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South Africa’s ambassador to the US #EbrahimRasool has been expelled after speaking out about the #MAGA movement. His persona non grata status is a troubling sign of diplomatic warfare by the #Trump administration: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters

Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport

www.theguardian.com

March 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM

Democracy Matters!

@democracymatters.bsky.social

Republicans are cowards, part 85,821,531.

Trump admin expels South African ambassador, escalating tensions
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#SouthAfrica #Rubio #EbrahimRasool #USPol #EndTrump #EndRepublicans

Trump admin expels South African ambassador, escalating tensions

Marco Rubio called Ebrahim Rasool a “race-baiting politician who hates America” over comments about the MAGA movement.

www.msnbc.com

March 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Knut Rauchfuss

@knutrauchfuss.bsky.social

O mundo inteiro odeia #DonaldTrump e #ElonMusk. Somos todos #EbrahimRasool

Público @publico.pt · Mar 15

Chefe da diplomacia norte-americana afirmou esta sexta-feira que o embaixador sul-africano em Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, passou a ser considerado persona non grata nos Estados Unidos.

EUA expulsam embaixador da África do Sul. “Odeia a América”, acusa Marco Rubio

Chefe da diplomacia norte-americana afirmou esta sexta-feira que o embaixador sul-africano em Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, passou a ser considerado persona non grata nos Estados Unidos.

www.publico.pt

March 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM

Grumpy.Lefty.ADHDer

@grumpyvegan.bsky.social

White supremacists are so fragile. The Black African Diaspora stands with Ebrahim Rasool. Yes, Trump is a white supremacist! #EbrahimRasool #AfricanDiaspora #FuckWhiteSupremacist #FuckTrump #FuckMarcoRubio

March 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM

Henning Pedersen

@hepedk.bsky.social

23/3 2025

#Sydafrikas #USA-ambassadør #EbrahimRasool får #heltemodtagelse, efter tRump smider ham på porten

Forholdet mellem USA og Sydafrika er anspændt, efter tRump har anklaget Sydafrikas regering for at diskriminere mod hvide

#tRumpistan #Sydafrika #konflikt

Sydafrikas ambassadør får heltemodtagelse, efter Trump smider ham på porten

Forholdet mellem USA og Sydafrika er anspændt, efter Trump har anklaget Sydafrikas regering for at diskriminere mod hvide.

www.dr.dk

March 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

brightsblog

@brighty.bsky.social

USA weisen im Streit mit Südafrika Botschafter aus https://wp.me/p36Ae-1aYY Rasool "schürt rassistische Spannungen, hasst die USA und hasst Präsident Donald Trump", erklärte Rubio #USA #RSA #Botschafter #Ausweisung #EbrahimRasool

USA weisen im Streit mit Südafrika Botschafter aus

Auch wenn die Führung in Pretoria betont gelassen auf den Rauswurf ihres Diplomaten in Washington reagiert: Das Thema Landenteignung in Südafrika hat das Verhältnis zur Trump-Administration massiv torpediert. Deutsche Welle Südafrikas Botschafter Ebrahim Rasool muss die Vereinigten Staaten verlassen (Archivbild) Bild: Cliff Owen/AP/picture alliance Südafrika hat die US-Entscheidung zur Ausweisung seines Botschafters in Washington als "bedauerlich" bezeichnet. Die Präsidentschaft habe von der Ausweisung ihres Diplomaten Ebrahim Rasool "Kenntnis genommen", erklärte sie in Pretoria.

brightsblog.wordpress.com

March 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM

Jornal Hoje em Dia

@jornalhojeemdia.bsky.social

Ebrahim Rasool criticou o discurso de Trump de vitimização dos brancos

hoje.vc/3j0c6

#geral #brasil #internacional #ebrahimrasool #eua #jornalhojeemdia

EUA declaram embaixador da África do Sul persona non grata

Ebrahim Rasool criticou o discurso de Trump de vitimização dos brancos

hoje.vc

March 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Eurasia Media Network

@eurasiamedianetwork.com

State Secretary Marco Rubio Has Claimed That Ebrahim Rasool “Hates America” and President Trump Personally eurasiamedianetwork.com/state-secret... #MarcoRubio #EbrahimRasool #Trump

State Secretary Marco Rubio Has Claimed That Ebrahim Rasool “Hates America” And President Trump Personally | Eurasia Media Network

In a rare diplomatic move, the United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, following remarks that drew sharp criticism

eurasiamedianetwork.com

March 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM

Grant Pascoe 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦

@grapas.bsky.social

Thousands gathered at Cape Town International to welcome Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool and his wife home. A true hero’s welcome for a man who has served South Africa with dignity, courage, and unwavering commitment. #WelcomeHome #EbrahimRasool

March 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM

Alpha Sol O

@alphasolo.bsky.social

(6/6) #DogWhistle #RaceBaiting #MarcoRubio #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfrica #Racism

TCI: "...or the use of a racial epithet, there can be no racism; 3) kick up the racial attack by calling any critics the real racists for mentioning race and thereby “playing the race card,” he writes.

bit.ly/4bAO2GG

Author Ian Haney López decodes dog whistle racism - The Colorado Independent

Blow into a dog whistle, and most people won’t hear a thing. But dogs do. And they come running. That’s how strategic, coded racism works, writes law professor Ian Haney López, in Dog Whistle Politics...

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March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM

Alpha Sol O

@alphasolo.bsky.social

(5/5) #DogWhistle #RaceBaiting #MarcoRubio #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfrica #Racism

TCI: “Here are the basic moves: 1) Punch racism into the conversation through references to culture, behavior, and class; 2) parry claims of race-baiting by insisting that absent a direct reference to biology..."

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March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM

Alpha Sol O

@alphasolo.bsky.social

(4/6) #DogWhistle #RaceBaiting #MarcoRubio #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfrica #Racism

AFP: "We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA."

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

US expels South African ambassador, saying he 'hates' Trump

The US decision to expel South Africa's ambassador was "regrettable," the office of the South African president said Saturday, after Washington's top diplomat accused the envoy of hating America and…

www.france24.com

March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM

Alpha Sol O

@alphasolo.bsky.social

(2/6) #DogWhistle #RaceBaiting #MarcoRubio #EbrahimRasool #SouthAfrica

His actions are far worse than those of yt ppl using the phrase, as he carries the responsibility of understanding the implications and impact of such language.

Follow this thread.

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March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM

CapeTalk

@capetalk.bsky.social

There has been mixed reaction from parties in the #GNU over the expulsion of #SouthAfrica’s ambassador to the #UnitedStates (US), #EbrahimRasool.

GNU parties split over Ebrahim Rasool expulsion

Last Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he was expelling Rasool, accusing the ambassador of being a race-baiting politician who hates America.

buff.ly

March 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM

CapeTalk

@capetalk.bsky.social

#SouthAfrica's ambassador to the #UnitedStates, #EbrahimRasool, has welcomed the decision by President #CyrilRamaphosa to send envoys around the world to provide clarity on the country’s foreign policy.