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

there might not be a #Eurovision this year?

I took this picture a few years ago in a museum: not the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the National Museum of American History. That's the kind of impact this man and his guitar had. RIP Steve Cropper 🙌

EEAS-gate doesn't really have much of a ring to it. Some other options: Waterzooi-gate Brugse-gat Edu-gate Diplo-gate Rector-gate ...

Well, the omnibus has been delayed, it looks like we'll have to omniwalk again

Finally you can get good pizza in Brussels

It must be lunchtime because I read this headline as “butter mechanism” #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Just wait til they order carbonara in almost any Italian restaurant in Brussels

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

It's Friday, so we're just going to ignore this court ruling, and this headline

This was spectacularly funny. ChatEPP is something that will probably exist soon and @craigwinneker.bsky.social has a lovely singing voice.

Commission Pushes New Drug Package #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Good morning from Brussels

Physics: Driving Europe's Economy... and Everything Else!

European Commission headquarters or Lumon Industries?

EU To Hold Crunch Talks on Granola #EUCO headlines

would pay double for news subscriptions that keep you logged in forever

Candidate for greatest ever among the many #GreatMomentsInStockPhotography #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Stay safe, @nkurmayer.bsky.social!

Who says EU politics is boring! #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

New breakfast cereal on sale in the supermarket across from the European Commission HQ

Starting Friday with some nihilist comms #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

What a load of bollards @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

Some of the comms actions have gone over like a led zeppelin #illgetmyhat #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Good morning from Brussels

The 95 driver when STIB hands over the keys to a short bus during rush hour

REMINDER: It’s influencer season again so don’t forget to get your ‘flu shots We need to prevent a full-on influencer epidemic

Good morning from Brussels #BelgianSolutions #BelgianCyclingSolutions

Made it through the second portal! Only Radiohead would make buying a concert ticket like trying to solve an escape room

This exclamation mark is doing an awful lot of work #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

Good to see the kids waiting patiently for the teacher #GreatMomentsInStockPhotography

Good to see the European Commission sharing the sponsorship love in the Brussels morning newsletter wars

I guess it's a sign of the times that I read this headine and for a fleeting second thought this was something that really happened #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

The absolute State of the European Union! Never mind the Strasbourg stemwinders; the real #SOTEU spectacular is on 8 November in Brussels: it's the annual Press Revue, aka #NerdPromEU, back again for another unforgettable night of comedy and music Reserve your tickets here: bit.ly/4lQKVh8

It's a two-fer: #GreatMomentsInStockPhotography #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee

It seems Radiohead have found a fitter, happier, more productive way of buying concert tickets

I love the air quotes here:

Good morning from Brussels A post to celebrate @sncb-nmbs.bsky.social finally adding a second train every hour at Watermael 🍾

Just back from a few days off, let's see what's happening in EU news #ImGonnaNeedMoreCoffee