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

Does anyone know why, under #iOS26, the #iPhone #Calendar does not appear among the #widgets that you can add to your iPhone's #lock #screen? This used to be possible.

#UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories #Albanese is currently working on a report in which she examines the extent to which UN members have made efforts to prevent #genocide by #Israel in #Gaza, and whether there is any complicity. “No member state has done enough,” she said.

@pcloudapp.bsky.social If I upgrade to #macOS #Tahoe 26, are there any points to consider regarding the integration of #pCloud / pCloud Drive? For example, in terms of #permissions and #extensions? Or should this basically run smoothly?

De Nederlandse zanger en acteur Gerard Cox (85) is overleden. Dat meldt zijn manager. Cox is vooral bekend door zijn hit “'t Is weer voorbij die mooie zomer” uit 1973. #GerardCox #Cox vrtnws.be/p.dL4d8laMP

Dozens in the #US lost jobs after criticising Charlie #Kirk online. Far-right #influencers urged followers to #report posts, #expose workplaces, and push for #firings. So much for #freedom of #speech in the United States. www.rtbf.be/article/char...

For me, the meaning was immediately obvious, even without the explanation.

la #enfermedad estar #enfermo / #enferma el #enfermo / la #enferma el #enfermero / la #enfermera

In de 20 Brusselse #bibliotheken is iedereen welkom. Je kunt er gratis lid worden. In deze handige brochure met het formaat van een bankkaart vind je alle adressen en openingstijden. Vraag ernaar aan de balie van jouw #bibliotheek.

It could be life, Jim, but maybe we will never know it (because the US government questioned the plans to bring material from Mars to Earth). #Mars #NASA #Perseverance www.nasa.gov/news-release...

Para quienes conocen la situación del tráfico en la #Rotonda Robert #Schuman y además entienden #castellano, no sé si el nombre de la empresa, combinado con el eslogan en inglés, les resultará muy tranquilizador. 😅

#AI data centers consumed ~17.5 bn gallons of #water in the U.S. in 2023 (~0.3 % of public supply), with withdrawals expected to double by 2028. Most use occurs indirectly via #electricity. Solutions must balance water and #energy trade-offs. #SustainableAI spectrum.ieee.org/ai-water-usage

Omdat dit schilderij van #Banksy inmiddels van de muur is verwijderd houden we hem digitaal levend.

Zanger Raymond van het Groenewoud maakt volgend jaar zijn comeback na een sabbatsjaar in Spanje. Vanaf het voorjaar 2026 gaat hij op tournee met 'Archivaris' waarin hij plukt uit zijn nummers van de voorbije decennia. #RaymondVanHetGroenewoud #Groenewoud #Archivaris vrtnws.be/p.3BJapwd00

Oefen #Nederlands met de Nederlandstalige @brusselsebibliotheken.be. Alle informatie in de nieuwe brochure die vanaf nu te vinden is in de 20 #bibliotheken in #Brussel. Vraag ernaar aan de balie.

The first manned tests with the #hyperrloop will take place in about five years. So we may not see commercialisation in #Europe before 2040.

#Lezen is een #superkracht! 📚 Tijdens de Week van de #Geletterdheid 2025 zetten we in #Brussel met o.a. Ligo Brusselleer, Luisterpunt en Huis van het Nederlands de strijd tegen #laaggeletterdheid centraal. Ontdek tools en steun voor professionals. www.vgc.be/ondersteunin...

Zo'n 71.000 mensen zijn de voorbije drie dagen naar de Grote Markt in #Brussel afgezakt voor de 25ste editie van het Belgian #Beer Weekend. Maar moeten we #alcohol als #harddrug in de openbare ruimte blijven promoten? www.bruzz.be/actua/cultuu...

Nieuwe #verkiezingen in #Brussel zouden de geloofwaardigheid van de #politiek schaden? Met nieuwe #verkiezingen zou de #Brusselaar tenminste zijn conclusies kunnen trekken uit meer dan 450 dagen vruchteloze pogingen tot #regeringsvorming. www.bruzz.be/actua/politi...

Tonight I‘ll be watching Universal Language, a #Canadian #absurdist comedy-drama directed by Matthew #Rankin. The film is set in an alternate reality in which #Persian, rather than English, is the dominant #language of #Canada, although it remains in coexistence with #French. youtu.be/y-373fptEXI