#Belgium picks of the day:

@namip - Computing history museum in Namur (in French)

@UniversitedeLiege - The University of Liège (in English & French)

@ikob - Contemporary art museum in Eupen

@Kunstenpunt - Flanders Arts Institute, supporting, promoting & researching art (in Dutch)

@ORB_KSB - Royal Observatory of Belgium (in English, Dutch, French)

@Scivil - Centre for citizen science in Flanders

@worldofjosh - Belgian urban exploration (in French & English)

1/4

The West doesn't even pretend anymore.

https://x.com/s_m_marandi/status/1908717841714397404

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran
#lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #tiktok
@blackmastodon #canada #usa #belgium #eu #uk #france #germany

Belgian officials, apparently feeling nostalgic for the days when they themselves perpetrated a genocide in the Congo, have announced that they will collaborate with the Israeli perpetrators,

https://x.com/CraigMokhiber/status/1908641990084091908

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran
#lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #tiktok
@blackmastodon #canada #usa #belgium #brussels

Belgian #GeneralStrike against #austerity: "working people refuse to be scapegoated for a budget crisis created by political choices that prioritise profit over people"

https://www.bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDetails?newsId=417

#hungary: Arrest Netanyahu - Now!
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/arrest_netanyahu_hungary_2_0/

Arrest warrant:
https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/netanyahu
"...starvation as a method of warfare..."

https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/02/un-says-gaza-food-shortage-is-critical-following-shutdown-of-world-food-programme-bakeries
“WFP doesn’t close its bakeries for fun.”

There is an absolutely superb summary produced by Beltran, Davis, & Taylor, of the Russian war against Ukraine, in the New York Times.

It's a long read, unsurprisingly, as it is a long war, but I cannot recommend it strongly enough for those that wish a deeper understanding of the conflict up to the point of Trump's second term.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/29/world/europe/us-ukraine-military-war-wiesbaden.html

It makes me want to raise funds for attritable air platforms to carry Wide Area Motion Imaging payloads for the Ukranians, so they might (EM spectrum permitting) be assured of what lies in the ground ahead of them, and keep moving swiftly (for to remain still or move slowly in battle - or indeed any conflict - is usually a terrible idea).

I am astonished that attempts to demolish the Kerch Strait bridge were forbidden by the US in 2022, and much later, that ban was lifted. Strategically, I'm gobsmacked at the way both sides prioritise politically desirable targets over winning the conflict definitively. Perhaps I am naive.

I am sad that the most excellent authors of the piece did not point out Ukraine's population demographics (worth looking up to understand why they abhor sending under-25yos to fight).

I am sure others reading this account will view it from a different aspect and be surprised by different things. I'd be curious to know what they are (as well as any hashtags I missed) if anyone cares to post here!

Reshoring EU pharma production? Start with critical medicines, says Belgian MEP: While early steps have been taken in Austria and France, #Belgium MEP Yvan Verougstraete stresses the need for a long-term industrial strategy to reshore EU pharma capacity. https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/reshoring-eu-pharma-production-start-with-critical-medicines-says-belgian-mep/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Thanks to an inquiry posed by @wendy yesterday, I discovered two amazing projects to map community events from aroubd the #fediverse on an @openstreetmap base.

«𝖛𝖔𝔦𝔡 balotta» by @grafton9 shows venues listed on https://balotta.org, an Italian @gancio server.
https://autistici.org/void/balotta

«vous revoir» by @simon shows events listed across both @mobilizon and #Gancio servers.
https://www.vousrevoir.be

#Belgium maps radioligand therapy capacity as pharma investment surges: #Belgium is capitalising on a radiopharmaceutical sector investment boom. Pharma giants are acquiring radioligand therapy companies and expanding research areas. https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/belgium-maps-radioligand-therapy-capacity-as-pharma-investment-surges/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Beyond #pesticides: the silent spread of #PFAS in agriculture: In #Belgium, "#foreverchemicals" are contaminating soil, water, and even organic farms. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/beyond-pesticides-the-silent-spread-of-pfas-in-agriculture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Belgian public transport companies quit Elon Musk’s X.

Belgian railways, Brussels metro STIB and Flemish bus company De Lijn quit social media platform X, the companies announced Wednesday.

"We are leaving X. This communication tool no longer aligns with the values upheld by #SNCB," said NMBS/SNCB in its last post on X.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250319-belgian-public-transport-companies-quit-elon-musks-x?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Belgium to test European-first method to restore North Sea #oyster reefs offshore: The project aimed at restoring marine #biodiversity could also be beneficial to fishermen in the long term. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/belgium-to-test-european-first-method-to-restore-north-sea-oyster-reefs-offshore/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

#israel #netherlands #belgium : #military / #nato / #armssales / #armsindustry

„#Rafael and #ElbitSystems will supply a European NATO country with electronic countermeasures for protecting frigates from ship-killing missiles, the companies announced on Monday.“

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/17/israeli-companies-to-supply-ship-defense-suite-to-european-frigates/

Stop buying American, buy European – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/835177/ #Belgium #Companies #Conflict #Defense #EDUCATION #EmmanuelMacron #Europe #EuropeanPolitics #FrenchPolitics #Germany #macron #Media #Military #Portugal #PublicProcurement #Security #services #TheNetherlands #TransatlanticRelations #Ukraine #UnitedStates #VladimirPutin #Weapons

https://www.europesays.com/1917724/ Stop buying American, buy European – POLITICO #belgium #Companies #conflict #défense #education #EmmanuelMacron #europe #EuropeanPolitics #FrenchPolitics #germany #Macron #media #military #portugal #PublicProcurement #security #Services #TheNetherlands #TransatlanticRelations #Ukraine #UnitedStates #VladimirPutin #Weapons

https://www.europesays.com/1914432/ Dutch IT Channel – BlueSky beschikt voortaan over Europees kantoor in België #België #belgien #Belgique #belgium #Nachrichten #Nieuws #Nouvelles #SocialMedia

Bluesky has set up its EU headquarters in Belgium.

X-rival Bluesky has set up its EU headquarters in Belgium, putting the country’s telecom regulator in charge of its compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act, the company said on its website.

In November, the European Commission said it was trying to locate where in EU the US social media platform set up shop, amid a steep rise in user numbers.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250313-bluesky-has-set-up-its-eu-headquarters-in-belgium?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

SOCIAL MEDIA
Bluesky Opens EU HQ in Belgium

Bluesky’s EU hub will comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Belgium’s BIPT will oversee its DSA compliance.
Founded in 2019 as a Twitter project, Bluesky now has 20M users.

@socraticethics

️Belgian ambassador: Russian disinformation 'indoctrinated our minds' for decades (more)

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3970343-belgian-ambassador-russian-disinformation-indoctrinated-our-minds-for-decades.html

It's time for all of us who are or will be subject to Trump's Tariff attack to boycott as many American products and businesses as possible. Support local and then support products and businesses from Trump's other Tariff victims.

#Canada #Mexico #Scotland #Belgium #Norway #Australia #Denmark #Tariffs
#Sweden #EU #NewZealand #Ireland #Switzerland #Germany #France #Italy #Spain #Portugal #southafrica #BoycottAmerica