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Eric Van Goethem

@evgo7311.bsky.social
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EU-based GenX, ran out of fucks more than a quarter of a century ago. Weird mix of a Pol. Sci. education that morphed into an ICTSEC career. Happily married for the last 22 years, proud dad of two. Geek supreme, lover of LEGO, member of many fandoms.

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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 7h
Filled the 130i today, before fuel increases by another 10 cents tomorrow. 80€. For a 3/4 of a tank of E95. Fuck.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey #drummers of Bluesky, question. Our daughter needs her first kit, and we’re hesitating. We don’t want to splurge since she’s prone to changing hobbies very fast so: which one of these kits could be decent? - Alesis Nitro Pro Max - Fame DD-6600 - Millenium MPS-150X Thanks for the answers!
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two possibilities at this point: - Either he’s delulu, demented, lost in his world; - Or he’s the World’s biggest liar and sociopathic piece of evil ever. Both options potentially coexisting, of course.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everyone seems focused on the US midterms and the AfD in Germany. Please remember: next year there’s a presidential election in France. The parties most likely to win it are LFI (La France Insoumise, far-left) and RN (Rassemblement National). Both are: - europhobe & - ambiguous about Russia. #EU
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know Kanchigai no Atelier Meister is kinda dumb… but the few first chapters are just so much fun, when everyone is going “Eh?! Eeeehhhh?!!”
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That speech is immortal and timeless.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Was rewatching the first episode of “The Persuaders”, “Overture”. Yes it’s cliché. Yes it’s sexist and offensive by today’s standards. Yes it’s dated. But that opening title and the scene where Moore and Curtis are in their respective cars, racing on the Côte d’Azur B-roads? Iconic.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have to bring back my Japanese mural paintings from my office. I’m WFH so much I don’t even enjoy them anymore…
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Genuinely happy for Nene Royal. She’s an awesome guitar player, a real voice and we need more female rock singers. #AGT #Nene
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
U2, Springsteen and maybe The Stones would come back to Europe next year?! HELL YEAH!
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Can someone play “The Sound of Silence” when the 🍊 💩 speaks somewhere, just to remind him nobody hears what insanities he’s mouthing?!
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When BlueSky started, my feed was flooded with posts from Gavin Newsom, and the sarcastic remarks and retorts of the guy towards the 🍊💩 seemed like some kind of fresh air. After what I’ve just read?! Extremely disappointed, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social / @governor.ca.gov . To stay polite.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The dreaded words no-one wants to hear while waking up from a surgery: “The procedure was more complicated than expected, we’re going to keep you a while longer.” Joy of joys…
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Any leader of any democratic country always has a complex relationship with the press. And more often than not, they tend not to like what the press reports about them. But guess what? It’s normal. That’s how it goes. The press DOESN’T SERVE that leader. So once again: fuck you, you 🍊 💩.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s just so funny. I can post whatever I want and have little to no reaction. But if I reply to someone that their pasta dish is good-looking and yummy but doesn’t qualify as a carbonara. Oh Lord. All of a sudden I’m a “gatekeeper” and a “food elitist”, and I am to be put to the pilori.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No press organ accredited to the White House complained when the AP was withdrawn its access. Now suddenly it’s “an attack to the First Amendment”. Hypocrisy much?
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
JD Vance asking US citizens to “give them another chance” really has the same feeling as the abusive / cheater husband asking his wife to, well, “give him another chance”. And if they ever agree, guess what? It. Never. Works. Out. For. The. Wife. #USA #Trump #Vance #politics
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So, #WHCA, was it worth bending the knee twice by offering him a platform for a fake assassination attempt and a gala dinner? Seriously, was it?
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Surgery planned for Monday. Full anaesthesia, the whole shebang. Doctor said a biopsy of what he’ll remove from my body is necessary. “Just in case”, he said. I… am not comfortable.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There’s a very, very cute female cat who’s coming and going in our garden recently. Completely black except for a tiny white “medal” on her chest, with blue eyes. She allows me to pet her from time to time, but she hissed at the sight of our (very) indoor cat. We’ll see if she mellows a bit…
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So the 🍊 💩 considers the EU wanting to get into a closer partnership with Canada a “hostile act”? And he now considers (as usual) “very heavy tariffs” or to “stop trade with the EU”?! Yawwwwnnn. And eff “im. We do whatever we want, it’s called sovereignty. #Trump #USA #EU #Canada
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Grape-flavoured Flavor Aid actually, @mrlovenstein.bsky.social
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I need a curry.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Downloading the entirety of Columbo because… well it’s a comfort show. I mean… “Just one more thing…” “My wife says I’m the second smartest. She claims there are 80 guys tied for first…”, it’s all part of our cultural zeitgeist by now
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh nice, finally everyone will agree that Ed Sheeran isn’t a great artist!
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just found my spirit animal.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lord I’m bored with my colleagues. Everyone’s trying to score points with the hierarchy. Trying to look like they’ve contributed enough for the next cybersecurity event. Nobody cares about you, and our boss only cares about looking good enough to HER bosses so she may become Director. Fools.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Never listened to Ed Sheeran, simply because I don’t like his music. Never listened to Pink, for the same reason. Suddenly, I find myself being “at the edge of social protesting”, without even knowing why 😅.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Christ, some people are dumb: “Oh we’re having an Indian Summer, how nice!” It’s 28°C today. In Belgium. Twenty-eight degrees Celsius. That’s 82,4°F. In a place that sits more North than Seattle or Vancouver. In mid-September. #climatechange
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Of course Trump is going to laud an unchecked and unregulated AI! Otherwise, how would he find someone to create inflammatory rants, racist pictures and dumb videos for him to post online?! #TRUMP #USA #AI
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You know what’d REALLY hurt the 🍊 Felon after he’s not President anymore? Don’t talk about him anymore. Anywhere. Sure, go on with trials. 100%. But don’t publicise anything. Publish the verdict in page 20 of newspapers, between the obituaries and an advertisement for adult diapers. #Trump #USA
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Seriously now, how many “cheques”, “dividends” and other assorted monetary compensations did Trump promised to hand over, by now? Did anyone in the US got their DOGE cheque? Any US soldiers, what about that $1776 bonus? #Trump #USA #GOP
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Any, and I mean -any- YouTube “Best Anime OST mix” that doesn’t include FullMetal Alchemist Season One Opening can kiss my meaty gluteus maximus. #anime #music #musicsky
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This picture makes me wonder if some people in #Iceland aren’t going to regret voting “No” during their recent referendum to restart membership talks with the #EU…
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The “discipline and functionality” of Starship Troopers uniforms… The worst take ever about the 1997 Verhoeven movie. Dumb 🍊 💩. #USA #Trump
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There’s a certain 1967 Outer Space Treaty that says otherwise, Mr #Trump: “no country can claim ownership or sovereignty over the Moon or other celestial body.” Article II. Simple eh?
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jeesus H. Christ. Trump, Farage and Le Pen are going to be insufferable after this AfD victory. And people: Neo-Nazis in GERMANY?! #AfD #Germany
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Daughter decided she wants to learn percussions. Got in her head with two other friends to create a band they’ll name “Not Girly”. Right. Two trips to the music academy and back a week it will be then. And I suppose I’ll have to see how expensive a beginner’s drum kit can be…
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tiens, Couilles Molles est mort. #Balladur #Guignolsdelinfo
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There we go again, the US strikes once more on Iran. Expect more “We’ve won this war” and “Iran is begging to negotiate” for the umpteenth time in the coming hours. www.lesoir.be/768023/artic...
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Les Etats-Unis ont mené de nouvelles frappes en Iran, les premières en un mois
Selon des responsables américains, les forces armées américaines ont frappé dimanche l’île de Larak, en Iran, où étaient positionnés des lance-roquettes, dans une région stratégique proche du détroit ...
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Lord I had forgotten how long-winded and condescending French author Marguerite Yourcenar could be. Tried to re-read “Hadrien’s Memoirs” in the original French version. Didn’t go further than page 47. #Booksky #French #Books
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
US Ambassador Bill White, insults once more Belgium Minister of Health for… (check notes)… wanting people to be careful about drinking too much. Utter moron who follows Daddy Trump to the letter. #USA #BillWhite #Belgium
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bwahahahaaaa!!! Trump’s project for another ballroom on his golf in Ireland might be blocked because of… a snail! A tiny, less than 2mm tall, snail. Vertigo Angustior is the name. And because it’s endangered, its habitat can’t be disturbed or damaged. #Trump #Ballroom #Ireland
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Optimus Prime died?! AGAIN?! The week reeks up to High Heaven.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
You’re -sure- you can’t guess why he was transporting it?! #USA #Washington #DC www.euronews.com/2026/08/26/u...
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US police arrest driver transporting guillotine in truck in Washington
"The suspect drove here from California," US Capitol Police said in a statement, adding that investigators were looking into the man's background to try to understand his motives for arriving in the c...
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hey @thegodshow.com . First Dolly Parton. Now Tim Curry. Don’t tell me “third time’s the charm”. That’s Stormtrooper level of inaccuracy now. Fix your game please, there’s only ONE 80 years old person we want gone.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
[Brand name] cashier: “I have to take your mail because we only send receipts by mail, we don’t print them anymore, but don’t worry I’ve opted you out of the commercial mails.” [Brand name]: “Here are daily commercial mails because we don’t care what the cashier said or did.”
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Son managed to get lost… in Auschwitz. And then proceeded to sent me a video where he and his friend were peeking from barracks corners to see if anyone had noticed they weren’t with the group tour anymore. I sent him the soundtrack of “The Great Escape”. Couldn’t resist.
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton?! I… OY @thegodshow.com !!! YOU SERIOUS NOW?!!! She’s one of the GOOD ones. One of the few who made a difference!!! Give her back to us! We -need- her!
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Eric Van Goethem @evgo7311.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“I don’t need the [thing] but I want the need”. @jenniebreeden.thedevilspanties.com delivering a line that resonates deeply with the ongoing struggle my (now 80) hoarder mom and (now 79) minimalistic dad had for all of their married life.
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