The Darién Gap Straddling Panama and Colombia is a Mass Migrant Graveyard that Exemplifies Injustice of Today’s Global Economy
MAGA warnings of an enemy invasion through the gap helps justify cruel policies targeting vulnerable people who have been victimized by U.S. foreign policy Known in Spanish as Tapón del Darién, the Darién Gap is a 106-kilometer stretch of jungle stradd...#southAmerica
🦇🌙 What connects ancient Celtic bonfires to the Congress Ave Bridge in #Austin? Beneficial #bats. Bats pollinate over 500 plant species and can eat 1,200 mosquitoes per hour. So how did these #ecosystem engineers become worldwide symbols of death and darkness?
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/bats-beneficial-ecosystem-engineers-halloween-symbols-monstrum?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=bats-monstrum
#halloween #ecology #biology #conservation #wildlife #history #folklore #nature #animals #art #autumn #culture #europe #literature #religion #science #SouthAmerica #teaching #tksst #video
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#TheCryptocalypseChronicles: Make Argentina Gold Again (Again?)
A stroll through various aspects of the American taxpayers' quest to bailout #Argentina's Javier Milei, with particular attention paid to agricultural products, Argentina's missing #gold reserves, and the myriad ways American taxpayer money might end up in the hands of crypto bros.
Special guest appearances by Tether Gold, Howard Lutnick, & Rob Citrone.
* Substack: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again-again
* DocumentCloud: https://legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26195550-make-argentina-gold-again-again
(Retoots appreciated)
#uspol #uspolitics #Lutnick #stablecoin #stablecoins #Milei #JavierMilei #ScottBessent #inflation #SouthAmerica #BuenosAires #soybeans #robCitrone #HowardLutnick #Tether #XAUT #TetherGold #Adecoagro #crypto #Beef #LLA #Libertad #LaLibertadAvanza
Vincent Bevins on Venezuela
“I am not saying that Trump is going to try this in Venezuela. They may kick the tires on the Maduro government and back away. I am not saying they would necessarily succeed. I am saying that the implicit goal of military action is not to create a government; it is to destroy one”
U.S. Strikes 2nd Boat in Pacific as Anti-Drug Operation Expands
Via #TheGuardian @ 1:57pm ET on Oct 22, 2025
The US #military has attacked and destroyed another boat in its ongoing and controversial fight against what it says are #DrugTrafficking activities.
The strike for the first time was carried out on the #Pacific side of #SouthAmerica. Previous attacks have hit seven vessels in the #Caribbean and killed at least 32 people.
#StopTrump #TrumpIsACriminal #Colombia#Venezuela
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/military-boat-strike-pacific-pete-hegseth
The #US #military hit another vessel that the #Trump admin claimed was carrying drugs from #SouthAmerica, a US official said Wednesday. It was the first US strike on a vessel in the #Pacific Ocean, expanding the military campaign beyond the #Caribbean Sea. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, said the attack late Tuesday on a vessel off the coast of #Colombia killed 2 or 3 people.
#criminal #law #murder #AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/trump-drug-boat-strike-colombia.html?smid=url-share
Bolivia's election of centrist Rodrigo Paz is raising cautious hopes that a more market-friendly leader could pave the way for international investment in the country's ample lithium reserves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/world/politics/bolivia-president-lithium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #bolivia #rodrigopaz #mining #lithium #southamerica
Brazilian Caminho Loader Employs LSB Steganography and Fileless Execution to Deliver Multiple Malware Families Across South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe
A new malware loader called Caminho, originating from Brazil, has been identified using steganography to hide .NET payloads in image files hosted on legitimate platforms. Active since March 2025, the campaign has evolved significantly, delivering various malware types across South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The multi-stage infection chain begins with phishing emails containing malicious scripts, leading to the download of steganographic images. The Caminho loader extracts and executes payloads in memory, establishing persistence through scheduled tasks. Analysis reveals consistent patterns and Portuguese language artifacts, indicating a Loader-as-a-Service model. The operation targets multiple industries opportunistically, using bulletproof hosting for command and control.
Pulse ID: 68f856d14d16bb8375c07868
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/68f856d14d16bb8375c07868
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-10-22 04:00:17
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#Africa #Brazil #CyberSecurity #EasternEurope #Email #Europe #InfoSec #Malware #NET #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #SouthAmerica #Steganography #bot #AlienVault
Obituary of a Prominent Uruguayan Anarchist, Osvaldo Escribano
In early October, prominent lifelong anarchist Osvaldo Escribano died in Buenos Aires.
He was part of the anarchist movement in Argentina and Uruguay and participated in many different self-organized projects.
He was born in 1939. At the age of 18, he was drawn to anarchism, through the anarchist club of the José Ingenieros People’s Library. In the 1960s, he became involved in student revolts. He was also part of the cooperative movement and the peasant movement, and became one of the founders of a federation of housing cooperatives. He was a member of the Comunidade do Sul do Uruguai (Community of Southern Uruguay), an experiment in free living in which he practiced his ideas for years, until his exile in Argentina in 1974.
He collaborated at the community level in the fight against neoliberal practices with his life partner, María Eva Izquierdo. He passed away a little over a year after her (we published her obituary HERE: https://www.afed.cz/text/8249/maria-eva-izquierdo-1941-2024). They were a couple whose life was the fight for a free world.
Self-government and cooperatives became the pillars of Osvaldo’s vision of community and anarchist spaces. Based on them, he contributed to a number of initiatives in the Río de la Plata region. His return to Uruguay in 2000 did not stop his creative spirit, he participated in the foundation of the anarchist space La Solidaria and the cultural and community center El Terruño in Rincon del Pinar, where the feminist library Brujas and the Anarchist Archive operate. He actively supported the collective Mujeres Libres (Free Women), which operated in the José Ingenieros library in the 1990s, and strengthened the role of women in the libertine movement. In recent years, he has been actively involved in the activities of the social center Cordón Norte. He was a member of the Development Commission of FUCVAM (Uruguayan Federation of Mutual Aid Housing Cooperatives). Osvaldo also left his mark on the publishing and promotional projects of the José Ingenieros People’s Library: for example, he participated in the publication Acción Directa por la Revolución Social (Direct Action for the Social Revolution) or the magazine El Libertario , and prepared the graphic design of many leaflets, magazines and books.
You can listen to Osvaldo’s memories in Spanish on the video HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP-6zadm8nw
You can watch the memorial video for Osvaldo HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPKtu4_XyiA
Source : Facebook and https://noticiasanarquistas.noblogs.org/post/2025/10/08/uruguai-faleceu…
source: Anarchist News
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat this week to slap Colombia with tariffs over its drug policy marked an escalation in his feud with a country that has long been one of Washington's closest Latin American allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/world/politics/trump-colombia-tariffs-us-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #colombia #gustavopetro #southamerica #latinamerica #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #drugs #caribbean
Brazil has authorized state-owned oil company Petrobras to commence drilling for oil near the Amazon River's mouth, which has sparked significant backlash from environmental organizations just weeks ahead of the COP30 climate talks scheduled in the Amazon city of Belém #world #southamerica #brazil
https://newsmeapp.com/brazil-approves-amazon-oil-drilling-ahead-of-cop30-sparking-outcry-from-environmentalists-the-guardian-reports/
Legal experts aren't surprised the U.S. government chose not to use the term "prisoners of war" to describe two survivors of an attack on a vessel last week by the U.S. military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/crime-legal/trump-drug-war-prisoners-legal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #drugs #caribbean #organizedcrime #smuggling #venezuela #southamerica #latinamerica #us #donaldtrump #republicans #humanrights
Peru's Generation Z is leading protests against rampant crime and years of political deadlock — demanding systemic change after watching seven presidents come and go in a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/21/world/politics/peru-gen-z-movement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #peru #genz #southamerica
Colombia disputes US claim fisherman killed in strike was drug trafficker
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent U.S.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #conflictsdefense #drugs #LatinAmerica #SouthAmerica #UnitedStates #Us #USA #venezuelanpoliticalcrisis
https://www.newsbeep.com/198889/
Jewelbug: Chinese APT Group Widens Reach to Russia | SECURITY.COM
A new backdoor under development by a Chinese cyber-attack group, Jewelbug, has been spotted in recent months in South America, Taiwan and Russia, according to Microsoft’s latest security assessment.
Pulse ID: 68f5e1b790bd6e726390df98
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/68f5e1b790bd6e726390df98
Pulse Author: Tr1sa111
Created: 2025-10-20 07:16:07
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#BackDoor #Chinese #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Microsoft #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Russia #SouthAmerica #bot #Tr1sa111
Banking Trojan Abusing GitHub for Resilience
A new Astaroth banking trojan campaign has been discovered abusing GitHub to host malware configurations. The infection begins with a phishing email containing a link to download a zipped Windows shortcut file, which installs the Astaroth malware. The trojan detects when users access banking or cryptocurrency websites and steals credentials through keylogging. It sends stolen information to attackers using Ngrok reverse proxy and uses GitHub to update its configuration when command and control servers become inaccessible. The malware primarily targets South American countries, with a focus on Brazil. Astaroth employs various anti-analysis techniques and targets specific banking and cryptocurrency-related sites. The GitHub repositories hosting the malicious configurations have been reported and taken down.
Pulse ID: 68ee1391e202d5db1c015e71
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/68ee1391e202d5db1c015e71
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-10-14 09:10:41
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#Astaroth #Bank #BankingTrojan #Brazil #CyberSecurity #Email #GitHub #InfoSec #Malware #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #Proxy #RAT #ReverseProxy #SouthAmerica #Trojan #Windows #ZIP #bot #cryptocurrency #AlienVault
Bolivia has a new president: Rodrigo Paz. The centrist was the surprise victor against a wealthy and well-known right-wing opponent, former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga in a runoff yesterday, and will take the reins on Nov. 8. He will be the first conservative president after 20 years of socialist rule in the South American country. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
Peru, Inca trail : Machu Picchu, Quechua group #southamerica #peru #cuzco #incatrail #machupicchu #quechua #travel #colorful
Yep, absolute dumbass
#colombia #southamerica #EU #europe #tariffs #economy #politics #news #freedom #world #resistance #UN #magats #corruption #government #America #Italy #Uk #France #germany #denmark #norway #canada #japan #congress #civilrights #reddit #washingtondc #jdvance #oppression #australia #religion
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