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in reply to silence7

I mean, I like to look on the bright side, but look at how many countries followed the very obviously bad US model of urban planning.




Android deep links to app content


Can we agree to have a standard for app deep links on Android (and maybe in other OS's)? I haven't done my research on the topic, also I am not a mobile or Android developer. But I know there can be links that apps can open. [url=https://developer.andro

Can we agree to have a standard for app deep links on Android (and maybe in other OS's)?

I haven't done my research on the topic, also I am not a mobile or Android developer. But I know there can be links that apps can open.

developer.android.com/training…

Maybe every implementation of a GUI for the ActivityPub should have a "open in app" button that will prompt for any of the compatible apps installed on your device tô open that content.

Example 1: I am in this Forum (activitypub.space) and I want to reply to this thread using my Mastodon account. I click the button "open in app" and chose moshidon@floss.social as the app. Then Moshidon shows me the original post on its UI and I can reply using my Mastodon account.

Example 2: I'm browsing Lemmy on voyagerapp@mastodon.social and find a really interesting and funny meme I want to boost on Mastodon. I click the three dots (kebab) button and choose the option "open in another app…". The OS (Android, mainly) prompts me which app I want to open with. Again, I choose Moshidon e boost it to my followers.

It would be a very nice way to integrate these apps. The scheme protocol keyword could be "activitypub".

in reply to evan

Re: Android deep links to app content


You're right! NodeBB serves an outbox but doesn't put anything in it.

Happy to work towards rectifying it... It just didn't seem to break anything and you're honestly one of the first who even noticed 😳


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Meteorological conditions and incidence of Legionnaires' disease in Glasgow, Scotland: application of statistical modelling - PMC 2012

Identification of such conditions is important since it not only facilitates our understanding of the environments in which Legionella bacteria survive and are dispersed, but may also aid disease detection and prediction. Findings from this research avenue are likely to become increasingly pertinent to public health policy and practice given changes in global climate [14, 16].


Warm, wet weather associated with increased Legionnaires' disease incidence in The Netherlands | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core

Specific weather variables can be used to better understand the underlying association between the weather patterns and the incidence of LD. The possible transition towards a warmer climate with fewer days with precipitation but with more abrupt changes and heavier rainfall, as described in other science fields, could mean that the epidemiological profile of some diseases are affected by the weather changes [Reference Campbell-Lendrum, Corvalán and Neira22]. However, the underlying biological mechanisms of the associations between weather and LD incidence still remain unexplained. Additional research in this field could help provide more evidence for the biological plausibility of ‘warm, wet weather’ being associated with more LD cases.



Sen. Susan Collins heckled by protesters at Maine ribbon-cutting event


Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was heckled and drowned out at times by demonstrators at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in her home state Tuesday, the latest in a series of confrontations between protesters and members of Congress.

"Shame! Shame! Shame!" protesters yelled at Collins as she cut the ribbon to mark the completion of the long-running Route 1 construction project in Searsport.

The demonstrators were yelling about cuts to Medicare, Israeli attacks on Gaza and Donald Trump's nominees on the Supreme Court, video of the event shows.



Jeffrey Sachs: A New Path After Europe’s Foreign Policy Failure





PayPal glitch sparks banking freeze across Europe with billions in transactions delayed


  • European banks freeze PayPal transactions after fraud system failure sparks disruption
  • Merchants face delayed payments as billions in PayPal direct debits halted
  • Suspicious surge forces lenders to suspend PayPal activity across Germany and Europe
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Just fucking use HTML


Hey, dipshit! You know what loads faster than your bloated, overengineered mess? Plain, unadulterated HTML. And you know what doesn't break every motherfucking Tuesday? HTML that just fucking works. Why the fuck are you overcomplicating things, you masochistic fuck? You're out here acting like you're building the next goddamn moon landing when all you need is a button and some text.

Newsflash, asshole: the web was doing just fine before your bloated frameworks crawled out of the sewer. You're out here dropping ten grand on some fancy-ass framework like it's a Gucci purse, just to haul around the same shitty groceries you could've carried in a plastic bag from 1995. Why the hell are you jumping through all these hoops when HTML's been sitting there, ready to go, since the dawn of the goddamn internet?




UN experts denounce enforced disappearances of Palestine civilians seeking aid


UN human rights experts condemned the enforced disappearances of Palestinians at aid distribution sites on Thursday, urging Israeli authorities to halt the targeting of the starving Palestinian population.


Archived version: archive.is/newest/jurist.org/n…


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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem fires 24 FEMA IT staffers, including the CIO and CISO; DHS says they failed security protocols and let hackers access Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) networks


cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36577114

FEMA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Charles Armstrong, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Gregory Edwards, and 22 other FEMA IT employees directly responsible were immediately terminated.

While conducting a routine cybersecurity review, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) discovered significant security vulnerabilities that gave a threat actor access to FEMA’s network. The investigation uncovered several severe lapses in security that allowed the threat actor to breach FEMA’s network and threaten the entire Department and the nation as a whole.

The entrenched bureaucrats who led FEMA’s IT team for decades resisted any efforts to fix the problem. Instead, they avoided scheduled inspections and lied to officials about the scope and scale of the cyber vulnerabilities.

Failures included: an agency-wide lack of multi-factor authentication, use of prohibited legacy protocols, failing to fix known and critical vulnerabilities, and inadequate operational visibility.

FEMA spent nearly half a billion dollars on IT and cybersecurity measures in Fiscal Year 2025 alone and delivered virtually nothing for the American people. Despite burning hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, FEMA’s IT leadership still neglected its basic duties and exposed the entire Department to cyberattacks.




DHS Secretary Kristi Noem fires 24 FEMA IT staffers, including the CIO and CISO; DHS says they failed security protocols and let hackers access Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) networks


FEMA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Charles Armstrong, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Gregory Edwards, and 22 other FEMA IT employees directly responsible were immediately terminated.

While conducting a routine cybersecurity review, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) discovered significant security vulnerabilities that gave a threat actor access to FEMA’s network. The investigation uncovered several severe lapses in security that allowed the threat actor to breach FEMA’s network and threaten the entire Department and the nation as a whole.

The entrenched bureaucrats who led FEMA’s IT team for decades resisted any efforts to fix the problem. Instead, they avoided scheduled inspections and lied to officials about the scope and scale of the cyber vulnerabilities.

Failures included: an agency-wide lack of multi-factor authentication, use of prohibited legacy protocols, failing to fix known and critical vulnerabilities, and inadequate operational visibility.

FEMA spent nearly half a billion dollars on IT and cybersecurity measures in Fiscal Year 2025 alone and delivered virtually nothing for the American people. Despite burning hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, FEMA’s IT leadership still neglected its basic duties and exposed the entire Department to cyberattacks.



https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/08/29/secretary-noem-terminates-inept-fema-employees-after-uncovering-massive-cyber



DHS Secretary Kristi Noem fires 24 FEMA IT staffers, including the CIO and CISO; DHS says they failed security protocols and let hackers access Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) networks


cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36577114

FEMA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Charles Armstrong, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Gregory Edwards, and 22 other FEMA IT employees directly responsible were immediately terminated.

While conducting a routine cybersecurity review, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) discovered significant security vulnerabilities that gave a threat actor access to FEMA’s network. The investigation uncovered several severe lapses in security that allowed the threat actor to breach FEMA’s network and threaten the entire Department and the nation as a whole.

The entrenched bureaucrats who led FEMA’s IT team for decades resisted any efforts to fix the problem. Instead, they avoided scheduled inspections and lied to officials about the scope and scale of the cyber vulnerabilities.

Failures included: an agency-wide lack of multi-factor authentication, use of prohibited legacy protocols, failing to fix known and critical vulnerabilities, and inadequate operational visibility.

FEMA spent nearly half a billion dollars on IT and cybersecurity measures in Fiscal Year 2025 alone and delivered virtually nothing for the American people. Despite burning hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, FEMA’s IT leadership still neglected its basic duties and exposed the entire Department to cyberattacks.




DHS Secretary Kristi Noem fires 24 FEMA IT staffers, including the CIO and CISO; DHS says they failed security protocols and let hackers access Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) networks


FEMA Chief Information Officer (CIO) Charles Armstrong, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Gregory Edwards, and 22 other FEMA IT employees directly responsible were immediately terminated.

While conducting a routine cybersecurity review, the DHS Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) discovered significant security vulnerabilities that gave a threat actor access to FEMA’s network. The investigation uncovered several severe lapses in security that allowed the threat actor to breach FEMA’s network and threaten the entire Department and the nation as a whole.

The entrenched bureaucrats who led FEMA’s IT team for decades resisted any efforts to fix the problem. Instead, they avoided scheduled inspections and lied to officials about the scope and scale of the cyber vulnerabilities.

Failures included: an agency-wide lack of multi-factor authentication, use of prohibited legacy protocols, failing to fix known and critical vulnerabilities, and inadequate operational visibility.

FEMA spent nearly half a billion dollars on IT and cybersecurity measures in Fiscal Year 2025 alone and delivered virtually nothing for the American people. Despite burning hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, FEMA’s IT leadership still neglected its basic duties and exposed the entire Department to cyberattacks.



https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/08/29/secretary-noem-terminates-inept-fema-employees-after-uncovering-massive-cyber



Nearly 1,000 'Workers Over Billionaires' Protests Planned Across US for Labor Day


Nearly 1,000 "Workers Over Billionaires" protests will be held across the US for Labor Day to protest the Trump administration's attacks on workers' rights and safety net programs relied on by millions.
#USA


US | FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers


The FCC says it doesn't have the budget or the manpower to enforce new regulatory fees on other sectors.


The Inversion Of American Values


There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic demolition of everything that flag once represented. They claim to love America while celebrating the transformation of American governance into something the founders would have recognized as tyranny.
#USA


Saturday, August 30, 2025


Ukrainian drone сauses fire near Vladimir Putin's Black Sea palace and winery -- Ukraine claims strike on key Russian facility supplying fuel to Moscow's army -- Zelensky-Putin meeting 'impossible' unless Trump ups pressure on Russia -- Hungarian oppositi

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Russia’s war against Ukraine


Smoke rises over Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2025, from fires following Russia’s massive missile and drone attack. (Maxym Marusenko / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

‘Moscow’s true answer to peace efforts’ — Russian mass attack on Kyiv kills 25, including children. At least 25 people were killed in the attack on the capital, including four children, authorities said. Three of them were aged 2, 14, and 17.

Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian strike on Kyiv. The Ukrainian delegation in New York will reportedly brief the international community about the scale of destruction and will urge an immediate ceasefire and the protection of civilians.

Ukrainian drone сauses fire near Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea palace and winery, media reports. The fire started as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 28 near a village close to Gelendzhik, a Russian resort town on the Black Sea coastline, according to the reports.

Military, NATO backing, sanctions — Zelensky outlines 3 key pillars for Ukraine’s security guarantees. Security guarantees for Ukraine should include provisions related to army funding, agreements with NATO members, and sanctions against Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Ukraine claims strike on key Russian facility supplying fuel to Moscow’s army.

The pumping station near the village of Naytopovichi in Bryansk Oblast, a Russian region bordering Ukraine and Belarus, was hit overnight on Aug. 29, the Ukrainian military reported.

Large fire seen after Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai. Explosions were reported by local residents around 2:30 a.m. local time, amid reports of drones flying overhead. Videos posted to social media appear to show a large blaze emanating from a local oil refinery.

Ukrainian drone strikes halt operations at Russia’s Kuibyshevsk refinery, sources tell Reuters. The refinery, operated by Rosneft, saw both of its main crude distillation units — CDU-4 and CDU-5, each with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day — taken offline in the recent strikes.

‘Supporting more terror‘ — Ukraine slams Russian flag display at Venice Film Festival. “The organizers prefer to turn a blind eye and further ruin the festival’s reputation,” read the statement issued by Ukraine’s foreign and culture ministries.

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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine calls emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian strike on Kyiv

Russia launched a barrage of around 630 drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight on Aug. 28, killing at least 25 people in Kyiv, including four children, and injuring over 60. The attack took place amid months-long efforts by the U.S. to negotiate an end to the war.

Photo: Photo by Selcuk Acar / Anadolu

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The elephant in the room — Russia won’t agree to Ukraine security guarantees, Europe can’t enforce them

There’s a new buzzword in capitals across Europe and North America — “security guarantees” — a set of measures that are supposed to ensure that if the war in Ukraine stops, Russia won’t simply launch another invasion in the future.

Photo: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images

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Exclusive: Zelensky-Putin meeting ‘impossible’ unless Trump ups pressure on Russia, Ukraine says

A face-to-face meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin won’t happen unless the U.S. ups pressure on the Russian leader, a source in Ukraine’s President’s Office has told the Kyiv Independent.

Photo: Kremlin Press Office / Anadolu via Getty Images

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Exclusive: Maker of Ukraine’s new Flamingo cruise missile facing corruption probe

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency has been investigating the country’s star deep-strike drone company — Fire Point — over concerns it misled the government on pricing and deliveries, sources told the Kyiv Independent.

Photo: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

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Human cost of Russia’s war


Death toll of Aug. 28 attack on Kyiv rises to 25, 2-year old girl and mother among killed. 24-year-old Nadiya Yakymenko and her 2-year-old daughter Angelina were among the 25 people killed in the attack on the capital, the Russia Kills project reported on Aug. 29.

1 killed, 22 injured in Zaporizhzhia as Russia launches large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities. Russia launched a missile and drone attack targeting various Ukrainian regions overnight on Aug. 30, killing at least one person and injuring 22 others, officials reported.

International response


Hungarian opposition politician speaks up in support for Ukrainian commander banned by Budapest over oil pipeline attack. Marton Tompos, a representative of the Hungarian oppositional party Momentum, sent €414 in donations to Brovdi’s unit, the 414th Strike UAV Brigade “Birds of Madyar.” He called on Hungarians to do the same.

Patriot components, Starlink upkeep — US approves $329 million in military sales for Ukraine. The United States Department of State approved military sales to Ukraine worth $329.1 million on Aug. 29, for components related to the upkeep of Patriot air defense systems as well as Starlink terminals, the agency announced.

Belgium pledges nearly $120 million to Ukraine under NATO-led arms scheme.

“This funding goes on top of the 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion) military aid that Belgium has already delivered,” Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

Two-thirds of Americans pessimistic about Russia-Ukraine peace prospects, poll shows. Some 22% of respondents said they are very pessimistic about a possible peace deal in Ukraine, while 45% said they are somewhat pessimistic, according to a Gallup poll.

EU member states ready to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after potential truce, Kallas says. Kallas met with the ministers in Copenhagen on Aug. 29 to discuss several issues, including security guarantees for Ukraine. “I welcome that there is broad support today to expand our EU military mission mandate to provide training and advice inside Ukraine after any truce,” Kallas said.

Talks with Ukraine ‘very productive and constructive,’ US envoy Witkoff says ahead of Security Council meeting. The meeting was described by Trump administration officials as both a progress report and a reaffirmation of efforts to bring Ukraine and Russia to the table for an eventual peace deal, according to Fox News.

Russia prepares for long war

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‘Racist as hell’: Trump’s cabinet is almost all white, and he keeps firing Black officials


President’s targeting of Fed governor Lisa Cook highlights his efforts to remove diverse voices from government

A day after Donald Trump announced that he was firing Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, the White House proudly released a photo. It showed Trump, his cabinet and other officials giving a thumbs-up. Of the 24 people in the Oval Office, only one was Black.

For those who have studied the US president’s long and troubling history of racism, the two events were more than mere coincidence. They were indicative of a man who has recently brought white nationalist perspectives from the margins back to the mainstream.

Trump has vehemently denied that he is a racist, pointing to a modest increase in support among African American voters in last year’s election, when his opponent was a Black woman. But critics suggest that his effort to oust Cook fits a pattern of purging diverse voices from the higher ranks of leadership.



Senior Pentagon official had affair with ‘notorious’ astrologer who stalked him, lawsuit says


Anthony Tata, Trump’s undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, files defamation lawsuit in Florida

A senior Pentagon official in Donald Trump’s administration had a months-long extramarital affair with a woman claiming to be “the internet’s most notorious astrologer” – and claims in a defamation lawsuit filed in Florida that she cyberstalked him and his wife after they split up.

Court papers in Palm Beach county allege that Amy Tripp, known as Starheal to her tens of thousands of social media followers, was so upset by the end of the relationship that she repeatedly threatened and harassed the victim, identified as Anthony Tata, who assumed office as the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness in July.

Tata – a 65-year-old former Fox News contributor, retired army brigadier general and author of a series of military-themed novels – has previously made numerous Islamophobic and inflammatory comments, including calling Barack Obama a “terrorist leader”.




The retiring coal power plants Trump could revive


The Energy Department keeps ordering expensive, polluting plants to keep running at the eleventh hour. Here’s what’s on the line through the end of Trump’s term.

It sure looks like the Trump administration is not going to let any coal plants close down during its term — no matter the cost to consumers and to the climate.


Source: Canary Media.



Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas


  • A new study found that more than half of the world’s straddling stocks will shift across the maritime borders between exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the high seas by 2050.
  • Most of these shifts will be into the high seas, where fisheries management is much more challenging and stocks are more likely to be overexploited.
  • Among the most serious potential consequences is a loss of fisheries resources for many tropical countries that did little to create the climate crisis, including small island developing states in the Pacific Ocean.


Pseudo Profound AI Bullshit


Yesterday I read Pennycook etc al.'s paper on pseudo-profound bullshit, and realized that's what annoys me the most about the current AI culture. Meaningless but important sounding bullshit that's said only to make the speaker sound smart.

So then I made this little web app to randomly generate AI bullshit. Your next pitch deck awaits.

luke-byrne-eng.github.io/pages…



Ett socialt nätverk utan storföretagskontroll, reklam och algoritmer. Ett socialt medium där ingen samlar in uppgifter om dig och säljer dem. Ett sådant nätverk finns och det mest kända programmet som ingår i detta nätverk är Mastodon.

blog.zaramis.se/2025/08/30/ett…




Samsung and Apple send cease-and-desist orders to their biggest competitor


in reply to cm0002

All marketing is lying by design, this one from Xiaomi is at least funny. Nobody cares about Apple and Samsung hurt feelings.


Explore the Fun of the Vegetable Generator


Random generators are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to spark creativity, provide entertainment, and even support learning. One such tool that stands out for its unique and practical use is the Vegetable Generator

With a single click, this tool presents you with the name of a random vegetable—making it a surprising yet enjoyable way to explore the world of healthy foods.

What is the Vegetable Generator?


The Vegetable Generator is a free online tool that randomly selects a vegetable for you. Each time you refresh or click, you’ll be introduced to something new—from common veggies like carrots and broccoli to more unique ones you may not think of often. It’s fast, simple, and accessible to everyone, with no sign-ups or downloads required.

Who Can Use It?


The Vegetable Generator has a wide range of uses, making it valuable for many different people:
- Teachers & Educators: Make nutrition lessons more interactive by generating a vegetable and asking students to describe it or share its benefits.
- Parents & Kids: Turn mealtime into a fun challenge by letting the generator decide which vegetable to try for dinner.
- Writers & Creators: Need a quirky idea for a story, game, or piece of content? A random vegetable could be the unexpected spark you need.
- Gamers & Quiz Hosts: Perfect for trivia nights, challenges, or “guess the vegetable” activities.
- Health Enthusiasts: Use it to diversify your diet by letting randomness guide your next grocery choice.

Why Use a Vegetable Generator?


While it may seem simple at first, the Vegetable Generator serves a deeper purpose than just amusement. Vegetables are an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, and this tool helps make them more approachable and fun. By turning vegetables into part of a game or random challenge, it encourages people—especially kids—to explore new foods they might otherwise ignore.

It also eliminates decision fatigue. For example, if you’re unsure what vegetable to add to dinner, the generator can decide for you. This adds a playful element to cooking and may even inspire you to try something new in the kitchen.

Additionally, random tools like this encourage creativity. Whether you’re designing a nutrition-based board game, brainstorming recipe ideas, or simply curious, a random vegetable can open new possibilities.

Try the Vegetable Generator Today


The Vegetable Generator is more than just a fun online tool—it’s a way to learn, explore, and get inspired about healthy eating. Whether you’re using it for teaching, gaming, cooking, or just for fun, it guarantees a surprise with every click.

👉 Try it here: Random Vegetable Generator


in reply to cm0002

It's a very simple legal case. Either the contract forbids this by explicitly requiring 30 days subscription model or not. We just have no idea which party is right as we don't have access to the contract.

I guess they will just use the publicity to settle the case and both came out as the winners.





L’Ordine Templare: Un romanzo epico che nasce dal cuore

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L’ordine templare

Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi

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Romanziere appassionato di storia e di spiritualità, l’autore de L’Ordine Templare ha dato vita a una trilogia che esplora la nascita, la caduta e la rinascita del mito templare:
L’Ordine Templare (romanzo d’esordio della saga)
I Templari e il Graal, diviso in La caduta dei Templari e La rivincita del Graal.
La sua scrittura si distingue per la capacità di unire rigore storico, profondità psicologica e poesia narrativa. Nei suoi romanzi si avverte il respiro dell’epica, ma anche l’intimità dell’esperienza personale: la figura femminile di Laurenziana, ad esempio, è modellata sul ricordo della moglie Sola, prematuramente scomparsa.
Un autore che, più che raccontare la storia, la fa rivivere, trasformandola in un’esperienza letteraria capace di emozionare e far riflettere.

Due note sull’autore

Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi: un autore eclettico e prolifico


Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi è un autore estremamente prolifico, con ben 52 opere all’attivo, tra romanzi, raccolte di poesie, sceneggiature, saggi, racconti e libri brevi. Molte di queste sono autopubblicate, disponibili sia in formato ebook sia cartaceo attraverso piattaforme quali Ilmiolibro e Kobo Writing Life .
Vanta una carriera professionale diversificata: iniziata in ambito pubblicitario (come titolare di un’agenzia a Milano), proseguita nel giornalismo freelance (anche per Il Sole 24 Ore), e poi approdata alla narrativa con uno stile personale, spesso contraddistinto da forte intensità emotiva e apertura culturale.
A livello umano, è descritto come figura ricca di esperienza di vita: viaggi, dolore, gioie, sensibilità culturale e affetti. Padre e nonno, con un passato tra marketing e creatività, ha scoperto tardi la passione per la scrittura, che coltiva con costanza e varietà espressiva.

Nota sulla collaborazione con Cristina Desideri


Delli Santi ha collaborato con la dott.ssa Cristina Desideri, psicologa, scrittrice e illustratrice, per la realizzazione di un’opera illustrata: “Piccole fiabe”, una raccolta illustrata che unisce narrativa per l’infanzia e sensibilità psicologica, con illustrazioni appunto, curate da Cristina Desideri. Questo lavoro dimostra l’attenzione dell’autore all’infanzia, alla dimensione educativa e al coinvolgimento emotivo dei lettori più giovani.

Nota biografica su Cristina Desideri


La dott.ssa Cristina Desideri è una psicologa, scrittrice e illustratrice italiana. Ha collaborato con Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi nella realizzazione di un testo illustrato come “Le Piccole Fiabe”, dove le sue illustrazioni arricchiscono la narrazione con una sensibilità psicologica ed educativa. La sua formazione in psicologia le consente di creare contenuti che stimolano la crescita emotiva e cognitiva dei bambini, rendendo le sue opere strumenti preziosi per genitori, educatori e piccoli lettori.

Alcune opere di Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi: storia, spiritualità, teatro, avventura

Profilo e stile


Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi è noto per:
Ricerca storica accurata, spesso intrecciata a elementi fantastici e mitici.
Profondità psicologica dei personaggi, che riflette i dilemmi, le passioni e le sfide umane.
Versatilità narrativa, passando dal romanzo storico, al fantasy, al teatro, fino alla narrativa per l’infanzia.
Autopubblicazione consapevole, con controllo completo sulle opere e distribuzione digitale e cartacea.

Alcune opere di Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi


Romanzi ambientati tra i Nativi Americani

1. Wambli Woitope for President!
Un romanzo di fantapolitica che esplora le sfide e le speranze di un leader nativo americano in un contesto contemporaneo.
2. Matui Eram
Un’opera che approfondisce le tradizioni e le lotte dei Nativi Americani attraverso la storia di un giovane guerriero.
3. Noah
Il protagonista, Noah, è un nativo americano che affronta le sfide del suo popolo in un periodo di cambiamenti radicali.
4. Leha Muran
Storia di una giovane donna nativa americana che cerca alleanze per proteggere la sua tribù dalle minacce esterne.
5. Squaw delle Pianure
Ultimo capitolo di una trilogia che narra le vicende delle donne native americane, basato su eventi storici reali.
6. Alidewee
Un racconto che esplora la vita di una giovane nativa americana e le sue interazioni con il mondo esterno.

Altri romanzi significativi

Nefertari
Un romanzo storico che racconta la vita della regina Nefertari nell’antico Egitto.

Il Corsaro René
Serie di romanzi che seguono le avventure del pirata René in diverse ambientazioni storiche.

Dubitaverunt
Un’opera teatrale che esplora temi spirituali e filosofici attraverso il dialogo e la riflessione.

Un pittore a Roma
Storia di un artista che cerca di farsi strada nel mondo dell’arte nella capitale italiana.

Rwanda
Un romanzo che affronta le tragedie e le speranze del popolo ruandese.

Le incredibili gesta di Adam Freeman
Avventure di un eroe moderno che affronta sfide straordinarie.

Aux armes, citoyens
Un’opera che esplora temi di rivoluzione e cambiamento sociale.

Opera per l’infanzia e illustrata

Le Piccole Fiabe
Raccolta di fiabe illustrate, illustrata dalla dott.ssa Cristina Desideri, che unisce narrazione e psicologia per bambini.

In sintesi


Giuseppe Carlo Delli Santi è un autore innovativo, prolifico e poliedrico, con una produzione che spazia tra romanzo storico, fiction religiosa, teatro, avventura, introspezione filosofica. Utilizza soprattutto l’autopubblicazione tramite piattaforme italiane come Ilmiolibro, DSR Editore o Lulu, Kobo e distribuisce le sue opere in digitale e cartaceo.

Romanzo da vivere: L’Ordine Templare


Ci sono romanzi che si leggono e altri che si vivono. L’Ordine Templare appartiene senza dubbio alla seconda categoria: un libro che non solo racconta, ma avvolge, accompagna, trascina dentro un mondo epico in cui la storia medievale si intreccia con il mito del Graal, la spiritualità con la passione, la cavalleria con l’amore.
L’autore, con una scrittura intensa e poetica, ci conduce negli ultimi anni dell’Alto Medioevo, poco dopo il 1190, quando il giovane cadetto ligure Errico De Mari si trova investito di una missione più grande di lui: dalla Terra Santa a Seborga, da Genova a Gerusalemme, fino ai Pirenei e a Santiago di Compostela, il suo destino diventa la trama stessa della nascita dell’Ordine Templare.

Un romanziere che unisce storia, mito e vita vissuta


Non siamo davanti a un semplice narratore di cronache medievali, ma a un romanziere capace di fondere rigore storico, fantasia poetica e autobiografia. La genesi del romanzo è rivelatrice: l’autore ringrazia le fonti storiche, la Massoneria di Rito Scozzese Antico Accettato – che gli ha trasmesso documentazioni preziose sulla nascita templare – e soprattutto la moglie Sola, scomparsa prematuramente e divenuta il modello ispiratore di Laurenziana, la co-protagonista del romanzo. Questo legame intimo trasforma la narrazione in un atto di memoria e amore, rendendo Laurenziana non solo un personaggio letterario, ma anche un tributo personale.
La forza narrativa dell’autore si coglie anche nella vastità del progetto: L’Ordine Templare non è un’opera isolata, ma il primo atto di una trilogia che prosegue con I Templari e il Graal, suddiviso in La caduta dei Templari e La rivincita del Graal. Un vero e proprio ciclo epico, che unisce fedeltà storica e dimensione mitica, destinato a restare come una delle saghe più originali sulla cavalleria templare.

I personaggi: un coro di voci memorabili


Il cuore del romanzo è Errico De Mari, un eroe giovane, a tratti inesperto, ma capace di incarnare le contraddizioni dell’epoca: fede e paura, desiderio d’amore e spirito di sacrificio, fragilità e coraggio. Il lettore lo segue nella sua crescita, nei suoi dubbi e nel suo martirio finale, che lo porterà a incontrare il divino in una dimensione ultraterrena.
Accanto a lui spicca Laurenziana Cicala, amatissima moglie e compagna, figura luminosa e profondamente umana. Non è solo “la donna dell’eroe”, ma un personaggio che incarna la forza salvifica dell’amore, la resilienza femminile e la spiritualità capace di superare la morte. In lei si specchia l’esperienza personale dell’autore, che le dona un’intensità emotiva unica.
Il romanzo è popolato da un’ampia galleria di personaggi storici e immaginari: dal nobilissimo Ugo de Payens, al tragico Ruiz di Siviglia, fino al piccolo Marcello, all’anziano Fra Grisante e a cavalieri come Gotfried di Magonza, Geoffrey Bisol, André de Montresor. Tutti contribuiscono a creare un affresco corale, dove i grandi della storia e gli “umili” si intrecciano senza gerarchie: ciascuno ha un ruolo nella nascita dell’Ordine.

La chiave storica: Medioevo tra fede e leggenda


L’autore ci trasporta dentro l’atmosfera degli ultimi anni dell’Alto Medioevo con grande ricchezza di dettagli. Genova, Seborga, Lérins, Gerusalemme, Costantinopoli non sono semplici sfondi, ma veri luoghi vivi, resi con cura storica e passione narrativa. Le Crociate, le tensioni tra la Cristianità e l’Oriente, il fragile equilibrio politico dell’epoca emergono con forza, senza mai soffocare la trama romanzata.
Il Santo Graal diventa il nucleo simbolico: ritrovato e poi nascosto, perché troppo pericoloso per l’umanità, è al tempo stesso reliquia, mito e monito. Qui il romanzo si avvicina alle leggende arturiane, ma con un ancoraggio più saldo alla storia delle Crociate e alla spiritualità cristiana medievale.

La chiave psicologica: l’uomo, la donna, il sacro


Uno degli aspetti che più mi ha colpito è la profondità psicologica con cui i personaggi sono costruiti. Errico non è un eroe perfetto: è un uomo che sbaglia, soffre, ama, e proprio per questo diventa vicino al lettore moderno. In lui si riflette la tensione di ogni essere umano chiamato a confrontarsi con un destino più grande.
Laurenziana, a sua volta, è la personificazione della femminilità che salva, dell’amore che trasfigura e resta oltre la morte. Non solo figura storica, ma simbolo eterno.
Il Graal assume anche qui un valore psicologico: non soltanto oggetto sacro, ma specchio dei desideri e dei pericoli dell’animo umano. È la tentazione dell’assoluto, il sogno di possedere Dio, ma anche il monito sulla fragilità dell’uomo di fronte al divino.

L’importanza dell’opera


L’Ordine Templare è importante perché non è né puro romanzo né mera ricostruzione storica: è epica moderna. La sua forza sta nella capacità di parlare a diversi livelli: agli appassionati di storia medievale, agli amanti delle saghe cavalleresche, a chi cerca un racconto d’amore e sacrificio, ma anche a chi vuole riflettere sulla condizione umana e sul rapporto con il mistero.
È un libro che dimostra come la narrativa storica possa essere molto più di un esercizio erudito: può diventare un canto, una leggenda nuova, una parabola universale.

Considerazioni personali


Devo dire che questo romanzo mi è piaciuto molto. Non solo per l’avventura e la coralità dei personaggi, ma per l’intensità emotiva e psicologica che trasmette. Ho amato la figura di Errico, con le sue debolezze e il suo coraggio, ma soprattutto Laurenziana, presenza dolce e luminosa, capace di restare impressa come simbolo eterno di amore e resilienza.
La scrittura dell’autore alterna pagine di grande azione a momenti poetici e contemplativi, e proprio questo equilibrio lo rende speciale: è un libro che conquista sia la mente sia il cuore. Alla fine della lettura resta una sensazione rara: quella di aver compiuto un vero viaggio, insieme ai personaggi, dentro la storia e dentro l’animo umano.

Conclusione


L’Ordine Templare è un romanzo che unisce storia, mito, poesia e psicologia in un unico respiro epico. È l’inizio di una saga che proseguirà con I Templari e il Graal e che promette di restare a lungo nella memoria dei lettori.
Per chi ama i Templari, le Crociate, il mito del Graal, ma anche per chi cerca un romanzo che sappia emozionare profondamente, questo libro non è solo una lettura: è un’esperienza.

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Istantanee: frammenti di vita tra memoria e sguardo interiore

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Istantanee

Title:
Istantanee

Author:
Piera Caivano

Publisher:
GD Edizionei

Release Date:
2025

Source:
gdedizioni.it/prodotto/istanta…

Illustrazioni di Cristina Desideri

Introduzione


Istantanee è un’opera che nasce dall’urgenza di custodire e trasmettere memorie, voci e paesaggi interiori. Le parole di Donato Verrastro nella presentazione, ci conducono all’origine del percorso dell’autrice: dai banchi universitari alla costruzione di una voce letteraria radicata nella sua terra, la Basilicata, ma capace di elevarsi a dimensione universale. Nei racconti che compongono questo volume, l’intreccio fra storia personale, memorie collettive e riflessione sul tempo, diventa spazio di incontro tra psicologia e antropologia, letteratura e testimonianza.

Biografia dell’autrice


Piera Caivano è scrittrice, poetessa ed educatrice. La sua formazione universitaria a Salerno ha rappresentato il primo terreno in cui ha coltivato la vocazione all’insegnamento e alla narrazione. La sua produzione letteraria si è consolidata attraverso poesie, racconti e opere in cui la parola si fa strumento di resistenza e di appartenenza. Nei suoi testi è costante il legame con le radici, con la memoria dei luoghi del Sud, con la voce delle donne e con le tracce di una storia che si intreccia alla vita quotidiana. La Caivano appare, così, come “sentinella del tempo”, capace di restituire dignità a frammenti dimenticati, trasformandoli in narrazione esemplare.

Biografia dell’illustratrice


Ad accompagnare le parole, i disegni e la copertina sono affidati a Cristina Desideri, illustratrice e psicologa, che porta nel suo tratto una sensibilità duplice: estetica e conoscitiva. Le sue illustrazioni non sono meri ornamenti, ma aperture di senso. Con linee essenziali e suggestioni minimaliste, gli elementi grafici traducono le parole di Caivano in immagini interiori, restituendo al lettore uno spazio di riflessione visiva. La copertina, in particolare, diventa una soglia, un invito a entrare in un mondo di memorie intime e collettive: una figura femminile, voltata di spalle, avvolta in un abito che non è stoffa ma costellazione di punte di matite colorate. Ogni punta è una voce, ogni colore un’anima: insieme si intrecciano come fili di un coro silenzioso, dove l’arte diventa veste e la pluralità si fa poesia.

I racconti: memoria, psicologia e antropologia


I racconti di Istantanee sono fotografie dell’anima. Si muovono tra eventi della storia lucana – dal terremoto del 1980 alle migrazioni, dalle condizioni femminili alle difficoltà sociali – e riflessioni esistenziali, in cui il dolore, la perdita, la nostalgia e la speranza si intrecciano. La dimensione psicologica emerge nella rappresentazione degli stati emotivi che accompagnano la vita comunitaria: la malinconia come sentimento fondante, il bisogno di appartenenza, la resilienza delle donne, la forza dei legami familiari.
Dal punto di vista antropologico, i testi restituiscono la Basilicata come luogo simbolico: non solo contesto geografico, ma matrice culturale e identitaria. I riti domestici, gli oggetti, i paesaggi e le pratiche del mondo contadino diventano archetipi, che rimandano a dinamiche universali di sopravvivenza, resistenza e migrazione. La casa, costantemente evocata, rappresenta un porto sicuro, ma anche una metafora della memoria collettiva che custodisce radici e tradizioni.

Temi centrali della sua scrittura


1. Radici e appartenenza
Forte legame con la Basilicata: paesaggi, case, luoghi marginali diventano metafore di identità e resistenza.
Le radici come forza contro corrente che trattiene anche l’incontenibile.

2. Memoria e Storia collettiva
La scrittura intreccia la vita personale con gli eventi storici: terremoto del 1980, emigrazione, disastri ferroviari, condizione femminile, povertà.
Narrazione che unisce microstorie e macrostoria, trasformando eventi locali in esperienze universali.

3. Il gioco degli opposti
Presenza/assenza, pace/violenza, pazienza/rivolta.
Contrasti che producono emozione, nostalgia e riflessione.

4. Dimensione domestica
La casa come simbolo di sicurezza e continuità, legata alla famiglia.
Oggetti e simboli domestici evocano un tempo ancestrale, diventando porti sicuri della memoria.

5. Emigrazione e transnazionalità
Il migrare non è mai isolamento: esiste sempre un filo con la terra d’origine.
Lingua e memoria collettiva come eredità intergenerazionale.

6. Stile e tono emotivo
Scrittura segnata da malinconia e nostalgia.
Trasforma le vicende individuali in topoi universali, con un valore formativo ed educativo.
Il tempo del narrare diventa al tempo stesso strumento e metodo didattico.

Visione psicologica e simbolica


Ukeireru (accettazione): nel testo emerge la capacità di accogliere il dolore storico e personale trasformandolo in memoria condivisa.
Resilienza narrativa: la scrittura diventa strumento di elaborazione del lutto e di ricomposizione identitaria.
Nostalgia creativa: il filo nostalgico non paralizza, ma cuce insieme frammenti sparsi, trasformando il passato in occasione di crescita.
Casa come base sicura (in senso bowlbiano): luogo reale e simbolico che permette l’apertura al mondo senza perdere le radici.

Le illustrazioni: psicologia dello sguardo


I disegni di Cristina Desideri si collocano come veri e propri specchi emotivi: non cercano di riprodurre il reale, ma di evocarlo, restituendone l’essenza. La linearità delle forme e la scelta di un tratto sobrio e nitido creano spazi vuoti che il lettore riempie con il proprio vissuto. Psicologicamente, questa scelta grafica invita all’introspezione: il non detto e il non rappresentato diventano luoghi di proiezione personale, permettendo a chi legge di dialogare con la propria memoria. La copertina stessa, con il suo carattere evocativo, si pone come sintesi tra parola e immagine, memoria e identità.

Riflessione finale


Istantanee è più di una raccolta di racconti: è un’esperienza di attraversamento. La scrittura di Caivano, intrecciata alle illustrazioni di Desideri, costruisce un ponte tra memoria personale e collettiva, tra psicologia del ricordo e antropologia della cultura. Ogni pagina, ogni immagine, diventa un tassello di un mosaico che racconta non solo la Basilicata, ma l’umano universale: la fragilità, la resilienza, la nostalgia e la forza delle radici.
Il libro si configura dunque come un’opera di resistenza poetica, che invita il lettore a riflettere su cosa significhi appartenere, ricordare e tramandare.


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