Tom Moylan

a man in a dark room with the words he can 't keep getting away with this ALT: a man in a dark room with the words he can 't keep getting away with this

Continuing to win with the same 2016 playbook.

Headlines in US a couple weeks ago:
👉 Republican divide over Big Beautiful Bill
👉 Economy suffering
👉 Tariff disaster

Headlines in US now:
👉 Immigration (most Republicans aligned on)
👉 LA/California protests (most Republicans hate)

It's cruel, unjust, racist - it's also successful agenda setting.

Ah yes - "the Brussels Kiss"

Tariffs: loved by few, felt by all.

In this episode of Trade Off, I got to sit down with a couple of experts on tariffs and their impact.

The goal? Help you decode the current deluge of tariff headlines.

🎧 Listen here: lnkd.in/em_CdmCN

Like, it is, but that doesn't seem to matter in this timeline anymore

Who's going to tell them..?

Respect for those MEPs who stood up for democracy and dialogue, helping defeat the Trump-style anti-LIFE motion.

Especially those from @eppgroup.bsky.social who chose to put their values and commitment to democracy ahead of party games.

A burrito-backed financial instrument

Watching interviews of bemused academics who study Stoicism talking about the rise of Broicism.

Can't imagine what it's like have some red pilled, supplement-hawking, manosphere YouTuber tell you don't understand a topic you spent your life studying because he listened to a Tim Ferris podcast.

The modern McDonalds children's play zone (TN, USA).

Two screens, two chairs.

Bleak.

Brussels gewest gelukkigste regio van België Uit een onderzoek van de UGent en levensverzekeraar NN blijkt dat Brusselaars de gelukkigste mensen in België zijn.

Brussels region happiest region in Belgium
www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

Nice #RestlessBrussels planning session today - lots of new faces and new ideas!

Sign the Petition Avenue Albert Laan

Admirez cette superbe illustration de la main des riverains autour de l'avenue Albert ! 🤩
Elle a reçu une belle place dans notre collection sur👉 imagine.brussels/map
Et n'oubliez pas de signer la pétition sur www.change.org/p/avenue-alb... ✏️
#villeconviviale #mobilitéactive #changeyourstreet

"Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts as such, for in their opinion fact depends entirely on the power of man who can fabricate it"
- Hannah Arendt, the origin of totalitarism

TikTok has shut down in the United States

A headline for the times we live in
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Oh nice - man made horrors beyond my comprehension

Excellent overview of challenges and opportunities for policy communicators

Policy Communication Trends 2025 Eight things I'll be keeping an eye on...

Communication trends I'll be keeping an eye on in 2025 👀
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Thanks to Jasmijn Post for naming me their Brussels person of the year - very honoured and flattered 🙏

🔗 www.bruzz.be/actua/samenl...

If you are interested in sustainable finance, green central banking and a fairer/greener economy - highly recommend following @uureeb.bsky.social 👇

The ‘Trade-Off’ podcast A podcast series on EU trade policy – and why it matters.

Sat down with new EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security @marossefcovic.bsky.social to talk:

👉Taking over as Commissioner
👉Young Maroš in Bratislava
👉Closing a deal w/ Mercosur
👉WTO, China, US, African partners
👉Arnold Schwarzenegger

Listen here:
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/trade-podcas...

If you live in Brussels, you'll know that road safety is a serious issue.

Recommend following the urbanists, neighbours, activists and all other Brussels citizens of @heroesforzero.bsky.social (and even join your local chapter, like I did!) 👇

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Finding community in a new city | Tom Moylan | TEDxBrussels

Anyone in the Brussels Bubble - which includes many of my followers - and indeed, anyone else, should watch this TEDx video of @moylato.bsky.social speaking about how we engage with our community www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflL...

Great chat with @marossefcovic.bsky.social, new EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security!

New episode of Trade-Off coming soon 🎙️

Two weeks left, better get a move on

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Finding community in a new city | Tom Moylan | TEDxBrussels

On building a community in Brussels 🎥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aflL...

Moderated session on political tech (and politics of tech) last night w/
👉EU AI Office
👉Microsoft
👉Centre for Future Generations
👉EU External Action Service

Topics:
👉Innovation Vs Regulation (false dichotomy?)
👉Tech's impact on dem institutions (for better or worse)
👉Need for internl coordination

Starting an Agency: Five lessons I learned A reflection upon one year of operations

A few lessons I've learned from starting a policy communications agency:

1️⃣ Do everything in phases
2️⃣ Don't go it alone
3️⃣ Study the client's organisation
4️⃣ Deliver long-term value in every project
5️⃣ Look for clients who want partnership
tommoylan.substack.com/p/starting-a...

I really don't want to disappoint her