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Laird Gomet

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 11/10/2026
In 2016, Leuven made a bold decision: instead of trying to accommodate ever-increasing car traffic, it would change the rules of the road entirely. A decade later, the Dutch-inspired traffic circulation plan has drastically improved the city’s accessibility, liveability and quality of public space.🧵
People of all ages and abilities in casual autumn attire walk, cycle, sit, and ride the bus on the low-traffic streets of Leuven lined with buildings, trees, benches, terraces, and planter boxes.People of all ages and abilities in casual autumn attire walk, cycle, sit, and ride the bus on the low-traffic streets of Leuven lined with buildings, trees, benches, terraces, and planter boxes.People of all ages and abilities in casual autumn attire walk, cycle, sit, and ride the bus on the low-traffic streets of Leuven lined with buildings, trees, benches, terraces, and planter boxes.People of all ages and abilities in casual autumn attire walk, cycle, sit, and ride the bus on the low-traffic streets of Leuven lined with buildings, trees, benches, terraces, and planter boxes.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just another day in the Presidency as directed by Fellini.
Trump nodding, Susan Dell emoting.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As federal officials continue to consider changes to wolf protections, here’s a reminder of what the numbers actually show:
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David De Pue @dpdaaf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Diependaele geeft Vlaanderen vorm naar zijn eigen evenbeeld: grijs, saai, en met een totaal gebrek aan visie." www.standaard.be/opinies/hoez...
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Hoezo, Diependaele is ‘trots’ op de Nobelprijs voor fysica? Hij snoeit net 35 miljoen euro in wetenschappelijk onderzoek
Het is natuurlijk indrukwekkend dat een Vlaming, professor Francis Halzen uit Tienen, de Nobelprijs voor Fysica heeft gekregen. Het is ook terecht dat de KU Leuven, waar Halzen (weliswaar lang geleden) zijn volledige opleiding heeft genoten, daar een beetje fier op is. Maar het is ronduit pijnlijk dat ook Vlaams minister-president Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) op X verklaart “trots” te zijn op wat hij beschrijft als “Vlaamse wetenschap van wereldformaat”. Minder dan een week geleden heeft de regering die Diependaele (met enige moeite, zo lijkt het) leidt immers beslist om haar jaarlijkse steun aan het wetenschappelijke onderzoek in Vlaanderen met 35 miljoen euro te verminderen.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Truth 👇
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Bieke Purnelle @biekepurnelle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dude, ministers moeten opstaan met het idee dat 7 miljoen Vlamingen hun werkgever zijn.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Stefanni Brasil @stefannibrasil.me · 26/09/2026
Next Saturday, Oct 3rd: 5k run/trot/stroll to promote a peaceful, animal-friendly Thanksgiving and fundraiser with all Calgary funds going to The Alice Sanctuary! 🦃 #yycvegan abouttheride.ca/save-a-turke...
abouttheride.ca
Save-A-Turkey Trot Fun Run!
An annual fun walk/trot/run raising money for farm animal sanctuaries like A Home For Hooves and The Alice Sanctuary!
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter
The Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing.
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Aaron Patterson @tenderlove.dev · 24/09/2026
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Jared Norman @jardo.dev · 25/09/2026
besides being full of holes, DHH's latest keynote also had near nothing to say to Rails users. cool cool cool. jardo.dev/what-about-rails
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Marco Roth @marcoroth.dev · 24/09/2026
Today is a big day for Herb! It's built into Rails 8.2 by default for all HTML+ERB views. My talk at #RailsWorld in Austin today answered three questions: What is Herb? What ships in Rails 8.2? And what does this enable? Herb v0.11 and ReActionView v0.6 released alongside it.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Jeroen ✦ 117→ @jeroen.wtf · 17/09/2026
I don't think that having a phone with a camera makes one a photographer. Same as being a hairdresser because of having scissors or being a surgeon because you could open someone's chest. Having the tool is not the same as knowing the trade.
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Belgium @brussels.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
good survey to get a better picture of the daily struggle for pedestrians in 🇧🇪. you can help your commune to make changes: barometrepieton.be/survey-2026
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Voetgangersbarometer (2026) – Baromètrepiéton
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Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 13/09/2026
Been in Europe for like 5 minutes and it’s already healed me
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Laird Gomet @geoffgom.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026
Wij willen Wout in regenboogtrui hier!
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Denktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 11/09/2026
Sinds flexi-jobs in de handel in voeding ingezet mogen worden, zijn in die sector 3,4 miljoen uren aan reguliere arbeid verdwenen. Tegelijkertijd zijn er 3 miljoen uren flexi-jobs bijgekomen. www.denktankminerva.be/opinie/2026/...
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Mieke Schauvliege @miekeschauvliege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nagel op de kop @bertjanolivier.bsky.social . Landbouw heeft natuur nodig. Als we bezorgd zijn over onze landbouwers, hebben we net landbouw nodig die samenwerkt met natuur ipv vernietigt. Tijd dat dit eens doordringt bij de Vlaamse regering. www.standaard.be/opinies/uw-f...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When I said things couldn’t get dumber it wasn’t meant to be a dare
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i-journey.bsky.social @i-journey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You Can Sleep Your Way From Brussels to Milan on Wednesday European Sleeper's third night train, linking Brussels, Cologne, Zurich and Milan, begins running on 9 September after a three-month delay....
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You Can Sleep Your Way From Brussels to Milan on Wednesday
European Sleeper's third night train, linking Brussels, Cologne, Zurich and Milan, begins running on 9 September after a three-month delay.
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Beloved Snail (Turn Not Pale) @belovedsnail.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Antwerp Street art
A statue of a Medieval angel playing a pink oboe with a rabbit’s head on a blue wall
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Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🚲🍉 @onebiskuit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
And I thought Hugo Boss had passed on?
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Denktank Minerva @denktankminerva.be · 07/09/2026
Waar komt het begrotingstekort vandaan? Lees nu onze analyse (deel I)! www.denktankminerva.be/analyse/2026...
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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Have you seen my snooker table, Doris? No farmer Griffiths. I haven't seen any snooker tables at all this morning.
Old painting. Man and enormous rectangular sheep
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro... The EU rejected this beef due to safety standards, but it’s being imported to the U.S. duty-free anyway. Why are we lowering standards on what we eat? If it isn't safe enough for the EU, it shouldn't be on our plates!
forbes.com
Brazil And Argentina Will Send Tariff-Free Beef To U.S.—Despite Quality Concerns
Brazilian beef was recently rejected from the EU for failing to meet quality standards and 30,000 pounds of Argentinian meat was recalled in Texas and Florida this summer.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It gets worse when you remember that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war started. So we’re spending $40B and people are dying on both sides to return to the status quo from January. Everything is socialism unless it’s money for killing people in pointless forever wars.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
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Jose Been @josebeentv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I know we already got Roubaix-Wout but is it too much to ask for Rainbow-Wout too?
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Anti-apartheid protesters climb the goalposts during South Africa's rugby match against a North of Scotland District side in Aberdeen in 1969. 96 protesters were each charged £15, with their fines being paid by John Lennon.
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Gazet van Antwerpen @gazetvanantwerpen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
dlvr.it
Deze Antwerpse daktuinen bewijzen dat het mooiste stukje groen soms boven ons hoofd ligt
Waar vroeger dakpannen, grind of kale terrassen te vinden waren, ontstaan steeds vaker biodiverse oases boven de stad. Deze drie unieke daktuinen bewijzen hoe je hoog in de lucht groene leefplekken kan creëren.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
1982, land artist Agnes Denes planted/harvested a 2 acre field of wheat in a vacant billion $ lot in Manhattan.'Wheatfield' represents issues of commerce, world trade, economics & highlights waste, world hunger, ecological concerns- literally creating food for thought #WomensArt
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🇵🇹 snipe, lixo tóxico ⭑⭒⭒⭒⭒ @snipe.lol · 02/09/2026
So... quick reminder.... executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. executive orders are not laws. EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LAWS. guides.library.umass.edu/govinfo/exec...
guides.library.umass.edu
LibGuides: Government Information: Executive orders and proclamations
A Guide to Government Information Sources
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We need more inventions like this Original post
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
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The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Monet’s Camille on Her Deathbed (1879) was never shown publicly in his lifetime. He kept it hidden in his Giverny studio, seen only by family and close friends. After his death in 1926, it passed through his estate. Today it hangs in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 02/09/2026
Ahead of the midterms, Trump isn’t even being subtle about his brazen politicization of federal disaster relief aid, explicitly tying approvals to campaign endorsements and election results. It’s one of the underappreciated scandals of his second term. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Trump approves disaster relief funds for 7 red states, after denying aid to blue states
Ahead of the midterm elections, the president isn’t even being subtle about his scandalous politicization of disaster aid.
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Jeroen ✦ 117→ @jeroen.wtf · 01/09/2026
Nobody will remember you for dunking on people on Twitter, being aggressive, or acting like a tough guy. You will be forgotten as an asshole. People will be remembered for being kind and generous. For giving more than they take.
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tout va très bien madame la marquise
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Dan Cederholm @simplebits.com · 28/08/2026
Just testing my font in a few random words &
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Jan Huyse @janhuyse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Voor wie zich onveilig voelt in zijn auto, zo met al die fietsers. Zoals Zonneveld schrijft: secondenwinst voor de autobestuurder, een leven verloren voor de fietser.
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Belgium @brussels.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026
go buy biscuits you bxl people, the weather is beautiful and it's a wonderful bike ride along the canal!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/08/2026
This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Men Overly Bored theonion.com/men-overly-bored
This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Men Overly Bored
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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I need to shift 60 last tickets for my Fringe show to break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in Scots My shows are 21 and 23. Any support/reposts would go a long way. ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif
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David De Pue @dpdaaf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
BDW zei dit in januari 2019. > Half jaar later in juli 2019: hoogste temperatuur ooit gemeten in België (41.8°C). > 2021: 39 doden en miljardenschade na waterbom in de Wallonië. > Vandaag: warmste zomer ooit gemeten in West-Europa, de Hoge Venen staan in brand. Tot op de Klimaatmars, 11/10?
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