Richard Ramsden
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Richard Ramsden
@rich-m-r.bsky.social
InfoSec person. Likes axes, baking bread, fixing things, gravel bikes, books, music in minor keys, running at a mediocre pace for long distances until it isn’t fun anymore. Part time corporate lemming.
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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.
February 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I can't keep up with all this renaming of seas and lands.
January 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump is generally weak, confusing, and unimpressive, but he’s never weaker, more confusing, and less impressive than when he’s dealing with the immediate aftermath of a tragedy.
January 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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How can anyone in their right mind ignore this letter from Caroline Kennedy about her cousin, RFK Jr.?
January 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
What’s the Yorkshire Post’s editorial stance these days?
January 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Is the “are they really fascists?” debate settled yet?
January 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
That was a disturbing, muddled mess of a speech. It’s ideology without any practical means.
January 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I was making a more complicated playlist but then I decided today needed something beautifully dumb… here’s an hour and change of AC/DC songs that will switch off your brain. open.spotify.com/playlist/1lc...
AC to DC
Playlist · Mic Wright · 14 items
open.spotify.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This comment from a T&A article on how work to improve the centre of Bradford is reaching a conclusion. Might be worth noting that Bradford is served by 2 rail stations, it's the regional interchange for most buses….
December 22, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Here’s an all purpose Christmas playlist that should see you through any awkward background music related issues. open.spotify.com/playlist/1Kc...
All-purpose Christmas background music
open.spotify.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Day 11 of December, and ‘fruit’ is a distant memory, replaced entirely by mince pies.
December 11, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Does this strengthen or weaken Putin, though?
December 8, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Some good - and encouraging - background to the Syrian situation.
Having worked on #Syria full-time since the crisis began nearly 14yrs ago, there really is no understating how remarkable the losses imposed on #Assad's regime have been over the past week.

A large reason for this lies with #HTS — a 🧵:
December 8, 2024 at 7:22 AM
DADS: always carry around something random to innocently pass to your daughter just before she gets on the train.
December 7, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Batch No. 1. Game on.
December 1, 2024 at 4:40 PM
If I were Greg(g) Wallace, I’d consider shutting the fuck up today.
December 1, 2024 at 8:33 AM
I reckon there’s enough paranoia about surveillance in the world already without amping it up for our kids by placing an elf on a shelf.
December 1, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Interesting piece here about how Ukrainian resistance is blocking a widespread war in Europe, deterring conflict in the Pacific, and preventing nuclear proliferation. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
A Third World War?
Let's help those who are holding it back
open.substack.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Off to a gig tonight, so it’s either freeze outside in sub zero conditions and roast inside in centre of the sun type temperatures, or vice versa. There is no in between.
November 22, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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I’ll be selling my linocuts and cards today at the lovely Victoria hall in #saltaire West Yorkshire today 10-3pm
#craftfair #artisanmarket #printfair #free #printmaker #linocut
November 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I much prefer the Discover tab. Far more freewheeling.
November 17, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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Hi - I’m Andy a printmaker and illustrator from Yorkshire, here are some of my prints… you can usually find me on Etsy, instagram, facebook and various markets and fairs!
#printmaking #linocuts #illustrator #printmaker #custard4gravy
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Noticed today that, despite the unveiling and fanfare a couple of months ago, there isn’t actually a blue plaque at the site of the mighty Duchess of York in Leeds.

What’s going on?
November 16, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 11:27 AM
In an inspired move to promote active travel, Leeds Council have built a fake Christmas market across one of their new cycle lanes.
👏👏
November 14, 2024 at 10:37 PM