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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Fact that Trump & his enablers are spinning Minneapolis shooting as self-defence, despite definitive video to the contrary of someone being murdered by ICE in cold blood, means its time to re-up this quote from Hannah Arendt, Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), which describes Trump's base perfectly

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Excellent faculty confirmed for our EP in Media Leadership; from leading GIBS faculty in strategy, leadership, innovation & entrepreneurship to globally recognised experts in media sustainability, public interest journalism, digital transformation & emerging tech. www.gibs.co.za/programmes/e...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Broken promises. michaelmarkovitz.substack.com/p/a-broken-p...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

One of the largest African media gatherings on the continent opening in Nairobi this morning #AMF2025

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Looking & feeling like the dog that caught the car, hey Kallie? But really no need to send another AfriForum delegation to Washington, you've done enough damage already. Unless of course your delegation is about claiming refugee status & its therefore a one way trip. #ExecutiveDisorder #SouthAfrica

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Dripping with irony & Trump-style transactionalism, TikTok’s messaging to US users reaches a new level of groveling. I'm no expert but surely authority to delay implementation of a law already enacted by POTUS rests exclusively with Congress or the judiciary as dictated by the separation of powers?

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It's worth remembering: It’s not platform oligarchs & social media influencers fighting for South Africans' right to know. It’s legacy media like Financial Mail & investigative group amabhungane, who win critical cases on access to info, like PwC's Steinhoff report. #publicinterest

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Seriously @theguardian.com? If you’re going to use ‘remain’ please put it in quotes. If you had used the word ‘occupy’ you wouldn’t need quotes as it’s an objective fact. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

South Africa & Brazil are the only BRICS countries who must arrest Netanyahu. Its revealing to list where the accused war criminal can still go without fear of arrest: The 3 other BRICS (Russia, China, India), USA, Cuba, Indonesia, Rwanda, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, eSwatini, UAE & 30+ others. 'Nuff said

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Leaving aside their false 'democracy' claim, the SA Zionist Federation's reference to Israel as a "Western democratic state" reveals how Zionists also see Israel as a Western settler project. Anyone with a basic grasp of geography knows Israel is not in "the West." www.sazf.org/current-issu...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Freshlyground live in Cape Town last night, after 4-5 years. 👏🙏 In her first time live performance with the band, singer Mbali Makhoba was fantastic👏👏

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

John Perlman interviewed me today on Radio 702 where we discussed Minister Solly Malatsi's withdrawal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill, the implications for SABC & for crucial policy on public service media & audiovisual content services. www.primediaplus.com/minister-and...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Many fixated on Musk's $44bn purchase of Twitter as a failed commercial deal when it was just the acquisition of a vehicle to elect Trump & position Musk, Thiel & others into plutocracy-living, Tesla-riding, SpaceX-flying heaven. #POTUS is Musk's most significant acquisition yet. (Image:Ideogram.ai)

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Pass the barf bag while I search “Bezos and govt contracts”.

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

“In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true". - Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 1951

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

This morning at #AIJC2024 in Joburg, Michaela Wrong tells chilling story of President Kagame’s wrath & his desperate smears after she’d written a book about a journalist’s murder in #Rwanda, “Do Not Disturb.” She says organisers should expect online smears that she’s a racist, holocaust denier etc.

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Michael Beschloss: “Certain American media organizations are trying to normalize fascism to get Donald Trump elected”. #NewYorkerFest Live at Webster Hall

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

The only surprise is some are surprised Netanyahu will not end the war after killing Hamas leader Sinwar. They clearly haven't been paying attention. This war has been about occupying & destroying Gaza & forcing 2m+ Palestinians into exile SA's case at ICJ alleging genocide v Israel was prescient

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

US presidents are not elected by national majority vote so why is this disclaimer buried after 20 paragraphs? "(National) numbers are not necessarily an indication of the Electoral College outcome which will be determined by the battleground states..where polls have been exceedingly close."

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

Why do media reports on #USElection2024 repeatedly lead with national polling - for eg Harris at 50% & Tr**p at 48% - when votes are not counted nationally to elect the President? We know Hillary Clinton lost despite getting approx 2.9m more votes nationally than Trump with 48.2% share to his 46.1%

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

To evoke empathy, Israel tells U.S. to imagine all New York residents fleeing to bomb shelters before an airstrike. Yes, it may be terrifying but there are no bomb shelters in West Bank, Lebanon or in Gaza where approx 41,000 are dead & 96,000 injured. Not one Israeli was killed by Iranian missiles.

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

“Israeli land operations in Lebanon”?? Seriously @theguardian-mwr.bsky.social? Those of us who believe in the true meaning of words know an invasion when we see one.

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

More of the same with mainstream South African media, with News24 using “incursions” used instead of “invasion” or “attacks”. I don’t remember News24 using the words “Russian incursions into Ukraine.” Different strokes for different folks?

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

Compare & contrast major Western media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Israel's invasion of Lebanon. The NYT's headline got it right for once this morning although the opening para still softens what is actually happening with a more gentle "Israeli troops crossed the border".

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Understood that the SA President has been open to meeting anyone to drive investment, incl SA born, anti-democratic billionaires. But I'm sure Cyril Ramaphosa compared notes with @lula.com.br on enforcing digital sovereignty & is aware of Musk's weaponisation of X to undermine US & other democracies

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

South African National Editor’s Forum (SANEF) strongly Condemns Attack on Al Jazeera’s Bureau in #Ramallah, Calls for Global Protection of Journalists sanef.org.za/sanef-strong...

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Never mind the shouty crazy uncle vibe and full blown fakery, it says it all that after 12 years of Tump tweets no one on his team has convinced him that writing in caps is less legible and readable than lower case text. Long may it CONTINUE!

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Wrong. This is a fight about Brazil's digital sovereignty, not free speech. As @laismartins.com said: "Imagine if the CEO of a Brazilian platform that is popular in the U.S. defies court orders or defies orders from the House Committee..If we put it the other way around, it's absurd."

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Michael Markovitz @michaelmarkovitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Musk says he was joking but isn't threatening the life of a U.S. President a federal felony? Also, the 'Brandenburg test' doesn't protect speech that's "directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action" & is "likely to incite or produce such action."

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