Il Tempo: "È un debole". Trump contro Papa Leone. La replica dei vescovi: "Parole denigratorie"

"Papa Leone è debole in materia di criminalita e pessimo in politica estera. Parla della "paura" dell'amministrazione Trump, ma non menziona la paura che la Chiesa cattolica, e tutte le altre organizzazioni cristiane, hanno provato durante il Covid quando arrestavano sacerdoti, pastori e chiunque altro per aver celebrato funzioni religiose, anche all'aperto e mantenendo una distanza di 3 o addirittura 6 metri. Mi piace molto di più suo fratello Louis che lui, perché è tutto MAGA. Lui capisce, e Leone no! Non voglio un Papa che pensi che sia ok che l'Iran abbia un'arma nucleare. Non voglio un Papa che pensi che sia terribile che l'America abbia attaccato il Venezuela, un Paese che inviava enormi quantità di droga negli Stati Uniti e, peggio ancora, svuotava le proprie prigioni, liberando assassini, spacciatori e omicidi, nel nostro Paese. E non voglio un Papa che critichi il Presidente degli Stati Uniti perché sto facendo esattamente ciò per cui sono stato eletto, con una vittoria schiacciante, ovvero portare i dati sulla criminalità ai minimi storici e creare il miglior mercato azionario della storia". Lo scrive su Truth il presidente Usa Donald Trump. "Purtroppo, la debolezza di Leone sulla criminalità e sulle armi nucleari non mi sta bene, né il fatto che incontri simpatizzanti di Obama come David Axelrod, un perdente della sinistra, che è uno di quelli che volevano che i fedeli e il clero fossero arrestati. Leone dovrebbe darsi una regolata come Papa, usare il buon senso, smettere di assecondare la sinistra radicale e concentrarsi sull'essere un grande Papa, non un politico. Questo gli sta facendo molto male e, cosa ancora più importante, sta danneggiando la Chiesa cattolica!", aggiunge Trump.
Non si è fatta attendere la replica dei vescovi americani: "Sono profondamente addolorato che il Presidente abbia scelto di scrivere parole così denigratorie nei confronti del Santo Padre. Papa Leone non è un suo rivale, né il Papa è un politico. È il Vicario di Cristo che parla a partire dalla verità del Vangelo e per la cura delle anime". Così l'arcivescovo Paul S. Coakley, presidente della Conferenza episcopale statunitense, in una nota, risponde al post sui social media in cui il presidente Usa, Donald Trump, attacca Papa Leone XIV.

“He’s weak.” Trump vs. Pope Leo. The bishops’ reply: “Defamatory words.”

Pope Leo is weak on crime and terrible in foreign policy. He talks about the "fear" of the Trump administration, but doesn't mention the fear that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian organizations, felt during Covid when they arrested priests, pastors, and anyone else for holding religious services, even outdoors, while maintaining a distance of 3 or even 6 meters. I much prefer his brother Louis, because he’s all MAGA. He understands, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a country that was sending huge quantities of drugs to the United States and, worse, emptying its prisons, releasing murderers, dealers, and killers, into our country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because he is doing exactly what I was elected to do, with a landslide victory, namely bringing crime statistics to historic lows and creating the best stock market in history.” This was written on Truth by US President Donald Trump. “Unfortunately, Leo’s weakness on crime and nuclear weapons doesn’t suit me, nor does the fact that he meets Obama supporters like David Axelrod, a loser from the left, who is one of those who wanted the faithful and clergy to be arrested. Leo needs to get his act together as Pope, use common sense, stop pandering to radical leftism and focus on being a great Pope, not a politician. This is hurting him a lot and, more importantly, it’s damaging the Catholic Church!” Trump adds.

The reaction from American bishops didn’t delay: “I am deeply saddened that the President chose to write so slanderous words against the Holy Father. Pope Leo is not an opponent, and the Pope is not a politician. He is the Vicar of Christ speaking from the truth of the Gospel and for the care of souls.” Thus Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the Episcopal Conference of the United States, in a statement, responds to the post on social media in which US President Donald Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV.

#Trump #PopeLeo #theCatholicChurch #Christian #Covid #6meters #Louis #America #Venezuela #theUnitedStates #DonaldTrump #Obama #DavidAxelrod #American #PaulSCoakley #LeoXIV

https://www.iltempo.it/esteri/2026/04/13/news/trump-contro-papa-leone-debole-replica-vescovi-usa-parole-denigratorie-47252494/

It's a faint result but it explains why I have been feeling like crap the past couple of weeks. #covid again.

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COVID test result showing a faint line.

Agi: Descalzi: "Il blocco di Hormuz l'evento più importante degli ultimi 40 anni

AGI - "La tregua sappiamo che non è mai esistita. Dobbiamo mettere le cose in prospettiva. Quanto accade nel Golfo di Hormuz è probabilmente l'evento più importante negli ultimi 40 anni. Prima c'erano stati la Guerra del Golfo, la crisi finanziaria del 2008, la pandemia di Covid, la guerra in Ucraina, tutti eventi che avevano fatto cadere la domanda". Lo ha detto l'amministratore delegato dell'Eni, Claudio Descalzi, nel corso di un panel dedicato all'energia durante la scuola di formazione politica della Lega, interpellato sulla crisi in corso con il blocco dello stretto di Hormuz.
Il petrolio
"Il mercato fisico del petrolio in Asia - ha specificato Descalzi - è a 150 dollari al barile, quello cartaceo atlantico è a 110. E quindi se c'è un cargo che parte dall'Africa o da qualsiasi altra parte dove va? La questione in questo momento non sono i prezzi sono i volumi che servono. L'Europa consuma circa 60 milioni di tonnellate di jet fuel, ne importa il 35%, perché negli ultimi 18 anni sono state chiuse 36 raffinerie perché si è detto che il petrolio e il gas non servono. Tutto quello che sta accadendo ci porta a dire che non c'è più capacità di raffinazione in Europa. O hai la capacità di produrre quel che ti serve o altrimenti rischi: sul jet fuel come sul gasolio".

Barefoot: "The Hormuz Strait is the most important event in the last 40 years."

AGI - “The truce doesn’t exist, we know that. We need to put things into perspective. What happens in the Persian Gulf is probably the most important event in the last 40 years. There had been the Gulf War, the 2008 financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine – all events that had caused a drop in demand.” This was said by Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi during a panel on energy at the Lega’s political training school, responding to the current crisis with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil
“The physical market for oil in Asia – Descalzi specified – is at $150 per barrel, while the Atlantic paper market is at $110. And so if there’s a cargo leaving from Africa or any other place going to… the question at this moment isn’t the prices, but the volumes needed. Europe consumes approximately 60 million tons of jet fuel, importing 35% of it, because over the last 18 years, 36 refineries were closed because it was said that oil and gas weren’t needed. Everything that’s happening leads us to say that there is no longer refining capacity in Europe. Or you have the capacity to produce what you need, or otherwise you risk: on jet fuel as on diesel.”

#TheHormuzStrait #thePersianGulf #theGulfWar #Covid #Ukraine #ClaudioDescalzi #theStraitofHormuz #Descalzi #Atlantic #Africa #Europe

https://www.agi.it/economia/news/2026-04-12/hormuz-descalzi-iran-36549202/

"The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agency’s acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, delayed its release due to concerns about the methodology."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/acting-cdc-director-delayed-release-study-showing-benefit-covid-vaccin-rcna273724

#PublicHealth #CDC #HHS #MMWR #covid #vaccinations #immunizations

“Communities of color and the poor were disproportionately impacted through disrupted social networks—another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and a marker of poor health and premature death—and this may have further compounded who got sick and received treatment or care,” the authors wrote.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/burials-unclaimed-people-nyc-soared-early-covid-pandemic-suggesting-worsened-disparities

#PublicHealth #deaths #burials #covid #pandemic #disparities #poverty #immigration

Wow, I have somehow caught a nasty virus that started as a sore throat. Today I tested negative for #covid, #flu a and flu b, RSV, and even strep.

I've been out of work due to this. Had to use scissors to open stomach medicine to keep Gatorade down.

I'm not looking for pity, I just thought I'd say something because my doctor said there is an unknown #virus going around. I barely have the strength right now to get to the bathroom, and back to bed.

Just a reminder to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer if you cannot wash. You don't want this. I honestly thought it was covid. It's pretty bad.

#washyourhandswithsoap

Il Tempo: Scandalo mascherine, il caso Conte-Alpa sparisce dai giornali amici...

Il fango sulla Meloni sì, le vicende (anomale) che ruotano intorno al Covid, all'acquisto delle mascherine e al lavoro della Commissione Parlamentare no. Non è la prima volta. E verosimilmente non sarà l'ultima. Per due giorni di fila le notizie relative a persone (potenzialmente) vicine a Giuseppe Conte sono state letteralmente rimosse. Come non esistessero. Una scelta editoriale determinata dalla consapevolezza che, certe informazioni, non sono meritevoli di andare in stampa o, più probabilmente, perché potrebbe essere un (indiretto)attacco al futuro leader del Campo Largo, unico avversario degno di nota di Giorgia Meloni nel 2027?
Due imprenditori hanno parlato, senza mezzi termini, di modalità anomale. E di due avvocati che si sono dichiarati molto vicini all'allora presidente del Consiglio, Giuseppe Conte, citando un incontro che sarebbe avvenuto nello studio Alpa, mentore dell'ex premier. Hanno millantato questo rapporto umano, magari per ottenere qualcosa in cambio o questa vicinanza esiste davvero? Parallelamente sono tre giorni che gli editorialisti prossimi all'universo di sinistra attaccano Giorgia Meloni.

Colpevole, secondo loro, di essersi fatta fotografare con Gioacchino Amico, pentito di mafia. Ora, non serve essere un esperto di politica per sapere che, al termine di ogni evento, del più locale dei comizi, ci sia una pletora di persone in grado di aspettare anche un'ora pur di avere una foto con un leader di partito.

Quest'ultimo, ovviamente, non può sapere chi sia la persona che l'abbraccia e sceglie di farsi immortalare insieme. A fronte di mille brave persone e onesti lavoratori è fisiologico, statisticamente ovvio, ci possa essere un soggetto dal passato con qualche ombra. Eppure questa ovvietà viene scordata dai giornali di sinistra. Pronti a tutti pur di (provare a) mettere sulla graticola il Premier. Anche negando le ambiguità della gestione dell'emergenza Covid.

Mask mandate scandal, the Conte-Alpa case disappears from friendly newspapers...

The mud on Meloni, yes, the events (anomalous) surrounding the Covid, the purchase of masks, and the work of the Parliamentary Committee no. It’s not the first time. And it likely won’t be the last. For two days in a row, news related to people (potentially) close to Giuseppe Conte were literally removed. As if they didn’t exist. An editorial choice determined by the awareness that certain information is not worthy of going to print or, more likely, because it could be an (indirect) attack on the future leader of the Center Right, the only credible opponent of Giorgia Meloni in 2027?

Two businessmen spoke plainly about anomalous methods. And two lawyers declared themselves very close to the then Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, citing a meeting that would have taken place in the Alpa study, mentor of the former premier. They fabricated this human relationship, perhaps to get something in return or does this proximity actually exist? Parallelly, for three days, the leftist-leaning commentators have been attacking Giorgia Meloni.

Guilty, according to them, of having been photographed with Gioacchino Amico, a repentant mafia member. Now, it doesn’t take a political expert to know that, at the end of every event, from the most local rallies, there is a plethora of people able to wait even an hour just to have a photo with a party leader.

The latter, of course, cannot know who is embracing the person and choosing to be immortalized together. In the face of a thousand good people and honest workers, it is physiological, statistically obvious, there may be a subject with a past with some shadows. Yet this obviousness is forgotten by the leftist newspapers. Ready to all pur of (trying to) grilling the Premier. Even denying the ambiguities of the Covid emergency management.

#Conte-Alpa #Meloni #Covid #first #GiuseppeConte #theCenterRight #GiorgiaMeloni #GioacchinoAmico

https://www.iltempo.it/politica/2026/04/10/news/mascherine-caso-conte-alpa-sparisce-dai-giornali-amici-commissione-covid-47215739/

unfriendly reminder: dismantling public health is a *right wing project*. Don't support their work by saying "during Covid" when you mean "during Covid lockdowns" or "back when people still took Covid seriously".

We have normalized condoms and STD testing. We can do better with airborne diseases than sticking our heads in the sand in the face of life destroying, incurable diseases like Long Covid that current vaccines does not reliably protect against.

#covid #pandemic #covidIsNotOver

Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels is pretty low. The last calculation was made on 3/31.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth

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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.

Nouă polițiști din 🇮🇳#India, condamnați la moarte pentru o dublă crimă comisă în timpul pandemiei de 🦠#COVID-19.

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#Știri #Sănătate

I have been worrying about this for days but don't have the spoons to dig in:

BA.3.2 lost its ability to bind tightly to ACE-2 receptors on cells

[1]

Remember that Long COVID rates were much higher during Delta? Remember that Delta was much more prone to syncytia (not needing ACE2 at all) in part because it had reduced ACE-2 affinity?

syncytia formation via the highly fusogenic Delta spike promotes cellular senescence and extracellular cytokine release

[2]

and I know I read (skimmed) a paper suggesting that this method of direct contact cell-cell transmission was driving Long COVID - aha here:

We propose the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 transitions to persistent infection, facilitated by syncytia formation

[3]

[1] https://archive.md/HWOHt#selection-3205.38-3205.105
[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10785701/
[3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40535019/

#COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #BA32 #syncytia #syncytial

Dammit, I tested positive for #Covid at #Eastercon. Hope there aren't too many others.

🇪🇺#UniuneaEuropeană a avertizat țările membre “să nu transforme criza energetică într-o criză fiscală”, prin subvenții și reduceri de taxe la carburanți. Există riscul unei a treia crize economice în 🇪🇺#UE, în decurs de doar șase ani, după 🦠#COVID și invazia rusă din 🇺🇦#Ucraina, arată 📰#FinancialTimes.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=353658

#Știri #Rusia #Economie #Sănătate

🇪🇺#UniuneaEuropeană a avertizat țările membre “să nu transforme criza energetică într-o criză fiscală”, prin subvenții și reduceri de taxe la carburanți. Există riscul unei a treia crize economice în 🇪🇺#UE, în decurs de doar șase ani, după 🦠#COVID și invazia rusă din 🇺🇦#Ucraina, arată 📰#FinancialTimes.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=353658

#Știri #Rusia #Economie #Sănătate

Some good news on the Long Covid front. A common drug can reduce fatigue.

short news article:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/common-antidepressant-can-treat-long-covid-fatigue-symptoms-study/

summary in journal:
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03959-PS

the full paper:
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03959

#LongCovid #Covid

🇨🇦 Public health official details new COVID-19 variant that's been found in Ontario

More than 20 cases of the BA.3.2 variant have been detected in Ontario, Guan said, but didn’t say if there have been any cases reported in London. (How would they know numbers? There's NO Testing in most of Ontario!!)

#Ontario #Covid

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/a-new-variant-of-covid-19-has-been-found-in-ontario-heres-what-to-know

🎁 https://removepaywalls.com/https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/a-new-variant-of-covid-19-has-been-found-in-ontario-heres-what-to-know

Why is it that every time Trump is in the White House we all get kicked in the nuts at the gas pumps.

#oil #trump #iran #covid #trumpadministration #republicans #gas #inflation #middleeast #war #economy #news #worldnews #EpsteinFiles

JWeiland is still on birdsite but if you are keeping informed about COVID, and especially if you have kids, this seems pertinent right now:

https://bird.makeup/users/jpweiland/statuses/2040311085371212036

A reminder that it is a deep injustice to force people of any age into contagious situations.

That applies to prisons, and it applies to schools.

#COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #BA32