Geert

Happy Shrove Tuesday to all who celebrate! I hope you're all having pancakes today 😋🥞

this is what the median Republican congressperson does now. an entire caucus of posters and culture warring lightweights

She's the only woman I'd go straight for ngl

A US President's cognitive collapse would be less worrying if the most powerful figures around him were not delusional cranks who now see an opportunity to turn racial imperialist memes into violent reality

you cannot retrain ICE. they are doing what they are hired for: acting as an occupying army to punish those who will not submit to Trump.

come on become a world power [EU]

It's apparently International Hugging Day today, so here's a hug for everyone who needs one 🫂

The first step Europe needs to take is to ban X.

They probably won’t get buy in everywhere, but Germany, France and the UK definitely need to lead and do it

What I find particularly remarkable is how so much American debate seems oblivious to how much the foundations of US global power is dependent on access to infrastructure, bases and depots in Europe and Canada

People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.

I enjoy how sometimes you see left of center people talk about "the excesses of peak woke" like they're talking about the Great Terror or Stalin's Purges

Boy everyone is really having a normal one lately huh

Y'all ok? I'm genuinely worried for the mental well being of basically everyone

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2026 to all of you!!! 🥳🥂🎆

The Hawk Tuah girl would have been a powerful political force on the Continent. A cultural Napoleon.

Clockwise from the left: 107 Days by Kamala Harris, House of Lilies by Justine Firnhaber-Baker, and The Challenges of Democracy and the Rule of Law by Jonathan Sumption

Christmas book haul 🥰

YouTube video by Restauración Musical Raffaella Carrà - Buon Natale [Music Video HD] - Buonasera Raffaella (1985)

Zalig Kerstfeest, Joyeux Noël, Frohe Weihnachten, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, and Merry Christmas to all of you my friends! ☺️🎄

Several steam locomotives at Train World, Schaarbeek

NMBS/SNCB Type 12 steam locomotive at Train World, Schaarbeek

Several locomotives at Train World, Schaarbeek

The nose of a Eurostar train at Train World, Schaarbeek

I have been to train geek paradise

Christmas tower at Leuven Christmas Market, in front of the Leuven University Library

Ferris wheel at Leuven Christmas Market

Christmas market time 🎄🎅

Last year I won Eurovision and with it I was awarded the trophy. And even though I'm immensely grateful for the community around this contest and everything this experience has taught me both as a person and artist, today I no longer feel this trophy belongs on my shelf. Eurovision says it stands for unity, inclusion, and dignity for all. Those values made this contest meaningful to me. But Israel's continued participation, during what the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry has concluded to be a genocide, shows a clear conflict between those ideals and the decisions made by the EBU. This is not about individuals or artists. The contest was repeatedly used to soften the image of a state accused of severe wrongdoing, all while the EBU insisted Eurovision is "non-political." And when entire countries withdraw over this contradiction, it should be clear that something is deeply wrong. That's why l've decided that I'm sending my trophy back to the EBU headquarters in Geneva With gratitude and with a clear message: Live what you claim. If the values we celebrate onstage aren't lived offstage, then even the most beautiful songs lose their meaning I'm waiting for the moment those words and actions align. Until then, this trophy is yours.

Eurovision 2024’s Nemo announces they are returning their trophy in protest of Israel’s participation:

“[Eurovision] was used to soften the image of a state accused of severe wrongdoing… when entire countries withdraw over this contradiction, it should be clear that something is deeply wrong.”

🇮🇸 BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following a decision made by the Board of Directors of RÚV.

[📷 Vísir]

Happy Saint Nicholas Day everyone! I hope Saint Nicholas brought lots of presents for you 😊

🇸🇮 BREAKING: Slovenia will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.

🇮🇪 BREAKING: Ireland will not take part in #Eurovision 2026, following the results of today's General Assembly.

🇪🇸 BREAKING: Spain is the next broadcaster that withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.

🇳🇱 BREAKING: Netherlands withdraws from #Eurovision 2026, following the results of the EBU General Assembly today.

To see the biggest thing that brings me joy in the world destroyed is really saddening. #Eurovision

City Theatre Leuven

City Theatre Leuven

Theatre night! I'm seeing Mother Courage tonight 😊