Philip Machanick 🇿🇦
@philip-mach.bsky.social
Retired CS academic, human rights, anti-corruption and environmental activist. Pro-science, anti-profiteering.
I write novels (find me at lulu.com) and progressive op-eds as a hobby.
Fan of inexpensive fine wine and South African landscapes and culture.
I write novels (find me at lulu.com) and progressive op-eds as a hobby.
Fan of inexpensive fine wine and South African landscapes and culture.
Woodfired sourdough pizza. 12 hours ferment, 6 hours further proof.
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Woodfired sourdough pizza. 12 hours ferment, 6 hours further proof.
DOW is headed down again – over 2% this week.
Did I miss something? Things have generally looked like crap in the US all year.
Did I miss something? Things have generally looked like crap in the US all year.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
DOW is headed down again – over 2% this week.
Did I miss something? Things have generally looked like crap in the US all year.
Did I miss something? Things have generally looked like crap in the US all year.
Trump’s kiss of death.
All he did by endorsing Cuomo was shrink Sliwa’s vote. Over 50% is at the upper end of where Mamdani was polling.
Unbeatable even if Sliwa dropped out.
All he did by endorsing Cuomo was shrink Sliwa’s vote. Over 50% is at the upper end of where Mamdani was polling.
Unbeatable even if Sliwa dropped out.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Trump’s kiss of death.
All he did by endorsing Cuomo was shrink Sliwa’s vote. Over 50% is at the upper end of where Mamdani was polling.
Unbeatable even if Sliwa dropped out.
All he did by endorsing Cuomo was shrink Sliwa’s vote. Over 50% is at the upper end of where Mamdani was polling.
Unbeatable even if Sliwa dropped out.
What upset the DOW this time?
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What upset the DOW this time?
Just when you think Trump’s approval has hit rock bottom: drill baby, drill.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Just when you think Trump’s approval has hit rock bottom: drill baby, drill.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Check out my sourdough pizza crust.
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Check out my sourdough pizza crust.
Hence limits on free speech in South Africa’s constitution.
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hence limits on free speech in South Africa’s constitution.
Woodfired pizza with sourdough crust, inexpensive Merlot and not the same continent as Trump.
Refugees FROM South Africa?
Refugees FROM South Africa?
October 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Woodfired pizza with sourdough crust, inexpensive Merlot and not the same continent as Trump.
Refugees FROM South Africa?
Refugees FROM South Africa?
Now wait. Is “mishandling of classified government documents” a crime now?
I thought you could take them home to use as toilet paper.
I thought you could take them home to use as toilet paper.
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Now wait. Is “mishandling of classified government documents” a crime now?
I thought you could take them home to use as toilet paper.
I thought you could take them home to use as toilet paper.
What’s this then?
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What’s this then?
I can’t say I know when I ever wanted to get instant exposure to the Thoughts of Chairman Musk.
Here we go. Pops up first. Bye.
Here we go. Pops up first. Bye.
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I can’t say I know when I ever wanted to get instant exposure to the Thoughts of Chairman Musk.
Here we go. Pops up first. Bye.
Here we go. Pops up first. Bye.
Try fitting in with this…
October 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Try fitting in with this…
Sourdough pizza followed by sourdough seed bread to soak up residual heat.
October 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sourdough pizza followed by sourdough seed bread to soak up residual heat.
Hard to beat this.
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hard to beat this.
For US friends.
October 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For US friends.
