian]

i can feel the sun on you

Alex checks his notifications and sees a missed call and a whatsapp message from his editor at the Herald: No press conference today, unfortunately. There’s a link to a story at the end of the text. From the headline, Alex can see that the prince he was supposed to cover is sick. He clicks the link just to see if the press conference has been rescheduled yet. His heart leaps into his throat. There, staring up at him from the screen, is the beautiful stranger from last night. Unless Alex is very much mistaken, Hereditary Prince Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Rainier Grimaldi, Marquis of Baux, heir to the throne of Monaco, is asleep in his bed.

Or: Charles is a prince under pressure. Alex is an aspiring novelist trying to make ends meet. They find each other in Buenos Aires.

Chalex Roman Holiday AU, 12k, Rated T for Themes

#my fic #aaaaaahhhh asjfd;lkfj #this was such such a labor of love #i can't believe it's over #chalex #f1 rpf #chalex roman holiday #i can feel the sun on you

[argentinagp]

i can feel the sun on you (alex/charles) by @liamlawsonlesbian

Alex checks his notifications and sees a missed call and a whatsapp message from his editor at the Herald: No press conference today, unfortunately. There’s a link to a story at the end of the text. From the headline, Alex can see that the prince he was supposed to cover is sick. He clicks the link just to see if the press conference has been rescheduled yet. His heart leaps into his throat. There, staring up at him from the screen, is the beautiful stranger from last night. Unless Alex is very much mistaken, Hereditary Prince Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Rainier Grimaldi, Marquis of Baux, heir to the throne of Monaco, is asleep in his bed. Charles is a prince under pressure. Alex is an aspiring novelist trying to make ends meet. They find each other in Buenos Aires.

#alex albon #charles leclerc #chalex #f1 rpf #fic rec #f1edit #f1 #formula 1 #m* #requests:fic

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

EU-Mercosur deal slowly vanishing

The European Union's Commissioner who was due to attend the Dec. 7 Mercosur Summit in Rio de Janeiro to sign the trade agreement between both blocs has canceled his trip, it was reported Sunday. According to the Financial Times, Valdis Dombrovskis shall not be attending the event, which in addition to announcements in Buenos Aires and Brasilia coupled with further negative statements from French President Emmanuel Macron, would amount to the end. at least for now, of the much-heralded agreement.

Lula and Macron met Saturday in Dubai but no progress was made. Brazil holds the pro tempore presidency of the South American alliance until Dec. 7.

Macron on Saturday spoke against the agreement due to its incompatibility with Brazil's environmental policy. The French leader said the agreement was “incoherent” and “badly patched up” because it “doesn't take into account biodiversity and the climate within it.” He added that it was “an old-fashioned trade agreement that undoes tariffs.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized France's “protectionism.” Lula also wants changes to the free trade agreement's points on government procurement bids, because, for him, it is a policy that induces the development of national industry and an opportunity for small and medium-sized companies.

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#brazil #brazilian politics #politics #europe #european union #european politics #luiz inacio lula da silva #emmanuel macron #international politics #economy #foreign policy #mercosur #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

[leftistfeminista]

She is most likely going to be elected Vice President of Argentina today.

Some of the horrors the Junta did-

Approximately thirty per cent of the disappeared were women. Some were abducted with their small children, and some, perhaps three per cent, were pregnant, or became so while in detention, usually through rape by guards and torturers. Pregnant prisoners were routinely kept alive until they’d given birth. “The regime’s depravity reached its outer limit with pregnant detainees,” Marguerite Feitlowitz, then a Harvard professor, wrote in her groundbreaking study of the Argentine nightmare, “Lexicon of Terror.” One former detainee told Feitlowitz, “Our bodies were a source of special fascination. They said my swollen nipples invited the ‘prod’ ”—the electric cattle prod, which was used in torture. “They presented a truly sickening combination—the curiosity of little boys, the intense arousal of twisted men.”

#political prisoners #argentina #women's rights #feminism

[mariacallous]

(JTA) — Nearly three decades ago, Rodolfo Barra resigned as Argentina’s justice minister in the wake of revelations about his past membership in a violent antisemitic group. Now, the newly elected prime minister has tapped Barras to head the country’s top legal office.

The appointment by Javier Milei, a far-right upstart who backs Israel and has said he wants one day to convert to Judaism, has drawn a range of reaction from Jewish groups in Argentina. The country’s main Jewish organization, DAIA, noted that Barra had expressed regret about his actions in his youth, while a new group formed after the election to oppose antisemitism called Barra’s appointment “a direct affront to the democratic and plural spirit” of Argentine.

A third group, founded to advocate for the families of the victims of two bombings in the 1990s that claimed the lives of more than 100 people at Buenos Aires’ Israeli embassy and Jewish community center, offered “absolute rejection” of the appointment, according to the Buenos Aires Herald. Barra had been investigating the bombings, which are still officially unsolved, when he resigned.

The revelations about Barra rocked Argentina’s government in 1996. A local weekly magazine revealed that Barras had belonged to the right-wing group UNES when he was a high school student. UNES was a youth group affiliated with Tacuara, an organization responsible for hundreds of antisemitic actions, including attacks against synagogues, a violent riot in the Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires and the murder of Alberto Alterman, a Jewish lawyer. The expose also included a picture of Barra joining a group of men in delivering a Nazi salute.

Barras admitted that he had been part of UNES but said he had been young and ill-informed, writing in a public letter at the time, “If I was a Nazi, I regret it.” But a different magazine reported that he had graduated to another extremist group, Patria Grande, and worked in his late 20s with a noted Argentinean fascist at the University of Buenos Aires.

He resigned amid widespread pressure, including from DAIA, whose president said at the time,  “Argentine Jews are not comfortable with a former Nazi in the Cabinet.” Barra was replaced by a Jewish deputy minister, Elias Jassan.

In his new role, which he is set to assume Dec. 10, Barra will helm Argentina’s legal efforts against antisemitism and discrimination. DAIA emphasized in a statement that it would keep a careful eye on his department’s activities and “will be present to ensure its adherence to the law and that this is fulfilled by the government and whoever governs.”

[xtruss]

A New Fascist Trump on the Block: Argentina’s New Leader is a Snake-Oil Salesman with Extreme Wiews on Abortion, Gay Rights and More. I Fear For My Country

After his Landslide Victory in the Presidential Election, Javier Milei is Threatening to undo 40 Years of Democracy in Argentina

— Uki Goñi | Tuesday 21 November, 2023

Javier Milei speaks to his supporters after winning the Argentinian presidential election. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-woke libertarian Javier Milei’s landslide win in Argentina’s presidential election poses not only a worrying question for my country’s fragile 40-year-old democracy, but could also embolden other extreme libertarians in the US and Europe in their own anti-woke wars.

Milei is often described as an outsider – but his revolutionary persona has been carefully crafted by one of the country’s richest men. Argentinian billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian plugged the wild-haired economist relentlessly on his A24 media network as an antidote to those he views as the dominant “political caste”. Milei has accused the Peronist establishment of being “socialist” because they had legalised gay marriage and abortion, put on trial and sentenced the perpetrators of Argentina’s genocidal 1976-83 dictatorship and threatened to impose new taxes on wealth.

Milei has pledged to review all these achievements, and has even proposed a referendum on the legality of abortion. His party is already working on slashing taxes as soon as it takes office next month, and he has signalled he may exonerate Argentina’s imprisoned dictatorship officers. During a presidential debate, he said that the military were guilty only of “excesses”.

Milei’s proposed dollarisation of the economy, a long-cherished business establishment dream, unexpectedly gained traction with the public during the campaign. Milei won nearly 56% of the vote in a country where 40% of the population live in poverty, even though his policies reflect the typical obsessions of billionaires everywhere. Tax is “theft”, social justice is an “aberration”, and public health, public education and social welfare need to be abolished. The climate crisis is “a socialist lie”.

But one of Milei’s beliefs is shared only with Argentina’s business leaders. The 1976 dictatorship – which Milei is keen to reappraise – imposed policies similar in many ways to his, including a semi-dollarisation that pegged the peso to the dollar. The 1,200 convicted dictatorship officers are seen by many businesspeople not as the Nazi-style killers and other criminals they were, but as stalwart defenders of the free market system. But we know how that experiment went. The dollar peg broke loose, the economy crashed and the dictatorship returned to the barracks with its tail between its legs.

When democracy returned in 1983 the full horror of what the military had done exploded into view, creating a consensus embraced even by conservatives that the armed forces would never be allowed to return to government, not even as defenders of the capitalist faith. Both Milei and especially the vice-president elect, Victoria Villarruel, argue against this consensus. Villarruel has made it her life’s calling to advocate for former officers incarcerated for rape, murder and torture, a number of whom she has visited in prison. She refuses to use the word “dictatorship”, unless she is referring to democratically elected Peronist administrations, and employs “de facto government” for the real dictatorship instead.

I was a young journalist during the dictatorship, working at the Buenos Aires Herald, a small English-language community newspaper that reported on crimes against human rights. Part of my job was translating the speeches of the generals, full of references to “cultural Marxism” – a genocidal conspiracy theory that Milei chillingly resurrected for his campaign.

The generals had studied the works of Italian Marxist thinker Antonio Gramsci, who argued that the revolutionary left would need to obtain cultural hegemony to achieve its ends. From this seed, the generals developed a conspiracy theory, not unlike the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, that Marxists had infiltrated universities, Hollywood and the Catholic church, to undermine “our western and Christian way of life”. The “cultural Marxism” conspiracy theory can be heard in the US and the UK today.

During an interview with Tucker Carlson in September, Milei channelled the 1970s killer generals almost verbatim. Communists “have no problem with getting inside the state and employing Gramsci’s techniques”, Milei told Carlson.

The consensus that Argentina’s dictatorship committed genocide is the foundation of our democracy. Citizens of our polarised country, divided neatly in half between Peronists and anti-Peronists since the mid 1940s, agree on little else. Ending this consensus risks plunging Argentina back into violent, totalitarian chaos. Rethinking the dictatorship was unimaginable only a few months ago.

Milei is a snake-oil salesman who is promising to stare down inflation with drastic libertarian measures. Members of his party have already said they expect their drastic policies will result in massive protests. They have also said they will call in the armed forces if necessary to restore “order” – always that word. I’m confident that our democratic interlude will extend past 1983-2023, but it’s likely to take one hell of a beating during Milei’s presidency.

— Uki Goñi is a Writer based in Argentina and the Author of The Real Odessa: How Nazi War Criminals Escaped Europe

#Argentina 🇦🇷 #Americas #World News #Uki Goñi #Javier Milei #The Guardian USA 🇺🇸

[sonreyes]

I am remembering like the first fish to live in the abyss like closing your eyes for survival and becoming lost in daydreams

I am watching these memories crawl over my arm like ants on the frontier of greatness and death little monuments to being too fucking stubborn to die

tonight my memories are keeping me warm I am remembering over and over again in the pockets of giants endlessly tumbling out of my dreams and into memories

riding the bus in high school from a competition we won lightning striking in front of my house driving my wife in labor to the hospital, fireworks going off heralding the birth of my daughter

they are calling me 'boludo' in Buenos Aires I'm learning the names of strangers I'm walking into a party and everyone is calling my name

I am a sapling growing in the dark daydreaming about a sun that will never rise again I am remembering for my survival despite the laws of entropy

I am remembering

//I am remembering by: alec prado// //Photo Courtesy of: Omar Guirindola on Instagram// //Photo Courtesy of: Billy Dinh on Instagram//

#photography #quotes #writerscreed #poeticstories #aesthetic #portrait photography #poetry #inkstainsandheartbeats #poets on tumblr #love #girls #heartbreak #portraiture #my words #spilled poetry #poems on tumblr #poets corner #new poets society #i miss you #feelings #my poetry #tumblr quotes #love quote #wordsnquotes #spilled writing #smittenbypoetry #writingthestorm #writeblr

[opera-ghosts]

The exquisite French tenor Lucien Muratore (1878-1954). 

Lucien Muratore (1876-1954) was a French dramatic tenor whose impressive career spanned some three decades. Born in Marseille, Muratore began studies there as a saxophone and oboe player before switching his focus to voice several months later. Initially pursuing a career as a dramatic actor, the young performer made his debut at the Variétés in Paris at the age of 20. Muratore spent several seasons there, as well as at the Casino in Monte Carlo and the Odéon Theatre in Paris, playing juvenile leads. During this period, he enrolled at the Paris Conservatory, where he continued his vocal studies. Muratore’s operatic debut took place at the Opéra-Comique on December 16, 1902 when he created the role of King Louis XIV in the world premiere of Renaldo Hahn’s La Carmélite. Although Hahn’s new opera was a failure, Muratore’s memorable performance helped launch him to an international career. In 1904, Muratore made his first appearance outside of his homeland, when he sang Werther at La Monnaie in Brussels. During the next decade, the tenor spent most of his time in the major theaters of the French speaking world, building his reputation as an artist of the first rank. Not only was Muratore quite skilled in his interpretations of the leads in such standard repertoire as Faust, Roméo et Juliette, Manon, Carmen, Mignon, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana and Die Meistersinger, he also sang numerous world premieres of such works as Février’s Monna Vanna, Fauré’s Pénélope, Saint-Saëns’ Déjanire and Massenet’s operas Bacchus, Roma and Ariane. In 1913, Muratore came to the U.S. for much heralded appearances in Boston, Chicago and New York. A North American tour followed, the vehicle for which was Bizet’s Carmen. Performances in Fort Worth, Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Tulsa and other major cities kept the tenor quite busy, but it was Chicago that would remain his artistic home from 1913 to 1922. 1919 saw the tenor in South America for performances with the Teatro Solis in Montevideo and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. A series of concert appearances with his wife, soprano Lina Cavalieri, were also well received. However, the strain of professional life took its toll and Muratore and Cavalieri separated in 1919. By the early 1920s, Muratore was back in Paris where he remained until his retirement from the stage in 1932. The tenor also made his mark on the big screen, with a starring role in 1931’s “Le Chanteur Inconnu”. Interestingly, Muratore had made previous film appearances during the silent era, including the role of des Grieux in 1914’s Manon Lescaut (opposite Cavalieri in the title role). Although he continued to appear in films well into the 1930s, Muratore primarily focused on teaching. He was briefly the director of the Opéra-Comique in 1944 but was relieved of his duties following the liberation of Paris. Muratore passed away in Paris on July 16, 1954, a few weeks shy of his 78th birthday. Lucien Muratore was the possessor of a sturdy spinto-dramatic tenor instrument which he used to great effect in over 30 diverse roles. He was also one of the finest operatic actors of his generation. His recordings, made for G&T, Odeon, Pathé, Zonophone, Edison, A.G.P.A. and other labels, show a singing actor who used his voice to great effect.

#opera #classical music #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #Lucien Muratore #Muratore #dramatic tenor #tenor #actor #Conservatoire de Paris #Opéra-Comique #Palais Garnier #Opéra Garnier #Paris Opera #classical musician #classical musicians #classical voice #classical history #musician #musicians #history of music #historian of music #diva #prima donna #maestro #chest voice

[myweddingsandevents]

[row-news]

#news #world news #economy #americas #argentina

[petnews2day]

Translation troubles: give cat for hare - Buenos Aires Herald

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Translation troubles: give cat for hare - Buenos Aires Herald

Last week was April Fool’s Day, which we don’t celebrate in Argentina. Well, we do, but it’s on December 28, the so-called “Day of the Holy Innocents” to mark biblical infanticide, which is fun. Anyway, we’ve talked about buying mailboxes and eating stories before so let’s look at colorful little mirrors and hard faces. Dar […]

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[biglisbonnews]

Which City In The World Has The Most Expensive Weed? Latest News From Portugal And Uruguay Portugal Approves New Drug Law, Personal Cannabis Consumption Expanded The Portuguese government recently greenlighted the final version of the new drug law, reported Business of Cannabis, which includes expansion in terms of personal consumption of cannabis. The law no longer views individuals possessing a quantity exceeding the prescribed limit for ten days as involvement in illicit trafficking. Initially proposed by a coalition of mainly Social Democratic Party (PSD) MPs in March, the measure faced some opposition from the Judicial Police and even within the PSD. The bill's text reached its final form after undergoing an extensive process in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms, and Guarantees. This version was a result of discussions that took into account the Social Democratic bill and also a bill proposed by the Socialist Party in June. Uruguay's Cannabis Facility Shuts Down, Leaving Unemployed Workers Seeking Compensation Uruguay's largest cannabis production facility recently shut down operations as Boreal Uruguay laid off its employees via Whatsapp, reported Buenos Aires Herald. Now, Uruguay's Rural and Agroindustrial Workers' Union is demanding compensation for the layoffs, while a legal case is currently making its way ...Full story available on Benzinga.com https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/23/08/33497891/which-city-in-the-world-has-the-most-expensive-weed-latest-news-from-portugal-and-uruguay

#Boreal Uruguay #Cannabis #Cannabis Price #cannabis sales #CFAH #Global Cannabis Update #Government #marijuana legalization #News #Nicolás Ghigliazza #Pablo Zuanic #Portugal cannabis #Regulations #Uruguay Cannabis #Politics #Markets #General #Benzinga #Jelena Martinovic

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Argentina’s BRICS membership shows growing leadership of China, Brazil

Argentina’s inclusion bolsters Latin America’s role in the midst of a shifting world order one analyst calls an ‘irreversible historical process’

Thursday’s announcement that Argentina will join the BRICS bloc shows the country’s value to Brazil and the growing influence of Asia on the world stage, analysts have told the Herald. 

Governments of the grouping — which until now has included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are unlikely to be deterred by presidential frontrunner candidates Javier Milei and Patricia Bullrich’s comments that they would not participate in the bloc, the analysts added.

The announcement comes during Argentina’s electoral transition, with presidential candidates grandstanding mid-campaign. Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, who spoke at the Council of the Americas conference just two hours after Fernández’ speech, said that if she were elected president Argentina would not become part of the BRICS. Likewise, Milei said that he would not make deals with “communist” countries, which to him include China and Brazil. 

However, political infighting of a particular country does not usually influence strategic decisions at a geopolitical level, according to Jorge Castro, an Argentine foreign policy analyst who has lectured at the University of Buenos Aires.

“When countries make decisions like this, they’re not really paying attention to [domestic political battles],” he said. “They’re looking at worldwide trends and analyzing things in the long run and in terms of a global situation, a scenario where Argentina’s main exports go to China and India, and where Brazil’s role continues to grow.”   

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#brazil #politics #argentina #china #russia #india #south africa #international politics #brics #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt