Fabrizio Scarpa
@fabrizioscarpa.bsky.social
Academic at Uni Bristol 🏴 FRAeS ERC work on #metamaterials and #biobased #materials. Love for history, geopolitics and climate. Banner shows a 2D metamaterial. Links: ibit.ly/b_Dsn and ibit.ly/MuO03 Personal opinions, etc ... 🧪⚙️🤖👾♻️🚤✈️🏋️♀️🏛🐈
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Content Analysis: A delightful mix of academic rigor and witty banter, Fabrizio’s style reads like a conversation with a friend at a coffee shop, where every sip comes with a side of insight and a sprinkle of sarcasm. Expect footnotes—a lot of them!
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
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Aftermath of #Storm #Harry along the coast of #Catania, #Italy.
The video shows the coastline before and after the event seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2: the seafront devastated, massive discharges into the sea, and powerful waves reshaping the shore. #climateemergency #Sicilia
The video shows the coastline before and after the event seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2: the seafront devastated, massive discharges into the sea, and powerful waves reshaping the shore. #climateemergency #Sicilia
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Aftermath of #Storm #Harry along the coast of #Catania, #Italy.
The video shows the coastline before and after the event seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2: the seafront devastated, massive discharges into the sea, and powerful waves reshaping the shore. #climateemergency #Sicilia
The video shows the coastline before and after the event seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2: the seafront devastated, massive discharges into the sea, and powerful waves reshaping the shore. #climateemergency #Sicilia
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Kyiv.
Electricity is back.
I thought we wouldn’t see it for a few days after the night attack.
Glory to Ukrainian engineers.
Electricity is back.
I thought we wouldn’t see it for a few days after the night attack.
Glory to Ukrainian engineers.
January 24, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Kyiv.
Electricity is back.
I thought we wouldn’t see it for a few days after the night attack.
Glory to Ukrainian engineers.
Electricity is back.
I thought we wouldn’t see it for a few days after the night attack.
Glory to Ukrainian engineers.
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Si queremos mejorar la sostenibilidad alimentaria en Europa hay que cambiar lo que producimos y nuestros hábitos, el resto es el chocolate del loro. Hay que reformar la PAC y hacer avanzar la agenda verde, dos cosas que han tumbado los mismos que han protestado contra Mercosur. Por ubicarnos.
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Si queremos mejorar la sostenibilidad alimentaria en Europa hay que cambiar lo que producimos y nuestros hábitos, el resto es el chocolate del loro. Hay que reformar la PAC y hacer avanzar la agenda verde, dos cosas que han tumbado los mismos que han protestado contra Mercosur. Por ubicarnos.
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Fun fact. Japan employs falconers at solar farms. Crows attack solar power plants with stones, and the only effective way to keep crows away is to deploy falcons. One trained falcon making 60 attack sorties a day can protect 100,000 solar panels from vengeful crows.
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Fun fact. Japan employs falconers at solar farms. Crows attack solar power plants with stones, and the only effective way to keep crows away is to deploy falcons. One trained falcon making 60 attack sorties a day can protect 100,000 solar panels from vengeful crows.
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Now, there is a different economy to 40 years ago, one in which technology has brought more openness and fewer manufacturing jobs, and allowed many countries to grow significantly.
That's worth talking about. New rules would probably be useful.
But that's not what the EU and US are doing.
That's worth talking about. New rules would probably be useful.
But that's not what the EU and US are doing.
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Now, there is a different economy to 40 years ago, one in which technology has brought more openness and fewer manufacturing jobs, and allowed many countries to grow significantly.
That's worth talking about. New rules would probably be useful.
But that's not what the EU and US are doing.
That's worth talking about. New rules would probably be useful.
But that's not what the EU and US are doing.
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So Kyle finally got the memo. Another unforced mess.
January 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM
So Kyle finally got the memo. Another unforced mess.
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Much of the voting was also more by country than by group line. For instance, almost all of the MEPs from countries rejecting the Mercosur agreement (France, Poland, Hungary etc) voted for referral to the ECJ, and thus for at least delay.
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Much of the voting was also more by country than by group line. For instance, almost all of the MEPs from countries rejecting the Mercosur agreement (France, Poland, Hungary etc) voted for referral to the ECJ, and thus for at least delay.
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Thank God UK politics are focused on the essential questions of the day.
Kemi Badenoch:
"I showed strong leadership when faced with disloyalty & sacked Robert Jenrick."
Keir Starmer:
"She'd just read the resignation letter he'd left on the photocopier. What else was she going to do? Correct the typo's & hand it back to him?" 😄
#PMQs
#PoliticsLive
"I showed strong leadership when faced with disloyalty & sacked Robert Jenrick."
Keir Starmer:
"She'd just read the resignation letter he'd left on the photocopier. What else was she going to do? Correct the typo's & hand it back to him?" 😄
#PMQs
#PoliticsLive
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Thank God UK politics are focused on the essential questions of the day.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
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But, as we face a water-scarce future will any of these proposals address the chaotic system of water abstraction for business?
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How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark
Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible
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January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
But, as we face a water-scarce future will any of these proposals address the chaotic system of water abstraction for business?
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"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
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US Patent Application Filings Dropped over 9% in 2025: www.ificlaims.com/news/u-s-pat...
U.S. Patent Applications Decrease Dramatically One Year After Reaching Record High, Falling 9%; 2025 U.S. Patent Grants Also Down
2025 Rankings Highlight Strong Focus on Sustainability in R&D: Half of the Patent Areas on the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies Relate to Batteries. Recovering Usable Material From Waste Also Figur...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
US Patent Application Filings Dropped over 9% in 2025: www.ificlaims.com/news/u-s-pat...
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
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accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy"
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Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy: Sowing discord in West is Putin's core idea - Euromaidan Press
Moscow deeply interested in US-EU conflict: Greenland dispute weakens Ukraine's support base, says the expert.
euromaidanpress.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 AM
accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
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More than 500 active cases of groundwater contamination linked to oil and gas activities
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. - Inside Climate News
Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move on while the public pays the price.
insideclimatenews.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
More than 500 active cases of groundwater contamination linked to oil and gas activities
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
In an arid region, aquifer pollution from drilling & fracking is making clean, drinkable water ever harder to find
insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
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The site was suspended in 2022 following 120 tremors - that's from just 2 wells. In 3 years, the company failed to completely clean up the site + return it to farmland. If firms are either unwilling or unable to clean up 2 wells, what hope if fracking were expanded?
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Fracking firm denied more time to restore Lancashire site
Cuadrilla has
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January 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The site was suspended in 2022 following 120 tremors - that's from just 2 wells. In 3 years, the company failed to completely clean up the site + return it to farmland. If firms are either unwilling or unable to clean up 2 wells, what hope if fracking were expanded?
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How grim is this. Stopping chemo for fear of being abducted by ICE
🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 AM
How grim is this. Stopping chemo for fear of being abducted by ICE
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Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
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It's not ok to watch an entire nation being bombed into freezing in brutal subzero t°.
It's not ok to pretend russia wants peace while it targets homes, hospitals, and energy grid, aiming to destroy Ukraine.
It's not ok to delay air defences while civilians sleep in cold shelters and darkness.
It's not ok to pretend russia wants peace while it targets homes, hospitals, and energy grid, aiming to destroy Ukraine.
It's not ok to delay air defences while civilians sleep in cold shelters and darkness.
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 PM
It's not ok to watch an entire nation being bombed into freezing in brutal subzero t°.
It's not ok to pretend russia wants peace while it targets homes, hospitals, and energy grid, aiming to destroy Ukraine.
It's not ok to delay air defences while civilians sleep in cold shelters and darkness.
It's not ok to pretend russia wants peace while it targets homes, hospitals, and energy grid, aiming to destroy Ukraine.
It's not ok to delay air defences while civilians sleep in cold shelters and darkness.
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Can Keir Starmer bore enough to stop a trade war - or an actual war? My SKETCH of Today In Saving Greenland.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Can Keir Starmer bore enough to stop a trade war - or an actual war? My SKETCH of Today In Saving Greenland.
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...
thecritic.co.uk/on-b...