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[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

When Art Garfunkel met Sandy Greenberg at Columbia University, the two quickly became best friends and roommates, bonded by their love of literature and music. Soon after, Sandy began losing his vision and was eventually diagnosed with severe glaucoma. Devastated and afraid of becoming a burden, Sandy left college and returned home to Buffalo, cutting himself off from his friends. But Art refused to let him give up. He traveled to Buffalo, convinced Sandy to return to college, and became his guide—literally helping him navigate campus and life after blindness.

Art even began calling himself “Darkness” as a way of showing Sandy that he was not alone. But one day, Art deliberately left Sandy alone in Grand Central Station so he could learn to navigate independently. After hours of struggling, Sandy eventually made it home—only to discover that Art had secretly followed him the entire way to make sure he was safe. That moment gave Sandy the confidence to live without fear. He went on to graduate from Columbia, earn degrees from Harvard and Oxford, marry his high school sweetheart, and become a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Years later, while Sandy was at Oxford, Art called him with a problem: he and Paul Simon needed $400 to record an album. Sandy and his wife had just $404 in their bank account, but Sandy gave Art the money anyway. The album initially failed, but one song eventually became a massive hit: The Sounds of Silence. Its famous opening line, “Hello darkness, my old friend,” carried a deeply personal meaning connected to the friendship that had changed both men’s lives. Their story became a remarkable example of how friendship, trust, and one person’s refusal to give up on another can change a life forever.

[Pieter van der Walt @PieterVand37940]

OSAR Inc: Ohio South African Refugees Inc.

This is a NPO (501c3) that was created to support and assist new refugees arriving in our area to get them to their feet faster.

My beautiful wife @FionavanderWalt runs it with funding and sponsors from our American family.

Not every refugee is as fortunate as myself and Fiona in getting to their feet as fast as we did, so we decided to help where we can.

Being part of the solution, not the problem is our goal. It brings us joy, tears and everything in between.

⭐ We are the link between our American family willing to help and the refugee in need of help.

Feel free to look at my profile, my posts and should you want to become part of our cause, a shareholder in the NPO, you are more than welcome. 🙏

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@dick_abrie @thyphoidjack if you were actually educated and refined you would see I never attacked or diminished any soldiers role ever. I have an issue with the latest trend of being masked. so retract the phallus, control hormones, detune brawn then engage brain

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@dick_abrie @thyphoidjack careful their short dick syndrome! proudly completed my national service in 1987 and 1988! then two years "kortdiens" and after than proudly served my country until 2002, 4 year of which in the rapid deployment forces. only bankrobbers and gangsters wear masks!

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@dick_abrie @thyphoidjack please enlighten me - not being facetious

[Pieter van der Walt @PieterVand37940]

✨ ⭐ We have a refugee friend in Dallas that is prepared to house any single person that is looking to out-migrate to Dallas.

He understands the costs involved to start over in a new state. DM @FionavanderWalt if you need a place in Dallas.

Thank you Herman for your kindness. 🙏

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@MaxPatricius (very significant) government land ownership are specifically excluded there

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@MaxPatricius very few people know the background of the statistic! So gets misinterpreted. eg: peas are life threatening. 95% of people that have came in contact with peas died. True, but misleading. One must know what was included and excluded from the quoted stats, What was measured

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@CheetahPlains hey! now you are taking on a challenge!! rather focus on world peace, MUCH easier accomplished 🤣

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@cheryl901678113 the program ARE for all minorities in SA! many Coloureds and Indians have been resettled already

[Daniel Foubert @d_foubert]

MŁODZI TO PATOLOGIA.

1. Wyprodukowaliśmy pokolenie ludzi, którzy mają dostęp do całej wiedzy ludzkości w kieszeni, a jednocześnie nie wiedzą absolutnie nic. Nie znają historii, geografii, ekonomii ani własnego kraju, ale posiadają opinię na KAŻDY temat. Dawniej, żeby być ignorantem, trzeba było przynajmniej nie mieć dostępu do książek. Dzisiaj ignorancja wymaga aktywnego wysiłku.

2. Nie panują nad własnymi emocjami. Wszystko jest „toksyczne”, „traumatyczne”, „problematyczne” albo „triggerujące”. Krytyka staje się atakiem. Dyskomfort staje się cierpieniem. Niepowodzenie staje się traumą. Zamiast nauczyć człowieka radzić sobie z rzeczywistością, nauczono go tworzyć coraz bardziej wyrafinowane słownictwo do opisywania tego, dlaczego rzeczywistość powinna dostosować się do niego.

3. Nie potrafią też docenić tego, co mają. Żyją w jednym z najbezpieczniejszych i najbogatszych okresów historii, otoczeni technologią, o której ich pradziadkowie nie potrafiliby nawet fantazjować, a zachowują się tak, jakby zostali zesłani do kopalni soli w XIV wieku. Ciepłe mieszkanie, pełna lodówka, smartfon, wakacje, streaming, dostawa jedzenia pod drzwi — i permanentne poczucie krzywdy.

4. Są źle wychowani. Nie dlatego, że nie znają właściwego widelca do ryby. Gorzej: nie rozumieją, że przestrzeń publiczna należy również do innych ludzi. Głośnik w autobusie, hulajnoga między pieszymi, telefon przy stole, darcie mordy w miejscu publicznym. Świat jest sceną, oni są głównymi bohaterami, a reszta społeczeństwa ma zejść z kadru.

5. Nie potrafią czekać. Nie potrafią się nudzić. Nie potrafią przez pięć minut siedzieć bez bodźca. Telefon musi być sprawdzony podczas jedzenia, rozmowy, spaceru, pracy i kiedyś prawdopodobnie własnego pogrzebu. Pokolenie z największym dostępem do informacji w historii wytrenowało sobie zdolność koncentracji złotej rybki na amfetaminie.

6. Nie potrafią niczego naprawić. Nie potrafią niczego zbudować. Część nie potrafi ugotować pięciu normalnych obiadów, przyszyć guzika, odetkać odpływu ani zorganizować własnego dnia bez aplikacji. Za to doskonale wiedzą, jak powinno zostać zreorganizowane całe społeczeństwo.

7. Nie mają cierpliwości do kompetencji. Chcą rezultatów bez praktyki, pozycji bez hierarchii, pieniędzy bez doświadczenia i autorytetu bez osiągnięć. Jeśli ktoś robił coś przez dwadzieścia lat, to nie jest ekspertem. Jest „gatekeeperem”.

8. Nie rozumieją pieniędzy. Subskrypcja tu, dostawa tam, kawa za 25 zł, telefon na raty, pięć aplikacji pobierających co miesiąc pieniądze z konta — a potem wielkie odkrycie ekonomiczne: NIE DA SIĘ OSZCZĘDZAĆ.

9. Nie mają stosunku do przeszłości, bo przeszłość zaczyna się dla nich mniej więcej w 2016 roku. Wszystko, co było wcześniej, jest albo niezrozumiałe, albo podejrzane moralnie. Człowiek bez pamięci historycznej patrzy więc na instytucje istniejące od stuleci i po piętnastu sekundach namysłu stwierdza, że właśnie odkrył, jak je naprawić.

10. Nie żyją nawet w tej samej rzeczywistości. Algorytm daje każdemu prywatny wszechświat, prywatne fakty, prywatne autorytety, prywatne oburzenie i prywatną epidemię problemu, o którym normalny człowiek nawet nie słyszał. Potem wychodzą z internetu i są zdziwieni, że społeczeństwo nie przeczytało tego samego feedu.

Najbardziej imponujące jest jednak połączenie wszystkich tych cech.

Nigdy wcześniej człowiek nie mógł wiedzieć tak mało, umieć tak niewiele, kontrolować się tak słabo i jednocześnie posiadać tak niewzruszonego przekonania, że to właśnie ON powinien pouczyć wszystkich poprzednich ludzi, jak należało urządzić świat.

[OliveEue @Oliveeue]

I am angry today. And I need to say this plainly.

I recently followed up with someone I encountered in a general conversation here on X. I learned they had arrived in the United States in February 2026 and had relocated from Ohio to Florida. They were living approximately an hour from me.

I reached out because I wanted to understand their situation and see whether The Bridge to Liberty could help.

I was told, “I can’t do this anymore.”

Then they went silent.

Today, I learned they have decided to leave the United States and return to South Africa.

And I have to ask:

IS GOING BACK TO A COUNTRY WHERE SERIOUS VIOLENCE AND THE RISK OF LOSING YOUR LIFE ARE VERY REAL TRULY BETTER THAN FIGHTING FOR YOUR FREEDOM HERE IN AMERICA?

I am struggling to understand that choice.

I work with people who were approved, made plans, uprooted their lives, and then were told they were INELIGIBLE. People who are desperate for the opportunity this person had.

And yet someone who actually made it here has reached the point of believing that going back is their only option.

PLEASE HEAR ME: DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE AT THAT POINT.

If you came to America through the refugee program and you are struggling, reach out.

If you need a job, ask.

If you need housing, ask.

If you need transportation, ask.

If you need help navigating your situation, ASK.

The Bridge to Liberty has people and contacts across this country. We may not be able to solve every problem, but we can try to connect you with someone who can help.

There are people on X who will stand beside you.

But we cannot help someone who disappears.

America is not easy. Nobody promised that it would be.

Those of us who live here fight for our families, our communities, our livelihoods and our freedoms every single day.

FREEDOM ISN’T SOMETHING YOU RECEIVE ONCE AND THEN NEVER HAVE TO FIGHT FOR AGAIN.

So before you decide that America is too hard and that returning is your only choice:

REACH OUT.

Don’t disappear.

Don’t suffer in silence.

Don’t assume nobody cares.

Give us the opportunity to try.

Because there are people fighting desperately to get here who would give almost anything for the chance you have.

And for every person who has been deemed INELIGIBLE despite doing everything they were asked to do, I will keep fighting.

#TheBridgeToLiberty #IncredibleIneligibles #WeCanTakeGiants

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@RenaldoGouws the ANC rejoiced when president Reagan enacted Executive Order 12532 of Sept. 9, 1985 acting against SA for race based laws

interesting: CEOs now have intensive to take BEE to court to resist to retain USA contracts, since they then have proof they did not "enact or enable"

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@theepicmap South Africa is using the metric system since 1963!!

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@MulderCorn yet, the ANC rejoiced when president Reagan enacted Executive Order 12532 of Sept. 9, 1985 acting against SA for race based laws....

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@JacoKleynhans yet, the ANC rejoiced when president Reagan enacted Executive Order 12532 of Sept. 9, 1985 acting against SA for race based laws....

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@wmwchris @SAgovnews and the ANC rejoiced when Executive Order 12532 of Sept. 9, 1985 acting against SA for race based laws....

[INFIL // EXFIL 🇿🇦 @InfilExfil]

These weren't the actions of @POTUS and @SecRubio
They were the actions of the Executive Order Reagan signed. When the USA helped end Apartheid and brought the ANC into power.

From the USA's Office of the Federal Register, National Archives: The provisions of Executive Order 12532 of Sept. 9, 1985

Now, 30-odd years later, when the USA is again requesting the end of racial legislation that the ANC snuck in while pretending to be a poster boy for humanity, we're asked to believe that the USA is an enemy?

Same old same old.

[kwagga @kwaggaJamie]

@DIRCO_ZA you dimwits, the SA flag should be left in both cases!!