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Ben Pooler

@benpooler

Greying parent

 Cape Town
Joined March 2009
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Trump was NOT elected to invade Iran. And he lost that war. The consequence of his invasion is higher fuel prices and inflation everywhere in the entire world.
Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) profile pictureJoel Pollak
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Trump was elected to do politically difficult but necessary things. Securing the border is ugly. Fighting Iran is costly. Taking on special interests upsets donors. Backing AI scares people. Tonight, Republicans paid the costs. The benefits will be with us for many generations.
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We’re quite comfortable mocking you behind your back.🤷‍♂️
Gareth Cliff (@GarethCliff) profile pictureGareth Cliff
@GarethCliff10h
Since I've been mostly inactive on @X for the past few years, it might help some of the losers on here who find me infuriating to know that: Unless I follow you, I DO NOT SEE YOUR COMMENTS. There would be no bigger waste of time in the universe than to respond to anything I post if you think I'm going to see any of it. I won't.
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Me at the in laws this weekend.
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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile pictureElon Musk
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Vote red today!
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The White House just called a lid, meaning no public appearances are expected from the president tonight.
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I’m quite enjoying this overwhelming repudiation of the revolting Trump administration.
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Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) profile picture
Edward Luce
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If this is borne out it's astonishing. AIPAC is impotent.
Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) profile pictureJacob N. Kornbluh
@jacobkornbluh4h
🚨 Exit poll of early Jewish vote in #MISen: Abdul El-Sayed 60% Mike Rogers 36% Blank 5% Among Jewish voters who said they backed Elissa Slotkin in 2024, 23% voted for Rogers. forward.com/news/860246/mich…
Most Jewish voters backed El-Sayed, but many Michigan Democrats crossed party lines, early exit...

Most Jewish voters backed El-Sayed, but many Michigan Democrats crossed party lines, early exit...

A survey of Jewish early voters found that many Democrats crossed party lines to back Republican Mike Rogers, largely over concerns about Israel and antisemitism

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Gareth Cliff (@GarethCliff) profile pictureGareth Cliff
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I can't wait to see mainstream media talking heads, pollsters, newspaper editors and out-of-touch academics make excuses and spin if things don't go the way they've so confidently said they would. The Blue Wave, Obama on campaign, Abdul, Hillary, Kara Swisher, Hasan Piker, the DSA - pretty much all the worst people in America. Let's see what happens...
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ANC is now in a position where it can thank their voters individually 😅
Simphiwe Silwana (@simsilwana) profile pictureSimphiwe Silwana
@simsilwana14h
Thank you for your vote🖤💚💛
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Quite right, Paul. Although the US’s hopelessly undiplomatic and incompetent Ambassador didn’t help either.
Paul Graham (@PMGeducator) profile picturePaul Graham@PMGeducator23h
Much to blame the ANC government for, but the blame for being excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is entirely at the foot of the conservative Afrikaner movement - Solidarity, Afriforum and their friends - and an ideological White House.
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Scapegoat (@AndiMakinana) profile pictureScapegoat@AndiMakinanaNov 2
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is such a hilarious story about a local traditional leader who kicked the IEC out of a tribal court premises because an IEC official made the mistake of sitting on the said traditional leader’s chair.
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Scapegoat@AndiMakinanaNov 2
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is such a hilarious story about a local traditional leader who kicked the IEC out of a tribal court premises because an IEC official made the mistake of sitting on the said traditional leader’s chair.
Zanele Buthelezi🇿🇦 (@Zanele_Shenge) profile pictureZanele Buthelezi🇿🇦@Zanele_ShengeNov 2
WATCH: Voting got disrupted in Bilanyoni after an angry local traditional leader closed the tribal court in eDumbe in northern KZN. IEC Regional Manager for Zululand Phakamani Mabaso says the voting station was later reopened after talks with Inkosi Lungelo Dlamini. #sabcnews
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Thomas 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@ThomasTheLib) profile pictureThomas 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇦🇹🇼@ThomasTheLibNov 3
My energy for the next 24 hours:
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Vuslat Bayoglu (@VuslatBayoglu) profile picture
Vuslat Bayoglu
@VuslatBayoglu16h
Congratulations to the team at Grindrod.🇿🇦 Grindrod became the first private train-operating company to operate on South Africa's national freight rail network under the country's open-access framework. Key facts Departure: Komatipoort, 1 November 2026. Return: 2 November 2026. Return cargo: 2,991 tonnes. Route: North-East Corridor. Rolling stock: Grindrod-owned locomotives and wagons. Cargo: Coal
Image from Vuslat Bayoglu (@VuslatBayoglu)
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A win for El-Sayed. Just saved US taxpayers $4bn.
Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) profile pictureKaitlan Collins
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President Trump on U.S. aid to Israel: "We were giving them $4 billion. We are. But it gets cut off at the end of the year. Why? Because they don't need it. "Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like El-Sayed when they don't need it? It's a bad talking point."
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No I didn’t … they deserved to win the final .. I just had a problem with how they made the final … they have since proven to be the best team in the world at the moment .. #Thanks
Muntozwayo (@Muntozwayo) profile pictureMuntozwayo@Muntozwayo19h
Replying to @MichaelVaughan
But you said Proteas were fluke winners of the 2025 WTC???
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UCT ombud probe into vice-chancellor costs almost R8m news24.com/southafrica/educa… via @news24
UCT ombud probe into vice-chancellor costs almost R8m | News24

UCT ombud probe into vice-chancellor costs almost R8m | News24

A probe by the University of Cape Town’s ombud into complaints lodged against vice-chancellor Professor Mosa Moshabela since 2025 has cost the institution almost R8 million so far.

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‘I’m not Rockefeller’: Angelo Agrizzi says he has no money to repay R1.66bn dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
‘I’m not Rockefeller’: Angelo Agrizzi says he has no money to repay R1.66bn

‘I’m not Rockefeller’: Angelo Agrizzi says he has no money to repay R1.66bn

Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi says he does not have the money to repay a R1.66bn confiscation order imposed by the Pretoria high court and intends to challenge the judgment on...

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Polls hint Joburg could steady or topple coalitions from Tshwane to Nelson Mandela Bay dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Six Johannesburg polls map the coalition battles that could reshape SA councils

Six Johannesburg polls map the coalition battles that could reshape SA councils

The coalition that emerges in Johannesburg will influence negotiations in councils across South Africa. Six polls offer different scenarios for the City. …

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Trump moves to end South Africa’s Agoa benefits, Pretoria pushes back citizen.co.za/news/trump-mov…
Trump moves to end South Africa's Agoa benefits, Pretoria pushes back | The Citizen

Trump moves to end South Africa's Agoa benefits, Pretoria pushes back | The Citizen

US President Donald Trump sent a letter tp President Cyril Ramaphosa in October informing him of the decision.

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