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"We have reached barbarism, animality: we shoot a human being as if it were a public spectacle. We have gone back ninety years, to the last time a man was hanged in public in the United States. It is truly shameful." With these words, Vincenzo De Luca, in his usual weekly Facebook live address, comments on the decision announced by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, whom he referred to as "the slicked-back one." What is happening in the United States with the current ruling group at the helm of the country is pushing the world towards levels of barbarism and loss of fundamental human values that leave us truly shocked." The mayor of Salerno describes the announcement as a return to practices that the United States had abandoned for almost a century, and harshly criticizes the Trump administration: "What is happening in the United States with the current ruling group at the helm of the country is pushing the world towards levels of barbarism and loss of fundamental human values that leave us truly shocked." We will have a political season that will record the further fragmentation of the political landscape of our country. Every election campaign eve sees the birth of new lists, new groupings, all that series of nonsense and hypocrisies that serve simply one purpose: to guarantee a candidacy to as many people as possible – he continues – I happened to particularly observe "Civic Project." I called it "Civic Opportunism": it is a way to try to create spaces for candidacy. That’s all." De Luca then comments on the eve of the Italian electoral season, targeting the political formation promoted by Alessandro Onorato, which continues to gather support even in Campania, including from regional councilors so far close to the former president of the Campania Region: "We will have a political season that will record the further fragmentation of the political landscape of our country. I have been repeating for decades that there is a condition of total anomaly in Italy. When you need to make political choices on major issues (healthcare, transportation, taxation, justice, foreign policy), you can have two different positions, three, four, five hypotheses for solving problems or lines on which to position yourself to tackle the issues. But you can’t have twenty lines of economic policy, twenty healthcare policies, twenty transportation policies." They pretend to contribute to the governance of the country, but in reality, they are great charades and initiatives of opportunism that simply serve to open spaces for the candidacies of a few characters in search of an author." #VincenzoDeLuca #Elezioni #PoliticaUSA (translated)

Max Verstappen conquers the pole in the Singapore Sprint after being cleared of a penalty for a controversial overtake on Lewis Hamilton during a yellow flag, while George Russell finishes second and Leclerc is fourth, complaining about the lost performance of the Ferrari. #Formula1 #GPsSingapore #Verstappen (translated)

Federico Albano wrote that Ferrari had been very quick with the medium tires, but in SQ3 they lost the necessary tenths to fight for pole when it was crucial to extract the maximum from the tires and especially from the engine. In his view, the car was competitive in various phases and direction changes, but it lost speed on the straights due to aerodynamic drag and low power. He added that the gap to Mercedes and Red Bull increased on the straights and decreased in parts of the mixed sections. Albano called Leclerc's lap “super” and wrote that Hamilton had risked everything in SQ3 but had made several mistakes. Until that moment, according to him, Lewis seemed to have an even better pace than Charles, but the Monegasque finished with two very strong laps. The author attributed pole to Verstappen, noting it had yet to be confirmed, and described Red Bull as the strongest team at the moment. According to his analysis, the car was very fast on the straights, stable in the mixed sections, and capable of limiting losses in slow corners. Verstappen had gained 0.3 seconds on Leclerc already at the end of the first sector, all on the straights, Albano wrote. In his opinion, Red Bull had found the right setup, and the data reminded him of 2022: the car had less downforce, but Verstappen's driving style hid the effect, while speed on the straights remained decisive. Albano described Mercedes as disappointed: Russell had clocked 0.5 seconds faster than Antonelli, but the update package, which he described as extensive, costly, and awaited, was not working. He added that Kimi had also refused the new wing. According to the data he examined, the front end was no longer functioning well, exhibiting understeer in medium-speed corners and difficulty turning the car in slow corners; the increase in aerodynamic drag also hindered deployment. Albano wrote that Antonelli struggled even under braking because he no longer trusted the front end and that, despite the differences between the Singapore and Sepang tracks, what he had seen so far reminded him of the same script. According to Albano, McLaren was not far off but had disappointed in terms of track characteristics and seemed to struggle with a lack of grip, especially when maximum performance was needed. He noted that Ferrari and McLaren, on one side, and Red Bull and Mercedes, on the other, were developing different concepts that ended up producing similar characteristics, except for the Mercedes updates, which in his view were not working. Finally, Albano wrote that the sprint would show whether those cars would be able to create overtaking opportunities or if the race would turn into a train, awaiting the decisive qualifying for Sunday. #Formula1 #SingaporeGP #Motorsport (translated)

Francesca Rossello, daughter of one of the victims of the Linate airport massacre in 2001, shares her pain for the loss of her father and emphasizes the progress in airport security and psychological support for the families of the victims. #Linate #Vittime #SicurezzaAeroporti (translated)

Marco Taradash recalled a phrase from the Corriere stating that Russia was unable to reach Kiev and was losing men and resources in an already partially failed attempt to avoid losing control of a satellite. Taradash contested the reference, arguing that the satellite was Ukraine, an independent country with citizens, elections, and a Parliament. He claimed that such language denied Russian imperialism by adopting its vocabulary and associated Carlo Rovelli with the "Stalin Prize." #Russia #Ucraina #Imperialismo (translated)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was among the first to express his condolences on X to the family and loved ones of Maricarmen Abascal, sending a "hug" to "everyone who feels this loss as their own today." #DirittoAllaCasa #GiustiziaPerMaricarmen #EmergenzaAbitativa (translated)

All my affection to the family and loved ones of Maricarmen. A hug also to all those who today feel this loss as if it were their own. Rest in peace. "All my affection to the family and loved ones of Maricarmen. A hug also to all those who today feel this loss as if it were their own. Rest in peace," wrote Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on X. #DirittoAllaCasa #ProtesteSpagna #MaricarmenAbascal (translated)

John Elkann, during the inauguration of Wave by Vento in Turin, stated that artificial intelligence represents a technological revolution capable of changing human history, urging to look at future opportunities rather than fears of job loss. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Innovazione #TalentoItaliano (translated)

The Ninth Report of the Gimbe Foundation highlights that, despite a nominal increase, the health fund has suffered a loss of almost 19 billion euros between 2023 and 2026, showing the need for an additional 32 billion to finance healthcare in the next three years without burdening citizens. #Sanità #FondoSanitario #Gimbe (translated)

Jessica Moretti, owner of the Constellation, has requested compensation from the insurance for loss of earnings due to the damage caused by the fire in her discobar in Crans-Montana, while she and her husband are at the center of the investigation into the tragedy that caused 41 deaths. #CransMontana #incendio #indennità (translated)

Jessica Moretti, owner of the Constellation, has requested compensation for injury due to health damage and loss of earnings suffered after the fire at her disco bar in Crans-Montana, while her request is currently being examined by Zurich insurance. #CransMontana #incendio #indennità (translated)

A year after the ceasefire, life in Gaza is marked by ongoing difficulties and the absence of peace, with nearly two million Palestinians still in misery, as recounted through the testimony of Shurouq, a Save the Children worker who lives among the ruins and the pain of loss. #Gaza #CessateIlFuoco #VitaQuotidiana (translated)

A bug in the software common to all single-seaters caused a sudden loss of power during the Malaysian Grand Prix, bringing the vehicles to a halt at 30 km/h and revealing the weaknesses of the new technical regulations of Formula 1 under the rain. #Formula1 #Motorsport #SoftwareBug (translated)