Darren Leathley
@dmleathley.bsky.social
From Yorkshire, in Dublin.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
Leeds United Bielsa widow. #lufc
Films, music, crosswords and other puzzles, #CalendarMaths, swimming, beer, stuff.
May contain puns.
Professional data wrangler. Won't fit all your concerns in a CHAR(300).
Not an owl.
On the way to take smallest to rugby, we saw lots of joggers, up and out before 9am.
Ive always liked the idea of running. I've never been any good at the execution bit.
Ive always liked the idea of running. I've never been any good at the execution bit.
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
On the way to take smallest to rugby, we saw lots of joggers, up and out before 9am.
Ive always liked the idea of running. I've never been any good at the execution bit.
Ive always liked the idea of running. I've never been any good at the execution bit.
Came down to Dollymount Strand to see if anything interesting got washed up after the storms. Other than bits of tree (and a box of some kind) - not much. (Yet...) #SpeirGorm
February 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Came down to Dollymount Strand to see if anything interesting got washed up after the storms. Other than bits of tree (and a box of some kind) - not much. (Yet...) #SpeirGorm
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For fuck’s sake … it is long past time the British media ostracised these absolutely deranged clowns.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
For fuck’s sake … it is long past time the British media ostracised these absolutely deranged clowns.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
Is there a gas leak at the Express offices?
SUNDAY EXPRESS: Red Arrows heroes flying foreign jets!
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#TomorrowsPapersToday
February 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Is there a gas leak at the Express offices?
The Bobby Chariot Story is in cinemas now.
For some reason they've titled it "Is This Thing On?"
For some reason they've titled it "Is This Thing On?"
Bloody sod you if you're not supporting Stuff on iplayers
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The Bobby Chariot Story is in cinemas now.
For some reason they've titled it "Is This Thing On?"
For some reason they've titled it "Is This Thing On?"
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Do Winter Olympics competitors have to be human? Some country should send a flying squirrel to the ski jump. Tiny wee skis, helmet. That little bastard would never come down.
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Do Winter Olympics competitors have to be human? Some country should send a flying squirrel to the ski jump. Tiny wee skis, helmet. That little bastard would never come down.
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Toymaster, their finger on the pulse of what the kids (who are obsessed with 1980s dart-based quiz shows) want.
February 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Toymaster, their finger on the pulse of what the kids (who are obsessed with 1980s dart-based quiz shows) want.
SWIM REPORT
40 lengths / 1km / 0.62 miles
First swim in over a week
Going fine then a combination of child's boredom and characters getting in the lane soured my mood, so got out
40 lengths / 1km / 0.62 miles
First swim in over a week
Going fine then a combination of child's boredom and characters getting in the lane soured my mood, so got out
February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
SWIM REPORT
40 lengths / 1km / 0.62 miles
First swim in over a week
Going fine then a combination of child's boredom and characters getting in the lane soured my mood, so got out
40 lengths / 1km / 0.62 miles
First swim in over a week
Going fine then a combination of child's boredom and characters getting in the lane soured my mood, so got out
Spring's a-coming
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Spring's a-coming
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I heard a loud thump and found this:
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I heard a loud thump and found this:
I'm going to be so disappointed if it turns out that South American commentator's Calvert-Lewin song is just a reworded version of an Everton one.
(replace "Leeds Leeds Leeds" with "Everton"; "Elland Road" with "Goodison" - it scans)
#lufc
(replace "Leeds Leeds Leeds" with "Everton"; "Elland Road" with "Goodison" - it scans)
#lufc
February 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I'm going to be so disappointed if it turns out that South American commentator's Calvert-Lewin song is just a reworded version of an Everton one.
(replace "Leeds Leeds Leeds" with "Everton"; "Elland Road" with "Goodison" - it scans)
#lufc
(replace "Leeds Leeds Leeds" with "Everton"; "Elland Road" with "Goodison" - it scans)
#lufc
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Uniquely for this sort of Walter-Mitty type proposal the fact it involves construction in Beaufort's Dyke isn’t even the most.... explosive... aspect here.
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Uniquely for this sort of Walter-Mitty type proposal the fact it involves construction in Beaufort's Dyke isn’t even the most.... explosive... aspect here.
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Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
Arkell v. Pressdram applies?
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Arkell v. Pressdram applies?
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
Six Things, Volume 144
Wind | Hotel Where? | Word A Day | Cow Tools | Ladykillers | Horses
levparikian.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Eddie Gray: Elland Road is Unmatched | The Square Ball: Leeds United Podcast
He Is Legend
shows.acast.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
• Trapped with a hellish boss in paradise
• YouTuber adapts video game
• Stath hits Blighty
• Chimp goes wild!
• Trapped with a hellish boss in paradise
• YouTuber adapts video game
• Stath hits Blighty
• Chimp goes wild!
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky
• Trapped with a hellish boss in paradise
• YouTuber adapts video game
• Stath hits Blighty
• Chimp goes wild!
• Trapped with a hellish boss in paradise
• YouTuber adapts video game
• Stath hits Blighty
• Chimp goes wild!
6.2.2026 ➡️ (6 - 2) × (2 + 0) = 2 + 6
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
6.2.2026 ➡️ (6 - 2) × (2 + 0) = 2 + 6
#CalendarMaths
#CalendarMaths