Headlines in US a couple weeks ago: 👉 Republican divide over Big Beautiful Bill 👉 Economy suffering 👉 Tariff disaster Headlines in US now: 👉 Immigration (most Republicans aligned on) 👉 LA/California protests (most Republicans hate) It's cruel, unjust, racist - it's also successful agenda setting.

Ah yes - "the Brussels Kiss"

Tariffs: loved by few, felt by all. In this episode of Trade Off, I got to sit down with a couple of experts on tariffs and their impact. The goal? Help you decode the current deluge of tariff headlines. 🎧 Listen here: lnkd.in/em_CdmCN

Who's going to tell them..?

Respect for those MEPs who stood up for democracy and dialogue, helping defeat the Trump-style anti-LIFE motion. Especially those from @eppgroup.bsky.social who chose to put their values and commitment to democracy ahead of party games.

A burrito-backed financial instrument

Watching interviews of bemused academics who study Stoicism talking about the rise of Broicism. Can't imagine what it's like have some red pilled, supplement-hawking, manosphere YouTuber tell you don't understand a topic you spent your life studying because he listened to a Tim Ferris podcast.

The modern McDonalds children's play zone (TN, USA). Two screens, two chairs. Bleak.

Brussels region happiest region in Belgium www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

Nice #RestlessBrussels planning session today - lots of new faces and new ideas!

Admirez cette superbe illustration de la main des riverains autour de l'avenue Albert ! 🤩 Elle a reçu une belle place dans notre collection sur👉 imagine.brussels/map Et n'oubliez pas de signer la pétition sur www.change.org/p/avenue-alb... ✏️ #villeconviviale #mobilitéactive #changeyourstreet

"Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it" - Hannah Arendt, the origin of totalitarism

TikTok has shut down in the United States

A headline for the times we live in www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Oh nice - man made horrors beyond my comprehension

Excellent overview of challenges and opportunities for policy communicators

Communication trends I'll be keeping an eye on in 2025 👀 open.substack.com/pub/tommoyla...

Thanks to Jasmijn Post for naming me their Brussels person of the year - very honoured and flattered 🙏 🔗 www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

If you are interested in sustainable finance, green central banking and a fairer/greener economy - highly recommend following @uureeb.bsky.social 👇

Sat down with new EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security @marossefcovic.bsky.social to talk: 👉Taking over as Commissioner 👉Young Maroš in Bratislava 👉Closing a deal w/ Mercosur 👉WTO, China, US, African partners 👉Arnold Schwarzenegger Listen here: policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/trade-podcas...

If you live in Brussels, you'll know that road safety is a serious issue. Recommend following the urbanists, neighbours, activists and all other Brussels citizens of @heroesforzero.bsky.social (and even join your local chapter, like I did!) 👇

Anyone in the Brussels Bubble - which includes many of my followers - and indeed, anyone else, should watch this TEDx video of @moylato.bsky.social speaking about how we engage with our community www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflL...

Great chat with @marossefcovic.bsky.social, new EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security! New episode of Trade-Off coming soon 🎙️

Two weeks left, better get a move on

On building a community in Brussels 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflL...

Moderated session on political tech (and politics of tech) last night w/ 👉EU AI Office 👉Microsoft 👉Centre for Future Generations 👉EU External Action Service Topics: 👉Innovation Vs Regulation (false dichotomy?) 👉Tech's impact on dem institutions (for better or worse) 👉Need for internl coordination

A few lessons I've learned from starting a policy communications agency: 1️⃣ Do everything in phases 2️⃣ Don't go it alone 3️⃣ Study the client's organisation 4️⃣ Deliver long-term value in every project 5️⃣ Look for clients who want partnership tommoylan.substack.com/p/starting-a...

There's a woman who runs an Italian cafe near Schuman and I used my "restaurant Italian" to order from her a couple times and now she speaks to me all the time in Italian and I pretend to understand and I think I have to learn Italian to avoid an awkward situation.

Big takeaways from doing a talk at TEDxBrussels: 👉 It's more theatre performance than presentation 👉 Memorising a 15 min speech takes me weeks 👉 I need to give 150% emotion to come across as normal on a big stage 👉 A big audience isn't a problem if the lights are shining directly in my eyes

Trust in experts, trust in press, trust in institutions, and ultimately trust in democracy are all decreasing. Fast! We are talking about the fabric of our societies, and we need to find a way to get our shit together. Soon! Thanks for having me @moylato.bsky.social, a pleasure as always✨️🙏

Great session with @chrisskriver.bsky.social tonight. A room full of comms specialists talked evidence-based comms, the decline of trust in expertise, platform fragmentation, community building and much more. Thanks to Christian - and to everyone else who took part in the discussion!

If you're in Brussels, join us later on for a conversation with @chrisskriver.bsky.social, on audience profiling, data-driven comms and crafting effective messages. His core message: The far-right are doing better at this than us - let's step up. Register here 👇 lnkd.in/e7-6ErTP

Quick PSA, with a hat tip to @yuanyiz.bsky.social for flagging this. BlueSky defaults to being VERY protective of your feed, hiding a bunch of stuff. You may prefer it that way, but you may not. So this is how to adjust it: Settings --> Moderation --> (Advanced) Bluesky Moderation Service

Thanks for the opportunity, Tom!

On the state of news media industry and how policy communicators should think about it. 👉 Declining trust 👉 "Liquid" consumption patterns 👉 AI disruption 👉 New revenue streams Thanks to @goksenc.bsky.social for her contribution to my newsletter. tommoylan.substack.com/p/news-media...