Salvantonio Clemente
@salclemente.bsky.social
Writer -- Represented by super-agent Sara Crowe @ Sara Crowe Literary
A fairly comprehensive list...
October 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A fairly comprehensive list...
"Psychotics are drawn to power." - Frank Herbert, Children of Dune.
So many unbelievably prescient ideas in the first three Dune novels. Will be interesting to see how they handle the most vital of them in the third Dune film.
So many unbelievably prescient ideas in the first three Dune novels. Will be interesting to see how they handle the most vital of them in the third Dune film.
July 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Psychotics are drawn to power." - Frank Herbert, Children of Dune.
So many unbelievably prescient ideas in the first three Dune novels. Will be interesting to see how they handle the most vital of them in the third Dune film.
So many unbelievably prescient ideas in the first three Dune novels. Will be interesting to see how they handle the most vital of them in the third Dune film.
Geezus M*^*&^%*&^! Did everybody just freaking SKIP Asimov's required reading list??
July 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Geezus M*^*&^%*&^! Did everybody just freaking SKIP Asimov's required reading list??
Oh, hell yes.
July 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Oh, hell yes.
Reposted by Salvantonio Clemente
“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
Don't use AI.
Try a real mind...
Use hands...
Make art...
Your own!
Try a real mind...
Use hands...
Make art...
Your own!
May 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Don't use AI.
Try a real mind...
Use hands...
Make art...
Your own!
Try a real mind...
Use hands...
Make art...
Your own!
If you'd like to understand the advocates of AI better, and how their tech theology—which would have us genuflecting at the altar of godlike artificial intelligences—won't better our lives, but precipitate our extinction, read this.
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
The Endgame of Edgelord Eschatology - Truthdig
Powerful figures in Silicon Valley advocate a new-age religion that sees humanity as a transitional species — one whose time is almost up.
www.truthdig.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you'd like to understand the advocates of AI better, and how their tech theology—which would have us genuflecting at the altar of godlike artificial intelligences—won't better our lives, but precipitate our extinction, read this.
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
Instead of autonomous fighter jets and other horrifying technologies (I mean, what could happen?), maybe we could sick AI on something truly useful, like synchronizing traffic lights, y'know?
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Instead of autonomous fighter jets and other horrifying technologies (I mean, what could happen?), maybe we could sick AI on something truly useful, like synchronizing traffic lights, y'know?
What in the name of Castor and Pollux am I witnessing??
This is incredible. Wait about 20 seconds into this clip. 🙃
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What in the name of Castor and Pollux am I witnessing??
Reposted by Salvantonio Clemente
Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
April 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!
If you like horror and haven't watched Penny Dreadful you are really missing something. This episode with guest star Patti Lupone was extraordinary!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQP...
Penny Dreadful | 'Believe' Official Clip | Season 2 Episode 3
YouTube video by Penny Dreadful
www.youtube.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you like horror and haven't watched Penny Dreadful you are really missing something. This episode with guest star Patti Lupone was extraordinary!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQP...
So enjoyed this wonderful song and the amazing art that goes with it! Thanks, J.Sal!
March 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
So enjoyed this wonderful song and the amazing art that goes with it! Thanks, J.Sal!
What a real snowstorm looks like.
February 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What a real snowstorm looks like.
Just a reminder that both David Bowie and Rachel Welch are unalive. No wonder this planet is falling apart.
February 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just a reminder that both David Bowie and Rachel Welch are unalive. No wonder this planet is falling apart.
We had it good for a really long time.
Do what you can. Take care of the people around you.
Be kind. Look up! Find peace in nature.
Resist. Persist.
Don't let the billionaires get you down.
Do what you can. Take care of the people around you.
Be kind. Look up! Find peace in nature.
Resist. Persist.
Don't let the billionaires get you down.
February 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We had it good for a really long time.
Do what you can. Take care of the people around you.
Be kind. Look up! Find peace in nature.
Resist. Persist.
Don't let the billionaires get you down.
Do what you can. Take care of the people around you.
Be kind. Look up! Find peace in nature.
Resist. Persist.
Don't let the billionaires get you down.
To my writer friends and those who create - our doom creeps ever closer. Of course, this will also be the doom of everyone else, so at least there's that.
writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/t...
writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/t...
Turning Copyright on Its Head: The UK's Proposed AI Copyright Exception - Writer Beware
The explosive development and spread of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with its potential for embedding itself in every aspect of our lives, poses a dizzying plethora of issues: environment...
writerbeware.blog
February 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
To my writer friends and those who create - our doom creeps ever closer. Of course, this will also be the doom of everyone else, so at least there's that.
writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/t...
writerbeware.blog/2025/01/31/t...
Beyond this small world, the universe awaits. Priorities post insanity?
Write, write, write, write, write.
Take care of the special people dear to me; take care of myself; set a good example.
Write, write, write, write, write.
Take care of the special people dear to me; take care of myself; set a good example.
November 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Beyond this small world, the universe awaits. Priorities post insanity?
Write, write, write, write, write.
Take care of the special people dear to me; take care of myself; set a good example.
Write, write, write, write, write.
Take care of the special people dear to me; take care of myself; set a good example.
31k steps? Yep!
August 30, 2023 at 3:59 AM
31k steps? Yep!
Thought my first Bluesky post should be app-appropos!
August 30, 2023 at 3:57 AM
Thought my first Bluesky post should be app-appropos!