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
· Apr 27
Not had much time to post. Meanwhile, in the propagation tunnel...
(This is at the Earthed Up! nursery and these are all perennial vegetables & other useful plants. If you want to see this craziness irl then we're open Fri & Sat, 10 til 2. Link in reply below.)
#permaculture
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(This is at the Earthed Up! nursery and these are all perennial vegetables & other useful plants. If you want to see this craziness irl then we're open Fri & Sat, 10 til 2. Link in reply below.)
#permaculture
🌱🇬🇧
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We can never trust #Drax to be straightforwardly honest, only "technically consistent with policy". Their specialist form of lying is dancing on pin heads to justify us consumers paying for their #ecocide and #ClimateChange.
We can never trust #Drax to be straightforwardly honest, only "technically consistent with policy". Their specialist form of lying is dancing on pin heads to justify us consumers paying for their #ecocide and #ClimateChange.
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We can never trust #Drax to be straightforwardly honest, only "technically consistent with policy". Their specialist form of lying is dancing on pin heads to justify us consumers paying for their #ecocide and #ClimateChange.
We can never trust #Drax to be straightforwardly honest, only "technically consistent with policy". Their specialist form of lying is dancing on pin heads to justify us consumers paying for their #ecocide and #ClimateChange.
"Agroecology as Resistance"
YES YES YES.
"Agroecology, as practiced by Kurdish communities, is not just a matter of sustainable farming techniques but of reclaiming autonomy over the most basic elements of life: food, water, and land."
YES YES YES.
"Agroecology, as practiced by Kurdish communities, is not just a matter of sustainable farming techniques but of reclaiming autonomy over the most basic elements of life: food, water, and land."
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Agroecology as Resistance"
YES YES YES.
"Agroecology, as practiced by Kurdish communities, is not just a matter of sustainable farming techniques but of reclaiming autonomy over the most basic elements of life: food, water, and land."
YES YES YES.
"Agroecology, as practiced by Kurdish communities, is not just a matter of sustainable farming techniques but of reclaiming autonomy over the most basic elements of life: food, water, and land."
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When educational institutions are promoting GenAI as innovation and imposing its use on students and faculty, they are by extension promoting all the heinous "creativity" that spawns from it as expressions of misogyny, racism, ableism, classicism...
“When Sora finished generating those videos it sent us notifications like ‘Your choke scene just went live, brace for chaos,’ and ‘Yikes, intense choke scene, watch responsibly.’”
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When educational institutions are promoting GenAI as innovation and imposing its use on students and faculty, they are by extension promoting all the heinous "creativity" that spawns from it as expressions of misogyny, racism, ableism, classicism...
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It's only phrenology if it comes from the Phrenon region of France. Otherwise, it's just sparkling bigotry.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It's only phrenology if it comes from the Phrenon region of France. Otherwise, it's just sparkling bigotry.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
"The same goes for system-justifying establishment stiffs across the world. Starmer, Reeves and McSweeney come to mind, here in the UK. They are the ghost of politics past. We need a vibrant politics future."
1. The approach of mainstream Democrats is summed up in this astonishing February advice from the Democratic strategist James Carville:
“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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Opinion | James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"The same goes for system-justifying establishment stiffs across the world. Starmer, Reeves and McSweeney come to mind, here in the UK. They are the ghost of politics past. We need a vibrant politics future."
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🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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"Prince William’s prestigious climate prize hired a Brazilian public relations firm that was also under contract to the country’s state oil company Petrobras, which is facing criticism for its plans to drill in the Amazon basin"
@tjjordan.bsky.social in @desmog.com >
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/r...
@tjjordan.bsky.social in @desmog.com >
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/r...
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Prince William’s prestigious climate prize hired a Brazilian public relations firm that was also under contract to the country’s state oil company Petrobras, which is facing criticism for its plans to drill in the Amazon basin"
@tjjordan.bsky.social in @desmog.com >
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/r...
@tjjordan.bsky.social in @desmog.com >
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/r...
Borrowed some winter reading. Time to go deep...
- titles and authors are all in the alt text -
#permaculture
#forestgardening
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- titles and authors are all in the alt text -
#permaculture
#forestgardening
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November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Borrowed some winter reading. Time to go deep...
- titles and authors are all in the alt text -
#permaculture
#forestgardening
🌱🌳
- titles and authors are all in the alt text -
#permaculture
#forestgardening
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The future we deserve is one where we all have to eat carob 😐
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […]
The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The future we deserve is one where we all have to eat carob 😐
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The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […]
The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
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Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check
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When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature
Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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Antifa is short for "anti-fart" and anyone who opposes Antifa is the one who both smelt it and dealt it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Antifa is short for "anti-fart" and anyone who opposes Antifa is the one who both smelt it and dealt it.
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Happy Halloween?
Scientists warn microplastics are now being found deep inside human bones and bone marrow.
Scientists warn microplastics are now being found deep inside human bones and bone marrow.
Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn
Microplastics are now so ubiquitous we're drinking, eating, and inhaling them.
www.sciencealert.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Halloween?
Scientists warn microplastics are now being found deep inside human bones and bone marrow.
Scientists warn microplastics are now being found deep inside human bones and bone marrow.
This. Stop amplifying Tr*mp and M*sk. Just don't do it.
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This. Stop amplifying Tr*mp and M*sk. Just don't do it.
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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"On 28 October 2025, Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, presented her most recent report to the Third Committee... of the United Nations General Assembly..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0H...
Francesca Albanese calls for "suspension of all ties with Israel" until "Gaza genocide" ends
YouTube video by UN Human Rights Council
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"On 28 October 2025, Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, presented her most recent report to the Third Committee... of the United Nations General Assembly..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X0H...
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, Palantir are war criminals.
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Palantir CEO Alex Karp laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, Palantir are war criminals.
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.