Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele
@drdragases.bsky.social
Scholar of Fortune @History Department - Ghent University. Everything you wanted to know about The Fall of Rome but were afraid to ask. Gallivanter extraordinaire. Italophile. Homeric Laughter.
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Vandaag is 't exact een jaar geleden dat 'De wereld van Clovis. De val van Rome en de geboorte van het Westen' @ertsberg.bsky.social verscheen. Sindsdien vlogen er meer dan 4000 (!) exemplaren over de toonbank.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
Ik heb altijd geweten dat het goed zou doen, maar zo goed? Dat had ik niet durven hopen.
"- Hans... Are we the baddies?
... And why skulls though?
- Well, maybe they're the skulls of our enemies!
- Maybe. It doesn't say next to the skull: 'Yeah we killed him, but trust us this guy was horrid'."
... And why skulls though?
- Well, maybe they're the skulls of our enemies!
- Maybe. It doesn't say next to the skull: 'Yeah we killed him, but trust us this guy was horrid'."
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
"- Hans... Are we the baddies?
... And why skulls though?
- Well, maybe they're the skulls of our enemies!
- Maybe. It doesn't say next to the skull: 'Yeah we killed him, but trust us this guy was horrid'."
... And why skulls though?
- Well, maybe they're the skulls of our enemies!
- Maybe. It doesn't say next to the skull: 'Yeah we killed him, but trust us this guy was horrid'."
Sad news, but what a venerable age. Buscema had an incredible style. Among my earliest comic books collections as a nineties kid, was his run on Spectacular Spiderman.
Oh no. Rest in peace.
Sal Buscema, a comic artist best known for legendary runs on Marvel's Incredible Hulk and Spectacular Spider-Man, reportedly passed away last Friday, just short of his 90th birthday.
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Sad news, but what a venerable age. Buscema had an incredible style. Among my earliest comic books collections as a nineties kid, was his run on Spectacular Spiderman.
Nog nooit naar Rock Herk geweest. Maar aangezien ik ook nog altijd niet Amen Ra, Basement Jaxx, Channel Zero, Fat Dog, High Vis of The Libertines gezien heb, weet ik waar ik mijn verjaardag ga vieren dit jaar!
Rock Herk ■ Home
This is the english homepage op Rock Herk
rockherk.be
January 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Nog nooit naar Rock Herk geweest. Maar aangezien ik ook nog altijd niet Amen Ra, Basement Jaxx, Channel Zero, Fat Dog, High Vis of The Libertines gezien heb, weet ik waar ik mijn verjaardag ga vieren dit jaar!
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Red or Blue, now is the time to email your senator. Tomorrow morning is the time to call their offices.
I don't care if your senator is already on side (give them your courage) or if your senator is wholly useless (give them some of your fear).
Make sure they hear from you.
I don't care if your senator is already on side (give them your courage) or if your senator is wholly useless (give them some of your fear).
Make sure they hear from you.
There is A LOT of misinformation going around about the continued funding of ICE.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
It ISN'T a done deal.
Yes, it passed in the House, but the Senate hasn't taken it up yet.
That's the way this shit works.
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR NOW AND TELL THEM TO VOTE THIS FUNDING DOWN.
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Red or Blue, now is the time to email your senator. Tomorrow morning is the time to call their offices.
I don't care if your senator is already on side (give them your courage) or if your senator is wholly useless (give them some of your fear).
Make sure they hear from you.
I don't care if your senator is already on side (give them your courage) or if your senator is wholly useless (give them some of your fear).
Make sure they hear from you.
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So to sum up: ancient fact - we can identify brothels by floor-plans and artwork, but they are not usually associated with mass infant remains.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
So to sum up: ancient fact - we can identify brothels by floor-plans and artwork, but they are not usually associated with mass infant remains.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
Lady, have I got a shipload of tea ready to blow.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Lady, have I got a shipload of tea ready to blow.
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Ook bij De Standaard gaat het techno-optimisme stilaan liggen. www.standaard.be/media-en-cul...
AI is een vloek voor wie schrijft, maar vooral wie het resultaat moet lezen
Artificiële intelligentie maakt van iedereen een speechschrijver, dichter en romanauteur. En dat is niet noodzakelijk een goede zaak. Het internet, onze inbox en zelfs de boekhandel puilen uit met vlot klinkende, maar holle en van hallucinaties vergeven prietpraat.
www.standaard.be
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Ook bij De Standaard gaat het techno-optimisme stilaan liggen. www.standaard.be/media-en-cul...
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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It has been quite a week! We all need a timeline cleanse.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
An Egyptian relief plaque with a face of an #owl 🦉.
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, 400–30 BC.
📷 Metropolitan Museum
Have a great weekend, everyone!
An Egyptian relief plaque with a face of an #owl 🦉.
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, 400–30 BC.
📷 Metropolitan Museum
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM
It has been quite a week! We all need a timeline cleanse.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
An Egyptian relief plaque with a face of an #owl 🦉.
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, 400–30 BC.
📷 Metropolitan Museum
Have a great weekend, everyone!
An Egyptian relief plaque with a face of an #owl 🦉.
The owl hieroglyph represents the sound m.
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, 400–30 BC.
📷 Metropolitan Museum
"Had I ever suggested a storyline involving an American president who becomes obsessed by the thought of owning Greenland, to the extent that he is willing to sacrifice Nato and use mob methods to bully allies into compliance, I would have been laughed out of any pitching session."
If I’d pitched Trump’s Greenland plot for Borgen I’d have been laughed at. Now we’re living his sinister drama | Adam Price
The only positive of this stranger-than-fiction scenario is that Greenland and Denmark stand more united than ever, says Adam Price, the creator of the TV series Borgen
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:47 AM
"Had I ever suggested a storyline involving an American president who becomes obsessed by the thought of owning Greenland, to the extent that he is willing to sacrifice Nato and use mob methods to bully allies into compliance, I would have been laughed out of any pitching session."
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Too cute to debunk ;)
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Too cute to debunk ;)
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Yf Christopher Nolan were trulye serious about makinge a filme of *The Odyssey* he wolde chaunge the L yn hys last name to M
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Yf Christopher Nolan were trulye serious about makinge a filme of *The Odyssey* he wolde chaunge the L yn hys last name to M
*TAP TAP*
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 AM
*TAP TAP*
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“Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted, citing “increased risk and unpredictability in US politics,”
thedeepdive.ca/swedens-larg...
thedeepdive.ca/swedens-larg...
Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive
Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenl...
thedeepdive.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 AM
“Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted, citing “increased risk and unpredictability in US politics,”
thedeepdive.ca/swedens-larg...
thedeepdive.ca/swedens-larg...
"Thank you, Prime Minister. I don't think I've seen many standing ovations at Davos."
Or to paraphrase a Bonn colleague: Show this to the next person complaining they can't deliver their paper in 20 min.
Or to paraphrase a Bonn colleague: Show this to the next person complaining they can't deliver their paper in 20 min.
FULL SPEECH: Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 AM
"Thank you, Prime Minister. I don't think I've seen many standing ovations at Davos."
Or to paraphrase a Bonn colleague: Show this to the next person complaining they can't deliver their paper in 20 min.
Or to paraphrase a Bonn colleague: Show this to the next person complaining they can't deliver their paper in 20 min.
Gisterenavond overtrof alle verwachtingen met een opkomst van meer dan 280 (!) mensen, fifty fifty online/lokaal, voor de eerste Spraakwaterlezing van het Gallo-Romeins Museum Tongeren. Zeer dankbaar voor deze vliegende doorstart van het nieuw seizoen Clovis & co (@ertsberg.bsky.social).
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Gisterenavond overtrof alle verwachtingen met een opkomst van meer dan 280 (!) mensen, fifty fifty online/lokaal, voor de eerste Spraakwaterlezing van het Gallo-Romeins Museum Tongeren. Zeer dankbaar voor deze vliegende doorstart van het nieuw seizoen Clovis & co (@ertsberg.bsky.social).
Lady, have I got news for you.
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Lady, have I got news for you.
Ik zou me hier in Schadenfreude kunnen wentelen over Torfs.
Maar dit is een veel urgentere discussie over AI, waar momenteel niets mee gedaan wordt.
Maar dit is een veel urgentere discussie over AI, waar momenteel niets mee gedaan wordt.
AI slurpt evenveel water als wereldwijde consumptie van flessenwater
AI slurpt evenveel water als wereldwijde consumptie van flessenwater
Kunstmatige intelligentie heeft een forse ecologische voetafdruk. Onderzoeker Alex de Vries-Gao van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam becijferde dat AI-systeme...
www.eoswetenschap.eu
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Ik zou me hier in Schadenfreude kunnen wentelen over Torfs.
Maar dit is een veel urgentere discussie over AI, waar momenteel niets mee gedaan wordt.
Maar dit is een veel urgentere discussie over AI, waar momenteel niets mee gedaan wordt.
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imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago
Siri, wat betekent "het licht van de zon ontkennen" ?
January 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Siri, wat betekent "het licht van de zon ontkennen" ?