Viesturs Kulikovskis

[Viesturs Kulikovskis @K_Viesturs]

Šis ir gadījums, kurā nav svarīgi, kas jautā, bet jautājuma būtība. Acīmredzamais tupums kas parādās komentāros, šo jautājumu padara par vēl svarīgāku.

[Andris Šuvajevs @suvajevs]

Šodien Saeimā Ekonomikas ministrijas pārstāvji atbildēja uz @Progresivie jautājumiem par Tet/LMT darījumu.

Atbildes diezgan pārsteidzošas - ministrija faktiski norobežojās no šī darījuma, sakot, ka tas ir tikai uzņēmumu lēmums.

Politisko atbildību arī neuzņemas.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

The Helmet of Remembrance

[toomas hendrik ilves @IlvesToomas]

The pre-eminent historian of US foreign policy today, Robert Kagan weighs in on the historical moment:

https://t.co/LsdTM9uGUS

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

There is a glaringly obvious message for Europe in the 28 point plan: This is the end of the end.

We have been told repeatedly and unambiguously that Ukraine’s security, and therefore Europe’s security, will be Europe’s responsibility. And now it is. Entirely.

If you are a European leader asking your team to book you on the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t.

Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of the cameras at the Oval office.

Europe is our continent, our future is decided here, not there. We aren’t poor, we have options, we can finally decide to assist Ukraine to the full extent of our very extensive capabilities, restore European dignity and defend Europe.

Or we can continue to wait for the miracle we now know is not coming.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

I’ve been in the room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same. Clip from this weekend's talk with @AVindman at the 2025 @TexasTribune Festival.

[Normunds Bergs 🇱🇻🇪🇺🇺🇦 @normundsbergs]

Tas vienreiz ir jāizdara. Bet bail.

[andis @anjo_lv]

🤡🤡🤡

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

Let me make this absolutely clear. Last night bombers took off, drones were launched and missiles were fired from Russia.

Ukrainian air defences knew they were coming, but had no idea what their targets were, because the President of the United States prohibited vital intelligence to be shared with battlefield commanders.

Last night Donald Trump actively assisted an indicted war criminal to murder Ukrainian civilians. America’s president is now a MURDERER as well as a convicted felon. I’m sure Putin will present him with a medal when he visits Moscow.

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

The Trump-Putin Pact already exists, and we should act accordingly. There are some things we will never change with nice words or smart clothing. If you are worried about those things, you should understand where Trump's tactics come from. From Russia.
A thread. 🧵1/14

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

And the same logic plays out not just on the streets, but in geopolitics.

–“Sign this deal on your minerals.”

–“Ok.”

–“Well… then we’ll punch you because you didn’t wear a suit.”

It’s not about the minerals, or the elections, or any of it.

It’s about submission. 🧵11/14

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Former Polish President Lech Walesa Compares Trump's Meeting with Zelensky to Interrogation During Communism.

The Polish anti-communist and Nobel Prize winner, along with 40 former political prisoners, signed an open letter to the US president condemning the US president's behavior during his conversation with Zelensky:

We watched the video of your conversation with horror and disgust. We find your expectations of gratitude for US financial assistance humiliating.

Walesa and the signatories noted that the atmosphere in the Oval Office resembled the tactics of communist secret services.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

The Trump Gaza video isn’t just disgraceful—it’s one of the most vile, shameful, and repulsive public statements ever made by a U.S. president.

It’s not just a moral failure—it’s a deliberate, calculated display of cruelty.

A moment that will be remembered as a historic low in American leadership.

[Viesturs Kulikovskis @K_Viesturs]

@KNL_LTV1 Un LDz sliedes pāri robežai rullē pilnā sparā... Citādi vēl kāds zaudēs savu biziti. Tiešām eksistenciali. Kad sāksim zāģēt?

[Momentum Chaser @electricfutures]

After several delays, @DOGE has finally posted its purported savings. Why did it take so long to create a simple webpage with a 1000-row table? Who knows! Let's dig in.

Headline number: $55B saved. They list the savings per nixed contract. This should be easy to verify then.

🧵

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Headlines from today:

Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech

White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One

[Viesturs Kulikovskis @K_Viesturs]

@EvikaSilina @KristenMichalPM @EU_Commission @DanJoergensen Gribētu dzirdēt līdzīgas ziņas par atslēgšanos (pārzāģēt un demontēt) no ru sliežu savienojuma... Citādi viss šis nekādu drošību nepalielina.

[toomas hendrik ilves @IlvesToomas]

Antidolorossum

A gift link of this superb reassuring and calming article by @eliotacohen

https://t.co/RYgkeSLTef

[michael bell 🇬🇧 @michael66880048]

@MoragMitchell3 The article https://t.co/Z0biZVWoA5

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The infamous "MAGA granny" who served prison time for her role in the January 6th attack puts the other insurrectionists to shame by rejecting Donald Trump's pardon because she was "wrong" to storm the Capitol.

This is a powerful moral stand....

"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol Police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," Pamela Hemphill told the BBC. She recognizes that she was wrong to join the riot and deserved to be convicted.

"We were wrong that day. We broke the law. There should be no pardons," she added.

Hemphill pleaded guilty in 2022 to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing at the Capitol Building. Three additional misdemeanor charges were dropped and she spent two months in prison, received three of probation, and was forced to pay $500 in restitution.

"I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative," Hemphill said.

"A lot of people have been telling me to take the pardon, and then others are very happy that I’m not, but this, this has to do with part of my amends,” she said on CNN.

"They’re trying to rewrite history. That January 6 was not an insurrection, and I don’t want to be a part of that. It was, it was an insurrection. It was a riot," she went on.

"The DOJ was not weaponized against me. In fact, I had a wonderful judge and I’m lucky I didn’t get more time, but I don’t want any part of no pardon," she added.

It's refreshing to see that at least one of the MAGA insurrectionists has seen the error of their ways and taken responsibility for their crimes. Her courage just makes the shame of the others all the more pronounced.

Trump's mass pardon of roughly 1,500 insurrectionists will go down in history as one of the most lawless acts ever taken by an American president.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Pamela Hemphill for owning up to the truth about January 6th — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @Oksii33]

If we compare the percentage of countries' losses from the total population during WW2:

Belarus: ~25–30%

Ukraine: ~20–25%

Poland: ~16–17%

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania: ~12–15%

russia: ~6–7% (and many of these weren’t actually Russians, but forcefully deported people that russians signed as russians).

Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland suffered the highest proportional losses, with some regions losing up to one-third of the population.

Russians were NEVER victims, they were ALWAYS occupiers, the same if not more cruel as the Nazis.

Concentration camps were first set up by russians in the Russian Empire and later in the Soviet Union, long before the Nazis. Russians used them for political punishment, forced labor, culture destruction and exile. Nazis learned that from Russians.

During the German occupation of Ukraine, many of the occupying forces were Russian collaborators, they were often the most brutal, taking part in mass kiIIings and deportations.