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ain’t it fun Grace Helbig is returning to YouTube. She made a video about it, and said something that resonated with me: we start out doing something because it is fun, and we keep doing it because we enjoy how…

via @wilwheaton.net >> ain't it fun wilwheaton.net/2025/10/aint...

Quote This Woman+ #EachOneReachOne Campaign Bring one more voice into the fold and nominate a new woman+ media source for our database. It only takes one minute, and you'll help close the news gender gap. #JoinTheMovement #CloseTheGenderGap #Sh...

Quote This Woman+ #EachOneReachOne Campaign.
Bring one more voice into the fold and nominate a new woman+ media source for our database. It only takes one minute, and you'll help close the news gender gap.
Nominations: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: quotethiswoman.org.za

A donation drive for @openbookfestival.bsky.social in Cape Town has just been announced. This festival is vital for South African and African literature, and has long been a supporter of the #SAComics community as well, so if you have any money to spare please help:

booklounge.co.za/product/open...

WE DID NOT LISTEN

AI sceptic Emily Bender: ‘The emperor has no clothes’ The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’

The AI emperor has no clothes.... www.ft.com/content/9029...

And here it is! The first part of our series on HRT, on What the Menopause. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-fmu92-...

HOW TO SURVIVE A GLOBAL HEAT WAVE -Stay hydrated -Treat yourself to an ice cream -Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class -Loose fitting clothing

Summer Medical Advice

Opinion | A South African Grift Lands in the Oval Office

Eish. >> A South African Grift Lands in the Oval Office www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen But urgent action can save us

We’re watching the largest HIV treatment programme in the world unravelling in real time. We don’t need perfection, but we do need a combination of urgency, action, and strategy to save it, argues Professor Francois Venter.

Read groundup.org.za/article/sas-... by Francois Venter

caring about other people is hard but it makes for a better world.

so... make the rich richer and the poor poorer?

Mapped: Europe’s Population Crash (2025-2100P) Europe’s population may start contracting as soon as 2026. Here’s how it’ll change for every country by 2100.

Europe's population is expected to shrink quite substantially over the coming decades.

The solution? Immigration.

www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-how-e...

The white man’s burden redux: Trump, Musk, and the fabricated persecution of Afrikaners With all the moral clarity of a man who once mused about injecting disinfectant to treat COVID; recently floated the idea of taking over Greenland; and reportedly thought nuclear weapons...

"With all the moral clarity of a man who once mused about injecting disinfectant to treat COVID...D$nald Tr&mp has now taken up the righteous cause of South Africa’s allegedly persecuted Afrikaner population. " www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250210-the...

A picture of a cute, somewhat annoyed looking silver tabby kitten against a green bokeh background with the words "Don't be a doos. – South African Proverb"

Just gonna leave this one here. IYKYK

No, 100% of South Africa’s HIV/Aids funding does not come from the United States – mostly funded by the South African government Gareth Cliff is a controversial South African podcast host, with nearly 2 million followers on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter). On 28 Ja...

A since-deleted tweet by a South African podcaster has popularised the false claim that all antiretroviral medications administered in South Africa were paid for by US aid. But this is FALSE: US aid made up less than a fifth of the country’s funding for HIV/Aids. africacheck.info/sa_hiv_funding

Performing Be Humble while standing between an split American flag tearing itself apart

We’ve almost made it through the first week of February. Yay us! May you not need a cookie today, but if you do, make it a deliciously indulgent one!

sounds about yt

ah i meant on reddit. is that a thing? or do you just follow people? lol. been there since 2006 and still dont know how to use it ;)

a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland looking down ALT: a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland looking down

americans specialise in being the most annoying ever....

I do enjoy the block function on reddit. we should totally be friends on another social platform :)

yeah but I kinda knew you from previous chats. I dont have anything personal on reddit.

oof.

I was so enjoying reddit until a random dude decided to chat to me... for a whole week. I used to chat to 20 people in an hour. I just dont have any chat left in me. :/

Elon Musk Is President The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.

“Elon Musk Is President
The world’s richest man has declared war on the federal government, and his influence appears unchecked.

He did not receive a single vote. He did not get confirmed. He does not receive a government paycheck.”

It’s a coup.

Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday

Report: Everything Slightly Worse Than Yesterday
theonion.com/report-...

i've been 3 days sick, 3 days fun, 3 days sick again. can haz fun times again?

reddit exists :)