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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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The United States is seeking to steal the sovereignty of Brazil, there's really no other way to describe this. It's an effort to overthrow their domestic political institutions.
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The United States is seeking to steal the sovereignty of Brazil, there's really no other way to describe this. It's an effort to overthrow their domestic political institutions.
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Once a dom poes, always a dom poes
June 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Once a dom poes, always a dom poes
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eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
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Feral Errol — there is no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad, a 20th-century relic. The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
Feral Errol: There’s no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad
The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Feral Errol — there is no filter to the antiquated brain of Musk’s dad, a 20th-century relic. The guy craves the spotlight and when he’s allowed to ramble on, a dinosaur is revealed. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
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Immigrants in Johannesburg who say they are denied health care in clinics have turned to the black market for smuggled medicines.
Read groundup.org.za/article/a-th... by Kimberly Mutandiro
Read groundup.org.za/article/a-th... by Kimberly Mutandiro
A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg
Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors
groundup.org.za
March 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Immigrants in Johannesburg who say they are denied health care in clinics have turned to the black market for smuggled medicines.
Read groundup.org.za/article/a-th... by Kimberly Mutandiro
Read groundup.org.za/article/a-th... by Kimberly Mutandiro
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I laugh at his pain because I have empathy for other people.
March 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I laugh at his pain because I have empathy for other people.
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I can't recommend enough having a WhatsApp group with the neighbours on your street.
I've been able to borrow a spade, steamer, cake tin and sledgehammer, been given plums, cake and milkshake, witnessed a signature and been told when the Aurora Borealis was overhead.
Build the community you want.
I've been able to borrow a spade, steamer, cake tin and sledgehammer, been given plums, cake and milkshake, witnessed a signature and been told when the Aurora Borealis was overhead.
Build the community you want.
a cartoon character says hi diddly ho neighborino in front of a city
ALT: a cartoon character says hi diddly ho neighborino in front of a city
media.tenor.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I can't recommend enough having a WhatsApp group with the neighbours on your street.
I've been able to borrow a spade, steamer, cake tin and sledgehammer, been given plums, cake and milkshake, witnessed a signature and been told when the Aurora Borealis was overhead.
Build the community you want.
I've been able to borrow a spade, steamer, cake tin and sledgehammer, been given plums, cake and milkshake, witnessed a signature and been told when the Aurora Borealis was overhead.
Build the community you want.
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South Africa’s constitution has many checks and balances and rights-protection constitutionally defined institutions. Even so we had a rogue president who deeply undermined the constitutional order.
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
South Africa’s constitution has many checks and balances and rights-protection constitutionally defined institutions. Even so we had a rogue president who deeply undermined the constitutional order.
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August 4, 2024
March 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
August 4, 2024
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sent US-backed aid organisations and nonprofits across South Africa (and the rest of the world) a screening form that's clearly designed to disqualify them from receiving any more funding.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sent US-backed aid organisations and nonprofits across South Africa (and the rest of the world) a screening form that's clearly designed to disqualify them from receiving any more funding.
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Elon’s rockets explode, Twitter crashes and his stock is imploding. But you won’t hear that on his website, it’s down globally.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-down-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-down-...
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X has gone down in what appears to be a major and global outage.
www.independent.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Elon’s rockets explode, Twitter crashes and his stock is imploding. But you won’t hear that on his website, it’s down globally.
www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-down-...
www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-down-...
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As they say, "In God we trust. All others must bring data".
With data, we outline:
- Ownership of South Africa's farmland
- Structure of South Africa's agriculture
- Black farmers' land acquisition
- Land reform progress
theconversation.com/land-reform-...
With data, we outline:
- Ownership of South Africa's farmland
- Structure of South Africa's agriculture
- Black farmers' land acquisition
- Land reform progress
theconversation.com/land-reform-...
Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked
Based on official statistics, we conclude that the country has made more progress towards land reform than is generally suggested.
theconversation.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
As they say, "In God we trust. All others must bring data".
With data, we outline:
- Ownership of South Africa's farmland
- Structure of South Africa's agriculture
- Black farmers' land acquisition
- Land reform progress
theconversation.com/land-reform-...
With data, we outline:
- Ownership of South Africa's farmland
- Structure of South Africa's agriculture
- Black farmers' land acquisition
- Land reform progress
theconversation.com/land-reform-...
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Ernst Roets on Tucker Carlson: A closer look at Afrikaner claims and misconceptions.
"As an Afrikaner myself I see the same reality he does but draw starkly different conclusions." www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
"As an Afrikaner myself I see the same reality he does but draw starkly different conclusions." www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
Skill the Boer — a response to Ernst Roets and Tucker Carlson
Roets made four bold claims — about South Africa’s collapse, the ANC’s governance, Afrikaner persecution, and societal breakdown. As an Afrikaner myself I see the same reality he does but draw starkly...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
March 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Ernst Roets on Tucker Carlson: A closer look at Afrikaner claims and misconceptions.
"As an Afrikaner myself I see the same reality he does but draw starkly different conclusions." www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
"As an Afrikaner myself I see the same reality he does but draw starkly different conclusions." www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
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Constitutional Court hearing tomorrow at 10h00: Should the Court confirm the High Court order that sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (which do not give men a right to take their wives surnames) was unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating on the basis of gender?
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Constitutional Court hearing tomorrow at 10h00: Should the Court confirm the High Court order that sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (which do not give men a right to take their wives surnames) was unconstitutional for unfairly discriminating on the basis of gender?
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I wrote something about the budget drama: Budget postponement brings into sharp focus SA’s new coalition reality, and brings a hint of hope for a more democratically responsive budget process tinyurl.com/24rvwo8u
February 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I wrote something about the budget drama: Budget postponement brings into sharp focus SA’s new coalition reality, and brings a hint of hope for a more democratically responsive budget process tinyurl.com/24rvwo8u
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Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports
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As a South African, I’ve seen my fair share of hardcore, blatant corruption in politics over the years.
But Trump is making our officials look a looks like amateurs.
But Trump is making our officials look a looks like amateurs.
February 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As a South African, I’ve seen my fair share of hardcore, blatant corruption in politics over the years.
But Trump is making our officials look a looks like amateurs.
But Trump is making our officials look a looks like amateurs.