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Catherine R.

@catherinerom.bsky.social
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Partner, parent, grandmother, reader, walker, expat; prefers to avoid animals including those dished up on a plate; woont in Leuven sinds 1969

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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Vandaag is wederhelft precies 2/3 vd weg door bestralingen na totale laryngectomie. Nog ver te gaan.
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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
TBC, since I'm actually at this place, this document doesn't endorse the views it recognizes as dominating Israel's current national security concept. It actually criticizes them.
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/10/2026
Getting the flu vaccine reduces the risk of serious infection — and it may also protect against longer-term consequences for the brain.
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Here’s how much a flu vaccine may lower your dementia risk
Research suggests that older adults who get the vaccine may have a 40 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s than those who do not.
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I hope they can all spell laryngectomy so they can look it up when the time comes.
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning.
As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.Thoughts? Email us…
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Thu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Finally read the new AfD strategy paper on Europe. It casts 2029 as a “historic window” to reorient the EU’s foundations through Treaty change, with a right-wing majority in the EP and a German government with AfD participation both within reach. Thread on some notable points:
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Talena @surelyyoujokeme.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When we move from real live action to CGI The Flydubai false flag. Netanyahu who is behind in the polls in Israel is cynically milking the 9/11 cow in Trumpian fake assassination style
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Why is Israel so afraid of the film NAZA? We spoke to its directors
When the documentary NAZA premiered at the Venice international film festival earlier this month, it sent shockwaves across the globe. Composed of interviews with 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence…
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Waarom doet dat me denken aan zilverfonds?
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
acetaminophen is in Europa bekend als paracetamol (dafalgan)
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 26/09/2026
🌁 San Francisco gets tangled in murder, deception, and a missing statuette in this LibriVox recording of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 public domain classic, THE MALTESE FALCON. 🕵️‍♂️ Follow the trail to the full audiobook 👇 archive.org/details/libr... 🧵
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wat voor rotreclame is daar nu gekwaakt voor de audio van DS krantenartikels??? We betalen al een dure abo voor papiere versie(voor de oudere) en digitale voor wie slechte ogen heeft, dit rommel is te veel. En re audioversie, heel soms is er een met een schreeuwerig noorden accent. Aub, schrap dat.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#BREAKING | Israel Is Attempting To Dismantle The Palestinian Education System A new report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), authored by Adv. Reut Shaer, details how Israel systematically suppresses the Palestinian education system in the West Bank. Although the Palestinian
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כך פועלת מדינת ישראל לריסוק מערכת החינוך הפלסטינית - שיחה מקומית
דוח מחקר חדש מציג את האופן שבו ישראל משמשת גורם פעיל בדיכוי מערכת החינוך הפלסטינית בגדה המערבית. הוא מצטרף לניסיונות החרבה של החינוך הפלסטיני כולו, גם בעזה, במזרח ירושלים ובתוך ישראל, והפגרת החינוך המ...
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misschief9.bsky.social @misschief9.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Day light execution
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One thing that Trump and Pete Hegseth will never tell you about the war - the truth. www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...
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New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Essential reading..
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And no sidewalk/pavement.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
THIS COULD SEND OIL PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF Hormuz is already crippled. Saudi Arabia just shut a major pipeline after drone strikes. Now the Houthis are threatening Bab el-Mandeb, the other major oil chokepoint. If that strait gets choked off too, $100 oil is the bottom, not the ceiling.
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Bieke Machiels 💙🔻 @bieke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian
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tayloracastilleja.bsky.social @tayloracastilleja.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What happens to AI when there's no one to keep the electricity running?
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 jaar geleden stond de wereld stil: het beklijvende relaas van de aanslagen van 11 september 2001 vrtnws.be/p.eBe7o6LMbdP
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VIDEO 25 jaar geleden stond de wereld stil: het beklijvende relaas van de aanslagen van 11 september 2001 | VRT NWS Nieuws
25 jaar geleden stond de wereld stil: het beklijvende relaas van de aanslagen van 11 september 2001. Bekijk de video op VRT NWS: nieuws.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2026
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Perspectief (in contexten buiten kunst) En (Aan...)Scherpen (behalve voor potloden en snijgereedschap)
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem taught America that sexism is a symptom of a system that can be changed. 

From the fight for equal pay to abortion access and political representation, she showed that progress comes when people organize, build power and refuse to accept inequality as inevitable.

She staged protests, established domestic violence shelters, created a magazine owned and operated entirely by women and helped build a movement that fundamentally changed this country.

Her legacy is the millions of people she inspired to believe that a more just world was possible.

She lived in New York for 70 years. We were lucky to have her. We mourn her loss and will carry her work forward.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
💥 #BREAKING | Israel dumped a large quantity of toxic pesticides into the mediterranean sea in an attempt to eliminate the algae disrupting Israel's desalination facilities. Israel dumped copper sulfate at dosages 27 times higher than the standard, this amount could damage the eyes. (1/3)
Pesticides inforgraphCopper Sulfate
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is pretty funny tbh. The US gov wades in with its big bully boots to protect the 'academic freedom' of this scientifically illiterate weird little racist, who actively opposes the academic freedom of others, for a 1 yr postdoc on a subject he shows no track record for. Well done all concerned.
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Christopher @christopher2112.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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TRUMP CAN’T BE TRUSTED 🇨🇦 | Canadians Fire Back in a Hilarious Tariff Song
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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michelhenrion.bsky.social @michelhenrion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Voici ce que disait (vidéo), il y a dix mois, en octobre 2025, le député germanophone Patrick Spies (PS) suite au rejet par la majorité MR-Engagés de son texte proposant au gouvernement wallon d'Adrien #Dolimont une stratégie pour prévenir les risques de feux de forêt en #Wallonie. #ParmentWallon
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Xénomorphe @xenomorphe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Bédé en 2 cases.
Une médecin et une patiente.
Le texte est en anglais.

Case 1
Médecin : Ça fait mal ?
Patiente : Oui.

Case 2
Médecin : Faites vacciner vos enfants ou je vous en recolle une.
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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gotta love the Belgian bureaucratic reason in all of this: "you were recruited to do X. You did not do X. Therefore, your position is terminated. Have a wonderful day!"
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
look at how seamlessly they transitioned from “we must evaluate Arday’s life and work no matter the motives of his critics” to the opposite position: defending Cofnas because of his critics’ motivations, no matter the quality of his work
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Rachel Navarre @rnavarre.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
So some of these folks know the situation and don’t care; others only know the basics (which tbh does look damning if you aren’t on here). But the fact of the matter is that Cofnas clearly was not qualified for the position he was hired in, nor does he appear to be qualified in biology or genetics.
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive - and dangerous
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with author Yossi Klein Halevi. The Hartman…
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/08/2026
When two women in Las Vegas were forced out of their apartment, an urgent question loomed: In the middle of summer, where would they go? Meg Bernhard reports on the growing threat that scorching heat poses for some of the city’s vulnerable residents:
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The 108-Degree Eviction
Living outside is a more dreadful prospect during a heat wave.
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Ms. Good Trouble @boldsea.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Jelle Goossens @jasperwiet.be · 17/08/2026
Genocide-experten: "Het moeilijkste bij rechtspraak rond genocides is aantonen dat er een duidelijke intentie was om een bevolkingsgroep uit te roeien." Ben-Gvir: "..."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/08/2026
Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze
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Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze
Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest blaze in Belgium in more than a century in the latest wave of wildfires in Europe. The bodies of two people were recovered from the Peristeria beach area of Salamis on Sunday after two fires broke out on the island, a fire department spokesperson told AFP. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate. Continue reading...
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 15/08/2026
Let’s learn a new word! ✨✨ 🎹:@karlamundson (IG) 👹:@devin_ore.png (IG) @richardmichaelgomez (IG)
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🧵 In the afternoon hours, two Palestinian maintenance teams went to the hill According to reports, they were coordinated with the Civil Administration, in order to repair electricity and water infrastructure that had been damaged by the settlers. Subsequently, IDF arrived & restricted their access
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
VIDEO | After months at sea, families of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are raising concerns about mental health and the risk of self-harm. Navy reporter Alison Bath explains what she found.
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ebee1958.bsky.social @ebee1958.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
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Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Catherine R. @catherinerom.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Aren't these labs called kindergartens?
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Here’s a NYT image of the President of the United States fleeing Turkey *inside an airport catering cart* as he leaves members of his own staff and the entire White House traveling press pool to die in a warned-of Iranian military attack over Turkey Impeach this m*therfucker now
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