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[occidentale]

La differenza sta nel chi le pone.
Sei un senatore hanno un certo peso, sei uno qualunque non conta un cazzo ed il figlio di Trump non e`senatore mi pare. @occidentale, la risposta vale anche per te.

[Niemand]

oh si!

[occidentale]

[alpha12000]

https://www.conservativereview.com/b...666961614.html

Actress America Ferrera praised Hollywood's push for diversity, particularly in relation to race, in an acceptance speech for an award at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.

The "Barbie" actress was the eighth to receive the "SeeHer Award," which was sponsored by a conglomerate of brands with the stated mission of increasing the "representation and accurate portrayal of all women and girls in marketing, media, and entertainment."

"Thank you so much to the Critics Choice Association! Your powerful voices shape how people think about and value the stories we tell. I'm deeply thankful to you for this honor," the 39-year-old began, before diving into what she felt was the importance of seeing specific races in cinema.

"Receiving [this award] for my contributions to more authentic portrayals of women and girls is so incredibly meaningful to me because I grew up as a first generation Honduran-American girl in love with TV, film, and theater, who desperately wanted to be a part of a storytelling legacy that I could not see myself reflected in," she continued.

Ferrera then added that although she could relate to characters she saw on-screen, it was more important to her that they share the same ethnicity.

"Of course, I could feel myself in characters who were strong and complex, but these characters rarely, if ever, looked like me," she explained. "I yearned to see people like myself on screen as full humans. When I started working over 20 years ago, it seemed impossible that anyone could make a career portraying fully dimensional Latina characters," she added.

The actress then praised Hollywood for being "daring" enough to write content specific to her race.

"But because of writers, directors, producers, and executives who were daring enough to rewrite outdated stories and to challenge deeply entrenched biases, I and some of my beloved Latina colleagues have been supremely blessed to bring to life some fierce and fantastic women. ... Because of that we had the chance to bring through some deeply layered Latina characters. Characters that I could not have seen growing up. But now I can see her," Ferrera said, seemingly conscious of including the award's tagline.

The actress then stated she believes the primary purpose of film and television to be to affirm "humanity" and various identities.

"To me, this is the best and highest use of storytelling: to affirm one another’s full humanity, to uphold the truth that we are all worthy of being seen — black, brown, indigenous, Asian, trans, disabled, any body type, any gender. We are all worthy of having our lives richly and authentically reflected," Ferrera said.

The actress concluded by thanking a number of industry members and even actors like Ryan Gosling — who also starred in the "Barbie" movie — for being "man enough to support women's work."

[alpha12000]

https://www.nationalreview.com/corne...tm_term=second

While Iowans trudged through snow, ice, salt, and corn to reach the polls, news from another corner of Americana emerged: An active-duty U.S. Air Force officer was just crowned Miss America, for the first time in national history. Second Lieutenant Madison Marsh from Arkansas — a beaming 22-year-old who recently graduated from the Air Force Academy with a degree in physics — represented her fellow air(wo)men as Miss Colorado in the national contest. Marsh was crowned 2024’s Miss America on Sunday evening in Orlando, Fla.
Apart from her endeavors as a fighter-pilot trainee and pageant queen, Marsh is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School through her national Truman Scholarship. Marsh is also a two-time National Astronaut Scholar and National Rhodes Finalist, who has interned for NASA and Harvard Medical School in her spare time.
While Marsh is clearly a bright force to be reckoned with, I must admit, I was surprised to see a large beauty contest choose . . . an accomplished, patriotic, Southern gal? Given the, uh, subversive trends of established beauty pageants of late, the latest decision by the folks at Miss America came as a slight shock. I sense something’s afoot!
Coincidentally (I think not), Lieutenant Marsh has been crowned at a time when U.S. military recruitment is near an All Time Low — sorry, an “all-time low.” Read it and weep: the latest stats from American Military News:

According to the 2024 National Defense Authorization Bill, which was passed by Congress last week and is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden, the U.S. military will be reduced to 1,284,500 personnel, representing the lowest number of service members since before World War II. . . . The U.S. Army is expected to have 445,000 active-duty soldiers, representing an 8.4% or 40,000 decrease in soldiers over the past three years. The U.S. Navy is expected to have a decrease of 10,000 sailors, marking a 3% reduction, and the U.S. Air Force is expected to have a decrease of 13,475 airmen, representing a 4% reduction. Finally, the U.S. Marine Corps is expected to have a decrease of 8,900 active-duty members, marking almost a 5% reduction over the past three years.

In short, despite having regularly lowered the goal number of recruits over the past few years, the U.S. is short 40,000 troops of its recruitment goal.
I am certain Marsh could do crucial work as a recruiter for the U.S. armed forces during her year as the 2024 Miss America ambassador. Keep on flying, fighting, and winning, Lieutenant Marsh!

[alpha12000]

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/...utm_term=first

As the border crisis continues to disrupt states across the nation, Maine has started paying rent for illegal immigrants in the midcoast town of Brunswick. Maine allocated nearly $3.5 million to provide apartments in five new buildings in Brunswick, about half an hour north of Portland, to 60 illegal immigrant families. All of the buildings will be available for occupancy by February, according to a December 2023 report to the state’s Joint Select Committee on Housing.
The construction was done through the Emergency Housing Relief Fund, which would also guarantee “rent payments for up to two years while households navigate the federal work authorization process and secure employment.” Included in the large sum is beds and service coordination for the illegal immigrants.
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services (MEIRS) is also applying $100,000 from the fund to help illegal immigrants in Brunswick, South Portland, and Lewiston with filing their asylum and work permit applications. The money will assist illegal immigrant family members to “work together to support each other’s goals and achieve long-term stability with the help of a bridging case manager/coach,” the report said
In 2023, the fund’s support helped transform a South Portland property with 52 apartments, Avesta Housing’s West End II, into a housing facility for illegal immigrants. For that project, the fund also allocated “payment of their rent for up to two years until they fully navigate federal work authorization rules and secure employment.”
The 2024 budget for the emergency fund also afforded $250,000 to the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in the Portland area, intended to support over 1,000 illegal immigrants, as an “additional grant to support expansion of legal assistance to asylum seeking households.”
Created in April 2022 with $22 million, Maine’s Emergency Housing Relief Fund Program has since grown to $55 million in value following additions in subsequent year budgets.
Maine is one of the many states that has had to adjust to a surge in illegal immigrant arrivals because of the Biden administration’s negligence on the border, which has seen 10,000 apprehensions per day over several days in December alone, the Daily Mail reported. As President Biden’s approval rating continues to plummet, the border and inflation are two issues especially weighing on many voters, including moderates and Democrats.
A December poll showed that 70 percent of voters, including 55 percent of Democrats, believe the administration should impose new restrictions to deter the flood of illegal immigrants into the country. Nearly 1 in 3 voters said immigration is one of the most serious issues for the country, after price increases and inflation.

[alpha12000]

https://www.politico.com/live-update...-dems-00136221

More than a dozen House Democrats joined with the chamber's Republicans in backing a resolution slamming the Biden administration for its handling of the southern border in a floor vote Wednesday.

The non-binding resolution, which passed 225-187, "denounces the Biden administration’s open-borders policies" and "condemns the national security and public safety crisis" it says results from them. It was sponsored by Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas).

Fourteen House Democrats supported the resolution:

Colin Allred (Texas)
Yadira Caraveo (Colo.)
Angie Craig (Minn.)
Henry Cuellar (Texas)
Donald Davis (N.C.)
Jared Golden (Maine)
Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Greg Landsman (Ohio)
Susie Lee (Nev.)
Jared Moskowitz (Fla.)
Wiley Nickel (N.C.)
Mary Peltola (Alaska)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.)
Eric Sorensen (Ill.)

[alpha12000]

https://www.uri.edu/news/2024/01/new...mass-violence/

KINGSTON, R.I.­–Jan. 18, 2024–As mass shootings, hate crimes and other acts of violence consistently make the nightly news, certain common threads have appeared to emerge. Misogynistic worldviews, coupled with what appears to be a growing online community, have brought the “incel” community into the public view. Though much has been written in the past decade about “involuntary celibates,” the rise of violent extremism, and their connection to mass violence, empirical research on this community is surprisingly scarce.
A new examination authored by University of Rhode Island Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology Miriam Lindner aims to fill this gap. “The Sense in Senseless Violence: Male Reproductive Strategy and the Modern Sexual Marketplace as Contributors to Violent Extremism,” published in the Journal of Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, is a comprehensive look at the drivers of the incel movement through an evolutionary psychological perspective.
“For the longest time there was this misunderstanding that this type of violence could be ascribed to socio-economic standing or educational background,” Lindner said. “But when we look at the people who commit these very violent acts, it turns out that what they have in common is not that they are male–though 98% of them are male–it is actually that they are extremely misogynistic.”
Lindner explains the emergence of the incel movement as an interaction between three factors–an evolved male psychology that is very eager to obtain sexual access and may be more prone to using intimidation, coercion, or aggression to achieve that end; the dynamics of the modern sexual marketplace in which financial and sexual autonomy allows women to be more selective and, in some cases, remain single; and technology that amplifies the visibility of both patterns.
According to Lindner, online dating apps are one area where we see this play out. Men are left with few choices while women appear to accumulate more, shifting the traditional power dynamic, she says. Modern technology, she adds, has served as an outlet for many to play out fantasies online that they may not be able to in real life–online forums have provided men who may be romantically isolated and unlikely to share within their own circle a place to air their grievances and have those grievances validated. Violence is the extreme, maladaptive end of that spectrum.
To be clear, Lindner says most men who are part of the incel community do not commit acts of violence. In fact, these men might be more likely to die by suicide than in the course of committing a mass shooting. However, she says, the environment is a breeding ground for misogynistic extremism and presents a perfect storm for these beliefs to thrive and make violence attractive.
“If you have a male psychology that is designed to intimidate and coerce when they do not get what they want, and within this environment you have ready access to items such as guns, which make it very easy to express that intimidation, you can see how that might play out,” said Lindner.
“When we think about expressive acts of violence, such as mass shootings, it’s worth remembering that intimidation and threats are only credible if every now and then they are followed through.”
And while there is some association between mental illness and violence, Lindner cautions against simply ascribing these acts of violence to mental health problems.
“Attributing mass shooting events to mental illness does us a disservice when a large portion of the population suffers from one form of mental illness or another and are not violent,” said Lindner. “That kind of language doesn’t help if we want to talk about the very real threat that we can actually trace back to grievances that are not just mental illness, though they might be amplified by such.”
She points to shooter manifestos that lay bare their grievances and convey not only their awareness of their actions, but also a willingness to explain the rationale for those actions. She also notes the intersectionality between misogynism and other extreme forms of prejudice within this sphere.
When it comes to reducing these acts, many call for discouraging men from acting out or more education on toxic masculinity. But Lindner offers a more nuanced approach. It is a perfectly normal reaction, she says, to be a little angry or a little upset in the face of rejection. Accepting this and creating space for a greater awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes and reactions–or metacognition–when it comes to certain types of rejection can be critical.
“It’s important to acknowledge that these may be normal reactions, but to also realize that to act – whether that is in the form of nagging, or aggression, or anger– is not always serving you well in the modern environment,” she said. “So it is really about introducing a pause that you can use to create this moment of self-awareness versus allowing yourself to foster or nurture that grievance.”
While more study is needed, Lindner has created a dataset and is using it to test assumptions about the precursors to self-directed and outward aggression among men.
“Establishing those factors which lead to self-harm and suicide versus those that precipitate expressive violence is critical to growing our understanding as to when young men direct their aggression against themselves or others–and to developing nuanced public safety and mental health efforts in order to effectively intervene,” said Lindner.
Lindner, who joined the University in the fall, is looking forward to engaging interested graduate and/or undergraduate students in related research projects.

[IlWehrwolf]

’Iraq ha chiesto il ritiro dei soldati USA dal proprio territorio (Jalel Lahbib)

Il primo ministro Mohammad Shia al-Sudani (nella foto) ha annunciato che l’Iraq vuole il ritiro immediato delle forze straniere guidate dagli Stati Uniti dal suo paese a causa delle loro attività destabilizzanti. Il primo ministro iracheno ha avanzato questa richiesta durante un evento televisivo al World Economic Forum di Davos, in Svizzera, ieri, giovedì 18 gennaio.

Al-Sudani ha affermato che “la fine della coalizione guidata dagli Stati Uniti è una necessità per la sicurezza e la stabilità dell’Iraq. È anche una necessità per preservare relazioni bilaterali costruttive tra l’Iraq e i Paesi della coalizione. È inoltre necessario avviare immediatamente un dialogo, per raggiungere un’intesa e un calendario riguardo alla fine della missione dei consiglieri internazionali”.

In altre parti del suo intervento, il ministro ha lodato i sacrifici compiuti dalle forze militari irachene nella lotta contro il terrorismo. Le richieste di lunga data delle fazioni irachene per la partenza della coalizione guidata dagli Stati Uniti hanno guadagnato terreno sulla scia di una serie di attacchi statunitensi contro le Unità di mobilitazione popolare irachene (PMU), che fanno parte delle forze di sicurezza irachene.

L’Iraq ha condannato gli attacchi americani, non ultimo il recente attacco contro un alto comandante della Resistenza Islamica Irachena nel cuore di Baghdad. La Resistenza Islamica Irachena è un gruppo ombrello di gruppi armati anti-americani nel paese che ha condotto dozzine di attacchi contro basi statunitensi a sostegno della resistenza di Gaza.

Secondo il Pentagono, le forze militari statunitensi sono state attaccate almeno 118 volte in Iraq e Siria da quando è iniziato l’attacco israeliano a Gaza lo scorso ottobre.

Gli Stati Uniti mantengono circa 2.500 soldati in Iraq con il pretesto di combattere il gruppo terroristico Daesh, che nel 2014 ha conquistato ampie zone dell’Iraq e della Siria. Il Daesh è stato sconfitto quando, nel novembre 2017, l’allora comandante della Forza Quds del Corpo delle guardie della rivoluzione islamica iraniana (IRGC), il tenente generale Qassem Soleimani, ha dichiarato la fine del dominio del gruppo terroristico sulle terre musulmane.

Nel 2020, il parlamento iracheno ha votato per la partenza delle forze statunitensi. Giorni prima, il generale Soleimani e il vice comandante delle PMU Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis erano stati assassinati in un attacco di droni ordinato dall’allora presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald Trump fuori dall’aeroporto di Baghdad.

Alti funzionari di Baghdad affermano che solo la fine della campagna genocida di Israele nella Striscia di Gaza assediata potrebbe fermare il rischio di un’escalation regionale. L’Iraq afferma che l’uccisione di massa e lo sfollamento dei palestinesi da parte di Israele sono un “esempio da manuale di genocidio”.

Jalel Lahbib

https://www.farodiroma.it/liraq-ha-c...-jalel-lahbib/

[Noumeno]