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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · 20d

"What could be the connections between the song In The Land Of The Pig The Butcher Is King and the current president term of Donald Trump?"

Song:
youtu.be/Iz7JNNNSIqQ

AI answer:
chatgpt.com/share/68cfa1...

Lyrics:
jimsteinman.fandom.com/wiki/In_the_...

In The Land Of The Pig, The Butcher is King

YouTube video by Meat Loaf - Topic

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Aug 13

I would guess statto.bsky.social, @dw-2.bsky.social, @arenamontanus.bsky.social and @arielzj.bsky.social have some very interesting thoughts to bring to the table 🙂

Myself I would suggest checking if any from this list could help with the project 🙂
www.agingbiotech.info/people/

Andrew Steele (@statto.bsky.social)

Ageing biologist (aren’t we all?) My book: https://ageless.link/ My videos: https://www.youtube.com/DrAndrewSteele My website: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/ Location: Berlin, DE

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · May 19

But there is an email address on the left panel to FB Hu, so maybe just write to that? 🙂

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 18

Exactly like this 🙂👏

bsky.app/profile/give...

GiveDirectly @give-directly.bsky.social · Apr 16

We went back to Kenyan villages 10 years after families got $1,000 in cash aid ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj28...

$1,000 Changed Their Lives—See What It Looks Like 10 Years Later | GiveDirectly

YouTube video by GiveDirectly

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 18

This might be one of the clearest graphs I've seen for the reasons behind why rich people should donate their surplus income to poor people.

I donate 10% of my income each month to @give-directly.bsky.social and @givingwhatwecan.bsky.social 🙂
I'm able to live normally on the remaining funds.

Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Apr 17

What does global poverty look like if we rely on the notions of poverty in rich countries like Denmark, the US, or Germany?

And how should this perspective inform our aspirations for the future of global poverty?

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 18

Also looking forward to checking out the recommended readings 🤓
hpluspedia.org/wiki/Argumen...

causeprioritization.org/Arguments_ag...

tmnthngs.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/t...

www.popsci.com/ethics-livin...

Arguments against life-extension - H+Pedia

hpluspedia.org

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I haven't read it yet but when I scrolled through, it seemed to be clear and thorough 🙂
Quite surprised I haven't seen it referenced before by others 😉

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 15

Very interesting and important article about equitable access to radical health.

David Wood @dw-2.bsky.social · Apr 14

Four attitudes regarding the idea of radical healthy longevity. Which of these attitudes best describes you? dw2blog.com/2025/04/14/c...

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 14

Very happy to hear you signed up for the pledge! 🙂

I signed the pledge in 2017 and it is still one of the most important and significant decisions in my entire life 🙂

Hope we can inspire more to pledge and donate 🙂

Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Apr 11

I signed the 10% Giving Pledge this year, and this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income to global health charities.

It's not going to be anywhere near "enough", but I'm happy to do it --

We don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfold

This month, I signed a pledge to donate at least 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities.

www.scientificdiscovery.dev

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Apr 8

Incredibly heavy article. One of the scariest and most heart breaking texts I've read in a very long time.

If we walk past a drowning child we are just as culpable as when not giving money to those most in need.

Opinion: Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True
archive.ph/5tjM8

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Mar 26

At the same time terrible and absolutely fantastically uplifting text, one of the best I have read in a long time 🙂

"Most people want to live longer, and in better health, than nature allows them to.

Someday:
Everyone dies...

...until someone doesn't."

preservinghope.substack.com/p/theres-alw...

There’s always a first

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preservinghope.substack.com

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Feb 7

Probably this 🙂
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Omega-3 supplements slow biological ageing

The anti-ageing effect was even greater when combined with vitamin D and exercise.

www.nature.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · Jan 27

Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers in Auschwitz.

It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.

It started with intolerance and hate speech.

It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.

Remember.

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Jan 21

I joined LBF3 in Stockholm, then LBF4 in Valencia last year.

If you think that life is good and death is bad then I cannot recommend joining the Longevity Biotech Fellowship enough!
As they write, they are the most hardcore community to cure aging and defeat death.

www.linkedin.com/posts/longbi...

Longevity Biotech Fellowship on LinkedIn: 🔥 Announcing CORHORT 6 of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship – the most…

🔥 Announcing CORHORT 6 of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship – the most hardcore community of longevity accelerationists! Join 700 members working to solve…

www.linkedin.com

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Jan 20

"[SIMBA]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm standing in the spotlight!

[ANIMALS]
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling"

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Jan 20

"[SIMBA]
I'm gonna be a mighty king, so enemies beware!

[ZAZU]
If this is where the monarchy is headed, count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa - I wouldn't hang about...
This child is getting wildly out of wing

[SIMBA]
Oh I just can't wait to be king!"

youtu.be/cHxCIQuWDd0

I Just Can't Wait to Be King (from The Lion King)

YouTube video by DisneySingItVideos

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David Wood @dw-2.bsky.social · Jan 17

"Solving aging - truly achieving ”don't die” - requires vast resources, cutting-edge R&D, and serious technological innovation. Yet Johnson seems more focused on tracking trace heavy metals in cinnamon, selling olive oil, and discussing nighttime erections" peterottsjo.beehiiv.com/p/levity-rev...

LEVITY REVIEW: Don't Die - The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

The curious case of Bryan Johnson

peterottsjo.beehiiv.com

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Dec 24

And cool connection with this new organisation 😎
hydradao.org

HydraDAO: Replacement Research for Human Lifespan Extension

HydraDAO is a decentralized collective of scientists, entrepreneurs, advocates, and crypto enthusiasts working to advance replacement research in an open and democratic manner.

hydradao.org

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Dec 24

Cool news! 🙂
And cool connection with this new organisation 😎
hydradao.org

HydraDAO: Replacement Research for Human Lifespan Extension

HydraDAO is a decentralized collective of scientists, entrepreneurs, advocates, and crypto enthusiasts working to advance replacement research in an open and democratic manner.

hydradao.org

Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Dec 24

Happy to get inspired by the ageless hydra! 🙂

Andrew Steele @statto.bsky.social · Dec 24

People often say that ageing is selected for at the species level because immortal creatures couldn’t adapt quickly in changing environments. I’ve always thought this was interesting but was sceptical because ‘group selection’ tends to be evolutionarily unstable.

Biologically immortal hydra agrees:

Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · Dec 24

Hydra has mammal-like mutation rates facilitating fast adaptation despite its nonaging phenotype https://genome.cshlp.org/content/34/12/2217.short?rss=1

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Dec 12

It seems like saying "reduced risk of death per year" is clearer.
Though I like "improved chance of survival per year" better 🙂

Andrew Steele @statto.bsky.social · Dec 11

This confusion is really common… When I say ‘x reduces risk of death’, I often get replies saying ‘but surely risk of death is 100%?!?’

Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Dec 10

How I feel when people say "if the death rate from cancer is declining, then the death rate from another cause must be rising"

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Thomas @thomasahlstrom.bsky.social · Dec 8

"Welcome to the Academy’s official Nobel Lectures 2024, with this year’s Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences.

The live webcast can be watched on this page without registration."

www.kva.se/en/event/the...

The Nobel Lectures 2024

Welcome to the Academy’s official Nobel Lectures 2024, with this year’s Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences.

www.kva.se

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Alexey Strygin @strygah.bsky.social · Dec 4

I've been digging into Andrew Scott's paper and found an interesting table modeling a theoretical therapy applied once a year that regenerates either 1 year, 9 months, 6 months, or 3 months of aging at different ages (see table).
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