Teflon Tom (blue tick)

South African. Non-aligned. Sometimes sarcastic, sometimes flawed, always my own.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

The dispair of the average Joburg resident. We deserve more!

[Gareth van Onselen @GvanOnselen]

Thread. Some thoughts on the Ward 87 by-election in JHB. I live in ward 87. First time I have actually been in a ward with a by-election. Campaigning, by all parties, has in my opinion been incredibly weak. Here is my perspective as a resident. 1/13

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

You got exactly what you were looking for - attention. Now crawl back under the rock you came from.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@pietviljoen Sounds cheap

[kevin lings @lingskevin]

US employment revised down by a massive 818 000 jobs for past year to Mar 2024. More than expected. The revision equates to a monthly ave decline of 68 000 jobs. The revision will only be included in the employment data next year but makes it easier for the Fed to cut rates.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

A reminder that socialism is bad for the poor

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

An interesting thread on the bizarre alliance between radical Islam (which is a form of clerical fascism) and the left.

[SK Tedeschi @skedeschi]

🧵 Lebanon - another case study of the marriage between "the left" and Islamic takeovers.

I'm half Lebanese. And while a thread on the full history would go on for hours, I find this particular part very interesting...

/1

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@TruthSayer000 But just a bit..

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

Lol

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Rumors Swirl That Kamala Harris Is Being Influenced By Russian Agent https://t.co/KNKAC2xmro

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@mommy_moneyza At the very least, they would brand Milton as "right-wing" or alt-right, as he doesn't support the great socialist project.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@QueenMab87 And with "liberation" you mean genocide of all Jews living in their ancestral homes. Do you think we're idiots?

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

Lol

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

Does Bitcoin still exist?

[Lawrence McDonald @Convertbond]

Since 2021

Bitcoin

59k to 59k

Gold

1750 to 2500

*Last ten years - Gold’s largest drawdown? 21% vs. Bitcoin -82%, -58%, -65%, -75%.

*A store of wealth holds its value. It doesn’t lose half its value or more every few years.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

"has become"?? Wasn't flying planes into buildings in New York not enough of a clue that the radical Islamic mob is anti-American?

[Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر @emilykschrader]

Here’s the truth: the Palestinian cause has become something inherently anti-American — that is why today Mahmoud Abbas spoke in the Turkish parliament and called the US “the plague.” The violent pro-terror protests are not about helping Palestinians, they’re about hating America — they are against Democrats and Republicans.

Israel 🇮🇱 is a bipartisan, American value for a reason, and while I’m no Kamala fan, it’s VERY clear there’s a difference between the Palestinian Hamas mobs and *both* political parties in America.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@pietviljoen I think she copied the EFF's homework

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

Lol

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The @KamalaHarris economic plan is to increase demand with subsidies and to reduce supply with price controls, and to do so in the first 100 days of her administration.

Who is her economic adviser? Will he or she at least explain how this is supposed to work?

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

The carry trade is back! Party like it's 2 weeks ago.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

Lol

[JC Louw @jc_louw]

*SOUTH AFRICA'S EFF DEPUTY PRESIDENT FLOYD #SHIVAMBU RESIGNS
*SOUTH AFRICA'S SHIVAMBU TO JOIN #ZUMA'S #MKP AFTER QUITTING #EFF
(BLOOMBERG)

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

The rattler

[JC Louw @jc_louw]

SA Rand (#ZAR) below R18 again.

[Teflon Tom (blue tick) @Agrizzi8]

@ShahanaFromBK You know full well that that is exactly what the "Free Palestine" movement reflects.