All that buzz about #Obama #POTUS44 and his #aliens ... the #president was merely expressing the well-known #Drake equation, formulated in 1961 by Frank Drake. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_e...

The fascist US dictatorship will use the selective release of the Epstein files to try to destabilise European states. We are already seeing this happen in the United Kingdom. #US #POTUS47 #fascism #dictatorship #Epstein

Alfred (10) zou later graag bibliothecaris worden. Om mensen gelukkig naar huis te zien gaan met boeken of mensen te zien lezen. Hij vindt het altijd fijn om blije mensen te zien en zou het niet voor het geld doen, maar voor het plezier. www.bruzz.be/actua/jonger...

Happy 94th Birthday, John Williams (New York, 8 February 1932). youtu.be/FFALyKG_Bck Air and Simple Gifts by American composer John Williams for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. #JohnWilliams #AirAndSimpleGifts #BarackObama #POTUS44

Acteur François #Beukelaers overleden. Hij werd 88 jaar oud. Beukelaers acteerde voor #theater, #televisie en #film, doceerde aan Studio Herman #Teirlinck in Antwerpen en aan de Franstalige Brusselse toneelschool #INSAS. Hij was perfect tweetalig en regisseerde ook. vrtnws.be/p.YbG4kpPmx

Stop met tijd verspillen over de vraag óf #Trump een #fascist is: handel ernaar / @rosansmits.bsky.social // in: De Correspondent, 29 januari 2026. — dit artikel kun je gratis lezen omdat ik er voor betaald heb via mijn abonnement op #DeCorrespondent decorrespondent.nl/16703/stop-m...

Vacature: de gemeente #Etterbeek zoekt voor haar Nederlandstalige #bibliotheek een allround bibliotheekmedewerker - voltijds - bepaalde duur (20 april tot 31 juli 2026) - niveau B. etterbeek.brussels/nl/publicati...

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, ‘1984’. #Good #Pretti #US #Minneapolis #POTUS47 #ICE #truth #posttruth #2+2=5 #Orwell #1984

The fatal #shootings by federal agents in the #US show clear signs of democratic #decline and #politicisation of the #police. That is according to Christophe Busch, historian and director of the Belgian Hannah Arendt Institute. He draws comparisons with the past and the underlying mechanisms.

Board of Peas. #BoardOfPeace

«La domanda è una sola: di chi sono i nostri giorni?» — ‘La Grazia’ (2025) di Paolo Sorrentino “There is only one question: to whom do our days truly belong?” — ‘La Grazia’ (2025) by Paolo Sorrentino #LaGrazia #grazia #pardon #PaoloSorrentino #Sorrentino

Don't forget: today is Penguin Awareness Day. Make sure you know your penguins! #PenguinAwarenessDay

« Nieuwe leesclubs komen als paddenstoelen uit de grond in Brussel. In Muntpunt komt er naast de ‘normale’ leesclubs voor de eerste keer een strip(lees)club, opgericht door striptekenaars Zie Groenen en Lode Peeters. » #brussel #muntpunt @brusselsebibliotheken.be www.bruzz.be/select/liter...

The #EU must give #POTUS47 a formidable #fuck you. We must treat him as he treats others and speak the #language he speaks.

Vacature: de gemeente #Elsene zoekt een educatief en onthaalmedewerker voor haar #Nederlandstalige openbare #bibliotheek (onbepaalde duur, halftijds, niveau bachelor). jobs.elsene.be/nl/vacature/...

Whatever one may think of #Venezuelan President #Maduro, if the #US invades the territory of an autonomous country with armed forces and kidnaps its president, that seems to me to be nothing less than a declaration of #war.

2025 IN 12 MOVIES This is a selection from all the 109 films I saw in the cinema in 2025. For each month of the year, I chose a film. The reasons for this can vary greatly. Choosing always means losing. #2025in12movies #yearin12movies #cinema #film #movie #Letterboxd boxd.it/R3Emq

"Er komt geen verbod op sociale media tot 16 jaar", zegt de Vlaamse Regering na haar laatste ministerraad van dit jaar. Is dit überhaupt iets wat de Vlaamse Regering op het niveau van het gewest of de gemeenschap zou kunnen beslissen? Dit lijkt me een federale bevoegdheid.

There have already been 389 shootings in the USA this year, according to the independent Gun Violence Archive (GVA). But hey: “What a terrible thing it is. All we can do right now is pray for the victims ... just pray.” #POTUS47 #Brown #Providence #RhodeIsland #USA youtu.be/cB0R38dYbXA

Historian Margaret #Rossiter exposed the long-standing erasure of women scientists and named it the #MatildaEffect, after Matilda Joslyn #Gage. Through decades of research, she restored hundreds of women to the scientific record and reshaped how history is written. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda...

La canción «La Perla» del nuevo disco ‘Lux’ de Rosalía es realmente una joya. #Rosalia #Lux #LaPerla genius.com/Rosalia-and-...

Het gemeentebestuur van Vorst is op zoek naar een bibliothecaris - collectieverantwoordelijke voor de Nederlandstalige openbare bibliotheek van de gemeente. jobs.vorst.brussels/nl/vacature/...

One year into #POTUS47 second term, #America faces authoritarian drift. The #GOP, now fully Trumpist, pushes #autocracy, weaponizing government and purging dissent. Courts resist but the Supreme Court enables him. Public backlash exists, yet elite complicity aids his agenda.

#OpenAI has identified activity in my account that is not permitted under their #policy on #weapons. As a result, they have immediately deactivated my access to their services. 1/5

Veto inslikken of grondwetswijziging om nieuwe verkiezingen mogelijk te maken? Over een grondwetswijziging moet het federale parlement zich uitspreken. En laat dat nu net al meer dan 500 dagen zedig hebben gezwegen. Daar moeten we dus niets van verwachten.

Iemand troosten na een groot verlies is knap lastig. Want: welke woorden kies je? En wat helpt nu écht? Enkele adviezen op een rij. ‘Geef het kostbaarste wat je hebt: tijd.’

a g'iet wilt doeng, is 't klèr joeng doeget mor doeget goe wa ge doe da doetternitoe mor doeget en doeget goe #DeStrangers youtu.be/4CmPbw3Jr_Q

<sarcasm> Soon, the United States Department of #Defense will not only be renamed the Department of #War, but the Department of Interior War. And so the #US Department of the #Interior will become redundant. What a tremendous saving on the budget, to make America great again. #MAGA </sarcasm>

Did you notice that the previous statement is typically #Eurocentric or #Western? Only according to the #Gregorian calendar are there two #Ramadans in a year. According to the #Islamic calendar, this is not the case.

Ramadan begins about 10 to 12 days earlier each year because the #Islamic calendar is based on the moon. As a result, it shifts slightly each year. In 2030, #Ramadan will even occur twice — once in January (1451) and again in December (1452). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan

Cool story — despite #Brexit, #ebooks and #Covid, the English bookshop #Waterstones in #Brussels has hung on — in fact it's thriving again, especially among young readers. www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1782...

Taylor #Swift hasn't just evolved in #music and style — her accent has changed too. A study found her speech shifted between 2008 and 2019, matching her move from #Nashville to New York and from #country to pop. www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

Joost #Nuissl (1945-2025) is afgelopen dinsdag 7 oktober overleden. Wat ben ik blij dat ik hem niet vergeten ben! youtu.be/nTA22buQenU

The #Nobel Prize in #Literature for 2025 is awarded to the #Hungarian author László #Krasznahorkai, ”for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...

Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. #US #ICE #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #HomelandSecurity

Reporters in the #US asked the White House why a #medbeds conspiracy video was posted and then deleted from the #POTUS47 Truth Social account. The president's spokesperson dodged the question, saying instead that his openness on Truth Social is “refreshing.” youtu.be/4a3UMFX-dNk

#Czech writer and #Holocaust survivor Ivan #Klíma has died at 94, his son confirmed. Born in #Prague in 1931, Klima and his family were deported to the #Theresienstadt camp during World #War II. #IvanKlima apnews.com/article/czec...

Actress Patricia #Routledge has passed away at the age of 96. We all know her, of course, as Hyacinth Bucket – sorry, Boucquet – from Keeping Up Appearances. But that role came only after a long career in theatre, film, musical and television. A remarkable woman is gone. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Famous #biologist Jane #Goodall died at 91. She started studying wild #chimpanzees in #Tanzania when she was just 26, made huge discoveries, and despite not always being taken seriously at first, she became a pioneer and stayed devoted to protecting nature all her life. www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

In de #VS is er sinds middernacht een #shutdown: veel overheidsdiensten moeten dicht omdat er geen akkoord is over de begroting. Zo’n shutdown komt de laatste decennia wel vaker voor door politieke blokkades. #GovernmentShutdown vrtnws.be/p.oLVY5oQ68

De Vlaamse #architect Bob Van Reeth is op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden. Hij was de eerste Vlaamse #bouwmeester, even #stadsbouwmeester in Antwerpen, en signeerde zijn werk altijd als bOb Van Reeth. #bObVanReeth vrtnws.be/p.3BJqQYNM3

#Israel is becoming more isolated worldwide over the #Gaza war, facing #sanctions, #boycotts, and even cultural #pushback, with parallels to South #Africa under #apartheid. www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/m...

Yesterday, I had an #escalope #milanese for the first time in ages. I squeezed the #lemon wedge that came with it over the crispy breaded #meat. And that's how it should be. That lemon isn't just for decoration.

#Apple clashes with the #EU as it urges withdrawal of the #DigitalMarketsAct, which forces big tech to offer more user choice. #Brussels rebuffs the bid, insisting the law ensures fair competition. #DMA www.reuters.com/business/app...

So... text #formatting in #Signal does exist. It's a shame that (in iOS) you can't use code to format the text and that you have to toggle through the formatting options after highlighting the text. But anyway... it's something. support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...

I have been using @signal.org for several years now, and since March of this year, I have completely abandoned #WhatsApp. What do I miss the most? Text #formatting (bold, italics, lists). It would be nice if #Signal could also provide this feature. This is particularly useful for group messages.

De Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers gaf het schilderij ‘Basilica SS. Giovanni e Paolo’ (1849) van Friedrich #Nerly terug aan de Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Het doek belandde na #WOII vanuit de Duitse ambassade in #Brussel in het #parlement. vrtnws.be/p.8e0JGDbZa

La #Wikilengua es un recurso colaborativo sobre el uso del #español, de carácter práctico, donde la comunidad comparte dudas, dificultades, normas, objeciones y criterios de estilo. Abierta a todo el mundo, refleja la diversidad y riqueza del idioma. www.wikilengua.org/index.php/Wi...

De talibanregering in #Afghanistan heeft alle door vrouwen geschreven boeken uit de universiteitsbibliotheken laten verwijderen. Daarnaast zijn tal van vakken geschrapt omdat ze volgens de autoriteiten in strijd zijn met de #sharia of met het regeringsbeleid. vrtnws.be/p.dLn5yybd5

Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this. You're welcome