Lord Gid
@gidlord.bsky.social
At work in the ruins. Permaculturer. Land worker. Forest denizen. BSc Ecology.
👉🏼Grow food, repair soil, smash capitalism.
Also party creator & disc jockier. Probably not a lord. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🌱 earthedup.com
🥒 pingleproduce.co.uk
👉🏼Grow food, repair soil, smash capitalism.
Also party creator & disc jockier. Probably not a lord. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🌱 earthedup.com
🥒 pingleproduce.co.uk
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Lord Gid
@gidlord.bsky.social
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For followers new & old: a little intro thread introducing our plant nursery.
Earthed Up! is a collectively managed, non-profit workers co-operative based in Belper, Derbyshire UK since 2021. We grow agroecologically & sell mostly perennial edible & useful plants. 1/6
🌱🌹 #permaculture #ukgardening
Earthed Up! is a collectively managed, non-profit workers co-operative based in Belper, Derbyshire UK since 2021. We grow agroecologically & sell mostly perennial edible & useful plants. 1/6
🌱🌹 #permaculture #ukgardening
Sending this to the various intelligent, articulate people I know who voted for brexit. They always believe they had good reasons ("at the time"), but in reality they were always just doing what these people wanted...
We’ve known for a long time Brexit was asshole Americans baiting the racists into shooting themselves in the balls so Americans could sell us more trash cheaper. Weird to see it spelled out so clearly.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Sending this to the various intelligent, articulate people I know who voted for brexit. They always believe they had good reasons ("at the time"), but in reality they were always just doing what these people wanted...
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Space-based data centres are the CCS of big tech. They'll just be perpetually around the corner, there will be a handful of flimsy demonstration projects, and the concept will just suck up gov't subsidies for decades while serving as a rhetorical tool to fend off real regulation of industry
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Space-based data centres are the CCS of big tech. They'll just be perpetually around the corner, there will be a handful of flimsy demonstration projects, and the concept will just suck up gov't subsidies for decades while serving as a rhetorical tool to fend off real regulation of industry
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Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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“Without significant increases in the UK food system and supply chain resilience, it is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food.” open.substack.com/pub/climatem...
10,000 voices called for climate resilience: the Government minimised the threat.
by Rupert Read and Caroline Lucas
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 AM
“Without significant increases in the UK food system and supply chain resilience, it is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food.” open.substack.com/pub/climatem...
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Ned Kelly looking like he’s about to open a toast cafe in Shoreditch.
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Ned Kelly looking like he’s about to open a toast cafe in Shoreditch.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Basically, what we are finding is that people hate AI.”
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment
Interview: 'What we are finding is that people hate AI'
www.theregister.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“Basically, what we are finding is that people hate AI.”
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
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Amazon is producing a web series on #regenerativeagriculture. They are asking experts to pay a fee to be featured. So if you see a special on Amazon about regenerative ag, understand those expert voices were actually bought. Who has the cash to afford these placements? Corporations with an agenda!
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Amazon is producing a web series on #regenerativeagriculture. They are asking experts to pay a fee to be featured. So if you see a special on Amazon about regenerative ag, understand those expert voices were actually bought. Who has the cash to afford these placements? Corporations with an agenda!
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regenerative agriculture results!!
we are beginning to garden *at scale*
(aka simple practices informed by *soil* microbiology & biochemistry and not treating the earth as though it were rockwool)
Dr. Elaine Ingham is one of my faves on this topic
youtu.be/x2H60ritjag?...
we are beginning to garden *at scale*
(aka simple practices informed by *soil* microbiology & biochemistry and not treating the earth as though it were rockwool)
Dr. Elaine Ingham is one of my faves on this topic
youtu.be/x2H60ritjag?...
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
regenerative agriculture results!!
we are beginning to garden *at scale*
(aka simple practices informed by *soil* microbiology & biochemistry and not treating the earth as though it were rockwool)
Dr. Elaine Ingham is one of my faves on this topic
youtu.be/x2H60ritjag?...
we are beginning to garden *at scale*
(aka simple practices informed by *soil* microbiology & biochemistry and not treating the earth as though it were rockwool)
Dr. Elaine Ingham is one of my faves on this topic
youtu.be/x2H60ritjag?...
Our potting mix has 3 ingredients & is the foundation of producing healthy plants for sale. With a base of Sylvagrow organic peat-free compost It uses locally sourced "waste" organic matter to feed the worms, comfrey and nettle grown on site + brash from garden work to make biochar.
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
January 27, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Our potting mix has 3 ingredients & is the foundation of producing healthy plants for sale. With a base of Sylvagrow organic peat-free compost It uses locally sourced "waste" organic matter to feed the worms, comfrey and nettle grown on site + brash from garden work to make biochar.
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
Good work. Important work.
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Good work. Important work.
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The UK gov has finally released the Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report. We face catastrophe. Why aren't politicians acting? I think some are - but in ways perhaps just as frightening.
My latest for Technosphere Earth.
www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...
My latest for Technosphere Earth.
www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...
No war on a dead planet
If defence and intelligence agencies understand the risks from climate and biodiversity collapse, why can’t politicians?
www.technosphere.earth
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The UK gov has finally released the Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report. We face catastrophe. Why aren't politicians acting? I think some are - but in ways perhaps just as frightening.
My latest for Technosphere Earth.
www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...
My latest for Technosphere Earth.
www.technosphere.earth/no-war-on-a-...
A short thread and a simple truth.
5. But – and here’s the astonishing thing – almost the entire political class is in Group 1. They fiercely resist what the great majority want. Where, in the manifestoes of the biggest parties in almost any country, including those once on the left, will you find a call to make billionaires history?
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
A short thread and a simple truth.
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FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
January 23, 2026 at 9:09 AM
FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0...
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
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Here Musk articulates the unspoken creed of the global elite, gathered at Davos: being right or wrong doesn't matter anymore, as long as you're in on the grift.
Musk, who has been wrong with many of his past predictions, says this before walking off stage: “For quality of life, it’s better to err on the side of being an optimist who is wrong, than a pessimist who is right.”
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Here Musk articulates the unspoken creed of the global elite, gathered at Davos: being right or wrong doesn't matter anymore, as long as you're in on the grift.
Context for this is that I've been part of DIY collectives making parties for over 30 years. For most of that time it never occurred to us that almost everyone in the various different groups was neurodivergent, or that we were unintentionally creating our own safe, freak-friendly spaces 😋
A good post about #neurodivergence & music/clubs/parties.
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
Rave Radar on Instagram: "Electronic music attracts people who listen closely, feel deeply and work obsessively with detail.
But the environments built around the music don’t always reflect that.
Thi...
1,161 likes, 49 comments - raveradar.official on January 19, 2026: "Electronic music attracts people who listen closely, feel deeply and work obsessively with detail.
But the environments built around...
www.instagram.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Context for this is that I've been part of DIY collectives making parties for over 30 years. For most of that time it never occurred to us that almost everyone in the various different groups was neurodivergent, or that we were unintentionally creating our own safe, freak-friendly spaces 😋
A good post about #neurodivergence & music/clubs/parties.
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
Rave Radar on Instagram: "Electronic music attracts people who listen closely, feel deeply and work obsessively with detail.
But the environments built around the music don’t always reflect that.
Thi...
1,161 likes, 49 comments - raveradar.official on January 19, 2026: "Electronic music attracts people who listen closely, feel deeply and work obsessively with detail.
But the environments built around...
www.instagram.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A good post about #neurodivergence & music/clubs/parties.
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
Cover image reads:
NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE
How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives
www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/
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The chief of the burglary corporation says stop being so down on burglary and also please buy this stuff we made from the stuff we stole from you that is burning the planet.
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The chief of the burglary corporation says stop being so down on burglary and also please buy this stuff we made from the stuff we stole from you that is burning the planet.
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BREAKING - @zackpolanski.bsky.social is telling defence surveillance corporation Palantir to 'pack its bags and get the hell out of the NHS'
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir
Zack Polanski is telling defence surveillance corporation Palantir to 'pack its bags and get the hell out of the NHS'.
www.thecanary.co
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
BREAKING - @zackpolanski.bsky.social is telling defence surveillance corporation Palantir to 'pack its bags and get the hell out of the NHS'
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
The large scale Taunton Deane perennial kale trial at The Pingle continues... These were cuttings in pots a year ago! Now they've survived a week of snow & freezing temps. I did some maintenance staking some plants back upright & removing all large/old leaves. 1/2
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
January 21, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The large scale Taunton Deane perennial kale trial at The Pingle continues... These were cuttings in pots a year ago! Now they've survived a week of snow & freezing temps. I did some maintenance staking some plants back upright & removing all large/old leaves. 1/2
🌱 #permaculture
🌱 #permaculture
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Remember what I said about how when Trump falters, the media inserts a fake, imaginary version of Trump into the news instead?
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Remember what I said about how when Trump falters, the media inserts a fake, imaginary version of Trump into the news instead?
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
Trump’s ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts
Lessons From Two Eras
robertreich.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts