William Cazzaniga

Cyclist & rower, Motor sport & long suffering Maple Leafs fan

[Natasha Day MBE @NatashaMDay]

Every time England step onto the pitch in a World Cup, the country gears up for ninety minutes of hope, tension and national pride. But away from the stadiums and fan zones, another pattern plays out, one that’s far less celebrated and far more predictable.

Domestic violence rises when England play. It rises when they win, when they lose, and even when they draw. The data is consistent across multiple tournaments and multiple police forces. Abuse increases by more than a third when England lose. It still rises by over a quarter when they win. Alcohol‑related abuse jumps sharply. The day after a match, the risk remains elevated. Some forces report their busiest domestic abuse days of the entire year during England fixtures. NHS services see more injuries linked to domestic abuse during tournaments. None of this is new, and none of it is accidental.

Football doesn’t cause abuse. Abusers cause abuse. But the World Cup amplifies the risk. Heightened emotions, alcohol, gambling stress and late‑night fixtures all combine to create a pressure point that victims feel long after the final whistle.

For those of us working in healthcare, safeguarding, policing, education or community support, this is a warning. A reminder that preparation matters.

If you or someone you know is affected, support is available. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is open 24/7 on 0808 2000 247. Men can contact the Men’s Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 or the ManKind Initiative on 01823 334244. LGBTQ+ victims can reach Galop on 0800 999 5428. Childline is available for young people on 0800 1111.

The World Cup is a celebration for many. For others, it’s a danger period.
#domesticviolence
#football #england

[William Cazzaniga @will_cazz]

@addison_djra I was watching it live and laughed my head off, it was brilliant. Always love your commentary, especially in my younger years listening to you when i went to @thruxtonracing

[William Cazzaniga @will_cazz]

@F1_God_Fan @SkySportsF1 @MBrundleF1 I gave up watching his grid walks years ago, as he always at the front and the same hangs on, why not start at the back of the grid for once I bet you find people who are more interesting. Talk to a few of the mechanics etc. it's not rocket science 😄

[Robbie @Robbie_Reasons]

The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review.

They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead 😆.

Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.

[Michael @TheMG3D]

Ronny Chieng’s speech at Harvard

“Ai is just going to make mediocre people dumber”

Truer words have never been spoken

This is how you give a graduation speech!

[Elizabeth @alluringmedia]

AI is popular because it gives dumb people the illusion they are smart and uncreative people the illusion they are artistic.

[Rushi @rushicrypto]

The reason AI exploded so fast is simple:

it gives lazy people the feeling of being intelligent
and uncreative people the feeling of being artists.

Nobody wants to struggle anymore.
They just want the result without becoming the person who could actually make it.

[Sir Norman of Nowhere. 🏴‍☠️ @Normanjam67]

AI isn't intelligent.
It is stealing all our intelligence, then selling it back to us while destroying the planet.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

Please stop. I don’t want an AI summary of my Google search. I don’t want an AI summary of the text message from my friend at work. I don’t want an AI summary of the email I’m about to read. Please just stop.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Whoever invents an AI blocker is going to create one of the biggest inventions of our time, and I’m ready to pay for it.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Sam Altman: “A kid born today will never be smarter than AI.”

They are framing humanity as inferior to AI so they can rewire our society and usher in their AI mass surveillance dystopia.

AI is not superior to humanity. It is fake. We are real. We must always put humanity first.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Someone should line up all 12 of Elon's baby mamas on live TV and then challenge him to try and match each child with its mother. It'd be hilarious

[The Away Fans @theawayfans]

German referee Patrick Ittrich has suggested making the following changes to football's rules:

1) "For a tactical foul in midfield, a free-kick should be awarded 17 metres from goal. How often will we see such fouls then?"

2) "If the player rolls on the floor three times and needs a doctor, get him one and make him wait on the sideline for 3 minutes. How quickly do you think the player will stand up?"

3) "If a player insults the referee, send them off for 10 minutes to calm down. Go cycling to warm up before coming back in. We can learn from handball in that respect."

4) "How is a referee surrounded by 10 men after a decision? In my opinion, boom, boom, boom — three red cards. Play seven against ten now. That'd be fine by me."

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is actually closer to Widnes. It should therefore be renamed Widnes Mel C Airport

[GUILLERMO FESSER @guillermofesser]

Stephen Colbert dice adiós a CBS, la cadena que le echa por criticar a Trump, tirando los muebles de su oficina desde la terraza en compañía de su antecesor en el late night, el gran David Letterman. “Fuck you, motherfuckers”.

[Rushi @rushicrypto]

CAN WE PLEASE have the non-AI version of Google back? Thanks.

HOW DO I TURN THIS SHEE OFF.

[Professor Christopher Painter @PrfChrisPainter]

If these growing financial scandals involving Farage do not become resignation issues then this country is completely throwing in the towel on standards in public life.

[Adrian Edmondson ❎ @AdrianEdmondson]

So bored of news outlets trying to write the news rather than report it.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Yes!