A Dallas investor’s controversial plan to export East Texas groundwater appears poised to move forward, as lawmakers killed a bill that would have delayed the project by two years.

On Wednesday night, state Rep. Cody Harris, a Palestine Republican and the bill’s author, blamed the state Senate for the legislation’s failure, saying the chamber stripped a key provision that would have put a moratorium on new export permits while the Texas Water Development Board studied the effects of pumping groundwater from the area’s aquifers. The House voted not to accept the Senate changes.

“The Senate gutted the most important part of this bill,” Harris said late Wednesday. A moratorium would have given lawmakers “a chance … to make sure we are being good stewards of our most precious natural resource, water,” he said. “One part of the bill is worthless without the other.”

Bill to delay Dallas investors’ East Texas water grab fails

Companies tied to Dallas investor Kyle Bass applied for exploratory permits for wells to pump groundwater out from under Anderson and Henderson Counties.

^{Megan Kimble (Houston Chronicle)}

Zarah Sultana said in response to the news about Herzog that the "Labour Party is living up to its reputation as The Genocide Party."

Archived version: archive.is/newest/thecanary.co…

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Herzog reportedly coming to UK despite genocide and war crimes

^{Willem Moore (The Canary)}

The city’s attorney general, Brian Schwalb, argued in the federal lawsuit that the deployment is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement.

A federal judge in California recently ruled that Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Los Angeles after days of protests over immigration raids in June was illegal. The Republican administration is appealing that decision and Trump has said he is ready to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition in those Democratic-led cities.

That ruling, however, does not directly apply to Washington, where the president has more control over the guard than in states.

About 2,300 troops from seven states have been deployed in the streets of the US capital since 11 August in a move that Schwalb says exceeds the president’s powers and violates the city’s autonomy, as enshrined in the Home Rule Act.

Washington DC sues over Trump’s deployment of the national guard

City’s attorney general says the hundreds of troops are essentially an ‘involuntary military occupation’

^{Robert Tait (The Guardian)}

Zarah Sultana said in response to the news about Herzog that the "Labour Party is living up to its reputation as The Genocide Party."

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Herzog reportedly coming to UK despite genocide and war crimes

^{Willem Moore (The Canary)}

Currently, all states require schoolchildren to receive vaccines against polio, measles, and other diseases.

Florida Is Dropping All Vaccine Mandates, State’s Surgeon General Says

^{Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)}

The EU Commission said its ethics adviser was studying an Israeli firm's science grant eligibility in view of a drone-kill ad, knowing its adviser had no mandate to do so.

Archived version: archive.is/newest/euobserver.c…

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EU misled public on Israel drone-kill video

^{Andrew Rettman (EUobserver)}

The EU’s landmark anti-deforestation law could be a victim of the bloc’s new trade deals with the United States and the South American Mercosur bloc, with the EU Commission under concerted pressure to water it down further.

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US loggers and Latin America try to defang EU forestry law

^{Benjamin Fox (EUobserver)}

Washington, DC Attorney General sues Trump administration over "illegal deployment" of National Guard troops, alleges violations of Home Rule Act and Posse Comitatus Act.

DC Sues Over Trump Troop Deployment as National Guard Members Say They're Being Used as 'Toy Soldiers'

"None of this is lawful," said Washington, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb.

^{brad-reed (Common Dreams)}

Companies say increase in employer national insurance contributions has forced them to cut jobs and raise prices

UK businesses cut jobs at fastest pace in four years over summer, Bank of England finds

^{Richard Partington (The Guardian)}

Grand Theft Auto VI marketing materials might be few and far between, but fans are still uncovering small tidbits of information.

Grand Theft Auto VI Fans Continue To Uncover New Details - Gameranx

^{Dennis Patrick (Gameranx)}

Valve’s usually stable platform struggles thanks in part to lack of pre-loading options.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is breaking Steam, Nintendo’s eShop

^{Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)}

Officials said 51 detainees were already being housed at Angola. But Gov. Jeff Landry said he expects the building to be filled to capacity, expecting over 400 people to come in ensuing months as President Donald Trump continues his large-scale attempt to remove millions of people suspected of entering the country illegally.

The building holding ICE detainees is not new, but rather refurbished after sitting vacant for years. The rest of Angola, which is made up of many buildings, has remained active. Many of Angola’s 6,300 inmates still work the fields, picking long rows of vegetables by hand as armed guards patrol on horseback.

In addition, the prison is home to more than 50 death row inmates. The most recent execution was in March, using nitrogen gas to deprive the inmate of oxygen, causing death. The state’s electric chair, nicknamed “Gruesome Gertie”, is still on display in the prison’s museum.

https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-immigration-detention-noem-trump-682793a4db4757649cb78b0ea3aa051d

0.3.0b Hotfix 2

• Frozen Mandible Monsters can once again be Bound as a Spectre.
• Fixed a bug where some Monster Spectres did not have the correct collision size.
• Fixed a bug where Killing Akthi before Anundr in The Khari Crossing would not remove the blocking at the entrance of the arena.
• Fixed an instance crash.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.0b Hotfix 2 - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

0.3.0b Hotfix

• Fixed a client and instance crash introduced in 0.3.0b related to skill targeting.

You will need to restart your client to receive the client changes in this hotfix.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.0b Hotfix - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

0.3.0b Patch Notes

Rise of the Abyssal Changes

• Abyssal Monsters can now be bound as Spectres.
• The Vessel of Kulemak's Teleport Slam can no longer be avoided, and the damage it deals has been reduced.
• Improved the telegraphing for the Vessel of Kulemak's arena-wide cleave. The cleave has also been made easier to dodge in the final part of the fight.
• The "Area is overrun by the Abyssal" Map Modifier now spreads Pits over a larger amount of the area.
• The Strider of the Pit's Spear Slam now has a global cooldown, and they now stop tracking you with their Storm skill when you are far enough away.
• Reduced the damage of the Crystal Wall used by Abyssal Stranglers.
• Reduced the movement speed of the Shepherd of the Pit, and reduced the damage dealt by their ground effect.
• Additional projectiles now adds the correct amount of projectiles for the Lightless Abomination.
• Improved the invulnerability visual effect for the Lightless Moray. The ignite chance and damage from its shade form explosion has also been reduced.
• Abyssal Monsters now introduce some of their skills over the first 3 Acts instead of being able to use all of their skills from Act 1.
• Removed the motion blur effect played when Abyssal Pits closed.

Other Changes and Improvements

• Added the ability to convert Stash Tabs that were upgraded to Premium Tabs to Merchant's Tabs. This only applies for Stash Tabs that were upgraded to Premium Stash Tabs prior to the 0.3.0 launch. You can convert these here after the 0.3.0b patch has been deployed.
• One-time Rare Monsters found in the Campaign no longer have their fixed hidden modifiers when used as tamed beasts, or spectres.
• You will no longer remain locked onto enemies while sprinting. This improves cases where you would sprint away from an enemy then unintentionally turn around to use a skill targeting that enemy.
• You can now use Instance Manager (Ctrl+click) on the button to jump in the Well of Souls.
• You can now use /hideout and similar commands from the Well of Souls.
• Maps without a Map Boss no longer spawn a boss arena with only a rare monster pack.
• Vendor windows will now remember any search text you've entered on a per NPC basis, until you exit to character selection.
• Boss fights with two bosses should now correctly restart from the beginning when a player Resurrects at Checkpoint after killing just one boss.
• The Soul Siphoner monster modifier has been reworked. The inner ring now reduces damage dealt, and the outer ring reduces Skill Speed for each time you use a Skill while standing in it. Both rings deal Physical Damage over Time (previously both rings prevented Mana recovery, drained Mana and dealt Lightning Damage over time).
• The Husk of Dreams Unique Body Armour now has 50% less Flask Charges used instead of 50% chance for Flasks you use to not consume Charges. This affects existing versions of the item.
• Forge Hammer no longer costs mana when used to recall the Hammer, and other skills such as Warcries cannot empower that use.
• Doedre's Dark Design, triggered by the Doedre's Undoing Support, now deals Spell Damage instead of Secondary Damage.
• Added missing Duration and Ground Effect types to the His Foul Emergence Skill to allow it to function with relevant support gems.
• Temporarily disabled the following Rogue Exiles: Taua, the Ruthless, Ulfred, the Afflicted, Drusian, the Artillerist, and Doran, the Deft.
• The Derelict Mansion Map Boss arena no longer requires finding a tome to open.
• The boss arena in Derelict Mansion Map will now be open if you die to the bosses after opening it once.
• The Razed Fields Map no longer stops you from entering the boss arena after it has been started.
• The barrier outside the church in Arastas can no longer be broken early.
• You can no longer return to Kriar Village from Glacial Tarn.
• Improved the telegraphing of Yama the White's future sight skill.
• Increased the cooldown for some of Torvian, Hand of the Saviour's skills. The projectile speed of their bouncing axe skill has been reduced, and the amount of freeze build up Torvian causes when under the effects of the Twilight Order's Sword buff has been reduced.
• The Scourge of the Skies bird storm skill can no longer be avoided.
• The slam combo skill used by Krutog, Lord of Kin can no longer be avoided.
• Some of the skills used by Great White One can no longer be avoided.
• The tracking of Azmadi, the Faridun Prince's triple lacerate skill is now more lenient.
• You can now use portals after defeating Siora, Blade of the Mists.
• Oswin, the Dread Warden now removes all the debuffs he has applied to the player when he is killed.
• Reduced the likelihood of Treant Foulspawns firing projectiles whilst walking.
• Reduced the damage of Quill Crab's quill projectiles.
• Updated the description of Lifetap Support to clarify it turns a Supported Skills Mana cost into a Life cost, rather than stating "a portion of".
• Updated the Tabana's Pillar World Map Icon to correctly describe the benefits it provides.
• Updated the Navali's Rest World Map Icon to indicate it provides a permanent benefit.
• Corrected and simplified Meditate's description. This is purely a description change.
• Clarified the Skill Description for Infernal Cry to indicate that it only Empowers Melee Attacks.
• Thunderous Leap's description no longer inaccurately mentions that it only detonates spear skills. As with any detonator skill, it detonates anything that is capable of being detonated.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Ancestral Spirits, granted by the Warbringer's Answered Call Notable Passive Skill, was failing to summon Ancestral Spirit Minions.
• Fixed a bug where you were unable to dodge roll past enemies when you were partially surrounded.
• Fixed a bug where newly created characters could not access the Currency Exchange until they reached act 4 even if you had already unlocked the Currency Exchange with another character in the same league.
• Fixed a bug where the "Abyssal Pits in Area always have Rewards" modifier was not functioning correctly.
• Fixed a bug where Whirling Slash's travel distance could no longer change based on your attack speed.
• Fixed a bug where Spectres and Tamed Beasts could benefit from the out-of-combat life regeneration common to all persistent minions while in combat.
• Fixed a bug where reloading could fail on Crossbows, most noticeably when weapon swapping.
• Fixed a bug where Persistent Skills could not be activated when shapeshifted into Demon Form.
• Fixed a bug where the Brutus' Brain Support which causes supported Minions to take no damage, still worked with the Damage from hits is taken from your Damageable Companion's Life before you, from the Starkonja's Head Unique Helmet.
• Fixed a bug where increases to Frost Bomb limit was not functioning correctly with Spell Cascade Support.
• Fixed an issue where the Ahn's Citadel Support was not obtainable.
• Fixed a bug where Defy II Support was only disallowing Insufficient Mana from preventing the use of supported Melee Attacks rather than any supported Attacks.
• Fixed an issue where the Twin Bow's Attack Speed was unintentionally higher than other Bow base types with the same implicit (Dualstring Bow and Gemini Bow). It now has an Attack time of 1.1 seconds (previously 1.2).
• Fixed a bug where Ember Fusillade when supported by Wildshards would be able to "keep" the additional projectiles from a Wildshards proc by interrupting it fully firing.
• Fixed a bug where Resonating Shield, Shield Wall, and Fortifying Cry's shockwaves did not scale with area damage modifiers.
• Fixed an issue where some Infusion Duration small passives were labelled as "Infusion Damage". A Notable in the Sorceress starting area has also been renamed from "Infused Spell Damage" to instead be "Principal Infusion".
• Fixed a bug where Grisly Pyre from the His Winnowing Flame Skill did not describe how much damage it was dealing from consuming ignites on enemies.
• Fixed a bug which allowed Forge Hammer to be used in cases where it should be unusable.
• Fixed a bug where endgame Maps could fail to open with the "Area is inaccessible" error.
• Fixed a bug where some Map Device microtransactions would place you inside the Map Device when returning from a Map, and others were missing their interactable object.
• Fixed a bug where Yama, the White was not making clones of Infernalists that were in Demon Form.
• Fixed a bug where resurrecting at checkpoint after defeating the final Act 4 Boss would restart the fight.
• Fixed a bug where the final Act 4 Boss could spawn a duplicate version during the fight.
• Fixed a bug where Travel Skills could not be used in Azmadi, the Faridun Prince's Boss arena.
• Fixed a bug where the Wayward Isle Map sometimes could not be completed.
• Fixed a bug where Siora, Blade of the Mists, and Thariel, the Umbral Wraith had a lingering damage reduction buff.
• Fixed a bug where defeating Manoki, the Chosen in The Jade Isles Map did not complete the Map.
• Fixed a bug where the Wetlands Map Boss was not attacking as they were constantly trying to path to a rock that doesn't exist.
• Fixed a bug where you could be unable to enter the Boss arena in the Razed Fields Map.
• Fixed a bug where the Wetlands, Lofty Summit, Derelict Mansion, and Ornate Chambers Maps sometimes did not allow you to use a portal in the Boss arena after defeating the Boss.
• Fixed an issue where some of the Mighty Silverfist's attacks were not correctly telegraphing that they were unavoidable.
• Fixed a bug where rare monster packs could spawn in invalid locations in the Rugosa and Hidden Grotto Maps.
• Fixed a bug where the Omen of Abyssal Echoes was able to be used after already revealing Desecrated modifiers on an item.
• Fixed a bug where Skeletal Cobras and Tawhoa Mystic monsters were missing their Monster Categories.
• Fixed a bug where invulnerable Stone Soldiers and Feral Kin could appear in Ritual encounters.
• Fixed a bug where the slowing debuff from the water in Solitary Confinement was not affected by Slow Potency, for reals this time.
• Fixed a bug where the Tawhoan Tower Shield, Golden Targe, Blacksteel Crest Shield and Desert Buckler basetypes did not have any block chance, or grant Raise Shield or Parry for the respective basetype. This change does not apply to existing items.
• Fixed an issue that prevented you from completing The Grand Quest (quest) and from obtaining your first 2 Expedition Skill Points if you had held a Logbook before talking to Dannig and obtaining your rewards.
• Fixed a bug where the travelling merchant in the Khari Crossing sometimes did not come out of hiding after killing the surrounding monsters.
• Fixed a bug where you were unable to store more than 300 Simulacrum Splinters in the Delirium Stash Tab.
• Fixed a bug where Uncut Gems would not be sorted correctly in the Gem Stash.
• Fixed a bug where Unique Items introduced in 0.3.0 could not be stored in the Unique Stash Tab.
• Fixed a bug where the cutscene for entering Endgame from the Interludes was not playing.
• Fixed a bug where Player 2 was unable to interact with The Well of Souls in Couch Co-Op.
• Fixed a bug with UI navigation in Couch Co-Op after interacting with the salvage bench.
• Fixed a bug where you were unable to travel to The Ziggurat Refuge from a waypoint when using a controller.
• Fixed a bug where the game would not always unpause after applying a Vaal Orb to an Essence when using a controller.
• Fixed a bug where the Amanamu's Void debuff was missing a description.
• Fixed a bug where items for sale at the Gambler were sometimes not detailing whether the base type provided Armour, Evasion Rating, or Energy Shield.
• Fixed a bug where you could not filter using negative numbers in the in-game Trade Market.
• Fixed a bug where some players would not have a selected Hideout after logging into a different platform.
• Fixed a bug where some microtransactions that are unavailable to be purchased directly could show up in the Microtransaction Shop's 'New Items' section.
• Fixed a bug where the "Show only Available" option in the Cosmetics window did not work until you un-ticked and re-ticked it.
• Fixed a bug where part of the Passive Skill Tree was not visible when using right-panel mode on controller.
• Fixed a bug where Forge Hammer could cause desync in specific circumstances.
• Fixed desync that could occur when placing a totem.
• Fixed desync that could occur with Earthshatter.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur on controller input mode when certain items were placed into the crafting slot of the Essence Stash Tab.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur when equipping the Merit of Service Unique Shield.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with Tempest Bell in party play.
• Fixed a client crash that could occur with Storm Lance.
• Fixed two other client crashes.
• Fixed two instance crashes.

Early Access Patch Notes - 0.3.0b Patch Notes - Forum - Path of Exile

Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.

^{Path of Exile}

The Gaza Tribunal, an unofficial inquiry, is taking place on Thursday and Friday in Westminster

Archived version: archive.is/newest/middleeastey…

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UK complicit in Israeli war crimes, Jeremy Corbyn's tribunal hears

There were around 50 people packed into a room in Westminster's historic Church House to hear evidence on Britain's role in Israel's genocide in Gaza. But over 12,000 people were watching online.

^{Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)}

The French data protection authority has fined Google €325 million ($378 million) for violating cookie regulations and displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without their consent.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-slaps-google-with-325m-fine-for-violating-cookie-regulations/

Workiva, a leading cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) provider, notified its customers that attackers who gained access to a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) system stole some of their data.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/saas-giant-workiva-discloses-data-breach-after-salesforce-attack/

The misguided belief in eternal Jewish victimhood is being weaponized to help allow Israel’s genocide to continue.

Exposing Jewish Exceptionalism In Canadian Media

^{Davide Mastracci (The Maple)}

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- Hacker News.
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Framework X/Twitter Post.

https://www.neowin.net/news/atlassian-acquires-the-browser-company-creators-of-arc-browser/

Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, at 13h00 to 14h00 Eastern Time (currently 17h00 to 18h00 UTC). You can find them listed in the SocialCG Calendar. The next meeting will be held (today) on 4 September 2025.

Meeting link: meet.jit.si/ap-forum-wg

This month's meeting has no set agenda. Discussions will continue re: FEP 7888/f228 adoption and ongoing FEP drafts.

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36866842

In a major anti-piracy action against a Streameast-branded operation, ACE has shut down what it calls the world's largest illegal sports streaming ring. Conducted alongside Egyptian authorities, the operation dismantled a network of more than 80 domain names responsible for 1.6 billion visits in the past year. Interestingly, the original Streameast operation, previously targeted by U.S. authorities, remains online and claims it has no connection to the dismantled 'copycat'.

Pro

2025-09-04 14:11:39

ACE Shuts Down Giant 'Streameast' Piracy Ring, But the Original Survives

In a major anti-piracy action against a Streameast-branded operation, ACE has shut down what it calls the world's largest illegal sports streaming ring. Conducted alongside Egyptian authorities, the operation dismantled a network of more than 80 domain names responsible for 1.6 billion visits in the past year. Interestingly, the original Streameast operation, previously targeted by U.S. authorities, remains online and claims it has no connection to the dismantled 'copycat'.

ACE Shuts Down Giant 'Streameast' Piracy Ring, But the Original Survives * TorrentFreak

In a major anti-piracy action, ACE has shut down what it describes as the world's largest illegal sports streaming ring.

^{Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36866844

Pro

2025-09-04 14:12:48

Massive IPTV Piracy Network Uncovered

Massive IPTV Piracy Network Uncovered by Silent Push - Silent Push

Silent Push uncovered a massive IPTV-based piracy network, hosted across 1,000+ domains and 10,000+ IPs, affecting more than 20 major brands.

^{Peggy Kelly (Silent Push)}

cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36866515

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- Reddit.
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Pro

2025-09-04 14:05:07

What If There’s No AGI?

::: spoiler Comments
- Reddit.
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What If There’s No AGI?

The technological struggles are in some ways beside the point. The financial bet on artificial general intelligence is so big that failure could cause a depression.

^{Bryan McMahon (The American Prospect)}

I nostri amici artivisti “Conigli Bianchi” e il collettivo “PrEP in Italia” hanno pubblicato un libro con la casa editrice Eris: sierocoinvoltə – la rivoluzione sessuale riparte dall’HIV”.

Sierocoinvoltə. La rivoluzione sessuale riparte dall’HIV

Mai titolo migliore poteva essere scelto per un libro divulgativo sulla situazione attuale dell’HIV; cosa significa essere sierocoinvolti-e-infinito e oltre?

Da quando HIV è entrato a… no, non si dice “a gamba tesa” di un virus. Insomma con tutto il suo RNA, nelle nostre esistenze, le ha sconvolte condizionando la nostra vita sessuale ed educazione senza esclusione di colpi.

Se eri una persona adulta, dovevi mettere in discussione la tua sessualità qualunque fosse; se eri un adolescente alle prese con gli ormoni ti facevano crescere con la paura, se invece stavi ancora nell’età spensierata dell’infanzia il terrore dei genitori si rifletteva sulle modalità di gioco: “non rotolarti per terra sui prati perché ci sono le siringhe” era il minimo sindacabile. Senza contare, dopo, le volte in cui ci si sentiva dire di non parlare con quel vicino “strano” che vive con un uomo, quello ha gli occhi fuori dalla testa ed è un drogato, occhio al tuo amico se perde sangue, ecc.

Ora sappiamo che quel terrore si chiama stigma, anzi meglio ancora. Sierofobia. E in più, la consapevolezza di essere tutti coinvolti nel tema dell’HIV, si traduce in SIEROCOINVOLGIMENTO.

Ognuno di noi è sierocoinvolto, anche quelli che non vogliono ammetterlo compresi i sierofobici che se ne lavano le mani nel vero senso della parola, con l’igienizzante a base alcolica possibilmente.

Rivoluzione sessuale bloccata?

Rivoluzione sessuale, poche volte ormai se ne parla nei media però ce ne sarebbe bisogno: negli anni 70 del secolo scorso, tra lotte femministe e del movimento LGBT+, la concezione della sessualità stava perdendo l’approccio paternalista e morale presente dalla notte dei tempi, si sperava di poterlo cambiare finalmente in una visione più libera invece dal 1981 in poi l’HIV e AIDS hanno bloccato tutto.

Con un sacco di gente che moriva, i fondamentalisti religiosi e conservatori nel mondo intero hanno rialzato la testa: non gli pareva vero che una malattia si propagasse con la sessualità e colpisse proprio le persone che a loro davano fastidio; noi non ce lo togliamo dalla mente, non ci fosse stato HIV in giro probabilmente a quest’ora non staremmo ancora parlando di diritti LGBT, educazione sessuale e affettiva, e quant’altro.

La speranza che la malattia mortale potesse portare a una maggiore consapevolezza sulla sessualità, si è scontrata con una realtà di politici e religiosi che hanno sfruttato la situazione a proprio vantaggio.

Sierocoinvolgimento e coscienza

Adesso però grazie alla medicina la situazione è cambiata e si può essere sierocoinvolti in modo diverso, più cosciente, e soprattutto libero perché la prevenzione e la conoscenza possono battere lo stigma, facendoci vivere una sessualità senza rischi.

Sierocoinvoltə. La rivoluzione sessuale riparte dall’HIV – il libro

Scritto dall’associazione Conigli Bianchi artivisti contro la sierofobia e il collettivo PrEP in Italia che si occupa di divulgare la conoscenza sulla profilassi farmacologica pre-esposizione da HIV, il libro raccoglie diverse storie scritte direttamente da persone sierocoinvolte – non necessariamente HIV positive.

• Titolo: Sierocoinvoltə. La rivoluzione sessuale riparte dall’HIV
• Autore: Conigli Bianchi e PrEP in Italia
• Costo: 10 euro
• Dove acquistarlo: Eris Edizioni, libro cartaceo.

DESCRIZIONE:

Questo è un lavoro di scrittura collettiva, una polifonia di voci sierocoinvolte che racconta un viaggio lungo 40 anni di HIV. Tanti punti di vista diversi per ripercorrere il passato, fotografare il presente e pensare il futuro delle persone sierocoinvolte. Una narrazione dal basso di singoli individui, soggettività e associazioni, per cambiare e decostruire la rappresentazione che ancora oggi si fa dell’HIV. Non prendono parola solo maschi gay bianchi cis, sono state raccolte anche testimonianze che troppo spesso hanno poco spazio come ad esempio quelle di donne che vivono con l’HIV e l’esperienze di attivismo delle donne lesbiche.

Il saggio parte dall’abc. Perché c’è l’esigenza di parlare di HIV ancora oggi, cosa si intende per sierocoinvolgimento, le info scientifiche imprescindibili per capire questioni su cui si fa confusione: differenza tra HIV e AIDS, carica virale, trasmissione e prevenzione. Il passaggio successivo è il linguaggio corretto per parlarne e contemporaneamente contribuire al processo di destigmatizzazione per cambiare gli immaginari che da sempre contraddistinguono l’HIV e che veicolano la sierofobia. Viene dato spazio alle battaglie per il diritto alla privacy e al coming out delle persone che vivono con l’HIV.

Il focus è sulla situazione italiana, sulla totale assenza delle istituzioni, sullo stato dei fatti nel 2023 e sulle differenze politiche con l’estero. Il lavoro delle associazioni e l’attivismo è fondamentale per la divulgazione di informazioni che non possono essere date per scontate e che troverete anche in queste pagine: dove e come fare i test in Italia, cos’è la PrEP ovvero la Profilassi Pre-Esposizione e soprattutto la centralità delle relazioni e delle reti sociali, perché HIV non è solo scienza. Sono tanti gli spunti per il futuro di queste lotte e la storia dell’artivismo HIV può insegnarci tanto. Per cambiare il paradigma c’è bisogno di tuttə perché siamo tuttə sierocoinvoltə.

Lo sapevamo da tempo

Eravamo a conoscenza di questa iniziativa da aprile 2023, quando una mattina a uno di noi è arrivata una mail dal collettivo PrEP in Italia in cui ci veniva chiesto di inviare un racconto a tema HIV. Parole testuali “ci piacerebbe che anche i PlusBrothers partecipassero a questo libro sierocoinvolto”.

Detto, fatto: ricordiamo ancora la situazione, entrambi stavamo in ferie per il ponte del 25 aprile e quella mattina avevamo deciso di dormire fino a tardi perché, tanto, nulla può succedere durante le vacanze di primavera.

Invece, il primo di noi che ha ricevuto la mail ha telefonato all’altro, svegliandolo: “dai forza dobbiamo rimboccarci le maniche e l’RNA perché bisogna scrivere!”

Ci pareva un sogno, fino a quando la mail è arrivata sullo schermo di entrambi; la prima cosa da fare, come in ogni occasione importante, era studiare la situazione e valutare le condizioni che ci venivano poste. Fattibile perché il libro doveva essere non più di 100 pagine.

Facciamo questo, facciamo quello, alla fine abbiamo deciso di condividere un racconto col virus parlante!

Ogni libro predilige il punto di vista umano, allora perché non tentare di indurre la riflessione offrendo quello dell’HIV?

Sarà per un’altra volta!

Niente, nel libro non c’è traccia di noi perché in tanti hanno condiviso le loro storie e l’editore ha dovuto compiere una scelta; 100 pagine sono poche, l’argomento è vasto e qualcuno deve rimaner fuori per forza. Pazienza.

La notizia negativa ci è arrivata prima dell’estate 2023 e i ragazzi di “PrEP in Italia” si sono pure scusati con noi però alla fine abbiamo detto loro di non preoccuparsi in quanto noi contribuiamo come possiamo senza però dare per scontato il successo, in questo caso la pubblicazione. Nel nostro blog possiamo mettere cosa vogliamo ma quando sono gli altri a decidere, la nostra parola non conta più.

Ci sentiamo pure in colpa ora che il libro è uscito, perché consigliandoci a vicenda abbiamo preso la direzione della storia inventata col virus parlante, quando potevamo cogliere questa opportunità per raccontare gli ostacoli che, oltre alla sierofobia, una persona può incontrare nella prevenzione e cura dell’HIV in caso di disabilità partendo dai test fai da te, i cui esiti si leggono solo visivamente alla faccia della privacy.

Ma in quel frangente non volevamo il tono da ennesima storia di denuncia su cosa non va, ci piaceva di più una narrazione leggera in modo da far “digerire” il tema delicato a più persone. Esattamente come facciamo qui sul blog, volevamo fare lì.

Pazienza, sarà per un’altra volta, l’esito positivo non è mai scontato (doppio senso volutissimo).

Ci servirà di lezione per migliorarci ancora di più e riflettere più a fondo su cosa condividere, se mai ci si presenterà un’altra occasione.

L’unico dispiacere che rimane per adesso, è che il libro non è presente in formato elettronico e le persone con disabilità visiva non possono leggerlo. Una barriera su un tema dove non ce ne dovrebbero essere, ma quello non dipende dagli autori e sono scelte dell’editore.

La morte mai

Sul nostro blog possiamo scrivere ciò che vogliamo quindi pubblichiamo il racconto rimasto fuori dal libro.

• Titolo: La morte mai
• Autori: Elettrona e Gifter

Papà non si muoveva né parlava più, i nostri parenti erano già morti da tempo e io ero ormai rassegnato ad attendere il mio destino perché nessuno mi avrebbe protetto, per gran parte del mondo la nostra comunità è semplicemente invisibile e pericolosa.

Ho anche pensato nella disperazione di aiutarlo dolcemente ad andarsene, ma così oltre a restare solo, avrei tradito le sue aspettative: “la morte mai”, era sempre stato il suo motto; ma intanto a soffrire ero io, convinto che lui non fosse più cosciente.

“Figliolo ascoltami”, ho sentito all’improvviso la sua voce affaticata. O forse era suggestione? Da quanto tempo non parlavamo più!

“L’ho ucciso io.”

Era lucido, senza dubbio, e in quel calvario finalmente vedevo una lieve speranza di ripresa: “Cosa dici! Cos’è successo!”

“Freddie Mercury”, mi ha rivelato sforzandosi sempre di più a parlare. “È morto per colpa mia! Non fare come me! Tu devi amare!”

L’amore: un privilegio a cui credevo di non aver diritto perché spettava agli uomini veri, e io ero cosciente di non esserlo; ho guardato papà e lui si è spinto verso di me, con una forza che pensavo ormai avesse perduto.

“Io non ne sono stato capace e ho ucciso tante persone per impedire loro di amare. Ad altre l’ho reso difficile. Ma tu puoi, tesoro. Ama il tuo uomo e insegnagli l’amore. La morte mai.”

Quelle sono state le sue ultime parole e in pochi secondi il suo corpo ha smesso definitivamente di muoversi lasciandomi completamente solo, nel mio dolore; lo sapevo ormai, questione di pochi attimi e il destino si sarebbe compiuto anche per me.

“Maledetto! Non ti lascerò rovinarmi la vita!” Una voce tutt’altro che amichevole mi ha fatto tornare in me e io sono rimasto immobile, in attesa: “ama il tuo uomo, la morte mai”, le parole di papà continuavano a bloccare ogni mia reazione. Come si può amare uno che mi insulta appena mi vede?

Ignoravo chi fosse la creatura ostile e cosa ne sarebbe stato di me, sapevo solo che sarei anche morto pur di non deludere mio padre.

Solo guardandomi intorno ho scoperto di avere davanti un uomo giovane e robusto, che nel tempo mi avrebbe dato parecchio filo da torcere ma ho compreso la sua natura appena l’ho visto piangere: “hai poco da fare il duro e insultarmi”, ho tirato fuori il mio coraggio e l’ho affrontato; “lo vedi che stiamo male tutti e due?”

“Niente droga! Niente sesso promiscuo! Io ero monogamo e tu sei arrivato lo stesso! Maledetto HIV!”

“Non mi importa chi sei, io sono entrato perché ho trovato la porta aperta. Sono completamente solo, ho bisogno di…”

“Compagnia?” Incredibile, aveva finito la mia frase! Parlavamo la stessa lingua ma lui non pareva convinto: “dannati farmaci, cosa succede, sto parlando col virus?”

L’ho lasciato inveire contro i medicinali e parlare dei complotti più assurdi, ma alla fine non ne ho potuto più: “senti umano, non sono allucinazioni. Preferisci un virus che ti parla o uno che ti manda in AIDS?”

“Sarei rimasto negativo volentieri, ma i Poteri Forti hanno distribuito la profilassi in ritardo!”

Sempre in mezzo i Potery Forty, come li chiamava papà. Quelli che vietano a noi virus di amare e agli umani di conoscerci fino in fondo.; “Senti HIV, dobbiamo convivere ma non ti illudere di toccare mio marito, chiaro?”

“E chi lo vuole”, pensavo; “brutto come te lo sei scelto!” Ma ho voluto essere diplomatico: “come potrei, sono bloccato! Non rilevabile! O ti parlo o trasmetto!”

Per raccontargli di me e la verità su Freddie avrei avuto tempo, ma in quel momento mi bastava solo convivere in pace e sentirlo dire, rivolgendosi agli altri umani: “vivo con HIV e sono felicemente sposato”.

Acquista il libro Sierocoinvoltə. La rivoluzione sessuale riparte dall’HIV

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