Andrew Fraser
@arfness.bsky.social
Opinions. Comms. OSINT. Analysis. Marketing strat. Some snark. Radical apanthropist.
NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
NB: It's probably more complicated than you think - whatever it is.
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."
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump only knows Ernie Els who lives in Florida for tax reasons. He thinks that he represents all South Africans.
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The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
My bedroom window in my new place faces East. I guess I'm a morning person now.
a close up of a man 's face with a purple glow on it .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a purple glow on it .
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October 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
My bedroom window in my new place faces East. I guess I'm a morning person now.
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The ultraviolent Big Government fascism will continue until morale improves
September 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The ultraviolent Big Government fascism will continue until morale improves
Can you say Streisand effect?
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.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
September 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Can you say Streisand effect?
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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.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
September 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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.
Which is just another layer of irony…
…given that this is state action against protest about state action against protest.
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Whether it's Barack Obama having SEAL Team Six kill Osama bin Laden or Donald Trump having SEAL Team Six kill a bunch of random Koreans on a fishing boat, both presidents oversaw deadly SEAL Team Six missions.
September 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Whether it's Barack Obama having SEAL Team Six kill Osama bin Laden or Donald Trump having SEAL Team Six kill a bunch of random Koreans on a fishing boat, both presidents oversaw deadly SEAL Team Six missions.
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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...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Kemi Badenoch reveals ‘hysterical’ level of personal attacks faced as a black woman
Tory leader tells Sunday Times she is surprised at amount of racism she has experienced since taking up post
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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...
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...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
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The beerita, a margarita-like drink with beer, is a refreshing cocktail that’s incredibly easy to assemble. Here’s why that is bad news for Democrats.
August 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The beerita, a margarita-like drink with beer, is a refreshing cocktail that’s incredibly easy to assemble. Here’s why that is bad news for Democrats.
World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of Germany and of Japan. JD Vance doesn't even know history.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of Germany and of Japan. JD Vance doesn't even know history.
"whispering".
Bondi: "Our law enforcement officers are telling us that people are coming up to them on the street, they said a lot of people are walking by, whispering, saying 'thank you thank you thank you.'"
August 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"whispering".
Bari fucking Weiss.
What does economist and parenting guru Emily Oster consume on her off time? Running podcasts, ‘Honestly With Bari Weiss’, and ‘The Gilded Age.’
What Emily Oster Is Listening To
What does economist and parenting guru Emily Oster consume on her off time? Running podcasts, ‘Honestly With Bari Weiss’, and ‘The Gilded Age.’
www.vulture.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Bari fucking Weiss.
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![Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber who no longer works at the company, appeared on All-In to talk with hosts Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya about the future of technology. When the topic turned to AI, Kalanick discussed how he uses xAI’s Grok, which went haywire last week, praising Adolf Hitler and advocating for a second Holocaust against Jews.
“I’ll go down this thread with [Chat]GPT or Grok and I’ll start to get to the edge of what’s known in quantum physics and then I’m doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it’s vibe physics,” Kalanick explained. “And we’re approaching what’s known. And I’m trying to poke and see if there’s breakthroughs to be had. And I’ve gotten pretty damn close to some interesting breakthroughs just doing that.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qlnirjwff4ibiw3wchmleszo/bafkreiac2szurc5dnw6klquhpjmo7iafg4n6fwmrqyred7jrrph6h6mptq@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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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."
July 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
if you took a dementia test and thought it was an IQ test you failed both the dementia test and the IQ test
What if dinosaurs were just birds, and not vice versa?
July 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What if dinosaurs were just birds, and not vice versa?
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/...
“They are dominating these markets”
“Market dominance can be a form of soft power”
⚡️⚡️⚡️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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.
Grrrr, Wordle. Learn to spell.
July 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Grrrr, Wordle. Learn to spell.
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The hard part, here, is that — while being parody — this will likely happen at some point this year, so it's also a prediction.
Marines Raise American Flag Outside Cell Phone Store After Defeating Skateboarding Teenagers
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theonion.com/marines...
June 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The hard part, here, is that — while being parody — this will likely happen at some point this year, so it's also a prediction.
It takes decades to leave our Solar System, but we'll be colonizing the galaxy in... er... four and a half years?
If you actually believed this, you would have to be doing something every day to get ready for colonizing the galaxy in just a few years.
June 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It takes decades to leave our Solar System, but we'll be colonizing the galaxy in... er... four and a half years?
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...
220v Multifunctional Combination Woodworking Machine Multipurpose Wood Planer Spiral Cutter Construction Features Durable Engine - Buy Industrial Wood Planer
wood Planers
wood Planer Machine
planer Fo...
220v Multifunctional Combination Woodworking Machine Multipurpose Wood Planer Spiral Cutter Construction Features Durable Engine - Buy Industrial Wood Planer
wood Planers
wood Planer Machine
planer Fo...
www.alibaba.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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.
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.
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spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/09/i...
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I do love a stock standard ggplot graph.
I really hope that those lines continue to decline following the USAID debacle.
I really hope that those lines continue to decline following the USAID debacle.
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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...
Trump stumbles on steps up to Air Force One
President and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both slipped slightly on the steps as they made their way to Camp David
www.yahoo.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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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I... oh my god.
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Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I... oh my god.
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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.
CLASH COURSE: Rugby’s scrum explained: the chaotic clash where strategy meets sheer power
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Explaining Rugby to the Eastern Cape. Ok... Seems... er... unnecessary?