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Sieraaj Ahmed

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#CapeTownBoy. πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦, πŸ‘ΆπŸΎ, πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, movies, Mariah. Works for junk food, school fees & occasional veggies bc #adoptivedad. Columbia Journalism MA 2016, Stellenbosch Journalism Honours 2004, UWC BCom 1998. πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ ✊🏾

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Demand President Ramaphosa Shut Down Embassy of Genocidal Israel Now! Sign this petition to demand that the President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, Minister of International Relations and Cooperations, Ronald Lamola, and the Government of South Africa, to cut all diplomatic...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/de...

07.10.2025 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky, I need your help. Or rather, my friend Makgosi does. She's trying not to get evicted from her place - as a wheelchair-user, accessible accommodation is so difficult to find - and is in a huge pickle this month. If you've got anything to spare, her PayPal is mletimile@gmail.com ❀️

04.10.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ™„

21.09.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 53440 πŸ” 13709 πŸ’¬ 2841 πŸ“Œ 927

Just so I'm clear:

TV host says we should kill every homeless person? No big deal

TV host says the right must "go to war" with the left? Pfft.

TV host says the government is cracking down on critics? Well, the government cracks down on him for the criticism.

Free speech, everyone.

17.09.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 22609 πŸ” 6250 πŸ’¬ 268 πŸ“Œ 143

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated.

Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms.

Collective boycott.

Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

17.09.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 24087 πŸ” 7179 πŸ’¬ 1088 πŸ“Œ 492
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"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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13.09.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 10781 πŸ” 2516 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 130

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

13.09.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 26189 πŸ” 5706 πŸ’¬ 550 πŸ“Œ 196
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Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the action A growing number of universities, academic institutions and scholarly bodies around the world are cutting links with Israeli academia amid claims that it is complicit in the Israeli government’s actions towards Palestinians. According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 63,000 people have been killed in the territory – the majority of them civilians – with the true toll likely far higher. UN-backed experts have confirmed parts of Gaza, much of which has been reduced to rubble, are now in a β€œman-made” famine. Continue reading...

Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war

13.09.2025 07:54 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 18
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They can’t stop lying about Charlie Kirk…

12.09.2025 22:52 πŸ‘ 16939 πŸ” 4767 πŸ’¬ 1032 πŸ“Œ 305
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

10.09.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 30463 πŸ” 12620 πŸ’¬ 771 πŸ“Œ 1069

I love the South African Constitution.

11.09.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Husbands can now legally take wives' surnames Men can now assume their wives' surnames after the Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that section 26(1) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act is unconstitutional as it unfairly discriminat...

Love this! "The ruling comes after two Free State women and their husbands challenged the constitutionality of the act and won in the lower court. They then decided to take the matter to the apex court, saying the act is, among other things, archaic and patriarchal." #SouthAfrica

11.09.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

08.09.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 31185 πŸ” 7829 πŸ’¬ 860 πŸ“Œ 1746
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Smartphone addiction among kids: How SA parents are fighting back As smartphone use becomes a rite of passage for children, parents face growing challenges managing mental health, social pressures and online dangers. Discover how South African families are pushing b...

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

06.09.2025 06:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More than 300k Black women being pushed out of the labor market while white men gained 365k more jobs is what we mean when we refer to racism as systemic.

05.09.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 8344 πŸ” 2802 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 86
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Crying β€˜antisemitism’ at UCT a smokescreen to suppress criticism of Israel Inconsistent definitions and selective reporting on anti-Jewish sentiment by the board of deputies and David Saks obfuscate the real war going on at the university

mg.co.za/thought-lead... Interesting article by Professor Leslie London who teaches at UCT in Cape Town.

04.09.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to stop Israel from starving Gaza Israel has crossed the clear line into the darkest crimes.

At the upcoming UN General Assembly, by a vote of two-thirds present and voting, the UNGA should suspend Israel from the UN until it lifts its murderous siege on Gaza, based on the precedent of suspending South Africa during its apartheid regime. Remember: the US has no veto in the UNGA.

04.09.2025 04:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

*I eat half a "Party Size" bag of tortilla chips*

"God, I hate myself. I'm so gross. I gotta change things up."

*I eat half a "Party Size" bag of tortilla chips but dip the chips in hummus first*

"I am the healthiest snacker there is. Such a good boy I am."

03.09.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2000 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 6

Your periodic reminder that mRNA vaccines are a scientific and public health game-changer. Those that have been approved have passed stringent efficacy and safety checks. They protect you and your child against potentially fatal diseases. You may, however, get a sore arm.

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Man of Tomorrow. In theatres July 9, 2027

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In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5.  Today it’s 0.7%.  Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why.  Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

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Denmark Makes History: Your Face and Voice Are Now Your Intellectual Property Europe's First Digital Identity Protection Law Tackles the Deepfake Crisis Denmark is poised to become the first European nation to grant citizens copyright control over their own faces, voices, and ...

www.myprivacy.blog/denmark-make...

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29.08.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ukraine has currently disrupted 17% of Russia’s oil refining production. If they can get the level to 30%, domestic demand would far exceed supply. That’s when things start to fall apart.

(Data by Rochan Consulting)

29.08.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 1083 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 12

In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: β€œOkay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: β€œThen I guess this is goodbye.”

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