What? Dude, the BBC is okay. The British government media, though. They're no ProPublica. Any government with a rotating door problem can't possibly represent freedom. They represent capital.
Shows how indoctrinated people truly are when they refer to the West as the free world' They have no idea how deeply chained they are because their chains aren't made of metal but the words/ideas of their masters from the moment they were born and the BBC and 'reading' material they supply them with
I once lived in the PI / Philippines, Clark Airforce base. In the early 1980’s. The only news we got was from the Voice of America. Yes this was the news we could listen to to know what was happening around the world. This is a big deal.
Murdoch is behind this. He had Radio Australia removed from the airwaves across Asia a decade ago. Rupert is a hard right Zionist who wants to control the global media for the Zionist agenda
BBC World is not about UK politics, that would be boring as hell to the ppl in countries it services. It's about soft diplomacy in 3rd world countries. If VoA, BBC and Radio Australia step out, guess who steps in? China.
What is the “last straw”? Is the average American so tuned out - or so tuned in to Frumpx media - that they are willfully ignoring the fact that our democracy and way of life are being destroyed?
BBC is fine as long as it's about cats being stuck up a tree. Not if it's about science, literature, culture, society, public life, current events, poltics
Who needs freedom and democracy when the plan is to install authoritarianism and fascism?
This is a war, not a competition for power!
Trump regime is fascist to the core...!
Unfortunately loads of Americans are to dumb to understand it!
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"This is the BBC world service" . . . . that introduction with a pure English accent still resonates with me even though I gave up on short wave radio transmissions when the internet took hold in the late 1990s.
NPR took up some slack, but I rarely listen to the radio while driving any more.
What the BBC has done to the poor and elderly in the UK with their pathetic licencing fees over the years is nothing short of criminal. The BBC is not a beacon of virtue by any means, and is extremely vulnerable to being bought by the highest bidder. Independent news sources are much better.
My trust in the BBC is wavering as the UK appears to be courting Trump. As they are not members of the EU they may be seen to be kissing the ring soon.
And I still have my Sony SW7600 🤔 batteried up with the extendable, clippable antenna attached to its leash..
😉🧐 It's the programmable but ready one.. I actually wanted the more expensive with all the extra buttons.. just to press them. Works fine and new freq are easy to find on net and in pubs
America is sliding to fascist dictatorship. As this continues with the support of repuplicans and few corrupted democrats, there will be no midterm elections nor elections 2028.
I wonder, if quid pro quo is written in the constitution.
I always wondered why there were so many documentaries about hitler. I think i know now. We have been warned over and over and over again. It was a message. Three msgs is loud & clear now. This time, no one is going to land on the American shores and save us. We have to save ourselves.
The BBC at home is the most evil of propaganda weapons. It knows how to lie to its audience with a bare-faced effrontery that would make Kim Jong-il blush.
It's evil. And it's worse for us in Scotland, where the BBC is one-siding against the elected Scottish Government, favouring opposition lies, and ignoring anything good that happens in Scotland. And one of the good things they ignore is that most of us detest Fatso Trump.
Yes the BBC certainly has its own agenda, and the bias against the Scottish government is very noticeable.
I hope at least both north and south of the border we can all agree that we despise Trump
The loss of VOA is immense. Years ago I did an interview about a terrific mortgage Freddie Mac offered for observant Muslims and Jews that replaced forbidden interest with extra principal payments.
VOA and BBC were always tools of the Capitalist class. Doesn't mean they never reported useful info. Does mean they were never the voice of freedom for you, the common working class and poor. Upvotes for the OP: are "Blue MAGA" Pavlov's dogs responding to pre-programming? Are we really this dumb?
400,000,000 shares of TSLA at $250.00 per share equals what.? That’s what Musk owns of his just one of his companies. Don’t think for one second he doesn’t trade options against his long stock. If you think he’s loosing money b/c TSLA went down. You are wrong. He’s making a FORTUNE derivatives**
So disgusting that the DJT/ Musk presidency is doing so much to eliminate freedom of information. Americans have the right to know what s**t they're up to
Good Aunty Beeb, has flown undetected by the sleepy masses for decades, though some are blinking sleepily waking up to Russian equivalent of the Pravda
The U.K. needs to invest more in the World Service to fully restore it after years of cuts - the voice of truth and democracy needs to be heard now more than ever
You can't educate a determined idiot. And antivaxxers are very determined idiots. Which is why vaccines should be mandatory due everyone. With only documented medical exceptions for real conditions
I’m not even particularly left, more of a centrist. But some of the shit they peddle here in the UK, particularly Laura Tory Kuenessberg, is just drivel.
FYI, I replied to someone down below with this info, but want to post again for folks who may not have seen it. To listen to international news/political radio: there’s a mobile app called Radio Garden Live that lets you listen live to nearly any radio station in the world. Find it in your app store
Our nutjob RW Prime Minister Morrison (aka Scummo) shut-down our ABC in the Pacific. Thankfully we got rid of him and restored it. I hope we have learned out lesson and don't vote Dutton in. He will probably junk it again.
My heart breaks for all those employees that were viciously fired for political reasons. I hate the Evil Twins, Felon and fELON, with a ferocity that surprises even me.
Reality check for the US. The EU & other Nato allies no longer consider America the leader of the free world! What does that signal! I truly hope the US citizens realize that they are on the cusp of a paradigm shift, and if they don't fight for their rights, freedoms, their standing will be lost.
Shows how indoctrinated people truly are when they refer to the West as the free world' They have no idea how deeply chained they are because their chains aren't made of metal but the words/ideas of their masters from the moment they were born and the BBC and 'reading' material they supply them with
Indoctrination is very accurate. There is a large and looming propoganda machine that has more confusion than anything else. The last decade has been spent on don't talk politics when we desperately needed to do that. MAGA is a white nationalist cult that has grown to Nazi proportion in the 1930s.
And Hollywood helped to reinforce it by casting America as the saviour in so many movies - even when there may have been another in the real world. Taking off the rosy glasses & looking back at yourself isn’t easy for any nation - but it is important to do if being respected & strong is valued.
I’m personally not thankful “we” have BBC - it’s outrageous that our democracy spreading country is being led by a wannabe autocrat and no one is stopping him.
God I'm in New Zealand and we haven't paid TV licences for forty years and still the government would not have the balls to produce something as shit as dr who. They'd be voted out on that alone forget about the economy.
ya 4real.hopefully they are,nt 4sale buttkissers as well.remember ukrain war when news was actually 4real somewhat?&pootin was threatening every1 with nukes!!,,then us news went back 2 BS,,&bbc was 1 of the only 1,s still honest in real time.also i was"watching cna,,few others around the🌏not here.🥱
There’s also a free app called Radio Garden that lets you tune in live to pretty much radio station in the world, including all the BBC radio stations.
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/12/bbc-world-service-funding-call-counter-disinformation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
There is historical precedent, several times over
The United Oblasts of America
It’s better dead than lead by Kari Lake. Every word out of that idiots mouth is a lie.
This is a war, not a competition for power!
Trump regime is fascist to the core...!
Unfortunately loads of Americans are to dumb to understand it!
😡
NPR took up some slack, but I rarely listen to the radio while driving any more.
https://aiwillybillhuman.substack.com/p/how-to-kill-a-news-outlet-voice-of
😉🧐 It's the programmable but ready one.. I actually wanted the more expensive with all the extra buttons.. just to press them. Works fine and new freq are easy to find on net and in pubs
I wonder, if quid pro quo is written in the constitution.
Now, I'm sorry to say,
We no longer have to imagine.
My father said if the Nazis caught you listening to those broadcasts you would be shot. BBC.
I hope at least both north and south of the border we can all agree that we despise Trump
Giving aid and comfort to our enemies.
Why?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328626/elon-musk-protests-tesla-takedown
Treat us as you would North Korea.
https://youtu.be/fJh9t9h6Wn0
It has been neutered by hand-picked staff at the top by the Tories under Johnson.
It's no longer about right and wrong, as it is about platforming both sides. Especially, to prove it has no left bias, the far right.
#FCKELN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1HC8pHZw0
Norway allocate €7.4 billion for 2025, not bad for a population of 5.5 million!
And neither of us demand a mineral deal! Nor are we MAFIA run countries.
#DefundTheBBC
#DefundTheToiletRags
All facts and no pizzazz.
https://www.ft.com/content/2249d89b-0cf0-4b68-a35b-cc0bc93dc7db
https://youtube.com/@bbcworldservice?si=ZJ3odxK-sd3iGRWp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/french-lawmaker-demands-us-return-statue-of-liberty/ar-AA1B2EdR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=NMTS&cvid=68d0d666ac134fc0b1e8a4a301a5ecc6&ei=17
your thoughts on VOA going silent after 80 years?
"The Nattzi Bastard News Service"
..soon enough.