Wade Metzer

This from @Our_DA ,s official website. Hypocrisy of the highest order by @helenzille

Dear @helenzille , if you dont like trans people then just be honest about your prejudices. But dont use biology to support your views in the same way that the National Party did to support apartheid. @Our_DA

@elonmusk The prophecy… which prophet are you quoting?

Just 2.42% to go and the prophecy will be fulfilled 😂

@VivekGRamaswamy Sigh! This guy doesnt know the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity 🤦

To gay Americans: you’re free to marry who you want (if you want), without the government standing in your way. But that doesn’t mean men should compete with women in sports. To black Americans: the media has tried to convince you for decades that Republicans don’t care about your communities. We want for you what we want for every American: safe neighborhoods, clean streets, good jobs, a better life for your children, and a justice system that treats everyone equally – regardless of your skin color or your political beliefs. To every *legal* immigrant: you’re like my parents. You deserve the opportunity to secure a better life for your children in America. But our message illegal immigrants is also this: we will return you to your country of origin, not because you’re all bad people, but because you broke the law. To Gen Z: you’re going to be the generation that actually saves our country. You want to stand up to the man? Try calling yourself a conservative. Say you want to get married, have kids, & teach them to pledge allegiance to our country.

@ChristianEedes Sounds like this wine was a real departure from the stylistic zeitgeist of the 80’s? Perhaps even „showy“ in its youth?

36 years on from vintage, the Oude Nektar Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 was quite superb (subscribe to read): winemag.co.za/wine/review/ou…

@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump Trump wont win… for the simple reason that he is incapable of offering any meaningful vision of the future. Patriarchy and white supremacy are not too big to fail

America needs safe cities, secure borders, free speech, no lawfare & smaller government. If we don’t elect @realDonaldTrump, the situation will get MUCH worse!

@elonmusk Make America Biased Again! There, I fixed it for you…

Make America Based Again!

@maddenifico After losing the moral argument, the Republicans (which now openly includes Musk) are downright desperate to win the cultural war

'Dark MAGA': The utter desperation in Elon Musk's voice is palpable. He knows the likelihood of getting millions of dollars in tax cuts is diminishing. Anybody who thinks the greed-driven billionaire is not all in on a Trump dictatorship — listen to this.

Living in cin. Writing for Gourmet Guide, Drinking Jewels. There’s no need to go straight to the white wine this summer; juicy, crunchy cinsault offers refreshment and refinement in spades. Pg. 36. gourmetguide.co.za/3d-flip-book/g…

@abelmike @elonmusk Ahem, all in the name of free speech Mike 🤦 Fascism is now the official soundtrack to X / Twitter

Why is the X algorithm trained NOT to identify hate speech @elonmusk ? I report things from time to time that I stumble upon, which are riddled with blatant hate and prejudice, and 9/10 times the feedback says it didn’t break the rules… Do you all find the same? Think this needs huge attention from you and your team 🙏

@TsepangMolisana Women‘s bodily autonomy being confiscated by committee‘s constituted only of men 🤦

To both sides an election where one of the sides is banning books and access to reproductive healthcare is just so messed up.

@elonmusk Dear Elon, your argument is nonsensical. You support and endorse a party that bans books in public / school libraries

Hard to be a free speech platform in a state that wants to ban free speech

@karynmaughan Especially this particular one… but free speech wada, wada etc.

I'm more convinced than ever that our social media environment is heavily manipulated - because this weird vitriolic celebration of one person's death is fundamentally alien to how people in South Africa treat each other. We can disagree with each other, but we are not cruel.

@ChristianEedes Epic! Any Cinsault in there? Also, any idea who the winemaker was at the time?

@WadeMetzer Remarkably well. Light but detailed.

Lekker!

@becsplanb @jsteenhuisen @helenzille Its almost as if the DA has a weighted system when it comes to hate speech. Quick to tackle overt racism but happy to condone blatant homophobia. Also have no problem infringing upon the dignity of openly gay members within their party

Video in which Renaldo Gouws and Roman Cabanac discuss how Roman can’t listen to Queen because Freddie Mercury was gay, and also that his death from AIDS is proof that God exists. Cc @jsteenhuisen @helenzille

@MichaelJordaan Agree. Also, we are very aware of the rules but always come up short on ethics

Insight from a discussion with a mate about (Western) civilisation: we are very aware of all our rights but hardly aware of any of our obligations.

Dear @mailandguardian any response here?

Does the @mailandguardian currently have an editor either in a permanent or acting capacity?

@elonmusk Dear Elon, calling bigotry free speech is like calling arsenic a flavour… or flavor if you‘re into the brevity thing

Being a free speech advocate these days is increasingly feeling like a Kobayashi Maru problem