Franciscus 🇳🇱
@citizen-franciscus.bsky.social
Dutch elementary school principal 🇳🇱
Duo-cycling volunteer 🦽🚲
Progressive social-democrat 💚
Dad, foster dad & widower
Former war crimes prosecutor @ Dutch DoJ 🇺🇳
Canoeing is the answer 🇨🇦
🚫 DM, unless we know each other 🚫
DM is okay.
Bon appetite!
Bon appetite!
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
DM is okay.
Bon appetite!
Bon appetite!
😳🤦♂️ That is shockingly ignorant!
Then again, when I had the audacity to invite a Stó:lo elder in to my classroom (Southern BC) for a guest lesson, I got furious responses from parents.
Then again, when I had the audacity to invite a Stó:lo elder in to my classroom (Southern BC) for a guest lesson, I got furious responses from parents.
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
😳🤦♂️ That is shockingly ignorant!
Then again, when I had the audacity to invite a Stó:lo elder in to my classroom (Southern BC) for a guest lesson, I got furious responses from parents.
Then again, when I had the audacity to invite a Stó:lo elder in to my classroom (Southern BC) for a guest lesson, I got furious responses from parents.
It’s the variety, the huge difference between the individual patches that makes a quilt so incredibly beautiful.
We are better together.
We are better together.
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s the variety, the huge difference between the individual patches that makes a quilt so incredibly beautiful.
We are better together.
We are better together.
That sounds like the stupidest, most frustrating reason! It must hurt & infuriate so much not being given a fair chance because of racism.
Did you both get hurt earlier?
Our worlds are very different indeed. When I was engaged to a Interior Salish woman ages ago, families and friends were all in.
Did you both get hurt earlier?
Our worlds are very different indeed. When I was engaged to a Interior Salish woman ages ago, families and friends were all in.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
That sounds like the stupidest, most frustrating reason! It must hurt & infuriate so much not being given a fair chance because of racism.
Did you both get hurt earlier?
Our worlds are very different indeed. When I was engaged to a Interior Salish woman ages ago, families and friends were all in.
Did you both get hurt earlier?
Our worlds are very different indeed. When I was engaged to a Interior Salish woman ages ago, families and friends were all in.
Joe’s the perfect BSky Emotional Support Feline… and taskmaster 😁
How are you lot doing?
How are you lot doing?
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Joe’s the perfect BSky Emotional Support Feline… and taskmaster 😁
How are you lot doing?
How are you lot doing?
The US seems to be on a stunningly pure fascist fast track towards totalitarianism.
European countries best prepare for an influx of asylum seekers from across the Pond.
European countries best prepare for an influx of asylum seekers from across the Pond.
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US seems to be on a stunningly pure fascist fast track towards totalitarianism.
European countries best prepare for an influx of asylum seekers from across the Pond.
European countries best prepare for an influx of asylum seekers from across the Pond.
Heck, it might even work...
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Heck, it might even work...
Christopher Browning’s book: "Ordinary Men” describes this exact phenomenon. It is beautifully written, difficult to read, and was required reading during Military Science. We really should know better by now.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Christopher Browning’s book: "Ordinary Men” describes this exact phenomenon. It is beautifully written, difficult to read, and was required reading during Military Science. We really should know better by now.
🤣 Perfectly timed!
Working from home today, and having some difficulty keeping focus 🤦♂️😂
Working from home today, and having some difficulty keeping focus 🤦♂️😂
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🤣 Perfectly timed!
Working from home today, and having some difficulty keeping focus 🤦♂️😂
Working from home today, and having some difficulty keeping focus 🤦♂️😂
🦋 Freedom of Speech 🦋
is NOT the same as
🚫 Freedom to Lie 🚫
is NOT the same as
🚫 Freedom to Lie 🚫
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🦋 Freedom of Speech 🦋
is NOT the same as
🚫 Freedom to Lie 🚫
is NOT the same as
🚫 Freedom to Lie 🚫
Just about the extent of my bravery 😆
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Just about the extent of my bravery 😆
Feels powerful because it’s profoundly humble, even sad, yet hopeful.
Kudos.
Kudos.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Feels powerful because it’s profoundly humble, even sad, yet hopeful.
Kudos.
Kudos.
"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love"
That is the most beautiful sentence I’ve heard today.
Thanks for sharing!
That is the most beautiful sentence I’ve heard today.
Thanks for sharing!
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love"
That is the most beautiful sentence I’ve heard today.
Thanks for sharing!
That is the most beautiful sentence I’ve heard today.
Thanks for sharing!
Steal away! 👍😁
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Steal away! 👍😁
A prevailing sentiment across the Pond is that we want our friend and ally back.
We see a bastion of democracy slide into a very pure form of fascism at break-neck speed.
At this rate, we will find each other on opposing sides on the world stage before long.
We see a bastion of democracy slide into a very pure form of fascism at break-neck speed.
At this rate, we will find each other on opposing sides on the world stage before long.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A prevailing sentiment across the Pond is that we want our friend and ally back.
We see a bastion of democracy slide into a very pure form of fascism at break-neck speed.
At this rate, we will find each other on opposing sides on the world stage before long.
We see a bastion of democracy slide into a very pure form of fascism at break-neck speed.
At this rate, we will find each other on opposing sides on the world stage before long.
Beautifully said.
The purest form of strength is kindness. Never mistake it for weakness.
The purest form of strength is kindness. Never mistake it for weakness.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Beautifully said.
The purest form of strength is kindness. Never mistake it for weakness.
The purest form of strength is kindness. Never mistake it for weakness.