Toms Zariņš
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Vēsturnieks, LU HZF pētnieks, redaktors StratCom at Progresīvie
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Ulrike Franke
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Yesterday in Cologne, we saw one of the most difficult bomb disarmaments since 1945. 3(!) hospitals and 6.400 people had to be evacuated. You wanna guess how many (mainly WWII) bombs are being disarmed PER YEAR in Germany? 5500.
www.spiegel.de/panorama/koe...
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Köln: Aufwendigste Bombenentschärfung seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg - Tausende Anwohner und drei Kliniken betroffen
Experten haben in Köln eine Zehn-Zentner-Bombe aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg kontrolliert gesprengt. Dafür mussten drei Krankenhäuser evakuiert werden und Tausende Menschen ihre Wohnungen verlassen.
https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/koeln-aufwendigste-bombenentschaerfung-seit-dem-zweiten-weltkrieg-laeuft-a-19198bfc-555a-42c4-a9a9-92f20e1e9c64
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"Iniciatīvu, ko sāka Latvijas kultūras ministre Agnese Lāce ("Progresīvie"), dažu dienu laikā atbalstīja 22 valstu ministri"
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Eiropas ministri aicina Venēcijas biennāles organizatorus pārskatīt lēmumu par Krievijas dalību
Eiropas valstu kultūras un ārlietu jomas ministri kopīgā paziņojumā aicina Venēcijas biennāles 61. starptautiskās mākslas izstādes rīkotājus pārskatīt Krievijas Federācijas dalību, informēja Kultūras....
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/kulturtelpa/10.03.2026-eiropas-ministri-aicina-venecijas-biennales-organizatorus-parskatit-lemumu-par-krievijas-dalibu.a638326/
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Carl Quintanilla
1 day ago
Great quotes in military history.
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LETA: Latvijā izstrādā jaunu datu elektroniskās vākšanas un apmaiņas sistēmu DELTA, izriet no otrdien valdībā apstiprinātā Ekonomikas ministrijas informatīvā ziņojuma. Erm.. ok. Vēsturnieki sapratīs.
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PROGRESĪVIE
2 days ago
Tāpēc pozitīvi, ka tagad ministrijām tiek dots uzdevums sagatavot konkrētu analīzi un rīcības plānu. Ja atbalstām 🇺🇦 Ukrainu, tad mūsu ekonomikā vairs nedrīkst būt vietas sadarbībai ar krieviju.
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PROGRESĪVIE
2 days ago
❗️ Premjeres paziņojums par nepieciešamību pārtraukt ekonomiskās saites ar krieviju ir labs un nepieciešams solis. Ir svarīgi, ka valdībā tiek sadzirdēts tas, par ko Progresīvie runājuši jau iepriekš – Latvijai ir jāizbeidz ekonomiskā sadarbība ar agresorvalstīm.
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"Pasniedzējam, kurš strādā ar studentiem šobrīd, ir jāiegaumē, ka reti kuru atsauci uz Rietumu kultūras klasiku var uzskatīt par pašsaprotamu. Teiksim, tu piemini "Alisi Brīnumzemē", klausītāji skatās ar tukšu skatienu vai drošības pēc pieraksta."
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Artis Svece | Timotijs un Dalila
Pasniedzējam, kurš strādā ar studentiem šobrīd, ir jāiegaumē, ka reti kuru atsauci uz Rietumu kultūras klasiku var uzskatīt par pašsaprotamu.
https://satori.lv/article/timotijs-un-dalila
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Sveicu visus šajā 9. marta dienā!
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Phillips OBrien
3 days ago
Trump's decision to bomb Iran is now the greatest windfall to the Russian war effort on record. If it continues, it might save the Russian war economy.
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Inese Vaivare
3 days ago
Es pareizi pamanīju, ka vienīgais, ko Prezidents šodien izspieda bija par jauku un saulainu dieniņu? Goda vārds, ceru, ka tā ir kaut kāda nenormāli gudra stratēģija, no kuras mēs kā valsts iegūsim, jo šobrīd sajūta tāda... pliekana. Pat līdztiesība jau ir "netēma"... Strauji tā kaza slīd, strauji.
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Mark Carney
3 days ago
On this International Women’s Day, we remain vigilant about what we must protect. And we remain determined about accomplishing the work ahead.
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Noah Shachtman
5 days ago
So let me get this straight ... 1. US bombs Iran 2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate 3. Russia gives Iran targeting info 4. Oil price shoots WAY up 5. US unsanctions Russian oil
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Kas prezidentam ir sakāms par sievietēm Latvijas sabiedrībā, viņu lomu un vajadzībām.
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Mads Korsager
4 days ago
It seems the velvet gloves are coming off, at least in some cases, when dealing with Russia’s shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. Here’s one of them 🇸🇪👊
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Timothy Snyder
4 days ago
Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.
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Eliot Higgins
4 days ago
This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.
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Darth Putin
4 days ago
Instead of WW3, why don't we call it the Global Special Military Operations?
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Nordic News
5 days ago
Sweden is investigating a cargo ship that allegedly transported stolen grain with a Russian crew
apnews.com/article/swed...
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Sweden is investigating a cargo ship that allegedly transported stolen grain with a Russian crew
Swedish authorities are investigating a cargo ship sailing in the Baltic Sea that’s accused of transporting stolen grain.
https://apnews.com/article/sweden-baltic-sea-caffa-stateless-vessel-95028e736d1dc93b1587ed49d18e2a2a?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
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Seth Abramson
5 days ago
Lucifer has a point
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Janne M. Korhonen
5 days ago
This is a fucking travesty. “In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion.” (A year’s worth of production or more, btw)
kyivindependent.com/over-800-pat...
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More Patriot missiles used in Middle East in 3 days than in Ukraine since 2022, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is ready to provide drone interceptors in exchange for missiles, though he did not specify which countries could be involved.
https://kyivindependent.com/over-800-patriot-missiles-used-in-middle-east-in-3-days-more-than-ukraine-since-2022-zelensky-says/
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Nordic News
6 days ago
Iceland plans August 29 referendum on EU negotiations (Reuters)
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Iceland plans August 29 referendum on EU negotiations
COPENHAGEN, March 6 () - Iceland should hold a referendum on August 29 on resuming talks to join the European Union, the Nordic country's government said on Friday, fast-tracking a pledge to hold t...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iceland-plans-august-29-referendum-114415201.html
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Max Boot
6 days ago
Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly —in the war, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/
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Mārtiņš Vaivars
6 days ago
Uzvelk populisms par pensijām. Man pagāja ļoti ilgs laiks, līdz tiku pie kādas finanšu pratības, dusmo cilvēku čakarēšana. Jau tā pilns ar lietām, kas ar milzu gravitāciju neļauj atrauties no stulbā "0 aktīvu" punkta -- kredīti, azartspēles, sporta likmes, day trading, crypto, prediction markets.
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Jessica Berlin
6 days ago
Let this sink in. Four years ago, the US expected Ukraine to fall within days and even withheld military aid because they thought it’d be wasted. Today, the US — the most powerful nation on earth — is asking Ukraine for military aid. Never underestimate Ukraine. Arm them to win.
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Kaspars Zellis
6 days ago
Man interesētu kas cits - ko slēpj padomju laika milicijas arhīvi? .... tie joprojām nav arhīvam nodoti.
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Streičs mūžībā. Autors divām, manuprāt, vislatviskākajām filmām: "Mans draugs — nenopietns cilvēks" (1975) un, protams, "Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā" (1981). Abas arī izcilas sava laikmeta atklājējas.
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Mārtiņš Vaivars
7 days ago
Reizēm ar draugiem runājam par to, cik nenormāli gudra lieta Latvijā ir gan vienas personas partiju ziedojumu griesti, gan neļaušana ziedot juridiskām personām. Paldies visiem, kuri savā laikā cīnījās par šo.
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Phillips OBrien
7 days ago
Remember when Trump promised that India would stop buying Russian oil? Well it turns out that Trump's decision to bomb Iran has had the exact opposite effect, leading to a surge of Russian oil being sent to India.
www.indiatoday.in/india/story/...
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Russia says ready to ship 9.5 million oil barrels to India amid supply crisis
India has witnessed a vulnerability in terms of its crude reserves, following the breakout of the Middle East crisis. At present, it has crude stocks covering 25 days of demand along with low inventor...
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/russia-to-ship-95-million-oil-barrels-to-india-to-help-manage-supply-crisis-2877415-2026-03-04
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"Atkarīgs, cik daudz ārlietu ministre ieguļās..."
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Bill Kristol
7 days ago
Hegseth today: We don't actually have any clear purpose or guideposts or objectives in mind, the metrics are shifting...but "we are just getting started." Yikes.
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Andris Šuvajevs
8 days ago
Lielākais ieguvējs no kara Tuvajos Austrumos šobrīd ir Putins. Nav runa tikai par to, ka Ukraina pazūd no ziņu lentēm. Ieroči, kas nepieciešami Ukrainai, šobrīd tiek izmantoti Irānā. Tomēr arī Ķīna, nafta un LNG spēlē par labu Putinam - 1/4
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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What the Iran war means for Ukraine
Europeans fear a distracted U.S. will lose interest in pushing Vladimir Putin toward peace — as America burns through stocks of the missiles that Kyiv desperately needs.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-iran-ukraine-forgotten-war/
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Interesanti, vai būs reize, kad es Swedbank aplikācijas vietā neatvēršu Mobilly un otrādi
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Laura Kayali
9 days ago
French nukes: It's hard to overstate how much of a sea change it is that countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Germany are open to talking with France about nuclear deterrence. We have been getting used to it — but it's a major, major shift.
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Nicolai von Ondarza
9 days ago
Here is the full joint Macron-Merz statement, which also includes the ambition to increase European capabilities below the nuclear threshold. A real signficant shift in the European security architecture unfolding:
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Joint declaration of President Macron and Chancellor Merz
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/suche/joint-declaration-of-president-macron-and-chancellor-merz-2409268
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Nicolai von Ondarza
10 days ago
Very significant: "France said in-depth talks had already been conducted with Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, and Sweden, and they were willing to move ahead with deeper co-operation."
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The Associated Press
9 days ago
France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, French President Emmanuel Macron said. It will be the first time France increases its nuclear arsenal since at least 1992.
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Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades
French President Emmanuel Macron says that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, but he did not give a figure for the increase.
https://bit.ly/4u2Mo9v
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Nordic News
9 days ago
PM Frederiksen confirms: Denmark in strategic cooperation on nuclear deterrence with France
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Danmark får rolle i fransk atomafskrækkelsesprogram
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/danmark-faar-rolle-i-fransk-atomafskraekkelsesprogram
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Andris Šuvajevs
10 days ago
Vai kaut kas tamlīdzīgs vispār ir noticis jebkad agrāk? Vai ir bijusi situācija, kad valsts kapitālsabiedrības akciju turētājs ir ministrijas departamenta direktors?
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
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Iespējamā interešu konflikta dēļ ministrs maina akcionāra pārstāvi «Latvijas Valsts mežos»
Zemkopības ministrijas valsts sekretārs Ģirts Krūmiņš, kurš pēdējos gadus bijis ministrijas kā akcionāra pārstāvis "Latvijas Valsts mežos" (LVM), no janvāra beigām no šiem pienākumiem ir atbrīvots. LT...
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/02.03.2026-iespejama-interesu-konflikta-del-ministrs-maina-akcionara-parstavi-latvijas-valsts-mezos.a636941/
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Matīss Arnicāns
10 days ago
Ne tikai aiz loga, bet arī Zemkopības ministrijā temperatūra kāpj:
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
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Iespējamā interešu konflikta dēļ ministrs maina akcionāra pārstāvi «Latvijas Valsts mežos»
Zemkopības ministrijas valsts sekretārs Ģirts Krūmiņš, kurš pēdējos gadus bijis ministrijas kā akcionāra pārstāvis "Latvijas Valsts mežos" (LVM), no janvāra beigām no šiem pienākumiem ir atbrīvots. LT...
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/02.03.2026-iespejama-interesu-konflikta-del-ministrs-maina-akcionara-parstavi-latvijas-valsts-mezos.a636941/
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Aaron Rupar
10 days ago
complete insanity
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Satori.lv
10 days ago
Galveno balvu jaunajā "Lielā Kristapa" nominācijā "Labākā filma" ieguva Oskara Rupenheita krimināldrāma "Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs".
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Pasniegti "Lielie Kristapi"; gada labākā filma – "Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs"
1. martā ceremonijā Kongresu namā pasniegtas nacionālās kinobalvas "Lielais Kristaps".
https://satori.lv/article/pasniegti-lielie-kristapi-gada-labaka-filma-tumszilais-evangelijs
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Kāda forša Veispalam runa "Lielajā Kristapā"
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Will Bunch
11 days ago
No wonder Trump went to war with Iran in the dead of night, with the Capitol empty, most Americans soundly asleep This war is illegal. Full stop. The worst abuse of presidential power in American history aims to cement a dictatorship on U.S. soil My instant column
www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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A mad king's illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change...in Washington | Will Bunch
Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump's unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-iran-war-illegal-20260228.html
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Brian Tyler Cohen
11 days ago
Just days ago, we found out that Trump is circulating an executive order claiming that China interfered in the 2020 election as a pretext to declare a national emergency and ultimately to declare extraordinary presidential powers over voting.
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Joni Askola
12 days ago
Thank God for the FIFA Peace Prize
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Ivars
13 days ago
Skatos, ka arī Latviju ar sasniegusi ne ar ko nepamatotā centristu cīņa par galēji labējiem vēlētājiem.
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Gaidām latviskas notis mūzikā JV mudina noteikt radio programmu apraidi tikai latviešu valodā
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Eric Adamson
14 days ago
A Russian drone approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which is currently visiting Malmö, Sweden. The drone was detected and electronically repelled by the Swedish Armed Forces.
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Rysk drönare närmade sig franska hangarfartyget i Malmö – stördes ut
En rysk drönare har närmat sig det franska hangarfartyget Charles de Gaulle, som just nu befinner sig i Sverige. Det erfar SVT. Drönaren upptäcktes av det svenska försvaret som inledde motåtgärder mot...
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/rysk-dronare-narmade-sig-hangarfartyget-charles-de-gaulle
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Pastkastē lapiņa ar tekstu rokrakstā krieviski "насчет крыши" (par jumtu) un telefona numuru. Es tagad domāju, vai tas ir tas, ko es domāju, kas tas ir
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Una Bergmane
14 days ago
"Estonia, Latvia and Poland will also stay away from the ceremony."
www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...
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Finland to boycott Milan-Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony
Finland will boycott the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics after the IPC granted wildcard entries to Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Poland will al...
https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/sports/28558-finland-to-boycott-milan-cortina-paralympics-opening-ceremony.html
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