I know this isn’t what you intended, but you gotta be careful on the Internet saying ‘guess who ‘they’ are’, cos a lotta places on the Internet ask this and the answer is supposed to be ‘jews’

I think it’s important to note that the BBC isn’t ‘state run media’, if only to highlight the ways that it’s more intertwined with the state than it should be.

The government officially holds some sway in the appointment of its chair, which is kinda sus. But the main issue I think is this more unofficial ‘revolving door’ appointment of it’s heads and high level figures

They all seem to come from ex-government and business positions, very much from the same class and background as most of our political leaders

And as such, this same pro-status-quo worldview is present. Add to this that there are clearly many successions made to retain access to important figures…

The BBC in some spheres clearly feels able to critiscise the government, even quite harshly sometimes. But in other cases - notably gaza and climate change, activism etc - waves the same stick around

For my money it’s not so much that the government tells the BBC how to report on this, per se, but that the editorial leaders of the BBC are of the same worldview and agenda of the Government leaders.

Although yes, there probably have been conversations over lunch at clubs and the vague threat of government interference if the BBC goes too far astray…

But above all, I think the BBC is against rocking the boat, and the boat in this case is neoliberalism

I use boost, no problems

Mate idk where you live but in the UK you aren’t allowed to cycle on pavements. Call me a dick if you want but it’s just how it is.

If you wanna use the pavement, get off your bike and walk. Dont get mad at me cos you don’t like cycling on the road. Neither do I. So I walk.

Cyclists ringing their bell at pedestrians on the pavement is like cars honking their horns at cyclists in a bike lane

I’m sorry that roads can be bad for cyclists, but making the pavement bad for pedestrians isn’t the answer

If I’m walking on the pavement and a cyclist rings their bell to make me get out of their way, I’m gonna get mad

I know cars suck. But you’re meant to cycle on the road - You’re not supposed to cycle on the pavement. I don’t care if you do if the road is horrible, fair play, but ringing your bell at me? It’s my right of way, so no thanks

They’ve brought brought them back, at least temporarily. Got a six pack in my cupboard right now!

History is key, which is why in parliament square opposite the statue of Churchill there’s a statue of Hitler

… Oh there isn’t? Huh

“While casinos and junkets have for years served as vehicles for regional underground banking and money laundering, the proliferation of … underregulated cryptocurrency exchanges has changed the game, allowing for faster anonymized movement of funds"

From a 2024 UN report on money-laundering in casinos in South East Asia

Money laundering with casinos and with crypto aren’t necessarily separate issues, particularly with the rise of online and digital gambling.

Casinos can be and often are fined if regulators suspect money laundering - the majority have systems in place to crack down on it. Crypto is part of this arms race between casinos and criminals.

It is, yeah

It’s ‘psychic paper’, it shows what the holder wants it to. Like a super adaptable fake ID

It’s ‘shorted out’ like an electrical appliance would if you overload it, because it’s been asked to do too much

(in the Dr Who world, ‘magic’ things like psychic paper are acutally just advanced technology)