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@barry_dp

Father, Reader, Writer, Book-lover, InfoSec Architect, Big Data student, GIS and maps, Libertarian, Social Analytics, Privacy fanatic, Intrigued by space

Johannesburg, South Africa Katılım Aralık 2007
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@Matlala_S If he can go there to talk to management, he will go there. But if he is ever sick, he will never go there.
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@EvaVlaar Once "the truth" is no longer a defense against something you said (or thought), you no longer have freedom of speech.
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Eva Vlaardingerbroek
Dries has just been convicted again: This time for speaking the truth about the disastrous consequences of mass migration. The most insane part is that the Belgian court even admitted Dries spoke the truth, as what he said was factual, but deems it a crime because it could incite hatred. Let that sink in. They’re criminalizing the truth and they’re using Dries to set an example. Let’s come together to help him. Dries is a young father, a brave patriot and the Belgian establishment has been trying to destroy him for years. He’s taken so many hits, he really deserves our help.
Dries Van Langenhove@DVanLangenhove

A very sad announcement. I have just been convicted a second time for 'hate speech' and it is only due to a technicality that I could not immediately be sent to jail —to the judge's frustration. In an ironic turn of events it's actually thanks to my previous prison sentence (for memes in a private group chat) that I am now still free —in a physical sense, at least. Call me naive but I didn't think they would take it this far, given that this precedent criminalises many of the arguments used by even the most moderate politicians critical of mass migration. In February 2024 I gave a lecture at Catholic University Leuven wherein I linked mass migration to crime and a deterioration of our quality of life. Every single point I made was 100% the truth and based on scientific evidence. Cynically, even the judge that convicted me admits as much by writing in his verdict: “Even if all of the statements made by Van Langenhove are based on scientific evidence and statistics, it makes no difference to the criminal intent. Van Langenhove is not charged with spreading false information. He is charged with presenting facts in a way that incites hatred against persons on the grounds of one or more of the protected criteria in the Anti-Racism Law.” That's a lot of words just to say he wants to send me to prison for speaking the truth. Even the regime media write: "It did not matter to the court that Van Langenhove was quoting scientific sources. The judge argued that Van Langenhove's main message was that a big part of the societal problems like insecurity, housing shortages and lowering educational standards are due to mass migration." You may think the regime media are being sympathetic to me in the first sentence, but in reality they are warning people: even if you speak the truth, if you go against our narrative, we will crush you in every way possible. Both the public prosecutor and the judge did not present a single real argument as to how or against whom I would have incited hatred. So even if I would accept their crazy, dystopic law, I still did not break it. The only argument they present is that I created a "hostile atmosphere of us versus them” in regards to migrants. But even this silly argument (which is not even a punishable offence) is not true. To me, the deadly disease is self-hatred and one of its worst symptoms is replacement migration. My enemy is thus NOT the migrants themselves but those orchestrating the mass migration. Sadly, in Belgium, evidence is not needed and ‘vibes’ are enough to put someone in jail. Given the fact that I have another court case coming up in September and that I have a dozen active criminal investigations for hate speech, time is running out for me. I have already paid more than €420,000 in legal fees and there is no ending in sight. I have been in an intense battle of attrition for eight years and must now regroup to make sure I can still win. If you want to help me, you can do so via the links below. If you can help in other ways, please contact me via DM. If you live in a country that still has free speech, never let them touch it, however noble they make the motives sound, because this is where it leads to.

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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@_Africa_Daily How is this news? Seems like normal crime to me - home burglary followed by investigation.
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Africa Daily@_Africa_Daily·
A reported home incident involving former public official is under investigation. Read more at Africa Daily
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@AIHighlight @KevinNaughtonJr Maintaining AI-generated code is also already dead - they're just going to give the AI a new set of rules / goals and have it recode the whole thing...
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AI Highlight@AIHighlight·
@KevinNaughtonJr The people declaring it over are not the ones being asked to maintain the AI-generated code.
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Kevin Naughton Jr.@KevinNaughtonJr·
i can't believe software engineering is finally over
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Megan S.@SimplyMegszcpt·
If our judiciary is going to be scared of the criminals running this country, and if it's going to prevent them from carrying out their duties as stipulated in the oath they took to serve and protect this country, then our entire justice system will fail. It is the duty of government and our law enforcement agencies to ensure that protection is provided for members of the judiciary trying these high profile cases. 🇿🇦 x.com/i/status/20564…
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Woestyn_Wolf 🇿🇦🇳🇦@woestyn_wolf·
I went for a biofeedback health scan yesterday and it tells me caffeine is negatively influencing my hormones. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink strong liquor. I don’t take any drugs in any form or shape. I don’t eat processed food or refined sugar. I don’t eat carbohydrates. Da FUCK I’m giving up coffee.
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
Uhhm - those opportunities are also reserved for a few under BBBEE.
The Presidency 🇿🇦@PresidencyZA

President @CyrilRamaphosa rejects claims that Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment is an obstacle to economic growth, saying transformation has expanded participation in key sectors of the economy and opened opportunities that were historically reserved for a few. #RamaphosaQandA

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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@Fact If your search is perfect, you will find perfection. Even if only in the search itself.
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Fact@Fact·
If you're looking for perfection, you'll be looking forever.
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Martin van Staden@Martin_ASFL·
South Africans spend too much time focused on arrests. This is only meaningful if they are (1) convicted and (2) physically spend a not-insignificant amount of time in a normal prison. We too often pretend like justice was severed with a mere arrest or something like a year in a low-security correctional spa.
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@Paratus2014 Could make a nice math question for the next matric exam though: How many kidnappings does an accused need to have happen to afford bail if each kidnapping brings in R4 000 and the bail is R30000?
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Gideon Joubert - Paratus 🏴‍☠️
The government wants to disarm law-abiding citizens while repeatedly granting bail violating kidnapping kingpins bail.
Yusuf Abramjee@Abramjee

The decision to grant alleged kidnapping kingpin, Faizel Charloos, bail of R30,000 has sparked renewed scrutiny over how South Africa’s criminal justice system deals with accused organised crime figures. The latest development comes after a sequence of events that saw Charloos previously lose his bail, a warrant issued for his arrest, and a nationwide manhunt launched after he allegedly absconded from court proceedings, Charloos had initially been granted bail of between R1 million and R2 million in separate kidnapping-related matters linked to high-profile ransom cases, including the 2022 abduction of a Gauteng businessman. Authorities have long regarded him as an influential figure in an alleged transnational kidnapping-for-ransom syndicate operating in South Africa. In April 2025, the Protea Magistrate’s Court revoked his bail after he failed to appear for scheduled proceedings. Reports at the time indicated that Charloos allegedly fled the court precinct shortly before he was expected to be formally charged in connection with another kidnapping investigation. The incident triggered a police manhunt, with investigators eventually tracing and rearresting him at a resort near Bela-Bela in Limpopo. Against that backdrop, the decision to now grant him bail of R30,000 is raising difficult questions about consistency within the justice system and whether enough weight is being placed on concerns around flight risk, witness intimidation, organised crime influence, and public safety. Some of Charloos’ co-accused confessed to the kidnappings and pleaded guilty and are already serving their sentenced time. Questions are now being asked on how an accused person who absconded while already out on substantial bail could later secure release on a dramatically reduced amount. The development has also reignited broader public concern about the handling of kidnapping syndicate cases in South Africa, where ransom-driven abductions targeting businesspeople, foreign nationals, schoolchildren and affluent families have increased significantly in recent years. Kidnapping operations are often highly sophisticated, financially resourced and capable of moving suspects across provincial and international borders. It also highlights the growing national concern around kidnapping-for-ransom syndicates, which police and intelligence structures have repeatedly described as one of the fastest-growing organised crime threats facing South Africa. For many, the central issue is no longer only whether alleged syndicate leaders are arrested, but whether the criminal justice system can keep them behind bars while prosecutions unfold. In another high-profile case in KZN last year, a suspected trans-national kidnapping suspect had charges against him and suspected members of the syndicate withdrawn. A police officer was among them. @pule_jones @DasenThathiah

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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@vlok_andre Yes, they are. Slightly. 😀 But it would be nice to have an emergency backdoor, even an undependable one.
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Andre Vlok@vlok_andre·
@barry_dp Government is a slightly more accountable, predictable entity than the whims and agendas of billionaires who proclaim their hostility to the country every now and then
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Andre Vlok@vlok_andre·
Not, for me, a hill to live or die on, but on what we know at the moment, Nic's take is spot on
Nicholas Dawes@NicDawes

@RyanCoetzee Starlink comes with massive risks to sovereignty and data security, putting critical infrastructure in the hands of an erratic, wildly ideological individual who has demonstrated his willingness to wield his control of the system for political ends. SA can make other choices

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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@vlok_andre 2. Starlink also cuts out local ISP's, which makes SA surveillance much more difficult if not impossible.
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Andre Vlok@vlok_andre·
Our data has never really been safe, that is a comforting myth. But there is a difference between access to it, and the probabilities of what that data could be used for, and what type of functionalities may be limited or terminated on a whim. For that, the track record and personalities of the people with their hands on the levers does matter
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@Fact I'm so sorry to hear that.
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More than 70% of all apologies are meaningless.
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@ysuckme Always remember that you are totally unique. Just like everybody else.
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NOBODY is you and that is your superpower.
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barry_dp@barry_dp·
@TheBabylonBee Yes, that is indeed the time-tested and proven way to efficiently scorch meat. The hoping part usually works better if you also imbue some alcohol-infused nectar, if I remember correctly.
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The Babylon Bee
The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee·
Study Finds 100% Of Men Cooking On Grill Just Kinda Moving Meat Around And Hoping For The Best buff.ly/mJDx8jz
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