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@wvanparys

Used to say what people didn't think. Runs, reads, tries to learn. English, Dutch, French, a bit German. Gent, Belgium. I'm not Innocentius X.

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Une excellente nouvelle pour la lutte contre la #dengue, maladie mortelle.

13.03.2026 21:30 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Every parent knows: cats always land on their feet and kids always land on their head.

13.03.2026 21:32 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.

13.03.2026 21:12 👍 8994 🔁 2894 💬 634 📌 195

if anyone has tips for keeping a dog with a torn cruciate ligament comfy until he can get fixed up, please send them my way 😢

13.03.2026 21:41 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0

Love how Hubble's fifth servicing mission was called Servicing Mission 4 (because SM3 became 3A and 3B) and all the pedantic astronomers and engineers were cool with that.

13.03.2026 11:14 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

trans girls should be allowed to refine a little uranium, as a treat

13.03.2026 10:37 👍 1121 🔁 177 💬 18 📌 2

La cruauté nue sous une lumière crue.
Et les démocrates laisserons faire parce qu'il leur faut, à eux aussi, des boucs émissaire.

13.03.2026 11:19 👍 22 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
The parents in the study were interested in the toy's potential to teach language and communication skills.

However, their children frequently struggled to converse with it. Gabbo didn't hear their interruptions, talked over them, could not differentiate between child and adult voices and responded awkwardly to declarations of affection.

When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."

The parents in the study were interested in the toy's potential to teach language and communication skills. However, their children frequently struggled to converse with it. Gabbo didn't hear their interruptions, talked over them, could not differentiate between child and adult voices and responded awkwardly to declarations of affection. When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."

This is so tragic it's actually incredibly funny

13.03.2026 08:38 👍 3598 🔁 784 💬 31 📌 277
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L’Equateur déclare l’état d’urgence national à la suite de pluies meurtrières, plus de 50 000 sinistrés et de lourds dégâts agricoles Le nombre de morts est passé de huit à onze entre mercredi et jeudi, d’après l’agence gouvernementale de gestion des risques. « La déclaration d’état d’urgence vise à répondre aux impacts négatifs et à empêcher leur extension », a annoncé le Secrétariat à la gestion des risques.

L’Equateur déclare l’état d’urgence national à la suite de pluies meurtrières, plus de 50 000 sinistrés et de lourds dégâts agricoles

13.03.2026 09:22 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Nice reminder that no matter how exciting the new tech, it takes a while for the old one to be phased out

13.03.2026 09:09 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 0

Can this be a solution?

12.03.2026 18:06 👍 4462 🔁 923 💬 65 📌 44
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Butantan dengue vaccine estimated to be 81% effective against severe disease for at least 5 years Vaccine efficacy against symptomatic dengue was 65%.

Butantan dengue vaccine estimated to be 81% effective against severe disease for at least 5 years www.cidrap.umn.edu/dengue/butan...

12.03.2026 22:09 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Event study paper just dropped

12.03.2026 22:12 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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US Air Force KC-135 goes down in Iraq, CENTCOM says “The incident was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” the release said, adding that rescue efforts are ongoing.

American loss of a KC-135 :\

www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/...

12.03.2026 22:08 👍 114 🔁 29 💬 7 📌 5

Once again, with a really heavy heart: attacks on Jews outside Israel achieve nothing and, if you think they do, you’re both an idiot and an antisemite.

12.03.2026 21:58 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
A picture of a blue research ship with "sea research" on the side.

A picture of a blue research ship with "sea research" on the side.

A new ocean research ship is a rare and exciting event, but today the Netherlands said an official hello to its brand new ship RV Anna Weber-van Bosse. 🌊🌊 80 metres long, 47 berths and with high sustainability ambitions. Hello Anna!

www.nioz.nl/en/facilitie...

12.03.2026 21:39 👍 229 🔁 33 💬 9 📌 1

Please start saving now so you can afford its eye watering cost come September 😬

12.03.2026 21:33 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Just saw Bloomsbury have put my book up on their website. It’s suddenly feeling very real!!

12.03.2026 21:33 👍 28 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 0

No-one says ‘Fast food isn’t going away, so let’s work out how to incorporate it into your diet’, yet we are often treated to the same non sequitur when it comes to AI

12.03.2026 19:55 👍 457 🔁 115 💬 8 📌 4

The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now.

They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!

12.03.2026 20:01 👍 8530 🔁 1971 💬 459 📌 173

Personne ne devrait mourir pour ses idées, mais aucun député ne devrait rendre hommage à quelqu'un dont on ne pouvait que présumer que le compte Twitter ressemblait à cela.

12.03.2026 19:13 👍 657 🔁 259 💬 31 📌 13
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i guess our president is really committed to keeping the franchise going, huh

12.03.2026 20:51 👍 126 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 2
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L'ambassadeur du Japon en France semble vivre sa meilleure vie

(Notez que je ferais pareil si j'étais ambassadrice au Japon)

12.03.2026 19:37 👍 230 🔁 45 💬 6 📌 0

Says a lot about him that he's still on twitter :/

12.03.2026 18:33 👍 9130 🔁 1167 💬 75 📌 14

This just in: Sun agrees to release infinity million barrels of sunshine every morning

12.03.2026 19:19 👍 345 🔁 85 💬 6 📌 3
Program for tonight: 'Don't leave the room' by Nadar ensemble and Elena Evstratova.

Program for tonight: 'Don't leave the room' by Nadar ensemble and Elena Evstratova.

In my happy place. Again.

12.03.2026 18:58 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Boubacar Ould Messaoud, figure de la lutte antiesclavagiste en Mauritanie, est mort Le militant mauritanien avait fondé SOS Esclaves, qui œuvre pour l’éradication de l’esclavage en Mauritanie et le soutien à la réintégration des victimes d’esclavage dans la société.

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, figure de la lutte antiesclavagiste en Mauritanie, est mort

12.03.2026 18:47 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Maar daar hoor je de MSM niet over.

12.03.2026 18:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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simba and rafiki from the lion king are standing next to each other . ALT: simba and rafiki from the lion king are standing next to each other .
12.03.2026 18:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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IDF soldiers anally raped the Palestinian man with a knife and were caught on camera. They also severely beat him. The victim required surgery for a perforated rectum.

The IDF is now dropping charges because of the outcry from the Israeli public IN SUPPORT OF THE RAPISTS.

12.03.2026 14:57 👍 476 🔁 249 💬 29 📌 28