addee

Family guy, loving a simple and meaningful life. In service to the most High.

[addee @andregonweb]

@Jonathan_Witt Make that Benoni small holdings boet

[addee @andregonweb]

@prop_haus Very cool.

[addee @andregonweb]

@geordinhl @CityofCT @IanCameron23 @Abramjee @Our_DA @WesternCapeDA @_ArriveAlive Wow. Shouldn't this be standard practice mate?

[Farai Mazhindu @FaraiMazhindu]

For years, the South African internet defense force aggressively shouted about "sovereignty" and "strict 30% local equity compliance" to keep Starlink out.

Now they've outsourced the entire operation to Space42 in the UAE. It turns out "local empowerment" just means that as long as the investors pay homage to the ANC cadres, no one minds.

The propaganda has completely collapsed. We were told that letting a foreign low-Earth orbit constellation operate directly in South Africa was a threat to local telecoms.

So the state's brilliant countermove is to buy and rebrand bandwidth from a foreign Middle Eastern conglomerate.

The hypocrisy is deafening.
They are heavily celebrating the rollout of Thuraya satellite phones.
In 2026. They are forcing rural South Africans to use bulky, 1990s style bricks that require a clear line of sight to a single distant satellite just to make a voice call.

Meanwhile, Starlink is actively rolling out its global Direct to Cell technology. Starlink allows you to connect a completely unmodified, standard LTE smartphone directly to a satellite from anywhere on Earth.

SA is out here building state backed kiosks for retro satellite hardware while the rest of the world is turning standard mobile phones into satellite receivers.

Then there's the bandwidth joke. Starlink's LEO mesh network sits 550 km above Earth, giving users 200+ Mbps speeds and low-latency gaming and streaming capabilities.

BrainSAT and its partners rely heavily on Geostationary and legacy systems orbiting tens of thousands of kilometers away.

You aren't getting next gen internet, you're getting glorified dial-up with an international premium price tag.

The plot twist is deeply embarrassing for the regime's online praise singers. They spent years defending a digital blockade under the guise of legal purity.

Now they have to pivot to defending a UAE dependent, technically obsolete middleman project just because it has a state logo slapped on the box.

[Gina @ginnydmm]

GOD IS GREAT ✝️ 💙

“Growing up in Iran, Afshin Javid was raised with beliefs that made following Jesus seem unthinkable. If you had told him years earlier that he would one day preach about Christ, he probably would have laughed.
Yet life has a way of bringing us to places where our assumptions are challenged.
During a season marked by suffering, uncertainty, and imprisonment, Afshin encountered Jesus in a way that transformed everything. Not just his beliefs, but his identity, purpose, and future.

What I appreciate about testimonies like this is that they remind us Christianity is not ultimately about joining a culture or adopting a tradition. At its heart is an encounter with the living Christ. The same Jesus who changed fishermen, tax collectors, and persecutors in the Bible is still changing lives today.
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand."
John 10:27-28 (NIV)”

[addee @andregonweb]

@GPrime85 ...and Brad Pitt's Achilles was a spoiled little, psycho brat. I never liked this film.

[Delia Byliefeldt @DeliaByliefeldt]

While many South African children continue to struggle with basic literacy and numeracy, and many schools face serious challenges, a “Comprehensive Palestine Curriculum” is reportedly being introduced into classrooms, with support from the United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) and the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).

The initiative has also drawn increased public attention following the appointment of Deputy Minister of Higher Education Yusuf Cassim.

According to its developers, the Islamic Curriculum Initiative (ICI) created the curriculum to teach the spiritual and historical significance of Palestine as the "Holy Land." It presents the conflict through themes including “justice, oppression, occupation, colonialism, dispossession, and resistance.”

Additional teaching resources reportedly include "Palestine Poetry & Arts" for Grades 4–12, featuring Gaza-themed poetry exploring the experiences of children, loss, resistance, and concepts of “divine justice”.

🇿🇦 South African Parents: Is this what you want for your children?

[addee @andregonweb]

@farrel13 @endurancetry @Our_DA Yep. That was the problem. I drink beer, not wine. If they catered for everybody the outcome may have been different.

[addee @andregonweb]

@AbimBakare35382 Wtf is sportify?

[addee @andregonweb]

@Nancy023922191 BS.

[addee @andregonweb]

@ginnydmm Rate hike incoming.

[addee @andregonweb]

@green_pippa 4% my ass.

[addee @andregonweb]

@NickKristof @christopherrufo Where do you get your stats? https://t.co/NmEMOClCKb?

[addee @andregonweb]

@MattWallace888 Organizers in cahoots with government. R600m allocated. Minimal violence. R600m divided amongst thieves. Simple.

[addee @andregonweb]

@WhiteLionII1 Dis moer snaaks.

[addee @andregonweb]

@RomanCabanac Wat 'n kak opmerking. On-gevolg.

[addee @andregonweb]

@WhiteLionII1 😆

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

MARINATE ON THIS, PLEASE

Tonight, Boston police put a traffic cone on top of the statue to commemorate the Scottish Tartan Army visit to their town and their loving relationship. Forged over only a few days.

Think about this: a foreign fanbase fell in love with a city, and the city fell in love right back.

The takeaway here is that the world can love each other without the constant bitching of media noise.

Why are we letting them interfere?

This isn’t about governments.

It’s about people.

[Connie @ConnieKR014]

This is amazing love coming from the World Cup matches and the uniting of our world! Wow! Thank you, Lord thank you Lord. 🙏🏽🌎🎉