TrendSmith

A liberal thinker, with compassion for all gods creatures, helping industries and professions to be influential and better connected. Comments are my own.

[The Voice of Reason AKA Mindy @Legionkid]

@Lip_OnX @persianjewess https://t.co/OHlnNNxdjH

[Faith Mangope @FaithMangope]

42.6 percent of South Africans do not have jobs. 60 percent of young people in South Africa do not have jobs. In some provinces like the North West province, 54.2 percent do not have jobs. The population is growing at a much faster pace than the economy. I don’t care if it’s international practice, but it is Not ok that 28 million of our people are dependent on the state. That number is growing. It is Not ok. Yes it marginally addresses the realities of poverty but it does not serve the state or the people in the long run. People must be independent from the state. Must be able to feed their families, and have autonomy over their lives. The current status quo is not sustainable. The bomb is no longer ticking, it’s just waiting for the right conditions for explosion.

[James Hopf @HopfJames]

Japanese public support for restarting their reactors has risen to 70%. Article link in reply.

Reasons given are:

Growing awareness of nuclear's ability to help reduce CO2 emissions. (They didn't know that aleady? 😡)

Energy security (energy prices spiked due to the Ukraine war).

Reduced energy cost. Consumers have noticed that power costs are lower in areas that have restarted nuclear plants. Nuclear is the cheapest power source in Japan (in addition to being clean).

[TrendSmith @jeanventer]

Huge traffic jam caused by joburg traffic police on William Nicol this morning. We pay for this shit. #joburg

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Sunday morning, dozens of joburg metro police and cars blocking traffic on William Nicol. Overtime no doubt, all week zero policing in Randburg area.

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Brazil's Federal Supreme Court escalates tensions with Musk after suspending X
https://t.co/qpwnHusCVC

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South Africa’s security chaos: Intelligence failures or high-level political maneuvering?
https://t.co/em6v4BFhLg

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Rolls-Royce small nuclear reactor design clears second UK assessment - https://t.co/rLzkKt0nJ6

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@teslaownersSV Elon Musk will be a great president for the USA, especially of he can send the USA, all of them, to the moon.

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@SABCNews I hate competition, it is a real nuisance for any business. Best is to just snuff the competition.

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@Lesufi I did not get an invite?

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@MightiJamie Some people are born clever, others need an education.

[Zwelinzima Vavi @Zwelinzima1]

What I like about MK is that they don’t hide what they stand for! They hate the constitution, which they regard as founded on Dutch-Roman law. They hate the concept of the rule of law. They demand what they call African Law, which they have not defined so far. All those implicated in corruption are their heroes and heroines. They see nothing wrong with the R500 billion stolen or exposed by the Zondo Commission. Their defence is that there is a bigger stealing by White Monopoly Capital. Accordingly, when they gather, it becomes a who is who of those accused of stealing and dishonesty. They regard the State Capture Commission and all evidence provided as fake news. They hate Chief Justice Zondo and Ramaphosa more than they hate poison because they associate both with the incarceration of their leader by the Constitutional Court. They regard their leader as a supreme leader who should be above the law and not touchable

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Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism
https://t.co/u8kN6YwSaT

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China ‘not in the business of haircuts’ as Zimbabwe asks for debt reduction from creditors
https://t.co/RHvMpMlB31

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China’s South Sea Aggression Is Backfiring
https://t.co/XZWDVu55yM

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@SBGroup South Africa is a beautiful country, stop spoiling it with these monstrosities.

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@MutedScholar @georgesantos @CollinRugg The man is a leader of a criminal state where democracy is a joke.

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@OliLondonTV May he have hard landing in a village, with a sick sense of humour.

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Argentina's Milei shuts up critics with miracle turnaround of economy, strong security policies
https://t.co/BFjATW16Dk