Argentina ablaze: nearly 3,000 square miles lost to fires so far this year

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3. Sure. They've done this before - but this time the tables were turned on them

Right-wing media was (of course) already using the fires as part of their relentless "discouragement" campaign - basically psy-ops designed to impart a sense of malaise among voters (some of it justified, as things are very hard right now - but more often by way of melodrama or fake news outright).

But then House Majority leader Máximo Kirchner turned the tables by introducing this fires management bill.

This put Macri's party (now led by Pat Bullrich) in the uncomfortable position of opposing this very popular bill, and having to explain why (they can't).

They have to oppose it, you see, not only because it has a Kirchner's name on it (rather like anything with Obama's name on it, among Republicans); but because landowner lobbies demand they do so.

Good chatting again, Judi. As always.