Lie Lauwers
@lielauwers.bsky.social
“A mind is like a parachute.
It doesn't work if it is not open.”
Frank Zappa
(Limburgse versie🎵)
Ook veel #boekenliefde 📕📗📘📙📚
It doesn't work if it is not open.”
Frank Zappa
(Limburgse versie🎵)
Ook veel #boekenliefde 📕📗📘📙📚
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The DOJ is suing California over Prop 50, saying it's a "brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process."
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The DOJ is suing California over Prop 50, saying it's a "brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process."
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
Help 😱
"Donald Trump is the symbol of populism. He immediately shows what we stand for."
New francophone far-right party ‘Trump’ launched in Belgium
New francophone far-right party 'Trump' launched in Belgium
www.brusselstimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Help 😱
In Nederland is dit misschien een gewone naam maar ik dacht toch even dat ‘Jabeur’ de (rare) voornaam was en dat de schrijver wel erg familiair was met de dame in kwestie.
#OnsMarieJeanne
#OnsMarieJeanne
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In Nederland is dit misschien een gewone naam maar ik dacht toch even dat ‘Jabeur’ de (rare) voornaam was en dat de schrijver wel erg familiair was met de dame in kwestie.
#OnsMarieJeanne
#OnsMarieJeanne
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We will be observing the national two-minute silence for Armistice Day at 11.00 today, Tuesday 11 November.
#ArmisticeDay
#ArmisticeDay
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We will be observing the national two-minute silence for Armistice Day at 11.00 today, Tuesday 11 November.
#ArmisticeDay
#ArmisticeDay
“Het drong blijkbaar pas laat door bij de politieleiding dat ze het counter droneteam konden inzetten.”
Hier wordt de politieleiding voor schut gezet maar ik vind dat het droneteam zelf op z’n minst proactiever kon reageren. Ze zouden hun hulp toch kunnen aanbieden en zo hun meerwaarde bewijzen.
Hier wordt de politieleiding voor schut gezet maar ik vind dat het droneteam zelf op z’n minst proactiever kon reageren. Ze zouden hun hulp toch kunnen aanbieden en zo hun meerwaarde bewijzen.
De federale politie heeft al vier jaar een team dat instaat voor de opsporing en neutralisatie van vijandige drones.
België heeft wel drone-unit, maar die werd niet ingezet bij incidenten luchthaven
De federale politie heeft al vier jaar een team dat instaat voor de opsporing en neutralisatie van vijandige drones.
short.bruzz.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
“Het drong blijkbaar pas laat door bij de politieleiding dat ze het counter droneteam konden inzetten.”
Hier wordt de politieleiding voor schut gezet maar ik vind dat het droneteam zelf op z’n minst proactiever kon reageren. Ze zouden hun hulp toch kunnen aanbieden en zo hun meerwaarde bewijzen.
Hier wordt de politieleiding voor schut gezet maar ik vind dat het droneteam zelf op z’n minst proactiever kon reageren. Ze zouden hun hulp toch kunnen aanbieden en zo hun meerwaarde bewijzen.
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Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
Stel je voor wat een mens met 1000 miljard dollar én empathie zou kunnen doen voor de mensheid.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Stel je voor wat een mens met 1000 miljard dollar én empathie zou kunnen doen voor de mensheid.
Mamdani is in elk geval niet bang van sterke vrouwen 💪🏻
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Mamdani is in elk geval niet bang van sterke vrouwen 💪🏻
Klik even op trending ‘Andrew Cuomo’ om te zien wie deze kandidaat-burgemeester van New York ondersteunt 🤣
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Klik even op trending ‘Andrew Cuomo’ om te zien wie deze kandidaat-burgemeester van New York ondersteunt 🤣
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I’ve hesitated to weigh in on U.S. domestic issues — but with climate breakdown and authoritarian regimes undermining democracy worldwide, it’s time to embrace our shared global citizenship and stand for democracy, pluralism, and the rule of law everywhere.
“The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in. After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.” Via @grist.org
Elections matter. And not just to YOUR country.
Elections matter. And not just to YOUR country.
The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.
After Trump threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.
grist.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’ve hesitated to weigh in on U.S. domestic issues — but with climate breakdown and authoritarian regimes undermining democracy worldwide, it’s time to embrace our shared global citizenship and stand for democracy, pluralism, and the rule of law everywhere.
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.
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“In my work with the (Nuremberg Trial) defendants, I was searching for the nature of evil, and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy... a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”
- Captain G.M. Gilbert, US Army
- Captain G.M. Gilbert, US Army
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“In my work with the (Nuremberg Trial) defendants, I was searching for the nature of evil, and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy... a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”
- Captain G.M. Gilbert, US Army
- Captain G.M. Gilbert, US Army
Mijn top 3 new wave:
1. Eurythmics: Love is a stranger
2. TC Matic: Oh La La La
3. Anne Clark: Our Darkness
1. Eurythmics: Love is a stranger
2. TC Matic: Oh La La La
3. Anne Clark: Our Darkness
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mijn top 3 new wave:
1. Eurythmics: Love is a stranger
2. TC Matic: Oh La La La
3. Anne Clark: Our Darkness
1. Eurythmics: Love is a stranger
2. TC Matic: Oh La La La
3. Anne Clark: Our Darkness
De lekkerste snoepjes 😍
Dit jaar heb ik voor het eerst geprobeerd te weerstaan aan de guimauvekes tot 1 november.
Mijn karakter wordt beloond 👇🏻
Dit jaar heb ik voor het eerst geprobeerd te weerstaan aan de guimauvekes tot 1 november.
Mijn karakter wordt beloond 👇🏻
Colruyt, Lidl en Aldi roepen 'Maria'tjes' terug
Colruyt, Lidl en Aldi roepen 'Maria'tjes' terug | VRT NWS: nieuws
Colruyt, Lidl en Aldi roepen guimauves, snoepspekjes in onder meer de vorm van Mariabeeldjes, terug door een te hoog gehalte aan bepaalde minerale oliën. Het federaal voedselagentschap FAVV benadrukt dat het Sinterklaasfeest dit jaar niet in gevaar komt.
www.vrt.be
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
De lekkerste snoepjes 😍
Dit jaar heb ik voor het eerst geprobeerd te weerstaan aan de guimauvekes tot 1 november.
Mijn karakter wordt beloond 👇🏻
Dit jaar heb ik voor het eerst geprobeerd te weerstaan aan de guimauvekes tot 1 november.
Mijn karakter wordt beloond 👇🏻
Om geen al te ongunstige handelstarieven op te lopen, moeten landen een show opvoeren met Trump in een bedrieglijke glansrol.
vrtnws.be/p.8e0yxml54
vrtnws.be/p.8e0yxml54
Cambodja en Thailand ondertekenen staakt-het-vuren, Trump noemt het als enige een "vredesakkoord" | VRT NWS: nieuws
Thailand en Cambodja hebben een uitgebreid staakt-het-vuren ondertekend in Maleisië, na het conflict dat beide landen deze zomer hadden. Het akkoord komt er onder druk van de Amerikaanse president Tru...
vrtnws.be
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Meer dan 38 jaar na het behalen van mijn rijbewijs heb ik voor de eerste keer mogen blazen 😬
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meer dan 38 jaar na het behalen van mijn rijbewijs heb ik voor de eerste keer mogen blazen 😬
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.
Wine, Cheese and ChatGPT: Ladies’ Night in San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Prompt parties,” gatherings of women over cheese and wine to chat about how ChatGPT can help them, are emerging as the next-generation of Tupperware party in San Francisco.
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I fear he’s correct.
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I fear he’s correct.
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The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The White House Bluesky account @whitehouse-47.bsky.social is currrently followed by fewer than 5000 accounts. Over 65.000 accounts have blocked it.
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
Source: ClearSky: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
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Predictable and alarming:
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Predictable and alarming:
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Zouden Droes en Wilders ingaan op deze uitnodiging?
The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program and give preference to English speakers, white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration. nyti.ms/4qjRk8b
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Zouden Droes en Wilders ingaan op deze uitnodiging?