Charles Leonard
@charles257.bsky.social
Progressive journalist, editor, podcaster, card-carrying Joburger, Arsenal fan, amateur DJ and obsessive record collector.
Unfortunately no gofund requests will be considered — I’m a poor journo.
Unfortunately no gofund requests will be considered — I’m a poor journo.
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Worth a listen, from a guy who knows music better than most.
Are you a vinyl record collector? Need some new records – and who doesn't...?
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Take Five Episode 1: Let Me Be Your Musical Guide
www.mixcloud.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Worth a listen, from a guy who knows music better than most.
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Are you a vinyl record collector? Need some new records – and who doesn't...?
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Take Five Episode 1: Let Me Be Your Musical Guide
www.mixcloud.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Are you a vinyl record collector? Need some new records – and who doesn't...?
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Here are a few suggestions based on my latest vinyl haul. Please give my new podcast a listen.
#vinylrecords #recordcollector #hiphop #africanmusic #SouthAfricanmusic #vinyl
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
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The British state is locking up Palestine protestors for years at a time without trial because they are considered terrorists 👇
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The British state is locking up Palestine protestors for years at a time without trial because they are considered terrorists 👇
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They knew we were journalists — Israel bombed us anyway www.thecanary.co/global/world...
They knew we were journalists — Israel bombed us anyway
Israel kills journalists deliberately — Lebanese reporters describe deliberate strikes, fear and total Israeli impunity
www.thecanary.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
They knew we were journalists — Israel bombed us anyway www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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NEWS: 200+ women — including Nicola Coughlan of Derry Girls & Carice van Houten of Game of Thrones — are calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
They join mounting pressure. Everyone from Paul Pogba and Nigel Pearson, to Spain’s PM and the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is now calling for the ban.
They join mounting pressure. Everyone from Paul Pogba and Nigel Pearson, to Spain’s PM and the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is now calling for the ban.
EXCLUSIVE: 200+ Actors, Artists, and Other Women Call for European Football to Ban Israel
The women, including Nicola Coughlan and Carice van Houten, sent a letter directly appealing to the wife of UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin to 'help remove Israel' from the association.
zeteo.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEWS: 200+ women — including Nicola Coughlan of Derry Girls & Carice van Houten of Game of Thrones — are calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
They join mounting pressure. Everyone from Paul Pogba and Nigel Pearson, to Spain’s PM and the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is now calling for the ban.
They join mounting pressure. Everyone from Paul Pogba and Nigel Pearson, to Spain’s PM and the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is now calling for the ban.
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I did this as a pilot for a new publication, but the editor decided he might only use it next year.
The premise though is me, a two-legged Spotify, introducing new music.
So it became a vanity podcast, that doesn’t pay a cent but shows off my “amazing” knowledge. 😅
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
The premise though is me, a two-legged Spotify, introducing new music.
So it became a vanity podcast, that doesn’t pay a cent but shows off my “amazing” knowledge. 😅
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
Take Five Episode 1: Let me be your musical guide
This is a new podcast sharing some favourite recent vinyl releases, some brand new recordings, others are reissues. It’s like Spotify, but without the dodgy politics or exploitation of musicians.
Hos...
www.mixcloud.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I did this as a pilot for a new publication, but the editor decided he might only use it next year.
The premise though is me, a two-legged Spotify, introducing new music.
So it became a vanity podcast, that doesn’t pay a cent but shows off my “amazing” knowledge. 😅
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
The premise though is me, a two-legged Spotify, introducing new music.
So it became a vanity podcast, that doesn’t pay a cent but shows off my “amazing” knowledge. 😅
www.mixcloud.com/charlesleona...
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Dear USA. I know the Epstein files being released(maybe) is big news and all, but PLEASE DONT START A WAR WITH VENEZUELA, and stop funding the genocide in Palestine.
Please, the rest of the world has worked out you're just greedy for oil and other precious resources. STOP IT NOW.
Please, the rest of the world has worked out you're just greedy for oil and other precious resources. STOP IT NOW.
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Dear USA. I know the Epstein files being released(maybe) is big news and all, but PLEASE DONT START A WAR WITH VENEZUELA, and stop funding the genocide in Palestine.
Please, the rest of the world has worked out you're just greedy for oil and other precious resources. STOP IT NOW.
Please, the rest of the world has worked out you're just greedy for oil and other precious resources. STOP IT NOW.
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"The Washington Post will continue to remind you..."
Did the Post robot check with his Trump sucking-up zillionaire owner before he so boldly went off campus?
Did the Post robot check with his Trump sucking-up zillionaire owner before he so boldly went off campus?
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"The Washington Post will continue to remind you..."
Did the Post robot check with his Trump sucking-up zillionaire owner before he so boldly went off campus?
Did the Post robot check with his Trump sucking-up zillionaire owner before he so boldly went off campus?
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November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
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I wonder how Gibb defines "independent".
The BBC need Gibb gone very quickly if they want to retain the sympathy of those empathetic to the institution.
The BBC need Gibb gone very quickly if they want to retain the sympathy of those empathetic to the institution.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wonder how Gibb defines "independent".
The BBC need Gibb gone very quickly if they want to retain the sympathy of those empathetic to the institution.
The BBC need Gibb gone very quickly if they want to retain the sympathy of those empathetic to the institution.
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Robbie Gibb behind the allegations of bias. There is a surprise, NOT. 5th columnist.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Robbie Gibb behind the allegations of bias. There is a surprise, NOT. 5th columnist.
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those files, the big news will not be the files. The big news will be that a bunch of GOP lawmakers are starting to see that sticking with TACO is political suicide.
A presidency is NOT going well when every shitty thing he does is a distraction from every other shitty thing.
When his back
A presidency is NOT going well when every shitty thing he does is a distraction from every other shitty thing.
When his back
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
those files, the big news will not be the files. The big news will be that a bunch of GOP lawmakers are starting to see that sticking with TACO is political suicide.
A presidency is NOT going well when every shitty thing he does is a distraction from every other shitty thing.
When his back
A presidency is NOT going well when every shitty thing he does is a distraction from every other shitty thing.
When his back
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“Soon you won’t see an Arab here. This is their plan.”
In a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, some 700 families are facing eviction by Israeli settlers with the backing of the state.
www.972mag.com/batan-al-haw...
In a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, some 700 families are facing eviction by Israeli settlers with the backing of the state.
www.972mag.com/batan-al-haw...
In Al-Aqsa's shadow, Palestinian neighborhood faces mass evictions
Backed by the Israeli state and courts, settlers are taking over multi-story homes in East Jerusalem’s Batan Al-Hawa — with 700 more residents targeted.
www.972mag.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Soon you won’t see an Arab here. This is their plan.”
In a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, some 700 families are facing eviction by Israeli settlers with the backing of the state.
www.972mag.com/batan-al-haw...
In a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem, some 700 families are facing eviction by Israeli settlers with the backing of the state.
www.972mag.com/batan-al-haw...
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‼️ "They want to avoid telling you who maimed thousands of Palestinian children."
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
‼️ "They want to avoid telling you who maimed thousands of Palestinian children."
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Epstein emails released by US House Democrats provide further proof of ties between US president and sex offender.
Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim at Epstein’s house, email alleges
Epstein emails released by US House Democrats provide further proof of ties between US president and sex offender.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Epstein emails released by US House Democrats provide further proof of ties between US president and sex offender.
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This must be the first Guardian story about Zohran Mamdani: a piece about when he was a rapper and got Madhur Jaffrey to lip-sync in one of his videos. The following year he quit the rap game to get elected to the New York State Assembly
www.theguardian.com/music/2019/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2019/m...
How Mr Cardamom convinced 85-year-old Madhur Jaffrey to swear
A tribute to his maternal grandmother, Nani’s foul-mouthed celebrity connection has transformed the rapper’s career
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This must be the first Guardian story about Zohran Mamdani: a piece about when he was a rapper and got Madhur Jaffrey to lip-sync in one of his videos. The following year he quit the rap game to get elected to the New York State Assembly
www.theguardian.com/music/2019/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2019/m...
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Holding people without trial is for fascists in the US and Israel not the UK
Sultana demands release of hunger-striking anti-genocide activists held without trial
Zarah Sultana has demanded the release of the Filton 24 who have now been held without trial for a year after protesting genocide
www.thecanary.co
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Holding people without trial is for fascists in the US and Israel not the UK