Bruce Barclay

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[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.

Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.

A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.

[Juez Central @Juezcentral]

La FIFA preguntó a una japonesa que por qué recogen la basura en todos los estadios a los que asisten.

Ella lo explicó: "Es nuestra cultura. Pero también es una señal de respeto hacia el país y estadio que nos acoge y hacia nuestros jugadores. Para nosotros es un honor que nos reciban aquí y no podríamos dejar todo hecho un desastre".

Japoneses TQM 🫶

[Dr Koena Moabelo🇿🇦 @RealKoenaza]

WANTED

“Please help us identify this people for house break in,they stole tv,Playstation 4 and Mahindra bakkie in Melodie Hartbeespoort. Please call Harties police station or Secra security...case opened at Harties Police station”

[Valy 🎩🎭 @liderfiscal]

#ULTIMAHORA El silencio envolvió la pista mientras la esperanza comenzaba a desvanecerse. El jinete Kosei Miura permaneció junto al caballo herido, negándose a alejarse. Entonces, en un momento inolvidable, el caballo se puso de pie—y la grada estalló en aplausos. 🐎❤️
Un momento que le recordó a todos cómo se ven realmente el corazón y la resiliencia.

[Kwena Molekwa @Miz_Ruraltarain]

🚨 SOUTH AFRICA IS AN ACTIVE CRIME SCENE – AND THE SYSTEM IS IN ON IT! 🚨

Yesterday, I was looking back at the bombshell dropped by Major-General Hendrik Flynn. He didn't just give a speech; he painted a terrifying, crystal-clear picture of how our beautiful country has been hollowed out into a primary global hub for international drug cartels. 🇿🇦

Let’s talk about the absolute mockery being made of our borders:
● Brazil and Colombia are using South African ports as their personal gateway. We aren't just a transshipment point for Europe and Australia; we are a highly profitable dump site for their cocaine.
● On the other flank, Afghanistan’s heroin and meth supply chains are snaking straight through East Africa, with Mozambique serving as a wide-open transit highway right into our backyard.

But here is the absolute kicker that will make your blood boil... THE FAILURE IS BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM. 🤬

General Flynn pointed out that South African ports receive over 4,000 shipping containers every single day. Checking all of them manually? Physically impossible.

So, what happened to the high-tech scanners that are supposed to detect narcotics? Oh, you know the vibe! They broke down years ago, and instead of rushing to fix or replace them, SAPS and authorities just shrugged and moved on. 😂😂

Because of this institutional neglect, law enforcement relies almost entirely on intelligence-led tip-offs. This means the drug lords don't even have to hide, the odds of success are mathematically cooked into the system for them! It’s a massive, wide-open vulnerability that the "K-cabal" and international syndicates exploit daily.

We have endured decades of our country being treated like a playground for cartels, yet we are supposed to look at our politicians and pretend we have leadership?
When the state leaves the doors wide open, it isn't just incompetence, it's a betrayal of every single citizen. 💔 #MadlangaCommission #ProtectGeneralMkhwanazi

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Police want to question this man in connection with this incident.

Tipoffs to 08600
10111 #CrimeStop

[Alice VL @RiseAgainstEvil]

On Tuesday, 7 April 2015, in Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, 15-year-old Noeline Koekemoer was raped and brutally murdered in her own bedroom on a smallholding. Her devastated mother came home around 18:00 and discovered her daughter's body lying in a pool of blood, strangled and bludgeoned to death with a blunt object.

This was pure evil; a vulnerable teenager violated and slaughtered in the one place she should have been safe, her home. Police confirmed the rape and murder, and the investigation led to the arrest of Moses Maoka. He was later convicted on charges including murder, rape, and house robbery with intent to steal. He received two life sentences for his monstrous crimes.

Noeline was someone's beloved daughter who deserved a future, not this barbaric end.

[Pookie's Polls & Opinions @pookiepolls]

Saw this on FB. Good job.

I would like to thank Officer Diedre Thomas and her team for their heartfelt assistance this afternoon.

My baby was sobbing in the back seat as I was driving down Stellenbosch Arterial.

I was tempted to locate a spot and stop, but knowing that Wesbank is not one of the safest townships, I was reluctant to stop and check on my baby.

Closer to Engen M12 Motors filling station, I saw a team of law enforcement officers, and I parked in front of them to check on my baby.

My baby was screaming very loudly, and an officer came to assist.

She called her team to come and escort me. She sat in the back seat to comfort my baby, singing 'Twinkle twinkle little star⭐️'.

On arrival at home, they wanted to make sure that my baby was fine.

Please help make this woman trend for the right reasons. Respect to you, Officer Diedre Thomas.

Verbal consent to take a picture and post was granted.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Every human being is worthy by the mere fact of having been willed, created, and loved by God. There is no situation that causes the Lord to turn His gaze away from us. It is a consoling truth that accompanies us at all times and reminds us that His merciful love always outweighs whatever good or evil we may have done. #ApostolicJourney
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[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

#Wanted @CityofCT

[Wayne Duvenage @wayneduv]

Sing Bheki, sing. Don’t let us hold you back. Chose your pitch, and sing away. We’ll be taking notes. Let all them skeletons come crashing out the cupboard. Can’t wait.

[Han Shawnity 🇺🇸 @HanShawnity]

"The Iranians are signing a deal any minute now" - Trump in 2039.

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

I just play it on repeat since yesterday:

"Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old.
I'd like to ask you a few questions."

Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home."

Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope:
Do you like soccer?
When you were little, did you want to be Pope?
Why are my mom and dad worried?
Why does my dad have so many jobs?
Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it?
Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them?
How can we help if the world is so big?
Does God want there to be poor and rich?
Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important?
And one last question ... Must we always forgive?

What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving.

"Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind."

He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together."

"Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life."

Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it."

"But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine."

"But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us."

Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life."

Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them."

On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God."
Video: Vatican Media

[P. Jorge Enrique Mújica, LC @web_pastor]

Podrás ser el Papa, Obispo de Roma, Sucesor de San Pedro, Santo Padre y Vicario de Cristo en la Tierra… pero si te permiten ir en la cabina de un avión, vuelves a ser ese niño que soñaba con volar. ✈️😊

¡Miren esa sonrisa! Hay alegrías que ni los títulos más grandes pueden reemplazar. 😄

Leído a Silvia Mertins

[Sadam @ArcSadam]

"Just a few days ago, my life almost ended. Armed róbbers came into our house. My wife was with me. I was so scared.

I thought it was all over. They collected money and a lot of valuables. I surrendered everything to them so they wouldn't hurt any of us. But even after all that, it still seemed not enough for them. ​One of them started haràssing my wife, wanting to sleep with her.

I knew this could bring a stigma to my wife for the rest of her life; she might never be happy again. I could not just stand and watch him. I knew I had to protect my wife. I used all my courage and jumped on him to protect my wife. Then, I felt a sharp pàin. Then everything went dark. He shot me in the chest, & they all ran away after that. But look at God! Look at the miracle He did for me.

He did not let the bullet hit any important part. By His grace, I survived. I woke up in the hospital, and they told me everything. As I'm here talking to you, my wife, my family is safe. I'm happy . ​It is not by my power. It is only God's grace. He kept us save

He saved me for a reason. He showed that He is the greatest protector. I am so happy. I am thanking God with all my heart. My life is a true testimony. Never forget to thank God, no matter what happens. He is always with us. I'm grateful."

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

We’re only half way through 2026, but this is hands down the best photo of the year.

Iconic.

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

Pope Leo at Sagrada Familia: “We cannot believe in Jesus and make war. We cannot believe in Jesus and kill the innocent. We cannot believe in Jesus and abandon those who suffer, those who weep, those who flee from misery.”

[SassyBabyBoomer @SassyBabyBoomer]

Rape Van Winkle’s legacy will be of the petulant toddler sleeping!

[Ian Cameron @IanCameron23]

In December 2024, I received a lawyer’s letter on behalf of Major General Feroz Khan.

The letter accused me of making “defamatory” remarks, said it was “not unreasonable” to understand my reference to a “major general” as a reference to Khan, and demanded that I “formally retract” and “cease and desist” from making similar remarks.

The relevant issue then was already clear: allegations around questionable procurements, the secret service fund, media smear campaigns, and defeating the ends of justice in relation to a cocaine seizure case.

Now, less than two years later, Major General Khan is at the centre of the very kind of Crime Intelligence corruption crisis we warned about. The Madlanga Commission has now heard serious allegations involving Khan, his seized devices, and alleged interference in investigations. He has also reportedly withdrawn court attempts to block access to those devices and to have parts of the process heard behind closed doors.

This raises a much bigger question: how did a person with this level of controversy remain protected for so long inside one of the most sensitive environments in the SAPS?

It also demands proper scrutiny of how he rose through the ranks. Khan was promoted from colonel to major general, skipping brigadier. If that was irregular, who approved it, who protected it, and why?

Just remember that Khan reportedly also skipped the rank of lieutenant colonel. He went straight from captain to full colonel and straight from colonel to major general.

South Africans deserve a police service run by people committed to law, discipline and integrity, not a Crime Intelligence environment where warnings are met with lawyer’s letters, while the truth only surfaces years later through commissions and court papers.