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Brussels-based Web developer, My šŸˆā€ā¬› is named "MouseOver", Currently listening to Ā«What You Wish ForĀ» by Lexa Gates šŸŽ¶šŸŽµ. Into web building, the Russo-Ukraine war, rare strokes of wisdom and the occasional (good / dad) joke. https://pixeline.be
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As Bluesky reaches 32+M users, it's very exciting to hear what the team has in store from the mouth of their talented and visionary CEO @jay.bsky.team

Huge thanks to @jay.bsky.team (CEO Bluesky) for mentioning @flashes.blue in your conversation with @maribel-wadsworth.bsky.social! It really means a lot! šŸ«¶ The whole video is definitely worth a watch, everyone!

And just like that, Bluesky is now 32M+ šŸš€

Trusk threatening to cut Starlink if Ukraine does not accept to be ripped off its rare earth shows we need a EU alternative to Starlink: IRISĀ² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) which development starts in 2025 and should be in service by 2030. Too late ?

Some good intel about EU Defense: - Russia could be ready to test the European Union by 2027 - The USA itself does not meet the 5% NATO target - on buying US weapons: "First, let's buy Ukrainian, then European, and for specifics, US" Too bad: nothing on replacing Ukrainian dependency to Starlink.

There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Donā€™t believe the self-made myth.

If u r wondering what Trump/Musk are after: "Itā€™s just like what happens when a company is bought out in a hostile takeover. The thing gets loaded up with debt then dumped, creditors and taxpayers taking the hit while senior shareholders and banks are bailed out."

Latest Andrew Tanner's analysis brings me solace. Let me share this bit about Europe. A thread (1 / 4) "Whatā€™s happening in Europe may be the beginning. If the Pacific democracies can be pulled in, the democratic bloc that would result stands to be more stable than anything D.C. puts together. "

I just got an email saying that Google Maps can read maps backward. It's obviously spam. #dadjoke

āš”ļøšŸ‡©šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø German Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens the U.S. with a severing of ties over Trumpā€™s remarks on Zelensky and Ukraine. "We will increase pressure on the Americans to make them realize they have a lot to lose if they stop supporting Europe's liberal democracies," Baerbock stated.

After 8 months, Brussels Region still does not have a government. Since the "winner" MR party cannot make a government for Brussels, I made one šŸæšŸæšŸæ At this stage, "anyone" cannot be worse than 8 months of "no-show". Or we go vote again ? www.rtbf.be/article/gouv...

I never understood why Belgium went for the F-35: extremely expensive, bloated and full of bugs, and no market share for our local aero industry. We could have had the excellent French Rafale, the sturdy Swedish Gripen... Bart De Wever should cancel that contract. @bartdewevernva.bsky.social

What if the Godfather was a Scrum Master?

Belgium, time to dig into the billions in Russian assets and buy weapons for Ukraine.

So many EU defence initiatives were blocked by people saying it would undermine NATO So now we have neither

There are still $300 billion in frozen Russian assets ready to be obtained and distributed. We have to focus on this discussion.

" I have the strange feeling, this week in Kyiv, that Ukrainians are living freer lives now than Americans. " - @timothysnyder.bsky.social

āš ļøprotocol nerd talkāš ļø In the Web, the webserver does presence and search engines do distribution In atproto, the PDS does presence and the appviews do distribution

"The United States of Europe will prevent you being crushed" Poster from the 1960s

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ¤” Michael McFaul: "Trump's team allegedly has offered Putin (1) Ukrainian territory, (2) no NATO membership for Ukraine, (3) no US soldiers in Ukraine, (4) the withdrawal of US soldiers from Europe, including from frontline states, and (5) sanctions relief. Putin's return offer -- nothing."

āš”ļøšŸ‡«šŸ‡· France convenes second urgent meeting of EU leaders in three days to discuss Ukraine and security in Europe, ā€” Reuters The summit is expected on February 19. Among the invited countries: Norway, Canada, the Baltic states, the Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, Romania, Sweden and Belgium.

ā€˜The US Is Doing Russiaā€™s Workā€™ Say Ecstatic Propagandists Putinā€™s mouthpieces are in a lather of excitement over the US administrationā€™s willingness to make a deal to their liking. My latest for @cepa.org: cepa.org/article/the-...

As the Paris meeting tonight again proves, all european leaders combined are not half the leader Zelensky is

What might a European military force in Ukraine look like? #Ukraine

šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ Brits support a European army - 46% in favour, 28% against New polling from YouGov

Freedom of speech ā‰  Freedom to lie.

Cā€™est le moment de construire une vĆ©ritable dĆ©fense europĆ©enne.

I'm talking to trump cos US supplies Ukraine. By that argument, trump should be talking to Kim cos North Korea supplies us. I remain a master strategist

Excellent Edito @rtbf.be "Nous voilĆ  prĆ©venus, entre lā€™hostilitĆ© russe et lā€™hostilitĆ© amĆ©ricaine, il nā€™y aura personne dā€™autre que nous-mĆŖmes pour nous sauver."

Now is a good time to leave Substack over to ButtonDown: "Substack chief executive defended hosting and handling payments for ā€œNazisā€ on its platform, citing anti-censorship reasons." @phillipspobrien.bsky.social @warinthefuture.bsky.social

Rock, Paper, Scissors , a film based on real events during the Russian invasion of Ukraine has won the BAFTA in the short film category.

We might all as well start learning Russian. They seem at least to master the art of the metaphor.