Portland, OR.
I cannot believe the incredible sarcasm put forth by city services. I hope I managed to capture it in this photograph.
I mean, if there was barbed wire on top of an exclusionary plywood wall that said "compassion" in some movie somewhere, it would be rightly criticized as being heavy-handed.
Thanks for seeing my work.
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The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla
The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.Tim Mansel (BBC News)
Scoperto il regista della rigenerazione degli arti negli axolotl - Biotech -
Scoperto il regista della rigenerazione degli arti - Biotech - Ansa.it
Identificato il 'regista' che guida la rigenerazione di interi arti nella salamandra messicana axolotl: è il sistema nervoso simpatico, lo stesso coinvolto nella reazione 'combatti o fuggi' (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
La storia frammentata e il destino ignoto del tesoro che avrebbe restaurato la monarchia inglese - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
La storia frammentata e il destino ignoto del tesoro che avrebbe restaurato la monarchia inglese - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Fin dagli albori dell’Era Moderna, l’invenzione del concetto di politica internazionale fu sfruttato dai monarchi del tempo per ampliare e consolidare la propria sfera d’influenza, sia tramite approcci diplomatici che altri, non propriamente traspare…Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
A Silicon Valley firm has contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to build out a social media surveillance dragnet. Critics say that the AI-driven software will target immigrants for political speech.jacobin.com
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I have just switched to Android - what are some good F-droid apps to install?
First off, I have already installed and am happy with (I don't need any suggestions for these):
- Fennec (browser)
- Heliboard (keyboard, it's awesome!)
- Aves (image gallery)
- AntennaPod (podcasts)
- DAVx^5^ + Etar (calendar)
- Fossify Calendar looks nice, but is less functional in my opinion (you can't see the full name of events in month view!)
- Joplin (notes)
- CalcYou (calculator)
- Breezy Weather
- CoMaps
- Thunderbird (email)
- Material Files (file manager)
- Chrono (alarms, timers, etc.)
- ConnectYou (contacts)
- Fossify Messages (SMS)
- also considering Quik SMS, does it have any advantages over Fossify?
- Moshidon (Mastodon)
- RSS feed reader (Feeder + CapyReader, one of the two probably, both are great)
- Image Toolbox
- My self-hosted stuff (Nextcloud and Immich)
- KeePassDX (password manager)
- Ente Auth (2FA)
I currently need:
- music player (Metro and Vanilla Music are both unmaintained, so those are out. I've also found Auxio, CuteMusic, Lotus, and Phocid as options. Are there any other good ones? I want local playback, not stuff using YT Music)
- Lemmy client (Jerboa crashes when trying to log in for some reason, I've heard Thunder might be good?)
- are there any other apps I should look at?
Another thing, is there a guide to what all the settings in Heliboard do? It's kind of overwhelming. One thing I have changed is the "bottom padding" to make the space bar a bit up, since I accidentally press "c" and "v" way too often when trying to hit space. Also, being able to enable the number row is pretty cool!
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this remains true when a liberal zionist org or generic antiimperialist journalism magazine publishes these ideas btw [gasps & horror spread thru audience like a wave]
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2 years of posting Haaretz articles about how Al Aqsa Flood was part of Netanyahu's master plan without self-reflection has me doubting their motives
The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor
Fun looking at China and seeing plans for the future, while here, it's nothing but grift for the foreseeable future.
Port electrification follows a predictable sequence. The first stage replaces diesel cranes, trucks, and yard equipment with electric systems. The second extends to tugs and harbor craft. The third, which is now underway in China, reaches inland and short-sea vessels. The fourth will see ports functioning as full energy hubs, feeding deep-sea hybrids and stabilizing regional grids. Every stage builds on the one before it. Once the ground vehicles and cranes switch to electric drive, high-capacity chargers and energy management systems are already in place. Those same assets can serve harbor craft and ships. Electrification propagates by infrastructure reuse.The Yangtze River has become a living demonstration of this process. It connects the interior manufacturing centers of Chongqing, Wuhan, and Yichang with the export hubs of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Ningbo. Along its length, the physical river has been matched by a set of electrical arteries. Two of them, the Changji–Guquan and Hami–Chongqing UHVDC transmission lines, deliver more than 30 TWh of renewable power each year from the deserts and plateaus of the west to the dense industrial east. Together they provide up to 8 GW of clean capacity directly into the Yangtze corridor. These ultra-high-voltage direct current lines are the spine of a new energy geography, making clean electrons available where cargo and industry already cluster. Without that grid backbone, even the most efficient electric ship would be an isolated experiment.
There's tremendous irony regarding one point ...
This is against a backdrop of radical change in shipping volumes. 40% of all tonnage is of fossil fuels and all are in structural decline. Another 15% is raw iron ore, also in structure decline. Population growth is slowing and the global population is expected to peak between 2050 and 2070. While container shipping will continue to grow, it won’t be growing nearly as fast as bulks decline.
The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor - CleanTechnica
The Yangtze corridor is emerging as the world’s largest clean-energy trade route, powered by HVDC, solar, and battery-electric vessels.Michael Barnard (CleanTechnica)
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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Michael Sainato
Sun 26 Oct 2025 17.16 EDT
British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) says that action is apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator’s criticism of Israel while touring the US.A statement from Cair said it was “a blatant affront to free speech” to detain Hamdi for criticizing Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza while he engaged on a speaking tour in the US. A Trump administration official added in a separate statement that Hamdi is facing deportation.
ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’Michael Sainato (The Guardian)
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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
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Michael Sainato
Sun 26 Oct 2025 17.16 EDT
British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) says that action is apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator’s criticism of Israel while touring the US.A statement from Cair said it was “a blatant affront to free speech” to detain Hamdi for criticizing Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza while he engaged on a speaking tour in the US. A Trump administration official added in a separate statement that Hamdi is facing deportation.
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Hecklers taunt Gov. Hochul with ‘Tax the Rich’ chant at Zohran Mamdani’s NYC rally featuring AOC and Sanders
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/37917203
The crowd is friendlier now, but Gov. Kathy Hochul has now been drowned out twice by chants of “Tax the Rich”
Hecklers taunt Gov. Hochul with 'Tax the Rich' chant at Zohran Mamdani's NYC rally featuring AOC and Sanders
“Oh, you’re fired up, you’re fired up,” Hochul tried to awkwardly get past the crowd’s jeers. “Alright. I hear you.”Hannah Fierick (New York Post)
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Entrevista | Claudia Espinoza avalia o futuro político da Bolívia
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ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
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ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
A Silicon Valley firm has contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to build out a social media surveillance dragnet. Critics say that the AI-driven software will target immigrants for political speech.jacobin.com
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Best way to use Onedrive?
Before anyone says it, yes, I know it's shit, and that Microsoft are awful, but my wife needs Office, so I get a couple of accounts with 1TB of storage for free, so I may as well use it.
I've got my PC, my laptop, and a Synology DS216 (I think) NAS that I want to keep synced and backed up. I was using Onedrive on the PC to sync to their online storage, and using Syncthing to keep the laptop and Synology updated, but they just mirrored the PC. The PC was the only one that could write to the folder.
I want to keep the PC and laptop synced in both directions, and use the Synology and Onedrive as extra copies. I know it's not a proper backup, but it's better than nothing for the moment.
Would I be better off installing Onedrive, or Abraunegg's version, on the three systems and letting it sync, or putting Onedrive on the Synology and using Syncthing to keep the folders synced?
I'll have Onedrive on the Synology either way, and I'll be using Syncthing on all three to keep my music synced with my media server, so I'm mostly wondering whether people think it's better to let just the Synology sync to Onedrive, or to have a client on each device.
The three devices are pretty much always used in the same house, but very occasionally the laptop is taken out, almost always to somewhere with an internet connection.
Thanks 😀
GNOME has a built in OneDrive integration, and it works well from my experience, one of the reasons I decided to stay on this DE
It acts a an additional directory tho, I'm unsure about your use-case
la sorpresa malwarica della domenica (l’attacco alla supply chain di OpenVSX mi fa passare brutti minuti)
Dopo i vari complotti ai miei danni… e prima gli scherzi degli spiriti, e poi i malware autunnali che colpiscono il mio corpo, e pure tutte le cose pericolosamente problematiche per essere anche solo scritte… Oggi pomeriggio mi è arrivata un’altra sorpresa: i fottuti virus sul PC. (E no, non è perché sto continuando ad […]
See what happens when corporations have the rights of people, they claim bs like this.
Cali should respond by closing all Exxon gas stations.
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Scheduled maintenance for server upgrades next weekend
Likely Saturday, 1st of November.
We need to do some server OS upgrades and a some other things that will cause a few hours downtime.
Maybe I will already start with some smaller things this week, that should only cause a short down-time for reboots.
Once that is done, I will look into running a Piefed test instance to investigate how to do the database migration from Lemmy. If everything goes smoothly, we might be able to do the Lemmy to Piefed migration end of this year or early next year.
Layton mayor candidate charged by the city with misdemeanor counts for allegedly making a threat
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X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles
X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles
X is launching a Handle Marketplace where Premium subscribers will be able to search and request usernames that have been unavailable.Terrence O'Brien (The Verge)
Trump's redistricting push hits roadblocks in Indiana and Kansas as Republican lawmakers resist
For most of Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.
Despite weeks of campaigning by the White House, Republicans in Indiana and Kansas say their party doesn’t have enough votes to pass new, more GOP-friendly maps. It’s made the two states outliers in the rush to redistrict — places where Republican-majority legislatures are unwilling or unable to heed Trump’s call and help preserve the party’s control on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers in the two states still may be persuaded, and the White House push, which has included an Oval Office meeting for Indiana lawmakers and two trips to Indianapolis by JD Vance, is expected to continue. But for now, it’s a rare setback for the president and his efforts to maintain a compliant GOP-held Congress after the 2026 midterms.
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ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
ICE Will Use AI to Surveil Social Media
A Silicon Valley firm has contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to build out a social media surveillance dragnet. Critics say that the AI-driven software will target immigrants for political speech.jacobin.com
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Ireland elects left-wing president in anti-government landslide
Ireland elects left-wing president in anti-government landslide
Catherine Connolly’s lop-sided victory to be Ireland’s next head of state was accompanied by a surge in vandalized ballots from right-wing voters.Shawn Pogatchnik (POLITICO)
Leading US Muslim Group Demands ICE Release British Journalist Sami Hamdi
Leading US Muslim Group Demands ICE Release British Journalist Sami Hamdi
"Our nation must stop abducting critics of the Israeli government at the behest of unhinged Israel First bigots," said CAIR.jessica-corbett (Common Dreams)
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Inside AI’s Circular Economy: Geopolitical Loopholes, Hidden Debt, and Financial Engineering
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US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Nothing to see here but conjecture. Interestingly, though, that the failed real-estate developer and former reality-TV host is ready to turn his oops baby into a nepo-baby.
Trump’s 19-year-old son, Barron Trump, has been floated by the president’s former social media producer Jack Advent as a potential board member. Trump has indicated new US investors include conservative media owners Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison.
This is so much better than the Chinese having U.S. data! Palantir must be thrilled they can back off on at least some development.
US and China reach ‘final deal’ on TikTok sale, treasury secretary says
Scott Bessent said plan was part of framework for trade deal but did not share details on transferring app’s ownershipMichael Sainato (The Guardian)
‘Suspicious’ fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as possible arson
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out in a carport at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos early Sunday morning.Fire officials were called to the scene of the fire on Southeast Caruthers Street, near Southeast 122nd Avenue, around 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, they found several cars and a carport on fire, and were able to extinguish the blaze.
Investigators estimated the total damage at $125-150,000, with damage to the exterior siding of the home and “complete destruction” of the carport and two cars.
740 Palestinians in Gaza Have Died Waiting for Medical Evacuation, WHO Says
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6540421
cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/3950
There are still 15,600 Palestinians, many with conditions like cancer, awaiting a medical evacuation, officials say.At least 740 Palestinians in Gaza died over a period of 13 months while awaiting medical evacuation that never came, the UN has reported, as Israel denied tens of thousands of Palestinians of this crucial lifeline.
This death toll includes at least 137 children who were on the evacuation list and died between July 2024 and August 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported this week.
“These patients cannot wait for the healthcare system to be rebuilt. They need urgent care today,” wrote Médecins sans Frontières International President Javid Abdelmoneim in an open letter this week.
“These were preventable deaths — not only because of the destruction of hospitals, but due to political inaction,” Abdelmoneim wrote.
Israel has nearly totally destroyed Gaza’s medical system, and there are no treatment options for chronic conditions like cancer or kidney failure, or for those who are in need of complex treatments for injuries inflicted by Israel’s genocidal bombing and starvation campaign.
The UN and other aid organizations have called for Israel to open all crossings into Gaza in order to allow a surge of aid and medical evacuations. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the BBC that no evacuation flights have taken off for the past two weeks due to Israeli holidays.
Israel has refused to open crossings into Gaza and allow for full humanitarian access, violating the ceasefire deal signed on October 9. Palestinian officials reported that, as of Monday, the 10th day of the ceasefire, only 986 aid trucks had entered the besieged territory, despite the deal stipulating that 6,600 trucks should have entered at that point.
“The situation still remains catastrophic because what’s entering is not enough,” said Tedros. “There is no dent in hunger because there is not enough food.”
Meanwhile, UN Population Fund Executive Director Andrew Saberton said this week that there is no longer such a thing as a “normal birth in Gaza now” and that pregnant Palestinians are being forced to give birth in the street.
“They often don’t even have access to a private space in a tent. We have stories of women giving birth actually in the rubble, beside the road,” Saberton said.
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According to Republicans, Trump's not a king, he's more of a god
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Newsom Says He Will Consider a 2028 Presidential Run After the Midterms
The California governor acknowledged in an interview Sunday on CBS that he would give the question serious thought after the 2026 elections.
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Discover BoostLearn Get Free Courses by Completing Simple Tasks 🚀
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I’ve just launched BoostLearn
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The goal is simple: learn new skills without paying, while being part of an active learning community.
📚 On BoostLearn you’ll find:
Courses on data analytics, design, marketing, and more.
A simple task system to access premium content.
A clean, easy-to-use interface.
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I’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions! 🙌
Aldi Reka Battery WiFi Video Doorbell
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I’ve been thinking a little bit about a Video Doorbell for a little while. I don’t really need one as my house isn’t really that large and because of how people need to access the front door it’s not like I get a lot of random callers.But there have been some key points about one that would need to be considered.
I want one that works on my local network, this is both so I can integrate it […]
Aldi Reka Battery WiFi Video Doorbell
I’ve been thinking a little bit about a Video Doorbell for a little while. I don’t really need one as my house isn’t really that large and because of how people need to access the…Ben's Place
Nice! Tuya stuff is usually easy to integrate into something like HomeAssistant.
I'm not sure if "ransom third party" is intended or a typo - but I think it works!
Protesters march through ‘Tel Aviv’ in support of 18-year-old refuser
Mattan here. I am a refuser and spent several months in an Israeli prison at the age of 20 for refusing to serve the Israeli occupation. On Thursday night in Tel Aviv, dozens gathered to stand with Daniel Schultz, an 18-year-old who will refuse mandatory military service this Sunday. Together, they filled the street with drumming and chants that carried far beyond the square: "Daniel is refusing and we love her!" and "On the home front and in the field, every soldier is a partner to murder."Daniel's decision is not abstract. She came of age during the war on Gaza, studying alongside Palestinian classmates whose families were being killed. She saw how their grief, fear, and displacement were treated as background noise to "national unity." Refusing, for her, was the only way to remain human. We support Daniel’s courage and principled stance at such a young age, and are asking all of our supporters to send Daniel a letter of support.
Each new generation of refusers expands the space of the possible. When Daniel stands before the military induction center and says no, she will be speaking not only for herself, but for thousands who cannot yet imagine that "no" as an option. She will face isolation, threats, and imprisonment because she has chosen to make visible what the state demands we forget: that participation in genocide is not inevitable.
Refusal has always been the beating heart of this movement. It is the moment when conscience interrupts the machine, when obedience gives way to solidarity. The courage of Daniel and others like her reminds us that even in a time of deep fear, resistance grows.
We stand with Daniel, with her generation, and with all who choose conscience over complicity. Please join us in sending her a letter of support and letting Daniel know that we all oppose the present state of affairs.
In solidarity,
Mattan Helman
Refuser Solidarity Network
(Taken from an email sent to me by the Refuser Solidarity Network. Emphasis original.)
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In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. - Kwame Ture
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Hurricane Melissa’s Wind Speeds Doubled in Less Than a Day | Melissa grew from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in a matter of hours.
In 2023, a study in the journal Scientific Reports found that Atlantic hurricanes were becoming more likely to intensify rapidly. High ocean temperatures can help fuel the kind of explosive growth that leads to rapid intensification of storms, and oceans around the world have been warming because, in part, of human-driven climate change.
Observed increases in North Atlantic tropical cyclone peak intensification rates - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Observed increases in North Atlantic tropical cyclone peak intensification ratesNature
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Israel pushes further into Syria
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/6548571
Israel has expanded its illegal occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights, seizing parts of the UN-monitored buffer zone in breach of a 1974 agreement with Damascus. Since December 2024, it has pushed deeper into Syrian territory, forcing families from their homes, demolishing property and unlawfully transferring detainees to Israel in acts considered war
- Israel built 10 military posts inside Syria between December 2024 and July
- In the past three months, that number has surged to 19
- One post lies just 40km from Damascus
October 24, 2025
London College Endangers Pro-Palestine Student With Torture
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How come there's no premiunize/ real-debrid but for music streaming?
Dietro le quinte della scienza: il manuale per non sentirsi esclusi
In questo articolo ti portiamo nella “sala macchine” della ricerca, dove si parla di campioni, placebo, doppio cieco e metanalisi — ma lo facciamo con esempi semplici, ironici e concreti. Perché capire come funziona uno studio scientifico non è solo utile: è liberatorio. Ti permette di leggere con occhi nuovi, di distinguere tra ciò che è serio e ciò che è solo fumo.
Pronto a scoprire che la scienza non è poi così distante? Ti promettiamo: niente tecnicismi, solo chiarezza. E qualche sorriso.
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Vogliamo fare un viaggio con tutti voi, si, lo so, è piena estate e magari pensate ad un viaggio lungo le più belle coste del mondo. Invec...Giuliano (Blogger)
RRF Cultura . Scrittori di guerra Ungaretti. Fenoglio . Calvino
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Ritorna Mauro Balboni con L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie
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L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie
(Mauro Balboni, in uscita a inizio 2026)
L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie. I castori che nuotano sotto i palazzi della city finanziaria. Il lupo in giardino. Le foreste ripariali a 20 km da piazza Duomo. Le scale dei fiumi dove passano i grandi storioni dopo 60 anni di assenza. La foresta lasciata evolvere secondo le sue leggi. I bisonti di Giulio Cesare e Asterix. I miracolosi boschi delle risorgive nella pianura più cementificata d’Europa. E molto altro.Cos’è: un bestiario da leggende metropolitane? No: sono incontri reali con la nuova natura europea. La wilderness diversamente selvaggia che sta prendendo forma nel primo continente che la wilderness la cancellò quasi dovunque. Eppure, sta ritornando. Qui e là, a brandelli, più spesso che no ferocemente avversati.
Un racconto di crisi e cambiamento
L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie di Mauro Balboni racconta inevitabilmente la crisi ecologica e climatica che stiamo vivendo, e non potrebbe essere diversamente.
Ma, per una volta, dalla parte di quello che sta provando ad adattarsi. Quello che ogni anno aggiunge un anello nel tronco anche se deformato da siccità e inquinanti ambientali. Quello che è tornato a scorrere dove non scorreva più. Quello che riappare su montagne da dove pensavamo di averlo scacciato per sempre. Quello che non ha voce ma deve essere fatto conoscere, per evitare che venga perso di nuovo.
Le domande che dobbiamo farci
Sono incontri che spalancano la porta direttamente sui grandi temi del nostro tempo: il clima, la difesa dagli eventi metereologici estremi, i servizi ecosistemici, la vivibilità dell’ambiente costruito, l’overtourism. Che ci parlano di amnesia ecologica generazionale, di rewilding, di quale ruolo per le aree protette. Di quale futuro ci aspetta.
L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie ci conduce ad affrontare domande per le quali non abbiamo ancora risposte, ma che forse aprono uno spiraglio di speranza: quell’orsa, quei castori, quelle nuove foreste, quegli storioni sono qui per rimanerci? Sono ecologicamente reversibili, i disastri dell’Epoca Umana?
Il rewilding e la coesistenza tra uomo e natura selvatica
Il concetto di “rewilding” non è più una visione romantica, ma un approccio pratico alla conservazione, basato sul lasciare spazio ai processi naturali e sul ritorno, spesso spontaneo, delle specie chiave. Il fenomeno narrato da Balboni si inserisce perfettamente in questo contesto europeo, dove i lupi tornano ad attraversare le Alpi e i castori rimodellano i corsi d’acqua a ridosso delle aree urbane. Questo ritorno della fauna selvatica pone però un’ardua sfida: la coesistenza. Se da un lato il ripristino della biodiversità porta benefici tangibili, come una maggiore resilienza agli eventi climatici estremi o la fornitura di servizi ecosistemici essenziali, dall’altro lato, richiede una profonda revisione del rapporto tra uomo e fauna selvatica. Il libro di Balboni, dunque, non celebra solo il trionfo della natura, ma indaga anche le complesse dinamiche sociali, economiche e culturali che si attivano quando la wilderness irrompe nella quotidianità antropizzata.
La resilienza naturale contro la crisi delle risorse
Questa prospettiva, ricca di incontri sorprendenti, offre un contrasto significativo con le preoccupazioni più drammatiche espresse dall’autore in merito alla sicurezza alimentare e alla gestione delle risorse, temi centrali nel suo precedente saggio, “Il pianeta dei frigoriferi” (2022). Dopo aver analizzato lucidamente le criticità strutturali e globali dell’impronta umana sulle risorse, l’autore in questa nuova opera rivolge lo sguardo ai segnali di resilienza che la natura, nonostante tutto, continua a offrire. L’orsa che mangiava ciliegie si presenta quindi come un invito a considerare i meccanismi di adattamento del mondo naturale non come un’alternativa alle soluzioni tecnologiche o politiche, ma come una parte essenziale e forse decisiva per immaginare un futuro sostenibile, dove uomo e natura possano trovare un nuovo equilibrio.
Mauro Balboni
Mauro Balboni è nato a Bolzano nel 1958 e vive oggi in Svizzera (dopo essere passato per Austria e Inghilterra). Si è laureato in Scienze Agrarie all’Università di Bologna. È stato dirigente di livello internazionale nell’agroindustria, per la quale ha lavorato sia nella ricerca & sviluppo che negli affari governativi. Ha lavorato oltre 30 anni nella ricerca e sviluppo della grande industria agrochimica, la maggior parte dei quali come dirigente con responsabilità europee e globali. Ha vissuto a Milano, Bologna, Vienna, Oxford, Zurigo. Oggi risiede tra la Svizzera e il lago di Garda, dove ha trovato la sua vera life mission, quella di conservare un biotopo di prati magri e i suoi legittimi residenti: le “carote ametista”, le cavallette dalle ali blu, le api, le farfalle e le orchidee rare. Dal 2017 scrive sui temi della sicurezza alimentare globale e dell’impronta del cibo sulle risorse e gli ecosistemi, prima con Il Pianeta mangiato e più recentemente con Il pianeta dei frigoriferi (edito da Scienza Express e uscito a maggio 2022). Nel resto del suo tempo gira l’Europa con il camper, a piedi o in bicicletta anche alla ricerca di agricolture e di cibi presenti, passati e futuri.
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Ritorna Mauro Balboni con L'orsa che mangiava ciliegie
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Como uma bet da Caixa expõe contradições do governo
Agência da Caixa, responsável pela administração do FGTS - Tânia Rego / Agência Brasil
Presidente Carlos Vieira confirmou lançamento de plataforma própria de apostas online ainda em 2025. Objetivo é ampliar arrecadação para suprir queda de receita com loteriasO presidente da Caixa Econômica Federal, Carlos Vieira, voltou a confirmar que a instituição terá uma plataforma própria para apostas online, conhecida como bet da Caixa. Em entrevista ao jornal Money Times na segunda-feira (20), ele confirmou a implementação da operação até o fim de novembro.
A medida é vista como uma tentativa de aumentar a arrecadação do banco público após quedas nas receitas da loteria. A entrada no mercado de apostas online, no entanto, acontece enquanto o governo ainda lida com os efeitos do vício em jogos sobre a economia e a saúde dos brasileiros.
29% foi quanto a Caixa deixou de arrecadar com a loteria entre o quarto trimestre de 2024 e o primeiro de 2025.
A arrecadação com jogos de azar
O mercado de apostas esportivas foi legalizado em 2018 no Brasil, mas só começou a ser regulamentado em 2023, por iniciativa do governo Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Durante esses cinco anos, as bets eram permitidas, mas sem regras, fiscalização ou pagamento de impostos.
Lula justificou a regulamentação dizendo que proibir completamente a prática seria difícil. Mesmo assim, ele afirmou que o governo tomaria medidas para conter as apostas. Também declarou que voltaria atrás caso a medida “não desse resultado”, demonstrando preocupação com o vício em jogos no Brasil.
“Tem muita gente se endividando, tem muita gente gastando o que não tem. E nós achamos que isso tem que ser tratado como uma questão de dependência. Ou seja, as pessoas são dependentes, as pessoas estão viciadas” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, presidente da República, em declaração à imprensa em outubro de 2024
Ao mesmo tempo que o governo demonstrou preocupação, a equipe econômica defendeu a tributação das apostas online como forma de aumentar a arrecadação federal e distribuir os recursos para outras áreas, como educação e segurança pública.
Até então, a arrecadação com jogos de azar pelo governo federal tinha como fonte apenas a Loteria Federal. A modalidade é uma exceção dentro dos jogos de azar considerados contravenções penais. No anos 1960, o governo permitiu a exploração de loterias especificamente pelo Estado e atribuiu a competência à Caixa Econômica Federal.
Com a regulamentação das bets, a Receita Federal passou a contar com uma segunda e mais expressiva fonte de tributos. Entre janeiro e julho de 2025, a alíquota de 12% sobre a chamada GGR (gross gaming revenue, ou receita bruta de jogo) rendeu R$ 2,6 bilhões aos cofres públicos – 24% mais que as loterias, que arrecadaram R$ 2,1 bilhões.
R$ 4,73 bilhões foi quanto a Receita Federal arrecadou com impostos de bets e loterias entre janeiro de julho de 2025.
Na terça-feira (21), o ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, afirmou que o governo vai entregar ao Congresso duas propostas para aumentar a arrecadação e equilibrar as contas públicas em 2026. Uma delas – fatiada da medida provisória nº 1.303, derrubada pela Câmara dos Deputados no início de outubro – propõe elevar a taxação sobre as bets de 12% para 18%.
Outro projeto em análise na Câmara prevê dobrar a alíquota para 24%, com prazo de quatro meses (se sancionado) para que empresas de adaptem. A Comissão de Finanças e Tributação aprovou na quarta-feira (22) a urgência da tramitação do texto, encabeçado pelo líder do PT na Câmara, Lindbergh Farias (RJ).
Por que a Caixa quer lançar uma bet
Mais do que aumentar a arrecadação por meio da taxação de empresas privadas de apostas esportivas, o governo quer abrir espaço no mercado as bets com uma operação própria. Para isso, ele pretende usar a experiência da Caixa com loterias.
A proposta de uma bet estatal tem sido levantada desde 2024, quando a Caixa teve autorização para operar sobre apostas esportivas. Na época, Vieira, presidente da instituição, disse que a modalidade não concorre com as loterias tradicionais e a estratégia poderia atrair novos públicos.
“O mercado do Brasil tende a crescer muito nesse segmento, e o banco quer estar presente” Carlos Vieira, presidente da Caixa Econômica Federal, em declaração a jornalistas em agosto de 2024.
O presidente do banco confirmou o lançamento da bet da Caixa na segunda-feira (20), com início previsto para novembro. Em entrevista ao jornal Money Times, o executivo disse que a plataforma deve operar por meio de um “superaplicativo”.
O objetivo é arrecadar de R$ 2 bilhões a R$ 2,5 bilhões em 2026, suprindo as quedas recentes na arrecadação das loterias. A receita da modalidade em 2025 deve ser menor do que a de 2024, segundo Vieira.
R$ 27 bilhões foram arrecadados pelas loterias da Caixa Econômica Federal em 2024.
Ione Amorim, economista e consultora do programa de serviços financeiros do Idec (Instituto de Defesa de Consumidores), afirmou ao Nexo que a proposta da Caixa preocupa, pois associa um banco público – ou seja, um banco vinculado a programas e políticas sociais – ao mercado de apostas online.
“O governo conhece todo esse processo em que estamos reivindicando uma regulamentação melhor, com fiscalização e educação financeira, tentando tirar a população de um ambiente de endividamento. Aí vem o principal banco público, de fomento de vários serviços, e anuncia uma medida como essa. É totalmente contraditório”, disse.
Para ela, a experiência da Caixa com a Loteria Federal não justifica a entrada no mercado das bets. “A metodologia [das loterias] já tem um consenso. Os sorteios são feitos com ampla transparência, ainda que haja questionamentos sobre isso. As pessoas sabem quais são os limites, têm clareza do que e como vai ser sorteado. As regras são definidas e elas têm sua zona de limite”, acrescentou.
Já Gabriel Correia, professor do Departamento de Administração da UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense), disse que a bet da Caixa põe o governo na contramão do bem-estar da população e normaliza as apostas ao ignorar seus riscos.
“Quando um banco público, que se autodenomina em seu site ‘principal parceiro do governo federal na execução de políticas públicas’, age para expandir suas receitas a partir de um fenômeno contraditório como as bets, ele precisa ser questionado”, disse ao Nexo.
“Quais políticas públicas o Estado e a Caixa Econômica se veem capazes de financiar, sendo eles mesmos responsáveis por ampliar os impactos na sociedade brasileira ao colocar mais uma empresa desse tipo no mercado? O Estado, como agente de promoção do bem-estar da população, vai na contramão de sua própria função, sem refletir, junto à sociedade, sobre os impactos [das bets]” Gabriel Correia, professor do Departamento de Administração da UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Os efeitos das bets na saúde e na economia
A entrada da Caixa no mercado de bets ocorre enquanto o Brasil ainda enfrenta os desafios desse fenômeno. As apostas online vêm gerando impactos sociais e legais no país, especificamente em duas frentes: economia e saúde.5° lugar é a posição do Brasil no mercado global de bets; a estimativa é que o país fature US$ 4,14 bilhões em 2025, segundo a consultoria international Regulus Partners.
O vício crescente dos brasileiros nos jogos fez o SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) ampliar a assistência para apostadores. Em 2018, foram 111 atendimentos ambulatoriais relacionados a “transtorno do jogo” ou “mania de jogos de aposta” no Brasil. Em 2024, o número subiu para 1.292.
Em junho, o ministro da Saúde, Alexandre Padilha, disse que a publicidade dos jogos deve ser como a do cigarro: alertando sobre os efeitos e os riscos de dependência ao apostar. “A gente pode dar um passo além do cigarro, que é, na própria plataforma, ter mecanismos de acolhimento, de atendimento com profissional, disparar isso [quando o usuário excede o tempo na plataforma]”, afirmou ao jornal Folha de S. Paulo.
Do ponto de vista da saúde, as bets são consideradas mais perigosas que as loterias. No organismo do apostador, o jogo gera um efeito estimulante sobre o sistema nervoso central, e um fator importante para isso é o tempo entre o jogo e o resultado. Quanto menor o intervalo entre eles, menos o cérebro consegue avaliar os riscos e frear o desejo de seguir apostando. Por isso, as bets, que têm dinâmicas rápidas, são mais viciantes.
Quando a aposta passa a ser recorrente, seus efeitos se assemelham aos relatos de tolerância ou abstinência descritos por dependentes de álcool e drogas ilícitas.
“É um comportamento que acaba prevalecendo, que a pessoa encobre apesar dos problemas que ele possa ter. E isso não a impede de continuar apostando. É a mesma coisa de alcoólatra, que continua apesar dos prejuízos” Ronaldo Laranjeira, psiquiatra, professor da Unifesp (Universidade Federal de São Paulo) com pós-doutorado em dependência química pela Universidade de Londres, em entrevista ao Nexo em setembro de 2024.
Além de afetar a saúde mental dos apostadores, as bets comprometem o orçamento das famílias – o que pesquisadores definiram como “betização da renda”.
Em setembro de 2024, um levantamento do Banco Central mostrou que 5 milhões de pessoas beneficiadas pelo Bolsa Família tinham gastado R$ 3 bilhões com apostas esportivas online via Pix no mês anterior. De cada R$ 5 destinados à política de distribuição de renda naquele mês, R$ 1 foi gasto com bets.
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