@laurentfranckx.bsky.social
Environmental and transport economist. Civil servant. All posts are personal
Vrie wijs, die verschillen
Waarom de West-Vlaming ‘leute’ maakt, de Antwerpenaar het ‘plezant’ vindt en de Limburger ‘lol’ heeft vrtnws.be/p.PqGqk0Ox7?t=176... @vrtnws.be
Waarom de West-Vlaming ‘leute’ maakt, de Antwerpenaar het ‘plezant’ vindt en de Limburger ‘lol’ heeft
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November 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Vrie wijs, die verschillen
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Those who do not remember history are doomed to be tried by it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Those who do not remember history are doomed to be tried by it.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I have questions about the use of this flag.
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I have questions about the use of this flag.
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Has climate policy* worked?
There is an argument that CO2 per unit GDP has not accelerated in 50 years (top left).
This term is made of two componets:
* Energy per GDP (bottom left) which has not changed
* CO2 per Energy (top right), this is where the action is
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There is an argument that CO2 per unit GDP has not accelerated in 50 years (top left).
This term is made of two componets:
* Energy per GDP (bottom left) which has not changed
* CO2 per Energy (top right), this is where the action is
1/
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Has climate policy* worked?
There is an argument that CO2 per unit GDP has not accelerated in 50 years (top left).
This term is made of two componets:
* Energy per GDP (bottom left) which has not changed
* CO2 per Energy (top right), this is where the action is
1/
There is an argument that CO2 per unit GDP has not accelerated in 50 years (top left).
This term is made of two componets:
* Energy per GDP (bottom left) which has not changed
* CO2 per Energy (top right), this is where the action is
1/
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😂 It is a tired cliche for sure.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
😂 It is a tired cliche for sure.
Thanks to the online tracking systems for papers under review by scientific journals, I know that the editor is still trying to find reviewers for a paper I submitted more than a month ago. The good news is that I will probably not have to revise the paper during the Christmas holidays.
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thanks to the online tracking systems for papers under review by scientific journals, I know that the editor is still trying to find reviewers for a paper I submitted more than a month ago. The good news is that I will probably not have to revise the paper during the Christmas holidays.
In the 1860s, James Africanus Beale Horton was optimistic about Africa's potential for development. Context: Horton was an Igbo, abducted by transatlantic slave traders,
liberated by the Royal Navy, who went on to study medicine in the UK & rose to the rank of surgeon-major in the British Army./
liberated by the Royal Navy, who went on to study medicine in the UK & rose to the rank of surgeon-major in the British Army./
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In the 1860s, James Africanus Beale Horton was optimistic about Africa's potential for development. Context: Horton was an Igbo, abducted by transatlantic slave traders,
liberated by the Royal Navy, who went on to study medicine in the UK & rose to the rank of surgeon-major in the British Army./
liberated by the Royal Navy, who went on to study medicine in the UK & rose to the rank of surgeon-major in the British Army./
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
So I have a dataset called "CarWithKw", and it is not because these cars wear a K-Way, but because I have data on their maximum power.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So I have a dataset called "CarWithKw", and it is not because these cars wear a K-Way, but because I have data on their maximum power.
Le Chevalier de Lamarck approuve
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Le Chevalier de Lamarck approuve
But is it?
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
But is it?
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Op verzoek ook de CO2-emissie per inwoner. China bijna 2x zoveel als Europa, nog iets onder Noord-Amerika.
#grafiekvandedag
Terzijde: Rest-of-World is gedaald omdat bevolkingsgroei 2010-2024 vooral in (energie-)arme regio's (Afrika) plaatsvindt.
#grafiekvandedag
Terzijde: Rest-of-World is gedaald omdat bevolkingsgroei 2010-2024 vooral in (energie-)arme regio's (Afrika) plaatsvindt.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Op verzoek ook de CO2-emissie per inwoner. China bijna 2x zoveel als Europa, nog iets onder Noord-Amerika.
#grafiekvandedag
Terzijde: Rest-of-World is gedaald omdat bevolkingsgroei 2010-2024 vooral in (energie-)arme regio's (Afrika) plaatsvindt.
#grafiekvandedag
Terzijde: Rest-of-World is gedaald omdat bevolkingsgroei 2010-2024 vooral in (energie-)arme regio's (Afrika) plaatsvindt.
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This claim is inaccurate and misleading. The members of Congress categorically did not tell the military to "defy the president" as implied here. What they said was this: "you can refuse illegal orders." That statement is accurate and consistent with American law—though it does require context.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This claim is inaccurate and misleading. The members of Congress categorically did not tell the military to "defy the president" as implied here. What they said was this: "you can refuse illegal orders." That statement is accurate and consistent with American law—though it does require context.
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incidentally, this is precisely what everybody said would happen with robotaxis, huge numbers of empty vehicles clogging up streets.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
incidentally, this is precisely what everybody said would happen with robotaxis, huge numbers of empty vehicles clogging up streets.
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I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
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john-fallon-econ.com
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November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm John Fallon, a labor economist on the job market. My JMP uncovers something wild: when chiropractors got licensed in the early 1900s, medical boards responded by making it HARDER to become a doctor.
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
Why would competition lead to stricter regulations?
🧵
john-fallon-econ.com
(1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM