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The Italian government proposes a change to the Highway Code that requires pedestrians to stop and make sure that drivers stop before crossing the crosswalk, a measure that has sparked debate regarding responsibility in case of accidents. #CodicedellaStrada #SicurezzaStradale #Pedoni (translated)

Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)

The new Highway Code introduces significant measures for the safety of cyclists, including the requirement for safety systems on trucks and buses to reduce blind spots and giving priority to cyclists at designated crossings. #CodiceDellaStrada #SicurezzaStradale #Ciclisti (translated)

The Ministry of Economy and Finance offers two investment options in government bonds Btp Valore from Monday, October 19 to Friday, October 23, one traditional with quarterly coupons and one Insieme with a final maxi-coupon, with minimum guaranteed rates of 4.7% and 22.25% respectively. #BtpValore #Investimenti #Obbligazioni (translated)

Daniele Angrisani wrote that the White House was seriously considering invoking martial law if the midterm elections were "rigged," meaning a result contrary to Trump's expectations. He added that, in that case, the United States military would have to refuse to carry out illegal orders. #Elezioni #Trump #LeggeMarziale (translated)

Bonifacio Castellane argued that a mandatory menu consisting only of pork-based products would be problematic even for a Muslim. In his view, a menu with different options based on multiple criteria, with a priority on national ones, would not have created problems, except in a context he defined as "suicidal empathy," submission, and artificially constructed conflicts to be managed by the Gramscian Parastate. He added that politics could not reach this level of analysis and that it was up to Pre-politics to develop the necessary critical analysis. #Cultura #Politica #Empatia (translated)

Antonio Vitiello reported that Milan had just landed in Malpensa and that they would not train that day. The resumption was scheduled for the following morning, with mandatory withdrawal from 10:00 PM. According to Vitiello, the team would have only one day to prepare for the match against Atalanta, scheduled for Sunday evening at San Siro. #Milan #Atalanta #SerieA (translated)

The 2027 budget plan foresees a significant salary increase for 11,000 Italian magistrates, with an average amount of almost 100,000 euros each, as a result of rulings that obligate the Government to pay arrears and to establish new salary increases. #Italia #Economia #PubblicoImpiego (translated)

Among the possible proposed solutions is that of economist Gabriel Zucman, already presented to the European Parliament and analyzed by Il Fatto: a very high threshold, 100 million in wealth, no exemptions, and a tax that requires the super-rich to reach a minimum level of taxation, but only paying the difference compared to the taxes already paid. #Patrimoniale #GiuseppeConte #Diseguaglianza (translated)

In France, students are sabotaging distance learning by inviting outsiders to video calls to create chaos and force teachers to interrupt lessons, in a context of widespread protests against the condition of schools and the lack of attention to their demands. #DidatticaADistanza #ProtesteStudentesche #BlocusVirtuel (translated)