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Minister Ronald Lamola took SecState Marco Rubio to Diplomatic School.
Rubio's post was shocking for a sitting SecState. The threat to exclude a founding G20 member represented profound ignorance or was deliberate inflammatory posturing.
SA response was dignified.
dirco.gov.za/a-response-t...
Rubio's post was shocking for a sitting SecState. The threat to exclude a founding G20 member represented profound ignorance or was deliberate inflammatory posturing.
SA response was dignified.
dirco.gov.za/a-response-t...
A Response to Secretary Rubio’s Substack post
Secretary Rubio, I have read your Substack post from 3 December 2025. From the outset, let me extend congratulations to the United States on assuming the G20 Presidency. We offer our sincere wishes fo...
dirco.gov.za
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Minister Ronald Lamola took SecState Marco Rubio to Diplomatic School.
Rubio's post was shocking for a sitting SecState. The threat to exclude a founding G20 member represented profound ignorance or was deliberate inflammatory posturing.
SA response was dignified.
dirco.gov.za/a-response-t...
Rubio's post was shocking for a sitting SecState. The threat to exclude a founding G20 member represented profound ignorance or was deliberate inflammatory posturing.
SA response was dignified.
dirco.gov.za/a-response-t...
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man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit
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Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more
Came here to say exactly this.
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Came here to say exactly this.
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The SA government has rejected the latest US State Department human rights report’s portrayal of the country’s democratic and legal systems.
South Africa-US spat ramps up as DIRCO fires back
The SA government has rejected the latest US State Department human rights report's portrayal of the country’s democratic and legal systems.
www.thesouthafrican.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The SA government has rejected the latest US State Department human rights report’s portrayal of the country’s democratic and legal systems.
This is why SA brought the ICJ case against Israel. We knew immediately where the disproportionate response to Oct 7, 2023 was headed. We saw through Israel's lies right from the start. And jn 2024 we saw where the US was headed, because we have also experienced State Capture by the .001%.
August 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is why SA brought the ICJ case against Israel. We knew immediately where the disproportionate response to Oct 7, 2023 was headed. We saw through Israel's lies right from the start. And jn 2024 we saw where the US was headed, because we have also experienced State Capture by the .001%.
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Me to kid: Let’s go to the bog tomorrow! Rare birds have been sighted there!
Kid to partner: Wanna go to the bog?
Partner: That’s ok. But say hi to Shrek for me.
Kid: Shrek lived in a swamp, not a bog. They’re completely different biomes.
Me: *dies*
Kid to partner: Wanna go to the bog?
Partner: That’s ok. But say hi to Shrek for me.
Kid: Shrek lived in a swamp, not a bog. They’re completely different biomes.
Me: *dies*
August 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Me to kid: Let’s go to the bog tomorrow! Rare birds have been sighted there!
Kid to partner: Wanna go to the bog?
Partner: That’s ok. But say hi to Shrek for me.
Kid: Shrek lived in a swamp, not a bog. They’re completely different biomes.
Me: *dies*
Kid to partner: Wanna go to the bog?
Partner: That’s ok. But say hi to Shrek for me.
Kid: Shrek lived in a swamp, not a bog. They’re completely different biomes.
Me: *dies*
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Coexist in peace.
It’s possible
It’s possible
June 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Coexist in peace.
It’s possible
It’s possible
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Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
June 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995
The simple question is *Will the USA now be subject to international pressure to denuclearise, like every other non-democratic state?* We can't have rogue nuclear powers running amok.
June 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The simple question is *Will the USA now be subject to international pressure to denuclearise, like every other non-democratic state?* We can't have rogue nuclear powers running amok.
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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So, it seems DIRCO are concerned that these 'refugees' include accused with pending trials, using this as an opportunity to evade justice, and individuals with criminal records who would not otherwise get travel visas. Makes sense that Trump is importing more nazis to strengthen his base.
May 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So, it seems DIRCO are concerned that these 'refugees' include accused with pending trials, using this as an opportunity to evade justice, and individuals with criminal records who would not otherwise get travel visas. Makes sense that Trump is importing more nazis to strengthen his base.
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Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
Neither Neurodivergence Nor Mental Illness Made Them Bigots—They're Just Awful People
It's hard to admit your heroes are jerks, but the mentally ill and neurodivergent shouldn't be collateral damage.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Autism didn’t make them do it. Mental illness didn’t, either. This personal piece from The Big Picture cuts through the excuses and names the real issue: some people are just hateful, and we need to stop giving them cover.
American museums, please do the right thing and repatriate all your artifacts before Musk closes your doors and hoards humanity's heritage for himself.
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
American museums, please do the right thing and repatriate all your artifacts before Musk closes your doors and hoards humanity's heritage for himself.
''This is not an ambassador of peace; this is an emissary of provocation. Let us be clear: Bozell is a white supremacist whose values stand in direct opposition to the principles of equality, justice and liberation that define South Africa’s struggle and identity.'' 🎯
The EFF says the nomination of Bozell as the US ambassador to SA is not a mere diplomatic appointment but a 'calculated act of aggression'.
Trump's nomination of Leo Brent Bozell is a declaration of war against SA - EFF
The EFF says Leo Brent Bozell's nomination is a clear indication that Trump is targeting SA and doesn't want to mend the strained relations.
www.thesouthafrican.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
''This is not an ambassador of peace; this is an emissary of provocation. Let us be clear: Bozell is a white supremacist whose values stand in direct opposition to the principles of equality, justice and liberation that define South Africa’s struggle and identity.'' 🎯
America and the World would have been a better place had @petebuttigieg.bsky.social been elected in 2021. We would now have been in a second term, with @aoc.bsky.social as VP, prepping her to become the first female president in '29.
March 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
America and the World would have been a better place had @petebuttigieg.bsky.social been elected in 2021. We would now have been in a second term, with @aoc.bsky.social as VP, prepping her to become the first female president in '29.
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If you’re going to fire all the women and visible minorities in the name of meritocracy, then it seems like the least you can do for the sake of your argument is ensure that your administration isn’t staffed with the dumbest, most incompetent white men on Earth.
March 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you’re going to fire all the women and visible minorities in the name of meritocracy, then it seems like the least you can do for the sake of your argument is ensure that your administration isn’t staffed with the dumbest, most incompetent white men on Earth.
'Jury says...'. Ordinary citizens just love defending billionaires and capitalism.
March 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
'Jury says...'. Ordinary citizens just love defending billionaires and capitalism.
On top of the environmental harm of deregulating industry and gutting the EPA, the increased energy insecurity created by US foreign policy means that other countries are going to develop energy resources that they otherwise wouldn't have. The environment (and poor) will pay.
March 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
On top of the environmental harm of deregulating industry and gutting the EPA, the increased energy insecurity created by US foreign policy means that other countries are going to develop energy resources that they otherwise wouldn't have. The environment (and poor) will pay.
Trump on Denmark and Greenland: “A boat landed there 200 years ago or something, and they say they have rights to it. I don't know if that's true. I don't think it is, actually,”.
The level of cognitive dissonance is staggering.
The level of cognitive dissonance is staggering.
March 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Trump on Denmark and Greenland: “A boat landed there 200 years ago or something, and they say they have rights to it. I don't know if that's true. I don't think it is, actually,”.
The level of cognitive dissonance is staggering.
The level of cognitive dissonance is staggering.
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Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...
www.irishexaminer.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Supporting the 'nuclear family' is just code for hating LGBTQ+ and also POC, because they stereotypically 'breed like rabbits'. There's a deep male insecurity and black self-hatred here. He doesn't even see the irony of Trump and Musk each having children with multiple women. What nuclear family?
February 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Supporting the 'nuclear family' is just code for hating LGBTQ+ and also POC, because they stereotypically 'breed like rabbits'. There's a deep male insecurity and black self-hatred here. He doesn't even see the irony of Trump and Musk each having children with multiple women. What nuclear family?
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Good morning, Blue, have a wonderful #ThroatPunchNazis #ThroatPunchThursday ☕️ ☃️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🫂
February 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Good morning, Blue, have a wonderful #ThroatPunchNazis #ThroatPunchThursday ☕️ ☃️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🫂