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@SurpriseMushavh @Discovery_SA @Discovery_SA what’s happening with your banking app?!! Please sort this out!!!

[Gustavo de Carvalho @gb_decarvalho]

Flooding the Zone with Shit: it was time for SA

After two weeks of intense discussions in the U.S. on South Africa’s relations with Washington, I thought I’d have one last quiet evening to reflect. Instead, as I prepared to head back to Joburg/Pretoria from NY, the news broke—Marco Rubio had declared South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata, calling him a "race-baiting politician who hates America."

After days of conversations filled with concern, confusion, and even quiet apologies—“Sorry we/they’re putting you through this”—seeing it unfold in real time was surreal. Not because it was unexpected, but because it confirmed what I had heard repeatedly: this isn’t just about race or South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. It’s about punishing any dissent and rejecting international mechanisms that challenge U.S. interests. The U.S. no longer seeks global legitimacy—it believes it can battle the world on all fronts. Expelling Rasool isn’t just erratic—it’s part of an order-transforming process.

For decades, the U.S. was both architect and enforcer of the international system, balancing its role as guarantor, enforcer, and disruptor. But when it abandons the very institutions it once led, this isn’t just a shift. The mask hasn’t slipped—it’s been ripped off by the US itself.

It would be easy to dismiss Rasool’s expulsion as another tense moment in U.S.-South Africa relations. But the real issue is precedent. No Global South country can be allowed to successfully use international law against a U.S. ally, especially being one of the few left. This isn’t about Pretoria. It’s about who might be next.

The irony is glaring. Washington’s accusations of “race-baiting” against South Africa feel like projection. This isn’t about racial division—it’s about burying the ICJ case in controversy. The strategy is clear: distract, discredit, and divert. But the bluntness exposes its weakness.

Over the past two weeks, I’ve spoken to diplomats, policymakers, and academics. Many are disillusioned. Some joke about quitting international affairs altogether, retreating to the private sector. Others are anxious, wondering if they’ll be next. The frustration is real, but exhaustion runs deeper—watching institutions they believed in be hollowed out by power politics.

The real question isn’t about multipolarity or U.S. decline. It’s about power. The U.S. still dominates financially, militarily, culturally. But now, it is throwing away the ressemblance of legitimacy that once made its dominance tolerable. Abandoning the structures that gave you influence doesn’t just erode control—it creates a void.

And voids don’t stay empty for long.

This isn’t just a policy shift. It’s a strategy—one built on disruption, making global governance impossible. Steve Bannon called it “flooding the zone with shit”—overwhelming the system with chaos so no one can process what’s happening. That’s no longer just a domestic tactic. It’s defining international relations.

So where does that leave us? At a crossroads. The U.S. is walking away from the system it built. The message is clear: “Deal with your own mess.” Maybe it’s time we do just that. Not through bureaucratic tweaks, but by redefining global governance itself. The longer we wait, the harder the hit will be.

Rasool’s expulsion might seem minor in global politics. But small moments add up. And sometimes, they trigger something bigger. This feels like one of those moments. The rules we thought governed international relations? They were never absolute, we knew it. Now, we have to decide what comes next.

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[Jèy @Justjstyle]

She ate this the fuck up!

[Danny Walter 🧸 @AjeboDanny]

I know i expected S/A to be a nice place but i’m getting way more than i expected

There really is no reason why we should ever have a Nigeria vs S/A argument because in terms of how a country should be, they’re miles ahead.

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@African_Spring KZN has a chance of being lead by a LEADER. Do the right thing!!!

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@EversonLuhanga We don’t have police but izigebengu in this country 🙆🏽‍♀️

[Psyche Wizard @PsycheWizard]

10 Netflix movies that will Change the way you Think.

1. The Irishman

[Gugu Dlamini @ggdlams]

What a transformation 😭 everything else + retinol 🥺🔥

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[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

South Africa's President Ramaphosa says its energy crisis is an 'existential threat' to SA's economy & social fabric. He's promising to bring the daily power cuts 'to an end'. 7 mins on a story that's about more than electricity. Produced by Floyd Cush, Michael Cox, Mary Fuller.

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@GroundUp_News SIU must do the Lords work!!