Conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei, a staunch supporter of the state of Israel, announced on Wednesday that Argentina will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, declaring, “In a world of cowards, Israel bravely defends its right to exist. Argentina will not stand aside; we will support Israel with all our strength.”
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🇦🇷 🇮🇱 BREAKING: Argentina&#39;s President Javier Milei just announced that Argentina will move its embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.
“Argentina will support Israel with all our force.”
A true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. <a href="https://t.co/5W24PyizEB">pic.twitter.com/5W24PyizEB</a>
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&quot;En un mundo de cobardes, Israel defiende con valentía su derecho a existir.. Argentina no se quedará al margen, apoyaremos a Israel con todas nuestras fuerzas&quot;. 🇮🇱🫂🇦🇷 <a href="https://t.co/HsvFw5qisV">https://t.co/HsvFw5qisV</a>
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“The Argentine embassy will move to Jerusalem during the year 2026,” Milei <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409815">announced</a> in the Knesset. “My brothers and sisters, Argentina stands by you in these difficult days. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for much of the international community that is being manipulated by terrorists and turning victims into perpetrators. It is important to understand that we are in the midst of a battle between good and evil, and we began to lose this battle when we began to not distinguish between the two. The international community must urgently reconnect with its moral compass. To decide, one only needs to look at the facts: on the one hand, the barbaric terrorism that only kills and destroys, and on the other, the only stronghold in the region where there is freedom and democracy.&#8221;
&#8220;Javier, you are a true friend,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated. “With this visit, we are bringing our relations to new heights. 12,000 kilometers separate Buenos Aires, Israel, and the Knesset in Jerusalem. This great distance is compensated for by the closeness of our hearts.&#8221;
&#8220;A year and a half ago, you stormed into the presidency of your country,” he noted. “You brought a unique, authentic and decisive leadership style. A sweeping style, and from the very first moment you expressed complete support for Israel. For 20 months, we have been fighting the human monsters who kidnapped, raped, and beheaded on October 7. In the face of this brutal and unprecedented aggression, you said in clear words, ‘We are on your side in the battle against the forces of darkness.’ Thank you for standing by us in the battle against the forces of darkness. You stood on the side of truth and against lies, understanding that this is a just war beyond compare. This is a war of barbarity that threatens the entire world.&#8221;
&#8220;You share our spirit against those who issue outrageous arrest warrants for leaders in Israel. What are you actually saying? You are saying that good is good, evil is evil, and good must eradicate evil. Israeli citizens feel a natural sympathy for Argentina for many reasons. Argentina has always been engraved in our hearts,&#8221; Netanyahu said.
Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana noted that Milei learns weekly with a rabbi, saying, “These, as you’ve said, have given you ‘a moral compass lacking in the modern political world.’ You searched, you deepened, you found your roots. And in doing so, you discovered the truth that connects our people across millennia to our ancient homeland and to our one and only eternal capital.”
“It is no surprise that you have become one of Israel’s most passionate friends and defenders on the world stage,” Ohana continued. “Your words have resonated far and wide and have been received by the people of Israel like cold water to a parched soul — words backed by actions. You have stood against Iran — the regime of evil funding the current war against Israel on seven fronts.”
“By standing with Israel, you have woven yourself and the Argentine people into the eternal story of the Jewish nation. On behalf of the Knesset, representing all citizens of Israel — thank you. Long live the State of Israel; long live Argentina, long live liberty!” Ohana concluded.

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On Tuesday night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States had rescued all the hostages kept by the socialist Venezuelan Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas.
Those five hostages were members of the opposition to Nicholas Maduro’s brutal regime. “The government of Argentine President Javier Milei allowed the five people into the ambassador’s residence in March 2024, when authorities loyal to Venezuela’s ruling party issued warrants for their arrest, accusing them of promoting acts of violence to destabilize the country,” The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/06/venezuela-argentina-caracas-political-opposition-us-rubio/9ee7c378-2ada-11f0-a724-3bc879c9f843_story.html">reported</a>, adding, “Since late November, the group had denounced the constant presence of intelligence service agents and police outside the residence.”
“The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas,” Rubio wrote on X. “Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro&#8217;s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela&#8217;s institutions, violated human rights, and endangered our regional security. We extend our gratitude to all personnel involved in this operation and to our partners who assisted in securing the safe liberation of these Venezuelan heroes.”
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Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro&#39;s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela&#39;s institutions, violated human…
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In January, Milei met with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia in Casa Rosada, declaring him the Venezuelan “president elect.”
“Venezuelans, we will also meet in the streets of our beloved country,” González Urrutia wrote on X.
After the meeting, the Argentine government called González Urrutia “Venezuela’s president-elect,” adding he “is under political persecution by the regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro,” the Buenos Aires Herald <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/world/international-relations/milei-calls-urrutia-venezuelas-president-elect-as-tension-with-caracas-skyrockets">reported</a>.
Maduro was declared the winner of the July 2024 presidential election in Venezuela by the National Electoral Council, while the opposition claimed that they were the winners. Milei wrote on X, “Venezuelans have chosen to end Nicolás Maduro&#8217;s communist dictatorship. The data indicates a crushing victory for the opposition, and the world awaits its recognition of defeat after years of socialism, misery, decadence, and death. Argentina will not acknowledge another fraud, and expects the Armed Forces to defend democracy and the popular will this time.”
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DICTADOR MADURO, AFUERA!!!
Los venezolanos eligieron terminar con la dictadura comunista de Nicolás Maduro. Los datos anuncian una victoria aplastante de la oposición y el mundo aguarda que reconozca la derrota luego de años de socialismo, miseria, decadencia y muerte.…
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When González Urrutia met with Milei, he gave him a framed voting tally showing he had won.

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As we lay to rest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pope-francis">Pope Francis</a>, a man entrusted with the astonishing task of leading <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262883/worldwide-catholic-population-hits-14-billion#:~:text=Concretely%2C%20there%20has%20been%20a,to%20281%20million%20in%202023." target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.4 billion</a> Catholics worldwide, we must acknowledge that he was a pope who inspired devotion and yet also disillusionment.
The first non-European pope in over a millennium, the first Jesuit to hold the Chair of Peter, and the first to take the name Francis — after the saint of humility and radical poverty — he came to the papacy with the power of symbolism already at his side. But symbols alone do not make a legacy. His pontificate has been marked by deep paradoxes, extraordinary global events, and the unrelenting scrutiny of a digital age that magnifies every gesture, every silence, and every word into global significance.
Pope Francis led the Catholic Church at a time when questions of identity, history, and moral authority were being fiercely renegotiated across every sphere of public life. From the rise of “woke” ideology and the deconstruction of long-standing societal structures, to the counter currents of cultural revivalism and nationalist pushback, the world around the Church was changing — faster and more fundamentally than ever.
To that world, he showed incredible, compelling pastoral sensibility by embracing the very sick, the downtrodden, before the eyes of the world, making him a beloved figure among so many.
No moment captured the spiritual loneliness and universal leadership of Francis more than the evening of March 27, 2020. As the world reeled from the shock of a global pandemic, Francis <a href="https://catholicvote.org/when-pope-francis-became-a-solitary-beacon-of-hope-during-the-worst-days-of-the-covid-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stood utterly alone</a> in the rain-drenched emptiness of St. Peter’s Square. His solitary figure, small under the weight of a sodden white cassock, illuminated by the flickering torches before the Eucharist, became an icon of global grief — and hope. He did not thunder. He prayed. He did not offer a solution. He stood there in the silence of that unforgettable moment.
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Yet while he insisted Church doctrine could not and would not be changed, many weary Catholics saw how he loosened the uniquely stalwart position of the Catholic church on issues related to marriage and family. 
On one hand, he condemned abortion, equating it to <a href="https://catholicvote.org/throughout-his-pontificate-a-look-at-pope-francis-statements-on-abortion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;hiring a hitman&#8221;</a> and <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pope-francis-strongly-warned-against-ideological-colonization-gender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denounced gender ideology</a>; but more than once he gave a <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pope-francis-writes-preface-fr-james-martins-book-about-lazarus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disturbing nod</a> to ministries aimed at changing Church doctrine over gay &#8220;marriage&#8221; and transgenderism, including his brief <a href="https://outreach.faith/2022/05/pope-francis-speaks-to-lgbtq-catholics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange</a> with Father James Martin, the founder of the LGBT Catholic ministry, Outreach.
Pope Francis’ handling of clerical sex abuse was also marked by troubling contradictions. On one hand, he <a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/pope-issues-updated-vos-estis-text-handling-abuse-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">established clearer procedures</a> for investigating abuse and holding bishops accountable and publicly condemned the culture of cover-ups that protected abusers. On the other hand, his actions in high-profile cases like those of <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/father-marko-rupnik-accused-of-abuse-and-returned-to-ministry-a-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fr. Marko Rupnik</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/argentine-catholic-bishop-gustavo-zanchetta-sentenced-sexual-abuse-pope-francis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta</a> raise serious questions about consistency and impartiality.
Perhaps more than any other pontiff before him, Pope Francis lived his entire papacy inside the glass house of modern social media. Every homily, every off-the-cuff remark, and even every carefully crafted document was instantly dissected by millions across ideological, religious, and national divides, though it was often his informality in communication that blurred clarity, allowing ideologues across the spectrum to weaponize his words.
In the echo chambers of the internet, he was often cast simultaneously as a reformer and a betrayer, a prophet and a populist, a revolutionary and a regressive. The speed with which opinions formed around his leadership was unprecedented — and sometimes uncharitable.
In his many interviews and press conferences that often required follow-ups or clarifications, it is clear that he perceived himself as a pope who stood at the crossroads of history amidst the noise of clashing narratives.
In many ways, his legacy will be as divided as his papacy. To his supporters, he will be the “Pope of the Peripheries,” to his critics, the Pope of Ambiguity, leaving behind a trail of confusion and even division that his successor in the papacy will have to deal with.
Francis reminded us that the Pope is both a man and a sign — fragile, flawed, and beloved. We now pray not only for his soul but for the Church he leaves behind: wounded in places and always in need of shepherds who speak with both his tenderness but also with the clarity of truth.
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Kelsey Reinhardt is Director of Media and Evangelization for CatholicVote.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Argentinian President Javier Milei outlined his top six allies in the global fight for freedom in a speech last week.
Milei made the remarks during a speech on Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
He said that after working to turn his country around, he no longer feels alone in the fight because Argentina is now starting to be embraced by the rest of the world.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel alone, because the world has embraced Argentina,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Argentina has become a global example of fiscal responsibility, of commitment to honoring our obligations and, obviously, a commitment to solve the inflation problem.&#8221;
He continued, &#8220;Nor do I feel alone because over the course of this year, I have found allies in this fight for the ideas of freedom in every corner of the world – from the amazing Elon Musk to that fierce Italian lady, my dear Giorgia Meloni; from Bukele in El Salvador to Viktor Orbán in Hungary; from Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to Donald Trump in the United States – slowly an international alliance has been forming among all those nations which, like ours, want to be free and believe in the ideas of liberty.&#8221;
&#8220;And slowly, what once seemed like the absolute global hegemony of the woke left in politics and educational institutions, in the media, in supranational organizations, or even in forums like Davos, has begun to crumble,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I hope for the ideas of freedom is starting to emerge.&#8221;
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Speaking at CPAC Argentina Wednesday, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro argued that the country and its president, Javier Milei, have offered the world a vision for economic success.
“Argentina, the eyes of the world are on you. If you succeed, the rest of the world is going to follow you and I believe that you will succeed,” Shapiro said. “If you remain courageous and honest, liberty will succeed, because liberty must succeed.”
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Join me today in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to break down the difference between free markets and socialism—right in the heart of a country leading the way toward a new dawn of capitalism. <a href="https://t.co/Ckm5gUncsG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://t.co/Ckm5gUncsG</a>
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Shapiro called Argentina’s economic revival “perhaps the most important political development on planet Earth at this very moment.”
“Thats thanks to the people of this country who have finally stood up and they’ve said ‘enough,’” Shapiro said. “Enough to socialist evil, enough to the impoverishment, enough to the lies, enough to the bulls***. It’s time to take a chainsaw to all of it.”
Shapiro touted Milei&#8217;s record of cutting the number of government ministries from 18 to eight, downsizing the bloated public sector, and slashing the budget by 32%, leading to Argentina reporting surpluses. He also pointed out that inflation is declining in Argentina as the stock market is skyrocketing because of Milei’s actions.
“President Milei is now leading the world forward to a new golden age of liberty,” Shapiro said. “He’s doing so with extraordinary audacity and courage.”
Shapiro’s speech was a fierce defense of free markets against socialism that destroyed the Argentine economy.
“Free markets are moral and they are just,” Shapiro said. “They reward merit. They reward hard work and solid decision making. The assumption by socialists very often is that people who succeed in society are sort of leeches, that they are the people who work the least. That isn’t true.”
Shapiro stated that socialism, at its core, stems from envy.
“Socialism encourages revolutionaries who produce literally nothing and destroy everything that they touch. It encourages laziness. It encourages stupidity and it encourages dishonesty at scale,” Shapiro went on.
“Socialism is just evil,” he added. “Socialism is the philosophy of the thief. It is the philosophy of the man who would prefer to burn everything down rather than to build anything up.”
Shapiro praised Millei for subscribing to the Austrian school of economics, which teaches that individual actions are motivated by self interest.
“President Milei is intelligent, unlike most of our political class,” Shapiro quipped.
“Argentina is a perfect example of how all of these bad ideas, when implemented, cost people their lives, cost people their livelihoods and destroy entire civilizations.”
Shapiro noted that in the early 20th century, Argentina was among the richest countries in the world. But its failure to fully develop free markets and inclusive economic institutions, coupled with decades of tyranny and corruption, set the country on a downward spiral. That downward trajectory persisted until Milei assumed leadership and addressed these long-standing issues.
“Until the rise of President Milei the government was able to basically expropriate property rights at will with impunity and the result was radical impoverishment,&#8221; Shapiro said. “If you look at the record of Argentina from 1980 to 2023, it is one of the rare countries in the West where it actually got harder to live here. In fact it took more time to work to buy basic goods in 2023 than it did in 1980.”
Milei, a supporter of strengthening relations between Argentina and the United States, told Shapiro on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/javier-milei-tells-ben-shapiro-the-ideas-of-americas-founding-fathers-will-save-argentina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his podcast in April</a> that he believed his citizens needed to embrace the values of freedom that are values in the United States though they are under attack.
Shapiro said, however, he believes that Milei is leading the freedom movement in the world.
“Javier Milei, Argentina, you are leading the West back on to the right path,” Shapiro said.

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Staunchly conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei, already forcefully revamping the ravaged Argentinian economy toward economic success, has added an effort to address men in women’s prisons, asserting he will ban it from Argentina.
On Tuesday, Milei stated, “Speaking of prisoners, I’ve got a little scoop for you. Recently, we’ve seen cases of criminals using the gender identity law to claim they’re women who should be in women’s prisons. They do this to exploit female inmates or continue their business in more relaxed conditions. Just last week, we learned that the Moros gang leader filed 10 habeas corpus to change his gender and receive male visitors. Only in a country with deeply distorted values could such absurdity be allowed.”
“That’s why we’re putting an end to this nonsense,” he declared. “We’re going to ban it. Criminals won’t be able to request prison transfers under gender identity and we’ll push for provincial prisons to adopt this policy. Those who don’t comply will only reward criminal creativity and disrespect crime victims.”
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The Argentine president said today at an event that gender changes carried out by criminals in prisons will be prohibited, since they do it to take advantage of the law, and continue committing crimes. <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@libsoftiktok</a> <a href="https://t.co/F3WflrBekZ">pic.twitter.com/F3WflrBekZ</a>
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Last April, Milei <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/society/crime/president-milei-says-he-wants-to-create-massive-private-prisons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he wanted to sell off Argentina’s prisons built in residential areas. “We are thinking of selling those prisons to real estate companies and for those companies to fund the construction of a new one far away from the city &#8230; (the jails ) would have better security, higher quality, better services, would be bigger, and [would be built] without spending a single penny.”
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“An exchange-traded fund tracking Argentine stocks saw record inflows as Wall Street embraces President Javier Milei’s efforts to quell inflation and reverse years of endemic budget deficits,” Yahoo Finance <a href="//9C749C15-C73A-4A77-B56F-264C2955592B/On%20Monday,%20Yahoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, adding that the ARGT “absorbed $144 million of inflows for the week that ended on Nov. 22, with $88 million coming in on Friday alone, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. &#8230;  The fund &#8230; saw assets jump roughly seven-fold from $104 million when Milei took office to some $750 million on Monday.”
“Milei hasn’t just talked the talk, but is actually walking the walk,” said Malcolm Dorson, senior portfolio manager at Global X Management, which manages ARGT. “He has trade balances, he has built a fiscal surplus, inflation is ticking down, and economic activity is picking up.”

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Staunchly libertarian Argentinian President Javier Milei’s economic plans are proving enormously successful, as the country&#8217;s inflation <a href="https://apnews.com/article/argentina-inflation-milei-economy-21560cec4fd473a95155adf06ca46c4a?taid=673424a10264b5000162887b&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plunged</a> to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years.
Milei was elected roughly one year ago, but the measures he has taken have revivified the once-crippled Argentinian economy, where inflation dropped in October to 2.7% after registering at 3.5% in October. Milei had promised to lower inflation to less than 3% before the end of 2024.
&#8220;We are decreasing the tax that creates the most distortion: inflation,&#8221; Economy Minister Luis Caputo <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/argentine-monthly-inflation-falls-to-three-year-low-34d2c913">stated</a>.
In 2022, the Argentinian <a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/10637/inflation-in-argentina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflation rate</a> was 72.43%. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/argentine-monthly-inflation-falls-to-three-year-low-34d2c913" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barrons</a> reported that when Milei took office last December, “monthly inflation leapt by 25.5 percent after he devalued the peso by more than 50 percent. It has since been on a downward trajectory, coming in at under five percent each month since May. &#8230; Milei, who wielded a chainsaw on the campaign trail last year as a symbol of his plan to slash public spending, has cut energy and transport subsidies and thousands of public sector jobs.”
&#8220;We are emerging from the desert, the country is starting to grow again,&#8221; Milei declared.
In early October, students <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-budget-cuts-spark-protests-universities-2024-10-02/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protested</a> in Buenos Aires because Milei’s government implemented strong spending cuts at public universities.
The Economist <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/06/19/javier-mileis-next-move-could-make-his-presidency-or-break-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> in June that Milei had “slashed spending&#8221; while the  &#8220;central bank stopped printing money to finance the deficit,” adding that “by most economic measures Mr Milei is beating expectations.  &#8230; Argentina has had fiscal surpluses for five months in a row. Inflation spiked after a sharp devaluation, but has since fallen to a monthly rate of 4.2% in May, the lowest in over two years.”
In January, Milei spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he <a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/01/special-address-by-javier-milei-president-of-argentina/">stated</a>, “Today, I’m here to tell you that the Western world is in danger. And it is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism and thereby to poverty.”
“Unfortunately, in recent decades, the main leaders of the Western world have abandoned the model of freedom for different versions of what we call collectivism. Some have been motivated by well-meaning individuals who are willing to help others, and others have been motivated by the wish to belong to a privileged caste,” Milei added. “We’re here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world. Rather, they are the root cause.”
He concluded, “Do not surrender to the advance of the state. The state is not the solution. The state is the problem itself. &#8230; long live freedom!&#8221;
In May 2024, Milei spoke in Spain, where he <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/spain-deputy-pm-accuses-milei-of-sowing-hatred-1a41d091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: &#8220;Let us not let the dark, black, satanic, atrocious, horrible carcinogenic side that is socialism prevail over us.&#8221;
Before he was elected, Milei held numerous rallies in front of thousands of young people at which he would educate them on conservative economic policies, quoting famed economists such as Friedrich Hayek.

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Three people have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of former One Direction member <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/details-of-911-call-before-liam-paynes-shocking-death-revealed">Liam Payne</a> following his fatal fall from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16. He was 31.
On Thursday, <a href="https://x.com/SkyNews/status/1854621694746357917">Sky News</a> reported that the three in custody face charges of &#8220;abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply of narcotics&#8221; in connection to Payne&#8217;s death last month. No other details about the arrests have been released at the time of this report.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31">Payne’s</a> partial autopsy reportedly showed that the singer had “multiple substances in his system” including something called “pink cocaine” when he fell three stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel where his body was found in the hotel courtyard, sources told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/liam-payne-partial-autopsy-report-multiple-substances/story?id=114985701">ABC News</a>.
Pink cocaine is described as a mix of several drugs including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA, and others. The toxicology report also reportedly found crack, cocaine, and benzodiazepine. Paraphernalia used to ingest drugs were also found, the sources said.
Payne’s body will remain in the country until the autopsy is finished.
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Details have recently been released about multiple 911 calls made by the hotel staff minutes before the singer’s shocking fatal fall.
Local reports revealed that staff was very worried about Payne’s mental state after reportedly noticing that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31">English singer</a> appeared to be under the influence before emergency crews responded to his fall, <a href="https://people.com/liam-payne-hotel-worker-911-call-details-made-before-death-8729513?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=14994927-20241017&amp;utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=101724&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7&amp;utm_term=news-alert">People magazine</a> noted.
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According to a translation of <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/seguridad/el-llamado-al-911-antes-de-la-muerte-de-liam-payne-tenemos-un-huesped-que-esta-sobrepasado-de-droga-nid16102024/">La Nacion</a> of the transcript of the call, the staff made it clear they needed help “urgently” — though they didn’t use his name in the call.
The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported that the hotel manager told the 911 operator about “a guest who is overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol. … He’s destroying the entire room and, well, we need you to send someone, please.”
A <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9jx89w490o">BBC transcript</a> stated that the staff said the person had been “trashing the entire room” before his death. In a second call, a member of the hotel staff said they worried the guest’s “life may be in danger” because he was “in a room with a balcony. We’re a little afraid that he …” the BBC reported.
The 911 operator assured the manager that emergency crews were on the way, per the outlet.
The cause of death is currently listed as “multiple trauma” and “internal and external bleeding,” the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4">Associated Press</a> reported. 
The British celebrity got his break in the music industry after appearing on “The X Factor” in 2008. He returned to the reality competition show two years later along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, the singers who would become the popular band One Direction. The <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-death-one-direction-family-statement/">band split up</a> in 2016, with members deciding to take off on solo careers.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to <a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a> for a list of additional resources.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-member-dead-at-31" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dead At 31</a>

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At first glance, Vice President Kamala Harris has little in common with Eva Perón, the controversial first lady of Argentina popularly known as “Evita.” But a closer look reveals one alarming similarity.
Over 70 years ago, Evita and her husband, Argentina’s president Juan Perón held power by showering their fellow citizens with benefits and tanking the economy. The Peróns threw (figurative) candy off the palace balcony to the masses below, while distracting them from the consequences of irresponsible fiscal policy.
Last year, inflation in Argentina was at 140%. Poverty was at 40%. Half the country was receiving some kind of public payment. After seven decades of Peronism, the Argentines had finally had enough. They elected economist Javier Milei on a promise to shrink government, privatize state companies, and liberalize trade.
Here in los Estados Unidos, we seem not to have taken this lesson to heart.
President Biden used COVID as an excuse to give us the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act — which, despite the names, poured printed trillions into the money supply. This, <a href="https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/commentary/inflation-will-stick-around-long-the-big-spenders-do" target="_blank" rel="noopener">economists tell us</a>, is the basic cause of inflation. More money chasing the same amount of stuff means higher prices.
Then there was the student loan giveaway, where hundreds of billions in borrowers’ liability, regardless of the quality of their degree or ability to pay, were transferred to you and me. The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, but the administration continued regardless.
There was also a pension bailout. Biden used $36 billion in taxpayer funds to <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-historic-relief-to-protect-hard-earned-pensions-of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-union-workers-and-retirees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bail out</a> 350,000 participants in underfunded private plans. But what the White House called “helping to ensure a dignified retirement for all American workers” means all the other taxpayers bailing out badly-managed union funds. Nationalizing private losses creates more moral hazard, as feckless managers face no consequences for failure.
When it comes to immigration, Biden has doled out candy like no other president before him—a policy that Harris, his “border czar,” shows every sign of continuing if she succeeds him.
There’s been billions in <a href="https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program/fy24-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA grants given to charities</a> that relocate inadmissible aliens throughout the country, and to the Biden-supporting cities and states that house them for “free.”
There’s Temporary Protected Status, where the government “temporarily” declares a given country’s illegal aliens off limits for enforcement. This lasts 18 months, but then is renewed over and over. Some countries’ nationals have had TPS for <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-el-salvador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decades</a>.
Then there’s Biden’s bogus immigration <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/13/a-legal-immigrants-lament-bidens-parole-scheme-makes-patsies-of-those-who-abide-by-law/">parole-a-palooza</a> programs that cover whole countries and millions of inadmissible or illegal aliens. The latest is “<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-weighs-giving-legal-status-to-immigrant-spouses-of-u-s-citizens-04277843" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parole in place</a>,” which could apply to a million or more illegal aliens married to U.S. citizens. Like other Biden “lawful pathways” around immigration limits set by Congress, this one is wide open to fraud.
There’s Deferred Enforced Departure for illegally present <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/02/14/memorandum-on-the-deferred-enforced-departure-for-certain-palestinians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Palestinians</a> (and <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/deferred-enforced-departure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">others</a>), which means although a foreign national has had all due process, the Biden-Harris administration just decides not to enforce judgement.
The administration is also <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/29/biden-border-bill-next-00154839">considering</a> expanding the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/pages/attachments/2015/07/24/eoir42b.pdf">Cancellation of Removal</a> program to people who have lived in the U.S. for over 10 years and have citizen relatives who would “suffer hardship” if they were deported. They’re unlikely to set the hardship bar too high.
There’s <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/26/biden-invites-more-illegal-immigrants-by-proposing-free-health-care-at-your-expense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taxpayer subsidized Medicaid and Obamacare</a> for DACA (Obama’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” program). To achieve this, Biden’s <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-08635.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed rule</a> considers DACA beneficiaries “lawfully present” for the purposes of health benefits, though the justification for the “deferred action” against them is that they are unlawfully present. It’s pretzel logic.
The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Ez3LZOgUQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emerging</a> Harris agenda builds off the Biden years by bringing a bigger bag of candy to the balcony and throwing it off even faster. She wants to:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Give illegal aliens an “earned <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/18/nx-s1-5008844/democratic-national-convention-harris-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pathway</a> to citizenship” (amnesty);</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">“eliminate” medical debt (by transferring it to the rest of us);</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">give first-time house buyers $25,000 and $40 billion in subsidies tax credits for builders;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">give parents a $6,000 “tax credit” (even if they pay no tax);</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">ban “price-gouging” for groceries, and</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">cap prescription drug costs.</li>
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 The last two ideas are known as “price controls.” Reason magazine <a href="https://reason.com/2024/08/19/kamal-harris-dishonest-and-stupid-price-control-proposal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> them “dishonest and stupid.” Or as Federal Reserve economist Chris Neely more politely <a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/2022/mar/why-price-controls-should-stay-history-books#authorbox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writes</a>, an “analysis of history show that broad price controls would be costly and of limited effectiveness.”
Harris <a href="https://mailchi.mp/press.kamalaharris.com/vice-president-harris-lays-out-agenda-to-lower-costs-for-american-families">says</a> she will do all this while “reducing the deficit and strengthening our fiscal health.” You see, she will throw all the candy out of the basket, but the basket magically refills. It’s the miracle of the loaves and fishes, with faith not in God but Big Government.
Tax expert Daniel Hemel <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-2024-policy-child-tax-credit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thinks</a> Harris has “made the correct calculus that sacrificing on fiscal policy for a few hundred thousand middle-class voters in the battleground states is worth it.”
Maybe so. And who wants to be the politician running against Evita and the free candy? What’s certain is that, though the candy continues to rain on our heads, it is never free.
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Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation. Heritage is listed for identification purposes only. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect any institutional position for Heritage or its Board of Trustees.
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Day Four Of The 2024 Democratic National Convention

Is Kamala Harris The American Evita?

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Argentina President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/javier-milei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Javier Milei</a> riled the far-Left in Spain late this week while he visited the country and slammed their political ideology as cancerous and evil.
During his first speech in the country on Friday, the right-wing libertarian political leader and economist <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/spain-deputy-pm-accuses-milei-of-sowing-hatred-1a41d091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>: &#8220;Let us not let the dark, black, satanic, atrocious, horrible carcinogenic side that is socialism prevail over us.&#8221;
Far-left Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz, who is also a deputy prime minister, had accused Milei of spreading &#8220;hate&#8221; with his freedom-loving ideas.
&#8220;There aren&#8217;t many who sow hate, but they make a lot of noise and flood everything,&#8221; said Diaz. &#8220;Milei and other governments of hate are back with their austerity measures and authoritarianism.&#8221;
Milei said that his policies were putting his country back on track after being on &#8220;a decline of more than 100 years&#8221;.
Milei has made major cuts to the country&#8217;s spending and cut the size of its government, along with other measures, which have resulted in its inflation rate plummeting and the government recording surpluses for the first time in nearly two decades.
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Prior to his visit to Spain, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente insulted Milei, claiming that he was using drugs.
Milei&#8217;s office responded to &#8220;the slander and insults&#8221; from Puente by slamming the government of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, saying that it had &#8220;more important problems than what to deal with, such as the accusations of corruption that fall on his wife, an issue that even led him to evaluate his resignation.&#8221;
&#8220;For the good of the Kingdom of Spain, we hope that justice acts quickly to clarify such a corruption scandal that directly affects stability of his Nation and, consequently, the relations with our country,&#8221; the statement said.
The statement slammed the socialist government for putting women at risk by allowing hoards of illegal immigrants in and endangering the middle class with socialist policies that &#8220;only bring poverty and death.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/javier-milei-tells-ben-shapiro-the-ideas-of-americas-founding-fathers-will-save-argentina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Javier Milei Tells Ben Shapiro The Ideas Of America’s Founding Fathers Will Save Argentina</a>

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The recently-elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, is turning to the values of America’s Founding Fathers to save his country, he tells Ben Shapiro.
“We have decided to embrace the values of the West,” Milei explains in a wide-ranging interview with Shapiro, Editor Emeritus of The Daily Wire. “And embracing the values of the West means embracing the Founding Fathers of the United States.”
Milei explains that the original Argentinian Constitution from the 1800s was fashioned after the U.S. Constitution, and the country.
“When that was implemented, Argentina ended up becoming a leading world power after having been a backwater,” the president said, explaining that the country began its decline only once Left-leaning and socialist ideologies took control. His triumph, Milei believes, is an opportunity for Argentina to return to its original values.
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“We need to embrace the values of freedom, which are ideas in the United States — even though in recent times they may have been degraded and some might have walked off the path,” he said. 
Milei is a strong supporter of strengthening relations between Argentina and the United States, as well as other countries that embrace freedom such as Israel. (Milei told Shapiro that Moses is the “greatest freedom hero of all time,” and that Israel still embodies Moses&#8217; spirit.)
An economist and politician, Milei assumed the presidency in December 2023 after running a media-savvy campaign focused on promoting capitalism, cutting government spending, and saving Argentina from decline. Milei emphasized that, despite the dire economic situation in Argentina, there is incredible optimism in Argentina that his policies will work. 
“70% of Argentines are convinced that we are going to put an end to inflation,” Milei said. “When you use one of these word clouds and ask people about their spontaneous feelings in Argentina, now, the word that most often comes up is hope.”
To create support and excite young people, Milei said his political rallies were modeled after rock concerts. 
“They were political rallies, but the format was more like a Rolling Stones concert, as I like the Rolling Stones,” he said. “One of the wonderful things is that at these rallies we had stands like a concert, with T-shirts, memorabilia, and different items. And there were stands with books.”
The former college lecturer says he realizes it&#8217;s not normal for a politician to captivate the attention of 20,000 to 30,000 people while speaking about economist Friedrich Hayek at a rally.
“Something was clearly on the way,” he told Shapiro, adding that he would tell himself he was just teaching a class about economics before rallies to gain confidence, because he was in such disbelief.
Milei said he began to believe during his campaign that Argentinian society was “maturing” and ready to discard socialism for capitalism.
“When you instead embrace the ideas of freedom, what happens is that you are elevated as a human being,” he says.
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When Shapiro asked Milei how he balances being an eloquent economist with the public image of someone with a chainsaw cutting away government bureaucracy, Milei compared himself to a soccer goalie, a “thankless” and “tough position” that requires a man with a “very bold personality.”
“Out of the 11 players on the team, the goalie is the only one that can use hands, and is the one who dresses differently. The goalkeeper also trains on their own,” he said. “Unlike the others, when they make mistakes, they are goals. It&#8217;s a very thankless position, because when a goalkeeper saves a goal, it&#8217;s tantamount to scoring a goal. When a forward scores a goal, it&#8217;s a goal. It&#8217;s a very tough position to be in and it requires a very bold personality.”
He cited how important that was when he was being  “violently attacked” by the Argentinian media during his race, including smears on his personal life and even his pets. 
“The gutter of the universe was in the media in Argentina, which was subservient to two huge party structures in order to destroy an individual,” he said. “But that strength that I had as a goalkeeper helped me stand, in addition to the spiritual support I got from my sister and my rabbi.”
Milei, claiming his popularity has grown, said if a run-off election were held today, he would win by an even larger margin.
“We were brave enough to tell the truth, and that&#8217;s why the political caste is at a loss,” Milei said. “They always deceived people, and they&#8217;ve always told them what they thought they wanted to hear.”
“We said to the people what we had to do in order to rise up from the bottom of the pit,” he said.
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