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REPOST if you stand with Stephen Colbert after Paramount/CBS fired him.

Fairly shocking when your country - traditionally an ally of the US -changes its travel advice not to travel to the States if a member of LGBTQI+ community. And attack on academic freedom (re Columbia Uni) Where are the sane Americans?

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

“‘You’re just a bully who found it easier and easier and decided that everybody else wasn’t really a real person, not like you, and when you know that, there’s no crime too big, is there? No crime you won’t do.’”
Terry Pratchett; Snuff
#Discworld #TrumpVanceBullyBoys #OvalOffice #lStandWithZelenskyy

So it seems Trump and JD Vance are Russian assets given their recent activities.

Slava Ukraini!

A political catastrophe on live TV The Trump Zelensky disaster was unbearable to watch and revealed the inescapable fact about Trump – and the US

The Trump Zelensky disaster was unbearable to watch and revealed the inescapable fact about Trump – and the US

What happened today isn’t just politics. ⚠️

Trump is reshaping the U.S. into a far-right, authoritarian state—favoring deals over values and aligning with autocrats worldwide.

A democracy without principles is just an oligarchy in disguise. 💔🇺🇸⚖️

#Democracy #HumanRights

My train this afternoon #trainbow #trains #SNCB

Let Denmark cook.

Historicus Timothy Snyder analyseert Trumps vliegende start: "Er zitten veel contradicties in het beleid"

timothy Snyder on Terzake vrtnws.be/p.3nGlGO4Ne3x

"Het idee dat techmiljardairs heel goed waren in het schrijven van software en daarom denken dat ze de wijsheid hebben om Amerika te regeren is angstaanjagend, maar ook grappig."

Bekijk de volledige #terzake reportage met @timothysnyder.bsky.social hier: vrtnws.be/p.3nGlGO4Ne3x

It isn’t artificial intelligence we should be really worried about but rather the psychology of the people trying to implement it.

Good grief what a day! Technical problems with pantograph in Bruges, then cattle on the tracks already 20 minutes delay. Always my last train I have issues!

A satirical illustration from the cover of Charlie Hebdo. It features Donald Trump sitting prominently in a suit, holding a red carpet beneath him, which extends towards caricatures of far-right figures representing countries like Italy, France, and others. The title reads: "Trump: Tapis Rouge pour les Fachos" (Trump: Red Carpet for the Fascists). The design uses bold colors—red, white, and blue—symbolizing a critical take on authoritarianism and far-right ideologies.

Here is this week's bold cover of Charlie Hebdo! ✒️🕊️📰

Titled in French 🇫🇷: "Trump: Tapis Rouge pour les Fachos"
(Red Carpet for the Fascists) 💯💙

#JeSuisCharlie#HumanRights

@Charliehebdo.fr

😱🤬 just aren’t enough emojis or words really to describe the horror and shock

📣 Het zijn de laatste dagen van onze iconische tweeledige motorstellen, ook gekend als "tweetjes" of "groentjes".
Na maar liefst meer dan een halve eeuw trouwe dienst, worden de laatste rijtuigen van dit type buiten dienst gesteld in december.

#NMBS #Trein #Afscheid

I am horrified and furious to hear today that gender X now “no longer exists in the US” I am not American but am the mother of three queer children including a non-binary child. You cannot deny a person’s right to exist!

No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny Axel Rudakubana didn’t target boy scouts. He targeted women and girls because they were vulnerable and easy prey Twenty-six happy girls were making friendship bracelets after a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July last year when Axel…

No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny

With Davos dominated by Trump’s second coming, global collaboration is out | Heather Stewart Adapting themselves to Trump’s zero-sum worldview, global leaders ditched any appeal to high-flown ideas In the heady mountain air of Davos last week, away from the parties and the back-slapping tech bros, another, more beleaguered crew touted their…

With Davos dominated by Trump’s second coming, global collaboration is out | Heather Stewart

Sam definitely more energetic while listening to Small Gods

Brown an white border collie lying on tiles

Old brown and white springer spaniel

Grey tabby kitten

Black cockerel

The dogs: Apollo the non-intelligent border collie - is that an oxymoron? Mara the ancient springer and Jetta the hyper cockerpoo with Earl Grey the kitten making cunningly concealing himself behind a box

Bluebell as a kit

Lady Blue: “This is my best side I will not look directly at the camera”

I listened to this recently as an audiobook and replayed that section twice and to my family - Pratchian philosophy is underrated.

What the heck? Renaming the Gulf of Mexico! Have we slipped down the wrong trouser of time?!

After a week off with flu getting up at 3:30 for an early shift as train manager to Antwerp is not so easy! Here’s hoping all the passengers are well-behaved🤞

Garden birds are the BEST 😍🐦

This weekend is the @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch 24-26 January.

We’ve seen lots of vibrant visitors to our feeders this #Winterwatch & some cheeky ones too! You can enjoy more incredible wildlife on Winterwatch! Tune in on BBC iPlayer

#Birds #Wildlife #Nature

True but he does share a name with the Captain Vimes

Tricolour bunny Sam in a run in office

Sitting knitting socks while listening to audiobook of the light fantastic by Terry Pratchett with Sam the bunny- he doesn’t seem so impressed perhaps he would prefer Guards Guards or Men at arms