War of Awards between Poland and Ukraine. The ultimate winner will be fascist Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given Belarus a one-week ultimatum to remove relay equipment on its territory that he says is helping Russia attack Ukraine, warning that Kyiv will otherwise intervene itself to halt the transmissions.

Ko sagaidīt no premjera Andra? Kas lenc Latgali? Kā vērtēt "Rīkojumu Nr. 2"? Par šīm un citām aktualitātēm "Šķiltavā" diskutē "Ir" kolēģi @nellijal.bsky.social, @raudseps.bsky.social un @aivarsozolins.bsky.social. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/5GkZ...

"Why are they even bombing us? Where is the air defense?" The day of rhetorical questions for Moscow residents.

Enten: "With independents, Trump is 55 points underwater. My goodness gracious! This was a political disaster. No wonder he wants to move on from it. There was no president ever before that had any poll in which he was 50 point underwater inflation. The Iran war absolutely drove Trump to new lows."

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Happy pride month

"War has instead done what it usually does: empowered the powerful, rallied the faithful, and allowed an apparatus of repression to present its imperatives in terms of national security" Read Laura Secor on the abandonment of the Iranian people www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Again and again, Russia kills the people and destroys the cultural sites it says it went to war to protect. These crimes will end when the US supplies missile defense to Ukraine and enforces sanctions on Russian energy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Russia's second attempt to destroy the Dormition Cathedral (the first was in 1941) has failed. Ukraine's PM vows that it will be repaired.

The U.S. Presidency is the only profitable business Trump has ever run.

Interesting. French far-right distancing itself from Trump www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Attention, Finland and Sweden! Putin said you joined #NATO to "get a piece of the pie" (meaning Russia).

Ko darīt ar droniem Latvijas debesīs? Kā cīnīties ar huligāniem Rīgas domē? Vai ir pamats baidīties no lāčiem? Par šīm aktualitātēm "Šķiltavā" diskutē "Ir" kolēģi Ieva Jakone, @raudseps.bsky.social un @aivarsozolins.bsky.social. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/1xA2...

"Latvijā katrām vēlēšanām ir viena virstēma — kur mēs gribam atrasties," saka izrādes "Rīkojums Nr. 2" autors Matīss Gricmanis. Intervijā ar @aivarsozolins.bsky.social viņš stāsta, kāpēc valsts nozagšanas stāsts viņam ir ļoti personiska drāma, nevis vecas ziņas. 🔗 ir.lv/politika/mat...

Opozīcijas pārstāvju radītais saturs "TikTok" piesaista sirsniņu miljonus. Taču pieklājības robežu sēdēs vairs neesot, uzskata Rīgas domes kolēģi. Daži pat brīdina — šis ir pretvalstisks spēks, kura vienīgais mērķis ir graut. Kā cīnīties ar politiskajiem huligāniem domē? 🔗 ir.lv/politika/hul...

Jaunajā IR – Opozīcijas pārstāvju radītais saturs "TikTok" piesaista sirsniņu miljonus. Tikmēr kolēģi Rīgas domē ir šausmās par rupjībām un agresiju, bet daži pat brīdina — šis ir pretvalstisks spēks, kura vienīgais mērķis ir graut. 🔗 ir.lv/zurnaals/838/

Meklē atkārtoto Rīdzenes sarunu izdevumu preses tirdzniecības vietās no 18. jūnija!

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Jaunajā IR – Kā Andrim Kulbergam (AS) izdevās desmit dienās izveidot četru partiju koalīciju, par kādiem darbiem jaunā valdība vienojusies un ko tā darīs citādi? 🔗 ir.lv/zurnaals/836/

Ne tikai 50 miljonu eiro skādi nepamatota valdības lēmuma dēļ, bet arī citas būtiskas problēmas "Latvijas valsts mežu" pārvaldībā konstatējusi Valsts kontrole. Un iepriekšējais ministrs atklāj, kā kokrūpnieki atbalsta shēmu centās dabūt cauri jau Kariņa valdības laikā. 🔗 ir.lv/politika/jo-...

Jaunajā "Ārskatā" "Ir" komentētāji @aivarsozolins.bsky.social un @raudseps.bsky.social spriež, kāpēc Putins saasina retoriku pret Eiropas valstīm. Viņi diskutē arī par Izraēlas operācijām pret "Hezbollah" Libānā un citām aktualitātēm. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/5j2z... #SIF_MAF2025

Laikraksta "Ukrainska Pravda" galvenā redaktore Sevhila Musajeva uzsver, ka prezidenta biroja bijušā vadītāja apcietināšana parādot Ukrainas korupcijas apkarošanas iestāžu spēku. Sarunā ar @aivarsozolins.bsky.social viņa stāsta par žurnālistikas lomu kara laikā. 🔗 ir.lv/politika/ukr...

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Kā vērtēt jaunās valdības ministrus? Vai deklarācija ir izpildāma? Kāds ir baļķis Zemkopības ministrijas acī? Par šiem jautājumiem jaunajā “Šķiltavā” diskutē “Ir” kolēģi Ieva Jakone, @raudseps.bsky.social un @aivarsozolins.bsky.social. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/1MSr...

Russian drone strike on a residential building in Dnipro captured on camera. Anna, the owner of one of the damaged apartments, was at work at the time. Only her cat was home. He was terrified by the explosion. "This residential building survived World War II," Anna said.

Vai neilgi pirms vēlēšanām sastiķēta valdība varēs radīt stabilitāti laikā, kad praktiski katru dienu Latvijas austrumos tiek izplatīti brīdinājumi par dronu ielidošanu? Par to diskutē "Ir" kolēģi Baiba Litvina, @raudseps.bsky.social un @aivarsozolins.bsky.social. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/62IT...

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Krīt Siliņa. Krata Krauzi. Kas notiks tālāk? Par trauksmainajiem notikumiem jaunajā "Šķiltavā" diskutē "Ir" žurnālisti Baiba Litvina, @aivarsozolins.bsky.social un @raudseps.bsky.social, kuri pirms sēšanās pie mikrofoniem bija 14. maija karstākajos punktos. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/7Eak...

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The EU flag is flying at Hungary’s parliament again after Péter Magyar was sworn in as prime minister — the first time it’s been displayed there since Viktor Orbán had it removed in 2014.

Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister to end 16-year Orbán era

Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary. Hungary's Viktor Orbán era is officially over.

The wildest thing about Trump releasing the UFO files today, is that he’s mentioned in the Epstein files over 38,000 times.

They'll release the UFO files, but not the Epstein files, which tells you all you need to know about the distraction strategy the Trump administration is relying on. Don't look away!

⚡️ Zelensky agrees to Trump ceasefire proposal, authorizes Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an official declaration authorizing Russia to hold a Victory Day Parade in Moscow.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🇺🇦❗️Ukraine officially allows Russia to hold a parade on May 9, - Zelenskyy's decree

Day 1536 of my 3 day war. I had to beg Donald to plead with Zelensky to permit my 5th victory parade in a war in losing. I remain a master strategist.

French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/f... The investigation began in 2025 and focuses on alleged algorithmic manipulation by X to interfere in French politics, and the spread of AI deepfake content on the social network.

"In Trump’s world-& Miller’s too, of course-the only civil rights worth protecting are those of aggrieved white men. The problem for the administration is that while there is no shortage of angry white guys, there’s nothing to investigate unless they have suffered some sort of harm" This is amazing:

Latvijas debesīs atkal lido droni. Oligarhi turpina šiverēties pa Rīgas ostu. Skaļais pensiju populisms. Par šīm un citām aktualitātem jaunajā "Šķiltavā" diskutē "Ir" kolēģi Baiba Litvina, @aivarsozolins.bsky.social un @raudseps.bsky.social. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/3dN3...

“Republican gerrymanders may yield dividends after all. Gerrymanders work best when the vote is close. Trump’s misgovernment should make the gap too big to rig, but the 'Gaza First' Democrats are doing their utmost to shrink it." - @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Who should be the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee? America needs a democracy warrior with the energy to repair the institutional wreckage of Trumpism and start future-proofing the country. Possibilities exist. It's not an impossible dream. My latest @latimes.com www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

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Hungary finally returns Ukrainian Oschadbank funds and assets: In March, "the Hungarian side unlawfully detained Ukrainian cash-in-transit officers. We secured the return of our people relatively quickly, and now, the funds and valuables have also been returned to Ukrainian territory in full.

In March, the Pentagon’s director of NATO policy was abruptly reassigned—undermining U.S. cooperation with European allies as the war in Iran was creating a new crisis in transatlantic relations, @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social reports:

Russians are luring Africans to fight their wars. An important video exposing this travesty.