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Philippe Veraart
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Belgian-Ing-Military, ResOffr Signal Corps, Spectrum Management Officer-Experience in Mil rail and Nuclear Power-Scuba Diver-Wannabe Sailor-Brompton rider-Anglophile-Fluent in Flemish (i.e. Dutch without the drunken Klingon ;-) ), French and English
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Tim Cook plans to step down as CEO of Apple next year.

I wish Trump would do that.

Of course, I’m comparing apples to oranges.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
@bartgonnissen.bsky.social - Something for you. Ay experience?
A veteran 🇩🇰 Danish pilot, Bjarne Cæsar Skinnerup, describes notable changes aboard 🇷🇺 shadow fleet ships:

„Russian men in what look like military uniforms walking around breathing down the necks of the pilots. Important papers mysteriously disappearing. Lack of cooperation and dismissive tone…“

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November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
To our American friends: are you aware of this?(Article in Dutch) www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... Basically, it seems that plaques commemorating African Americans who fell in Europe in WW2 are being removed! This happening just before 11 Nov is extremely poignant.
an illustration of a flower with barbed wire surrounding it
ALT: an illustration of a flower with barbed wire surrounding it
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Some antidote to what's happening in the world...picture of #aurora-borealis I just took off the coast of Norway...
September 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The National Guardners
September 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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In the wake of emergencies and disasters, Germany can rely on over 80,000 volunteers to provide technical and humanitarian assistance.

Turning 75 today, the THW's highly trained operatives help people in need in Germany and around the world in a wide range of emergency scenarios.
August 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Although an 'electronic' signalman at heart, we don't forget our heritage and origins. Had the unique opportunity to visit this in March during a NATO meeting held in Paris and now in the news (article in French): www.rtbf.be/article/a-la... It would be a great loss to let this knowledge die out.
À la rencontre des derniers pigeons militaires d'Europe - RTBF Actus
'Ce pigeon-ci, c'est le 193.529, un pigeon de 2017, le premier pigeon que j'ai badgé.' 'C'est un pigeon voyageur, un pigeon...
www.rtbf.be
July 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Just posting this here for no particular reason... That we are currently under a heatwave and have already broken 8 temperature records this year is purely coincidental. 🥵 edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory | CNN
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, superchargin...
edition.cnn.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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June 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Too good not to share ... was doing a search on public holidays in Austria (the country without kangaroos) and BING gave me this as result ...
June 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Something of interest for you @bartgonnissen.bsky.social ...
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Since this part of history isn't that widely known:

At the outbreak of WW2, the Norwegian merchant fleet was the 4th largest in the world, including 19% of the world's tanker tonnage, with overall a high share of new and modern ships.
Not everyone experienced the elation of liberation.

Crewmen of the Norwegian merchant fleet, our most important contribution to Allied victory, trickled home long after the parties, to a country that didn't understand nor recognize their sacrifices until too many decades later.
May 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Balloons Enable Communication Relay Over 100 km

Balloons manufactured by the Ukrainian company Aerobavovna enable communication relay and reconnaissance over distances of hundreds of kilometers

militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...
May 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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If you shape the FFT right, it peaks the envelope — looks like art, sounds like noise.

The poor satellite transponder won’t even know what hit it.😎
April 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just reposting this for no particular reason. Nudge nudge, wink wink 😜
March 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1930's calling ... they're reclaiming their definition of Entartete Kunst en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degener...
March 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Rather ironic ...
March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In other news: Today Denis Van Weynbergh finished his Vendee around the world sailing race. Almost 118 days of pure perseverance and endurance, all alone and unassisted. Absolutely amazing achievement. Nail biting till the end. www.vendeeglobe.org/en/article/b...
Belgian skipper Denis Van Weynbergh is back in Les Sables d’Olonne | Vendée Globe 2024
Belgian skipper Denis Van Weynbergh completes solo non stop round the world passage but finishes outside the 2024 Vendée Globe ranking. Denis Van Weynbergh, skipper of D’Ieteren Group, arrived in Les ...
www.vendeeglobe.org
March 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Je vais faire une supposition audacieuse.

Le « bouffon sous kétamine », peut-être?
March 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Strong message from UKR ...
✈️🇺🇦🇺🇸
March 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Slava Ukraini
March 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Haven't seen any comment on image Elon Musk uses for his X account: it's literally an image of a black hole! Basically, an object from which nothing can escape and destroys everything in its path ... is he trying to say something??
February 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Just putting this out ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuDx...
Let's talk about Trump and European countries pulling their weight....
YouTube video by Belle of the Ranch
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Jonathan Pie strikes again ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0n... Just word of warning before blasting out sound: Audio NSFW
The Art of The Deal
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A dictatorship hosting another dictatorship to negotiate with an aspiring dictatorship about the future of a democracy that’s not represented.
February 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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February 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM