Kester J Leek
@kesterjleek.bsky.social
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There are lines from some songs that stick with you and pop into your head repeatedly over the years. From this song for me it's:
"I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue".
"I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue".
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
There are lines from some songs that stick with you and pop into your head repeatedly over the years. From this song for me it's:
"I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue".
"I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue".
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#MusicInMusic
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?
I've heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junky
My mama said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?
I've heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junky
My mama said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (Official Video)
YouTube video by David Bowie
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
#MusicInMusic
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?
I've heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junky
My mama said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie
Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?
I've heard a rumour from Ground Control
Oh no, don't say it's true
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom's a junky
My mama said to get things done
You'd better not mess with Major Tom
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"If that Adams quote is ringing any bells, that’s probably because it’s been widely reproduced all over the internet – though often, strangely, with slightly different wording which pushes the cut off to 35, in a manner that makes it look hilariously like some tech-savvy 33 year felt miffed."
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"If that Adams quote is ringing any bells, that’s probably because it’s been widely reproduced all over the internet – though often, strangely, with slightly different wording which pushes the cut off to 35, in a manner that makes it look hilariously like some tech-savvy 33 year felt miffed."
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Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
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Photographer Jake Chessum remembers photographing David Bowie in 1995
Photographer Jake Chessum remembers photographing David Bowie in 1995
My shoot with David Bowie was at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on Bowie…my friend bought Ziggy Stardust, Low, Heroes and Scary Monsters on vinyl for £2.99 at Our Price Records in C…
www.davidbowienews.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Photographer Jake Chessum remembers photographing David Bowie in 1995
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It is significant that Martin Lewis (and not, say, Richard Tice) is blaming government 'policy costs' for energy price rises.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It is significant that Martin Lewis (and not, say, Richard Tice) is blaming government 'policy costs' for energy price rises.
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
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It’s so interesting to read this article 31 years later…
''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' readies for last episode
After seven successful seasons, the cast will move the TV series to film
ew.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It’s so interesting to read this article 31 years later…
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This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
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"When we have lost our pubs, drown our empty selves. For we have lost the last of England." - Hilaire Belloc
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"When we have lost our pubs, drown our empty selves. For we have lost the last of England." - Hilaire Belloc
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Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
4/5
4/5
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
4/5
4/5
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Really good, fairminded and I think right on the question of why both Sunak and Starmer became unpopular so quickly and what the policy lessons from that are:
Reeves should risk it all on one last roll of the dice.
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
Raise income tax, break the triple lock, slay the deficit, spend the money on the things she believes in.
It may not work - but better than waiting for doom to overtake her.
open.substack.com/pub/edrith/p...
Reeves in Zugzwang
Incremental politics no longer works
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Really good, fairminded and I think right on the question of why both Sunak and Starmer became unpopular so quickly and what the policy lessons from that are:
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Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
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32 years ago today, TRAMAPOLINE! TRABAPOLINE! “Bart's Inner Child” premiered November 11, 1993.
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
32 years ago today, TRAMAPOLINE! TRABAPOLINE! “Bart's Inner Child” premiered November 11, 1993.
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Yeah, as someone who’s been on the “just get rid of him” train for a while… the only time I don’t want to see him go is in the wake of this budget
As soon as leadership talk seriously arose, Starmer's chances of staying in post until the next election became almost impossible.
However, a move against him in the wake of what is a hugely consequential budget, which will rightly break election pledges on the taxes, seems incredibly problematic.
However, a move against him in the wake of what is a hugely consequential budget, which will rightly break election pledges on the taxes, seems incredibly problematic.
Exc - Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget.
From @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
From @pippacrerar.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yeah, as someone who’s been on the “just get rid of him” train for a while… the only time I don’t want to see him go is in the wake of this budget
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Dave mate, I reckon you'd enjoy this outstanding mini series from the guys at @nightvaleradio.bsky.social
www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistent...
www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistent...
I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats — Night Vale Presents
A collaboration between Night Vale Presents, the Mountain Goats, and Merge Records, I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats is a podcast about what it means to be an artist, what it means to be a fan, and...
www.nightvalepresents.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Dave mate, I reckon you'd enjoy this outstanding mini series from the guys at @nightvaleradio.bsky.social
www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistent...
www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistent...
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The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
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Wallace & Gromit x Barbour | Christmas Advert 2025
YouTube video by Wallace & Gromit
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
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#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 5, 1995, "King-Size Homer" (S07E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Dan Greaney. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 5, 1995, "King-Size Homer" (S07E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Dan Greaney. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons
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This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
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I had heard tell of the Harold Hill deer, a herd of fallow deer who graze an outer London housing estate. I was not prepared for the scale of it.
March 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I had heard tell of the Harold Hill deer, a herd of fallow deer who graze an outer London housing estate. I was not prepared for the scale of it.