A Foreigner in Brussels
@afib.bsky.social
Working with (but not for) the EU institutions.
Policy, current affairs, governance, data.
Private life: family, running, hiking.
Policy, current affairs, governance, data.
Private life: family, running, hiking.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
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CBS News is reporting that the ICE agent who abducted a Minnesota preschooler suffered internal injuries during the abduction.
January 24, 2026 at 3:17 AM
CBS News is reporting that the ICE agent who abducted a Minnesota preschooler suffered internal injuries during the abduction.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
"Fine arts" - exactly like "peace" in "Board of Peace".
The conman psychology is so core to who and what he is that he honestly doesn't see how laughable he is, how ridiculous he looks.
It's not that he doesn't care. He absolutely does. It's that he really doesn't see it, and never will.
The conman psychology is so core to who and what he is that he honestly doesn't see how laughable he is, how ridiculous he looks.
It's not that he doesn't care. He absolutely does. It's that he really doesn't see it, and never will.
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"Fine arts" - exactly like "peace" in "Board of Peace".
The conman psychology is so core to who and what he is that he honestly doesn't see how laughable he is, how ridiculous he looks.
It's not that he doesn't care. He absolutely does. It's that he really doesn't see it, and never will.
The conman psychology is so core to who and what he is that he honestly doesn't see how laughable he is, how ridiculous he looks.
It's not that he doesn't care. He absolutely does. It's that he really doesn't see it, and never will.
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Kyiv is under heavy attack.
Windows and walls are shaking.
No water.
No electricity.
I don’t know how long the world can just watch.
Windows and walls are shaking.
No water.
No electricity.
I don’t know how long the world can just watch.
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Kyiv is under heavy attack.
Windows and walls are shaking.
No water.
No electricity.
I don’t know how long the world can just watch.
Windows and walls are shaking.
No water.
No electricity.
I don’t know how long the world can just watch.
thank you
Burnt tire juice.
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
thank you
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Question for #Jewsky. Mishpocha, what do you do when you’re facing a spiritual crisis? Do you read scripture? Do you talk to someone at your shul? What do you do? The recent events have got me questioning a lot of things, and I feel like I need a major tune up.
January 23, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Question for #Jewsky. Mishpocha, what do you do when you’re facing a spiritual crisis? Do you read scripture? Do you talk to someone at your shul? What do you do? The recent events have got me questioning a lot of things, and I feel like I need a major tune up.
Once you've understood Trump, it's obvious what the "Board of Peace" is about. Trump is already King of America; now he wants to be King of the World. Bit his American monarchy is real while this one is bs (like his stupid bs Nobel prize from Machado), but his childish narcissism is satisfied.
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Once you've understood Trump, it's obvious what the "Board of Peace" is about. Trump is already King of America; now he wants to be King of the World. Bit his American monarchy is real while this one is bs (like his stupid bs Nobel prize from Machado), but his childish narcissism is satisfied.
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Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
Dementia Donnie
January 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Dementia Donnie
This is weird. AI has changed my working life for the better a hundred times over.
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This is weird. AI has changed my working life for the better a hundred times over.
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 21: song with a powerful live performance
Stevie Wonder can't go on yet and there's a stadium full of restless, rowdy people who've been drinking all day.
Fancy going on with just your guitar Tracy?
'Fast Car' - Tracy Chapman
youtu.be/teZsA_ci-7E?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 21: song with a powerful live performance
Stevie Wonder can't go on yet and there's a stadium full of restless, rowdy people who've been drinking all day.
Fancy going on with just your guitar Tracy?
'Fast Car' - Tracy Chapman
youtu.be/teZsA_ci-7E?...
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car [Wembley 1988]
YouTube video by Kolonel Briket
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 21: song with a powerful live performance
Stevie Wonder can't go on yet and there's a stadium full of restless, rowdy people who've been drinking all day.
Fancy going on with just your guitar Tracy?
'Fast Car' - Tracy Chapman
youtu.be/teZsA_ci-7E?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 21: song with a powerful live performance
Stevie Wonder can't go on yet and there's a stadium full of restless, rowdy people who've been drinking all day.
Fancy going on with just your guitar Tracy?
'Fast Car' - Tracy Chapman
youtu.be/teZsA_ci-7E?...
For a second I was like "wait, I thought Avi was smart" 😂
Don't post that shit you'll put people in danger!
I know we're all against the admin but most vets joined before.
Don't serve them up to predators
I know we're all against the admin but most vets joined before.
Don't serve them up to predators
I have recieved a picture of the elite team and their CIA handler. The U.S. government has since lost contact with them after they were sent on a unrelated rescue mission.
January 21, 2026 at 5:45 PM
For a second I was like "wait, I thought Avi was smart" 😂
"Paper of record"
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
"Paper of record"
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Wut skaliert besser als Vernunft.
Deshalb gewinnt nicht das beste Argument, sondern der größte Aufreger.
So sieht seit Jahren die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie aus.
Leider orientieren sich die Medien an den Empörungswellen, mit deren Taktung sie kaum mithalten können - das geht zulasten der Recherche.
Deshalb gewinnt nicht das beste Argument, sondern der größte Aufreger.
So sieht seit Jahren die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie aus.
Leider orientieren sich die Medien an den Empörungswellen, mit deren Taktung sie kaum mithalten können - das geht zulasten der Recherche.
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Wut skaliert besser als Vernunft.
Deshalb gewinnt nicht das beste Argument, sondern der größte Aufreger.
So sieht seit Jahren die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie aus.
Leider orientieren sich die Medien an den Empörungswellen, mit deren Taktung sie kaum mithalten können - das geht zulasten der Recherche.
Deshalb gewinnt nicht das beste Argument, sondern der größte Aufreger.
So sieht seit Jahren die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie aus.
Leider orientieren sich die Medien an den Empörungswellen, mit deren Taktung sie kaum mithalten können - das geht zulasten der Recherche.
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Moscow led a global superpower, got relegated to regional bully, and has been bitter about it ever since.
Washington led a global superpower, and decided it’d rather be a weaker, more isolated regional bully.
Washington led a global superpower, and decided it’d rather be a weaker, more isolated regional bully.
January 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Moscow led a global superpower, got relegated to regional bully, and has been bitter about it ever since.
Washington led a global superpower, and decided it’d rather be a weaker, more isolated regional bully.
Washington led a global superpower, and decided it’d rather be a weaker, more isolated regional bully.
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2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.
This!!! The strategy of pointing to MENA Jews has bothered me for a long time and this is exactly why. It effectively CONFIRMS the settler-colonialist libel for Jews who returned to their ancestral land from Europe. #jewsky
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This!!! The strategy of pointing to MENA Jews has bothered me for a long time and this is exactly why. It effectively CONFIRMS the settler-colonialist libel for Jews who returned to their ancestral land from Europe. #jewsky
When you see your little enemy going after your big enemy, and your response is to denigrate your little enemy, you are proving that what you say is important to you isn't really what's most important to you.
Folks, if Richard Hanania now wants to fight the administration, racism and fascism, you let him do it and don't grind his nose in all the shit he did to make it happen until after the fight is won.
You don't trust him, you don't rely on him. But you don't shit on his claimed conversion. Yet.
You don't trust him, you don't rely on him. But you don't shit on his claimed conversion. Yet.
😚👌
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 AM
When you see your little enemy going after your big enemy, and your response is to denigrate your little enemy, you are proving that what you say is important to you isn't really what's most important to you.