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...

"Iniciatīvu, ko sāka Latvijas kultūras ministre Agnese Lāce ("Progresīvie"), dažu dienu laikā atbalstīja 22 valstu ministri" www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultu...

Great quotes in military history. @atrupar.com

LETA: Latvijā izstrādā jaunu datu elektroniskās vākšanas un apmaiņas sistēmu DELTA, izriet no otrdien valdībā apstiprinātā Ekonomikas ministrijas informatīvā ziņojuma. Erm.. ok. Vēsturnieki sapratīs.

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.

❗️ 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.

"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." satori.lv/article/timo...

Sveicu visus šajā 9. marta dienā!

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.

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.

On this International Women’s Day, we remain vigilant about what we must protect. And we remain determined about accomplishing the work ahead.

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

Kas prezidentam ir sakāms par sievietēm Latvijas sabiedrībā, viņu lomu un vajadzībām.

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 🇸🇪👊

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.

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

Instead of WW3, why don't we call it the Global Special Military Operations?

Sweden is investigating a cargo ship that allegedly transported stolen grain with a Russian crew apnews.com/article/swed...

Lucifer has a point

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...

Iceland plans August 29 referendum on EU negotiations (Reuters) www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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...

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.

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.

Man interesētu kas cits - ko slēpj padomju laika milicijas arhīvi? .... tie joprojām nav arhīvam nodoti.

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.

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.

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/...

"Atkarīgs, cik daudz ārlietu ministre ieguļās..." #knl

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.

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...

Interesanti, vai būs reize, kad es Swedbank aplikācijas vietā neatvēršu Mobilly un otrādi

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.

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:

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."

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.

PM Frederiksen confirms: Denmark in strategic cooperation on nuclear deterrence with France www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

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...

Ne tikai aiz loga, bet arī Zemkopības ministrijā temperatūra kāpj: www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

complete insanity

Galveno balvu jaunajā "Lielā Kristapa" nominācijā "Labākā filma" ieguva Oskara Rupenheita krimināldrāma "Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs".

Kāda forša Veispalam runa "Lielajā Kristapā"

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...

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.

Thank God for the FIFA Peace Prize

Skatos, ka arī Latviju ar sasniegusi ne ar ko nepamatotā centristu cīņa par galēji labējiem vēlētājiem.

Gaidām latviskas notis mūzikā JV mudina noteikt radio programmu apraidi tikai latviešu valodā

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.

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 #tumšzilaisevanģēlijs

"Estonia, Latvia and Poland will also stay away from the ceremony." www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/theme...