International
Government paves the way for ‘Gordo Dan’, from the “armed arm of Milei”, to be a candidate
The head of staff of the Argentine government, Guillermo Francos, said this Friday that the far-right influencer Daniel Parisini, known as ‘Gordo Dan’ on social networks and visible face of the so-called ‘armed arm of Milei’, would be a “good candidate” for the 2025 legislative elections.
Francos’ statements to the Urbana Play radio station come in the midst of controversy over the presentation, last weekend, of the group ‘Fuerzas del Cielo’ by followers of the Argentine president, including Parasini, who described the movement as “the armed arm of Milei.”
“He’s a good candidate. He is a professional, a doctor, he has clarity, positioning him in more extreme positions makes no sense. She is a normal, balanced person, questioning the status quo, who wants Argentina to change, like many people,” Francos said.
‘Forces of Heaven’
Regarding the presentation of the ‘Forces of Heaven’, he indicated that “the impact on that act of a group of militants who decided to work together has been exaggerated” and added: “Who talked about weapons? He referred to the weapons of democracy, the use of the word through the cell phone and Twitter.”
“Today much more sophisticated mechanisms are used, networks are important for the dissemination of political ideas, but from there to interpret that this is a crisis armed with firearms,” he added.
The words of Javier Milei’s chief of staff, more than reassuring, have been interpreted as a way to pave the way for ‘Gordo Dan’ to be a candidate in 2025, according to the country’s media.
Gordo Dan repeats Javier Milei’s slogans
At the presentation of ‘Fuerzas del Cielo’, in the town of Buenos Aires de San Miguel, the speakers presented a fascist scenography, with banners with the legend “Argentina will be the lighthouse that illuminates the world” and allusions to the homeland, private property, freedom and family.
The main speaker was ‘Gordo Dan’, who attacked progressivism and repeated Milei’s slogans.
The newspaper Perfil publishes that Santiago Caputo, Milei’s advisor and strategist of the campaign that led him to victory a year ago, is the “shadowy leader” and Parasini, the visible face and “maximum reference” of the movement.
A group that, apparently, has the approval of Karina, the president’s sister and general secretary of the Presidency.
Neither Caputo nor Karina were at last Saturday’s event, but the far-right ideologue Agustín Laje, a personal friend of the president, was.
Who is Gordo Dan?
Daniel Parisini is a 32-year-old doctor who does not practice, originally from the province of Santiago del Estero (northern Argentina) and a militant since its beginnings of La Libertad Avanza (LLA), the far-right party created by Javier and Karina Milei.
Since Milei is president, the content creator walks around the Casa Rosada, attends official events and even advances dismissals of officials, despite not having a position in the Government.
He is the unofficial spokesperson to move the networks, a ‘troll’ that points to opponents. In his streaming program ‘La Misa’ he makes propaganda to the ‘libertarian’ universe, as he himself describes it, with all kinds of attacks on kirchenism, those who question the ideas of the LLA and feminism.
According to Perfil, Parasini is a partner of Carajo S.A., the company that has created the Carajo channel, from where La Misa is transmitted.
According to the company Rating Streaming, ‘Gordo Dan’ is the most influential in X and makes a big difference to the next most powerful of the networks in Argentina. It has 269,000 followers.
Last August, the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists (APTRA) presented him with the Martín Fierro Digital 2024 award, in the category “the most influential in X”, and in his speech he thanked Alberto Fernández for “destroying Kirchnerism.”
International
Fire at substation triggers major blackout in San Francisco
The U.S. city of San Francisco was plunged into darkness Saturday night after a power outage left about 130,000 customers without electricity, although the utility company said service was restored to most users within hours.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) said in a statement posted on X that nearly 90,000 homes had their power restored by 9:00 p.m. local time (05:00 GMT on Sunday), while the remaining 40,000 customers were expected to have service restored overnight.
Large areas of the city, a major technology hub with a population of around 800,000, were affected by the blackout, which disrupted public transportation and left traffic lights out of service during the busy weekend before Christmas, a crucial period for retail businesses.
“I know it’s been a difficult day,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a video posted on social media from the city’s emergency operations center. “There has been progress, but for those still without power, we want to make sure they are safe and checking in on their neighbors,” he added.
Lurie said police officers and firefighters advised residents to stay home as much as possible. He also noted that officers and traffic inspectors were deployed to manage intersections where traffic lights were not functioning.
The mayor confirmed that the outage was caused by a fire at an electrical substation. Parts of the city were also covered in fog, further complicating conditions during the incident.
As a result of the blackout, many businesses were forced to close despite it being the weekend before Christmas. The sudden drop in shopper traffic ahead of the holiday is “devastating” for retailers, the manager of home goods store Black & Gold told the San Francisco Chronicle.
International
Cristina Kirchner recovering after appendicitis surgery in Buenos Aires
Former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner underwent surgery on Saturday after being diagnosed with appendicitis and is recovering “without complications,” according to a medical report released by the Otamendi Sanatorium.
Kirchner was admitted to the Buenos Aires medical center on Saturday after experiencing abdominal pain. Doctors performed a laparoscopic procedure that confirmed a diagnosis of “appendicitis with localized peritonitis,” the statement said, adding that her post-operative recovery has been progressing without complications.
The former president was transferred to the clinic with judicial authorization from her apartment in Buenos Aires, where she is serving a six-year sentence under house arrest for corruption.
International
Argentina detects first local cases of Influenza A (H3N2) Subclade K
Argentina’s National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán” has confirmed the detection of three cases of influenza A (H3N2) corresponding to subclade K in the country. These are the first locally recorded cases of this variant, which has become predominant in several countries in the Northern Hemisphere in recent months and is associated with higher transmissibility.
The cases were identified through the National Network of Laboratories and Sentinel Units and confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory of INEI-ANLIS using genomic sequencing techniques. According to health authorities, the cases involve two adolescents from the province of Santa Cruz, detected as part of the Ambulatory Monitoring Strategy for Acute Respiratory Infections, and a child who had been hospitalized in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
In all three cases, patients experienced mild illness and recovered without complications. Officials did not specify whether any of the affected individuals had a recent travel history.
The jurisdictions involved have already launched the corresponding epidemiological investigations and are responsible for ensuring timely medical care for the detected cases. According to the latest integrated surveillance report, the circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses in Argentina remains within expected levels for this time of year.
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