A Foreigner in Brussels
@afib.bsky.social
Working with (but not for) the EU institutions.
Policy, current affairs, governance, data.
Private life: family, running, hiking.
Policy, current affairs, governance, data.
Private life: family, running, hiking.
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Oh look the uk is starting to get scared and realize what they helped stoke for 2.5 years almost
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oh look the uk is starting to get scared and realize what they helped stoke for 2.5 years almost
Genuinely baffled that this isn't automated by now. No extra effort by the user should be required. The technology for this exists practically as a commodity.
Ah, the eternal Bluesky dilemma: put Alt text in, but no-one reads it, or don't and get grief for not adding it
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December 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Genuinely baffled that this isn't automated by now. No extra effort by the user should be required. The technology for this exists practically as a commodity.
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17 December 1905 | Pole Józef Kupiec was born in Zakopane. A cook.
In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940.
No. 791
He perished on 3 May 1945 in the Bay of Lubeck.
In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940.
No. 791
He perished on 3 May 1945 in the Bay of Lubeck.
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
17 December 1905 | Pole Józef Kupiec was born in Zakopane. A cook.
In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940.
No. 791
He perished on 3 May 1945 in the Bay of Lubeck.
In #Auschwitz from 20 June 1940.
No. 791
He perished on 3 May 1945 in the Bay of Lubeck.
The final one is puzzling. How would impartiality and accuracy ever come into conflict with each other?
Once a decade, the BBC is subject to government review. This time: "Government considers advertising or subscription model for BBC." www.bbc.com/news/article...
It's hard to overstate the difficulty and importance of the coming rethink, which has no parallel in the U.S. media. Here's some of it:
It's hard to overstate the difficulty and importance of the coming rethink, which has no parallel in the U.S. media. Here's some of it:
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The final one is puzzling. How would impartiality and accuracy ever come into conflict with each other?
Yes. Jew-hatred isn't caused by the war Israel is fighting. It's the converse: the war against Israel is driven by Jew-hatred.
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yes. Jew-hatred isn't caused by the war Israel is fighting. It's the converse: the war against Israel is driven by Jew-hatred.
Wait until you hear a religious Jew leading a weekday prayer for a minyan (quorum of 10)...
When you start a business, fund your start-up or buy property: the (mandatory) notary has to read, out loud, the entire contract to the involved parties.
They easily do 500 words per minute. Truly impressive. It can still take hours. www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
They easily do 500 words per minute. Truly impressive. It can still take hours. www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Wait until you hear a religious Jew leading a weekday prayer for a minyan (quorum of 10)...
It's easy to think better of something when the entire world suddenly sees you for who - and what - you are
December 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's easy to think better of something when the entire world suddenly sees you for who - and what - you are
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you know the Nazis also blamed the Jews for Kristallnacht, you can find many German diplomats expressing regret about the events followed by "but what can you expect when the Jews act this way?"
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
you know the Nazis also blamed the Jews for Kristallnacht, you can find many German diplomats expressing regret about the events followed by "but what can you expect when the Jews act this way?"
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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12 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Abel Bac, was born in Paris.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 25 September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 25 September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
12 December 1938 | French Jewish boy, Abel Bac, was born in Paris.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 25 September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 25 September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Donald Trump reminds the entire world he has no idea what 6G means
www.theverge.com/policy/84208...
www.theverge.com/policy/84208...
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm not unconcerned about damage to children from sex content, but I'm definitely quite a bit more worried about the long-term damage to the world done by state propaganda.
On balance, I'd be more worried about any five-year-old getting told sex stuff than messaging about Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. But neither things are great.
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm not unconcerned about damage to children from sex content, but I'm definitely quite a bit more worried about the long-term damage to the world done by state propaganda.
Nahöstliche Verhältnisse im Nordatlantik
Wenn man stark ist, wird man in Trump-Land ernst genommen, wenn man sich schwach und unterwürfig gibt, wird man herumgeschubst. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Trumps rechter Angriff auf Europa
Wir sprechen über die neue Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie der US-Regierung und welche Auswirkungen sie auf Europa hat
www.derstandard.at
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Nahöstliche Verhältnisse im Nordatlantik
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"These mysterious boats navigating close to European shores are no longer simply a means for Russia to sell oil to sustain its military-industrial base. They are also a military and intelligence threat in their own right." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan
https://fam.ag/44zNluI
https://fam.ag/44zNluI
Moscow's Offshore Menace
How the shadow fleet enables Russia's hybrid warfare in Europe.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"These mysterious boats navigating close to European shores are no longer simply a means for Russia to sell oil to sustain its military-industrial base. They are also a military and intelligence threat in their own right." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan
https://fam.ag/44zNluI
https://fam.ag/44zNluI
We are not a religious group. We are a people. As a people, we happen to have our own religion, one that nobody else has, but it is not what defines us. What defines us is peoplehood and land. #jewsky 1/3
Like most #religious groups, each generation of #Jews ✡️ has one #MOT, member of the #tribe whose paperwork we wish we could #revoke.
#StephenMiller, aka #selfhatingJew, thus far tops the #list.
Someone in school must have #pants the demented little weasel one too many times.
#Jewsky #takenote
#StephenMiller, aka #selfhatingJew, thus far tops the #list.
Someone in school must have #pants the demented little weasel one too many times.
#Jewsky #takenote
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
We are not a religious group. We are a people. As a people, we happen to have our own religion, one that nobody else has, but it is not what defines us. What defines us is peoplehood and land. #jewsky 1/3
I feel we're all skirting around the fact that the guy who gave him his stupid fake award is called Infantino
Literally all this dude wants is for people to give him endless stupid awards and tell him how good and brilliant he is, doesn’t matter who, doesn’t matter if the awards are fake. Just gold stuff for the very special boy while he wrecks the world
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I feel we're all skirting around the fact that the guy who gave him his stupid fake award is called Infantino
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The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
Europe Needs A New Strategy Too
The new US National Security Strategy helps - or forces - European leaders to let go of the consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and to focus on an own strategy instead.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The new US National Security Strategy, in its predictable and characteristic ugliness, is a good occasion for Europe to finally let go of the time-consuming transatlantic crisis management efforts and start focusing on a proper and proactive own strategy instead.
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5 December 1932 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rachel van Gelder, was born in Groningen.
She was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 February 1944 and from there, on 4 October 1944, to Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
She was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 February 1944 and from there, on 4 October 1944, to Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
5 December 1932 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rachel van Gelder, was born in Groningen.
She was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 February 1944 and from there, on 4 October 1944, to Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
She was deported from #Westerbork to #Theresienstadt ghetto on 26 February 1944 and from there, on 4 October 1944, to Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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Der frz Journalist Christophe #Gleizes ist in Algerien zu 7 J. Haft wegen “Verteidigung des Terrors” verurteilt worden, weil er über einen Fußballclub berichtet hat. Das algerische Regime erweist sich damit als würdiger Schüler der Mullahs im Metier der polit. Geiselnahme.
#FreeChristopheGleizes
#FreeChristopheGleizes
🇩🇿 La Cour d'appel de Tizi Ouzou en Algérie a confirmé mercredi la condamnation à sept ans de prison à l'encontre du journaliste français Christophe Gleizes, emprisonné depuis juin pour "apologie du terrorisme".
December 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Der frz Journalist Christophe #Gleizes ist in Algerien zu 7 J. Haft wegen “Verteidigung des Terrors” verurteilt worden, weil er über einen Fußballclub berichtet hat. Das algerische Regime erweist sich damit als würdiger Schüler der Mullahs im Metier der polit. Geiselnahme.
#FreeChristopheGleizes
#FreeChristopheGleizes
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Mit der Berufung von Tamika Mallory, einer Vertrauten des Islamisten Louis Farrakhan, in sein Übergangsteam zog der designierte New Yorker Bürgermeister Zohran Mamdani nicht nur die Kritik der jüdischen, sondern auch der LGBTQ-Gemeinde auf sich.
New York: Mallorys Ernennung gefährdet Juden und andere
Mit der Berufung der Farrakhan-Vertrauten Tamika Mallory zog Zohran Mamdani nicht nur die Kritik der jüdischen, sondern auch der LGBTQ-Gemeinde auf sich.
f.mtr.cool
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Mit der Berufung von Tamika Mallory, einer Vertrauten des Islamisten Louis Farrakhan, in sein Übergangsteam zog der designierte New Yorker Bürgermeister Zohran Mamdani nicht nur die Kritik der jüdischen, sondern auch der LGBTQ-Gemeinde auf sich.
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A Holocaust survivor blocked from speaking about Israel?!
Via ⌨️ @stop_antisemitism - "Brooklyn school principal, Arin Rusch of MS 447, blocked Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann from speaking to students saying his “messages around Israel” make him “not the right fit.”
This is outrageous."
Via ⌨️ @stop_antisemitism - "Brooklyn school principal, Arin Rusch of MS 447, blocked Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann from speaking to students saying his “messages around Israel” make him “not the right fit.”
This is outrageous."
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A Holocaust survivor blocked from speaking about Israel?!
Via ⌨️ @stop_antisemitism - "Brooklyn school principal, Arin Rusch of MS 447, blocked Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann from speaking to students saying his “messages around Israel” make him “not the right fit.”
This is outrageous."
Via ⌨️ @stop_antisemitism - "Brooklyn school principal, Arin Rusch of MS 447, blocked Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann from speaking to students saying his “messages around Israel” make him “not the right fit.”
This is outrageous."
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Jewish. The common ethnic link is "Jewish"
How is this complicated?
How is this complicated?
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Jewish. The common ethnic link is "Jewish"
How is this complicated?
How is this complicated?