Mateen
@mateen47.bsky.social
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Wandering soul searching for my tether. Flirty, dirty, worthy, other-y, thirty (one). Johannesburg 🇿🇦
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mateen47.bsky.social
Okay but like why does he kinda look like Matt Mercer?
mateen47.bsky.social
Saw this and immediately thought of Turtlemania on @moviestruck.bsky.social and also the Feywild episode of campaign 1 of @rollwithdifficulty.bsky.social
discussingfilm.net
First look at ‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: CHROME ALONE 2’

The animated short, set in the ‘Mutant Mayhem’ universe, follows the Turtles as they go to New Jersey on a mission after a toy company exploits the turtles’ newfound fame.

(Source: variety.com/2025/film/ne...)
mateen47.bsky.social
To me, it's disappointing seeing Mamdani temper his views on Palestine. If there's one person who predicted Zohran Mamdani's slide into becoming more moderate it was @fdsignifier.bsky.social and I gotta give him respect for sticking to his guns on that.
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pierredevos.bsky.social
These people are beyond depraved: Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza, annex the territory and turn it into a hi-tech, luxury resort. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss luxury ‘Gaza riviera’ plan
Legal experts say scheme to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians is tantamount to ethnic cleansing
www.theguardian.com
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dailymaverick.co.za
Court case exposes how Home Affairs red tape is obstructing birth registrations in Western Cape, leaving kids without IDs or access to fundamental rights.
HELL AFFAIRS: David vs Goliath: Administrative abuse of moms results in legal action against Home Affairs
www.dailymaverick.co.za
mateen47.bsky.social
Global North commentators are quick to come out and question the success of a state in Africa and the Global South more broadly but will not ever have the same critical lens for Global North countries. Or at least, it won't be framed in the same way.
mateen47.bsky.social
I just want to take a hot second in send sympathy out to the Americans. Honestly, you lot have it rough and I wish you nothing but luck. On a side note, I also want to take this opportunity to criticise TLDR News for their segment about South Africa being a failed state.
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dailymaverick.co.za
Two researchers explain the disinformation tactics used by Christian fundamentalist groups to attack transgender and gender-diverse people.
HELL-BENT ON EXCLUSION: The why behind the surge in Christian fundamentalist hate against transgender people
www.dailymaverick.co.za
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dailymaverick.co.za
A cohort of young doctors whose training was funded by the Free State government through the Nelson Mandela-Fidel Castro Bursary programme have been unable to find work in the public health sector upon completing their community service, despite a contractual obligation to serve the province that...
UNEMPLOYED DOCTORS: Frustrated Free State doctors face unemployment after Cuban medical training in systemic crisis
www.dailymaverick.co.za
mateen47.bsky.social
When you're driving to work and listening to @hellofutureme.bsky.social 's A Catalogue for the End of Humanity, and all of a sudden, you're sitting in the parking lot with a lump in your throat.
mateen47.bsky.social
You ever just sit and think about how Iroh, in his hubris, encouraged Lu Ten to pursue glory and so when he died at the siege of Ba Sing Se, Iroh realised his son, the soldier was still his little boy? But now, he'll never come marching home.