Chris Jones
@chrisjones13.bsky.social
Coder, sound engineer, father, bass player, loves jazz, films, great TV drama, good food and wine, dislikes the word “hate”, rejects othering
Just been listening to Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing and now Murder She Wrote - I mean, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, how ridiculously effing brillliant are they? #slyandrobbie
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just been listening to Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing and now Murder She Wrote - I mean, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, how ridiculously effing brillliant are they? #slyandrobbie
NW London - I'm looking for a collection point for 2 bags of good quality clothes that my family would like to send to Jamaica but struggling to find any information online. Can anyone point me in the right direction? #melissa #jamaica @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
NW London - I'm looking for a collection point for 2 bags of good quality clothes that my family would like to send to Jamaica but struggling to find any information online. Can anyone point me in the right direction? #melissa #jamaica @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
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I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Devil’s advocate from a UK perspective - now that Tangerine Shitbox has changed his position on the Epstein files, might it be that all this time he’s been using them as a distraction from violent, racist immigration raids, the state of the US economy, his personal enrichment etc etc?
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Devil’s advocate from a UK perspective - now that Tangerine Shitbox has changed his position on the Epstein files, might it be that all this time he’s been using them as a distraction from violent, racist immigration raids, the state of the US economy, his personal enrichment etc etc?
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
I do miss Twitter for the facility to get an immediate response to complaining about bad customer experience (except effing Virgin Media of course). Feels pointless to complain here about the bag of mostly rotten potatoes that Tesco sold me the other day
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I do miss Twitter for the facility to get an immediate response to complaining about bad customer experience (except effing Virgin Media of course). Feels pointless to complain here about the bag of mostly rotten potatoes that Tesco sold me the other day
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Approximately one third of Spotify’s revenue is gross profit, so up to £4 a month of your subscription goes into Ek’s huge investments into AI weapons development. Cancel that sub or you are directly contributing to god knows what future human misery
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Approximately one third of Spotify’s revenue is gross profit, so up to £4 a month of your subscription goes into Ek’s huge investments into AI weapons development. Cancel that sub or you are directly contributing to god knows what future human misery
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Please. #Jamaica needs help. People are lost, homeless and pretty desperate. Most of the island has no power and very little telecoms. Some places, especially where #HurricaneMelissa made landfall (as the strongest Atlantic storm ever to do so) look like war zones.
petchary.substack.com/p/mi-cry-eye...
I know. #Jamaica will soon be out of the headlines, replaced by another disaster/crisis. Meanwhile, I am sharing in this post THREE websites/orgs that are urgently seeking donations, after #HurricaneMelissa (the strongest Atlantic storm EVER to make landfall).
I know. #Jamaica will soon be out of the headlines, replaced by another disaster/crisis. Meanwhile, I am sharing in this post THREE websites/orgs that are urgently seeking donations, after #HurricaneMelissa (the strongest Atlantic storm EVER to make landfall).
"Mi cry eye water"
The morning after, and survivor's guilt
petchary.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Please. #Jamaica needs help. People are lost, homeless and pretty desperate. Most of the island has no power and very little telecoms. Some places, especially where #HurricaneMelissa made landfall (as the strongest Atlantic storm ever to do so) look like war zones.
Gutted. One of one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nzk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nzk...
D'Angelo And The Vanguard - Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival (2015)
YouTube video by fortheluvofyou.
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Gutted. One of one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nzk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nzk...
Dear journalists - can we please get on record an answer from 47 or senior MAGA how they reconcile advocating free speech with this? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Dear journalists - can we please get on record an answer from 47 or senior MAGA how they reconcile advocating free speech with this? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Political theater.
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Political theater.
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According to Oxfam the wealth of the richest 1% has surged by $33.9 trillion since 2015, enough to eliminate annual global poverty 22 times over
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 AM
According to Oxfam the wealth of the richest 1% has surged by $33.9 trillion since 2015, enough to eliminate annual global poverty 22 times over
Tldr: Ek is investing the enormous profits he makes from exploiting the work of musicians into AI-driven autonomous weapons systems. IMHO this is beyond unacceptable and I suspect an anathema to the vast majority of musicians, certainly those that I know
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Spotify used to seem like a necessary evil for musicians. Now it just seems evil | David Bridie
I am removing my music from Spotify because I don’t want my songs – some written with survivors of conflict – to enrich people who fund weapons
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Tldr: Ek is investing the enormous profits he makes from exploiting the work of musicians into AI-driven autonomous weapons systems. IMHO this is beyond unacceptable and I suspect an anathema to the vast majority of musicians, certainly those that I know
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Absolutely gutted that O2 mobile support has been been rebranded as Virgin Media. Presuming this will come with BM’s attitude to customer “service”
1. spending hours on hold
2. action promised but not taken
3. money taken
4. go to step 1
Tempted to return to Twitter to bitch where they can see it😡
1. spending hours on hold
2. action promised but not taken
3. money taken
4. go to step 1
Tempted to return to Twitter to bitch where they can see it😡
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Absolutely gutted that O2 mobile support has been been rebranded as Virgin Media. Presuming this will come with BM’s attitude to customer “service”
1. spending hours on hold
2. action promised but not taken
3. money taken
4. go to step 1
Tempted to return to Twitter to bitch where they can see it😡
1. spending hours on hold
2. action promised but not taken
3. money taken
4. go to step 1
Tempted to return to Twitter to bitch where they can see it😡
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
“Big tech firms have no values” says @bazzacollins.bsky.social in a blistering and heartfelt condemnation of the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley’s craven CEOs (@pcpro.bsky.social March 2025 edition). I could not agree more, it’s shocking how decades of progress can be discarded in a heartbeat. Parasites
February 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“Big tech firms have no values” says @bazzacollins.bsky.social in a blistering and heartfelt condemnation of the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley’s craven CEOs (@pcpro.bsky.social March 2025 edition). I could not agree more, it’s shocking how decades of progress can be discarded in a heartbeat. Parasites
What sort of world do corporate interests want to see? An urban landscape so devoid of culture and colour that no one wants to live or work there? Is that even good for property prices? Let's try and make sure @princecharlescinema.com is still there this time next year
@princecharlescinema.com is one of the most important cultural spaces in London with incredibly unique programming so we need to ensure it stays going. Please sign this petition to keep it going.
princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/
princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/
#SaveThePCC
princecharlescinema.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What sort of world do corporate interests want to see? An urban landscape so devoid of culture and colour that no one wants to live or work there? Is that even good for property prices? Let's try and make sure @princecharlescinema.com is still there this time next year
Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring incredible story really well told. Sergei asks at one point “where were those supposed to guard Britain in all this?” The blatant info warfare, oiled by dirty Russian money with the blessing of the Cameron government beggars belief podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A Meeting at the Carlton Club
Podcast Episode · Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring · EP1 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring incredible story really well told. Sergei asks at one point “where were those supposed to guard Britain in all this?” The blatant info warfare, oiled by dirty Russian money with the blessing of the Cameron government beggars belief podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Here v there: I just searched here for #MissingYou expecting to see some discussion of the new Netflix Harlan Coben story, but there's not a lot. My quick 2¢: starts off great but deteriorates and very disappointing ending. Enjoyed the first 3 or 4 episodes though. Can't be arsed cranking up x
January 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here v there: I just searched here for #MissingYou expecting to see some discussion of the new Netflix Harlan Coben story, but there's not a lot. My quick 2¢: starts off great but deteriorates and very disappointing ending. Enjoyed the first 3 or 4 episodes though. Can't be arsed cranking up x
Some blue skies for BlueSky with a little cloud on the horizon as a reality check - Happy New Year! Focus on the positive, those clouds always go away
December 31, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Some blue skies for BlueSky with a little cloud on the horizon as a reality check - Happy New Year! Focus on the positive, those clouds always go away
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I personally would like to thank Drake and J Cole for pissing Kendrick off fr. Have had him in rare form all year and it’s continuing into 2025
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
I personally would like to thank Drake and J Cole for pissing Kendrick off fr. Have had him in rare form all year and it’s continuing into 2025
For me it’s Word damn
My favorite excel shortcut is the one where I smash my head into the keyboard until I pass out and forget I’m using excel
December 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
For me it’s Word damn
Agree 💯 but liking it here otherwise
Why is the DISCOVER feed filled with most of my friends? I discovered them already. They should be on my FOLLOWING feed.
December 9, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Agree 💯 but liking it here otherwise