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Opinions. Comms. OSINT. Analysis. Marketing strat. Some snark. Radical apanthropist. NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
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Trump only knows Ernie Els who lives in Florida for tax reasons. He thinks that he represents all South Africans.
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
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Aaaand they’ve just covered it up. Which is just another layer of irony… …given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
Bravo Banksy. 👏 “A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”
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It is completely unacceptable to attack Kemi Badenoch either because she's black or because she's a woman. Racism and misogyny should have no place in our society. We should be attacking her because she's a bigoted, tory bastard. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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My god these guys are such spectacular morons gizmodo.com/billionaires...
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if you took a dementia test and thought it was an IQ test you failed both the dementia test and the IQ test
Trump: "AOC -- look. I think she's very nice. But she's very low IQ, and we really don't need low IQ. Between her and Crockett, we're gonna give 'em both an IQ test to see who comes out best. I took a real test at Walter Reed medical center and I aced it. Now it's time for them to take a test."
The US empire is ending. The loss of soft power effected by Trump's aid cuts and isolationism will just accelerate it. Welcome to Chinese hegemony.
"Since 2023, Chinese companies have announced $168 billion in foreign investments in clean energy manufacturing, generation and transmission, according to Climate Energy Finance" “They are dominating these markets” “Market dominance can be a form of soft power” ⚡️⚡️⚡️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I'm no expert woodworker, but even I can see that this machine would require that you had VERY good medical insurance. The video is literally a list of things not to do with power tools. www.alibaba.com/product-deta...
I do love a stock standard ggplot graph. I really hope that those lines continue to decline following the USAID debacle.
Graphs that paint the picture of HIV in SA | More people are living with HIV but dramatically fewer are dying of HIV-related causes – we’ve gone from 281 000 HIV-related deaths in 2005/2006 to 53 000 in 2023/2024. This is largely due to antiretroviral medicines. spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/09/i...
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Trump's stumble on the steps up to Air Force One highlights the extent of Joe Biden's physical decline. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...
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Explaining Rugby to the Eastern Cape. Ok... Seems... er... unnecessary?
The Springboks last played in Gqeberha in 2021, and the city is buzzing again. Over the next six or so weeks leading up to the Boks’ match against Italy, radio personality Daron Mann will break down rugby for any confused bystanders. Here’s episode two.
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Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet. h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
This isn't the whole story. The Democrats are so beholden to corporate interests that they simply won't fix things.
For decades, we’ve had a vicious cycle of 1) Republicans gain power & wreck the government & economy 2) Democrats win but can’t fix major problems due to GOP obstruction & an electoral system biased toward GOP 3) GOP wins back power by blaming Dems for problems the GOP largely caused 4) Repeat
@mattduplessis.bsky.social I thought that you may appreciate this one.
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When we discuss the genocide in Gaza, we must choose our words carefully. My letter in today's edition of the @irishtimes.com
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Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.
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Replying to @joshbudlender.bsky.social
I genuinely feel sorry for government officials and politicians who have to engage with the Americans on the "merits" of the issue. How do you refute someone's deliberate fantasy where facts don't matter at all? It's like the Haitian cats and dogs thing all over again.
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Mostly I think it's great that SA is, to substantial extent, avoiding getting sucked into this quagmire of nonsense. Perhaps a sign we're maturing. But does mean most of the "discussion" is led by grifters, morons and white nationalists (these categories not mutually exclusive)
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Wha..?
The group of white South Africans granted refugee status in the US being welcomed by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. He said: “My own father was born in Europe and had to leave his country when Hitler came in… We respect what you have had to deal with...” 📷 AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson