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The author has stated that he shared a photo of page 44 of the World section of the Saturday, October 10, 2026 issue of The Times. According to him, the main article was about Forte dei Marmi, a seaside resort in Tuscany that was attracting an increasing number of very wealthy people. #journal #Toscane #FortedMarmi #IT (translated)

AI is advancing at extraordinary speed. As we confront its rising challenges, let‘s not retreat from fundamental principles: Children must never become the test subjects for unregulated systems. Life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines. Killer robots #AIethics #Killerrobots #AIrisks #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

The Individual as an Antidote to Tyranny The average person today is incapable of governing himself, which is why so many yearn for a new system. They desire external control to order their lives in ways they feel unable to manage themselves. Riddled with fear, they trade liberty for protection. Ideology recasts resentment as righteousness, while loneliness drives them to join a herd. The answer to collective madness is not collective action in the opposite direction. Chaos does not defeat chaos. As Friedrich Nietzsche observed, “Madness is something rare in individuals—but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.” Think of every hero story you admire. The hero does not retreat from danger or surrender to evil. He confronts it directly and places himself in the line of fire. A well-ordered individual is not harmless or ineffectual. One competent, strong, and courageous person can carry more weight and provide more value than a mob. As Carl Jung said, “A million zeros do not add up to one.” Being well-ordered does not mean being harmless or indiscriminately nice. It means possessing judgment, competitive instinct, the capacity for force, and a desire for achievement. The question is what those qualities serve: money, power, and lust—or love, family, and God? This kind of person is an antidote to tyranny. If no strong internal ordering principle exists, a movement, leader, ideology, or state will fill the vacuum from the outside. The well-ordered individual is not incapable of rage, vanity, resentment, cowardice, or cruelty. Awareness of these shadow aspects helps prevent ideological capture and frees him from the seductive belief that “they are evil and we are good.” Anyone seeking a solution to increasing social insanity must recognize that a disordered individual cannot bring order to his environment. By becoming a person of virtue, he can carry that order into every role he occupies—as a parent, teacher, pastor, judge, journalist, leader, neighbor, police officer, or citizen.

Als Friedrich Merz der Basis der Union gefallen wollte, war er erfolgreich. Seit er dem Elfenbeinturm und der SPD gefallen will, läuft es nicht mehr. Ich empfehle einen Retreat und einen neuen Beraterkreis. #FriedrichMerz #Union #Politik

IlSipontino.net: Herdonia, the “Pompeii of Apulia”, featured on Popular Archaeology (USA) SOURCE: https://www.ilsipontino.net/herdonia-la-pompei-di-puglia-in-un-articolo-pubblicato-oggi-su-popular-archaeology-usa/ In the golden heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, where the wheat still ripples beneath the very sky that once witnessed the passage of Hannibal’s armies and Trajan’s legions, Herdonia at last emerges onto the international stage: the ancient city that scholars, with equal admiration and regret, have long described as “the Pompeii of Puglia". Published in Popular Archaeology, the article by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella retraces, with both passion and scholarly rigour, the entire epic of this extraordinary site: from its Daunian origins in the Iron Age, marked by its celebrated anthropomorphic stelae and the earliest textile embroideries known in Italy, through the tragedy of the Punic Wars – two battles of Herdonia in the aftermath of Cannae – the Roman refoundation along the Via Traiana, and finally the hunting retreat of Frederick II of Swabia of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Only 20 per cent of its 20–24 hectares has been brought to light over sixty years of Belgian (Joseph Mertens, 1962–1992) and Italo‑Belgian excavations (University of Bari, Giuliano Volpe, 1993–2000). The remaining 80 per cent, preserved intact beneath the thin Puglian mantle, constitutes a living archive of history that could occupy archaeologists for the next century. After twenty‑two years of enforced silence due to a protracted legal dispute, the year 2022 marked a decisive turning point: the State acquired the entire area, allocating more than €2.7 million for restoration, enhancement, and the creation of the Archaeological Park of Herdonia. The HerMA Museum, inaugurated in 2017 just a short distance from the site, already welcomes thousands of visitors with its Daunian and Roman masterpieces, while the Polytechnic University of Bari has produced the first complete 3D model of the ruins. “Herdonia is not merely a site of the past; it is a place capable of narrating the whole of Italy, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, without being overlaid by a modern city,” writes Magaldi Sardella. “It now finally possesses the conditions to become one of the great archaeological parks of our country.” The field lies open. Puglia has rediscovered its Pompeii. It is now for the world to uncover it.

SanGiovanniRotondoFree.it — Herdonia, the “Pompeii of Apulia”, Captivates America: Popular Archaeology Shines a Spotlight on the Tavoliere’s Hidden Treasure SOURCE: https://sangiovannirotondofree.it/2026/02/28/herdonia-la-pompei-di-puglia-conquista-lamerica-riflettori-di-popular-archaeology-sul-tesoro-nascosto-del-tavoliere/ In the golden heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, where the wheat still ripples beneath the very sky that once witnessed the passage of Hannibal’s armies and Trajan’s legions, Herdonia at last emerges onto the international stage: the ancient city that scholars, with equal admiration and regret, have long described as “the Pompeii of Puglia”. Published in Popular Archaeology, the article by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella retraces, with both passion and scholarly rigour, the entire epic of this extraordinary site: from its Daunian origins in the Iron Age, marked by its celebrated anthropomorphic stelae and the earliest textile embroideries known in Italy, through the tragedy of the Punic Wars – two battles of Herdonia in the aftermath of Cannae – the Roman refoundation along the Via Traiana, and finally the hunting retreat of Frederick II of Swabia of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Only 20 per cent of its 20–24 hectares has been brought to light over sixty years of Belgian (Joseph Mertens, 1962–1992) and Italo‑Belgian excavations (University of Bari, Giuliano Volpe, 1993–2000). The remaining 80 per cent, preserved intact beneath the thin Puglian mantle, constitutes a living archive of history that could occupy archaeologists for the next century. After twenty‑two years of enforced silence due to a protracted legal dispute, the year 2022 marked a decisive turning point: the State acquired the entire area, allocating more than €2.7 million for restoration, enhancement, and the creation of the Archaeological Park of Herdonia. The HerMA Museum, inaugurated in 2017 just a short distance from the site, already welcomes thousands of visitors with its Daunian and Roman masterpieces, while the Polytechnic University of Bari has produced the first complete 3D model of the ruins. “Herdonia is not merely a site of the past; it is a place capable of narrating the whole of Italy, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, without being overlaid by a modern city,” writes Magaldi Sardella. “It now finally possesses the conditions to become one of the great archaeological parks of our country.” The field lies open. Puglia has rediscovered its Pompeii. It is now for the world to uncover it.

StatoQuotidiano.it — Herdonia, the “Pompeii of Apulia”, Captivates America SOURCE: https://www.statoquotidiano.it/28/02/2026/herdonia-la-pompei-di-puglia-conquista-lamerica/1289894/ The site, renowned for its millennia‑old history and its extraordinary archaeological heritage, takes centre stage in an in‑depth feature published today in Popular Archaeology by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella. In the golden heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, where the wheat still ripples beneath the very sky that once witnessed the passage of Hannibal’s armies and Trajan’s legions, Herdonia at last emerges onto the international stage: the ancient city that scholars, with equal admiration and regret, have long described as “the Pompeii of Puglia”. Published in Popular Archaeology, the article by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella retraces, with both passion and scholarly rigour, the entire epic of this extraordinary site: from its Daunian origins in the Iron Age, marked by its celebrated anthropomorphic stelae and the earliest textile embroideries known in Italy, through the tragedy of the Punic Wars – two battles of Herdonia in the aftermath of Cannae – the Roman refoundation along the Via Traiana, and finally the hunting retreat of Frederick II of Swabia of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Only 20 per cent of its 20–24 hectares has been brought to light over sixty years of Belgian (Joseph Mertens, 1962–1992) and Italo‑Belgian excavations (University of Bari, Giuliano Volpe, 1993–2000). The remaining 80 per cent, preserved intact beneath the thin Puglian mantle, constitutes a living archive of history that could occupy archaeologists for the next century. After twenty‑two years of enforced silence due to a protracted legal dispute, the year 2022 marked a decisive turning point: the State acquired the entire area, allocating more than €2.7 million for restoration, enhancement, and the creation of the Archaeological Park of Herdonia. The HerMA Museum, inaugurated in 2017 just a short distance from the site, already welcomes thousands of visitors with its Daunian and Roman masterpieces, while the Polytechnic University of Bari has produced the first complete 3D model of the ruins. “Herdonia is not merely a site of the past; it is a place capable of narrating the whole of Italy, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, without being overlaid by a modern city,” writes Magaldi Sardella. “It now finally possesses the conditions to become one of the great archaeological parks of our country.” The field lies open. Puglia has rediscovered its Pompeii. It is now for the world to uncover it.

FoggiaReporter.it: Ordona, the “Pompeii of Apulia”: Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella’s contribution on Popular Archaeology USA SOURCE: https://www.foggiareporter.it/ordona-la-pompei-di-puglia-su-popular-archaeology-lintervento-del-dr-luciano-magaldi-sardella.html Destined to become one of the largest archaeological parks in Italy. In the golden heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, where the wheat still ripples beneath the very sky that once witnessed the passage of Hannibal’s armies and Trajan’s legions, Herdonia at last emerges onto the international stage: the ancient city that scholars, with equal admiration and regret, have long described as “the Pompeii of Puglia”. Published in Popular Archaeology, the article by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella retraces, with both passion and scholarly rigour, the entire epic of this extraordinary site: from its Daunian origins in the Iron Age, marked by its celebrated anthropomorphic stelae and the earliest textile embroideries known in Italy, through the tragedy of the Punic Wars — two battles of Herdonia in the aftermath of Cannae — the Roman refoundation along the Via Traiana, and finally the hunting retreat of Frederick II of Swabia of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Only 20 per cent of its 20–24 hectares has been brought to light over sixty years of Belgian (Joseph Mertens, 1962–1992) and Italo‑Belgian excavations (University of Bari, Giuliano Volpe, 1993–2000). The remaining 80 per cent, preserved intact beneath the thin Puglian mantle, constitutes a living archive of history that could occupy archaeologists for the next century. After twenty‑two years of enforced silence due to a protracted legal dispute, the year 2022 marked a decisive turning point: the State acquired the entire area, allocating more than €2.7 million for restoration, enhancement, and the creation of the Archaeological Park of Herdonia. The HerMA Museum, inaugurated in 2017 just a short distance from the site, already welcomes thousands of visitors with its Daunian and Roman masterpieces, while the Polytechnic University of Bari has produced the first complete 3D model of the ruins. “Herdonia is not merely a site of the past; it is a place capable of narrating the whole of Italy, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, without being overlaid by a modern city,” writes Magaldi Sardella. “It now finally possesses the conditions to become one of the great archaeological parks of our country.” The field lies open. Puglia has rediscovered its Pompeii. It is now for the world to uncover it.

FOGGIASERA.it, HERDONIA SU POPULAR ARCHAEOLOGY USA SOURCE: https://foggiasera.it/2026/02/27/the-archaeological-site-of-herdonia-the-pompeii-of-puglia-su-popular-archaeology-usa/ In the golden heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, where the wheat still sways beneath the very sky that once witnessed the passage of Hannibal’s armies and Trajan’s legions, Herdonia at last steps onto the international stage: the ancient city that scholars, with equal admiration and regret, have long described as “the Pompeii of Puglia". Published in Popular Archaeology, the article by Dr Luciano Magaldi Sardella retraces with both passion and scholarly rigour the full epic of this extraordinary site: from its Daunian origins in the Iron Age, with its celebrated anthropomorphic stelae and the earliest textile embroideries known in Italy, through the tragedy of the Punic Wars (two battles of Herdonia following Cannae), the Roman refoundation along the Via Traiana, and finally the hunting retreat of Frederick II of Swabia. Only 15-20 per cent of its twenty-twenty-five hectares has been brought to light across sixty years of Belgian (Joseph Mertens, 1962–1992) and Italo‑Belgian excavations (University of Bari, Giuliano Volpe, 1993–2000). The remaining 80 per cent, preserved intact beneath the thin Apulian mantle, constitutes an archive of living history that could occupy archaeologists for the next century. After twenty‑two years of enforced silence due to a protracted legal dispute, the year 2022 marked a decisive turning point: the State acquired the entire area, allocating more than €2.7 million for restoration, enhancement, and the creation of the Archaeological Park of Herdonia. The HerMA Museum, inaugurated in 2017 a short distance from the site, already welcomes thousands of visitors with its Daunian and Roman masterpieces, while the Polytechnic University of Bari has produced the first complete 3D model of the ruins. “Herdonia is not merely a site of the past: it is a place capable of narrating the whole of Italy, from prehistory to the Middle Ages, without being overlaid by a modern city,” writes Magaldi Sardella. “It now finally possesses the conditions to become one of the great archaeological parks of our country.” The field lies open. Puglia has rediscovered its Pompeii. It is now for the world to uncover it.

The Fracture That Kills the Family The West’s deepest divide may not be left versus right, but whether young men and women still share a vision of the good life. The nuclear family is society’s foundation, yet households struggle to form when the sexes view each other as opponents. Many women see marriage as patriarchal; many men see women as manipulative or exploitative. Relationships shift from mutual union to zero-sum power struggles. Christianity framed marriage as union—two people becoming one. Nietzsche warned the death of God would remove a shared moral foundation, leaving society vulnerable to nihilism and fragmentation. We are living that fragmentation. Young men often retreat into pornography, gaming, and prolonged adolescence. Young women increasingly frame sexual liberation as empowerment. Both chase proximate pleasures while losing ultimate purposes: family, responsibility, continuity, and creating life. Dating data reflects the fracture: among unmarried Americans aged 22–35, only 26% of women and 36% of men are actively dating. Ideology filters matches too—Gen Z and young millennials cite political compatibility far more than Boomers. Research also finds a mismatch: only 0.6 single liberal men per single liberal woman, and only 0.5 single conservative women per conservative man. Cross-ideological pairing has risen from 6% in the 1970s to 22% today. The consequences extend beyond dating: fertility has fallen below replacement across much of the West, and 42% of American adults were unpartnered in 2023. Policy responses—tax incentives, parental leave, baby bonuses—miss the deeper cultural and spiritual problem: you can debate taxes, but it’s hard to build a family when you disagree on masculinity, whether marriage is oppressive, or whether family is worth sacrificing for. The values gap is the disease. The political divide is the symptom. The household is the casualty—and when it cracks, everything built above it loses stability. The question is whether a civilization can survive when the two people it most needs to unite can no longer agree why they should.

🇪🇺 EUROPE NEEDS A €4 TRILLION BUDGET — NOT A RETREAT TO €1.6 TRILLION. @vonderleyen The so-called Frugal Six want to shrink Europe precisely when Europe must become stronger. @ManfredWeber Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden are pushing for a smaller https://t.co/Tm33Qhawww #EUBudget #StrongerEurope #FrugalSix #EU #DE #DK #NL #AT #FI #SE

Today I start the series of articles about my beloved place in Africa which is #Zanzibar island. I'll start from the question, many people ask themselves while planning the first trip there: Shall we go and visit Nungwi or Paje? Two very different faces of Zanzibar Both have beautiful beaches, both have excellent accommodation, both attract international travelers, but choosing between them isn't really about which one is "better". It's about asking: what kind of Zanzibar do you want to experience? If your ideal holiday means a beautiful resort, easy swimming, spectacular sunsets and long days on the beach, Nungwi or Kendwa may be exactly what you're looking for. But if you want something more active and social, Paje deserves serious consideration. Paje has become one of the best-known kitesurfing destinations on Zanzibar. Its huge tidal lagoon creates an unusual landscape that changes dramatically throughout the day. At low tide, the ocean retreats and reveals an enormous stretch of sand and shallow water. At high tide, the same landscape turns into a turquoise lagoon. But Paje isn't only about kitesurfing. The town has developed a surprisingly diverse food scene, with Swahili cuisine, seafood, international restaurants, vegetarian options, cafés and brunch spots. There are beach bars, live music, DJs and nightlife. And perhaps most importantly, Paje attracts a very international community of travelers. Kitesurfers. Divers. Backpackers. Couples. Digital nomads. Independent travelers. People who don't necessarily want a traditional package holiday. Paje is also a good base for exploring the southern and eastern parts of Zanzibar. Jozani Forest, Jambiani, the Blue Lagoon, The Rock Restaurant, Kizimkazi and many other attractions can be reached relatively easily. This creates an interesting difference between the two destinations. Nungwi is a destination. Paje is both a destination and a base for exploration. And that's why Paje may be particularly attractive to travelers who want to combine: beach + adventure + food + culture + nightlife. You can spend the morning kitesurfing, have lunch in town, explore the island in the afternoon, watch the sunset, listen to live music and return to your own apartment at the end of the day. Please let me know what is your experience with Zanzibar, which destinations are your favorite ones and why? Today I start the series of posts and I will go beyond Zanzibar as we go further. #Zanzibar #Paje #PajeZanzibar #ZanziDream #ZanzibarTravel #ZanzibarHoliday #Tanzania #Kitesurfing #ZanzibarKitesurfing #TravelAfrica #AfricaTravel #ZanzibarBeaches #ZanzibarTravelGuide #tourism #trip #Africa #Tnzania #italy #germany #france #netherlands #poland

Het gaat spijtig genoeg niet goed! Even leek het retreat in Spanje verlichting te bieden. Bij thuiskomst echter weer down the drain. Slaaploosheid, paniekaanvallen en een heliobacter pylori besmetting die inmiddels met een bismut quadruple antibioticakuur hopelijk succesvol is uitgeroeid, maar ondertussen de hele darmflora heeft gesloopt. Slaap nu gemiddeld 2-3 uur per nacht sinds 4 maanden en alleen Lorezepam geeft wat slaap. En dat soort medicatie is een hele slechte lange termijn oplossing, wat ook weer voor piekeren en angst zorgt.  Daarnaast is mijn vrouw er ook niet al te best aan toe door mijn crash + het Iran familietrauma van de laatste tijd. Het ergste is nog dat we iedere dag proberen te overleven voor de kinderen en je het gevoel hebt er niet te kunnen zijn voor ze. Het is bizar hoe het leven van het een op het andere moment in een crisissituatie kan belanden. Hopen op betere tijden! Beetje een wanhopig verhaal, maar aangezien jullie om een update vragen zal ik eerlijk zijn. Het gaat zwaar klote! En de beurshandel is echt het laatste waar ik momenteel aan denk. #MentaleGezondheid #Familie #Hoop

Like other authoritarians before him, Trump has retreated, irrevocably, behind the walls of his own Forbidden City of the mind—a place where he is the emperor, his judgment is always right, and his commands must always be obeyed https://t.co/Tk0nJ6G0kC #Trump #Authoritarianism #ForbiddenCity #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.Therefore #theresponseisempty.