Peter Bruce
@psb29.bsky.social
Former South African print editor now columnist and fumbling podcaster. Ex FT, ex Financial Mail, ex Business Day. Springboks, Tottenham Hotspur 🙈, Real Madrid. Liberal. Homeboy.
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Peter Bruce @psb29.bsky.social goes to the heart of it.
The ANC and Solidarity really are the last relics of Apartheid.
If they continue to live in the past, the sooner both are dead and buried the better.
PETER BRUCE | Time’s up for the madness of the elites
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
The ANC and Solidarity really are the last relics of Apartheid.
If they continue to live in the past, the sooner both are dead and buried the better.
PETER BRUCE | Time’s up for the madness of the elites
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
Time’s up for the madness of the elites
In what can pass for debate, you are either for hiring quotas because look how many whites have jobs, or against them because look how nonracial you are, writes Peter Bruce.
www.timeslive.co.za
May 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Peter Bruce @psb29.bsky.social goes to the heart of it.
The ANC and Solidarity really are the last relics of Apartheid.
If they continue to live in the past, the sooner both are dead and buried the better.
PETER BRUCE | Time’s up for the madness of the elites
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
The ANC and Solidarity really are the last relics of Apartheid.
If they continue to live in the past, the sooner both are dead and buried the better.
PETER BRUCE | Time’s up for the madness of the elites
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
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My weekly (well
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
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I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
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Is Helen Zille bad for the DA brand?
Podcast Episode · Podcasts from the Edge · 29/04/2025 · 41m
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April 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My weekly (well
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
My weekly (well
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
Is Helen Zille bad for the DA brand?
Podcast Episode · Podcasts from the Edge · 29/04/2025 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My weekly (well
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
I try 🙄) podcast makes its first appearance on BlueSky... A former leader of the Aouth African opposition on the stamina of his successor...
podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/p...
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Thank you, Sen. Van Hollen, for standing up not just for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his family but for every American who believes in due process.
We can't stop speaking out until he is home and this administration is forced to stop its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial.
We can't stop speaking out until he is home and this administration is forced to stop its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank you, Sen. Van Hollen, for standing up not just for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his family but for every American who believes in due process.
We can't stop speaking out until he is home and this administration is forced to stop its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial.
We can't stop speaking out until he is home and this administration is forced to stop its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Just brilliant...
Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.
Stephen Colbert Likens Trump’s Tariffs to an Economic Infection
“Has anyone thought about injecting our money with bleach?” Colbert said after President Trump’s new tariffs tanked the stock market on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Just brilliant...
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Based on the soon to be infamous “auto pen legal gambit”, the courts should subpoena Trump to testify how he directly signed 6,000+ January 6th pardons.
March 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Based on the soon to be infamous “auto pen legal gambit”, the courts should subpoena Trump to testify how he directly signed 6,000+ January 6th pardons.
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I try not to post his face or voice but this video by @thedailyshow.com is pretty good
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I try not to post his face or voice but this video by @thedailyshow.com is pretty good
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Okay, Europe, it’s up to you. We can’t be trusted for the foreseeable future. Godspeed.
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Okay, Europe, it’s up to you. We can’t be trusted for the foreseeable future. Godspeed.
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The South Africa that people are blaming for Elon Musk hasn’t existed in 30 years. Apartheid didn’t shape Musk’s eugenicist-fascism — the family came to live here because apartheid suited their existing beliefs. They left when this (the country, not their beliefs) started to change.
February 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The South Africa that people are blaming for Elon Musk hasn’t existed in 30 years. Apartheid didn’t shape Musk’s eugenicist-fascism — the family came to live here because apartheid suited their existing beliefs. They left when this (the country, not their beliefs) started to change.
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Report this thread: it needs to be seen.
Having grown up in apartheid South Africa I saw warning signs early. Even in that system newspaper owners tried to maintain the appearance of editorial independence.
Every US editor should read this. And stop being a coward.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Every US editor should read this. And stop being a coward.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Tony Heard: a journalist and one of the bravest men I have known
Tony Heard, who died on Wednesday 27 March 2024 at the age of 86, was one of the bravest people I have known. His quiet and fearless opposition to the apartheid regime brought him many accolades, and ...
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February 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Report this thread: it needs to be seen.
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@psb29.bsky.social right on the money as usual.
When will South Africa have a viable opposition party with the means, ambition, and politics that will win a majority ocer the ANC (and its evil step-kids)?
PETER BRUCE | Don’t fret Joburg, Cyril’s gonna save you
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
When will South Africa have a viable opposition party with the means, ambition, and politics that will win a majority ocer the ANC (and its evil step-kids)?
PETER BRUCE | Don’t fret Joburg, Cyril’s gonna save you
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
Don’t fret Joburg, Cyril’s gonna save you
Exposed to reality at last, the president punts a model nobody understands, writes Peter Bruce.
www.timeslive.co.za
March 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
@psb29.bsky.social right on the money as usual.
When will South Africa have a viable opposition party with the means, ambition, and politics that will win a majority ocer the ANC (and its evil step-kids)?
PETER BRUCE | Don’t fret Joburg, Cyril’s gonna save you
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
When will South Africa have a viable opposition party with the means, ambition, and politics that will win a majority ocer the ANC (and its evil step-kids)?
PETER BRUCE | Don’t fret Joburg, Cyril’s gonna save you
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
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Vance blew up that meeting on purpose
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Vance blew up that meeting on purpose
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My podcast with Joel Pollak, the man most likely to become Donald Trump's ambassador to South Africa...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My podcast with Joel Pollak, the man most likely to become Donald Trump's ambassador to South Africa...
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My podcast with Joel Pollak, the man most likely to become Donald Trump's ambassador to South Africa...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My podcast with Joel Pollak, the man most likely to become Donald Trump's ambassador to South Africa...
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Called this since Zille snatched back control of the DA and installed her minions.
She said that 20% gave you influence - discovering being the junior partner sucks.
@psb29.bsky.social sums it all up.
PETER BRUCE | Cold-blooded and swift change looms in DA
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
She said that 20% gave you influence - discovering being the junior partner sucks.
@psb29.bsky.social sums it all up.
PETER BRUCE | Cold-blooded and swift change looms in DA
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
A cold-blooded change looms in the DA
The party is due to hold a federal congress in 2026, though that could come earlier, writes Peter Bruce.
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January 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Called this since Zille snatched back control of the DA and installed her minions.
She said that 20% gave you influence - discovering being the junior partner sucks.
@psb29.bsky.social sums it all up.
PETER BRUCE | Cold-blooded and swift change looms in DA
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
She said that 20% gave you influence - discovering being the junior partner sucks.
@psb29.bsky.social sums it all up.
PETER BRUCE | Cold-blooded and swift change looms in DA
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
Christmas is over. This morning we start a 1300km drive home to Stanford in the Cape, from an always divine Umngazi, near Port St John's on South Africa's east coast. We're in a great little Volvo XC40 but you still have to hope people drive carefully ... hasta luego
December 28, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Christmas is over. This morning we start a 1300km drive home to Stanford in the Cape, from an always divine Umngazi, near Port St John's on South Africa's east coast. We're in a great little Volvo XC40 but you still have to hope people drive carefully ... hasta luego
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China flirts with deflation despite stimulus
https://www.ft.com/content/7a9c963c-b1af-4c92-860e-f57dc546cf1f
https://www.ft.com/content/7a9c963c-b1af-4c92-860e-f57dc546cf1f
China flirts with deflation despite stimulus
Weak price growth adds pressure on officials to do more to revive consumer spending at upcoming policy meeting
www.ft.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:21 AM
China flirts with deflation despite stimulus
https://www.ft.com/content/7a9c963c-b1af-4c92-860e-f57dc546cf1f
https://www.ft.com/content/7a9c963c-b1af-4c92-860e-f57dc546cf1f
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Indeed, it has been a year, and seems to be ending with a bang with events in Syria.
Thanks for the interesting insights, views and reads @psb29.bsky.social, enjoy the holidays.
PETER BRUCE | It was quite a year, pity about the snacks
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Thanks for the interesting insights, views and reads @psb29.bsky.social, enjoy the holidays.
PETER BRUCE | It was quite a year, pity about the snacks
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It was quite a year, pity about the snacks
Provided you’re not poor, sick, old or a Woolies sugar-free snack addict, South Africa is a cool place to live and you’ll probably have a decent holiday, writes Peter Bruec.
www.timeslive.co.za
December 8, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Indeed, it has been a year, and seems to be ending with a bang with events in Syria.
Thanks for the interesting insights, views and reads @psb29.bsky.social, enjoy the holidays.
PETER BRUCE | It was quite a year, pity about the snacks
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
Thanks for the interesting insights, views and reads @psb29.bsky.social, enjoy the holidays.
PETER BRUCE | It was quite a year, pity about the snacks
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
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Amongst all the noise and angst, there are some simple macro-economic truths that the markets determine regardless of what politicians want, say, or do.
As always, @psb29.bsky.social setting this out clearly.
PETER BRUCE | Reserve Bank is correct to be cautious
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As always, @psb29.bsky.social setting this out clearly.
PETER BRUCE | Reserve Bank is correct to be cautious
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Reserve Bank is correct to be cautious
Money not being invested makes no noise so it is easy to ignore, especially perhaps in these times when the noises about us that we do hear are so positive, writes Peter Bruce.
www.timeslive.co.za
November 24, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Amongst all the noise and angst, there are some simple macro-economic truths that the markets determine regardless of what politicians want, say, or do.
As always, @psb29.bsky.social setting this out clearly.
PETER BRUCE | Reserve Bank is correct to be cautious
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
As always, @psb29.bsky.social setting this out clearly.
PETER BRUCE | Reserve Bank is correct to be cautious
www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times...
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Map shows the result of the famous wallet experiment. How honest are the people in 16 global cities? Is your city represented fairly? Source: buff.ly/2PzLjDi
December 2, 2023 at 8:17 AM
Map shows the result of the famous wallet experiment. How honest are the people in 16 global cities? Is your city represented fairly? Source: buff.ly/2PzLjDi
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More, even crazier, Trump projection.
Failed coup attempts are what, historically, often result in execution, not General Milley’s actions.
Failed coup attempts are what, historically, often result in execution, not General Milley’s actions.
Trump’s reaction to The Atlantic profile of Milley: To endanger
Milley
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Milley
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September 23, 2023 at 4:28 AM
More, even crazier, Trump projection.
Failed coup attempts are what, historically, often result in execution, not General Milley’s actions.
Failed coup attempts are what, historically, often result in execution, not General Milley’s actions.
Great to be on @bsky.social .. it's going to be real again...
August 8, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Great to be on @bsky.social .. it's going to be real again...
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