Brian Bakker 🏍️ πŸ‰πŸπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦

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Science geek, amateur anthropologist, atheist, sceptic, sports fan. I mute morons.
Love how Trump's autarky has resulted in "iconic American brands" now marketing themselves as: "Us American? Never! We are more German than Bratwurst and Sauerkraut! We have nothing to do with Dumbasfuckistan who vote for a rapist of 14-year-old children!"
I'm starting to see stories from Trump voters saying "This isn't what we voted for."
No. It's exactly what you voted for.

Absolutely spot on:

"Wealth creation is essential to sustain economic growth and improved living standards for all of society, including the poor. And these benefits are fragile. Redistribute too much of it, and growth vanishes, with dire consequences for everyone, especially the poor."

https://dailyfriend.co.za/2025/01/10/wealth-redistribution-is-wealth-destruction/

Wealth redistribution is wealth destruction - Daily Friend

If economic growth is what we want, we need policies that permit wealth creation. Redistribution destroys wealth. Wealth creation is a recent – and fragile

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There has never been a time when the people who've banned books were the good guys

#Olympics #Paris2024 @olympicschat

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Trump said that world leaders will "walk all over her". β€œShe’ll be like a play toy,” he said. β€œThey look at her and they say, β€˜We can’t believe we got so lucky.’ They’re going to walk all over her.”

Ok, if that's the case, then why is he so scared to debate her?

Trevor's being disingenuous here. He's expecting ANC comrats to "...adopt a pragmatic approach, striking a balance between fiscal requirements and providing clear regulations and long-term regulatory certainty."
He has more chance of falling pregnant.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/767947/south-africa-bleeds-over-r1-trillion-in-foreign-investment/

"That market-based process is a far more reliable road to success than government planning, technocratic prognostication by experts, or the self-confessed cynicism of analysts like Yelland."

https://dailyfriend.co.za/2024/04/12/energy-experts-irrational-hostility-to-private-nuclear-deal/

Energy expert’s irrational hostility to private nuclear deal - Daily Friend

When Stratek Global announced a R9 billion private investment, Chris Yelland promptly suggested they were running a β€˜pump-and-dump’ scam. When BizNews aired a video interview announcing

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