Lord Gid

I'm wondering if you read much of @bcmerchant.bsky.social 's Blood In The Machine blog? Definitely recommended it.

Giving this a like, not because I agree with everything you say, but because I absolutely agree that these things need to be talked about. Obviously your focus was on good reasons for good folk not to abandon AI, but if be interested to read a follow up addressing some of the deep issues with it...

100%

I second this. Would be great to have a decent music feed on here so I didn't still rely on Instagram for some of it. And why do I keep seeing "so and so posted on Threads". Threads??

Actually that should be past tense: "believed, like 20 years ago...* I was deep in retail when the plastic bag charge arrived in the UK & the nonsense around alternatives was obvious then.

It is, although anyone who, after briefly thinking about it, actually believes that a disposable paper, cotton or thick plastic "bag for life" is a solution to anything - other than helping companies sell you more stuff and/or marketing (& helping bag manufacturers of course) - is incredibly naive.

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.

Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Didn’t realize this was a prophecy.

The quote from this article: "We have a bonus scheme to protect our most precious resource, which is the senior management team" from the chair of Thames Water is what I'd write on the guillotine if I was that way inclined.

Watch it. I dare you. I double dare you.

Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza

“Two million Palestinians in Gaza, nearly half of them children, are now surviving on a single meal every two or three days.

…signs of prolonged starvation are becoming more frequent and alarming.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/o...

This. As well. There's so much to choose from

They are not just "saying nothing". Starmer etc actively support Israel's right to commit clear warm crimes in Gaza.

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

Screenshot of an Instagram post from Yellow Dot Studios of an AI generated action figure of "Evil CEO" Darren Woods, CEO of ExxobMobil.

Even (excellent) climate collapse rabble rousers & warning shouters @weareyellowdot.bsky.social have done it, and then shown a distinct failure to understand the ethical issues at stake in their replies to the many negative comments.

I think the generative imagery genie can't go back in the bottle, ever right? The sheer number of progressive / resistance / left folks who are now actively and constantly using it is mind-boggling. Feels like zero possibility of any ethical or wastefulness considerations, by most ppl

Palantir? Unlikely? Palantir? etc

My hand holding a small blue booklet in front of plants growing over a wall. In very light blue the cover reads: THE ABOLITION OF WORK by Bob Black with an image of someone asleep in bed.

Fight for your rights (to fuck it all off and stay in bed).

#restisresistance

Think I actually heard the slap of palm on face through the internet there.

Skinny Poppy

JON WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRIAL BAGEL?

Earthed Up! Edible & useful plant nursery, Derbyshire

earthedup.com

A view inside the small propagation poly tunnel at Earthed Up agroecological nursery. It is absolutely packed with seedlings and plants on potting benches and blue crates filling most of the spare floor space.

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
🌱🇬🇧

I mean you say “unthinkable” but like a whole big bunch of us were both thinking and writing about this for the last decade and got largely ignored by mainstream tech/news publications

but anyway, you’re here now, welcome to the party, good work, let’s go

My hand holds a small, slim book entitled "Biocentric Anarchy" in the sun with plants and pots out of focus behind. The cover is matte black with an ornate white engraving of what may be a sea urchin below the title.

Time for a cup of tea and a spot of Biocentric Anarchy!

#permaculture
#anarchism

Might need something stronger than tea 😬
"If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism."

YES.

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

"Its legacy, if this terrible bill is approved, will be a grimmer, greyer, unhappier nation" Hugely important, powerful, clear-sighted assessment of the planning and infrastructure bill by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our EU idea of digital sovereignty sounds rather like colonial arms race for raw materials, data workers, global supply chain routes... These are the main suppliers for the raw material needs of the EU👇

Foreign Friends with Travel Plans to the U.S. for Conventions:

A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans.

I would like to amend my prior statement.

Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.

Magnifique!