M Valerio Bonelli

CENTCOM: Project Freedom has not resumed, and U.S. forces are not currently escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

German troops inspect a Russian Jeffery-Poplavko armored car locally made on a US chassis as well as a British Armoured Car Expeditionary Force Lanchester abandoned near Tarnopol in Ukraine circa 1917

Cento milioni di scontrini in più, cinque miliardi di euro emersi. In un mese solo: aprile 2026. È il primo bilancio dell’obbligo di collegare il Pos al registratore di cassa, scattato il 5 marzo 2026 in attuazione della Legge di Bilancio 2025 (commi 74-77, L. 207/2024). I numeri li ha resi pubblici il viceministro all’Economia Maurizio Leo durante un convegno della Fondazione Centro Studi Commercialisti. Cinque miliardi che si chiamano fatturato in chiaro solo da quando il fisco ha potuto vederli: bastava una procedura informatica gratuita sul portale Fatture e Corrispettivi dell’Agenzia delle Entrate per far emergere quasi un terzo di evaso in più rispetto allo stesso mese del 2025. Sull’intero primo quadrimestre il numero degli scontrini è cresciuto del 40 per cento. Nessun miracolo, nessuna nuova tassa, nessun controllore in più sul territorio. Solo l’incrocio fra due banche dati già esistenti, costruito dalla società pubblica Sogei: la matricola del registratore telematico abbinata all’identificativo univoco del Pos. Da quel momento ogni pagamento elettronico chiede automaticamente uno scontrino. La sanzione, da 1.000 a 4.000 euro, fa il resto. La fotografia smentisce in pubblico una tesi politica La fotografia che ne esce è imbarazzante per la tesi sostenuta da Giorgia Meloni in diretta Facebook il 4 dicembre 2022: «Più fai salire il tetto al contante meno favorisce l’evasione». Da quella convinzione nacque la scelta di portare la soglia del contante a 5.000 euro e di tentare di limitare a 60 euro l’obbligo Pos per i commercianti. Tre anni e mezzo dopo, sono i dati del suo viceministro a inchiodarla: dove il fisco ha potuto incrociare un pagamento elettronico con uno scontrino, gli scontrini sono apparsi. Prima quei cinque miliardi erano semplicemente altrove. Il quadro non è una sorpresa. La Relazione Mef sull’economia non osservata stima il tax gap italiano del 2021 fra 82,4 e 102,5 miliardi di euro, l’Irpef evasa dai lavoratori autonomi a 29,5 miliardi, l’Iva evasa scesa da 33 miliardi del 2017 a 14,6 del 2021 grazie soprattutto alla fatturazione elettronica obbligatoria. Insomma: quando il fisco vede, l’evasione cala. Il concordato che doveva sostituire i controlli Eppure la linea politica della maggioranza è andata nella direzione opposta. Il concordato preventivo biennale, presentato come l’arma di compliance per le partite Iva, nella prima edizione 2024-25 ha chiuso a 1,3 miliardi di gettito contro i 2 miliardi previsti dal governo, con 600.000 adesioni su 4,7 milioni di potenziali beneficiari. La seconda edizione, quella 2025-26, è andata peggio: appena 55.000 partite Iva, sotto il 10 per cento della platea, secondo i dati del Sole 24 Ore. Lo strumento amichevole, costruito sulla fiducia, ha mostrato il proprio limite. Chi evade non firma un patto che lo riporti dentro la linea legale. Quattro Pos collegati a un registratore telematico hanno fatto in un mese ciò che il concordato non ha fatto in due anni. Resta una domanda politica che le cifre rendono inevitabile. Per anni le associazioni di categoria, e con loro una parte della maggioranza, hanno raccontato il piccolo esercente come una vittima della burocrazia digitale, costretta a inseguire scadenze tecniche prima ancora che clienti. I 3,87 milionidi Pos attivi nel 2025 secondo elaborazioni Confesercenti mostrano un Paese che paga elettronico ormai per abitudine. E i cento milioni di scontrini riapparsi in trenta giorni misurano lo spazio fra ciò che i commercianti incassavano e ciò che dichiaravano. Abbastanza da rendere ridicola la retorica del contante come scudo della libertà economica. Il governo che ha alzato il tetto al contante adesso si applaude per i risultati di una misura che inchioda l’esatto opposto della sua linea. Un paradosso: il merito politico di Leo è aver mostrato che la sua premier, sul punto, aveva torto. (il mio articolo per @LaNotiziaTweet) lanotiziagiornale.it/pos-100-milion…

Everyone wondered why Iran’s IRGC hit Duqm Port in Oman early in the war. Here’s why: U.S. Navy vessels had docked there for fuel and supplies days earlier. Satellite imagery below shows a USNS supply ship & an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer at the same pier that was struck.

🔴#LDO_PR @ITPSCanada orders #Leonardo #M346T #Block20 advanced jet trainers to meet evolving tactical training requirements lnrdo.co/4e5uTzi

45 years ago today: the Nimitz Prowler crash March 26 1981: an EA-6B Prowler [Registration "159910"] crashes while landing on the carrier USS Nimitz, off the Florida coast (US). All 3 jet crew and 11 crew deck die, 48 others are also injured. Aircraft missed the last arresting cable while ignoring a wave-off command, colliding with three F-14s parked on the deck. Inquiry raised issues related to drug testing, as the EA-6 pilot actions were likely influenced by the incorrect dosage of a cold remedy. Another aspect analyzed by the investigators was the handling of ammunition and fuel, and the influence it had on the conflagration

Breaking News: “Saudi Arabia is leading a new Arab Islamic bloc with Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar. It has put the brakes on the Abraham Accords and will be clearing Israeli presence from region. No one is joining Abraham Accords anymore.” — Saudi Analyst on Russia Today TV.

23 years ago: the Spanish Peacekeepers tragedy May 26 2003: UMA Flight 4230, a Yak-42, crashes in Maçka (Turkey). All 75 aboard die, mostly Spanish troops returning from Afghanistan. On approach jet hit ridge in CFIT. Inquiry noted crew actions (loss of SW, breach of SOP, navigation) along with training and others, as described below. Report underlined crew actions on the maneuver, pointing pilots loss of situation awareness, breach of SOP, incorrect use of the flight system, inadequate training, among other factors The plane went down near Trabzon airport. Flight was chartering 62 Spanish peacekeeping soldiers from Afghanistan back to Spain, where the accident became a national tragedy. The accident was the third involving an Ukranian airline in 6 months, raising some concerns about safety standards on the airline contracted by the Spanish Government for the flight

WATCH: Hezbollah released footage to Iranian state media showing an FPV drone strike targeting an Israeli military vehicle carrying soldiers in Bint Jbeil.

TUSAŞ ile ortak test pilotu okulu kuran ITPS, İtalyan Leonarda M-346 eğitim uçağı alıyor tolgaozbek.com/savunma/hava-k… @ITPSCanada @LDO_Aeronautics @TUSAS_TR

The NTSB later found that the N110AA DC-10 disaster began weeks before the AA191 crash during a maintenance procedure at American Airlines’ Tulsa facility. McDonnell Douglas recommended removing the engine and pylon separately, but American, Continental, and United used a faster shortcut by removing them together to save time and labor hours. During maintenance on Flight 191’s aircraft, a slight forklift misalignment jammed the pylon against the wing, creating a small structural crack that went unnoticed. Over the next 8 weeks, the crack grew with every flight cycle until the pylon finally failed during takeoff rotation, causing the entire engine to tear away from the wing. Fleet inspections afterward found similar damage on other DC-10s as well.

📸 U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter made a precautionary landing in a rice paddy near Pyeongtaek, South Korea on May 18. The aircraft touched down after the crew detected a possible engine issue mid-flight. Both pilots were unharmed and the helicopter sustained no damage.

Da anni si trascina il caso del presunto uso improprio di fondi dell’#8x1000 della diocesi di Ozieri con imputati il fratello del cardinal Becciu, il vescovo e altri. Centinaia di migliaia di euro sarebbero andati alla coop del fratello del prelato.👇 sassaritoday.it/cronaca/proces…

WATCH | The world’s first unmanned fighter jet, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, demonstrated its 5th generation technologies.

🇮🇹🇨🇦 ITPS Canada has chosen the Leonardo M346 in the block 20 variant, 6 are currently on order with another optional 6 if needed. This aircraft will be used to support NATO and other allied nation pilots flight training.

A highlight of this year's @ILA_Berlin Airshow will be the #AW249 #Fenice (press release talks about "global debut in an air show", so appears to be flying). With Germany still considering its long-term post-Tiger options, this European solution may fit the bill. Regardless, unquestionably the best looking attack helicopter out there... (@LDO_Helicopters pic)

⚡️JUST IN IRGC's statement on clashes with the US forces: "Last night, the United States violated the ceasefire, and we shot down one of its MQ-9 drones and fired interceptor missiles at an F-35 fighter jet and an RQ-4 drone We will respond decisively to continued violations of the ceasefire by the United States"

Italian CAEW Returns to Italy After Two-Month Saudi Deployment (Linked to Regional Surveillance Operations?) itamilradar.com/2026/05/26/ita…

While Romanian families shivered in unheated apartments and waited hours for meager bread rations, Nicolae Ceaușescu built himself a 1,100-room palace that consumed $3 billion of his nation's wealth. The Casa Poporului stands today as a monument to the inevitable outcome when central planners face zero market constraints on their appetites. Ceaușescu's palace contains 12 stories above ground, spreads across 365,000 square meters, and required 20,000 workers laboring in shifts around the clock. He demolished entire historic neighborhoods of Bucharest to clear space for his architectural ego trip. Meanwhile, his citizens endured bread queues, rolling blackouts, and heating restrictions so severe that hospitals couldn't maintain proper temperatures. The dictator diverted the nation's resources toward marble, crystal chandeliers, and gold leaf while his people literally froze. Without market prices to signal genuine demand or profit-and-loss mechanisms to punish waste, political authorities inevitably channel resources toward projects that serve their personal preferences rather than human needs. Ceaușescu faced no competitors, no angry shareholders, no bankruptcy risk. He simply commanded the nation's productive capacity to serve his grandiose vision. The palace required 3,500 tons of crystal, 480 chandeliers, 1,409 ceiling lights, and 700,000 tons of steel and bronze. Every ton of material that went into those ornate rooms represented food, medicine, fuel, or housing that never reached Romanian families. The arithmetic is brutal but simple: centralized control means resources flow toward political vanity projects rather than genuine human priorities. The building still stands, largely empty, costing millions annually just to maintain its unused splendor.

⚡️BREAKING: A regional source states that the United States has agreed to release $12 billion in Iranian funds Details provided by the source: — $12 billion has been deposited in Qatari banks — A high-level Iranian delegation is currently in Qatar negotiating how the funds can be transferred to Iran — President Trump can politically sell this as money coming from “Qatar” rather than the "United States"