Government censorship of the media is the "preferred weapon of choice" of autocrats around the world. Free speech rights are "often the first 'domino' to fall when countries autocratize." And V-Dem says America is "rapidly autocratizing." More here >>> www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/m...

Four years

It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Thousands of people took to the streets of Riga to protest the threat of Latvia’s right-wing parties withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent violence against women and domestic abuse.

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica after an agitator demanding violence confronted him and the police took him away. Part 3 #nokings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica skillfully diffusing an agitator getting into his face demanding violence. SMPD arrived to peacefully detain the agitator. Part 2 #nokings

Rob Reiner at the No Kings protest in Santa Monica confronted by an agitator demanding violence. Part 1 #nokings

All we want to do in Santa Monica is dance! #nokings #santamonica #nofascism

Hence . . . Krasnov.

⚡️ Estonia slammed Angela Merkel for implying that Poland and the Baltic states helped trigger Russia’s war against Ukraine.

🇱🇹🇺🇦 Zelensky: I held a meeting with Prime Minister of Lithuania – this is her first foreign visit, and it is very meaningful that it is to Ukraine. We discussed continued defense assistance, joint weapons production, and investments in Ukraine’s defense industry. Energy sector.

⚡️Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed in response to airspace violation, media reports. Lithuania's main airport was closed late on Oct. 4 following a sighting of 13 "contraband" balloons flying towards the site, Lithuanian outlet LRT reported.

Thousands of cultural workers protested across Lithuania on Sunday after the culture minister’s portfolio in the newly formed government was handed to a populist party whose leader has been accused of anti-Semitism.

Explosives hidden in corn cans — Russia planned sabotage in Poland, Lithuania, and Germany. A suspected GRU courier was told to dig them up in Lithuania and drop them near Łódź. euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/02/e...

⚡️Lithuania will not open airspace near the border with Belarus until December, Minister of Defense told BNS. Good thinking.

Western officials do not know why Russia has ramped up its poking and prodding. Some allies believe that recent incidents in Poland and Estonia were accidental, a function of Russian sloppiness rather than malfeasance, though Poland strongly disagrees

Ukraine war briefing: Estonia warns of Putin distraction tactics as EU leaders meet to discuss ‘drone wall’ Estonian leader Kristen Michal says Putin wants Europe ‘talking about ourselves, not Ukraine’ ahead of meeting in Copenhagen. What we know on day 1,316 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

ruzzia : we didn’t fly fighter jets loaded with missiles for 12 minutes and 100 km into your territory. Estonia: pulls out pictures of radar and fighter jets loaded with missiles flying 12’minutes 100 km deep in Estonias territory ruZZia is a terrorist state youtube.com/watch?v=of1x...

Lithuania 🇱🇹 to host Ukrainian children for rehabilitation after their return from russia newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/lithuan...

READ!! Lithuania’s ex-Top Diplomat: 👇🏻 “Russia escalates, we do nothing, Russia escalates more, we do nothing, Russia escalates even more, we do nothing... guys, I think I am starting to see a pattern here.” landsbergis.com/nato-quick-a...

Lithuania invests 15 million euros in the recovery of Ukraine's most valuable resource — its people Lithuania is not only next to Ukraine on the front lines. A true friend and reliable partner invests in our future, in the strength and resilience of people affected by the war....

💬 Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovile Šakalienė: NATO must take Russian air provocations seriously. Citing Turkey’s downing of a Russian Su-24 in 2015, she warned that NATO’s northeastern border is being deliberately tested.

🇺🇸🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 In late August, Pentagon officials told European diplomats the US would cut some security aid to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia and urged Europe to be less reliant on Washington, - Reuters

🔴 Estonia’s Defense Forces released the flight path of Russian MiG-31 jets that crossed into its airspace on September 19. The fighters entered near Väinloo Island without clearance, stayed 12 minutes, had no flight plans, and flew with transponders switched off.

NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion "We saw on Friday that NATO is functioning very efficiently... even to the point that if we were truly forced to use the last resort, which is the use of force, then there was a readiness for t...

A fragment of a Russian drone was found after washing up on a beach in western Latvia, the country’s military reported on Friday. meduza.io/en/news/2025...

Lithuania's aid to Ukraine exceeds EUR 1.7 bln – Sybiha #Ukraine

Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission on Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said.

We still want the Epstein files btw

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. ◾️ EU is banning imports of Russian LNG into European markets; ◾️ 118 more vessels of the Russian shadow fleet are sanctioned (in total, more than 560 vessels are now under EU sanctions);

❗️Three Russian MiG-31 figther jets reportedly flew into Estonia's air space today - Politico, citing sources. According to reports, they crossed about 5 nautical miles inside Estonia towards Tallinn and spent about 12 minutes in NATO airspace.

Like a fiddle

COMMENTARY: While other countries celebrate their national identity with military parades, Estonia does it with song and dance. It's a perfect reminder that countries can be strong and resolute, while posing no threat.

Come help us celebrate Elon Musk’s birthday tomorrow in Santa Monica! bsky.app/profile/tesl...

Amid growing Russian provocations in the Baltic Sea and chilling calls for the “denazification” of the Baltic states, tension is rising in Northern Europe. Along the Suwalki Gap—a critical strip linking Poland and Lithuania—civilians are making evacuation plans. euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/25/r...

Ah, the great russian literature... LOL just kidding, Bulgakov was Ukrainian. 😬 That's great Ukrainian literature. 😊🇺🇦❤️

Midsummer Eve in Lithuania is magical ... www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

You can see the ICE agents in their minivans then the LAPD cars in the back appearing to block the Dodger Stadium parking lot entrance. When I asked an LAPD officer if they are blocking ICE from entering the parking lot she said “put it this way. The Dodgers don’t want them coming in.”

BREAKING: ICE agents are run off the property at Dodgers stadium. Fans, protestors and the LA Dodgers themselves have refused ICE agents access to Dodgers stadium. Here is LAPD escorting them off the estate. More of this! Resist. (🎥 Kevin Takumi, Fox L.A.)

Get the federal troops out of L.A. Now.

Oh, Jake Tapper is stll focused on Biden 🙈

Ukraine: Russian fascists bombed apartments in Kyiv again.

Parents are hoping their son is still alive and that Russia didn’t kill him today. Some people remain trapped under the rubble of the house Russia destroyed. 📍Kyiv 🇺🇦

A few weeks ago, the outdoor community helped save more than 500,000 acres of public land from being sold off in the House version of the spending package, and now we need to demand that Senators know we are opposed to selling off public lands. action.outdooralliance.org/a/reconcilia...

The GOP plans to continue destroying the United States by selling off the national parks in the Western USA to profiteers to fund President Trump’s agenda. www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

The GOP plans to continue destroying the United States by selling off the national parks in the Western USA to profiteers to fund President Trump’s agenda. www.wilderness.org/articles/blo...