Geert
@geertiolanda.bsky.social
Social democracy with Queer characteristics ↙️↙️↙️ | Eurofederalist | Eurovision | AvPD | Usually found staring at maps | Any pronouns 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 Posts mostly in 🇬🇧, sometimes in 🇳🇱, occasionally other languages
I'm sorry I haven't been more active here lately. There's so much going on in my life right now, but not much I can post about on a public account 😅
🇧🇪 Joyeuse fête nationale! Gelukkige nationale feestdag! Einen schönen Nationalfeiertag! The colours of the Belgian flag come from the coat of arms of the Duke of Brabant: a yellow lion with red claws and a red tongue on a black background. ➡️ www.consilium.europa.eu/de/
Are any of my oomfies going to be in Berlin between the 10th and 13th of September? 👉👈
"Tyler always joked her family would never let her become a diva...her “most outrageous” act occurred during an interview in Denmark when, convinced her big 1980s hair was a wig, a rock critic gave it a painful yank. “I was so angry I grabbed him by the balls and said: ‘Are yours real?’"
Bonnie Tyler, singer, 1951-2026
The Welsh coal miner’s daughter shot to fame with ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ — and she never tired of singing it
ft.com
Bonnie Tyler, best known for her hit single ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at the age of 75.
Donald Trump, can you hear me? Donald Trump, your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating! 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪
Trump called Infantino on Wednesday to get Balogun's red card lifted. Nice to ride alon with Tyler Pager on what will be seen (and is) in many parts as one of the biggest scandals in World Cup history. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
Trump Asked FIFA to Review Balogun’s Suspension. He Is Now Eligible to Play.
nytimes.com
This an official Vatican photograph of Leo at Lampedusa, Italy - one of the world’s heaviest migrant sites - where he went this morning to pray for migrants who died at sea. This is after turning down the offer to come to the United States.
I did not have "The Pope cites Gandalf in an encyclical about Artificial Intelligence" on my nerd cultural supremacy bingo card, but maybe I should've.
Bruno Dias@brunodias.dev · 4mo agoOne of the many sources cited in the new papal encyclical is... Gandalf
"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...
Who Died When Elon Musk Killed USAID? - The American Prospect
Nicholas Enrich’s new memoir details the human toll of the agency’s dismantling.
prospect.org
🇧🇪 Belgian broadcaster VRT has called for "a direct vote on which countries participate [at #Eurovision] and a clear stand against war and violence." If these conditions are not met, "the chances are slim that VRT will send an artist next year."
🇧🇬 Here's the first reaction of BNT's #Eurovision commentator Elena Rosberg to Bulgaria's first win.
I'm sick of feeling sick every May. #Eurovision
I voted 🫡 #Eurovision 5x Serbia 4× Romania 1× UK (I promised a friend, don't judge me 😅)
Alexandra Căpitănescu, choke me. Choke me, Alexandra Căpitănescu 🥺 #Eurovision