Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the recent developments surrounding the situation in South Africa. AfriForum and South African Solidarity successfully lobbied Donald Trump and Elon Musk to bring attention to the plight of the Afrikaners and the slowly unfolding genocide in South Africa. However these episodes do not seem to have brought about support from the American government for the Cape Independence cause despite the Cape Independence groups sending a delegation to Washington seeking geopolitical help. Why is getting help from Washington unlikely? Where is the success of the Cape Independence effort more likely to arise from? Why is it imperative for the freedom of all peoples in South Africa that the BRICS countries stay out of South Africa’s impending dissolution?
Links:
(Secession Speakeasy #73 {Public House Edition}: South Africa headed for a BREXIT-style vote?): https://keepgovlocal.locals.com/post/5613896/secession-speakeasy-73-public-house-edition-south-africa-headed-for-a-brexit-style-vote
(Secession Speakeasy #116: Will a Private Referendum lead to Cape Independence?): https://keepgovlocal.locals.com/post/6293217/secession-speakeasy-116-will-a-private-referendum-lead-to-cape-independence
(Legal discrimination in apartheid and equity - By Dr. Wanjiru Njoya): https://mises.org/mises-wire/legal-discrimination-apartheid-and-equity
(CIAG formally notifies South African government of intention to lobby in US for Western Cape secession): https://www.capeindependence.org/post/press-statement-ciag-formally-notifies-south-african-government-of-intention-to-lobby-in-us-for-western-cape-secession
(Cape Independence | Advocacy group heads to Washington to lobby for secession): https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-03-25-cape-independence--advocacy-group-heads-to-washington-to-lobby-for-secession/
(President Appears to be Disregarding the Law on Cape Independence, says CIAG): https://www.capeindependence.org/post/press-statement-president-appears-to-be-disregarding-the-law-on-cape-independence-says-ciag
(US Stopping All Federal Funding to South Africa: Trump): https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-stopping-all-federal-funding-to-south-africa-trump-5821808
(US expels South African ambassador, declaring him 'persona non grata'): https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-expels-south-african-ambassador-declaring-him-persona-non-grata
(South Africa committed to US ties after ‘regrettable’ expulsion of envoy): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/15/south-africa-committed-to-us-ties-after-regrettable-expulsion-of-envoy
(Trump Stuns South Africa's Ramaphosa): https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/leftist-plantation-south-african-officials-say-white-refugees-are-committing-treason
(Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over ‘Afrikaner Genocide’ in Oval Office Meeting): https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-ramaphosa-clash-over-afrikaner-genocide-in-white-house-meeting-5861261
(UK Welcomes South African Activist Who Chants About Killing White Farmers): https://modernity.news/2025/05/22/uk-welcomes-south-african-activist-who-chants-about-killing-white-farmers/
(PRESS STATEMENT: Reverse Apartheid in South Africa - Ramaphosa Confronted - By Cape Independence Advocacy Group): https://www.capeindependence.org/post/press-statement-reverse-apartheid-in-south-africa---ramaphosa-confronted
(Leftist Plantation: It’s Now “Treason” For White Farmers To Leave South Africa?): https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/05/brandon-smith/leftist-plantation-its-now-treason-for-white-farmers-to-leave-south-africa/
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the developments in Catalonia over the last several months where the Catalan Separatists, in particular Carles Puigdemont and his party, have wrenched extremely significant concessions out of Pedro Sanchez’s socialist government in Madrid. Are these concessions slowly but surely turning Catalonia into a de-facto independent country? What do these developments say about what is likely in both Spain and Catalonia’s near-future?
Links:
(Reality and Incompetence: The Elites' Achilles Heels): https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/08/no_author/reality-and-incompetence-the-elites-achilles-heels/
(Catalan Separatists Are Squeezing Sánchez While They Can): https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/catalan-separatists-are-squeezing-sanchez-while-they-can/
(Power at any cost: Sánchez’s separatist tightrope): https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/power-at-any-cost-sanchezs-separatist-tightrope/
(Catalan Separatists Refuse To ...
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the news that reportedly representatives from the Faroe Islands are scheduled to begin negotiations with the nation of Denmark about the Faroes finally being given what they have long sought: Independence. What was particularly effective about the approach of the Faroes independence activists to getting their cause to the verge of success? What lessons can be derived from their campaign to this point which independence activists should take note of in their own efforts?
Links:
(Letter from the Faroe Islands): https://nation.cymru/feature/letter-from-the-faroe-islands/
(The Legacy - a Fishing Nation with Proud Traditions): https://www.faroeseseafood.com/the-faroe-islands/the-legacy-a-fishing-nation-with-proud-traditions
(The Faroe Islands Threatens to Exit Nordic Cooperation: “We Are either All in or Not at All”): https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/faroe-islands-threatens-exit-nordic-cooperation-we-are-either-all-or-not-all...
Professor Wall and the Secession Minstrel discuss the news out of the Canadian province of Manitoba where polls are finding separatism sentiment rising, which seems to be putting the elite storytellers in the Canadian establishment media in a panic. What does the article seem to be implying about the rise of the separatist mentality among the Manitoban people through the fear and alarm that is evident through the verbage of the article? What does this seem to say about the future of Canada if Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec all have successful independence referendums in the near-future?
Links:
('Surprisingly large minority' of Manitobans support Prairie separatism, poll suggests): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-separatism-poll-2025-1.7574378
(The Tom Woods Show Ep. 1381 - I’ve Been Wrong About Right and Left with Dr. Paul Gottfried): https://tomwoods.com/ep-1381-ive-been-wrong-about-right-and-left/
This piece from the Acton Institute speaks very much to our views here at "On This Terrestrial Ball" on what the relationship should be between family and the workplace. Here we always says that "Family Comes First". That means occasionally we will have gaps in our publication schedule when we need to tend to matters which affect family. However we are still committed to spreading the word on the causes which are important to the everyday people so that EVERYONE will be able to put family first in the not-too-distant future and it is why we value your support so much! Be a rebel, raise a family and show & tell the family how much you love them! https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124383-your-job-is-not-your-family.html
Sharing here a GREAT conversation between two very learned gentlemen: Daniel Miller, the President of the Texas Nationalist Movement, and former North Dakota state legislator Rick Becker, the host of the podcast “War, Divorce or Federalism”. In this episode, these two discuss TEXIT, the practicalities surrounding separation from the Washington DC Empire, the fallacies surrounding anti-separation arguments stemming from ridiculous talking points like Texas v White, and so much more! Listen in and get a great influx of knowledge from two gentlemen who KNOW their stuff!
In a crossover episode with the new podcast“War, Divorce or Federalism” Professor Wall engages in a lively discussion with former North Dakota state legislator Rick Becker on America’s current situation and the choices facing the peoples who make up this vast country. Can federalism be re-asserted through a process like the Article V Convention so as to diffuse tensions and so prevent the onset of a possible civil war? Or have things deteriorated so badly that only national divorce can bring back peace?
