mhendrikse.bsky.social
@mhendrikse.bsky.social
South African
Reposted
When did police start dressing like Fortnite characters? And what is camouflage good for in a city?

Dress is a form of speech and we need to pay attention to the message we’re being sent.
January 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Reposted
My sweet caturday dog needs help! He’s going 2b euthanized guys! I’m begging 4reposts in him! We can do better!

We have saved many lives by reposting! I don’t ask for money- but I do for reposts! Pls help me save him! #dogsofbluesky
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Reposted
This was supposed to be an outdoor portrait session but it was raining heavily. I had two speedlights in the bag so cobbled together the lighting in a tiny room at the charity which had no windows.
Rishan from my now cancelled Journeys project. She escaped religious persecution in Eritrea and travelled across the Sahara and through Libya aged only 15, eventually making it to Kent. She has now qualified as an NHS nurse to give something back to the country which gave her sanctuary.
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Reposted
"New Year Morning", gouache on Cansonboard, 12 x 9", 2026, available

#painting
#art
#TraditionalArt
#BlueSkyArt
#gouache
#SensoryArt
#Corners
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Reposted
Is Iran polluting False Bay? I received a report on Tues that it appeared that the Iranian Navy ship Makran had leaked fuel into False Bay whilst refuelling corvette Naghdi. Now reports of a strong smell of diesel fuel, fuel on the water and discarded Iranian plastic bottles.
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Reposted
Woman in Red Blouse, 1919

Chaim Soutine (French, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus
1893-1943)

oil on canvas mounted on panel
(61.8 × 47 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Reposted
The police in South Africa continue to shield their members from consequences for any criminal behaviour. Gangsters supported by taxpayers.
Cops who tortured man are still on duty
These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.
groundup.org.za
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Reposted
Turns out it is much safer to attack the U.S. Capitol than it is to drive away from ICE. Who knew?
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Reposted
🧵 The German President last week.

What you hear is the disappointment at the end of a political life: "our most important partner, the United States, has broken with the values that it helped to establish"

...and through his well-chosen words, a call to action.
1/2
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Reposted
22 Squadron, SAAF, arrived at first light yesterday in Stanford, Overstrand Municipality in the Western Cape to assist in combating the severe fires in the area. It is assisting a civilian fire-fighting UH-60A Black Hawk and UH-1H Hueys.
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Reposted
I was born in the days before kale
Before selfies and avocado toast
I was born in the days before email
Before the mobile phone
I still dig those days the most RS
January 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Reposted
What really drives U.S. foreign policy?

Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reposted
If I was wrong 20-30% of the time, I would lose my job.
AI ready for primetime? Hallucination rates 20-30% for the best LLMs. Cembalest, JPMAM
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Reposted
Photog Christopher Anderson, who shot the close-ups of Karoline Leavitt and other Trump admin members for VF, says he just found a bunch of photos that Jeffrey Epstein had intimidated him into destroying after NYMag spiked a story set to feature them www.instagram.com/p/DTLQwZ6jTL...
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Reposted
Paris s/now
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Reposted
Nothing from @housedemocrats.bsky.social on Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela.
Zero. Zilch, Nada.

And people wonder how he gets away with everything he does.
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Reposted
If you are a foreign president who commits crimes overseas, America will come get you, arrest you, and lock you up.

But if you are a US president who commits crimes here in the United States, America will give you immunity from prosecution, reelect you, and bribe you with billions of dollars.
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Reposted
Some rebukes from a few individuals and leaders to Trump’s invasion but not enough by a very long way. shockingly too few in fact.
I think we have to accept there is nothing that Trump can’t do and get away with. I have never been so disappointed and despondent about global political leadership.
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Reposted
Another thing about Maduro capture — this isn’t the work of fools, which means serious military people, and not just trumps dumb and dumber collection of idiots — went along with this. I’m so tired of seeing media frame this as just a Trump thing - this is maybe the most American thing he’s done.
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Reposted
literally how many members of congress have done this much? Where's the list? Which newspaper has a list of names with a checkmark next to them?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he called President Donald Trump and directly voiced his opposition to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Reposted
"South Africa views these actions as a manifest violation of the Charter of the United Nations, which mandates that all Member States refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
dirco.gov.za/south-africa...
South Africa urges UN Security Council Session following unilateral military action in Venezuela
The Government of the Republic of South Africa notes with grave concern the recent developments, which were confirmed by the United States that the USA has conducted “a large-scale military strike aga...
dirco.gov.za
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Reposted
You know what Americans? Your country can’t collapse soon enough. We’re done with your bullshit and the fact that most of you don’t give a shit what your government does outside your borders. #venezuela #roguestate
Helicopters seen over Venezuelan capital as explosions rock city
Low-flying aircraft was seen over Venezuela’s capital, Caracas on Saturday as multiple explosions were heard.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Reposted
When an AI or chatbot "apologizes" it's bull*** of course. The blame lies with the developers.
On the other hand, Grok has now apologized more times than Donald Trump ever will.
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Reposted
Given the evidence, if the American constitution and legal system cannot hold Trump responsible for Jan. 6th it‘s not going to be able to hold him responsible for anything else.

Begs the question what is the point of them.
January 2, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Reposted
Mandy Patinkin sings to Zohran Mamdani www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiIX...
Mandy Patinkin sings to Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Nimrod Kamer
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM