Werner van Zyl
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What we talk about when we talk about Science.
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As Nigeria and South Africa revive, the continent’s growth may outpace Asia’s in 2026
Africa’s two biggest economies may be turning the corner
As Nigeria and South Africa revive, the continent’s growth may outpace Asia’s in 2026
econ.st
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
As Nigeria and South Africa revive, the continent’s growth may outpace Asia’s in 2026
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Go Seahawks!!!
In case you don't really have a dog in this fight and haven't decided who to root for yet.
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Go Seahawks!!!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Can we get Neil Young to put lyrics to this one as well?
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Can we get Neil Young to put lyrics to this one as well?
The wave breakers is called “dolosse” in Afrikaans (translated as knuckle bones) and Eric Merrifield is widely credited as its inventor when he worked as harbour engineer, and developed it after a storm in East London, South Africa, in 1963.
October 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The wave breakers is called “dolosse” in Afrikaans (translated as knuckle bones) and Eric Merrifield is widely credited as its inventor when he worked as harbour engineer, and developed it after a storm in East London, South Africa, in 1963.
For a public school, it is quite astounding how UC Berkeley identifies and recruits future Nobel winners, based on how many Chemistry laureates they have/had
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For a public school, it is quite astounding how UC Berkeley identifies and recruits future Nobel winners, based on how many Chemistry laureates they have/had
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Time to break out this pic of me being strangled by a future #Nobel Laureate in 2017… #Chemsky #chemnobel…
October 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Time to break out this pic of me being strangled by a future #Nobel Laureate in 2017… #Chemsky #chemnobel…
Fun fact: Yaghi and I are both academic grandchildren of FA Cotton
October 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Fun fact: Yaghi and I are both academic grandchildren of FA Cotton
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Goldman: "Trump is in the Epstein files. So now all of a sudden the Republicans who were so aggressively intent on releasing the Epstein files are quiet...Oversight is running away from it because Chairman Comer is the useful idiot who will do the cover up for Donald Trump."
September 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Goldman: "Trump is in the Epstein files. So now all of a sudden the Republicans who were so aggressively intent on releasing the Epstein files are quiet...Oversight is running away from it because Chairman Comer is the useful idiot who will do the cover up for Donald Trump."
Also, I bet there’s nothing but a dozen donuts in the box. The service we would expect from the deputy AG
July 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Also, I bet there’s nothing but a dozen donuts in the box. The service we would expect from the deputy AG
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The decades of granted powers that lead to a US dictatorship.
July 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The decades of granted powers that lead to a US dictatorship.
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Stephen Colbert, if you’re reading this: the door is open at the MeidasTouch Network open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
A Message to Stephen Colbert from MeidasTouch
By Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Stephen Colbert, if you’re reading this: the door is open at the MeidasTouch Network open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
It’s Br for Brazil
July 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It’s Br for Brazil
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JFC MGT is the worst
July 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
JFC MGT is the worst
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Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
June 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
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“This is what he does. He bluffs. He stalls. He blue-balls the nation with performative nonsense and calls it leadership. He governs like a sweaty improv comic on Ambien…”
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
June 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“This is what he does. He bluffs. He stalls. He blue-balls the nation with performative nonsense and calls it leadership. He governs like a sweaty improv comic on Ambien…”
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
2 Weeks Donny 2 Dolls
June 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
2 Weeks Donny 2 Dolls
Why is the specimen from his hair and not from blood?
June 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Why is the specimen from his hair and not from blood?
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What happened to Senator Padilla is a warning shot not to interfere with this hostile and violent takeover of our country.
We can stand up for our rights and stay alert and safe at the same time.
We can stand up for our rights and stay alert and safe at the same time.
June 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What happened to Senator Padilla is a warning shot not to interfere with this hostile and violent takeover of our country.
We can stand up for our rights and stay alert and safe at the same time.
We can stand up for our rights and stay alert and safe at the same time.