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Leigh Jones

@leighsus.bsky.social

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Freelance journalist. Investigations, writing, broadcast, newsreading, BBC Radio Newcastle etc Editor, The Teesside Lead. 🔗 https://theteessidelead.substack.com Used to work in music. Ex-Yorkshire Post Teesworks expert. Oh, and once I saw a blimp.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · Nov 19

Forgive me for indulging myself with some self-promotion.

I edit The Teesside Lead, a twice-weekly newsletter providing original news, investigations and features from the area.

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Teesside is a bit of bellwether for the UK. Maybe useful if you live elsewhere!

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 7h

Oh dear.

registered hyperclam 2 🏳️‍🌈 @mootzilla.bsky.social · 7h

oops! he's a racist

english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 7h

McAfee was doing what a heel does when they get booed.

It made sense back then because it was a timely and easy way to get fans engaged and vocal at the start of the show.

No idea why they did it in Australia.

Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 8h

Wasn't the one in Canada a week or two after it was booed at an NHL game?

I think that was them working people, brother.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 8h

I have just realised it is nearly 17 (seventeen) years since Eastbound and Down first aired.

a man is holding up his hand with a red light coming out of it

ALT: a man is holding up his hand with a red light coming out of it

media.tenor.com

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 9h

Danny McBride as Kenny Powers. The caption says: "Shit. You can die from that?"

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 16h

It is utterly surreal this is not being treated as a bigger story.

Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 1d

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 16h

This is one week today. Tickets have been quickly going without us really pushing it.

If you want to come, don't hesitate!

Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/alphabetti-t...

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Emily Price - Journalist @emilypricejourno.bsky.social · 1d

A Reform Councillor who slammed a school over a religious lesson taught by a representative from a local mosque posed for photos at the same mosque during a ‘lovely’ visit when she was a Conservative

Reform councillor at centre of Islamic school lessons row previously praised ‘lovely’ local mosque

Emily Price A Reform Councillor who slammed a school over a religious lesson taught by a representative from a local mosque posed for photos at the same mosque during a “lovely” visit when she was a ...

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 1d

It's Friday. I'm practically not working for a month after today. I got a huge tax rebate paid into my account this afternoon. I got some potentially exciting news for an idea I've had. And to top it all off... Chippy tea.

The counter in a chip shop. The tiles look like fish scales.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 1d

Cardiff Civic Society has described Central Square in the city as a "bleak, concrete expanse".

I wrote an article in 2022 in which I said it was a "vast, concrete expanse with absolutely no features, no greenery and zero invitation for people to use it".
medium.com/@leighjonesw...

Cardiff's Central Square is a 'bleak expanse of concrete', says civic society

People arriving at Cardiff Central train station face a stark scene of concrete, says civic society.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 1d

The original plans were for Central Square to be filled with greenery and seats etc. They changed their mind because they'd rather have temporary holding pens for the 12 days a year when there's a huge event at the stadium.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 1d

Cardiff's Central Square is a 'bleak expanse of concrete', says civic society

People arriving at Cardiff Central train station face a stark scene of concrete, says civic society.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 2d

Truly incredible lore for this character.

Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget his classic cousin/sister shagging GB News appearance and subsequent article

The Spectator: Charles Amos

What my GB News incest row critics fail to understand

22 December 2024

Screen grab of GB News "First Cousin Marriage Row" with the two gormless-looking presenters looking at an even more gormless Charles Amos, dressed like an extra from Quatermass and The Pit

Charles, in the article, goes on to quote an argument with his mother about his belief it's okay for a brother and sister to have "double-protected sex"

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Pete Mitchell @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social · 2d

This month in Newcastle I'm going to be in conversation with two of my favourite writers! First with Owen Hatherley, discussing his new book, a history of how British culture was transformed by the exodus of artists and intellectuals from Central Europe in the 20th century: bsky.app/profile/lort...

Lort Burn Specials @lortburnspecials.bsky.social · 11d

LORT BURN SPECIALS: 3

Featuring OWEN HATHERLEY, ANDREW HANKINSON, KATE LISTON and music from BEN LOWES-SMITH

SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 7PM

@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social

MAKE NEWCASTLE MITTELEUROPA AGAIN

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 2d

I love the Mad Max films which is probably why this 20 year period of his career is so truly insane.

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 2d

The guy behind Happy Feet believes in computer-generated money machines?

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 2d

I met Brian in 2010 and got a CD-R with "Darsombra" written on it in pen off him.

It led me onto his old band, Meatjack, who were amazing.

He seemed to grow incredibly as an artist when Ann joined him, and this is just incredibly sad.

US rock musician killed in tragic crash with New York State Police car

A music star travelling to the first gig of her band’s US and Canada tour has died in a crash with a New York State Police car.

www.nationalworld.com

Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 3d

There's the possibility of prejudicing the case as well as disseminating material that ends up being found to be criminal.

Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 3d

Her defence is absolutely wild.

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 3d

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 3d

This is only 10 days away.

Get your tickets here: www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/lortburnspec...

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Lort Burn Specials @lortburnspecials.bsky.social · 5d

Lort Burn Specials understands that man knoweth no greater love than his passion for graphic design

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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