Karl McKaizen

Birth Place: Earth ~ Race: Human ~ Politics: Freedom ~ Religion: Love😀

[Karl McKaizen @parcrome]

Transcendence

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say https://t.co/pi9dvqjpgY

[Pule Letshwiti-Jones @pule_jones]

JUST IN:
Media personality and hip-hop artist Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye arrested. Story developing in
@eNCA

[Zille for Mayor @HelenZille4Jozi]

They may hide it from you, but they can’t it from a drone.

#BelieveInJoburg #Zille4Mayor

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

That moment when a journalist is asked a question by an anchor and then proceeds to waffle for eight minutes, desperately trying to sound informed, when it is painfully obvious that he has no idea what he is talking about. The answer is long, but the substance is missing.🤣🤣🤣

[Mr.Blay @TwentyOne_OBO]

Why is Brazil wearing red?

[433 @433]

𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝟏𝟖-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑-𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐘𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐁 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈 😮‍💨

In May, he chose to represent Morocco. Just one month later, he delivered an incredible performance on his World Cup debut 👏

Bouaddi today among all Moroccan players:

▪️ Most touches (86)
▪️ Most accurate passes (60)
▪️ Most ball carries (23)
▪️ Second-most ground duels won (9)
▪️ Second-most successful dribbles (3)

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. 💎

[Ayyoub Bouaddi @BouaddiAyyoub]

Gardons cet état d’esprit, ce n’est que le début 👊🏼🇲🇦

[Justice, Crime Prevention and Security @CrimeWatch_RSA]

Chief Provincial Inspector Samuel Mashaba of the Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP) concluded his testimony at the #MadlangaCommission

[Karl McKaizen @parcrome]

@robertmarawa @GaytonMcK @947 @VumaFM @RISEfm943 @Sowetan1981 @SportArtsCultur @Hollywoodbets This guy has no idea how empty he sounds

[Joseph S Blatter @SeppBlatter]

A FIFA World Cup host country must guarantee two fundamental principles: the safety of the country — and the unrestricted entry of all qualified teams, officials and referees. The case of referee Omar Artan from Somalia is against one of these obligations. FIFA must never compromise the universality of football. #Fifa #Somalia #GianniInfantino #CAF #OmarAtan #DonaldTrump

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

I do not know why Gayton McKenzie speaks so confidently about things he clearly does not understand. It is embarrassing when a cabinet minister appears unaware of how diplomatic passports work.

A diplomatic passport is not reserved exclusively for diplomats, ambassadors or presidents. Around the world, governments have often issued diplomatic passports to individuals who have brought distinction, honour and international recognition to their countries.

Outstanding athletes, artists, musicians, cultural icons, business leaders and other distinguished citizens have, on occasion, been granted diplomatic passports or equivalent travel privileges in recognition of their contributions to the nation.

In the case of Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, the Somali government confirmed that it issued him a diplomatic passport to facilitate his travel to the FIFA World Cup after he became one of Africa’s most celebrated referees and was named CAF Men’s Referee of the Year for 2025.

Somali officials have publicly stated that the passport was issued because of his historic achievement and to assist him in representing Somalia on the global stage.

Artan became the first Somali ever selected to officiate at a FIFA World Cup and has been widely recognised as one of Africa’s top match officials. His achievements have put Somalia on the international football map and inspired millions of young Africans.

What is worrying is not that Gayton McKenzie got it wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. What is worrying is that he chose to speak with such certainty about a subject he clearly had not taken the time to understand.
Ministers have a responsibility to be informed before making public pronouncements, particularly on matters involving diplomacy and international affairs.

A little research would have shown him that diplomatic passports are sometimes awarded as a national honour and a practical tool to assist distinguished citizens representing their countries abroad. That is not unique to Somalia, and it is certainly not unique to Africa.

Diplomatic passports have been issued to many people who are not politicians or career diplomats. For example, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, football stars Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon, musician Youssou N’Dour of Senegal, long-distance running icon Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, and now Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan have all been granted diplomatic passports or diplomatic status by their governments.

The suggestion that only politicians or diplomats can be issued diplomatic passports is therefore incorrect.

I have noticed a certain interesting trend with Gayton McKenzie. Most of the time when the American government makes a mistake, he comes out to defend it. I wonder why he does that.

From the issue of visas to the political standoff between South Africa and the United States, he has consistently appeared to side with America, even in instances where many believe it is wrong. It is a pattern that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

Two days ago, I was scammed.

A WhatsApp account belonging to a Newzroom television journalist was hacked, and I received a message from what appeared to be her number asking to borrow R1,500, with a promise that it would be repaid the following afternoon. Thinking I was helping a colleague, I did not hesitate.

The person first asked me to do a cash send, but I explained that my account does not have that facility because it is a non-resident account with certain restrictions. I was then given a Capitec bank account number and transferred the R1,500.

Today, I called the journalist to check whether she had received the money, only to discover that her WhatsApp account had been compromised and that she had never sent the message. The money had gone straight to criminals.

I am sharing this as a warning to others. If someone contacts you asking for money, no matter how well you know them, pick up the phone and speak to them directly before sending anything. That is the mistake I made. I assumed I was communicating with a colleague and did not think to verify it.

The scammers are clever. They ask for relatively small amounts that do not immediately raise suspicion. In this case it was R1,500, an amount many people would send without thinking twice if they believed they were helping a friend or colleague.

What also concerns me is that the journalist’s number is on MTN. I do not understand how the criminals were able to gain control of the account. Mobile operators normally have security measures in place when a number is moved to another device or when a SIM swap occurs.
Whether this was a hacked WhatsApp account, a SIM swap, or some other form of compromise, it is a reminder that none of us should assume that a message is genuine simply because it comes from a familiar number.

Please be careful out there. Before sending money, verify that you are actually speaking to the person you think you are speaking to. A quick phone call could save you from becoming the next victim.

I have advised the journalist to report the matter to the police and to provide them with the bank account details into which the money was deposited. The money was transferred into a Capitec account, and the bank should have records identifying the account holder. Hopefully, that information can assist law enforcement with their investigations.

Unlike some of the other people who were contacted, I had the foresight to keep screenshots of the conversation. That may prove useful because the scammers had activated WhatsApp’s disappearing messages feature, which automatically deletes messages after a set period of time. In this case, the messages were configured to disappear after 24 hours, making it more difficult for victims to retain evidence of what was said.

This is another tactic criminals are increasingly using. They know that once messages disappear, victims have less evidence to provide to the police, mobile operators and banks. Fortunately, I had taken screenshots before the messages vanished.

So, once again, if someone asks you for money, no matter how familiar the number may be, call them directly and verify that you are actually speaking to that person. It only takes a few seconds, and it could save you from losing your money to criminals. It could have been a huge amount of money.

[VT @VusiThembekwayo]

This is MUST SHARE.

Cred @pmcafrica for the heads up.

[UAP James @UAPJames]

Plasma orb UFO videos appear to prove David Grusch is telling the truth — Cuomo

Cuomo opened tonight’s show talking aliens.

“A close encounter of the 3rd kind is a sighting in which an intelligent being associated with the UFO is observed. That’s what Grusch is talking about.”

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

England have been victims of a theft of their training equipment, after vehicles transferring kit to their Kansas City training base were broken into.

[0xDipper @Dipper_pol]

Nassim Taleb: the richest man in the Roman Empire woke up every morning pretending he was poor.

Seneca had more to lose than to gain from his wealth - so he rehearsed losing it. Every so often he'd live on bread and water as if shipwrecked, just to make the downside familiar and harmless.

That's the whole game, Taleb says: arrange your life so you have far more upside than downside - then randomness stops scaring you.

"Make more when you're right than you lose when you're wrong - that's antifragile."

"Always keep more upside than downside from random events."

"The Stoics aren't unmoved by the world - only by bad events."

~70 min, free. the oldest trick for surviving a world you can't predict ↓

[That Catholic Guy 🇻🇦 @Catholic_bro]

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[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Dear brother priests, on the day when the Church ponders her Lord’s pierced Heart, from which gushes forth an inexhaustible fountain of peace and unity for all humanity, I first address to myself and to all of you the words that God spoke to the people of Israel: “Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” (Lev 19:2; 1 Pt 1:16).
https://t.co/umh94elYpq

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

“Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, teach me an entire forgetfulness of myself, since that is the only way one can find entrance into you.” —St. Claude La Colombière

[Mzwanele Manyi MP @MzwaneleManyi]

Let's assist u
An undocumented migrant is not "illegal" because they are African. They are in breach of a country's immigration laws, just as a citizen may be in breach of tax laws, labour laws or criminal laws. The legal status attaches to the conduct, not the person's humanity.