Esben
@esbenab.bsky.social
Father, husband, ex developer
Trying to make improvements every day.
Trying to make improvements every day.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Confession is no longer optional.
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Confession is no longer optional.
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Den søde juletid for de børn med forældre, der har råd til at handle i butikker med eftertragtede samlekort. Børn uden kort kan ikke være med i legen. Så sidder de der og føler sig fattige og anderledes.
Hit med dine kort! Aflevér blev der sagt!
Jeg deler dem ud på min skole til unger, der mangler.
Hit med dine kort! Aflevér blev der sagt!
Jeg deler dem ud på min skole til unger, der mangler.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Den søde juletid for de børn med forældre, der har råd til at handle i butikker med eftertragtede samlekort. Børn uden kort kan ikke være med i legen. Så sidder de der og føler sig fattige og anderledes.
Hit med dine kort! Aflevér blev der sagt!
Jeg deler dem ud på min skole til unger, der mangler.
Hit med dine kort! Aflevér blev der sagt!
Jeg deler dem ud på min skole til unger, der mangler.
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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Helpful reminder that both Kyiv and its European partners can safely ignore Trump's pushes for a bad peace deal.
Keep in mind that since this year, it is us Europeans who pay for all the aid to Ukraine. Nothing comes from the U.S since Trump became president. We even pay for the American weapons bought for Ukraine.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Helpful reminder that both Kyiv and its European partners can safely ignore Trump's pushes for a bad peace deal.
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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I gamle dage skrev elever lektier i et hæfte.
I dag skriver lærerne det for eleverne. Pensum og lektier til alle lektioner. Læses af ganske få.
I denne uge skrev jeg “hvis du læser dette, så skriv ordet Ugeplan på en seddel og giv mig den ved timens start”. Tre elever fik et Mariannebolsje i dag.
I dag skriver lærerne det for eleverne. Pensum og lektier til alle lektioner. Læses af ganske få.
I denne uge skrev jeg “hvis du læser dette, så skriv ordet Ugeplan på en seddel og giv mig den ved timens start”. Tre elever fik et Mariannebolsje i dag.
September 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I gamle dage skrev elever lektier i et hæfte.
I dag skriver lærerne det for eleverne. Pensum og lektier til alle lektioner. Læses af ganske få.
I denne uge skrev jeg “hvis du læser dette, så skriv ordet Ugeplan på en seddel og giv mig den ved timens start”. Tre elever fik et Mariannebolsje i dag.
I dag skriver lærerne det for eleverne. Pensum og lektier til alle lektioner. Læses af ganske få.
I denne uge skrev jeg “hvis du læser dette, så skriv ordet Ugeplan på en seddel og giv mig den ved timens start”. Tre elever fik et Mariannebolsje i dag.
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You brought this upon yourself, Putin.
September 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
You brought this upon yourself, Putin.
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"We will rebuild every house, every street, every city. We tell russia: learn the words ‘reparations’ and ‘contributions.’ You will repay everything you did against Ukraine.”
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- Volodymyr Zelensky
September 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"We will rebuild every house, every street, every city. We tell russia: learn the words ‘reparations’ and ‘contributions.’ You will repay everything you did against Ukraine.”
- Volodymyr Zelensky
- Volodymyr Zelensky
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There are many statements right now where MAGA politicians complain about being compared to the Nazis, but seriously: have these people spent any amount of time studying what the nazis did and how that compares to themselves?
These two paragraphs, these two statements one after the other is quite something.
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There are many statements right now where MAGA politicians complain about being compared to the Nazis, but seriously: have these people spent any amount of time studying what the nazis did and how that compares to themselves?
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Vaccines are battle training for your immune system. If you could give it intel on the enemy, why would you withhold that? Give me ALL the vaccines! I want to be prepared for everything!
As a guy who got a cancer that was probably caused by a virus, I think we should have /more/ vaccines.
September 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Vaccines are battle training for your immune system. If you could give it intel on the enemy, why would you withhold that? Give me ALL the vaccines! I want to be prepared for everything!
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Nogle tifoer betyder mere end andre.
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Nogle tifoer betyder mere end andre.
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Forstår ikke hvorfor dette her nu pludselig er et problem! Vi har da i årtier tilladt virksomheder og landbrug lede gift direkte ud i havet 😊 🎣☠️
August 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Forstår ikke hvorfor dette her nu pludselig er et problem! Vi har da i årtier tilladt virksomheder og landbrug lede gift direkte ud i havet 😊 🎣☠️
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Forstår ikke hvorfor dette her nu pludselig er et problem! Vi har da i årtier tilladt virksomheder og landbrug lede gift direkte ud i havet 😊 🎣☠️
August 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Forstår ikke hvorfor dette her nu pludselig er et problem! Vi har da i årtier tilladt virksomheder og landbrug lede gift direkte ud i havet 😊 🎣☠️
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Latvians recently interviewed Major General Jette Albinus, cmdr of Multinational Division North stationed here.
Highlight of the interview: "I've been asked if NATO's gonna be able to invoke Article 5. I don't care. If Latvia is attacked, I'll send all my forces, they can court-martial me later."
Highlight of the interview: "I've been asked if NATO's gonna be able to invoke Article 5. I don't care. If Latvia is attacked, I'll send all my forces, they can court-martial me later."
July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Latvians recently interviewed Major General Jette Albinus, cmdr of Multinational Division North stationed here.
Highlight of the interview: "I've been asked if NATO's gonna be able to invoke Article 5. I don't care. If Latvia is attacked, I'll send all my forces, they can court-martial me later."
Highlight of the interview: "I've been asked if NATO's gonna be able to invoke Article 5. I don't care. If Latvia is attacked, I'll send all my forces, they can court-martial me later."
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you before and after following me
July 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
you before and after following me
Hvis du kan være hvad som helst så vær som Jens.
🤩🇩🇰🇺🇦 Zelensky: In Denmark, I presented a special award – the “Future of Ukraine” distinction – to 11-year-old volunteer Jens Fogh Thomsen. Since last year, he has been handcrafting Easter decorations and, through their sale, has raised over 34,000 Danish kroner to purchase school backpacks.
July 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hvis du kan være hvad som helst så vær som Jens.
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🤩🇩🇰🇺🇦 Zelensky: In Denmark, I presented a special award – the “Future of Ukraine” distinction – to 11-year-old volunteer Jens Fogh Thomsen. Since last year, he has been handcrafting Easter decorations and, through their sale, has raised over 34,000 Danish kroner to purchase school backpacks.
July 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🤩🇩🇰🇺🇦 Zelensky: In Denmark, I presented a special award – the “Future of Ukraine” distinction – to 11-year-old volunteer Jens Fogh Thomsen. Since last year, he has been handcrafting Easter decorations and, through their sale, has raised over 34,000 Danish kroner to purchase school backpacks.
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Alarmed by rumours of u-boat activity in the Glastonbury area, Rod Stewart takes precautions
June 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Alarmed by rumours of u-boat activity in the Glastonbury area, Rod Stewart takes precautions
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said
June 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said
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🇳🇴 FM Espen Barth Eide on Ukraine’s drone strikes:
“Ukraine is fully within its right to strike military targets across Russia. Unlike Russia, which bombs cities and civilians, Ukraine follows international law.”
“Ukraine is fully within its right to strike military targets across Russia. Unlike Russia, which bombs cities and civilians, Ukraine follows international law.”
June 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🇳🇴 FM Espen Barth Eide on Ukraine’s drone strikes:
“Ukraine is fully within its right to strike military targets across Russia. Unlike Russia, which bombs cities and civilians, Ukraine follows international law.”
“Ukraine is fully within its right to strike military targets across Russia. Unlike Russia, which bombs cities and civilians, Ukraine follows international law.”
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My grandfather was the youngest of 14 growing up in rural Ireland, and the only boy among them to survive to adulthood. The pace of medical innovation has been tremendous!
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My grandfather was the youngest of 14 growing up in rural Ireland, and the only boy among them to survive to adulthood. The pace of medical innovation has been tremendous!
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The rats have chosen a new pope.
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The rats have chosen a new pope.