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Musk: “Starlink Not Allowed in South Africa, Because I’m Not Black”

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Elon Musk and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the UN General Session in New York on September 23, 2024

South Africa continues to double down on its anti-American and anti-Afrikaner policies, preventing Elon Musk’s Starlink from operating in the country because it does not meet race quotas. “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black”, Musk posted.

“Despite being operational in 17 African countries, including neighboring nations like Namibia, Mozambique, and Botswana, South Africa, the continent’s largest economy, is not on the Starlink network”, Business Insider Africa wrote.

South Africa’s race-based employment laws (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BB-BEE) require companies providing communication services to be at least 30% owned by “historically disadvantaged groups” to receive an operating license.

Far from promoting equality, however, BEE laws have only increased disparity and corruption as ANC cadres gain lucrative ownership shares in companies they otherwise contribute nothing to. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and his predecessor Jacob Zuma are both multi-millionaires despite having done virtually nothing in their lives outside of ANC politics.

The South African Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya accused Musk of holding “unprogressive” and “racist” beliefs and said his country has decided not to move forward with Starlink’s satellite internet service.

“If a leading business figure like Elon Musk harbours the kind of unprogressive, racist views that we’ve witnessed and the peddling of lies that we’ve been confronted with, then we’re not going to pursue having his investments,” Magwenya said.

South Africa remains the only Southern African country without a Starlink launch date.

“Just over 10% of South African households have access to the internet at home”, writes AfriForum activist Ernst van Zyl. “While about 17% of metropolitan households have home access to the internet, only 1.7% of rural households have this same luxury. While there currently exists an internet access canyon between rural and urban South Africa, satellite-based technology such as Starlink provides the logical bridge. At the moment policies fixated on skin colour are the major factor blocking this bridge. A stunning example of a bitter harvest.”

Civil rights organization AfriForum has launched a petition against the racist ban on Starlink, which it calls “too white.”

The petition urges signatories to “Say no to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA’s) race obsession, which is blocking Starlink in South Africa”:

“No satellite services for Starlink because they are “too white”?

AfriForum submitted written commentary to ICASA, requesting the authority to abandon its strict race-based criteria. These criteria hinder the granting of a South African licence to the satellite network Starlink.  

The improved communications ability that Starlink will be offering in South Africa will make a major contribution to preventing crime and improving crime reaction times, especially in rural areas where cell phone reception is often unreliable or completely absent.  

By prohibiting Starlink from operating in South Africa because of racist criteria, ICASA is depriving rural communities of a reliable alternative that may save lives.”

No satellite services for Starlink because they are “too white”?

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Black Lives Matter Activist in Boston Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Scammed Donors to Fund Her Lifestyle

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A Black Lives Matter activist in Boston named Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to federal charges this week, admitting that she scammed donors and used their money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Cannon-Grant was previously held up as an admired figure. The city of Boston named her the Bostonian of the year at one point for her ‘social justice activism’ and she was even recognized by the Boston Celtics basketball team for her efforts.

She is now facing a minimum of two years in prison.

The New York Post reports:

BLM-linked activist admits conning donors to fund her lavish lifestyle

A once-celebrated Boston social activist has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors — including Black Lives Matter — out of thousands of dollars that she used as a personal piggy bank.

Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts of fraud-related crimes that she committed with her late husband while operating their Violence in Boston (VIB) activists group, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

The activist scammed money — including $3,000 from a BLM group — while claiming it was to help feed children and run protests like one in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd and police violence.

Cannon-Grant also conned her way into getting $100,000 in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits — which she used to pay off her personal auto loan and car insurance policy.

But she has now confessed to transferring funds to personal bank accounts to pay for rent, shopping sprees, delivery meals, visits to a nail salon — and even a summer vacation to Maryland.

Just amazing.

Here’s a local video report:

She should pay back every penny.

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Keith Olbermann Backpedals Furiously With Apology for Threatening CNN’s Scott Jennings – Jennings Responds (VIDEO)

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As the Gateway Pundit reported yesterday, former MSNBC host and generally unhinged leftist Keith Olbermann, appeared to threaten CNN’s conservative pundit Scott Jennings on Twitter saying, ‘You’re next motherf**ker.’

Well, Olbermann may have gotten a phone call or a visit from the FBI because today he walked back those comments with a full-throated apology.

RedState has an update:

To quickly recap, Scott Jennings, a Salem Media Network radio host and conservative CNN political commentator, reacted to breaking news on Monday that Kimmel had been reinstated by tweeting, “So basically his employer suspended him for being an insensitive pr**k, and we don’t live in an authoritarian regime? Got it.”

This enraged Olbermann, who proceeded to tweet what many, including Jennings, perceived to be a threat. “You’re next, motherf**ker. But keep mugging to the camera.” Jennings tagged Patel and included a screengrab of the tweets in response.

Though the FBI hasn’t commented as to whether an investigation was launched, Olbermann ostensibly appears to have thought twice about what he tweeted and deleted, apologizing profusely in tweets posted on Tuesday and claiming what he wrote was “misinterpreted”:

See Olbermann’s tweet below:

Scott Jennings, always a class act, offered this hilarious response:

Keith Olbermann really needs help. The guy is just so out of control.

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Where is Lance Twiggs? Kirk Assassin’s Transgender Lover Has Vanished

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Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and roommate Lance Twiggs

Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner – a male-to-female trans named Lance “Luna” Twiggs.

The FBI used Robinson’s texts with his transgender partner to solidify that Robinson was the assassin. Lance Twiggs has not been charged with any crime; however, federal authorities are still investigating.

Last week, Utah authorities released the text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his transgender lover, Lance Twiggs, sent shortly after Kirk’s assassination.

Utah County District Attorney Jeff Gray announced seven charges against Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. They will also be seeking the death penalty.

Robinson was charged with:

– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness temperating for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child

Jeff Gray released the chilling texts between Tyler Robinson and his “love” Lance Twiggs.

Read the text exchange here:

Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 1
Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 2

Lance Twiggs was reportedly cooperating with the FBI, however, according to the Daily Mail he has seemingly vanished.

“If [Lance Twiggs] ever comes back, it will be in a body bag,” a neighbor said to the Daily Mail. “That’s not a threat – I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again. This was a generational event.”

The Daily Mail reported:

The Trans boyfriend of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin has fled their former lovenest – and locals tell the Daily Mail they never want to see him again.

Lance Twiggs, 22, was led away for questioning when police swooped on the smart three-bed condo he shared with accused gunman Tyler Robinson, 22.

Shaken neighbors say the part time plumber has not been back to the $320,000 property in St. George, Utah – one declaring: ‘Good riddance. I never want to see either of them again.’

His beaten-up Infinity compact is still parked in his space with his work gear tossed across the back seat and a sandwich wrapper and a drink on the front passenger seat.

Upstairs lights have been left on for more than a week and notes and Amazon packages are piling up outside the home owned by Twiggs’s devout Mormon family.

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