Espen Gisvold
@espengis.bsky.social
Married and retired IT professional, left wing bridge player and writer. Into politics, philosophy, science, bridge & art.
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he/him when polite when you are impolite I know not what you would use. Not interested in DM's ---> Unsolicited DM's = 🚫
313 ppm
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Morning hugs from Ukraine💙💛
Let today be kind to all of us
#ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #diary #kyiv #ukrainians
Let today be kind to all of us
#ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #diary #kyiv #ukrainians
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Morning hugs from Ukraine💙💛
Let today be kind to all of us
#ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #diary #kyiv #ukrainians
Let today be kind to all of us
#ukraine #ukrainerussiawar #diary #kyiv #ukrainians
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November 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Kafkaesk: Calling The clinic to arrange a blood test. Am diverted to a hub. The hub' phone system tells me to call 119 if I want a covid vaccine or my GP if I want a flu jab. If not they will divert me back to the clinic. The clinic's phone system diverts me to the hub! NHS at its brightest!
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Kafkaesk: Calling The clinic to arrange a blood test. Am diverted to a hub. The hub' phone system tells me to call 119 if I want a covid vaccine or my GP if I want a flu jab. If not they will divert me back to the clinic. The clinic's phone system diverts me to the hub! NHS at its brightest!
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Extraordinary. They all deserve our utmost respect.
In cold, brutal, very stormy weather conditions, Palestinian journalists continue their work from inside the Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City of the Palestinian Journalists Guild in order to bring the stories of what’s happening to the world.
In cold, brutal, very stormy weather conditions, Palestinian journalists continue their work from inside the Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City of the Palestinian Journalists Guild in order to bring the stories of what’s happening to the world.
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Extraordinary. They all deserve our utmost respect.
In cold, brutal, very stormy weather conditions, Palestinian journalists continue their work from inside the Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City of the Palestinian Journalists Guild in order to bring the stories of what’s happening to the world.
In cold, brutal, very stormy weather conditions, Palestinian journalists continue their work from inside the Media Solidarity Center in Gaza City of the Palestinian Journalists Guild in order to bring the stories of what’s happening to the world.
There is a Norwegian proverb: "Boasting stinks, but it comes from the heart". TACO has really taken this to a new level, he stinks like pure sewage!
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
There is a Norwegian proverb: "Boasting stinks, but it comes from the heart". TACO has really taken this to a new level, he stinks like pure sewage!
Good on BBC! Stand up against TACO! He, as usual, has no leg to stand on!
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Good on BBC! Stand up against TACO! He, as usual, has no leg to stand on!
1/3 Why is Labour polling/doing so badly? There are many reasons, of course. Bad policies and sleaze (freebees, tax dodging and being in bed with lobbyists and companies advocating privatisation of NHS) are some examples. I think it is a more fundamental problem.
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
1/3 Why is Labour polling/doing so badly? There are many reasons, of course. Bad policies and sleaze (freebees, tax dodging and being in bed with lobbyists and companies advocating privatisation of NHS) are some examples. I think it is a more fundamental problem.
Garage owner: Sorry, hope you don't mind waiting...
Me: Of course I am, I'm a busy retiree, I mean I'm time poor
Other customer: Being a retiree is damed hard - you never have a day off!
Me thinking: Is this an abuse of my human rights, never ever having a break/holiday?
Me: Of course I am, I'm a busy retiree, I mean I'm time poor
Other customer: Being a retiree is damed hard - you never have a day off!
Me thinking: Is this an abuse of my human rights, never ever having a break/holiday?
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Garage owner: Sorry, hope you don't mind waiting...
Me: Of course I am, I'm a busy retiree, I mean I'm time poor
Other customer: Being a retiree is damed hard - you never have a day off!
Me thinking: Is this an abuse of my human rights, never ever having a break/holiday?
Me: Of course I am, I'm a busy retiree, I mean I'm time poor
Other customer: Being a retiree is damed hard - you never have a day off!
Me thinking: Is this an abuse of my human rights, never ever having a break/holiday?
Connections
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Once in a blue moon I manage!
Puzzle #883
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Connections
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
We live in a world that can feed everyone, but people starve. We live in a world where we can prevent people dying of preventable illnesses, but we don't. How on earth can we justify giving someone $1T? Why do we not revolt? Inequality is getting to levels that are unbearable and will lead to riots
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We live in a world that can feed everyone, but people starve. We live in a world where we can prevent people dying of preventable illnesses, but we don't. How on earth can we justify giving someone $1T? Why do we not revolt? Inequality is getting to levels that are unbearable and will lead to riots
It might not look the part, but according to my better more than half it was Micheline star quality!
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It might not look the part, but according to my better more than half it was Micheline star quality!
The ingredients for tonights meal - I don't make it easy for myself! It better be good!!
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The ingredients for tonights meal - I don't make it easy for myself! It better be good!!
"A kind of national lottery for cons. An incentive scheme to give prisoners a sense of purpose. A reason to get out of bed each day and not riot about the conditions inside" 😂😜
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Why doesn’t Lammy just bring in a new policy of accidentally jailing people? | John Crace
Justice secretary seemed to be the only person not being released, as he hid from questions about latest prison mishaps
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
"A kind of national lottery for cons. An incentive scheme to give prisoners a sense of purpose. A reason to get out of bed each day and not riot about the conditions inside" 😂😜
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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⚡️After the attack by Ukrainian drones, the Volgograd Lukoil refinery has stopped, — Reuters.
The primary processing unit AVT-5 (one-fifth of the plant's capacity) and the hydrocracking unit (11,000 tons/day) were damaged.
In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 5.1% of all russian refining
The primary processing unit AVT-5 (one-fifth of the plant's capacity) and the hydrocracking unit (11,000 tons/day) were damaged.
In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 5.1% of all russian refining
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
⚡️After the attack by Ukrainian drones, the Volgograd Lukoil refinery has stopped, — Reuters.
The primary processing unit AVT-5 (one-fifth of the plant's capacity) and the hydrocracking unit (11,000 tons/day) were damaged.
In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 5.1% of all russian refining
The primary processing unit AVT-5 (one-fifth of the plant's capacity) and the hydrocracking unit (11,000 tons/day) were damaged.
In 2024, the Volgograd refinery processed 5.1% of all russian refining
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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apnews.com/article/come...
Federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”
Federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
A federal judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce materials from the investigation, saying he’s concerned the Justice Department’s position had...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
apnews.com/article/come...
Federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”
Federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first and investigate later.”
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Once in a generation, a government makes a decision so humane, so quietly revolutionary, that it changes the moral temperature of the country. This week, New Mexico did exactly that declaring that child care, the backbone of every working family, will be free for everyone.
In U.S. first, New Mexico launches free child care for all
Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Once in a generation, a government makes a decision so humane, so quietly revolutionary, that it changes the moral temperature of the country. This week, New Mexico did exactly that declaring that child care, the backbone of every working family, will be free for everyone.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM