Well there hydro power, where we just skip the boiling part and have water turn turbines.

Yes, and this is why old school liberals (i.e. supporters of liberty for all) support social programs. Supporting those that can’t comfortably support themselves brings freedom from exploitation.

…but who taught her to flop off the couch? That sounds like an aunt or uncle.

That’s just a savings account isn’t it?

Trouble is they want to take the rest us with them. See how they attacked Iran.

It’s a hell of a moment when they can out perform their parents, isn’t it?

The elected leader transferred all the trademarks to a company he owns, and (I think) did away with elections.

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They’ve still had a huge power investment in creating them.

Ok. I’m confused. So which was the final position? It sounds like they retained

The five largest energy supply companies will be nationalised.

Why are even non-contact sports segregated? Tennis? Why?!

This has been tested on multiple occasions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)

The only real win in singles was Billie Jean King (then 29yo) over Bobby Riggs (then 55yo). Riggs had recently beaten Margaret Court who was a 17 year number one in the women’s game.

Martina Navratilova in 2023 stated that the reason the 55-year-old Riggs lost to the 29-year-old King was simply because of age.[37] Navratilova said Riggs lost “because Bobby was too old,” and added, “A 35 year old Bobby would have beaten all of us.”[37]

We Brits use Czar as a colloquialism for “person in charge of…”.

So the head of the water regulator might be referred to as the water Czar (and they deserve a similar fate).

Should never have been in the browser anyway.

You never be able to give him a bath though.

Starts and ends well, but that’s a long boring middle. Make it…

• Stargate
• Wrath of Khan
• Return of the Jedi

…and I think you’ve got a much better evening.

I can think of a few.

I mean…they deserve it, but so do others.

You’re right. Better use some wind turbines too.

12.5m?

The rationale for bail out the banks previously was that the retail arms (what you and I use) were so intertwined with the commercial arms that allowing the commercial part to fail caused the loss of everyone’s money. Regulation was introduced (at least in the UK. I don’t know about elsewhere) that ring fenced the two from each other, making future bailouts unnecessary. The commercial arm would shoulder the risk of its own investments.

Doesn’t stop corrupt politicians bailing them out though.

Only incentives I can think of:

1. They didn’t police it properly for the size of event and it’s a pre-emptive defence. “Yes we only sent one constable, but it was only 3 old ladies and a Yorkshire terrier”.
2. They’re under orders to downplay the size of protests that can be seen as anti-government.

I know it’s a bit tin-foil hat, but I’m starting to suspect the latter. A number of protests appear to have had quite large numbers from footage (which is likely to be cherry picked yes, but should set a minimum number), but small number from the Met.