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Nayib Bukele recommended carrying out several activities from that day that, as he wrote, did not cost money: sunbathing for at least 15 minutes a day, walking barefoot for a few minutes on grass, soil, or sand —but not in public spaces—, sleeping, and spending time with family or friends. He also suggested reading a few pages, breathing deeply for a minute, meditating for five minutes, smiling, and using courteous expressions. Bukele added that if those who followed his advice did not feel ten times better, they could vote for the opposition in the upcoming elections. #Salud #Bienestar #Consejos (translated)

The book "Dirtying the Victim – Sigfrido Ranucci and the Power That Cannot Stand Being Observed" analyzes the case of journalist Sigfrido Ranucci through the phenomenon of delegitimization of victims, highlighting the issues related to the relationship between information and power in Italy. #SigfridoRanucci #Libri #GiornalismoInvestigativo (translated)

Journalist Gardiner Harris, in his book "No More Crying: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson," denounces how the pharmaceutical giant has been involved in the sale of lethal products and the corruption of global healthcare, causing the death of more than two million people, including in Spain. #JohnsonAndJohnson #corrupción #saludglobal (translated)

Luigi Marattin responded to Corrado Formigli, who in the Corriere had described as "an embarrassing confusion" what the deputy said on Piazzapulita. Marattin mentioned that he has been reading investigative journalism and historical studies on conflicts for decades and cited Il Legionario, a book about Giustino De Vuono, arguing that its author documented the presented theses. Marattin accused the documentary Naza of making unfounded accusations. He cited the bombing which, according to the mentioned reconstruction, would have killed 500 civilians, stating that no evidence of either the attack or the death toll had been presented. He argued that the only source was Hamas's word, treated as truth, while Israeli accounts were dismissed as propaganda. He added that he had said on air that, in wartime, he did not consider the reports of the involved parties reliable and preferred those from independent observers. For this reason, he described Israel's decision not to allow foreign journalists into Gaza, even at their own risk, as a mistake. Marattin accused Formigli of not listening to this point and of silencing dissenters, imposing his own opinion. Finally, he wrote that he would have liked to read a "mea culpa" from the host for his statements about Israeli children on October 7. #giornalismodinchiesta #storia #media (translated)

According to economist Peter Heather and classicist John Rapley in their book Why Empires Fall: Rome, America and the Future of the West (2023), U.S. debt is part of a broader debate about imperial decline, as debt is a symptom of a change in the global distribution of wealth and power. #DeudaNacional #EconomíaGlobal #Hegemonía (translated)

Alessandro Orsini stated that Europe depended on Russia for energy supplies and described as humiliating the announcement, attributed to Donald Trump, of an agreement with Vladimir Putin for the supply of over 300,000 tons of diesel, which would lower prices. Citing the Corriere della Sera, he reported that Europe was facing winter with the lowest gas reserves in the last fifteen years and was purchasing more gas by ship from Russia than ever before. According to the data he provided, European storage was 72% full, compared to 83% a year earlier, while in Germany and the Netherlands it was below 60%. Orsini claimed that the agreement would give Putin more resources to strike Ukraine. Orsini recalled predicting that an attempt by NATO to defeat Russia on the battlefield would provoke a more intense Russian response against Ukraine and a severe economic crisis for Europe and Italy. He said that the prediction, made on February 24, 2022, had not been believed and that subsequent events had confirmed it. He also announced his participation that evening in the program *Accordi e Disaccordi* and the presentation, on October 17, at the Feltrinelli in Largo Argentina in Rome with Luca Sommi, of his book *Nato, l’espansione verso la Russia*. He described the volume as a historical reconstruction of NATO's enlargement towards Russia, from the promises to Gorbachev during the negotiations for German reunification to the war in Ukraine. The thesis of the book, he explained, connected the documentary origins of tensions between NATO and Russia to the contradiction between Article 5 and the minutes attached to the Treaty on the Final Settlement of Germany of September 12, 1990. https://t.co/2KWZ8kSEG9 #Russia #Europa #Gas (translated)

In an interview, Enrique Sánchez Lubián highlights the need to acknowledge and make visible the stories of the losers of the Civil War in his new book 'Chronicles of After a War: Toledo, Memory, and Freedom', while warning about the resurgence of Francoist ideologies and the importance of applying the law of historical memory. #MemoriaHistórica #Franquismo #LiteraturaHistórica (translated)

People must understand that there are serious consequences for this kind of thing. Our present is very similar to the 11th century – We do not want to fight, but, like our Christian brothers a thousand years ago, we must do it. The most evocative is that of the "crusade," in which Hegseth sees a historical and spiritual model: "Our present is very similar to the 11th century – he writes in his book American Crusade, from 2020 – We do not want to fight, but, like our Christian brothers a thousand years ago, we must do it." #PenaDiMorte #Trump #Fede (translated)

Juanca said that he increasingly viewed the country as a dystopia or a social experiment. He stated that a man he described with a derogatory term had troubled the president of the Government, and highlighted that he was wearing a Takefusa Kubo t-shirt and that behind him was a Dragon Ball box, a collector's edition of Elden Ring, and a book titled "This is the Fucking Life." He added that the man was looking at the real Josebas and Nacho, and he asked Spain never to withdraw. #España #Distopía #ExperimentoSocial (translated)

Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego said that, for Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, living in a convent had not been a confinement, but a way to guarantee her freedom to study, write, and gather a personal library of more than 4,000 books. In a publication of "Thursday's CollectionsRSP," he presented the first edition of *Fame and Posthumous Works of the Phoenix of Mexico...*, printed in Madrid in 1700, five years after the writer's death. According to Salinas Pliego, the work compiled the thoughts of one of the most prominent figures of the colonial period. He also stated that Sor Juana, self-taught and of exceptional intellect, defended women as bearers of reason and knowledge through her poetry. He invited people to consult the work and the library's collection on its new microsite. https://t.co/BnOwsroYC3 #SorJuanaInésDeLaCruz #Literatura #Biblioteca (translated)

We are witnessing the end of Western leadership. Economic crises and regional wars await us. "All world orders rise and fall, like empires. It has been happening for 5,000 years. And each of them presents a mix of stability and violence, never perfectly peaceful and never totally violent": thus, in an interview with Ilfattoquotidiano.it on the occasion of his arrival in Italy to participate in the Festival of Critical Economy organized by the Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation and to present his new book History and Future of the World Order (Fazi Editore), Amitav Acharya, emeritus professor at the American University in Washington and one of the leading scholars of international relations, reads the phase of conflicts and economic crises that is engulfing the planet at various levels. #LeadershipOccidentale #NuovoOrdineMondiale #RelazioniInternazionali (translated)

Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, retires after more than twenty years at the helm of the event, highlighting his concern about the lack of reading comprehension and the evolution of the fair towards a more inclusive and contemporary space. #FeriaDelLibro #JuergenBoos #Literatura (translated)

The author announced a special episode of Derroteros with Santiago Alba Rico from the studio. He said they would talk about Alba Rico's book and Palestine, which he described as a wound and a universal concept of rupture and horror. https://t.co/IRIK8ds2cy #Gaza #Palestina #Mundo #PS #GZ (translated)

The Valencia Provincial Council has spent 210,000 euros on two bibliobuses that have been unable to be used for nine months due to a lack of drivers, despite the fact that the vehicles and bibliographic funds were acquired to bring books to small towns without libraries. #Bibliobuses #DiputaciónDeValencia #Cultura (translated)

Sven Beckert, in his book Capitalism: A Global History, argues that capitalism is a permanent revolution that has evolved from its roots in trading communities to become a global phenomenon, emphasizing that its history should not be viewed solely from a Eurocentric perspective. #Capitalismo #HistoriaGlobal #SvenBeckert (translated)

Santi C. wrote that, in the Book of Judges, Gideon asked God how to choose his men for battle. According to his account, God instructed him to take his men to the river and observe how they drank: those who knelt and drank like dogs would not be the chosen ones. Gideon saw that a few drank without kneeling, with the spear in hand and their eyes on the horizon, and he understood that those were the men he needed. #Fe #Espiritualidad #Liderazgo (translated)

They have not bothered to hide the documents. For his part, Iñaki Ezkerra has emphasized that the leaders of the nationalist party "have not bothered to hide the documents" that have been brought to light by the authors of the book, Chacón and Olazábal. #Corrupción #PNV #HistoriaVasca (translated)

The author stated that Chinese citizens were falsifying genealogical data to pretend to be descendants of Jews and obtain German nationality. He said he did not know how the deception could work, but speculated it might be related to an episode he recounted in his book, which he mentioned was titled "The…". #DatosGenealógicos #NacionalidadAlemana #Fraude #DE #CN (translated)