Doina Contescu ⓥ

Day-time: strategy & research for cultural transformation.
Off-time: deep ecology & animal rights; founder Cambridge Animal Rescue & Education.

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@59thProfile @MatthewSHarriso @RubenGallego the problem is always large-scale capitalism -- or allowing for large-scale profit extraction organizations to operate within our laws. the only way to prevent this is too keep the size of for-profit organizations to a capped level of economic activity. big is always bad.

[Daniel Kokotajlo @DKokotajlo]

"How, exactly, could AI take over by 2027?"

Introducing AI 2027: a deeply-researched scenario forecast I wrote alongside @slatestarcodex, @eli_lifland, and @thlarsen

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@CKnighthawk @OnlyInBOS jesus christ what a monstrosity!

[Jess in the Wild @Jess_inthewild]

Every time I go birding in spring or fall and I have to actively try so hard to see any migrating birds I remember that quote from birders describing warblers as “dripping from the trees” and I get unbelievably angry

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@Andercot @threadreaderapp unroll pls

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@ChrisBowring5 @ProfWoodward @BBCNews Omg same here! he was that great 👍

[Carl Allen @RealCarlAllen]

Here's one of many examples why you shouldn't consume data from people who don't understand data

The left circle could be perfectly accurate

What the data says is not as important as what the data means

Statistical literacy is a problem, so we need trustworthy experts

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@itsolelehmann What your post left out: that difference is because in America, money is more important than people. But in Europe, quality of life matters more than relentless work and endless "innovation"—which really has just led us to the current environmental degradation. #Priorities

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@itsolelehmann This post does not acknowledge this is because in America, money is more important than people. But in Europe, quality of life matters more than relentless work and endless "innovation"—which really has just led us to the current environmental degradation. #Priorities

[Roshan Rinaldi @Roshan_Rinaldi]

"No more Social Security! Take away our healthcare! We demand an end to unemployment insurance! No more government food inspections! Make us sick! Make us poor! USA! USA! USA!"

[Roshan Rinaldi @Roshan_Rinaldi]

When the Trumpsters find out just what it was they actually voted for:

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@XVanFleet You are shamelessly exploiting your story & ignorant Americans' fear and hate. You disgrace all who suffered under "communism" (truly, oligarchy...). I myself escaped Ceausescu's brutal regime, and can 100% say you are a liar to equate the Democrats to Communists. Shame on you.

[Wild Animal Initiative | @wildanimalinitv.bsky.soc @forwildanimals]

New paper in #BioScience! WAI researchers @SimonLiedholm, Luke Hecht, and Vittoria Elliott looked at how wildlife contraceptives might improve welfare, highlighting the neglected connection between welfare and population density. https://t.co/X9g9VwVTm7 (1/8)

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

NECRONOMICS: @99blackbaloons must offer an online course in it. And make it into a MOOC. Please.

[George Tsakraklides @99blackbaloons]

“The ecosystem is not a supermarket.  You don’t get to have whatever you want, whenever you want it.  Yet this civilisation has stolen from nature and bankrupted this planet” #ecology
https://t.co/pk2f107doM

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

VIDEO SURPRISE: The Jan. 6 security tapes show the Trump fake GOP elector scheme in action. Attorney Ken Chesebro and Trump campaign aide G. Michael Brown are seen handing off fake elector documents on Jan. 5 to aides of Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA.

[Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree]

🚨🚨 The Jan. 6 security tapes have a big surprise.
There is video of attorney Ken Chesebro & Trump campaign aide G. Michael Brown handing off fake GOP elector documents (from Wisconsin & Michigan) to aides of Rep. Mike Kelly R-PA - on Jan. 5. 🧵

[Doina Contescu ⓥ @doina]

@jamie_rod finally speaks the truth hiding in plain sight about America's serious ugly home problem https://t.co/d4HDDGebno via @businessinsider

[Jimmy Corsetti @BrightInsight6]

How the World Economic Forum (WEF) infiltrated Gobekli Tepe, and are obstructing full excavation:👇🏻

📍This explains why ONLY ~5% has been excavated, and will be delayed for “Future generations”‼️

(Links for full video below, containing additional disturbing details) 🤯

[Hanzi Freinacht @HFreinacht]

Metanarratives can save lives. They can save civilizations. Or said differently, lack of metanarratives can kill off civilizations. It’s happened before that civilizations drive off a cliff because their people failed to see the bigger picture they were part of.

[𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 @OopsGuess]

Holocaust Survivor Message to US Campus Protesters:

This survivor of the Holocaust is against Genocide in Gaza & conflating Jewishness with Zionism, which does nothing but increase antisemitism.

Your protests are so persistent, large and global that eventually the Western leadership, which are trying to deny what’s going on, will be forced to face up to it.

There is a historic responsibility towards injustice, genocide and fascism.

Thank you for being brave and on the right side of history.

Stephen Kapos