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Big Dreamer

[Samwise Gamgee @Sambannz]

In 2021, in the middle of Covid-19 lockdown, alone on duty, this nurse, Sylvia Nyangoma single handedly helped to deliver mothers of 126 babies, attended to 17 referral cases, and registered zero deaths at Bugoigo health centre II in Buliisa district.
#Unsungheroes

[TT @AbstractTim]

@DailyMonitor The diaspora guys knocked some 🧠 into this shepherd!!! We praise God!!!

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@iam_igumira That likkle jog was top tier. Benno has over enjoyed upcountry

[Blake S. Taylor Investigations 🚫 @YoungGun8140]

News networks have again and again cut the name of Jesus out of interviews.

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@Mufcjnr1 I would carry him on my back all the way to Manchester!!!

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@kellamckenzie Gwe!!! Oba we are how?

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@FrankEra_ Respect, Diogo!!!

[(fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 @FrankEra_]

🚨🎙️ | Diogo Dalot reveals why he had to miss the Ireland training camp with #MUFC:

“This April, Clara [his daughter] had to spend some time in hospital. They had to take her blood. They put syringes in her skin. She got really traumatised. For a father to see his daughter suffer like that, it’s very difficult.

“Every time a nurse came into her room, she would rise up in her bed and say, “No, no, no!” The first five days, she wouldn’t allow anyone to touch her except me. If the doctors wanted to take her temperature, I had to do it. It couldn’t even be Claudia [wife]. 

“I did not go with the team to train in Ireland. As a father, I wanted to stay at the hospital every single hour of the day. But every day, I drove into Carrington. I trained for two hours on my own, and then I went back to the hospital.

“When the team was back from Ireland, I was at training on Saturday. I didn’t know if I would be selected for the game. But I’m playing for United. I had to do my job. I had to know that I had done everything I could to be ready. 

“Fortunately, the operation was a success, and after that my daughter only wanted her mum. A week later, she was back home, watching daddy play on the TV. When she watches me, she points to the badge and says, “United! United!

“We raised her right.” 🥹❤️

[@TPTFootball]

[Karitas Karisimbi @KaritasKarisim2]

I would like to share a personal reflection on the ongoing conversations around citizenship, identity, and public service in Uganda. I was born and raised in Uganda. It is the country that shaped me, educated me, gave me opportunities, and allowed me to serve to the best of my ability. When my Ugandan passport was revoked years ago, it was one of the most difficult experiences of my life. It felt deeply personal and, at the time, heartbreaking. I was asked to choose between aspects of my identity that, to me, had never been in conflict. After much reflection, I decided that what mattered most was my ability to continue living, working, and contributing to the country I call home. I subsequently obtained a Rwandan passport and a work permit. While the process brought inconvenience and frustration, it never stopped me from continuing to work, build, contribute, and serve alongside fellow Ugandans. Though I am of Rwandan heritage, I have always considered myself Ugandan in every meaningful sense of the word, having lived here my entire life. That experience taught me an important lesson: service to one’s country is not measured solely by the passport one carries, but by the contribution one makes, the values one upholds, and the commitment one demonstrates to the people around them. As we debate recent appointments and questions of citizenship, I believe our focus should remain on competence, integrity, service, and the value individuals can bring to Uganda. Institutions responsible for appointments should be allowed to perform their duties, while the rest of us assess leaders by the impact they make.
Uganda’s story has always been one of diverse communities, cultures, and histories living alongside one another. Our identities are often more interconnected than we sometimes acknowledge. That diversity should be a source of strength rather than division. I also wish to say this respectfully: those who seek to inflame tensions or claim to speak for all Banyarwanda do not speak for me. I have never denied my heritage, nor have I ever stopped loving Uganda. The loss of a passport did not diminish my affection for this country or my desire to contribute to its future. We are a peaceful people. We are neighbours, colleagues, friends, and family members. The conversations we have today will shape the country our children inherit tomorrow. Let us therefore choose wisdom over anger, unity over division, and dialogue over suspicion. I love Uganda, and I remain grateful for all it has given me. I also remember a time when many people of Rwandan heritage living in Uganda felt unable to openly acknowledge that part of who they were. We have made significant progress since then. Let us not move backwards. Let us continue building a society where people are judged by their character, contribution, and commitment to the common good.
Peace, respect, and togetherness must always come first #peace #respect #love #understanding

[The good gal 💥😍 ❤️🍷 @Pliam_]

Twafunye comedy. Kanno kali katya ba dearly? 🙌🙌🙌

[TT @AbstractTim]

@Iconic_Mourinho Florentino Perez is like Vito Corleone, he wrote the code, you don’t beat him at his own game. He will win this re-election with ease. He still has enough credibility in the bank with Madristas; new stadium, 3x UCLs, superstars. His loss would be a revolt - NOT YET!!!

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@UtdDarker @kingFahad_17 Your burner account after today

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@ShimonAine @Thomas_Tayebwa Brilliant. Talented kids

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@Ibrohz8 @frankbalkazerg1 Judge not, or you will be judged first!

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@Ibrohz8 @frankbalkazerg1 I just wanna know where you got this picture from and how long you have been keeping it for, awaiting the perfect opportunity to drop?

[Peter Ogwang @OgwangOgwang]

Your new Hoima City Stadium.

[TT @AbstractTim]

@TeoRoyale01 @ci_goma @ntvuganda I imagine the drafters were adopting the common (localized) name used to identify the peoples - Ugandans don’t typically differentiate between the two tribes. We must accept that ethnic “Rwandans” are now citizens of Uganda despite the misnomer provided by the constitution.

[TT @AbstractTim]

@TeoRoyale01 @ci_goma @ntvuganda There are the Tutsi and Hutu tribes in Rwanda, who have overtime migrated into Uganda fleeing persecution. The framers of the 1995 constitution legitimized them with the stroke of a pen but seemingly failed to properly socialize them, this impasse is rooted in mistrust.

[TT @AbstractTim]

Brilliant

[common(non)sense @katiabanina]

My granddad is the best person i know

At 11, he tried a cig and didn't like it and never smoked since
At 18, he was on the verge of death from sepsis when his mom's friend's husband, a long haul Aeroflot pilot, brought penicillin back from the US. When the antibiotics started working, the doc told his mom - don't cry, he might even live up to 40
At 21, he got a degree in nuclear physics, but wasn't allowed to work in the industry due to weakened health. He found himself in the Soviet space programme
At 26, he sent Sputnik to space, a few weeks before he had his first child
At 32, he made the discovery of the Earth's plasmasphere
At 60, he learnt English because the iron curtain had fallen and he could travel to the international space conferences. He needed to write and present in English
At 70, he would fight me for the dial-up internet as I wanted to chat to online friends, while he needed to send some work emails from home
At 85, he visited me in London and went to the British Museum five days in a row. One of the days we were having afternoon tea, and he exclaimed: "I'm so lucky! Had I not lived to this age, I would not have seen Amenkhotep III statue and had these wonderful scones at the Ritz"
At 90, he was the only person in my family who said I must absolutely take the opportunity to work in crypto
At 94, he still was still co-authoring scientific papers. And this hasn't stopped yet

Yesterday, he turned 95

Happy birthday granddad 😊