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@Shaun23042602 @Freedom2020x *THEIR bones

the tares/inverts/so called royals--cant change all there bones--x1 male gait---x2 fe male gaits--sorry tares--your not a third sex---no amount of brain washing--- will change all your bones

Even in the chaos of a siege, Rowan never missed an opportunity to pose for an illustration - c. 1300, St. Gallen, Kantonsbibliothek, VadSlg Ms. 302, f. 109r

@lukeburgis @ClunyInstitute No, in fact, "only truth is interesting"- my motto that used to be the life motto of Józef Moczarski, Polish writer, who strongly opposed communism.

For you Giorgio Agamben appreciators out there: I wrote an essay this morning. It explains why we named this summer's @ClunyInstitute conference "ZOE". TLDR; the truth is not boring.

@WeirdMedieval It goes earlier than that:

this book is so fucking goated man if you only read one medieval art book ever make it this one

@pictureplane The things men do to other men (never mind women) and then the things men do to themselves.

I think about being stoned or high on LSD in the jungles of Vietnam while in the middle of a terrifying war a lot.

@KushalShiva @NickBrownCO lol, are you catching up to not p**p in the streets too?

@NickBrownCO The Westerners just waking up 🥱🥱🥱 to fasting benefits which are a part of lifestyle in India and the east. It's okay u shall catch up soon.

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@parsh_kothari @NickBrownCO lol

@NickBrownCO Bro come to India. Just stay at one of our Ashrams for a month. You will learn how to lead your life. Recommendation: Isha Yoga centre Coimbatore, India 🇮🇳

@ARTistIXKO @emilio_delrio Highly recommend to see it in person

El "cartone" o dibujo que Rafael usó para la preparación de la pintura se encuentra en la Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, en Milan. Adquirido por el Cardenal Borromeo, se nota la ausencia de Heráclito, Rafael y Protógenes, así como el fondo arquitectónico. Compuesto por 210 piezas de papel pegadas, todas dibujadas por Rafael, y se usaba para calcar los dibujos en la pared. Cuando Napoleón Bonaparte entró a Milan en 1796, ordenó llevarse todas las obras de arte de valor, incluyendo ésta, al Louvre. Allá duró, hasta después de la derrota de Napoleón en Waterloo, y en 1816, se regresa esta obra a Milan.

Rafael Sanzio uno de los grandes de la pintura y arquitectura, nacía en Urbino tal día como hoy en 1482 y moría en Roma también un 6 de abril de 1520 Su pintura "La escuela de Atenas" es magistral y un icono del Renacimiento: renace el mundo clásico

@ProfSteveKeen @DSBatten So are you an expert or you have little interest on it? Make up your mind 🤡

@DSBatten No, I have opinions about bitcoin as an ineffective form of money, as an expert on money, and as something which will be an early casualty of realising we need to drastically reduce energy consumption on this planet, as an expert on energy and GDP. So that's what I answer.

An open letter to @ProfSteveKeen regarding your recent comments about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining. Respectfully, I have listened to your comments on Bitcoin mining and it is very clear that you have no understanding of how Bitcoin mining works. This is not a hill you I believe you should be seeing your reputation die on. Specifically it is very clear that you have no understanding that it is a flexible user of energy that does not rival other energy users for its power, no understanding of the well established ability Bitcoin mining uniquely has to monetize otherwise wasted renewable energy, no understanding of how Bitcoin mining obviates gas peaker plants, and no understanding of the unique role Bitcoin mining is playing in methane mitigation. You also appear not to understand that these facts are not some pot pouri of greenwashing claims from "Bitcoin supporters" looking to defend their assetclass but datapoints that have been repeatedly established in 24 peer reviewed journals, and 8 independent reports (including Cambridge University) Your characterization of Bitcoin supporters as not understanding the interrelationship between global warming and energy dynamics is as patronizing as it is a reconfirmation of your own lack of research, given there are a number of committed environmentalists, climatetech investors and climate scientists who are avid supporters of Bitcoin mining precisely because it already can and is incentivizing renewable energy transition and methane mitigation at scale. You also appear ignorant of the fact that the first generation research on Bitcoin mining that suggested environmental harm was debunked in peer reviewed study in 2023 and that is why the media has not quoted this study since. Finally your contention that Bitcoin is "going to zero" because mining will become unprofitable shows again an appalling lack of basic understanding of the economics of Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin mining companies are able to earn ancillary revenue through any number of means, they may be vertically integrated, they may mine using last-gen machines on stranded solar/wind, they may mine offgrid on otherwise wasted power sources such as landfills of oil&gas fields, they may be nation states such as Bhutan using Bitcoin mining on their otherwise surplus hydro energy. These unique abilities of Bitcoin miners mean that far from being at risk, Bitcoin mining is by far the most resilience industry in the face of rising energy prices. The mere fact that Bitcoin mining exists and is growing in EU despite already very high energy prices is proof of Bitcoin miners' resilience to rising energy costs that affect other industries far more. Your opposition to Bitcoin, and Bitcoin mining, appears more motivated by regret aversion, a well documented psychological phenomenon where someone who "misses out" rationalizes that "there was nothing to miss out on" rather than engage in genuine intellectual curiosity and humility by revisiting their decision, and this is leading you to invest an inordinately large amount of time dismissing a technology you have made an inordinately small amount of time trying to understand. When someone of your standing in the field of economics talks so dismissively about a domain they have spent so little time seeking to understand, it does not weaken that domain, rather it weakened 1. your reputation 2. people's general trust in economists 3. the extend to which we esteem people in society with the title "professor" If you want to continue to erode the reputation of all three, you are welcome to do so. Bitcoin does not care. Bitcoin miners will continue to stabilize grids, monetize wasted renewable energy, mitigate methane, obviate the need for gas peaker plants with or without you. But if you ever decide to re-allocate a small fraction of the hours you have spend dismissing Bitcoin mining into understanding how the technology works that you are dismissing, I would be more than happy to connect you to any number of utilities, renewable energy experts, methane mitigation specialists, climate scientists, climatetech investors or battery engineers who can explain to you why Bitcoin is an essential part of solving the exact issues you claim to care about. Daniel Batten Environmentalist, Climatetech investor, Bitcoin mining analyst

@Gian_Gieri @traveler_jeff @jtevelow "Have WE..." the worst corporate lingo

@traveler_jeff @jtevelow Have we confirmed that they requested bitcoin or was it crypto?

There’s really nothing to add to this article. That’s why you should read it. Time is up.

@BigSneed69420 @ThoughtCrimes80 Where's dad?

@ThoughtCrimes80 The moms an ssri pill junky zombie thats been on a cocktail of pills since 12. Average woman is a complete subhuman these days and a huge liability

Stop poisoning your kids. 💉

@BigSneed69420 @ThoughtCrimes80 Men, on the other hand, are such a gift to this world 🤡

@Scavacini777 Slowly then suddenly

FACT: "The big print" will bring on HyperBitcoinization, since Btc will click in most adults' heads, especially the younger, digitally native generations-

@02percent_ @NickHintonn

@NickHintonn I don’t think that statement about “carnivority” (lol) is true even according to the reading. Men had dominion over animals, cattle and husbanded animals were differentiated from wild beasts, and giants ate men. From a scientific perspective humans have been eating meat since…

The world before the Flood was much different. Creatures lived longer and grew bigger. It might sound like a myth, but Father Serpahim Rose attempted to explain this scientifically. Apparently, the earth may have had a vapor canopy in its atmosphere, creating a greenhouse effect that made the whole planet tropical, like the original Garden. This blanket could have also protected people from radiation, slowing the aging process. According to the Bible, carnivority didn’t exist until after the Flood either. So, it seems it was much easier to be healthy in antiquity. It seems the further we fall from God, the more hellish earth becomes. And to make things worse, now we are trying to make our own vapor canopies with chemtrails!

@bitcoin__apex @LawrenceLepard If only you didn't copy the door of Milan duomo so much in your style

This gem will now adorn the home of @LawrenceLepard. It’s an honor for me that such inspiring people like him appreciate my work to that extent!

@RomeInTheEast Thank you for the book recommendation. Love this account.

After the Romans had conquered the Greek world, the Hellenes became very well-integrated: “By the end of the first century BC, under the emperor Augustus, Roman rule had become a comparatively frictionless process. While prejudices remained stubborn - The Romans ridiculed the lack of fighting qualities among the Greeks, the Greeks saw the Romans as boorish and uncultured — the elites of both recognized the advantages of collaboriation…The more educated Romans were attracted by Greek philosophy, especially Stoicism, and science. Greeks provided the most respected doctors, as we shall see in the case of Galen, and the Roman elite spoke Greek.” “In fact, Roman administration was remarkably light, and this allowed Greek cities to run their own affairs and prosper. Despite its suppression by Sulla, the Assembly in Athens is recorded as issuing its own decrees again as early as 49BC.” The Romans invested in the Greek world, and the petty infighting which always held the Greek city-states back was no longer occurring. “The two civilizations compensated for each other’s strengths and weaknesses.” Ironically the Greek cities did still continue competing with their neighbors, but now it was to try to make their city the best city in a more civic sense rather than militarily. Roman immigrants to Greece “seem to have experienced few difficulties fitting in. Studies show that Roman immigrant families adopted Greek after two generations, largely as a result of marrying locals. They were even competing in Greek games.” This is also telling - the Romans mostly had no phobia or dislike of Greek language, no desire to subjugate it to Latin. Romans had no qualms learning Greek. This relationship worked because the Greeks knew if they rebelled consequences would be severe: “The conquered Greeks had to accommodate themselves to the reality of Roman hegemony. There was tacit acceptance that Roman rule was impregnable and acquiescence inevitable. Opinions varied on the quality of the Roman mind (Remarkably, many of the Greek elite did not speak Latin at all). But some, such as Polybius and Plutarch, were prepared to seek out kindred souls and friendships (with the Romans).” The compatibility of Greek and Roman culture would eventually lead to Greeks seeing themselves as Romans, especially after Christianity took hold. Eventually Greek speakers would be the only ones left carrying the Roman imperial banner after Late Antiquity. The Greek intellectual tradition was also able to continue and thrive under Roman rule. And it was mostly those medieval Romans who would preserve the texts of the Ancient Greek writers. Source - The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 BC-400 AD

In 17th Century CE, Rome, when women were expected to paint angels, not design palaces, Plautilla Bricci did something extraordinary. She was an architect—a title almost unheard of for a woman then and her masterpiece was the Villa del Vascello, a fantastical house shaped like a ship, built for a powerful cardinal. It shimmered above the city like a vision of imagination and defiance. But when her patron later published a book celebrating the villa, he credited her brother as the architect, erasing her from her own creation. For centuries, Plautilla’s genius was buried under the weight of silence, her name forgotten while men took the glory. Yet today, her story resurfaces—a reminder that brilliance often had to disguise itself, and that even when women’s names were erased from history, their work still spoke, quietly but enduringly, across time. #drthehistories

@TheJobfather__ Lol

Dublin >> Montreal

I lived in Montreal for 2 years. I’ve been to 23 different countries. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that Montreal is NOT touching Toronto. They arent even in the same weight class. Bangkok, Berlin, Athens, Rome are all above Montreal but they’re below Toronto.

@Old_But_Gold50s Thank you ❤️

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