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[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden plan to fight as one force with 250 fighter jets.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are coordinating HIMARS and building a shared defense line. Europe could deter Russia with less US help — Matti Pesu, Foreign Affairs.

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[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

ASV karalis jau sen ir pliks. Bet kurš šo ziņu karalim aiznesīs, galmā tam vairs vietas nebūs. Tad nu plikadīda turpina dīdīt pārējo pasauli. Pēdējā ideja ar @danawhite WH Press Secretary amatam ir jauns new low.

[Andris Ambainis @AAmbainis]

Otra no manām lielākajām zinātniskajām problēmām, ko atrisinājis MI.

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Pagaršs penteris no @JDVance par republikāņu zaudējumu, bet nu bottom line:
- es aizvien gribu būt nākamais republikāņu partijas Prezidenta amata kandidāts 2028;
- tapēc neesmu gatavs pateikt, ka pakāsām, jo esošais Prezidents ir melis-melis-kartupelis ^10 pakāpē

[JD Vance @JDVance]

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Neliela cerība, ka amata priekšlaicīga atstāšana ir saistīta ar Francijas Prezidenta vēlēšanām. Ļoti centriska un pragmatiska kandidāte. IMHO, protams.

[Andris Lāriņš 🏃🏻‍♂️ @ALarins]

ECB President Lagarde to stand down in Februrary https://t.co/2fZP6ykXwW

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Mēs gribam Ziemeļvalstu līmeņa veselības aprūpi un izglītību. Mēs gribam zemus nodokļus un īpašos nodokļu režīmus. Un to visu gribam panākt ar 50.59% aktivitāti 🤦🏼‍♂️ #IzvēliesLatvijasNākotni #Vēlēšanas2026

[Europe Elects @EuropeElects]

Latvia: national parliament election today 🇱🇻 🇪🇺

Turnout at 20:00 (including early and postal votes)

2026: 50.6%
2022: 59.1%
2018: 54.6%
2014: 58.9%
2011: 59.5%
2010: 62.6%
2006: 62.2%

https://t.co/NLvk6209mV

#vēlēšanas #vēlēšanas2026 #Latvia

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Ja šāds rezultāts uz tablo ar #1 vietu būtu Igaunijai, tad @nytimes par to būtu raksts no sērijas “What we can learn about clean energy from a tiny Nordic country with a soviet past”. Bet mums Latvijā lielība nav TOP3 īpašību sarakstā ⚡️⛳️

[EU_Eurostat @EU_Eurostat]

In the second quarter of 2026, 54.1% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources. ⚡ ♻️

Highest shares in:
🇱🇻 Latvia (97.7%)
🇩🇰 Denmark (94.3%)

Lowest in:
🇸🇰Slovakia (19.8%)
🇨🇿 Czechia (20.9%)

➡️ https://t.co/Sstqq3ACvA

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

On August 23, 1989, about 2 million people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formed a 600 km long human chain that united all 3 countries to show the world their desire to leave the Soviet Union and Communism.

[Edgars Rinkēvičs @edgarsrinkevics]

Bronza!!! Sirsnīgi sveicu Poļinu Rožkovu un Agri Lasmani- mūsu ratiņkērlinga pāri. Paldies par cīņu! Prieks un lepnums! 🇱🇻 🥉 ✌️

[LTV Ziņu dienests @ltvzinas]

Latvijai pirmā medaļa Milānas-Kortīnas ziemas olimpiskajās spēlēs!
Elīna Ieva Bota izcīna sudraba godalgu! #LSM #ZiemasOS2026

[Vladyslav Heraskevych OLY @heraskevych]

Paldies Latvijas tautai par atbalstu!

Vēlos arī atgādināt, ka Ukrainas skeletona ceļš sākās tieši Latvijā, pateicoties Dukuru ģimenes atbalstam.
Paldies par visu! 🫂

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

🥈 Elina BOTA [LAT] takes home the #Silver medal in the luge women's singles!

Making history for Latvia as it's their first medal of #MilanoCortina2026, their first-ever women's individual Olympic Winter Games medal, AND their first individual Olympic Winter Games medal since 2014! 👏✨

@FIL_Luge | #MedalAlert | @Olimpiade_lv | #Samsung | #OpenAlwaysWins

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Otrs skaistākais skats šovakar! Pirmais, protams, ir Elīnas smaids sudraba finišā! 🥈🇱🇻

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Olimpiskais gars un sportiskums dzīvo nevis dēļ devīzēm un funkcionāru runām, bet šādas sportistu rīcības! 🥇

[Sovey @SoveyX]

During the biathlon one of the competitors accidentally knocked the ski pole from his opponent so he gave him his.

If that’s not the definition of a good sport, I don’t know what it is.

👏

[Branislav Slantchev @slantchev]

What do you know, @FT went ahead and published my little letter to the editor.

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

My grandfather spent 25 years in Siberian prison for being Latvian to learn that there is nothing more miserable, sick and dark as “russian culture” and “liberation”.

[Andris K. Berzins @akberzins]

My grandmother, age 16, learned all she needed to about "Russian culture" while locked up in a KGB interrogation cell. We are quite clear why we want nothing to do with Russia and today's genocidal war on Ukraine is but another example in hundreds of years of war-mongering.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Sincere congratulations to @edgarsrinkevics and all Latvian people on Independence Day!

Ukraine is grateful for your unwavering support, compassion, and advocacy as we continue to work shoulder to shoulder to bring guaranteed peace and security to Europe.

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

Izskatās, ka šlesers & co nupat palīdzēja @VKleinbergs izpildīt ceturkšņa tūrisma mērķi. Vecrīgā atkal dzīvība un iekšzemes tūrisms kūsā. Lai kafejnīcās pilnas kases, bet @Jekaba11 nākamgad patīrās naftalīna pilnās deputātu rindas.

[Valsts policija @Valsts_policija]

Valsts policijas aplēses liecina, ka šodien, 29. oktobrī, pie Saeimas pieteiktajā sapulcē pret izstāšanos no Stambulas konvencijas pulcējās aptuveni 5 tūkstoši cilvēku.

Par sabiedrisko kārtību un drošību rūpējās Valsts policija sadarbībā ar @RigasPP. Pasākums aizvadīts bez starpgadījumiem.

📷Valsts policijas drona fotogrāfija

[Rolands Irklis @RolandsIrklis]

Interesanti, kā devalvējas cilvēka dzīvības un veselības vērtība. Pacientu tiesību likumā noteiktais kompensācijas maksimālais apmērs par dzīvībai vai veselībai nodarīto kaitējumu nav mainīts kopš likuma pieņemšanas 2009.gadā. Inflācija šajā laika posmā 65%.

[Davis Plotnieks @DavisPlotnieks]

“Latviešu raķetes” no @Liepajasteatris un @regnaars ir izrāde, kuru eksportēt tuvu un tālu. Stāsts par mūsu bobsleja vectēvu Rolandu Upatnieku ir izplatīšanas vērts! Stāvovācijas bija mazākais, ko varējām kā skatītāji dot 💯 Paldies @daile_lv par iespēju to piedzīvot.