Today will be a grampa day, so possibly light posting.
The coup attempt in Bolivia—apparently failed—has some interesting features. Not unexpected, but interesting. The current president, Luis Arce, has long been on good terms with both Russia and China and Bolivia, wants to join BRICS, and sits on the world’s largest known reserves of lithium. He has refused to condemn Russia’s Special Military Operation and has wild ideas about making Bolivia into a production center for lithium, rather than an exporter of a cheap raw material. In other words, he’s a trouble maker. Depending on your point of view. Oh, he also broke off relations with Israel, due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza—which distinguishes him from the guy in Argentina.
Megatron @Megatron_ron
 The situation around Bolivia, why the coup attempt?
Two weeks ago, Bolivian President Luis Arce spoke with President Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum & the two leaders solidified their partnership.
Bolivia has the largest reserves of Lithium (the main resource for the production of electric batteries) in the world, in quantities calculated in 21 million tons, which is already 50% clear why there was an attempted coup. Argentina and Chile are in second and third place
Lithium is the main natural resource that is already replacing oil, through electric vehicles.
Lithium will be the lifeline for Argentina and the Argentine economy and could turn it into a modern day Saudi Arabia.
But this would only happen if the Argentine government sells it at "remunerative" prices or as a processed product and not as raw material.
The new president now a Jew, Millay unfortunately aims to sell it as a cheap commodity, just like the colonized African countries. But he may change his mind, who knows.
Bolivia, on the other hand, is a pro-BRICS country and will probably sell most of its Lithium to China, which is now the market leader in terms of electric vehicles sold.
What China does differently is that it has a habit of building processing plants in the places where it buys the raw materials, or at least the Bolivian government should arrange this with China.
China is now building factories for Electric Vehicles in Brazil and Mexico in order to take over the markets in South and North America, so it is clear from here why they need Bolivia, which will be the main supplier of batteries for the American continent.
Donald Trump also said a few months ago that Chinese car factories in Mexico would make the US auto industry a bloodbath.
From here it is clear why the CIA tried to make a coup through the general. Not that the US has a shortage of Lithium, but the Bolivian one in the hands of China will cause them great harm.
3:44 AM · Jun 27, 2024
For my part I’m happy with my gas powered car.
Janak jakhar @JakharJanak
This is the second CIA-backed coup plot against the Bolivian state in under 5 years.
Bolivia has 21 million tons of lithium reserves—the largest on the planet.
Bolivia also cut off all relations with Israel in condemnation of the genocide in Gaza.
Coincidence? I think not 
3:55 AM · Jun 27, 2024
Megatron @Megatron_ron
 BREAKING:
A failed coup attempt in Bolivia by US-backed General Juan José Zúñiga.
Bolivia, a dramatic coup attempt aimed at President Luis Arce was stopped in its tracks.
Armored vehicles smashed into the government palace, yet Arce stood strong, swiftly replacing the defiant army commander.
His firm actions, backed by massive support from the public waving national flags, led to the troops pulling back.
Bolivian President Luis Arce has met the leader of the attempted military coup in Bolivia face to face at the doors of the Presidential Palace.
Bolivian president emerges VICTORIOUS from the palace:
"Brothers, I want to thank you. You have mobilized quickly throughout the country... No one can take away the democracy we've earned in the streets through the blood of the Bolivian people!"
The leader of the attempted coup, Juan José Zúñiga, has been arrested by his own troops.
The Bolivian government is a big supporter of the Global South and has applied for BRICS membership.
9:04 PM · Jun 26, 2024
What do I know about Bolivia? Precious little beyond what anyone else knows. The president, Luis Arce, is an economist and a socialist by political persuasion. He appears to be popular—with Bolivians, but not with the US. He has a long history as a trouble maker:
Arce's first year in office saw its greatest successes in combating the COVID-19 pandemic through the procurement of vaccines from Russian and Chinese sources. His government spearheaded an international call for the pharmaceutical industry to waive its patents on vaccines and medications in order to provide greater access to them by low-income countries.
That would not have gone down well with the US, given that the Pentagon launched a campaign to discredit such vacccines, or “vaccines” as the case may be.
Arce was hailed as the architect behind Bolivia's economic transformation, overseeing the nationalization of the country's hydrocarbons industry, the rapid expansion of GDP, and the reduction of poverty. His tenure was only brought to an end by a diagnosis of kidney cancer, which forced him to leave office to seek extended treatment abroad.
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Bolivia was noted as one of the few Latin American states alongside Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela that refused to condemn Russian actions. The Arce administration, through the Foreign Ministry, maintained a neutral stance, reaffirming the country's position as a "pacifist state" and calling on the warring parties to "seek [peace through] political-diplomatic solutions". Bolivia was one of thirty-five countries and the only country in South America to abstain from voting on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia, a move condemned by much of the opposition. Former president Jorge Quiroga lamented the position of the Arce administration as an "international ignominy" that "leaves [Bolivia] as a diplomatic pariah".
Even so, the US under the Biden administration criticized indications of "anti-democratic behavior" during Arce's government. In particular, the US Department of State expressed due process concerns following the apprehension of Áñez, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the Arce administration to release detained former officials as their arrests were "not consistent with Bolivia's democratic ideals". …
For his part, Arce disapproved of the US government's position in the region. In particular, the president objected to the exclusion of "sister countries" in US initiatives. In 2021, Bolivia was excluded from the US-led Summit for Democracy—despite the participation of outwardly authoritarian regimes—and in 2022, Arce joined other Latin American leaders in boycotting the 9th Summit of the Americas if delegates from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not allowed to attend. Similarly, on 1 February 2021, Arce abrogated an Ánez-era decree providing for visa-free travel for US and Israeli citizens seeking to enter the country. The president justified that the measure failed the principle of reciprocity by "unilaterally [benefiting] Israeli and US citizens, without their countries granting a similar benefit".
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What we are seeing is again, the scramble for scarce resources. The more powerful will exert pressure (bullying) toward other countries that have certain resources perceived to be necessary for the future, a future that is not allowed to evolve naturally, but rather like all communist progressives, they are in a hurry hence this requires confiscating resources through war.
Milei not Jew.
What we are seeing is again, the scramble for scarce resources. The more powerful will exert pressure (bullying) toward other countries that have certain resources perceived to be necessary for the future, a future that is not allowed to evolve naturally, but rather like all communist progressives, they are in a hurry hence this requires confiscating resources through war.