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Ed Stoddard

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Nova Scotian transplanted to South Africa. Johannesburg-based journalist, keen on fly-fishing, wildlife, history, red wine and the Springboks. Human-wildlife conflict and its role in history is among my intellectual passions.

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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 2h
www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026...
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Sugar-free JSE
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 12h
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 3h
The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?" The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?"
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 3h
I think the sooner we ditch coal the better. But African views on the issue often differ from those in the Global North and more widely this is reflected in other debates about natural resource use including trophy hunting: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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Loaded for Bear: Mantashe’s affection for coal is linked to BEE and transformation
Gwede Mantashe’s support for coal reflects South Africa’s transformation agenda, as Black investors fill the space left by climate-conscious foreign capital.…
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It's a strange God that gives his Pope cancer but sends me Donald.
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Looks like junior is going to try and follow a trail blazed by his late father and march to Kinshasa with Rwandan backing ... apnews.com/article/cong...
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Congo's former President Kabila launches an anti-government front including M23 rebels
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has launched a new political and military coalition against the current government.
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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Tongaat to be delisted as 2026 becomes an annus horribilis for JSE
JSE delistings are not always a bad thing, as has been the case in the woeful saga of Tongaat, which once enjoyed blue-chip status. But it is a worrying trend overall. …
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God @thegodshow.com · 12/10/2026
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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🇨🇦Kanien'kéha🪶 @skeeters2025.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yep 😁🇨🇦
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026
She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Navi Pillay smiling in a red and gold academic gown and black hat, seated at a table signing a book.
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FF-Suze @suze-bsky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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Surge in SA mining fatalities in 2026 deeply concerning, says Mantashe
If the current rate of is maintained, registered South African mines will record about 70 mining deaths in 2026, up from 41 last year.…
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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El Niño here until at least February as sea surface temperatures reach records
El Niño is triggered by a warming of surface sea temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific beyond certain thresholds and, in a flashing red light, those are off the charts.…
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
With respect to Anne Carson, as a Canadian I still don’t understand why Margaret Atwood keeps getting overlooked by the Nobel committee in favour of other Canadian authors. www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ca...
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No Dictators-No Kings🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 @autocratssuck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🤣😂🤣
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Mary🌊 @givinggarden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As a keen fly-fishing angler, I find this concerning. But it's certainly not the biggest problem with AI! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Bait and Switch
Fishermen have always exaggerated the size of their catches. But AI has taken the practice to a different level.
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 03/10/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon re artificial intelligence by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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Dr. Merri 🐸 @merri24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am going to hunt down this brewery and buy every can 😎
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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CITES export quota not a death sentence, but an investment in wildlife value - Daily Friend
The export quota associated with elephants, black rhinos, and leopards was just gazetted by Minister Maynier. This could be the first export quota of these
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Eric Schmitt’s Slam Dunk A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Schmitt’s Slam Dunk
A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When you realize that Genghis Khan and Chaka Khan are not the same person. You’re a Schmitt-head.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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William "Chip" Nagel @cto1usn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bill Bramhall / New York Daily News Bill Bramhall's editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Two and nine have treated me very unfairly,” said Trump, calling the numbers “low I.Q.” Going forward, sources said, the White House will report Trump’s approval rating in base 3, which means that 29% will convert to 1002%. #Satire (or not) www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-bans...
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Trump Bans Numbers 2 and 9 After Approval Rating Hits 29
“Two and nine have treated me very unfairly," he said.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The further Putinisation of America. The government lies about military casualties in a war it cannot win.
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The Far Side Bot @farside-bot.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
#thefarside #farside #comic www.thefarside.com/2026/09/25/3 Rocking the anthropological world, a second “Lucy” is discovered in southern Uganda.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump's comments always age so well.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This Day in History... September 25, 1957: Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, the "Little Rock Nine" begin first full day of classes. Or, as Trump supporters now refer to it, "Woke troublemakers violate white rights at Little Rock Central High."
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LORI SCHAFFER @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Human/wildlife conflict often ends badly for both ...
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Billy Bob @billybob5.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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Ed Stoddard @edstoddardza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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Windbag Mbalula’s stupidity is emblematic of the ANC’s plunge into ignominy
There is a lot wrong with the ANC, so the stupidity of its secretary-general should ordinarily be the least of our concerns. However, he shows us why the party has become the punchline in a bad joke.…
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's Monday. You might think your job is pointless. But at least you don't work as Russia's "Head of Human Rights Council". And you don't have to pretend our elections are ideal.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Select Mike Luckovich cartoon
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
OTD in 1951 first deportations of Operation Osen began. 20,000 Lithuanians were forcibly deported to Siberia as USSR continued to "liberate them from fascism" 6 years after WW2 ended Imagine mass deportations happening today...
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