Every Bitcoin cycle creates the same seven characters, and this video absolutely roasts them before they roast each other 😅 Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq1E3poQl-Q Which one are you right now, and which one were you in your first cycle? #Bitcoin #BTC #Crypto #HODL #SelfCustody #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #Decentralisation

Nostr: Watching Iran being cut off from the internet while women and ordinary people fight for freedom is horrifying. A blackout is a weapon, it silences evidence and isolates people. If you can: amplify Iranian voices, share verified updates, support digital rights groups, and keep your platforms talking about it. YUNGBLUD said it best in this clip: nobody is free until we are all free. #Iran #WomenLifeFreedom #InternetFreedom #HumanRights #DigitalRights #Censorship #Freedom #Solidarity

Classic music raised me. The Eagles, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. Then Ren arrives, and you realise there are still artists willing to stare straight at the mess and put it in a song. Vincent's Tale is Ren at his best: narrative songwriting about trauma, consequences, and a society that pushes people until something breaks. The newest chapter, "Starry Night" (premiered 29 January 2026), carries that Van Gogh energy: darkness, beauty, and art as a form of survival. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTn_bhTVr2U If these themes hit you too, I write about the same pressures (privacy, control, modern life, the UK mood) over on my blog: https://beitmenotyou.online What Ren track pulled you in first? #Ren #VincentsTale #StarryNight #UK #Storytelling #UndergroundMusic #IndieMusic #Art #Culture #MentalHealth

Why is Starmer in China, and what’s really being negotiated behind the polite photo ops? This video goes digging past the surface story. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dczRlXSEB-E #UKPolitics #China #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #Trade #DigitalRights #Sovereignty

Sovereignty Signal is back ✊ This edition digs into: decentralised storage (CT3’s launch), privacy as a human right in Web3, the EU Digital Services Act and online speech, and why decentralised platforms matter when gatekeepers decide what you can say. Plus a stack of video picks on Web3 privacy, decentralised identity, privacy networks, and community owned spaces. Read it here: https://beitmenotyou.online/sovereignty-signal-privacy-freedom-and-the-decentralised-future/ What’s the one part of your digital life you’re taking back control of this year? #SovereigntySignal #Privacy #DigitalFreedom #Decentralisation #Web3 #SelfHosting #Linux #FreeSpeech #OpenWeb

'Thousands in, a few out' is the claim Patrick Christys is making in this GB News segment, calling it a "catastrophic day" for UK border policy and tearing into the "one in, one out" approach. Watch it, then tell me: policy theatre, or a workable start? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8InUy9egA #UKPolitics #Migration #BorderPolicy #ChannelCrossings #CivilLiberties

Central bankers aren't "terrified" of Bitcoin because it's a chart that fluctuates. They're rattled because it's money that doesn't need their permission. No printer. No freeze button. No quiet dilution. No "sorry, your transfer is under review" queue. When a system is built on control and narrative, the scariest thing in the Room is a Protocol that keeps producing blocks, whether or not they approve. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjfyM_Nf1Fo #Bitcoin #CentralBanks #SelfCustody #SoundMoney #FinancialSovereignty #Privacy #CensorshipResistance #Decentralisation #FreedomTech #ProofOfWork

WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption is under fire again. A new lawsuit alleges that Meta staff can access users' messages. WhatsApp denies it, and experts are already poking holes in the allegations. Either way, this is your reminder: encryption is not the whole story (metadata, backups, device security). Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjyUtR5Xdk #privacy #encryption #WhatsApp #Signal #opsec #selfsovereignty

Why Trump backed down in Minnesota This one digs into how a hard-line crackdown ran into reality: public backlash, court scrutiny, and even GOP nerves once the Minneapolis shootings hit the headlines. If power can be pushed back, it starts with people paying attention. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY6MM0Yjld8 What part worries you most, the tactics, the rhetoric, or the data grabs? #Minnesota #Immigration #CivilLiberties #DueProcess #Privacy #Accountability

UK TV Licence could be on borrowed time, and the BBC teaming up with YouTube adds petrol to the argument. If "public service" content starts living on the world's biggest platform, what happens to universality, accountability, and the idea of a household levy? Worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXnlE5N1g5s Quick rule of thumb for comments: on-demand YouTube is fine without a licence, but live TV on YouTube still counts. #BBc #YouTube #TVLicence #UKPolitics #Media #PublicServiceBroadcasting #DigitalShift #Privacy

New blog post: The Privacy Squeeze in 2026: Digital IDs, Age Gates, Chat Control, and the New Normal Privacy isn't being taken in a single headline moment;it'ss being squeezed from every angle. Digital IDs, age checks, pressure on encryption, facial recognition, internet shutdowns, and risk scoring. I traced the story from the early 2010s to today so you can see what's happening, why it's happening, and what to watch next. Read it here: https://beitmenotyou.online/the-privacy-squeeze-in-2026-digital-ids-age-gates-chat-control-and-the-new-normal/ What are you seeing roll out where you live, and what's the one thing you refuse to normalise? #Privacy #Encryption #DigitalID #SelfSovereignty #Decentralisation #OnlineSafety #Surveillance #DigitalRights

Student loans are starting to look less like “support”, and more like a long, quiet graduate tax. TLDR News just did a sharp breakdown of how the system’s warped, and why so many people feel like they’re running on a treadmill that never stops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUTe9cJuoLE If you’ve got (or had) a student loan, I’d genuinely love to know this: do you still think it’s fair, or does it feel like a policy trap? #StudentLoans #UK #Education #StudentFinance #Debt #CostOfLiving

I am new to Linux and wondering if there is a solution available. As for Linux Mint, I have had difficulty getting it to work on any device. I have tried using Wi-Fi, but I cannot get it to connect. I don’t have any external devices, like a webcam or USB drive, and on some devices, the live USB either does not work or fails to install completely.

Been testing Zorin OS and honestly, this is the closest I’ve felt to “Linux for normal people” without the usual headaches. It gives me that Windows 10 comfort, but without the bloat and nonsense. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5q36VojWk0 Have you tried Zorin yet, or are you still hunting for a distro that just behaves? #Linux #ZorinOS #FOSS #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosting

This is interesting, I genuinely had no idea Punkt even made a proper "secure smartphone" like this. I've just stumbled on the Punkt MC02, a privacy-first, Google-free 5G phone running Apostrophy OS, built around the idea that you should not be the product. I'm tempted to make it my next phone, but I'm doing the homework first: updates, app compatibility, battery life, and what the "secure" bits actually mean in day-to-day use. Anyone here using a Punkt as their daily driver, MC02 or even the MP02 minimalist phone? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/urO743cPuJQuJQ #Privacy #DigitalFreedom #Punkt #DeGoogled #SelfSovereignty #TechEthics #Surveillance

5 reasons Bitcoin could go parabolic in 2026 👀 Institutional demand keeps rising, supply keeps tightening, and the macro cracks are getting louder. Add ETFs, sovereign interest, and a public that no longer trusts fiat, and things get spicy fast. Are we early, or just finally paying attention? Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXG8BxbSASI #Bitcoin #Crypto #Economics #Decentralisation #SoundMoney