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The author of the post remembered Simone, Claudio, Franco Adriano, and Laura, defining them as four people who died while serving Italy. He wrote that his thoughts were with them and their loved ones and that he had laid, together with Minister Guido Crosetto, a bouquet of roses at the Circus Maximus in their honor. https://t.co/wK69pjBP56 #EsercitoItaliano #OnoreAiCaduti #Tributo #IT (translated)

Christine Lagarde has announced her resignation from the presidency of the European Central Bank, effective February 7, 2027, acknowledging her honor in serving the institution and stating that the ECB is ready for the future. #BancaCentraleEuropea #ChristineLagarde #dimissioni (translated)

After the 2-0 defeat of Juventus against Genoa, Luca Toselli reiterated that he considered the team the worst in the last 20 years and described it as low level. He accused Luciano Spalletti of being complicit in the situation and claimed that he should have sent a signal to the players by substituting Cambiaso with Pagnucco and introducing youth from the academy. Toselli also criticized a play by Kalulu, which he judged to be the worst he had ever seen from a Juventus defender, and stated that the team even lacked commitment. According to him, Spalletti was part of the group and the players were not working against him; he added that the team was beyond recovery and that resignation would have been the only honorable choice. Toselli said that Antonio Conte would do well to stay away from Juventus, although he admitted he was intrigued by the idea of a coach capable of imposing himself with toughness. He further criticized the team's reactions after the 2-2 draw with Rennes and the 0-2 defeat against Lecce, which he called even worse than Juventus. He concluded by saying that if he could, he would have sacked the coach and also dismissed the players. #GenoaJuve #Juventus #Calcio #SerieA (translated)

Kimi Antonelli, Formula 1 driver, seems intent on keeping the number 12 for the next season, in honor of the iconic Ayrton Senna and for a personal connection to that number, as he approaches the world triumph in Mexico, despite commercial considerations and the prestige of the number 1. #F1 #KimiAntonelli #AyrtonSenna (translated)

THE "BATTLE OF CERIGNOLA (1503)" ON "POPULAR ARCHAEOLOGY USA" (by LUCIANO MAGALDI SARDELLA) SOURCE 1: https://popular-archaeology.com/author/sardella/ SOURCE 2: https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-2026-battlefield-archaeology-of-the-battle-of-cerignola-1503/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- CERIGNOLA (FG) — On April 28, 1503, at sunset, a shallow trench cut between the vineyards outside Cerignola rendered heavy cavalry obsolete. For five centuries, its exact location has only been conjectured, its archaeology ignored, its most important sources never translated into English. We are on the Tavoliere of Puglia, a corridor of battles for two thousand years: from Cannae in 216 BC to the falcon hunt of Frederick II from Torre Alemanna. Cerignola, at that time, was not a city but a rural village of 350 families at 120 meters above sea level, custodian of the Mena della Dogana delle Pecore, the great pastoral system of transhumance that financed the Kingdom of Naples. Its possession was fiercely contested. Facing each other were two worlds. Louis d’Armagnac, Duke of Nemours, Viceroy of Naples for Louis XII, in his thirties, splendidly armored, confident of victory. On the other side was Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the Gran Capitán, who on April 27-28 marched from Barletta with about 9,000 exhausted men and decided to settle on a low ridge. He deepened what was already there: not an invention, but an agricultural ditch. The French gendarmes, the last heirs of the medieval knight, lowered their lances and never reached the line. From behind a parapet reinforced with vine stakes, over 1,000 Spanish arquebusiers opened fire. Nemours fell, almost certainly the first European army commander to die from a portable firearm. With him, the charge of cavalry as a dominant tactic died. And here is the scandal denounced by the article: no cartographer of the 17th-18th centuries ever mapped the battlefield. No monument commemorates it. It is not protected as a cultural landscape under the Code of Cultural Heritage. Every deep plowing of the Tavoliere, standard practice since the Bourbon reforms, destroys an archaeology never recorded. Yet the perimeter can be reconstructed. By cross-referencing the 16th-century descriptions of "vine-covered slopes fifteen miles north of the Ofanto" with the Via Traiana, the engagement area is a rectangle of 3-4 square kilometers northeast of the current settlement. With the 1m LiDAR DTM from ISPRA, it could reveal anomalous linear depressions, and the lower filling of a ditch 2-3 meters deep, under the plowed layer, is still readable with magnetometry and ground radar. Why did we arrive late? Not for lack of sources, but for lack of translation. The Municipality of Cerignola and the Torre Alemanna Research and Study Center of Prof. Matteo Stuppiello, who in 1978 obtained the first monumental protection for Torre Alemanna, have digitized a corpus that has never entered Anglophone historiography. Here are the 3 pillars: 1. The letter that still smells of gunpowder. The “Letter from Consalvo de Córdoba to the Spanish royals dated April 29, 1503,” edited by Stuppiello in 2003 and updated to 2025 on comune.cerignola.fg.it/biblioteche-digitali. A handwritten page written in Cerignola the day after the battle, “rich in flashes, twilight lights, and gunfire.” Not a polished chronicle like that of Giovio, but a field dispatch: the fatigue of the night march, the decision to entrench upon arrival, the recovery and honorable burial of Nemours, the intact capture of the French artillery. 2. The graffiti, a monument inside the monument. In the 14th-century church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, known as the Incoronatella, on the Via Trinitapoli Vecchia, where tradition holds that the body of Nemours was brought. On the triumphal arch, a 1503 graffiti gives, in almost notarized form, the date, sixth indiction, Friday at the hour XXIII-XXIIII. It was indeed Friday, as confirmed by the perpetual calendar of Cappelli. Decoded in 1995 by Prof. Francesco Magistrale, Latin paleographer at the University of Bari, in *The Battle of Cerignola (1993)* and in the municipal monograph *S.M. delle Grazie (1999)*. Today it is fading due to humidity and neglect. 3. The land registry that explains the ditch. The Survey of 1672 preserved at the State Archive of Naples, Pignatelli Aragona Cortes fund, Scanzia 63, fasc.1: “At the time of the battle, thick vineyards covered the hill reaching to the plain, and were distinctly separated from the rest of the countryside by a not very deep ditch.” Córdoba did not improvise; he adapted. This is confirmed by the catasti of the Giustiniani: 277 households in 1532, 699 in 1595. The landscape of 1503 was intensely horticultural, not the deeply plowed monoculture of today. In addition to these, there is the first monograph by Vincenzo Buonassisi, *The Battle of Cerignola* (1908, died in Via Fanfulla 10 on June 27, 1928), and the first modern military analysis by Piero Pieri, “Consalvo de Córdoba and the Battle of Cerignola,” Archivio Storico Pugliese 1952, which 30 years before the Anglophone rediscovery of the “pike-and-shot” defined Cerignola as an engineered killing ground. While Cerignola forgot, others remembered. The “Regimiento de Infantería Cerinola n.42”, later “Fuerteventura n.56”, carried the name of Cerignola until the 20th century. The coat of arms, described in *Heraldica e Historiales del Ejercito, Tomo V” (Madrid, 1981): silver field, dying white swan entangled in a hedge, golden wall crown, with the scroll “Cerignola.” Dossier officially transmitted on April 30, 1986, prot. 4565/509, from the Servicio Histórico Militar of Madrid to the Torre Alemanna Center thanks to Col. Alessio Antonutti and Gen. José Cifuentes. And in Amsterdam, at the Rijksmuseum, the anonymous bronze commemorative medal: Hercules with lion skin and club and Janus with the keys next to an eagle-armed coat of arms, legend “Consalvus Agidarius… Janum clausit,” on the reverse a battle scene “Consalvi Agidari Victoria de Gallis ad Cannas,” an artist's mistake that confuses Cerignola with Cannae. It belonged to Mrs. J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff, donated in 1885. The author's conclusion is clear: Gonzalo's ditch is the most consequential earthwork in European military history. It inaugurates the infantry armed with firearm and conditions the Mediterranean for 160 years. It may still be there, filled, plowed, invisible to the naked eye but accessible to a magnetometer. It is not a matter of medieval archaeology but of the will to protect. (translated)

The author wrote that the news deserved great prominence and that the hunger strike called by the honorable Pina Picierno could represent a turning point in the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. He said that Picierno had declared the strike to express solidarity with Ukraine and accompanied the reference with a derogatory expression aimed at a person, described as a provocative actor. #Ucraina #Solidarietà #Conflitto #UA #IT (translated)

At Palazzo Chigi, the government approved an intervention of 22 thousand euros to install an electromagnetic system against pigeons and seagulls, in response to the alert for guano on the honor staircase, which welcomes officials and dignitaries. #PalazzoChigi #GovernoMeloni #DecoroPubblico (translated)

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has written that he presented the new face of QN to the President of the Republic, after four months of work with a group of journalists and a shared vision for the publishing of the future. He said that a new challenge would begin on November 5 and argued that information contributes to the foundations of democracy and the future of new generations. He hoped that the project would mark a new beginning for the sector. #editoria #giornalismo #democrazia (translated)

The author of the post wrote that a "hidden bank" of the mafias had been discovered in Milan and presented *Il ridicolo onore* as a jest that mocked them. He added that there was a version for schools and shared a form to bring it to a location. https://t.co/vaPrJ3OzXz https://t.co/0ZI9wcQnXI #Mafia #Milano #Educazione #IT (translated)

Regarding the announced question by the honorable Bonelli on the NATO exercise Steadfast Noon - it is written in the document - I am, as always, absolutely available to report in Parliament and provide all necessary clarifications. #Nato #SteadfastNoon #EsercitazioneMilitare (translated)

Virna has relaunched a statement by Capezzone directed at the honorable De Micheli. Capezzone had claimed that there were ten thousand occupied properties in Rome and sixteen thousand citizens on the waiting list, in addition to ten thousand people he had labeled as bullies for occupying properties. He then asked whether it was normal for Mayor Gualtieri to want to purchase properties to allocate to these latter individuals. Virna defined the statement as a "classist snub." #QuartaRepubblica #Roma #immobili #politica (translated)

A wanderer, Ceresa Raffaele, wrote that Salvini had resigned as secretary of the League and that, until the congress, the honorable Di Rubba would serve as commissioner. He added that Di Rubba had been sentenced by the Court of Cassation to 2 years and 8 months for embezzlement and sarcastically commented on the situation. https://t.co/ZfXEWbU1Zv #Lega #Politica #Salvini (translated)

Gabriele Pulici wrote that the situation had restarted from where it had stopped, which he considered reassuring. He reported having heard chants against Lotito and later learned that they were sung by Monza fans, to whom he paid tribute. He added that nothing would change his opinion, reaffirmed his support for Lazio, and asked Lotito to sell and leave. #ForzaLazio #Lazio #Calcio (translated)

Federico Albano wrote that at the Singapore GP, a new phase of dominance for Max Verstappen and Red Bull had begun. According to him, the RB22 had become more predictable after stabilizing its aerodynamics, and Verstappen had continued to perform at his best. Albano attributed the competitiveness of the car also to the low-end power of the RB-Ford PU, low drag, and the Dutch driver's tire management. Albano considered Ferrari's weekend positive, stating that they were only second to Verstappen. He wrote that Charles Leclerc had almost overtaken the Dutchman at the start, but the Ferrari had bounced after going off the curb at the pit lane exit, causing him to lose the necessary margin for a more decisive attack. According to Albano, the rear-limited characteristics of the circuit highlighted the weakness of the SF26's rear, explaining both the extreme setup chosen for Leclerc in the Sprint and the difficulties in preserving the tires during the race. He added that the updates expected for Austin would indicate the direction Ferrari was taking. Regarding Lewis Hamilton, Albano wrote that the driver could have achieved third place with a double pit stop, but chose to stay on track, perhaps to attempt to overtake Leclerc. He praised his apologies and described the potential double podium for Ferrari as a missed opportunity, which would have brought points in the Constructors' Championship; he also noted that Hamilton had finished sixth after a weekend where, in his opinion, he had been in great form. Albano also congratulated Kimi Antonelli for the podium and criticized Lando Norris's lack of responsiveness. However, he argued that Mercedes still had a weak front end and that, despite the characteristics of the circuit and the updated PU, they had only achieved the result of the third force. He concluded by indicating Austin as an important appointment for Mercedes and Ferrari, while Verstappen, according to him, would continue to aim for dominance in the final phase of the season. #Formula1 #SingaporeGP #Verstappen (translated)

The author expressed closeness to the Holy Father and said he is awaiting his return, emphasizing gratitude for the value of his voice and guidance. He added that he recently had the pleasure and honor of meeting him along with the presidents of Italian research institutions. #Papa #Gratitudine #Ricerca #IT (translated)

Daniele Mari reported that Spence had waited for two months for his debut at San Siro, which he described as an honor. The player thanked for the welcome, saying it gave him chills, and stated that he was ready to give everything for Inter and couldn't wait to get back on the field. #ForzaInter #Debutto #SanSiro (translated)

Angelo Mangiante recalled the Wimbledon final on July 12, won by Jannik Sinner against Alexander Zverev, who was defeated by the Italian for the tenth consecutive time. He said he had the honor of interviewing Sinner after the victory and described the day as historic for Italian sports. Mangiante reported that Sinner announced, after consulting the doctors, that he needed a cycle of treatment for his knee and considered the 2026 season over. According to the journalist, the year had ended with 44 wins and three losses, one Slam—his fifth career Slam—and five Masters 1000 titles: Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome. Sinner had been number one for 95 weeks, Mangiante wrote, adding that the break would give Zverev the opportunity to surpass him. Mangiante explained that the diagnosis, confirmed in four consultations and also by a knee expert seen in Lyon, Professor Bertrand Sommery-Cotet, was an extra-articular tendinopathy of the right knee, indicated as ITBS. He reported that the specialists did not consider surgery necessary and recommended rest, therapy, athletic reconditioning, and muscle strengthening, without haste. The goal, he wrote, was to fully recover and return at his best in 2027. The journalist noted that the break would mean six months without Sinner, for the first time, and deemed the decision to focus on a long-term career the most sensible. He also expressed confidence that upon return, the tennis player would come back even stronger. #Tennis #JannikSinner #Sportitaliano (translated)