Leighton Stoane
@lifeaudio.bsky.social
Landscape Architect, East London. Trying to help put right urban blight.
East London.
East London.
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I’d rather be the party of Mark Kelly than the party of George Santos.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I’d rather be the party of Mark Kelly than the party of George Santos.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
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Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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War Diary Day 1,367
Lviv: @realDonaldTrump’s peace plan is a Kremlin trap.
Like Nathan Gill, Trump is under the sway of Russian spies.
Ukraine fights on.
#VPDFO!
Lviv: @realDonaldTrump’s peace plan is a Kremlin trap.
Like Nathan Gill, Trump is under the sway of Russian spies.
Ukraine fights on.
#VPDFO!
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
War Diary Day 1,367
Lviv: @realDonaldTrump’s peace plan is a Kremlin trap.
Like Nathan Gill, Trump is under the sway of Russian spies.
Ukraine fights on.
#VPDFO!
Lviv: @realDonaldTrump’s peace plan is a Kremlin trap.
Like Nathan Gill, Trump is under the sway of Russian spies.
Ukraine fights on.
#VPDFO!
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
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if someone is willing to pay for the products, i'd be willing to purchase these items, deconstruct them, and give them to expert tailors, shoemakers, and craftspeople for review. i will also see if i can track down the factories. i would be interested to know if these items are made in the US
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
if someone is willing to pay for the products, i'd be willing to purchase these items, deconstruct them, and give them to expert tailors, shoemakers, and craftspeople for review. i will also see if i can track down the factories. i would be interested to know if these items are made in the US
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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JUST ONE HOUR TO GO until the #UNCANNY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!!!👻⏰🚨😱‼️
Let me know in the comments #UncannyCommunity:
WHERE will you be listening to
Case 1: The Haunted Street?
TUNE IN on BBC Sounds or BBC Radio 4 or your podcast feed - are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic...
Let me know in the comments #UncannyCommunity:
WHERE will you be listening to
Case 1: The Haunted Street?
TUNE IN on BBC Sounds or BBC Radio 4 or your podcast feed - are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic...
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
JUST ONE HOUR TO GO until the #UNCANNY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!!!👻⏰🚨😱‼️
Let me know in the comments #UncannyCommunity:
WHERE will you be listening to
Case 1: The Haunted Street?
TUNE IN on BBC Sounds or BBC Radio 4 or your podcast feed - are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic...
Let me know in the comments #UncannyCommunity:
WHERE will you be listening to
Case 1: The Haunted Street?
TUNE IN on BBC Sounds or BBC Radio 4 or your podcast feed - are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic...
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Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Please share this message. #ClimateCrisis
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Please share this message. #ClimateCrisis
My Farage pumpkin. #thehorror #farage
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My Farage pumpkin. #thehorror #farage
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Off the top of my head, there have been four egregious examples of weapons grade public racism in the last couple of weeks - Jenrick; the Express hack; Captain Concrete & the Reform woman. The way they are treated by employers, punters & wider media, will directly influence how much more we see.
October 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Off the top of my head, there have been four egregious examples of weapons grade public racism in the last couple of weeks - Jenrick; the Express hack; Captain Concrete & the Reform woman. The way they are treated by employers, punters & wider media, will directly influence how much more we see.
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Starting to suspect that like Brexit benefits and Nigel Farage's supposed genius Reform DOGE is nothing but a myth.
www.ft.com/content/0f91...
www.ft.com/content/0f91...
Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ unit yet to carry out any council audits
[FREE TO READ] Party promised six months ago that a specialist team would tackle wasteful spending in local government
www.ft.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Starting to suspect that like Brexit benefits and Nigel Farage's supposed genius Reform DOGE is nothing but a myth.
www.ft.com/content/0f91...
www.ft.com/content/0f91...
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Regardless of whether the average speed in central London is between 8.7 mph and 7.1 mph, there will still be someone who complains about the new markings at St John Street, Smithfield, part of the transformation to make it more pedestrian and cycle-friendly
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Regardless of whether the average speed in central London is between 8.7 mph and 7.1 mph, there will still be someone who complains about the new markings at St John Street, Smithfield, part of the transformation to make it more pedestrian and cycle-friendly
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Three guesses for what this structure might be! A hovel for a shipwrecked mariner? A platform for a tree-dwelling recluse? An illustration for an adventure/fantasy novel? We’ve been washing this print in the studio today and I am totally enamoured (full image to follow in due course…)
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Three guesses for what this structure might be! A hovel for a shipwrecked mariner? A platform for a tree-dwelling recluse? An illustration for an adventure/fantasy novel? We’ve been washing this print in the studio today and I am totally enamoured (full image to follow in due course…)
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'Brighton Beach, East Sussex.' For a decade from the 1920s, George Sheringham showed much of his work at the best galleries in London. He began his training at the Slade and spent much of his career as a decorative designer; he returned to easel painting in the 1930s.
October 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
'Brighton Beach, East Sussex.' For a decade from the 1920s, George Sheringham showed much of his work at the best galleries in London. He began his training at the Slade and spent much of his career as a decorative designer; he returned to easel painting in the 1930s.