FreedomCo Jakes

If at 20 I knew what I knew at 25 Would I press so hard to try? Knowing at 30 that I had to lie To keep a lie alive At 40 I would have known That 30 was too much time And time was always mine If at 40 I knew enough At 50, choices wouldn't be so tough But now I know I had to grow

@MandelaUni 😂😂😂

Introducing the newly installed Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor

As an Iranian who stayed connected through Starlink during the total internet blackout, I want to wholeheartedly confirm what President Trump just said: "The Iranian people want to be free. They have lived in a world that you know NOTHING about." For 47 years, my people have endured systematic torture, rape, murder, humiliation, anxiety, suppression, and grief under the Islamic Republic. It’s been a long, grinding suffering — punctuated by brutal spikes like the January protests, mass executions, and now war. The world has no idea of the scale or depth of these horrors. Only when this evil regime finally falls will the full truth pour out — in quality and quantity that will shock humanity. We have now reached a point where almost no cost is too great if it rids us of this regime. Because the cost of it staying in power is infinitely higher. If you’re reading this and you can’t understand how any Iranian could feel relief at their own country losing a war and getting bombed… I envy you. You have never lived what we have lived. You have never watched your people, friends, family, and loved ones get tortured, raped, or killed almost daily and over half a century. You have never seen an entire nation slowly but brutally suffocated like this. We tried every alternative imaginable: massive protests, dissent, peaceful reform, negotiations — everything. None of it worked. The regime’s answer has always been bullets, gallows, and more terror. Now, less than 24 hours before Trump’s deadline, I write this with a heavy heart from inside Iran: Whatever happens next — if there is still an Iran left to save and this regime is gone — the Iranian people will be happy with the result. No matter the cost. Because the cost of the regime remaining is higher, and for many of us, death itself is preferable to another day under this nightmare. This is the true sentiment of the majority of Iranians — the voice of a people who often have no internet, no platform, and no way to be heard. The world will soon understand why we say: Anything to be free. Anything to end this evil. #IranMassacre‌ #IranRevolution2026‌

@francesafetytra Entitlement

I am too tired to pick up my head So focus on responsibilities instead It keeps my engine functioning Determined goals changing The goal posts keep shifting And I can feel myself drifting To a stand still Where at will I choose release And breathe ©Ina Brink

Thank you, @hermanntertsch 🙏

Today is April 8th, 2026 and Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America.

On this day 374 years ago, Europeans arrived in South Africa and the regions journey out of the stone age began. Happy birthday to me! 🥳

Today, 374 years ago, my forefathers decided to make South Africa their home. To put this into context, this happened 124 years before the United States of America had its Independence Day. Be proud of your heritage, language and culture, despite the hate you will get from ignorant fools.

Today is a day of great celebration. On 6 April 1652, Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape and a new people was born. The captain of the Drommedaris first saw Table Bay at 14:30 on 5 April 1652. This ship was one of the three ships with which Commandant Jan van Riebeeck landed in Table Bay on 6 April 1652 to establish a refreshment post for the VOC. The other two ships were De Goede Hoop and De Reijger, which joined the Drommedaris on the Cape coast at 04:00 the next morning. Happy Founders’ Day!

Thank You Jan van Riebeeck!!!🙌🙌🙏🙏

I just got off the phone with someone who works in defense policy in Washington. What they told me should end every "Trump is reckless" argument permanently. "Every single president since Clinton received the same intelligence briefing on Iran's nuclear timeline. Every single one was told the window was closing. Every single one chose to kick it down the road because the political cost of acting was higher than the political cost of waiting." Trump got the same briefing. 60kg of 90% enriched uranium. 4 weeks to breakout. Material for 2 bombs. He chose to act knowing it would tank his approval to 35%. He chose to act knowing his own base would split. He chose to act knowing NATO allies would refuse to help. He chose to act knowing gas prices would spike. A senior analyst I know at a major think tank put it this way: "The difference between Trump and every president before him isn't intelligence. They all had the same data. The difference is courage." Read that again. Every president had the same file on their desk. Only one opened it and did something. I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

Ek en @afriforum vier 6 April 1652 vandag met trots. 374 jaar gelede was dit die begin van ’n proses wat aanleiding gegee het tot die geboorte van ’n nuwe volk op Afrika-bodem. Ons is nie Nederlanders, Duitsers of Franse nie. Ons is Afrikaners wat diep verbonde is aan die suidpunt van Afrika. Ons is hier om te bly. Ons doen dit op ’n basis van wedersydse erkenning en respek vir al die ander volke in Suider-Afrika.

@MbalulaFikile It would be prudent for ANC cadres to use this opportunity to heed the 8th Commandment: Thou shalt not steal.

Today is April 6th, 2026 and Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America.

This King is a tampon. Useless rudderless. William also bows to Islam it’s time the monarchy is made nil and void IMO.

Gelukkige Stigtingsdag! 6 April 1652: Aankoms van Jan van Riebeeck Die opperstuurman van die Drommedaris het om 14:30 op 5 April 1652, Tafelbaai die eerste keer gewaar. Dié skip was een van die drie skepe waarmee kommandeur Jan van Riebeeck op 6 April 1652 aan Tafelbaai geland het om 'n verversingspos vir die VOC te stig. Die ander twee skepe was De Goede Hoop en die Reijger, wat hulle om 04:00 die volgende oggend by die Drommedaris aan die Kaapse kus aangesluit het. Die skepe was op 6 April naby die kus vasgemeer, terwyl Adam Hulster, die boekhouer, en die onderstuurman, Aernt van leveren, per sloep vertrek het om Tafelbaai te verken. Hoewel Jan van Riebeeck en sy geselskap nie self op 6 April 1652 aan die Kaap voet aan wal gesit het nie, het hy self hierdie dag as die verjaarsdag van die nedersetting beskou.

Think about it. The @GovernmentZA has failed its people.

Great Britain has fallen #MuslimPrince