Smoke Screens

The Epstein Files were supposed to be a revelation.A ledger of the powerful written in ink, not whispers.Promises were made. Promises were repeated.They claimed the truth would come out.The fog would lift.Transparency was the campaign slogan. Then the files arrived.And almost everything was blank.Pages upon pages covered in black boxes.Names, conversations, details, gone.Block after block of censorship.Critics call it about 90 percent redacted. That is … Continue reading Smoke Screens

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025Leave a comment

REALITY BITES

The Redacted States Of America

They finally released the Epstein files. And by “released,” I mean they handed the public a stack of black rectangles wrapped in patriotic bullshit and said, ‘here you go, transparency.’ Not truth, mind you. Not accountability either. Transparency cosplay. The kind where the light technically passes through, but you still can’t see a fucking thing. Page after page after page looks like it lost a … Continue reading The Redacted States Of America

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoDecember 22, 2025December 22, 20252 Comments

REALITY BITES

The World Didn’t Sign Up To Be America’s Captive Audience (But Here We Are)

Sometimes I look at my social media feed and wonder when exactly I became an unpaid U.S. political analyst, commentator or whatever. I live thousands of kilometers away, my taxes don’t go there, I don’t vote there, and yet every day I’m force-fed a steady diet of American political drama like it’s my emotional multivitamin. I open TikTok: screaming match between a congressman and a … Continue reading The World Didn’t Sign Up To Be America’s Captive Audience (But Here We Are)

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoDecember 11, 20252 Comments

SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Australia Just Opened the Door to a Digital Dictatorship

In December 2025, Australia will switch off the lights for anyone under sixteen trying to enter social media. Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, and the rest will be off-limits. Because the government has decided. This is not a parental choice anymore. It is law. A platform that lets a fifteen-year-old slip through will face a fine of nearly fifty million Australian dollars. That is not … Continue reading Australia Just Opened the Door to a Digital Dictatorship

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoSeptember 2, 2025September 3, 2025Leave a comment

SYSTEMS ON TRIAL

Compulsory Paternity DNA Testing at Birth is Not the Solution to Zimbabwe’s GBV Woes

When a child is born, the world should pause. In that fragile moment between first cry and first touch, something larger than science occurs. Trust. A mother’s body, a father’s presence, a family’s breath converging in relief and joy. That is the ceremony of life, one that does not need certification or laboratory confirmation. To replace that moment with a swab and a form, to … Continue reading Compulsory Paternity DNA Testing at Birth is Not the Solution to Zimbabwe’s GBV Woes

Kumbirai Thierry NhamoAugust 29, 2025August 29, 20253 Comments

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