On this day, 82 years ago, the Soviet Union launched an ethnic cleansing operation, deporting entire Chechen and Ingush populations from the North Caucasus to Central Asia. Hundreds of thousands died due to inhumane conditions during the deportations or at the place of forced settlement.

The Olympics become a stage for Russian war criminals "The Suspilne investigative team checked the list of Russians who were allowed to compete at the 2026 Paralympics,and identified Russian athletes who fought against Ukraine and declare their ambitions to participate in international competitions"

Major news: DOJ releases list of “politically exposed persons” in the Epstein Files to create more chaos in the public. Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......" Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...

Please share: Latvian Olympic team skeleton coach Ivo Šteinbergs submitted an official protest to the IOC regarding the ban of a Ukrainian athlete for honoring Ukrainian Olympians killed by Russian invaders. All national teams should join him to protest the disqualification of Vladyslav Heraskevych!

It seems the #IOC is made of the same moral and ethical fibre as #FIFA. Very, very sad. #milanOlympics2026

In Europe, the expression "barbarian rapist hordes" is used to describe the Russian invaders in Ukraine. However, Sarah B. Rogers of the U.S. State Department,uses such terminology to describe refugees seeking shelter in Germany. She has become the face of U.S. hostility toward European democracies

Today the winter Olympics open. Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate under neutral flag. Picture by Gatis Šļūka

Authorities in #Latvia and #Lithuania have opened investigations into possible human trafficking based on information in documents related to convicted US sex trafficker Jeffrey #Epstein. The files contain hundreds of references to Epstein's connections in the #Baltic states.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Mums labvēlīgs laiks sievietēm, dažādības atzīšansi pazūd. Arī tāpēc laiks izcelt pārsteidzošās sievietes vadītājas. #BaibasBalva #Novatore www.delfi.lv/a/120105457

Kategoriski noraidu sacījienu, ka Trampa darbības ir ļoti OK, jo lika Eiropai sapurināties un beidzot gādāt par savu drošību. Tas būtu tāpat kā teikt:"Re, cik labi, ka tavs kauslis kaimiņš tev izsita durvis un tev sadeva pa muti, jo tu beidzot biji spiesta saņemties dārgām bleķa durvīm un atslēgām."

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I bet Melania may become an intensely talked about documentary nobody has ever seen. Or will, for that matter. Pox on Amazon.

“Manipulation by wily women is a sexist trope as old as Adam and Eve, but this is an ugly new twist. Instead of women tempting men with vice, now the great fear is that women will tempt men with virtue.”

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So what reaction is there in America of @barackobama.bsky.social is arrested?

Nenoteiktība PSRS sabrukuma laikos un tagad. Interesants salīdzinājums arī šeit: theconversation.com/rebirth-of-t... secinājums: Kā daļa no "trakā politikas" tā der tikai dažos gadījumos.

šī nebija ļoti priecīga saruna, bet manuprāt svarīga lr1.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/br...

@unabergmane.bsky.social lieliska, izsvērta intervija #1:1. It kā “viss zināms”, bet vienalga - liek domāt. T.sk. Cik daudz mūsu vēsturē izpētams.

www.politico.eu/article/germ... This is what we need to do!

Boycott the World Cup Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops

#Virši klientu serviss no ātrākiem, atsaucīgākiem, laipniem un pacietīgākajiem, ko sen esmu piedzīvojusi

Carney: "In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".

Nevaru vairs nopietni ņemt spriedumus no ārpolitikas analītiķiem/komentētājiem, kas argumentē ar ASV augstākā kriminālnoziedznieka analīzēm un stratēģijām, kas balstītas demences skartam ļaunprātīga narcisa gudrībā, bet kura līdzgaitnieki norāda uz to ka tas vispār nelasa. Kādā realitātē dzīvojam?

Kauns par Latvijas špici. Cieņas izteikšana - tāda pieklājīga atšūšanās. Pirmo dienu nopietni domāju kāda būtu šī trijotne “X” stundā. Baisi.

Peak imperialism: your country is descending into the darkness at the speed of light, your own party is doing close to nothing to prevent it, but you travel around and condescendingly lecture other states about how to better resist the aggressor that your compatriots elected.

Goša: "Tikai atgādināšu, ka tad, kad Ziemeļvalstu parlamentu spīkeri Daigu Mieriņu aicināja nebalsot par Latvijas izstāšanos no EP Konvencijas par vardarbības pret sievietēm un vardarbības ģimenē novēršanu un apkarošanu, aicinājums netika uzklausīts." www.facebook.com/evita.gosa/p...

“I will talk today about the breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction & the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint” Standing ovation for @mark-carney.bsky.social eulogy of the world order

What providence for #Canada to have a wise and articulate leader. And nice with a sense of humour! America’s closest neighbour bids “au revoir” in Davos. #WEF2026 @mark-carney.bsky.social

Mieriņa Šodienas jautājumā implicē, ka Prezidents un Ministru prezidenta respektējot viņas lēmumu patiesībā atbalsta Nobeļa Miera balvas piešķiršanu ASV kriminālnoziedzējam.

Kārtējais perādījums, ka #ZZS allaž drīzāk pārstāv Krievijas intereses. Un #NA arī nav tālu. Kriminālnoziedznieks uzbrūk Venecuēlai, sūta bruņotus spēkus uzbrukt saviem pilsoņiem Minesotā, un ticami draud Grēnlandei. Miers? Kauns par viņu, kauns par ārlietu komisiju.

So, where are the upright, outraged former and current commanding officers? West Point leadership? Can’t you manage roping in the malevolent narcissist’s intent and stop the stooges for cabinet members destroy the US & elsewhere? You are so successful anywhere else in the world.

I avoid reading @sethabramson.bsky.com too often: his analyses enhance my anxiety over outcomes. This substack led me to ponder - if @barackobama.bsky.social and #W are absent in mobilizing the opposition to tyranny, where are all the American Generals and Admirals? open.substack.com/pub/sethabra...

The silence from 2 former presidents in this perilous time is deafening. @barackobama.bsky.social #GeorgeWBush where are you guys????

"How do you hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope? How do we bring a nation together when we have lost the decorum of civility?" Martin Luther King Jr #MLKDay2026 #CivilDisobedience #StandUpToOppression

Chinese leadership failed to accept this either when Ai Wewei received the Nobel in 2010, punishing Norway mainly economically thereafter.

“International law is either universal or meaningless. Greenland will show which one we choose.” #CoincilOfEutope www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Vērts atskārt, ka politiķi un ierēdņi kas atbalstīja korupciju (šodien-“diskusija” ap karteļiem”), gausās reformas (īpaši ap valsts kaputālsabiedrībām/IPOs), un RU tranzīta (Latvijas Dzelzceļa fiasco) joprojām aktīvi darbojās.

Mortena ieteiktais raksts no EE ir diezgan interesants. "Many experts initially believed LV had the best prospects for success thanks to its infrastructure, ports and Riga.But the country quickly sank into corruption, overly cautious reforms and dependence on RU transit." news.err.ee/1609779081/t...

“Ienākumu ziņā uz vienu cilvēku Latvija no Igaunijas un Lietuvas atpaliek par gandrīz desmit gadiem! Tas ir ļoti vienkāršs – bet arī ļoti patiess – arguments, kādēļ Latvija drīzumā nepanāks abas kaimiņvalstis.” @lsm.lv

And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.

@martinskazaks.bsky.social would be fantastic and valuable at steering the @ecb.europa.eu in a key post. Experienced, erudite, articulate, strategic - and nice: a good mix.

In Canada, a couple of conservative MPs joined the liberals in order to pass some laws. Too bad we can’t get a couple of Republicans to behave similarly in the name of saving the republic.

Latvia attempted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. KALVIS ENGĪZERS (kalvisengizers.bsky.social) uses this episode to show how disinformation and patriarchal myths undermine democracy. verfassungsblog.de/istanbul-con...

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