Uppity African Mimosa Bantu South African Rat. Email: mvelasepr@gmail.com
Gqeberha/Cape Town/Joburg
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So begins my thread of #2026Books. I read 31 books in 2025 when the goal was 20, so for this year I'm aiming for 40.
Okay, I'm starting my thread of #2025Books. I read 17 when the goal was 15 in 2024. In 2025 I'm aiming for 20.
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Thank you Mvelase. Happy Pride Month ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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The DA. I understand their reasoning โ & it makes political sense for them โ & get that they will only go into coalition as the DA as long as Helen Zille isn't leading that caucus, but I just cannot be party to that woman getting any kind of power.
How did Rise lose your support? Or am I mistaking them for Good in CPT?
PS everything is toxic so ignore this if it brings nonsense to you โค๏ธ
Also, wadlala Tlaleng ๐
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I hate gay Halloween because why are Kelly & Mark Consuelos Ilya and Shane from #HeatedRivalry after the one and single year I watched "All My Children" was them/their characters falling in love so I've followed them since?! ๐ฉ๐ญ
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I don't think Dr Tlatleng will be mayor. In fact I'm certain that DA and ANC will go into a coalition together to lead JHB, so I'm voting to ensure that there's a disruptive and powerful opposition.
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Yes, I just accidentally broke a USB C to USB C cable, but I just found a new never used one in my giant bag of cables and cords!
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Invariably every single time I stumble across a Lady Gaga song I've never heard before that is brilliantly unhinged, it's from Artpop. I still don't know why the Little Monsters didn't jump all over this album. open.spotify.com/track/3fibIโฆ
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True, but even if it still existed how many MyCiti bus routes even service the breadth of our townships? The mess at CTIA was the manifestation of 20yrs of @Our_DA policy decision after policy decision. Except this time, unlike normal the middle class were also in the DA's mess.
Cancelled the MyCiti bus to the airport because it was โunaffordableโ, โno one used itโ and โitโs for rich peopleโ. Now thereโs no public transportation to the airport because taxis were their only way to get there. This isnโt an ACSA problem, itโs a city problem.
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Good luck.
Students generally like to exercise critical thinking, unlike the average jacintite.
We also need to mobilize in South African Universities! The students need to know and join March and Marchโผ๏ธ
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For five years, the DA councillor of Ward 92 has abandoned his community. Salt River, Woodstock, Observatory, Walmer Estate, District Six, and University Estate deserve better.
On the 4th of November, vote for me to be your Ward Councillor.
Together, we can build a new 92.
@AxolileNotywala @brettherron #CapeTown #LGE2026 #SaltRiver #Woodstock #Observatory #WalmerEstate #District6 #UniversityEstate @PatriciaDeLille
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Lance Stroll dressed up as an F1 driver for Halloween ๐ฅ
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For anyone who cares or is interested.
The Summer Youth Olympics starts today in Dakar, Senegal.
This is the first ever Olympic/Paralympic event on our African continent ๐ฅน๐คฒ๐ฝ
And @OfficialTeamRSA has 46 young athletes who will be competing across 15 sporting codes ๐ฟ๐ฆ
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Pope Leo XIV has submitted a mail-in ballot for the US midterms, becoming the first pope to vote in a US election and likely the first to vote in a secular democratic election. cnn.it/48oMrTh
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20 years๐ฅนโค๏ธ
Year Each Country Legalized Same-Sex Marriage ๐
1. ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands - 2001
2. ๐ง๐ช Belgium - 2003
3. ๐จ๐ฆ Canada - 2005
4. ๐ช๐ธ Spain - 2005
5. ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa - 2006
6. ๐ณ๐ด Norway - 2009
7. ๐ธ๐ช Sweden - 2009
8. ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina - 2010
9. ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland - 2010
10. ๐ต๐น Portugal - 2010
11. ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark - 2012
12. ๐ง๐ท Brazil - 2013
13. ๐ซ๐ท France - 2013
14. ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand - 2013
15. ๐บ๐พ Uruguay - 2013
16. ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland - 2014
17. ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland - 2015
18. ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg - 2015
19. ๐บ๐ธ United States - 2015
20. ๐จ๐ด Colombia - 2016
21. ๐ฌ๐ฑ Greenland - 2016
22. ๐ฆ๐บ Australia - 2017
23. ๐ฉ๐ช Germany - 2017
24. ๐ฒ๐น Malta - 2017
25. ๐ฆ๐น Austria - 2019
26. ๐ช๐จ Ecuador - 2019
27. ๐น๐ผ Taiwan - 2019
28. ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica - 2020
29. ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom - 2020
30. ๐จ๐ฑ Chile - 2022
31. ๐จ๐บ Cuba - 2022
32. ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico - 2022
33. ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia - 2022
34. ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland - 2022
35. ๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra - 2023
36. ๐ช๐ช Estonia - 2024
37. ๐ฌ๐ท Greece - 2024
38. ๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein - 2025
39. ๐น๐ญ Thailand - 2025
Source: Equaldex, Our World in Data
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a note to the Nyhellen for Joburg crew:
The Cape Town International Airport situation is a stark reminder that policy decisions that do not consider the interests of the poor and working class will eventually be felt by the affluent and wealthy.
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[WATCH] The Electoral Court has dismissed the DA's application challenging the submission of proportional representation lists with only one name on them by ActionSA, the EFF, MK and the GOOD party.
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I recently found out that this is a genuine and not too uncommon view in far-right wing politics. I haven't read enough to understand how they land their, but it's such a wild view I'm actually intrigued.
advocating for absolutely monarchy will always lose me shem โ๐พ dont care what corner of the globe, we dont need to regress that far shem
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