Maksim Tonyushkin
@maksim.brussels
Blue Skying? from Brussels 🇧🇪.
Frankly overjoyed! Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Blocking a Key Trump Policy
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July 1, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Frankly overjoyed! Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
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We caught up with Chris Bruntlett of the @dutchcycling.nl after his presentation on the financial case for cycling, part of the session Bikenomics: Understanding the economic impact and financial returns of cycling. Here’s what he had to say
@modacitylife.com @velo-city-conference.com #vc26
@modacitylife.com @velo-city-conference.com #vc26
June 18, 2026 at 10:47 AM
We caught up with Chris Bruntlett of the @dutchcycling.nl after his presentation on the financial case for cycling, part of the session Bikenomics: Understanding the economic impact and financial returns of cycling. Here’s what he had to say
@modacitylife.com @velo-city-conference.com #vc26
@modacitylife.com @velo-city-conference.com #vc26
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Here’s what the conference center car park looks like when it’s a bike conference.
June 17, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Here’s what the conference center car park looks like when it’s a bike conference.
Call your representative and ask they support @raskin.house.gov ‘s bill to bar the gov from paying out the new Trump slush fund. H.R.8914 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
Opinion | There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s I.R.S. Slush Fund
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May 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Call your representative and ask they support @raskin.house.gov ‘s bill to bar the gov from paying out the new Trump slush fund. H.R.8914 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/o...
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"Cycling is a fundamental, strategic asset for Europe."
Here's a throwback to the joint workshop we held with the European Cycling Industries (ECI) where our members discussed cycling policies and bike leasing implementation strategies!
Here's a throwback to the joint workshop we held with the European Cycling Industries (ECI) where our members discussed cycling policies and bike leasing implementation strategies!
May 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
"Cycling is a fundamental, strategic asset for Europe."
Here's a throwback to the joint workshop we held with the European Cycling Industries (ECI) where our members discussed cycling policies and bike leasing implementation strategies!
Here's a throwback to the joint workshop we held with the European Cycling Industries (ECI) where our members discussed cycling policies and bike leasing implementation strategies!
More bike sheds (cyclo parking) in BXL! I’ve been waiting for a spot for over two years and carrying the bike up and down 3 floors daily all that time! @elkevandenbrandt.bsky.social @mobilite.brussels
✊What change would you like to see the most in your neighborhood, city, or country? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 to get their attention. Let’s go!
➡️Read more about our 10-point manifesto here: www.ecf.com/en/news/cycl...
➡️Read more about our 10-point manifesto here: www.ecf.com/en/news/cycl...
May 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
More bike sheds (cyclo parking) in BXL! I’ve been waiting for a spot for over two years and carrying the bike up and down 3 floors daily all that time! @elkevandenbrandt.bsky.social @mobilite.brussels
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📣𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: A coalition of European mobility advocates is calling on governments at all levels to urgently scale up cycling as a fast, affordable and energy-efficient solution to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
🔗Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/33jjwttd
🔗Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/33jjwttd
April 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM
📣𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: A coalition of European mobility advocates is calling on governments at all levels to urgently scale up cycling as a fast, affordable and energy-efficient solution to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
🔗Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/33jjwttd
🔗Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/33jjwttd
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We analysed over 7,700 projects worth €20.7 billion in EU funds—the data is flawed.
ECF's latest research reveals major discrepancies between project categories and reality. Many of those tagged as cycling have little to no impact at all.
Watch our explainer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIQJ...
ECF's latest research reveals major discrepancies between project categories and reality. Many of those tagged as cycling have little to no impact at all.
Watch our explainer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIQJ...
How Flawed Tracking is Skewing Europe's Active Mobility Numbers
YouTube video by European Cyclists' Federation
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April 20, 2026 at 8:10 AM
We analysed over 7,700 projects worth €20.7 billion in EU funds—the data is flawed.
ECF's latest research reveals major discrepancies between project categories and reality. Many of those tagged as cycling have little to no impact at all.
Watch our explainer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIQJ...
ECF's latest research reveals major discrepancies between project categories and reality. Many of those tagged as cycling have little to no impact at all.
Watch our explainer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIQJ...
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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It’s Week 1 of our Cycling Advent Calendar!🚲🎁
We’re counting down to a more sustainable, cycle-friendly Europe.
Each “door” in this week’s thread is a wish for the future of cycling, linked to our work.
👉 Follow as we reveal new cycling goals every week and reply with your own cycling wishes! 🎄
We’re counting down to a more sustainable, cycle-friendly Europe.
Each “door” in this week’s thread is a wish for the future of cycling, linked to our work.
👉 Follow as we reveal new cycling goals every week and reply with your own cycling wishes! 🎄
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s Week 1 of our Cycling Advent Calendar!🚲🎁
We’re counting down to a more sustainable, cycle-friendly Europe.
Each “door” in this week’s thread is a wish for the future of cycling, linked to our work.
👉 Follow as we reveal new cycling goals every week and reply with your own cycling wishes! 🎄
We’re counting down to a more sustainable, cycle-friendly Europe.
Each “door” in this week’s thread is a wish for the future of cycling, linked to our work.
👉 Follow as we reveal new cycling goals every week and reply with your own cycling wishes! 🎄
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With the global Cloudflare outage knocking out CANVA, OpenAI, X and others - we decided it's time to dust off our PowerPoint skills and go analog again! #Cycling #ActiveMobility
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
With the global Cloudflare outage knocking out CANVA, OpenAI, X and others - we decided it's time to dust off our PowerPoint skills and go analog again! #Cycling #ActiveMobility
My friend & I, Uni students in Brussels, are making videos on Belgian founders & startups—just covered Collibra, a VUB spin-off now worth €5B. Check it out & share your feedback! 👇🚀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhO_...
The Smell of Success - The Story of Belgium's First Tech Unicorn, Collibra
YouTube video by Startup Stories
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March 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My friend & I, Uni students in Brussels, are making videos on Belgian founders & startups—just covered Collibra, a VUB spin-off now worth €5B. Check it out & share your feedback! 👇🚀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhO_...
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The same week that Elon Musk baselessly called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme," his co-president Donald Trump announced that he wants to create a national crypto reserve.
This could result in taxpayer dollars being used to prop up an actual Ponzi scheme.
Hello?
This could result in taxpayer dollars being used to prop up an actual Ponzi scheme.
Hello?
March 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The same week that Elon Musk baselessly called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme," his co-president Donald Trump announced that he wants to create a national crypto reserve.
This could result in taxpayer dollars being used to prop up an actual Ponzi scheme.
Hello?
This could result in taxpayer dollars being used to prop up an actual Ponzi scheme.
Hello?
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Vance blew up that meeting on purpose
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Vance blew up that meeting on purpose
Better see some “you lie” energy and actions from the democrats at Trump’s “own the libs” joint session of congress speech next week. Otherwise what are they even for there?
February 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Better see some “you lie” energy and actions from the democrats at Trump’s “own the libs” joint session of congress speech next week. Otherwise what are they even for there?
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I don't think Olaf, Jake and Joe are getting the credit they deserve for allowing me to hang on for long enough to have Trump surrender to me.
February 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I don't think Olaf, Jake and Joe are getting the credit they deserve for allowing me to hang on for long enough to have Trump surrender to me.
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History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
Wild that the UK is just forcing Apple to remove end-to-end encryption, and there isn't more outrage.
February 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Wild that the UK is just forcing Apple to remove end-to-end encryption, and there isn't more outrage.
Hey so what are all the other branches of government doing about the fact the president just tweeted he’s above the law?
February 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey so what are all the other branches of government doing about the fact the president just tweeted he’s above the law?
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This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.
Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.
This is crazy #brussels www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/143...
February 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is crazy #brussels www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/143...
I've been working on this podcast/video series about entrepreneurship in Belgium. The first video is now up. Go check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4N...
Your First Business Idea is Never the Final One
YouTube video by Startup Stories
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February 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I've been working on this podcast/video series about entrepreneurship in Belgium. The first video is now up. Go check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4N...