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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is so horrendous www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...
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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When you read a book only a fraction of what you get from the experience is the information in the book. The vast majority of what comes from reading is a new experience of yourself that comes to exist in relation to the book’s unique patterns.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026
I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
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Asperas Bompar @asperasbompar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now
bbc.com
US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner
Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.
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Scam Ghouldin @scamgoldin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
As garlic is to vampires, so are facts to Elon Musk.
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TitaniumTeddyBear @titaniumteddybear.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A friend of mine lost her job because their USAID funding was cut. They weren't even asked what their project was. It was an app that provided healthcare information to people in rural Africa. So when Musk says he gave people a chance to appeal a cancellation he's lying. As usual. #USAID #Musk
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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I love this. Unmute.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/06/2026
Stephen Colbert wore a tan suit to the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony 😂 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is just wonderful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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CBS reaches agreement over Stephen Colbert’s use of Peanuts music on The Late Show
On that last day of his hosting, Colbert played Linus and Lucy on air in final dig at the network
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Dan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This is incredible. I hope Colbert just jumps from one community station to another for a while.
youtube.com
Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump says his life was better before he became president. Dude, everybody's life was better before you became president.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and mom-like figures out there! You're everyday heroes! 💐
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.
Screenshot of a tweet by perrito barista (@Carlitospindola), translated from Spanish, quoting Pope Leo responding to a question about migration by reframing it: "What is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate?" The embedded video shows the Pope holding a microphone aboard what appears to be a plane, with clergy visible behind him.
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Old Fashioned Boologna Salad @bolognasalad.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Ideal relationship dynamic
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.
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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch
President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Did Viktor Orban say thank you to Vance?
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Pierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So much "winning" for the Oros man and his bag-carrier JD Vance: Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Hungarian opposition ousts Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power
Péter Magyar’s Tisza party wins election as prime minister concedes defeat, in result likely to reshape ties with EU
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/04/2026
The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
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The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit
The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment
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flyingawaynow.bsky.social @flyingawaynow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
BBC picked up the story, great to see it getting more visibility - I just hope it leads to action: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US has let in 4,499 refugees since October - all but three were South African
Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
If you are looking for something other than more bad news I give you this
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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I have that uncle too
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Me and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Awesome view from Artemis II this morning.
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Pat Ramsey 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @patramsey.net · 02/04/2026
Once again, "Andor" delivers the goods. Bondi, finding out she's being tossed aside.
Andor's Deedra Meero at the moment she realizes she's screwed. Director Krennic stands behind her, with his gloved finger pressing down on the top of her head as she wears a wide-eyed expression of terror.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Another $100 million heist by Trump. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said a recent trip to Caracas ended with the U.S. bringing back $100 million in Venezuelan gold, which American refiners will now process for commercial and consumer use. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/v...
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U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says
The Interior secretary said Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, wants foreign investment in the country's mining sector.
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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 21/03/2026
My child sent me this red dwarf fan edit and it is perfection. www.tumblr.com/odo-apologis...
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much like your ghosting @mlyp.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Perfect
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Alan Cross🇨🇦 @alancross.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Dear America, DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR PRESIDENT AND YOUR FECKLESS GOVERNMENT! WHY SHOULD EVERYONE ELSE SUFFER BECAUSE OF THIS INSANITY? Signed, Most of the rest of the planet
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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Our house temperature this week in Cape Town Hopefully tomorrow will be cooler 😓
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws? Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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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George Pearkes @peark.es · 09/07/2025
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.
Sorry I don't have OCR on my PC and don't have time to type this dumb letter out by hand rn
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Surprise!
levernews.com
Trump Taps Refugee Fund To Welcome White South Africans Within Days
Amid a near-total asylum ban, government sources say Trump officials are planning to use funds for at-risk refugees to facilitate imminent Afrikaner resettlement.
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Pierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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/...
dailymaverick.co.za
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.
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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... So embarrassing...
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The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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Sarah Grant-Smith @saartjie16.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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How many Afrikaners will be approved for refugee status in the USA?
A new report by the New York Times suggests that only 100 Afrikaner farmers have been earmarked for potential approval for refugee status so far.
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GroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 31/03/2025
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
groundup.org.za
A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg
Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I laugh at his pain because I have empathy for other people.
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Dr Sally Le Page @sallylepage.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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.
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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
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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Philip Machanick 🇿🇦 @philip-mach.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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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