Hacker News with Generative AI: Mafia

Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state (theguardian.com)
Behold Donald Corleone, the US president who behaves like a mafia boss – but without the principles. Of course, one hesitates to make the comparison, not least because Donald Trump would like it. And because the Godfather is an archetype of strength and macho glamour while Trump is weak, constantly handing gifts to America’s enemies and getting nothing in return.

Politics, United States, Donald Trump, Mafia

29 points by exceptione 25 days ago | 2 comments

'Triangle of death': will Italy tackle mafia's toxic waste dumping? (theguardian.com)
Cancer rates have soared in Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy, where burying or burning of waste has poisoned water and land

Mafia, Environmental Issues, Italy, Crime, Health

4 points by rntn 43 days ago | 0 comments

Nun arrested over suspected mafia links (news.sky.com)
A nun has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of colluding with the mafia.

Crime, Mafia, Italy, Religion

6 points by austinallegro 119 days ago | 1 comments

The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sack of Palermo (2023) (wiley.com)

Mafia, Social Capital, History, Sicily, Criminology

72 points by saturn5k 343 days ago | 72 comments