Randy
@benrandy.bsky.social
I'm only ever going to share photos of cooking and baking, or moan about my dreadful sports teams
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It can be done.
(French Visio has nothing to do with Microsoft's)
(French Visio has nothing to do with Microsoft's)
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It can be done.
(French Visio has nothing to do with Microsoft's)
(French Visio has nothing to do with Microsoft's)
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British resident awarded £3m after having his phone hacked and then being assaulted by agents of the Newcastle United owner, who were seeking to suppress their victim's criticism of the Saudi dictator.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'
A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and directing his assault on the streets of London was awarded just over 3 million pounds ($4.1 million) in damages...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
British resident awarded £3m after having his phone hacked and then being assaulted by agents of the Newcastle United owner, who were seeking to suppress their victim's criticism of the Saudi dictator.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
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He didn't "appear to". He did. There is no need to insert a meaningless caveat. Not putting into words what everyone has heard is part of the problem.
January 21, 2026 at 6:17 PM
He didn't "appear to". He did. There is no need to insert a meaningless caveat. Not putting into words what everyone has heard is part of the problem.
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The whole piece is so wrong-headed. The absolute best thing people can do - the public, celebs, opinion-formers, politicians - is delegitimise Twitter by leaving, thus ending its role in the news ecosystem. It will then either wither on the vine or overstep so frequently that it can be shut down.
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The whole piece is so wrong-headed. The absolute best thing people can do - the public, celebs, opinion-formers, politicians - is delegitimise Twitter by leaving, thus ending its role in the news ecosystem. It will then either wither on the vine or overstep so frequently that it can be shut down.
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Every year I ask the Guardian's games contributors to come up with some lesser-known game recommendations, and every year I end up with a bunch of impulse purchases in the Steam winter sale
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
The video games you may have missed in 2025
Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Every year I ask the Guardian's games contributors to come up with some lesser-known game recommendations, and every year I end up with a bunch of impulse purchases in the Steam winter sale
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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The Times is running a front-page story about the Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv away fan ban without noting Maccabi's long history of racist disorder, which includes a €20k fine *this week* for racist disorder for singing the "rape song" at the club's *first* away game with fans since the Villa ban.
![Police told to explain Maccabi fans ban
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also accented concerns that policing had become "more heightened" since Guildford and his colleague, assistant chie constable Mike O'Hara, evidence in parliament this month. Appearing before the on. Appearing betore th the inaccurate claims that led
to the ban. O'Hara falsely claimed that Birmingham Jewish representatives had backed the decision. apologising days later
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She told Nick Timothy, the ative MP and Asto Villa fan, and Lord Ai tten to Guildford
regarding this matter to a share any decisions ther shape her next steps. If it carries out a full inquiry, the IOPC could order West Midlands to instigate disciplinary proceedings against its own officers or pass any evidence of criminal offences such as misconduct in public office to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The intervention is unusual for a body which usually investigates cases where someone has died or been severely injured at the hands of police, or when an officer is accused of a criminal offence.
It also marks the latest attempt to hold the force to account. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, has asked her officials to examine the matter, and instructed His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services to provide its own findings by Christmas.
Debates have taken place in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and the home affairs committee has summoned Guildford for
a second appearance after concluding that his initial evidence was insufficient.
Guildford has provided one limited admission of wrongdoing in relation to the fictitious West Ham game. He…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/bafkreibkm4ii4almoqfzjswmsqxleedqedpl7tmygetx2d5zy5qkbwonve@jpeg)
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Times is running a front-page story about the Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv away fan ban without noting Maccabi's long history of racist disorder, which includes a €20k fine *this week* for racist disorder for singing the "rape song" at the club's *first* away game with fans since the Villa ban.
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
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Realised that I’m now treating funny viral videos in the same way footballers celebrate goals —
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Realised that I’m now treating funny viral videos in the same way footballers celebrate goals —
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
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I hope @ottoenglish.bsky.social will forgive me for screenshotting his short thread. It is just perfect, so much so that I thought it should hit it one single blow, with no scrolling involved.
September 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I hope @ottoenglish.bsky.social will forgive me for screenshotting his short thread. It is just perfect, so much so that I thought it should hit it one single blow, with no scrolling involved.
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Every day Labour MPs delay in getting rid of Starmer and replacing him with someone who recognises that radical action is required brings Britain a day closer to a far-right government.
The challenge is existential not just for the Labour party but for Britain as a multi-racial democracy.
The challenge is existential not just for the Labour party but for Britain as a multi-racial democracy.
September 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Every day Labour MPs delay in getting rid of Starmer and replacing him with someone who recognises that radical action is required brings Britain a day closer to a far-right government.
The challenge is existential not just for the Labour party but for Britain as a multi-racial democracy.
The challenge is existential not just for the Labour party but for Britain as a multi-racial democracy.
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Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed more than 300 footballers. Its deliberate obliteration of civil infrastructure and cultural identity has destroyed every stadium and training pitch. A yet Fifa and Uefa take no action.
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw
A powerful film from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw
A powerful film from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social
Gaza's Vanishing Stadiums. The Football Story That Is Being Ignored.
YouTube video by The Pitch Inspection
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August 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed more than 300 footballers. Its deliberate obliteration of civil infrastructure and cultural identity has destroyed every stadium and training pitch. A yet Fifa and Uefa take no action.
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw
A powerful film from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social
youtu.be/cfjDXFif8Yw
A powerful film from @thepitchinspection.bsky.social
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Can't fault the clarity of Labour's message on protest. There are BAD protesters who must be punished (Irish musicians, anti-genocide vicars) and there are GOOD protesters whose views deserve respect (masked thugs with petrol bombs trying to start a pogrom)
August 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Can't fault the clarity of Labour's message on protest. There are BAD protesters who must be punished (Irish musicians, anti-genocide vicars) and there are GOOD protesters whose views deserve respect (masked thugs with petrol bombs trying to start a pogrom)
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UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief
UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief
Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
The UK government’s ban on Palestine Action limits the rights and freedoms of people in the UK and is at odds with international law, the UN human rights chief has said.
Volker Türk, the UN human rights commissioner, said ministers’ decision to designate the group a terrorist organisation was “disproportionate and unnecessary” and called on them to rescind it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief
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How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??
She is a tourist from Chile, and these cops left her teenage daughter on the streets of New York City alone. Why anybody would come to this country right now blows my mind.
June 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How on earth can this country still hold the World Cup and Olympics next year??
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Feels like a story that the whole of football should be talking about: a player legally in the US who has been deported without due process to foreign prison... for having a Real Madrid tattoo.
This is an athlete Trump doesn't want you to know about.
He's a pro soccer goalie with no criminal record.
He legally immigrated to the US, fleeing persecution from Venezuela's dictator.
But the White House disappeared him to El Salvador — because of a tattoo: www.youtube.com/watch?si=zNc...
He's a pro soccer goalie with no criminal record.
He legally immigrated to the US, fleeing persecution from Venezuela's dictator.
But the White House disappeared him to El Salvador — because of a tattoo: www.youtube.com/watch?si=zNc...
Trump Deported This Goalkeeper to a Terrorist Prison — for a Real Madrid Tattoo | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Feels like a story that the whole of football should be talking about: a player legally in the US who has been deported without due process to foreign prison... for having a Real Madrid tattoo.
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So basically just sort of banning people who enjoy a sport for fun really?
May 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
So basically just sort of banning people who enjoy a sport for fun really?
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to the people posting Studio Ghibli AI slop. May Miyazaki bless you 🙏
March 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
to the people posting Studio Ghibli AI slop. May Miyazaki bless you 🙏
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Amidst all these Studio Ghibli style AI creations doing the rounds at the moment, here's the great Hayao Miyazaki chastising AI creators to their faces. You can see how devastated they are with his reaction. And how devastated he is with what they're doing.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Amidst all these Studio Ghibli style AI creations doing the rounds at the moment, here's the great Hayao Miyazaki chastising AI creators to their faces. You can see how devastated they are with his reaction. And how devastated he is with what they're doing.
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Transfer deadline day - 1994
Back when you could sign players at anytime up to the end of March.
No transfer windows. No dedicated TV coverage. No bright yellow banners.
Just clubs quietly going about their business, and the way to find out was good old Ceefax.
Simpler times.
Back when you could sign players at anytime up to the end of March.
No transfer windows. No dedicated TV coverage. No bright yellow banners.
Just clubs quietly going about their business, and the way to find out was good old Ceefax.
Simpler times.
February 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Transfer deadline day - 1994
Back when you could sign players at anytime up to the end of March.
No transfer windows. No dedicated TV coverage. No bright yellow banners.
Just clubs quietly going about their business, and the way to find out was good old Ceefax.
Simpler times.
Back when you could sign players at anytime up to the end of March.
No transfer windows. No dedicated TV coverage. No bright yellow banners.
Just clubs quietly going about their business, and the way to find out was good old Ceefax.
Simpler times.
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Every time Saquon does something amazing, the Giants should be docked draft picks.
November 25, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Every time Saquon does something amazing, the Giants should be docked draft picks.
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Today in "We're making improvements" news from Thames Water.
These are planned works, not a ruptured pipe.
These are planned works, not a ruptured pipe.
January 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today in "We're making improvements" news from Thames Water.
These are planned works, not a ruptured pipe.
These are planned works, not a ruptured pipe.
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The Channel 4 News report referred to is here: youtu.be/E5_jIpcu0_0
Astounding to me that anyone could have watched it, with her response to perfectly legitimate questions, and thought her fit for ministerial office.
Astounding to me that anyone could have watched it, with her response to perfectly legitimate questions, and thought her fit for ministerial office.
Tulip Siddiq: MP quizzed over abducted man in Bangladesh
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
January 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Channel 4 News report referred to is here: youtu.be/E5_jIpcu0_0
Astounding to me that anyone could have watched it, with her response to perfectly legitimate questions, and thought her fit for ministerial office.
Astounding to me that anyone could have watched it, with her response to perfectly legitimate questions, and thought her fit for ministerial office.