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Joined July 2009
Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
No, @elonmusk, the U.S. stopped funding Ukraine last year. In fact, U.S. companies make money on American weapons for which we Europeans pay. The more you meddle in our politics and the more you play politics with your products, the more you damage your brand.
Replying to @elonmusk
And some of that US taxpayer money comes back through multiple laundry machines to fund political campaigns in America, which is why you see some politicians caring more about Ukraine than America!
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Poland steps in to deflect from the spell of lies with which Musk attemots to pass off on the American electorate about Ukraine.
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Replying to @elonmusk
@elonmusk Elon, I want to tell you something as a Ukrainian. For years, many people in Ukraine admired and respected you. I was one of them. I personally saw you as a technological genius, a visionary, someone who was building the future while others were still living in the past. And that is exactly why your growing hostility toward Ukraine is so difficult for me to understand. Ukraine is not a perfect country. We have corruption, political failures, and many problems. Nobody denies that. But tell me, which country is perfect? Ukraine is also a country of incredibly talented engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, developers, artists, and ordinary hardworking people. We build world-class technology, innovate under impossible conditions, value education, and have repeatedly shown the world what courage, resilience, and human dignity look like. We are a country that voluntarily gave up the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal in exchange for security assurances. We are a nation that stood up in 2014, during the Revolution of Dignity, because we refused to live under authoritarianism and Russian domination. We wanted freedom, democracy, and the right to choose our own future. And today, we are fighting for that same freedom. Every day, Ukrainian civilians are killed by Russian missiles, drones, and bombs. Children lose their parents. Parents bury their children. Entire cities are destroyed. Millions of lives have been shattered. These people are not dying because of Zelenskyy. They are not dying because of Ukrainian corruption. They are dying because Putin chose to invade another sovereign nation and continues to wage a war against its people, cities, culture, and identity. Yes, corruption must be fought. Yes, every dollar of international aid must be accounted for. Ukrainians themselves deserve transparency and justice more than anyone. But corruption does not justify invasion. Political failures do not justify bombing children. And no amount of criticism of Ukraine changes who crossed the border with an invading army. You seem to believe that giving up Donbas and Luhansk could bring peace. But why should we believe Putin would stop there? He already violated Ukraine's sovereignty after promising to respect it. He took Crimea in 2014. He fueled war in Donbas. And in 2022, he launched a full-scale invasion. What makes you think another territorial concession would finally satisfy him? History has shown us what happens when democracies believe they can secure lasting peace by rewarding an aggressor with someone else's land. We have seen this before, in Europe, in the years leading up to World War II. Peace built on surrender to a dictator is not necessarily peace. Sometimes it is simply an invitation to the next war. Elon, you are a man who talks about the future of humanity, about making civilization better, about taking humanity to Mars. But what kind of future are we building if we accept that powerful dictators can erase smaller nations simply because they have more weapons? Ukraine is not asking the world to pretend we are perfect. We are asking the world to recognize that we have the same right to exist, to be free, and to determine our future as Americans do. And one more thing: Ukrainians have never been your enemies. Many of us admired you, believed in your vision, and appreciated what Starlink made possible during the darkest days of this war. That is why your words hurt more than you might realize. You have enormous influence. Your voice can shape how millions of people understand this war. I still want to believe that the man who dreams of advancing humanity can recognize the humanity of people fighting simply to survive. It is not too late to stand on the right side of history. Not on Zelenskyy's side. Not on any politician's side. On the side of freedom. On the side of human life. On the side of a nation's right to exist. That is all we are asking for. 🇺🇦
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Die Humanisten
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Zelensky Shows Off His Car… Putin Has Trump! 😂🚗 Made with AI, just for fun. #Putin #Trump #Zelensky #LadaNiva #Comedy
🤖 Made with AI
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
I'm dead !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
🖕trump
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Since Europe is funding Ukraine and the US is not, Europe must take control of negotiations. Trump should not be dictating any terms when we pay the bill. Let’s end the circus
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Replying to @JayinKyiv
Donald #Trump betrayed #Ukraine in favor of Russia and #Putin. Impeach the Traitor! 🇺🇦 🗳️ Vote out #Republicans! #VoteBlue 💙✌💙 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇨🇦
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Hey Elon, WTF happened at some point of time? Seriously, WTF changed?
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
It’s wild to think these people once had a shred of decency.
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Latvia’s prime minister is based: “One less beer per European could help Ukraine survive this brutal winter. For us, it’s about comfort. For Ukrainians, it’s about lives.” Thank you, Mr. @AndrisKulbergs. 🇱🇻🤝🇺🇦
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Kamala Harris warned America that Trump will allow Putin to take over Ukraine. She read him like a book! 📖
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
When he is rejected and betrayed by those once called friends. When allies grow weary, politicians negotiate, and some are already poised to shake the hand of the executioner. When his life and the life of his country are daily targets for rockets, drones, bombs, and lies. I have no idea how this man has endured all this. And continues to endure it. He does not look like a movie hero. He looks like a man who hasn't slept in years. He has been cast aside. With eyes burning for the homes of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa. With eyes that see all of Ukraine. He asks for no pity. He courageously asks for weapons. He does not flee. He stands his ground and bares his chest. When offered evacuation, he says: "I need ammunition, not a taxi." And this is not just a catchy phrase. It is a choice proven over years. Every day. Every night. Right now. He has been betrayed and continues to be betrayed. He has been underestimated and continues to be underestimated. He has been insulted and continues to be insulted. He has been put to the test and continues to be put to the test. And he stands tall. In the shadow of ruined cities. With weary soldiers. In the shadow of a world that is also weary—a world that wants to forget this war in Ukraine and think of something that causes no suffering or stress, something pleasant. Yet he reminds everyone. He speaks to people as if holding their hands. And there is something in that which brings a lump to one's throat. In all my life, I have never admired any public figure more than him. And I think, perhaps, I never will again. Because such admiration is not about politics. It is about a man who, when everything is falling apart, does not ask "Why me?" but—like a knight—does what must be done. I am certain he will stand firm, even if it costs him his life. Even if all his friends leave. Even if the whole world turns its back on him. He will not betray his principles. The entire world respects him—not because he is perfect, but because he is the strongest of them all, because he has raised the banner of the highest values: human dignity, freedom, and democracy. And all of Ukraine stands with him—weary and wounded, yet unbowed. Perhaps in the future, you will vote for someone else in the presidential election. That is your right. But today, let us respect him. We have a president who deserves respect and of whom we need not be ashamed. May he have strength and patience. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych deserves kind words and every form of support today. So let us give it to him—it is our duty!
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Polish Prime Minister calls out Trump's groveling fealty toward Putin, with "anyone for reasons of betrayal, stupidity or money, wants to weaken Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression is acting directly against their own nation, the security of their own country and its sovereignty."
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Rusland wel de vijand noemen, maar direct roepen dat dit geen andere aanpak betekent. Lege retoriek. Als je een vijand erkent, moet je er ook naar handelen. Zelfs na alles wat er is gebeurd, durft Nederland nog steeds niet door te pakken. nos.nl/artikel/2634148-yesil…
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Computer Evolution
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Ukrainian memes are the best!
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
An elderly, visibly frightened Malinois stands trembling upon the veterinary clinic's cold steel examination table, completely abandoned by the family he spent thirteen years loving. His owners brought him to this sterile room on a crisp autumn Thursday morning with a single, cruel purpose: to put an end to his life simply because his aging body had become a burden. Now, left alone under the harsh clinical lights, the old dog struggles to find his footing on the slippery, icy metal. His muzzle is heavily grayed, his hind leg stiff from arthritis, and his eyes are misted with age, yet they remain sharp with a heartbreaking intelligence. He understands everything. He knows the people who raised him have walked away without a single backward glance, signing his life away as if he were nothing more than an obsolete object. Every shudder running through his frail frame betrays the profound terror and perplexity of a faithful companion who has just suffered the ultimate betrayal. He stares at the closed door, his tail lowered, waiting for a return that will never happen. But as he trembles in absolute despair, the veterinarian, Élodie, deeply moved by the silent plea in his wise eyes, refuses to let this light go out. She steps forward, takes his leash, and saves his life, renaming him Sam to wash away the weight of his past. The first days in his new home are a grueling emotional ordeal. Deeply traumatized, Sam refuses all food, turning his head away from every meal prepared for him. He moves through the house like a timid, silent shadow, spending hours lying by the window, staring outside in agonizing anticipation of a car that will never return. At night, he sleeps on the cold hallway tiles right by the front door, his tail occasionally thumping against the floor in a tragic, mechanical hope that his former owners might still walk through. Unable to bear his isolation, Élodie begins sleeping on the floor near him, speaking to him in the darkness until, on the fourth night, the breakthrough arrives: Sam finally accepts a piece of chicken from her fingers, breaking the ice and choosing to trust again. From that moment on, a miraculous transformation unfolds. With proper medical treatment, his arthritis eases, his coat regains its luster, and his limp becomes almost imperceptible. By the end of the first month, he leaves his post at the front door to sleep peacefully on a rug at the foot of Élodie's bed. Months later, the joy fully returns—Sam discovers an old tennis ball, proudly initiating games of fetch with a triumphant, joyful trot and a genuine canine smile. Though nightmares of his past life occasionally wake him in a panic, a gentle touch and the soft whisper of his new name are enough to soothe him back to sleep. By the sixth month, during a shift at the clinic, Sam stops exactly where he had been abandoned. He stares at the entrance for a few quiet seconds, but then turns around, wags his tail, and walks proudly into Élodie's office. His heart is completely healed. He no longer belongs to the past, but fully to the present, walking alongside her as a profound testament that it is never too late to love, to trust, and to start over.
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Christophe Hollebeke 🇧🇪 retweeted
Today, I went to the grocery store and purchased $20 worth of vegetables. I now have a $20 trade deficit with the grocery store. They clearly ripped me off. I will now cut off all trade with the grocery store and let my family starve in order to Make My Household Great Again.
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
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