Quote from Ministero Difesa (@MinisteroDifesa):

#March11

“Terrorism targets innocents to sow fear and undermine the foundations of our societies. But it will never erase the memory of the victims nor bend the values of freedom and democracy that we defend.

On the European Day for the Victims of Terrorism, my thoughts and those of the entire Defense Ministry go to those who lost their lives and their families.

Because memory is not just remembrance. It is commitment.”

So said Minister @GuidoCrosetto

#11marzo

“Il terrorismo colpisce innocenti per seminare paura e minare le fondamenta delle nostre società. Ma non potrà mai cancellare la memoria delle vittime né piegare i valori di libertà e democrazia che difendiamo.

Nella Giornata europea in memoria delle vittime del terrorismo, il mio pensiero e quello di tutta la Difesa va a chi ha perso la vita e alle loro famiglie.

Perché la memoria non è solo ricordo. È impegno”.

Così Min @GuidoCrosetto

Source: Ministero Difesa (@MinisteroDifesa)
[ https://x.com/MinisteroDifesa/status/2031645031321174111 ]

#Afghanistan

fifteen years since the 3/11 earthquake struck, since I sheltered under a desk at my then workplace in Tokyo and watched the corners of the room rock open and closed like mouths, since the tsunami washed so many poor souls in Tohoku away, since the Fukushima meltdown that changed everything and nothing.

#march11 #tohoku #earthquake #tsunami
#fukushima #nuclear #meltdown

‘#Fukushima: A #Nuclear Nightmare’ Review: An Emotional Choice

This documentary offers a rundown of the 2011 nuclear meltdown with special attention to the shift workers who risked their lives while trying to stabilize the plant.

March 10, 2026

" 'We were told Japan would cease to exist if we failed.' On #March11, 2011, a 8.9-magnitude #earthquake and a #tsunami struck the northeast coast of #Japan, precipitating a series of hydrogen explosions at the #FukushimaDaiichi nuclear plant.

"The new HBO documentary 'Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare,' directed by James Jones ('#Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes'), offers a tense rundown of the aftermath by pairing archival footage with testimonies from the people who witnessed the events firsthand.

"In the days following the earthquake and tsunami, workers at the plant hurried to contain what they knew could become a #NuclearCatastrophe. Using diagrams, the documentary strives to convey the dangers on an elementary-school level: Without electricity, the reactors’ cooling systems failed, causing the fuel rods to melt and spew radioactive material. The schematics are paired with a tense score and sinister-looking footage of fiery explosions.

"In an emotional interview, an engineer named #IkuoIzawa recalls remaining on-site while the majority of the plant’s crew was evacuated. Knowing that he might not survive, he sent an email to his family members, imploring them to look after one another. Izawa became part of the #Fukushima50: the everyday shift workers who risked their lives for the welfare of Japan. Although chiefly a straightforward — and at points repetitive — synopsis of the events, 'Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare' distinguishes itself in its devotion to elevating these men as heroes."

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
Directed by James Jones∙
Documentary∙
Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Streaming on HBO Max.

Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/movies/fukushima-a-nuclear-nightmare-review.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/eTbOo

#NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #FukushimaDocumentary #Remember311 #FukushimaIsntOver

[14:40] Trial date set for two men accused of disposing Keane Mulready Woods’ body parts

Two men accused of disposing of the body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods have today received a date for trial at the Special Criminal Court. Stephen Carberry (47) of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4 and Glen Bride (31) of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5 appeared briefly before the three-judge, non-jury court this morning. Keane Mulready-Woods was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. The following day, some of the teenager's body parts were found in a sports bag in the Moatview area of Coolock in Dublin. Two days later, remains were found in a burning car in a laneway in the Drumcondra area. His torso was discovered on March 11, 2020, hidden in an overgrown ravine during a search of waste-ground at Rathmullan Park in Drogheda, near where the teenager is believed to have been murdered. Stephen Carberry faces three charges in relation to the death of the 17-year-old, who was murdered in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth, in January 2020. The first charge alleges that Mr Carberry, between January 13 and January 15, 2020 at Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3 transported and disposed of the teenager's body parts, intending or being reckless as to whether such activity could enhance the ability of a criminal organisation or any of its members to carry out a serious offence. The offence is contrary to S.72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. Mr Carberry is also accused of committing an act with the intention of impeding the apprehension or prosecution of Mr Mulready Woods' murderer and of setting fire to a Volvo V40 car for the benefit of a criminal organisation. Glen Bride faces two charges that on January 15, 2020 he participated in or contributed to the transportation and disposal of the teenager's body parts for the purpose of enhancing the ability of a criminal organisation to commit murder and to impede the apprehension of the murderer. Mr Bride is further charged with setting fire to a Volvo V40 motor car on a date between January 13 and January 15, 2020, both dates inclusive, for the benefit of a criminal organisation. Ms Justice Melanie Greally this morning set a date of January 12th, 2026 for the trial of the two men and agreed to make witness and exhibit orders for the hearing. The case will be mentioned again before the Special Criminal Court again on October 6 next.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/trial-date-set-for-two-men-accused-of-disposing-keane-mulready-woods-body-parts/a1004787182.html

#Two #KeaneMulreadyWoods #today #theSpecialCriminalCourt #StephenCarberry #47 #SandymountAvenue #Dublin #GlenBride #MountOlivePark #Kilbarrick #three #thismorning #KeaneMulready_Woods #Drogheda #January12,2020 #Thefollowingday #Moatview #Coolock #Twodayslater #Drumcondra #March11,2020 #RathmullanPark #17_year_old #CoLouth #January2020 #first #Carberry #betweenJanuary13andJanuary15,2020 #TrinityTerrace #Ballybough #S.72 #2006 #MulreadyWoods #Volvo #V40 #January15,2020 #MrBride #adate #MsJustice #MelanieGreally #adateofJanuary12th,2026 #October6

The first violet. The chickens seems to have found it before I did.

#BloomScrolling #violets #ViolaOdorata #flowers #florespondence #FirstFlower #March11 #CCBYNCND

March 11

This day in history:

• 1990 – Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
• 1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
• 1387 – Battle of Castagnaro: Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi of Verona.
• 1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.

Births:

• 1921 – Astor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player (d. 1992)
• 1932 – Leroy Jenkins, American violinist and composer (d. 2007)
• 1987 – Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper

Deaths:

• 1957 – Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (b. 1888)
• 1937 – Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (b. 1860)
• 1967 – Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (b. 1882)

Holidays:

• Moshoeshoe Day (Lesotho)
• Saudi Flag Day
• Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania)

Random Article of the day:

Ignazio Agliaudo

Ignazio Agliaudo (1701 - 1769, active 1723 - 1737) was an Italian architect and veduta painter. The Treccani lists his year of birth as 1701 and year of death as 1769.
Very little is known of Agliaudo's life. He was a Spaniard by birth, and was living in Turin in 1737. He is primarily known from surviving works documenting that he collaborated with other architects to produce decorations in celebration of the marriage between Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine. For this project, he collaborated with fr:Georg Caspar Prenner, Bernardo Antonio Vittone, Giovanni Battista Borra, Giuseppe Bernardi, fr:Antoine Hérisset, it:Filippo Giovanni Battista Nicolis di Robilant among other artists.
He has also been titled Ignazio Agliaudo di Tavigliano, a reference to his family being the hereditary counts of Tavigliano. Using this name, Ignazio was credited for building the Oratory adjoining the it:Chiesa di San Filippo Neri in Turin in 1723, based on designs by Filippo Juvarra. He is also credited for building the it:Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine, also in Turin and based on designs by Filippo Juvarra. For this enedeavor, he collaborated with Francesco Benedetto Ferrogio and it:Ignazio Renato Birago di Borgaro from 1732 to 1736.

This is our country. And we are holding it together.

Long live the brave, free, and independent Republic of Lithuania🇱🇹!

#Kovo11 #March11