A Chilean orchestra gave an open-air performance of "El pueblo unido, jamás será vencido!" ("The people united will never be defeated") in Santiago. The song was written in 1973, only months before the violent coup by dictator Augusto Pinochet, who assumed power in September. pic.twitter.com/EYgn7U1XA3— redfish (@redfishstream) October 28, 2019
― calzino, Monday, 28 October 2019 22:31 (four years ago) link
some songs never age.
― calzino, Monday, 28 October 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
Piñera having a wee cabinet-shuffle today as if that's going to fuck all.
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 28 October 2019 22:33 (four years ago) link
"to do fuck all" even
We might need to have a general global civil unrest thread.
― Yerac, Monday, 28 October 2019 22:44 (four years ago) link
Holy shit.Tonight’s protest in Chile. pic.twitter.com/hVDyGw9POF— Joshua Potash 🆘 (@JoshuaPotash) November 9, 2019
― nashwan, Saturday, 9 November 2019 13:04 (four years ago) link
my spouse's colleagues and students have all been asking us gringos how we feel about the protests and if I am scared. He is like "oh she has an isreali gas mask with hydration tube."
Our street has been getting a lot of action because we live 2-3 blocks from the tallest building in SA which has a 6 floor mall in it, so it's been mostly closed for a couple of weeks and the police are defending that thing like it's full of virgins and puppies. So throngs are constantly being teargassed and chased onto our street. The whole block is full of teargas and our nice doorman (doormen here are usually just older men in cardigans) is watering our front garden and not even flinching when kids are doing reacharounds to fill their water bottles.
― Yerac, Saturday, 9 November 2019 13:51 (four years ago) link
This is Leonardo Farkas, second place in the latest Chilean presidential poll; a businessman and philanthropist, known for his telethons raising money for handicapped children; who has said that if elected President "every Chilean would get their own house" pic.twitter.com/SP7Bz54Trh— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) July 16, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 17 July 2020 10:17 (three years ago) link
lol sending the solar orbiter to image scan the blinding light from those gleaming pearlers. Without knowing anything about him my first impression is he sounds like he might be good?
― calzino, Friday, 17 July 2020 10:26 (three years ago) link
aka Charlie Mullins of the Andes.
― The Fields o' Fat Henry (Tom D.), Friday, 17 July 2020 10:27 (three years ago) link
For someone who looks remarkably like Alf he's sure donated a lot millions to good causes.
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 17 July 2020 11:33 (three years ago) link
100% this guy eats cats
― nashwan, Friday, 17 July 2020 11:48 (three years ago) link
maybe not so bad after all then!
― calzino, Friday, 17 July 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
Here's @BernieSanders, in 2003, talking about the American backed military coup that ousted Allende, and installed Pinochet, who oversaw the creation of a new, anti-democratic ConstitutionToday the people of Chile voted it out 78%-21%#PlebiscitoChilepic.twitter.com/sRvu8nKhRz— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) October 26, 2020
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 26 October 2020 07:29 (three years ago) link
Big day.
Good to see high turnout as it's been in the toilet in recent elections.
Unsure how a new constitution will be able to deal with Chile's massive issues and egregiously unequal society but we shall see
― here comes the hotstamper (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 October 2020 08:10 (three years ago) link
Oh actually participation dipped since I last checked. Average for elections since mandatory voting was scrapped in 2012. 50% turnout
― here comes the hotstamper (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 October 2020 08:22 (three years ago) link
After Chileans elected members of a constitution-writing body, Chile's stock market goes into a nosedive. Investors fear radical changes ahead.— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) May 17, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 17 May 2021 14:51 (three years ago) link
really crappy participation again. terrible elections day for the right, which is good., obv. just seems to be a lot of cynicism about the political process in general from people who supported the estallido social
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 17 May 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/18/a-new-chile-political-elite-rejected-in-vote-for-constitutional-assembly?
Looks good.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 12:21 (three years ago) link
yeah it's pretty encouraging. the right did terribly which obviously makes sense given how unpopular the president is right now, and given that they backed rejecting a new constitution. so they won't be able to fuck things up vetoing everything.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:11 (three years ago) link
likelihood of a really big tent left coalition government under the communist jadue after elections at the end of the year.
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
Maybe not.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/21/chile-jose-antonio-kast-presidential-election-far-right
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 October 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
I think that the good results of Kast (far right) in the polls for the first round is due to the fact that he is consolidating the vote of the right, due to a weak candidate of the center-right. The vote of the left is still divided into two candidates, left and center-left, this should change in the second round. I hope so!
― CarlosDP, Saturday, 23 October 2021 12:21 (two years ago) link
"The temporary death of democracy in Chile will be regrettable, but the blame lies clearly with Dr. Allende... Their coup was homegrown, and attempts to make out that the Americans were involved are absurd"-The Economist, 15 September 1973 pic.twitter.com/lTwsV2a7PG— John McEvoy (@jmcevoy_2) November 20, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 20 November 2021 12:30 (two years ago) link
This guy Kast is literally the son of a Nazi.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Saturday, 20 November 2021 14:10 (two years ago) link
and he's winning
― marblesurf, Sunday, 21 November 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
centre right candidate in Chile concedes, hints that he will support the far right https://t.co/hiwXoKwCRY— jamie k (@jkbloodtreasure) November 21, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 22 November 2021 10:12 (two years ago) link
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/leftist-chile-presidential-candidate-leads-new-poll-dec-19-vote-looms-2021-11-29/
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 29 November 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
People in Chile celebrate the death of Pinochet's widow. Enjoy! https://t.co/3DUO23fEpU— AngryWorkers (@WorkersAngry) December 17, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 17 December 2021 15:36 (two years ago) link
no hay mal que dure cien años
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 17 December 2021 17:28 (two years ago) link
the season finale of Chile is going crazy with this and then the most significant election since the return of democracy on sunday
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Friday, 17 December 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
Chile, Cadem/Plaza Pública poll:Second roundBoric (AD, left|green): 55% (+1)J.A. Kast (FSC, right): 45% (-1)(+/- vs. 14 December '21)Fieldwork: 15-16 December '21Sample size: 1,007#Elecciones2021CL #Chile #Boric #Kast pic.twitter.com/o0AcrMMjMh— America Elects (@AmericaElige) December 17, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 17 December 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
Chile: Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast (FSC, right) has conceded defeat in today’s runoff election and congratulated Gabriel Boric (AD, left|green) on his victory. #Chile #Elecciones2021CL #EleccionesChile2021 https://t.co/QWw0dkY57X— America Elects (@AmericaElige) December 19, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:29 (two years ago) link
Kissinger to die before Xmas.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:30 (two years ago) link
Gabriel Boric has become the world's most powerful Tool fan— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) December 19, 2021
― mark s, Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
Nazis lose again.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
A victory for Bosch
― calzino, Sunday, 19 December 2021 23:59 (two years ago) link
I was searching Boric's Twitter feed to get a sense of his musical taste. He's also tweeted approvingly about Pearl Jam on multiple occasions.
― jaymc, Monday, 20 December 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
uh oh
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 20 December 2021 00:03 (two years ago) link
Populist flavor runs high in Chilean election campaign ads:pic.twitter.com/tyvjFtQzVf— Brian Phipps (@brandstrat) December 8, 2021
― mark s, Monday, 20 December 2021 00:05 (two years ago) link
Sexooooooooo
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 20 December 2021 05:38 (two years ago) link
So happy, Kast winning would've killed me
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Monday, 20 December 2021 05:39 (two years ago) link
This is good. Who knew sick riffs were the answer
― imago, Monday, 20 December 2021 06:26 (two years ago) link
Time for Kast to, ahaha, 'walk away'
― Allegra do Povo (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 20 December 2021 10:34 (two years ago) link
Goose-step surely?
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 20 December 2021 10:40 (two years ago) link
And yes of courss
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 December 2021 12:03 (two years ago) link
henry kissinger lived just long enough to see a socialist take power in chile again.— Asinus Pervicax (@Cato_of_Utica) December 20, 2021
enshallah
― symsymsym, Monday, 20 December 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
🚀 FUN FACT: The Swiftie candidate for the presidency of Chile, @gabrielboric has won the elections! 🇨🇱He shares that he discovered @TaylorSwift13 during the pandemic and that his favorite album is "Folklore." pic.twitter.com/683H746hhK— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) December 20, 2021
― CarlosDP, Monday, 20 December 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link
Mark Fisher, espectro y legado, a través de la lectura del ahora Presidente electo de Chile, @gabrielboric.https://t.co/vUT9FZLbBG pic.twitter.com/qS7gloSw4g— Caja Negra Editora (@cajanegraedit) December 20, 2021
― CarlosDP, Monday, 20 December 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link