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...

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

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.

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%.

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*

Coexist in peace. It’s possible

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.

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

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.

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.

''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.

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.

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.

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...

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?

Good morning, Blue, have a wonderful #ThroatPunchNazis #ThroatPunchThursday ☕️ ☃️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🫂

Yeah look, South Africans know State Capture. We are still struggling to recover from it, politically and economically, but our judicial branch was resolute, and our media remained relatively free. We look at the US, and it seems cooked.

Succinct and level-headed perspective by Wandile Sihlobo on the Expropriation Act: A Word About the Ongoing Worries About the Expropriation Act in South Africa open.substack.com/pub/wandile/...

I've unfollowed @theonion.com. Sadly, the actual news these days beats anything that they could come up with.

Why are we acting like TikTok is dead, just because its banned in the USA? Do Americans not know how to use a VPN? That's what Elon told Brazilians to do, after all.