Welp, it's almost exactly the halfway point of 2026 but we might already have the winner of European Commission Quote of the Year #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

This was an amazing show last night in Brussels: BEAT, ‘80s-era King Crimson played by Adrian Belew and Tony Levin (who were in that ‘80s lineup) and Steve Vai and Danny Carey (who were not) Great material and unparalleled musicianship, but… 1/…

Love the air quotes around 'food court' and am also expecting an S&D group resolution to ban them from using the word 'food' #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

'Won't Get Cooled Again'

Guys, the EU is still deciding on a definition of "farmer", but don't worry, the "working party on agricultural horizontal questions" has it on the agenda #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Nee dank u

In front of the world’s most famous building but I can’t get past black suit jacket, navy trousers and brown shoes @dieworkwear.bsky.social

I know everyone has already done the ‘Kraftwerk show = European Commission press conference’ meme but I never get tired of it

It’s not exactly ‘L'union fait la force’ but ok

for the love of god no

Heading into Friday night like

The new EU skate park is almost ready

If you've got to draft a report, that's a good place to do it

One of my pet peeves is stickers on books, and here Netflix has gone and just printed itself right onto the cover of this beautiful little novel, and even into the image of a Thomas Hart Benton painting Oh well, at least somebody is still printing books

good morning let's see what's happening in EU news toda- #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Good to see another story about how vinyl sales are increasing in the Spotify era #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Who's throwing the best EU Customs Authority race party? #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

#Schumansplaining #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

It's hard to believe this was 10 years ago Preparations are under way outside my office on Rue de la Loi to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Brussels attacks on 22 March 2016 Back on that day I was an editor at Politico and was extremely lucky to not have been a victim of the bombings...

Another victory for AI

Yass! Are you taking notes, @stib-mivb.bsky.social?

Good morning from Brussels

There’s a lot to work with in this story #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee #BelgianSolutions #GreatMomentsInStockPhotography

Taking my hat off to @nicholasvinocur.bsky.social and @maxgriera.bsky.social for this needle drop in today's @politico.eu Brussels Playbook item on socialist MEPs trying to enforce some internal discipline

The Lamest Race? #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Good morning from Brussels

Brussels: a place where "requests full clarity" counts as a "strongly worded statement"

Back when people used to do hashtags #EUSupergroups would have been a fun one Macron, Merz, Meloni and Young Velvet Devolver Traveling Secretaries The Three Presidents Trilogue berlaygenius The Highrepresentatives

This piece from @motherslug.bsky.social on Thomas Pynchon and our current predicament is superb I re-read VINELAND ahead of the release of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and it not only held up, it resonated more with me than when I first encountered it in the '90s www.currentaffairs.org/news/thomas-...

Keep hope alive

"Two-speed Europe"? What the EU really needs is a ten-speed Europe

Interesting development in this story about Belgian taxpayers taking a bunch of horrible looking real estate off the hands of the European Commission

The newest food hall opening up in Brussels is called ... [checks notes]... Ratz

Fans of rock music and waterfowl have a lot of decisions to make this spring in Belgium

#EUCO: "We need to meet urgently to figure out how to make Europe's economy work for everyone" @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu: "I know the perfect place"

Choose your fighter #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

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That thief stole a hell of a lot of bicycles #GreatMomentsInStockPhotography

Just another day in the Brussels EU quarter

When Trump talks about "peace" just remember the unsurpassed Mel Brooks www.youtube.com/watch?v=64DC...

Just finished SMILEY'S PEOPLE in two formats: first the brilliant novel and then the masterful 1982 television adaptation starring Alec Guinness Come for the Alan Rickman cameo, stay for the Patrick Stewart cameo

Most overrated cake: panettone or galette des rois?

Notice she did not specify the year #Mercosur

Ah nothing beats a good holiday potato roast

trying to decide which "exclusive" interview with Hoekstra I should start with this morning LOL

This section at the end of a Politico piece on why EU farmers are angry is really quite good. Story here: www.politico.eu/article/brus...

Book pitch to catch the current trend of alternative perspectives on classic novels: 'Call Me Moby' Finally, we get to hear the whale's side of the story

Deutsche Bahn gonna Deutsche Bahn Still a long way to go today and the alerts keep a comin

We're only on the fifth day of December but over on LinkedIn Reflection Season is in full swing