Two years after writing an open letter calling the residents of the island of Réunion, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, “degenerate savages”, French actress Brigitte Bardot was fined € 20,000 by a French court for “inciting racial hatred”, according to New York Post. His spokesperson, Bruno Jacquelin, was also fined for his role […]
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Disabled minister outside COP26. Max Ulivieri: “There is no habit of providing accessibility”
He was unable to participate in COP26 due to architectural barriers. The disabled Israeli Minister of Energy Karine Elharrar, who suffers from muscular dystrophy and travels in a wheelchair, could not help but return to his hotel in Edinburgh. None of the organizers took into account that, among the participants in the summit, there could […]
Alessandro Zan: “In a high school I had to explain why the senators exulted”
The ddl Zan continues his journey in the squares of Italy. More than fifty demonstrations were born in his favor afterwards the sinking in the Senate and above all in response to the exultation shown in the Senate by politicians opposed to the bill against homotransphobia. The signs that follow one another in the Italian […]
Terni, the mayor bans “indecent clothing”. The protests
The Northern League mayor of Terni Leonardo Latini has prohibited through an ordinance, which had already been signed in July and therefore extended, to wear «indecent or indecent clothing in relation to the place or to show nakedness, giving rise to the conviction of practicing prostitution ». The provision concerns some specific streets of the […]
What is the G20?
Rome hosts the G20 on 30 and 31 October. The representatives of the major world economies gather at the EUR in an armored weekend, 5,300 reinforcement units will watch over the territory. The Chinese and Russian leaders, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, who justified the absence with the problems related to the pandemic will be […]
Equal pay, unanimous vote in the Senate: it is law
“While I’m in the courtroom, the news arrives: mine equal pay proposal, with the unanimous vote of the Senate becomes State Law! “, Thus the first signatory and rapporteur, Chiara Gribaudo, Democratic Party deputy announced the milestone achieved in record time. In less than two weeks, the Bill for equal opportunities between men and women […]
Truth, Trump’s social network and the increasingly difficult fight against fake news
The adventure of Truth Social, the new platform that the former US president Donald Trump has announced that it will launch to “resist the tyranny of Big Tech.” Less than two hours after the announcement, the hackers managed to access a private version of the social network, creating fake accounts for Trump, for his adviser […]
Marcio on Rome
With that “unpunished” expression of someone who hasn’t slapped someone, the old Roman “beam” broke into the curve of the Olympic stadium, jeans disjointed from head to toe, windshield glasses, eager as a monkey to screw everyone. Because he had seen and glimpsed everything: catatonic schools, prevailing unemployment, peripheral housing, two lire of salary. “Er […]
The Stories We are, Ihsane: “In Italy for 22 years and without citizenship”
Ihsane Ait yahia she is 28 and has lived in Italy since she was 6. But the citizenship law says she is not yet Italian. She arrived here from Morocco thanks to the family reunification activated by her father and today, 22 years later she is the only one in her family not to have […]
Lawmakers are approaching the top line on the spending bill – Joe Manchin
US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said Thursday that Democratic lawmakers are getting closer to agreeing on a “higher” figure for the spending bill, Reuters reported. “Negotiations are ongoing, we are still talking to the White House,” Manchin added. “The child tax credit is being negotiated, the program is already in effect until 2025.” On a […]
