Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
@philsturgeon.com
Co-founder of @protect.earth, a registered charity (England & Wales) creating/restoring woodlands and other knackered ecosystems to sequester carbon and fight the biodiversity crisis. Electric van life, bikepacking, and boycotting fossil fuels.
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
@philsturgeon.com
· Dec 11
Protecting River Roding from Japanese Knotweed — Protect Earth
Every habitat in the UK is at risk of being destroyed by invasive species. Woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, ponds, rivers, everything you can imagine is having a rough time thanks to various im...
www.protect.earth
Japanese Knotweed is an ecosystem killer in the UK, and I'm proud @protect.earth could get stuck in at River Roding to kill it right back. Here's a little information about what, why, and how. #biodiversity #wetlands www.protect.earth/articles/protecting-river-roding-from-japanese-knotweed
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Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Trump started it.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
January 8, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Labour councillor thinks that the murder of a woman - with plans that political parties in the UK are specifically looking to emulate - shouldn't be political.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Labour have no intention in every challenging the far right - which is why they'll be next to follow unless we stand up to them.
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I've been testing Grok vs. ChatGPT and how they compare when generating deepfakes.
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- ask the chatbot to search the web for photos of me and then regenerate me in a bikini: Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
- upload a photo of myself (not id'ing as a public figure): Grok complies; ChatGPT refuses
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
I'm sure this has nothing to do with what's happening in Venezuela.
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm sure this has nothing to do with what's happening in Venezuela.
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
fuck the huffington post
here you go
here you go
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
fuck the huffington post
here you go
here you go
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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“Did you know we have an AI assistant? We have an AI assistant! Do you want to use our AI assistant? Please, use our AI assistant! Please!”
December 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Did you know we have an AI assistant? We have an AI assistant! Do you want to use our AI assistant? Please, use our AI assistant! Please!”
Two of these things were consumers choosing to purchase a product because they saw value in it, and the other was mostly forced upon users by crowbarring it into every aspect of their life against their will.
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Two of these things were consumers choosing to purchase a product because they saw value in it, and the other was mostly forced upon users by crowbarring it into every aspect of their life against their will.
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I sound like a crank when I say the right wants to eliminate government by forcing women to do that work for free, but then he literally goes and advocates just that.
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I sound like a crank when I say the right wants to eliminate government by forcing women to do that work for free, but then he literally goes and advocates just that.
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What's happening on Starmer's watch is that he is constructing a situation bolstered by deregulated free zones, freeports, SEZs, ISZs, and AI Growth Zones that will usher in parallel economies with privatised critical infrastructure.
No one voted for this.
No one voted for this.
December 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What's happening on Starmer's watch is that he is constructing a situation bolstered by deregulated free zones, freeports, SEZs, ISZs, and AI Growth Zones that will usher in parallel economies with privatised critical infrastructure.
No one voted for this.
No one voted for this.
“Despite fears that the surtax would drive the wealthy out of Massachusetts, the number of millionaires in the state has actually gone up. Wealth at the top continues to grow, and the surtax has not resulted in the exodus critics warned about.” finance.yahoo.com/news/massach...
Massachusetts Collected $2 Billion More In Tax Revenue Than Expected. The Millionaires Tax Is Paying Off Big
Massachusetts pulled in $2 billion more in tax revenue than expected this fiscal year, and officials say the state’s new 4% surtax on high earners is the reason. A Big Win For Education And Transit Th...
finance.yahoo.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“Despite fears that the surtax would drive the wealthy out of Massachusetts, the number of millionaires in the state has actually gone up. Wealth at the top continues to grow, and the surtax has not resulted in the exodus critics warned about.” finance.yahoo.com/news/massach...
Haha @juliancheal.dev sent me this and my first thought was “That bottom boat is using a solar panel as an awning. We should do that.”
Then I thought “aaghhhhhh”.
Then I thought “aaghhhhhh”.
A massive sinkhole has developed in a canal in the English county of Shropshire, trapping two boats in deep mud and prompting emergency services to declare a “major incident.” https://cnn.it/48QqZaZ
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Haha @juliancheal.dev sent me this and my first thought was “That bottom boat is using a solar panel as an awning. We should do that.”
Then I thought “aaghhhhhh”.
Then I thought “aaghhhhhh”.
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Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire. (Thanks @nickjackson.me & @philsturgeon.com!)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire
Escaped animal was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to munch on a festive wreath
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire. (Thanks @nickjackson.me & @philsturgeon.com!)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Writing the next installment of chaos and it’s going to be a doubler. Two weeks of aaghhh! Get stuck in now.
Too busy for long-form thought pieces but I can journal my chaos at the end of each week. Tree planting, chainsaw antics, bike adventures, boat life, bushcraft projects, and socialist propaganda. Just getting started. philsturgeon.com/planting-sea...
Tree planting (and invasive mangling) season 2025/26 in full swing
It took me two years to get around to writing a second article about living in a tiny electric campervan, and it was written off before I even finished the article. I was too busy to mention I bought ...
philsturgeon.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Writing the next installment of chaos and it’s going to be a doubler. Two weeks of aaghhh! Get stuck in now.
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
Losing is a great look, actually
Misogynists, rapists, and human traffickers
Do more of this
Please
Misogynists, rapists, and human traffickers
Do more of this
Please
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Losing is a great look, actually
Misogynists, rapists, and human traffickers
Do more of this
Please
Misogynists, rapists, and human traffickers
Do more of this
Please
Meanwhile in Wiltshire. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police use lasso to help recapture runaway billy goat in Wiltshire
Escaped animal was seen chasing a woman around Upper Seagry and trying to munch on a festive wreath
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Meanwhile in Wiltshire. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…
NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…
juliaserano.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
every politician who attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth is anti-science, transphobic, or some combination. prior to their votes, they should be forced onto cross-sex hormones so they can experience the horror they're inflicting on these kids
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...
Unsurprisingly another anti-trans weirdo (who spent all their time thinking about minors genitals) turned out to be a pedophile.
1. In Alaska, the right wing govt handpicked doctors to the Medical Board to ban trans youth care.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
A month after after, one anti-trans doctor was arrested for child porn.
The day after he was bailed out, his home burned down, with reports suggesting he was found deceased.
Our latest wild story.
Anti-Trans Alaskan State Medical Board Doctor Charged With CSAM, Home Goes Up In Flames
Last week Dr. Ryan McDonough was arrested on ten counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. Over the weekend, his family home went up in flames.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Unsurprisingly another anti-trans weirdo (who spent all their time thinking about minors genitals) turned out to be a pedophile.
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After slashing funding for home insulation by around 25% at last month’s Budget, it is nothing short of shameful that the govt has now chosen to delay the Warm Homes Plan once again.
Every week this plan is put back leaves more people languishing in cold, damp homes.
Every week this plan is put back leaves more people languishing in cold, damp homes.
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
After slashing funding for home insulation by around 25% at last month’s Budget, it is nothing short of shameful that the govt has now chosen to delay the Warm Homes Plan once again.
Every week this plan is put back leaves more people languishing in cold, damp homes.
Every week this plan is put back leaves more people languishing in cold, damp homes.
The hardest part about working 60hr/week unpaid for your charity isn’t the time, the physical toll, the inability to do enough client work to pay bills, or the hassle you get from muppets online: it’s paying to fix the new van you bought for charity work that’s already got a wheel falling off.
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The hardest part about working 60hr/week unpaid for your charity isn’t the time, the physical toll, the inability to do enough client work to pay bills, or the hassle you get from muppets online: it’s paying to fix the new van you bought for charity work that’s already got a wheel falling off.
Restoring ancient woodlands is fun and not hard. Get yourself a chainsaw license. Grab a regenerative felling license for the woods. Then get stuck in thinning away the trees that shouldn’t be there to give more space for the native species struggling for light. Will use the conifers for timber. 🫡
December 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Restoring ancient woodlands is fun and not hard. Get yourself a chainsaw license. Grab a regenerative felling license for the woods. Then get stuck in thinning away the trees that shouldn’t be there to give more space for the native species struggling for light. Will use the conifers for timber. 🫡
Fixing the boat. Restoring a woodland. Stacking up firewood. Sharpening chainsaws. Celebrating with a cider in a country pub. Chatting to local farmers. Getting them to plant new hedgerows for free. Borrowing their cows for conservation grazing. Having a nice time. 🫡 #rewilding
December 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Fixing the boat. Restoring a woodland. Stacking up firewood. Sharpening chainsaws. Celebrating with a cider in a country pub. Chatting to local farmers. Getting them to plant new hedgerows for free. Borrowing their cows for conservation grazing. Having a nice time. 🫡 #rewilding
“we are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into the nature restoration fund that we have created so they can focus on getting things built, and stop worrying about bats and newts.” Speech from the Chancellor, Jan 2025.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightma...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightma...
Nightmare before Christmas: worst environmental regression in decades looms | The Wildlife Trusts
Labour’s list of broken promises mounts
www.wildlifetrusts.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“we are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into the nature restoration fund that we have created so they can focus on getting things built, and stop worrying about bats and newts.” Speech from the Chancellor, Jan 2025.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightma...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/nightma...
Japanese Knotweed is an ecosystem killer in the UK, and I'm proud @protect.earth could get stuck in at River Roding to kill it right back. Here's a little information about what, why, and how. #biodiversity #wetlands www.protect.earth/articles/protecting-river-roding-from-japanese-knotweed
Protecting River Roding from Japanese Knotweed — Protect Earth
Every habitat in the UK is at risk of being destroyed by invasive species. Woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, ponds, rivers, everything you can imagine is having a rough time thanks to various im...
www.protect.earth
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Japanese Knotweed is an ecosystem killer in the UK, and I'm proud @protect.earth could get stuck in at River Roding to kill it right back. Here's a little information about what, why, and how. #biodiversity #wetlands www.protect.earth/articles/protecting-river-roding-from-japanese-knotweed
Japanese Knotweed is an ecosystem killer in the UK, and I'm proud @protect.earth could get stuck in at River Roding to kill it right back. Here's a little information about what, why, and how. #biodiversity #wetlands www.protect.earth/articles/protecting-river-roding-from-japanese-knotweed
Protecting River Roding from Japanese Knotweed — Protect Earth
Every habitat in the UK is at risk of being destroyed by invasive species. Woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, ponds, rivers, everything you can imagine is having a rough time thanks to various im...
www.protect.earth
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Japanese Knotweed is an ecosystem killer in the UK, and I'm proud @protect.earth could get stuck in at River Roding to kill it right back. Here's a little information about what, why, and how. #biodiversity #wetlands www.protect.earth/articles/protecting-river-roding-from-japanese-knotweed
Reposted by Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️
This article explains how Musk’s ridiculous pay is tied to achieving various benchmarks for Tesla.
So even more so than before, Musk’s money is tied to Tesla.
If Tesla does badly, Musk is hurt.
You know what to do, world.
The shareholders brought this on themselves. #TeslaTakedown
So even more so than before, Musk’s money is tied to Tesla.
If Tesla does badly, Musk is hurt.
You know what to do, world.
The shareholders brought this on themselves. #TeslaTakedown
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This article explains how Musk’s ridiculous pay is tied to achieving various benchmarks for Tesla.
So even more so than before, Musk’s money is tied to Tesla.
If Tesla does badly, Musk is hurt.
You know what to do, world.
The shareholders brought this on themselves. #TeslaTakedown
So even more so than before, Musk’s money is tied to Tesla.
If Tesla does badly, Musk is hurt.
You know what to do, world.
The shareholders brought this on themselves. #TeslaTakedown