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🇷🇺 Russian forces are likely unable to simultaneously replace losses suffered in #Ukraine and build out their strategic reserves.
understandingwar.org/research/…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 7, 2026 | ISW
The US Coast Guard seized two oil tankers with links to Russia for attempting to bypass US sanctions against Venezuelan oil.Fiona Noonan (Understanding War)
🇷🇺🇪🇺 #Russia's flagship liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal, Yamal LNG, exported a total of 7.2 billion euros ($8.4 billion) worth of LNG to European markets in 2025, German environmental NGO Urgewald found in a report published Jan. 8.
kyivindependent.com/key-russia…
Key Russian terminal exported $8.4 billion of LNG to Europe in 2025, watchdog finds
The report follows an agreement reached in December 2025 by EU countries to ban Russian gas imports beginning Jan. 1, 2028, with LNG imports set to be prohibited at the start of 2027.Dmytro Basmat (The Kyiv Independent)
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian strikes late on Wednesday knocked out power supplies almost entirely in two regions of southeastern #Ukraine, the energy ministry said.
🇺🇲 🇷🇺 #Trump will allow a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting countries doing business with #Russia to move forward in Congress and it could be put to a vote as early as next week, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday.
reuters.com/world/us/trump-has…
#usa
🇺🇲 #Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and U.N. entities, including a key climate treaty and a U.N. body that promotes gender equality and women's empowerment, because they "operate contrary to U.S. national interests."
reuters.com/world/trump-signs-…
#usa
8 January 1936 | Slovak Jewish girl Eva Neumann was born in Levice.
In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III at Auschwitz II-Birkenau | #Auschwitz #history #Holocaust
The crematorium, located on the ground level, was designed by the Topf und Söhne company from Erfurt and was equipped with five 3-muffle ovens connected to o...YouTube
Senator Lindsey Graham:
> “After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety of issues, he greenlit the bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that I have been working on for months with Senator Blumenthal and many others.”
Seems like someone lost patience with #Putin 🤷
From 24.02.2022 to 08.01.2026 (Day 1415), estimated losses #Russia suffered in #Ukraine.
Highlights:
+1400 Personnel
+225 UAVs
+112 Other Vehicles
Statistics: redd.it/1q72jq4
8 January 1920 | Czech Jewish woman Oldřiška Lažanská-Wurmová was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 12 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
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🎧 Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
"On Auschwitz" (44): Women at Auschwitz
The Auschwitz camp was established in June 1940 for male prisoners. The first groups of women were incarcerated by the Germans more than a year and a half la...YouTube
The Kremlin has decided not to ban Russians from using VPN services for now and will instead focus on blocking the services.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/…
В Кремле решили пока не запрещать россиянам пользоваться VPN-сервисами
Российские власти решили в ближайшее время не запрещать на законодательном уровне пользоваться VPN-сервисами, рассказал «Верстке» источник в Госдуме и подтвердил близкий к администрации президента собеседник.Русская служба The Moscow Times
The Russian military should begin sinking American ships and strike Europe with Oreshnik missiles in response to the US military's seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Mariner in the Atlantic Ocean, according to State Duma deputies.
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/…
В Госдуме предложили ударить «Орешником» по Европе и топить американские корабли в ответ на захват танкера
Российской армии следует начать топить американские корабли и ударить по Европе ракетами «Орешник» в ответ на захват американскими военными танкера Marinerа под российским флагом в Атлантическом океане, считают депутаты Госдумы.Русская служба The Moscow Times
Senator Lindsey Graham said President Donald Trump had “greenlit” a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill with the GOP lawmaker expressing hope for a vote on the measure as soon as next week.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said any attack by the US on Greenland would be a red line for Europe after the White House said President Donald Trump wouldn’t rule out the use of military force to take the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
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#Ukraine #Russia #EU #France #Denmark #Greenland
The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia's flag, as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Venezuela's socialist government to become an ally.
reuters.com/business/energy/us…
#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Venezuela
Russian strikes late on Wednesday knocked out power supplies almost entirely in two regions of southeastern Ukraine, the energy ministry said.
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8 January 1925 | Polish Jewish man, Jose Guzman, was born in Warsaw. He emigrated to France.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 6 March 1943. He did not survive.
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Video history | Auschwitz-Birkenau
For the world the German Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination is a symbol of terror, genocide and the Holocaust.=====Collections used in t...YouTube
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal says Ukraine’s state defense industry increased arms and military equipment production by 50% in 2025 compared to the previous year. In total, the sector produced equipment worth 180 billion UAH (approx. $4.75 billion), up from 122 billion UAH ($3.22 billion) in 2024.
The number of state defense contracts also rose by over 50%, boosting industrial capacity and output.
Meanwhile in Iran, the situation continues to escalate as protests intensify and spiral beyond the regime’s control. Demonstrators, once peaceful, are now arming themselves against Iranian security forces.
In the city of Ashkhaneh, North Khorasan province, protestors set fire to a military administration building.
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7 January 1933 | Dutch Jewish boy Maurits Henk van Oosten (right) was born in Assen.
In September 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection. His brothers Jonas (left) and Israël Berty (centre) also perished in the camp.
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Children at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN…
🎧 Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
"On Auschwitz" (8): Children at Auschwitz
Using only estimates based on the examination of the existing incomplete documentation, it can only be acknowledged that there were around 232,000 children a...YouTube
bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/07…
Inside the Strike: The US Munition That Hit a Residential Building in Venezuela - bellingcat
A Bellingcat investigation has identified remnants of an AGM-88 series missile inside a three-storey apartment complex that was hit in Catia La Mar during the US military raid on Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 that reportedly killed at least one civilian.gyula (bellingcat)
Ramzan Kadyrov responded to Zelensky after the Ukrainian president suggested the U.S. could target him the way it did Maduro. In a characteristically aggressive rant, Kadyrov accused Zelensky of cowardice, mocking him for not making the threat himself. He warned that anyone entering Chechnya “won’t make it out,” and accused Zelensky of trying to derail peace efforts.
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Number of active instances: 215
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Number of statuses: 2 855 205
Number of new users last 1D: 6
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#Fediverse
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Американские военные захватили в Атлантике судно под российским флагомМедиазона
Ministry of Energy of #Ukraine: As a result of another attack by the russian Federation, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions are almost completely without electricity
Source: liveuamap.com/en/2026/7-januar…
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Speech by President #Zelenskyy at the Opening Ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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#securityaffairs #hacking #malware #Russia #Ukraine
Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 uses Viber to spy on Ukrainian military in 2025
Russia-aligned UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
La grande catastrofe nell’ultimo poderoso romanzo di Ian Mcewan
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2026/01/la-gran…
Un’aggressione all’Occidente da parte della Russia di Putin, mascherata da incidente per un calcolo ingegneristico, ha inabissato un missile a quattromila miglia dalla costa del New
Home drone delivery
Shortly after seeing a drone deliver something to my neighbor's house, my youngest son tracked down the delivery company and placed an order that we delivere...YouTube
“Appello per la difesa della legalità e del diritto internazionale”
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2026/01/appello…
L’attacco militare degli Stati Uniti contro il Venezuela è la certificazione della orrificante legge del più forte. È l’ennesima sfacciata aggressione alla legalità, al
So what’s the ActivityPub version of Pinterest? Looks like it will be in demand soon.
socialmediatoday.com/news/repo…
#Pinterest #ActivityPub #FediDev
Reports Suggest That OpenAI May Be Looking to Acquire Pinterest
Rumors are swirling that the AI company may be interested in the platform as part of a data push.Andrew Hutchinson (Social Media Today)
RE: mastodon.social/@mrgrumpymonke…
Whether it works or not, I know it would make my day if I walked past a window like that! 🙂
MrGrumpyMonkey (@mrgrumpymonkey@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images The #Plushtodon trio will greet anyone who walks by this window. Perhaps this type of viral marketing works in the real world. As you can see, they still have their tags on.MrGrumpyMonkey (Mastodon)
Androidiani.net: un nuovo inizio per una community che non vuole fermarsi
Era impossibile restare indifferenti leggendo l’ultimo saluto di Androidiani.com. Quel messaggio ha segnato la fine di un’era, ma anche l’inizio di qualcosa di nuovo: la consapevolezza che una community come quella degli #Androidiani non può davvero “chiudere”.
androidiani.net/androidiani-ne…
Androidiani.net: un nuovo inizio per una community che non vuole fermarsi
Era impossibile restare indifferenti leggendo l’ultimo saluto di Androidiani.com. Quel messaggio ha segnato la fine di un’era, ma anche l’inizio di qualcosa di nuovo: la consapevolezza che una community come...Androidiani.net
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Good night 🌙 ✨
#UnoRadio #TheRollingStones #goodnight
Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
Childhood living is easy to doThe things you wanted I bought them for youGraceless lady you know who I amYou know I can't let you slide through my handsWild ...YouTube
Zanetti: "Chivu è preparatissimo: con Atletico e Liverpool avremmo meritato di più. L'Inter mi ha dato tre padri"
La lunga intervista del vice-presidente dell'Inter: tra gli aneddoti sul passato e il presente con Cristian Chivu.Matteo Palmisano (CALCIOMERCATO)
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RE: infosec.exchange/@jerry/115855…
Video of the deliveries or it didn't happen. ;)
Ok. So he ordered a few things, some candy and a star bucks frappachino. It’s making two trips, for a total sale of $9 with no delivery fee
This is your new service you are offering isn’t it? Bought a new drone for your video services?
Un hacktivista cancella siti web di suprematisti bianchi in diretta sul palco durante una conferenza di hacker 🤣🤣🤣
La scorsa settimana, durante un intervento a una conferenza di hacker, un hacktivist ha cancellato da remoto tre siti web di suprematisti bianchi in diretta sul palco; i siti non sono ancora tornati online.
techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hack…
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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Un(') hacktivista cosplay di Kimberly dei Power Rangers? Adoro il doppio!
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It's all fun and games until these things develop critical failures in flight and crash into homes, cars, and people and/or set things on fire.
It used to be the case that we recognized that low altitude flight over heavily populated areas required a lot of careful government scrutiny for safety reasons.
C’è un dettaglio minuscolo, quasi ridicolo, che collega Frank Sinatra, il rapimento del figlio e la superstizione: un dollaro in monetine da dieci centesimi.
#FrankSinatra #TrueCrimeStory #Anni60 #franksintrajr #nancysinatra #StoriaVera
boomerissimo.it/2026/01/07/fra…
Frank Sinatra, il rapimento: il milione, i misteri, i 10 centesimi - Boomerissimo
Una stanza d’albergo, un rapimento surreale e un padre al telefono con le tasche piene di spiccioli: come il caso Sinatra Jr. trasformò per sempre il rapporto di Frank con paura e superstizione.Antonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Die Gemeinschaft der audiophilen Menschen kann man auch guten Gewissens als Glaubensgemeinschaft bezeichnen. Wo sonst wären Leute bereit, für ein 1 Meter langes Ethernetkabel 775,- Euro auszugeben?
stereofluss.hamburg/product/ai…
Oder wie wäre es mit einem 3 Meter langen Netzkabel für 345,-?
stereofluss.hamburg/product/is…
Abgerundet wird das dann durch ein 1 Meter langes USB-Kabel für 245,-
stereofluss.hamburg/product/ai…
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) gekauft, ich hab ~100€ dafür ausgegeben, ich hätte aber auch problemlos 2.500€ und mehr dafür ausgeben können. Es gibt offensichtlich solche DAPs mit Röhrentechnik die der heiße Scheiß sind für diese Untergruppe der vermögenden "Audiophilen" (die vermutlich alle jenseits der 50 sind und eh nicht mehr die letzten Feinheiten hören können.
Das passt auf meinen Ex-Arbeitskollegen wie die Faust aufs Auge. Er hat einen Netzfilter für 1.500 Euro, der den Strom zusätzlich glättet - und gleichzeitig ist er leicht schwerhörig 
Aber das mit den "über 50" lasse ich so nicht gelten, ich bin schließlich Mitte 50 und meine Ohren sind augenscheinlich noch sehr gut.
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ich bin jenseits der 60, Ohrwascheln funktionieren noch ganz gut, aber es läßt nach. Mein alter Toshiba Receiver aus den 80ern hat eine mäßige Pilottondämpfung bei UKW. Da habe ich früher immer die Boxen etwas zur Seite gedreht, weil das Pfeifen so genervt hat, wenn ich Radio gehört hab. Inzwischen nicht mehr notwendig.
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Eigentlich sollte man solchen Leuten allerlei Plunder andrehen und sich ne goldene Nase dran verdienen. Nur würde ich es nicht durchhalten, dabei in ein erstes Gesicht zu haben
Why are you forcing the user to be distracted by a fucking bunch of pop-up messages in all corners? The ability to use different profiles, Mozilla services, and page translation are very important things... For some. But just tell us about it on the download page and that's it.
Как вас или ваш банк могут взломать. Очень поучительная история!
habr.com/ru/companies/flant/ar…
Подсмотрел PIN от двери, а затем воткнул Wi-Fi-жучка за принтер — и ты внутри сети банка
Это был не тот случай, когда ты просто берешь стремянку, надеваешь каску и спокойно заходишь куда надо. На этот раз целью была настоящая крепость — финансовый ги...kubelet (Habr)
Olena Zelenska Took Part in a Meeting with U.S. State Department Representatives Focused on the Return of Ukrainian Children Abducted by russia
Read more here 📎
president.gov.ua/en/news/olena…
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#securityaffairs #hacking #malware
Kimwolf botnet leverages residential proxies to hijack 2M+ Android devices
The Kimwolf botnet has infected over 2 million Android devices, spreading mainly through residential proxy networks, researchers say.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
"È che sono un debole, Lloyd"
"E cosa glielo fa pensare, sir?"
"Il fatto che io non riesca a sostenere il peso di certe situazioni, Lloyd. Ecco cosa"
"Sir, se mi permette, la forza di una persona non sta in quel che riesce a sollevare"
"E in cosa sta, Lloyd?"
"Nelle volte che riesce a risollevarsi, sir"
"Che gran fatica, Lloyd"
"Ma che gran vittoria, sir"
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✨Un anno fa, a quest'ora terminavo il ciclo di radioterapia.
E un ricordo, è passato, ma è un pezzo del mio presente...
—Sarah Kendzior, The Invaders
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/t…
#sarahkendzior #newsletter
The Invaders
Thieves of American empire are gunning for your future.Sarah Kendzior (Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter)
—Sarah Kendzior, The Invaders
#epstein #media #oligarchs #usa
Good people, now is a good time to make that bugout bag you've been procrastinating on assembling. There are hundreds of packlists online, from basic to long-term displacement.
I would add to most of these lists recent hardcopy photos of loved ones, to ease searches if you become separated.
bugoutbagbuilder.com/learning-…
Bug Out Bag List & Essential Items
Be prepared to handle any emergency with the ultimate bug out bag. Emergency Disaster Survival kits are designed to help you endure the first 72 hours after a natural disaster or an emergency situation.admin (Bug Out Bag Builder)
Price increase of ~15% at podiatrist = decrease in the number of visits annually. Simple.
I can do math.
🇺🇦 #Ukraine’s security service is investigating whether a Kyiv monastery linked to the Moscow Patriarchate has been running an unlicensed school that used Russian-language and Soviet-era materials, raising concerns about attempts to shape children’s identities during the war.
occrp.org/en/news/ukraine-prob…
Ukraine Probes Kyiv Monastery Over Alleged Russian-Style School
Ukraine’s security service is investigating whether a Kyiv monastery linked to the Moscow Patriarchate has been running an unlicensed school that used Russian-language and Soviet-era materials, raising concerns about attempts to shape children’s iden…OCCRP
I created a new #Vivaldi account today and to my surprise that also meant you have an account on #Mastodon. I figured I could give this a try.
It also reminded I still had a #Twitter account that I never used. So I finally deactivated that today.
Apparently I created my Twitter account 15 years ago... 💀
"Scientists Make Clean Hydrogen from Dirty Water Using Simple Acid Treatment"
happyeconews.com/clean-hydroge…
Scientists Make Clean Hydrogen from Dirty Water Using Simple Acid Treatment | Happy Eco News
Scientists produce clean hydrogen from dirty water by acidifying treated wastewater, cutting treatment costs by 47%. The Princeton University breakthrough makes green hydrogen more affordable and sustainable.Cyrene Oraya Reyes (Happy Eco News)
Currently I’m with my mom for a few days and I noticed her Facebook and Instagram feed..
I think about half is #AI generated slop..
And she has no clue whatsoever
This is such a massive difference from just a few years ago, personally I really think AI slop is a plague, I certainly don’t wanna host it myself
The data on more than 8,000 users of far-right dating site WhiteDate was scraped and leaked online after its administrators didn't secure their WordPress site properly
In January 2026, the collection of the Free #Belarus Museum in Warsaw was expanded with unique exhibits. Former prisoner Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk donated to the institution original ballot papers from the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, which had been pulled out of a fire as they documented Lukashenka electoral fraud.
Source: pl.belsat.eu/90927989/prawda-w… (in Polish)
Prawda wyciągnięta z pieca. Do Warszawy trafiły dowody fałszerstwa wyborczego Łukaszenki
Była więźniarka przekazała Muzeum Wolnej Białorusi karty do głosowania z 2020 roku, które reżim próbował spalićTelewizja Polska S.A
🇬🇧 The shadow attorney general, David Wolfson, has recused himself from giving advice to Kemi Badenoch on Ukraine and Russia because he is representing the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in a court case, the Conservatives have announced.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/j…
Shadow attorney general steps back on Ukraine over Abramovich link
David Wolfson is part of the legal team attempting to recover some of Russian billionaire’s frozen assetsPeter Walker (The Guardian)
🇸🇪 A Swedish man with links to the country's armed forces will be held in pre-trial detention on suspicion of espionage, a court in #Sweden ruled on Wednesday.
7 January 1933 | Czech Roma girl Antonie Holomek was born in Svatobořice.
In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 19 March 1943.
No. Z-5276
She perished in the camp on 13 October 1943.
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The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz:
Podcast: youtu.be/eb31osDbyk0
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_roma_a…
"On Auschwitz" (7): the fate of Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz
At least 23,000 Roma and Sinti people - including 11 thousand children were deported by the Nazi German regime to Auschwitz. After the Jews and Poles they ar...YouTube
🇷🇺📵 Authorities in #Russia's Kamchatka Krai announced on Jan. 7 that they had restricted mobile internet access, citing the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks — despite the region being located over 9,000 kilometers from Ukraine's border.
kyivindependent.com/russia-exp…
Russia expands internet blackouts under pretense of drone threats, but real goal appears to be information control
Authorities in Russia's Kamchatka Krai announced on Jan. 7 that they had restricted mobile internet access, citing the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks — despite the region being located over 9,000 kilometers from Ukraine's border.Tania Myronyshena (The Kyiv Independent)
Protests grow as Iran’s government makes meager offer amid tanking economy
Amnesty International says security forces’ raid on hospital in Ilam to seize protesters violates international law.Maziar Motamedi (Al Jazeera)
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"Tu che ne sAI? L’Intelligenza artificiale più sicura per tutti"
Sondaggio promossa dalle Associazioni dei Consumatori Adoc, Cittadinanzattiva, Federconsumatori, U.Di.Con (capofila) e Unione Nazionale Consumatori nell’ambito del progetto finanziato dal Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, D.D. 12 maggio 2025.
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#IA #AI #IntelligenzaArificiale @informapirata @Jena @aitech
Tu che ne sAI? L’Intelligenza artificiale più sicura per tutti
Benvenuto/a! Questa consultazione è promossa dalle Associazioni dei Consumatori Adoc, Cittadinanzattiva, Federconsumatori, U.Di.Google Docs
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