u/Etherealnutt

lol come let’s see the rejection letters guy. Atleast they gave a free month of premier . Oh and maybe everybody who applies gets the free month? Yall should apply!

Haha let’s gooooo

A quick update from Bamako for those who saw my earlier posts about the fuel lines.

A few months ago, I shared videos of those endless queues. Motorcycles stretched out as far as you could see, people waiting under the sun for hours just to get a few liters to make it through the week. It felt exhausting and uncertain at the time, and honestly, nobody knew when it would end.

Now things seem calmer. Not perfect by any stretch. We still get occasional shortages and the moment a rumor starts floating around, you can feel people tense up again. But it hasn't gone back to that level of disruption we saw during the worst of the blockade.

With everything happening internationally and all the talk about potential impacts through the Strait of Hormuz, a lot of us quietly braced for a second wave. Like, could we handle another shock on top of what we already went through? So far though, it hasn't hit as hard as people feared.

Why? I really couldn't tell you.

Maybe supply chains adapted. Maybe local measures helped. Maybe the army's operations improved movement and security in ways that made a difference. Maybe it's a mix of everything. I'm not an expert, I just live here and pay attention to what I see.

What I do notice is that ordinary people feel the change. People just want to work, move around, buy fuel without planning their whole day around it, and not constantly wonder what tomorrow will bring.

Whatever the reasons, I hope this stretch holds. And I wish safety to everyone working on the ground, soldiers, drivers, station workers, and everyday people just trying to keep life moving.

Thanks again to everyone who responded respectfully to the earlier posts. I'll update again if anything shifts.

Hey guys here is another cover of a song I made .

Hey so I’m native Malian but grew up outside the country. I make music sometimes . Here’s my latest song please give it a listen and I hope you like it :)

Hi guys. Just joined the community. My mom makes soap and I really wanna help market it and get clients etc. but she’s using such a shit mould(basically metal stencil for like 2 soaps no design etc, like a gate) I told here if she gets proper moulds it’ll be so much easier to market the product . Any advise would appreciated. Also need to work on here packaging. For reference, this is what we have so far. The soups in a tub are actually just the bar soaps put in there . I was thinking it’s a waste, she could get atleast a couple bars out of that

Hi guys. Just joined the community. My mom makes soap and I really wanna help market it and get clients etc. but she’s using such a shit mould(basically metal stencil for like 2 soaps no design etc, like a gate) I told here if she gets proper moulds it’ll be so much easier to market the product . Any advise would appreciated. Also need to work on here packaging. For reference, this is what we have so far. The soups in a tub are actually just the bar soaps put in there . I was thinking it’s a waste, she could get atleast a couple bars out of that

After being so frustrated with the lack of resources for English speakers to learn Bambara, I finally am almost done building my own . Quite proud to say it beats everything that’s currently on the market, curious as to what resources others might have been using? All the apps I’ve seen on playstore etc are shit

One thing about Africa bro? Is the kids out here WORK. Dude is like 12 but has work clothes on. Wanted to bump my tire yesterday and I was like “where’s big bro at? And he was like nah I’m the one handling business today” … I know they probably don’t get paid shit. Or very little. Really wanna start a scooter/skateboard club out here so that these young dudes can atleast have fun and maybe even create content from which they can earn from 💔

lol you’d swear I had a lambo the way the kids scream when I ride past everyday. They always wanna take it for a spin. Made that mistake once lol. Kid nearly lost his face

lol the latest batch of stolen scooters from Spain have landed. Thanks, from west Africa 🌚