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Malene
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she/her - xennial librarian who really likes nail art, books, tea, cats, crochet, Doctor Who, Supernatural, and basic human rights (not necessarily in that order) 🤷🏻‍♀️
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💯 true, sincerely a European 🇪🇺 Yesterday a number of Danish grocery stores started clearly marking products from Europe with a little star next to the price. Here is a picture I took while shopping yesterday.
Bread aisle in a Danish grocery store. Little stars next to the price indicate that the item is from Europe.
March 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Today a list of Danish grocery stores started adding stars next to the price on all European products - making shopping easier for us consumers. Although we still have to double check if something without a star is American or not #europe #resist #trump danishnews.ritzau.com/article/3135...
Picture of a bread aisle at a Danish grocery store. Next to the price a star is shown to indicate that the particular item is from Europe.
March 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Danish newspaper Weekendavisen comes out every Friday. This was the brilliant cover this week 👏🏻🙃 The headline reads “The opposite world” #uspolitics #trump #eupolitics #denmark #usa #internationalrelations #foreignpolicies
The cover of weekly Danish newspaper “Weekendavisen” from March 7th 2025 with the headline “Den omvendte verden” (“The opposite world”) while the top half of the front page is a American flag turned upside-down as well as the name of the newspaper at the very top also upside-down.
March 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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The Facebook post made by the Norwegian company.
Screenshot of a long Facebook post by the Norwegian oil company Haltbakk Bunkers where they voice their support for Ukraine and Zelenskyy after the disgraceful way Trump and Vance treated him at the meeting in the White House on February 28th 2025 - literally calling it “the biggest shitshow ever presented “live on tv” by the current American president and his vice president”. The Norwegian company writes that they will no longer sell fuel to American forces in Norway and American ships in Norwegian ports.
March 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Screenshot of a long Facebook post by the Norwegian oil company Haltbakk Bunkers where they voice their support for Ukraine and Zelenskyy after the disgraceful way Trump and Vance treated him at the meeting in the White House on February 28th 2025. The Norwegian company writes that they will no longer sell fuel to American forces in Norway and American ships in Norwegian ports.
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I got to celebrate NYE with this handsome fellow! Not mine - belongs to our friends who we visited for New Years.
A chameleon with primarily green and blue colors on a branch.
February 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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So excited to finally read this sequel to “Blood debts” 🙌🏻 The story and characters really draw me in - I’m so invested in them ❤️ #booksky #bloodjustice #blooddebts
The book “Blood justice” by Terry J. Benton-Walker on a white table. In the upper hand corner of the picture there is a purple mug next to the book.
February 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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One of my guilty pleasures is doing random BuzzFeed quizzes - but the clickbait for this one made me laugh (sorry to all the sane Americans) 🤷🏻‍♀️ I got 16/17 which I am ok with since I’m European #dumptrump #buzzfeed #silly #quiz #guiltypleasure
A screen dump from a BuzzFeed quiz with a picture of Donald Trump side by side with a picture of Mount Rushmore. Below the pictures it reads “Let’s see if you can identify 11/17 of these iconic American landmarks before Trump can think about renaming them”.
February 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Miss Cate says hi and wonders if you have any snacks - or pets. But preferably snacks 🤷🏻‍♀️
A grey British shorthair cat lying on its back looking straight at the camera.
February 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20 - Sabriel

#booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge #favoritebooks #highlyrecommend
The book “Sabriel” on a teal background. The book is almost entirely white with orange writing. The title at the top and the author’s name in a box at the bottom. Center of the cover is flaming symbol which looks like a tilted uppercase T inside a circle.
February 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19 - Abekongen

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The cover of the Danish translation of the monkey king. The illustration is a colorful drawing with the monkey king dressed in elegant robes lying on a throne. There are a couple of other monkeys around him, fruit and drinks on a small table, and flowers and a tree in the foreground.
February 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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In Europe Google Maps is a bit more hesitant to change the name - still has Gulf of Mexico as the primary name. While Apple Maps haven’t made any changes.
Screenshot from Google Maps from a European user where The Gulf of Mexico still has its actual name (with The Gulf of America added in parentheses). Names on the map are translated to Danish. Screenshot from Apple Maps from a European user where The Gulf of Mexico still has its actual name (translated to Danish as “Den Mexicanske Golf).
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18 - Det lille hus i den store skov (Little house in the big woods)

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The Danish translation of the first book in the series about the little house on the prairie lying on top of a pile of all the other books in the series. The book has been opened so you can see both the front and back which shows one large coherent illustration. The illustration is from inside a wooden cabin. In the foreground is a young girl in a red dress holding a doll. Behind her is her parents and sisters.
February 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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It’s 2 am in Copenhagen and Miss Cate has finally given up trying to herd us back to bed and settled in watching #superbowl with us 🏈🐈‍⬛ #catsky #britishshorthair #goeagles
February 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17 - Harlem shuffle

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The book “Harlem shuffle” by Collin Whitehead on a white table. The cover of the book shows a photo of a street with cars waiting at a stop light. From the look of the clothes people are wearing and the retro cars the picture is probably from the 1960s which is also when a lot of the book takes place.
February 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16 - Festival of shadows - a Japanese ghost story

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The cover of the book shows a drawing of a Japanese person with their eyes closed and a blue landscape behind them with tree covered hills. The person is wearing what looks like a robe or kimono which is open, but instead of seeing their body beneath the clothes there is another landscape scene with the silhouette of a person surrounded by tall green trees and small rocks sculptures.
February 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15 - Morrigan Crows magiske prøvelser (The trials of Morrigan Crow)

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The Danish edition of the first book in the Nevermoor series about Morrigan Crow placed on a white table. The cover is an illustration of two children, a man, and a very large cat the size of a horse cornered by what looks like scary magical dogs with glowing red eyes. The man and one of the children are holding umbrellas as if they were swords and all three people and the cat seem ready to fight the scary dogs surrounding them.
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14 - Slip mig aldrig (Never let me go)

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The cover of the Danish translation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s book “Never let me go”. Background is a light blue color. The bottom of the book has the forehead and eyes of a young child who is looking up. Across the foreground there are broad white stripes where the title and author’s name is written.
February 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13 - Eleanor Oliphant har det helt fint (Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine)

#booksky #bookchallenge #20bookchallenge #highlyrecommend
A white book cover with six burnt matches forming the outline of a house. The title of the book is placed inside the square part of the house.
February 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12 - Fear and trembling

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A red book on a wooden table. In the middle of the cover there is a rectangle with a dark background and a face hidden behind a hand fan so only the eyes and forehead are showing.
February 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11 - Elsa Beskows eventyr (The fairytales of Elsa Beskow)

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And old children’s book with clear signs of be read many times lying on a wooden table. The cover is mainly white with yellow spine and a circular illustration on the upper half. The illustration shows a young prince on a large white horse in a forest. The lower half of the cover has the title written on it.
February 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10 - Mit år med ro og hvile (My year of rest and relaxation)

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The Danish translation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel “My year of rest and relaxation”. The cover has a picture of a young woman in an old fashioned/vintaged nightgown starring off to the side. The illustration looks like something from and old painting. Behind the book you can see a bed and nightstand.
February 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9 - Vi andre bor her bare (The rest of us just live here)

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The Danish translation of the book “The rest of us just live here” by Patrick Ness displayed on a chair with more books visible in the background. The cover is primarily black with white and blue writing.
February 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8 - Blå, blå øjne (The bluest eye)

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The Danish translation of Toni Morrison’s “The bluest eye” on a white table. The cover has a picture of the author with a beautiful natural afro hairstyle. Her body is turned a little to the side while she is still facing the camera and looking straight into it.
January 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7 - Stolthed og fordom (Pride and prejudice)

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The Danish translation of Pride and prejudice on a white table. The cover shows the neck of a person with long hair with their hair up.
January 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM