Francesco Conti
@fconti.bsky.social
food lover | Truth seeker | tantrika | planet stewart |democracy advocate | flaneur | artsy dude
The Street Symphony origin story - Full Interview
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December 30, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Artificially created microbe that could cause an unstoppable pandemic - what could go wrong?! 🤦🏻
#pandemic
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#pandemic
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A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (Gift Article)
Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biologists said.
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December 16, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Artificially created microbe that could cause an unstoppable pandemic - what could go wrong?! 🤦🏻
#pandemic
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/s...
#pandemic
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When I read things like this, part of me wants to be hopeful, but then my cynical side chimes in, “until we find more useless ways to dump energy recklessly, like with #AI”
If less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to solar panels, it would be sufficient to fulfill global electric energy demand. 🔌💡
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Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency, new study shows | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The most productive places on Earth for solar power are farmlands, according to an Oregon State University study. The study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, finds ...
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December 16, 2024 at 5:34 AM
When I read things like this, part of me wants to be hopeful, but then my cynical side chimes in, “until we find more useless ways to dump energy recklessly, like with #AI”
Agreed.
The American empire does not have more than another ~50 years of supremacy left.
Thanks to income inequality, low educational standards and the rise of Christian Nationalism - we are becoming a less-perfect union, which is of our own creation.
The American empire does not have more than another ~50 years of supremacy left.
Thanks to income inequality, low educational standards and the rise of Christian Nationalism - we are becoming a less-perfect union, which is of our own creation.
My big election takeaway? Americans are meaner and dumber than I thought.
December 16, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Agreed.
The American empire does not have more than another ~50 years of supremacy left.
Thanks to income inequality, low educational standards and the rise of Christian Nationalism - we are becoming a less-perfect union, which is of our own creation.
The American empire does not have more than another ~50 years of supremacy left.
Thanks to income inequality, low educational standards and the rise of Christian Nationalism - we are becoming a less-perfect union, which is of our own creation.
Anyone hear about this artificial hiking of oil prices in 2021 that accounted for 27% of the inflation that year?
#corporategreed
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#corporategreed
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December 13, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Anyone hear about this artificial hiking of oil prices in 2021 that accounted for 27% of the inflation that year?
#corporategreed
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#corporategreed
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Life isn’t just about paying bills and clocking out. You were born to create, connect, and thrive. Explore what sparks your passion, nurture your purpose, and lean into what makes you feel alive. Your soul wasn’t made for autopilot—embrace the journey and make it extraordinary.
December 12, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Life isn’t just about paying bills and clocking out. You were born to create, connect, and thrive. Explore what sparks your passion, nurture your purpose, and lean into what makes you feel alive. Your soul wasn’t made for autopilot—embrace the journey and make it extraordinary.
Is it normal for President's-elect to talk so often about all of the people they want to imprison?
December 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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Supreme Court 18-year term limit bill should be just the beginning:
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
December 10, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Supreme Court 18-year term limit bill should be just the beginning:
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
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…When your eyes finally
adjust to the darkness,
There’s nothing left
to be afraid of…
adjust to the darkness,
There’s nothing left
to be afraid of…
November 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
…When your eyes finally
adjust to the darkness,
There’s nothing left
to be afraid of…
adjust to the darkness,
There’s nothing left
to be afraid of…
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Every day I give thanks to the universe that I came of age in the 1980s.
1984: The Year Pop Stardom Got Supersized
In a peak moment of pop monoculture, synthesizers pumped up songs and MTV forever changed how artists were seen. Here’s how — and why.
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December 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Every day I give thanks to the universe that I came of age in the 1980s.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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Rest in power Nikki Giovanni, a revolutionary poet and icon who always stood for what’s right.
December 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Rest in power Nikki Giovanni, a revolutionary poet and icon who always stood for what’s right.
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"Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO"
@premthakker.bsky.social on the Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione stories and "the weight of contradiction".
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@premthakker.bsky.social on the Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione stories and "the weight of contradiction".
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Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
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December 10, 2024 at 1:15 AM
"Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO"
@premthakker.bsky.social on the Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione stories and "the weight of contradiction".
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@premthakker.bsky.social on the Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione stories and "the weight of contradiction".
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Guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
December 10, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
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This year taught me to stop postponing joy. If you get the chance to enjoy something, take it.
December 9, 2024 at 12:53 PM
This year taught me to stop postponing joy. If you get the chance to enjoy something, take it.
I’ve always been fascinated by these ‘creatures’.
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12,419 Days Of Strandbeest Evolution
YouTube video by Veritasium
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December 9, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I’ve always been fascinated by these ‘creatures’.
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Thinking about this quote a lot recently.
December 8, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Thinking about this quote a lot recently.
Gorgeous photos of Jupiter
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December 6, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Gorgeous photos of Jupiter
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From my decomposed body, the flowers will grow and I will be in them. That is eternity.
- Edvard Munch
#consciousness #nature
- Edvard Munch
#consciousness #nature
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
From my decomposed body, the flowers will grow and I will be in them. That is eternity.
- Edvard Munch
#consciousness #nature
- Edvard Munch
#consciousness #nature
What happened to #draintheswamp in the run up to #Trump v.2.0?
Oh yeah, hypocrisy is a now a political virtue.
Oh yeah, hypocrisy is a now a political virtue.
Strong and capable people surround themselves with strong and capable people. Just saying.
December 5, 2024 at 5:05 AM
What happened to #draintheswamp in the run up to #Trump v.2.0?
Oh yeah, hypocrisy is a now a political virtue.
Oh yeah, hypocrisy is a now a political virtue.