Franca Roiatti
@francaroiatti.bsky.social
Journalist, advisor on communications. Working with development organisations, always looking for good stories about sustainability, human rights, climate change, but mostly curious about human beings
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🧵 L’illuminismo oscuro e il tecnofascismo americano: le radici ideologiche del movimento MAGA | @marcoarvati.bsky.social www.valigiablu.it/trump-tecnof...
L'illuminismo oscuro e il tecnofascismo americano: le radici ideologiche del movimento MAGA - Valigia Blu
L’evoluzione ideologica della Silicon Valley, passata da simbolo progressista a fucina di una nuova destra tecnologica, per quello che potrebbe essere definito il tecnofascismo americano.
www.valigiablu.it
May 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🧵 L’illuminismo oscuro e il tecnofascismo americano: le radici ideologiche del movimento MAGA | @marcoarvati.bsky.social www.valigiablu.it/trump-tecnof...
This is awful; "The interviews and documents reveal a system that treats women like household goods — bought, sold and discarded" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/w...
East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia
East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is awful; "The interviews and documents reveal a system that treats women like household goods — bought, sold and discarded" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/w...
This is disheartening "Microplastics are broken down from the vast quantities of waste dumped into the environment. They hinder plants from harnessing sunlight to grow in multiple ways, from damaging soils to carrying toxic chemicals..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is disheartening "Microplastics are broken down from the vast quantities of waste dumped into the environment. They hinder plants from harnessing sunlight to grow in multiple ways, from damaging soils to carrying toxic chemicals..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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President Donald Trump's advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global co-founder Leon Black
Trump Advisers Look to Shift US Foreign Aid to Wall Street Ally
President Donald Trump’s advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
President Donald Trump's advisers have discussed shifting billions in funding from USAID to a government-run agency due to be headed up by the dealmaker son of Apollo Global co-founder Leon Black
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🧵 Repubblica Democratica del Congo, centinaia di donne violentate e bruciate vive dopo l’ingresso a Goma delle milizie ribelli sostenute dal Ruanda www.valigiablu.it/donne-stupro... via @valigiablu.it
Repubblica Democratica del Congo, centinaia di donne violentate e bruciate vive dopo l'ingresso a Goma delle milizie ribelli sostenute dal Ruanda - Valigia Blu
Lo stupro e l'uccisione di centinaia di donne nel carcere di Goma, nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, è solo l'ultima atrocità nell'azione dei ribelli dell'M23 per occupare sempre più aree del pa...
www.valigiablu.it
February 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"People want clothes that match their values" fascinating. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘People want clothes that match their values’: sustainability takes centre stage at Nairobi fashion week
As the dumping of textile waste continues in African countries, designers are making a feature of reusing and recycling – from flea markets, landfill or upcyled curtains
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"People want clothes that match their values" fascinating. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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In a study of Gen Z's personal goals, "to be safe" ranked as the top priority, outweighing traditional teenage desires like popularity and fun. A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis: https://buff.ly/3Cz8BGf
January 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In a study of Gen Z's personal goals, "to be safe" ranked as the top priority, outweighing traditional teenage desires like popularity and fun. A developmental psychologist explains what this says about growing up in an era of constant crisis: https://buff.ly/3Cz8BGf
Our food is less nutritious.
Scientists say that the root of the problem lies in modern agricultural processes that increase crop yields but disturb soil health
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
Scientists say that the root of the problem lies in modern agricultural processes that increase crop yields but disturb soil health
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
Mounting evidence shows that many of today’s whole foods aren't as packed with vitamins and nutrients as they were 70 years ago, potentially putting people's health at risk.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Our food is less nutritious.
Scientists say that the root of the problem lies in modern agricultural processes that increase crop yields but disturb soil health
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
Scientists say that the root of the problem lies in modern agricultural processes that increase crop yields but disturb soil health
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
This is simply terrible
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The new directive puts some aid organizations at risk of bankruptcy.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is simply terrible
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
That's good news! "The supreme court has shot down the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to kill a Hawaii lawsuit, which is seeking to hold the sector accountable for an alleged decades-long misinformation campaign"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US supreme court allows Hawaii lawsuit against fossil fuel firms’ misinformation
Honolulu officials had filed a lawsuit against the companies for an alleged decades long misinformation campaign
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
That's good news! "The supreme court has shot down the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to kill a Hawaii lawsuit, which is seeking to hold the sector accountable for an alleged decades-long misinformation campaign"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What if you could rank food by #healthiness as you shopped? A gastroenterologist explains how a nutrient profiling system he has developed could help siimplify picking healthy groceries:
What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Nutrition Facts labels provide useful information about how nutritious a food is, but can be overwhelming. A single score could help make healthy grocery shopping more approachable.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
What if you could rank food by #healthiness as you shopped? A gastroenterologist explains how a nutrient profiling system he has developed could help siimplify picking healthy groceries:
How promoting sustainable cacao cultivation is helping to protect the forest and the livelihood of small farmers in Madagascar
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/...
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How the Swiss help Madagascar’s cacao farmers confront climate change
Learn how climate change is affecting Madagascar's cacao industry and how a Swiss project is working to protect the region's cacao trees.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 19, 2024 at 2:31 PM
How promoting sustainable cacao cultivation is helping to protect the forest and the livelihood of small farmers in Madagascar
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/...
