– She died housewife Of Vogheranamely Mrs. Paola Zanin Concati, former president of the Association “Casalinghe di Voghera”, created to counter the stereotype of the ignorant citizen. Now, no one really knows how the expression was born. What is certain is that it represented everything that a certain snobbish culture has always hated, and somewhat ignored, about the Italian province. The one that has filled the ballot boxes of the moderates of the center-right for decades and that has given audiences to private TV. In essence, the real Italy. Neither ignorant nor obtuse, but popular. In the highest meaning of the term.
– A guy died a month after being stung by a spider violin. A tragedy. But be careful not to spread panic: not every bite from a violin spider causes death. It can be cured. Let’s not turn this arachnid into the new Covid.
– Very interesting analysis by Federico Rampini on the case of Nord Stream 2the gas pipeline that everyone thought was self-destructed by the Russians (an illogical hypothesis) and instead blown up by a Ukrainian commando. The journalist speaks openly of Kiev’s “deception” of its allies and the need for self-criticism. “Even when there is a wrong and a right, an aggressor and an aggressed, a victim and an executioner, this does not mean that on one side there is always and only Evil, on the other always and only Good. Even when there is an ethical imperative to take a side, this does not mean absolving it a priori from everything it will do.” Translated: it is right to be on Kiev’s side, but we must demand respect. Or at least the truth. And do not be blinded by the logic of the enemy and the friend: sometimes even allies commit crimes that must be underlined with the same force with which we underline the horrors of the adversary. During World War II Hitler was Evil and there is no doubt about it, but that doesn’t mean the bombing of Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren’t huge mistakes.
– “Ukraine deserves more political and economic support, more weapons, more defense agreements than we have given it so far, but this does not mean that we should remain silent about its mistakes and crimes,” he writes. Grappling hooks – A German general, faced with the conclusions of the investigation into the sabotage against Nord Stream, said this: if a similar attack had been carried out by an enemy nation, there were grounds for invoking Article 5 of the NATO Treaty and reacting with military action”. Perfect.
– A Russian-American citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for having paid 50 dollars to an association that supports Kiev. Here we must make two considerations. First: in every country at war, even the liberal ones, supporting the enemy is condemned as much as desertion. We forget about it because we haven’t really been fighting against anyone for a long time. Second: the extent of the sentence is shocking, however. Ending up 12 years in prison for 50 euros is objectively exaggerated and illiberal. And this should scandalize us.
– Welcome back Serie A. Usually the absence of the championship is felt, but not this time. The Olympics are to blame, perhaps. But also the fault of a summer market that is a symptom of suburban football. We have not been the Sun of the world football planet for some time now. And the enthusiasm suffers.
– There is nothing worse, I repeat nothing worse, than the classic Ferragosto article about today’s politicians who go to the beach with their bellies in the air while “Fanfani and Pertini went to the beach in jackets and ties”. Times have changed, but that doesn’t mean things have ended for the worse. Clothes, like costumes, don’t make the man.
– Maximum Bold defends Giorgia Meloni and gets a load of criticism. In Italy, you know, if a VIP goes to Gay Pride and cheers for Elly, he’s a saint; otherwise, he should be included in the category of the usual s***.
– The insults to Angela Cute they are reprehensible, but to tell the truth Imane Khelif has also taken a lot of them. Social media is like that and there is little to complain about. Instead, I would avoid turning the Italian boxer into a saint. The fact that Imane’s other opponents remained in the ring, despite being hit like bagpipes, shows that perhaps Angela did not make such a heroic gesture. I would have appreciated it more if she had immediately contested what, with all evidence, she considered an injustice.
– A Spanish athlete will not be at the Paralympics because his place was taken by the former man Valentina PetrilloThe lawyer protests and also talks about it Picture. And this, hormones or no hormones, testosterone or no testosterone, is a clear injustice that must be remedied. Those born male, trans or not, compete against men. Period. Those who choose the path of transition are free to do so, but must take into account that their choice may preclude them from participating in the Olympics or Paralympics. Life cannot be all a gala dinner. Because in the end, the weakest are the ones who lose out: in this case, a blind Spanish athlete who will not be able to fulfill her Olympic dream.
– The athlete in question is called Melani Bergés Gàmez, 34 years old, 90 percent blind as a result of albinism. She missed out on the podium in the 200 by just 8 hundredths. “I’m 1.70 meters tall and Valentina towers over me by her entire head and more. I defend women’s rights cisgenderbut it doesn’t mean I hate trans. But we can’t compete with genetically superior people”. We have to fight for her. Ps: Valentina fu Fabrizio is 50 years old, her opponent is 34. If her having been a man didn’t give her a clear advantage, it would be impossible, or almost, that with that age difference she would have managed to overcome Melani.
– Ps: Valentina Petrillo competes in the Paralympics because she respects the rules. Nothing to complain about. The problem is not her. The problem is the rules, which need to be changed.
– Everyone can make mistakes, including the writer.
But if Vannacci he really thinks of founding a party to try to climb alone, without roots in the territory or support, there are two options: either he is politically crazy; or we have found the new Silvio Berlusconi. For the moment we are leaning towards the first option.