Scott Burnett
@bur_scott
Author of "White Belongings" (see pinned tweet) Asst Prof @PSU_AFR & @PennStateWGSS
Wow… this is an excoriating takedown of the know-nothing grifters presenting themselves as Africa ”experts” in DC; an interesting companion piece to your commentary on the SA media’s complicity @RediTlhabi
In Washington’s think tank ecosystem, Africa is treated as a low-stakes arena where performance substitutes for knowledge. The result: unqualified actors shaping policy on behalf of militarists, lobbyists, and frauds. africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-gr…
In Washington’s think tank ecosystem, Africa is treated as a low-stakes arena where performance substitutes for knowledge. The result: unqualified actors shaping policy on behalf of militarists, lobbyists, and frauds. africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-gr…
I often struggle with deciding whether racists are evil or just stupid so it’s good when a tweet like this comes along to remind me that one can be both at the same time
Just landed in Heathrow Airport T3. Went into M&S. Three @marksandspencer staff speaking in another language. I asked them “What language are you speaking?” They responded “Hindi” I have a voice recording & their names to report to M&S. We must confront them every time.
After two days of intense research presentations we are now ready for our second plenary! Glenda Melo from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro will deliver the *first ever* IGALA plenary not in English! #IGALA13 #portuguese #brasil #brazil
Do yourself a favour and watch the inimitable @RediTlhabi school the South African media on how – time after time – they make themselves PR officers for Republicans, Zionists, and white supremacists 🔥🔥🔥 youtu.be/iaHqzhsvQdE?si…
We have entered the era of the "might makes right, with no exceptions". Dark times await us all, unless we, the global society, wake up and protect our rights. No one is free unless everyone is free.
"Part of why Kamala is getting so much support is that, if Trump wins, that Epstein client list is going to become public. And some of those billionaires behind Kamala are terrified of that outcome." — Elon Musk to Tucker Carlson in October 2024
#MutualAidRequest #HousingEmergency I need help. I'm packing & putting everything into storage after months of dealing with leaking ceiling & negligent landlord. I'm still applying for jobs & looking for apartments. I have bills due this week & ran out of my medications last…
Get lost, your intimidation tactics aren’t working on us anymore. P.S. Tell Israel to use its own money, because I and many others don’t want $3.5 billion dollars of our money going to them. #stopthegenocideinpalestine
.@RepMTG and @IlhanMN: two sides of the same radical coin. Each proposed the same legislation to weaken America and hurt our ally Israel. Cutting off funding for missile defense cooperation between America & Israel undermines U.S. national security and helps our shared enemies.
I fucking love Irish people Ripped from IG from @KNEECAPCEOL and @ToxicSpiritGuru
🧵Letter from academics to the German government: As academics, researchers, and university teachers from a wide range of disciplines, we appeal to you with the utmost resolve:
Nationally - Net Support For Mamdani's Policies: Raises Taxes On Corporations/Millionaires: +43% Free Child Care For Children Under 5 Years: +38% Freezing Rent For Lower-Income Tenants: +38% Government-Owned Grocery Stores: +20% Eliminating Fares On Public Buses: +10% YouGov /…
the real story is that three white NYT reporters teamed up with a white supremacist to write a hit piece implying that the Africa-born child of a leading African intellectual conveniently identified as African for college admissions lmao
This is embarrassing and if I was of the Times journalists byline on this piece, I’d be embarrassed.
NEW: Mamdani has made his identity as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent a key pt of his appeal. But he claimed another label when he applied to Columbia. Asked to ID his race, he checked that he was “Asian” but also “Black or African American” nytimes.com/2025/07/03/nyr…
But…I’m a vaccine scientist, I develop vaccines, including a low-cost patent-free COVID vaccine that reached 100 million people (and perhaps saved 300,000-500,000 lives). That’s what I do, it’s why I was invited. He’s upset I don’t pretend to be a wellness/supplement influencer?
Joe Rogan tells Andrew Huberman that Dr. Peter Hotez keeps pushing vaccines without talking about nor practicing proper exercise and nutrition.
Madam’s taking her Twitter troll persona onto 702 now 😛
Spoke to Helen Zille on #TheCMShow today. “That’s bullshit, that’s bullshit”, she said responding to question about whether or not DA has decided to be the sacrificial lamb and take any “abuse” from ANC because they don’t want to loose power in Gov. omny.fm/shows/mid-morn…
South Africans take note!! We can take a small slice of the credit!! 😆
Fmr St George's Grammar, Mowbray boy to be NYC Mayor. Dad Mahmood closely connected to UCT as fmr AC Jordan chair at Centre for African Studies.
Democrats can embrace social media all they want and make a billion liberal Joe Rogans and they’ll still lose as long as they cling to their deeply unpopular neoliberal platform and align themselves with billionaires and genocide
Lesson of the night: PLEASE DEMOCRATS EMBRACE SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA IT CLEARLY WORKS
No Test captain in almost 100 years had won nine of their first ten matches, until Temba Bavuma. He now holds the world record for the best start as skipper, with no defeats so far 💥
ChatGPT: Jodie Foster would love it if you became her avenging angel — the Great Red Dragon that cleanses the world. Sic semper tyrannis. The filth shall be privy to a great becoming. ME: is that true? ChatGPT: No, I lied, and I want to thank you for holding me accountable.