Ines

Ines ir Ojāram zudušās dzimtenes, bērnības un jaunības simbols. Laikā, kad pazūd dzimtene, zūd arī Ines.

[Tock @yvan_theriault]

De Gaules

Quand il était président, Charles de Gaulle estimait que l’argent public devait être strictement intouchable.

Au Palais de l’Élysée, il était impensable que l’État prenne en charge la moindre dépense personnelle.

Son épouse, Yvonne de Gaulle, tenait un petit carnet dans lequel elle notait avec rigueur toutes les dépenses du foyer : électricité, nourriture, vêtements, savon… rien n’était laissé au hasard.

Chaque mois, le couple envoyait un chèque au Trésor public afin de rembourser ces frais strictement privés.

Un jour, le comptable de l’Élysée lui fit remarquer que cela n’était « pas nécessaire ».
Elle répondit avec fermeté :
« Tout ce qui n’est pas public est privé, et ce qui est privé, c’est à nous de le payer. »

Leur exigence allait encore plus loin :
leurs enfants et petits-enfants n’avaient pas le droit d’utiliser les voitures officielles pour des déplacements personnels.
Charles de Gaulle refusait les privilèges liés à sa fonction.
Il réglait lui-même toutes ses dépenses à l’Élysée — jusqu’au savon ou aux repas de famille — et avait même choisi de renoncer à son salaire présidentiel, vivant uniquement de sa pension de général.

À sa mort, il ne laissa aucune fortune, seulement sa maison à Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, acquise avant la guerre.
On raconte même qu’il envoyait spontanément des chèques au Trésor public dès qu’un doute existait sur une dépense privée réglée par l’État.

Un sens de l’intégrité et du devoir qui force encore aujourd’hui le respect…
et qui rappelle que le véritable prestige ne réside pas dans les privilèges, mais dans l’exemplarité. 🇫🇷

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Under socialism, there were food ration cards in Poland, and people had to queue for many hours to buy even basic necessities.

S&P announced today that Poland is no longer an emerging market but a developed country, with a standard of living exceeding that of Greece or Spain.

The only people in favor of socialism are those who have not experienced socialism’s misery and poverty themselves. Don’t listen to them. They have no idea what they are talking about.

Why do so many otherwise intelligent people believe the socialist nonsense despite so well documented history of its failures?

[𝟐𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐲 @nomodeath]

I work the front desk at a small doctor’s office, and I wish people could see what happens on the other side of the phone. Every day, older patients call us confused.

They are told to use the patient portal, upload documents, check lab results online, fill out forms before the visit, and confirm everything through a link. Some of them do not know what a portal is.

Some do not have a smartphone.
Some have one, but they are afraid to click the wrong thing.
Last week, a man in his late 80s called about his test results.

He said, “Ma’am, I don’t mean to bother you, but the computer says I have a message and I don’t know how to open it.”
He sounded ashamed.
That broke my heart.

He should not have to feel ashamed for needing a human being.
Technology can be helpful. I understand that.

But when people who built this country are made to feel helpless because everything became a login and a password, we have gone too far.
Not everything needs to be an app.
Not every answer should be hidden behind a screen.

Sometimes people need a voice.
A patient person.
A real human who says, “Don’t worry, I can help you.”
Progress should not leave seniors behind.

Because one day, the world will move faster than us too.
And I hope someone is kind enough to slow down.

[Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson]

Just remember, everyone - White Western countries are being forced to take in an absurd number of migrants from global majorities.

They are not minorities. We are the minorities. And cleansing us from our homelands is the definition of racism. 🙂

[Ines @Ines43892832]

@maijaroze_ Kur tad palika tie Latvijas 93 tūkstoši Mozus ticīgie (pēc 1935 g. skaitīšanas datiem)?

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Make peace with being unimpressive to the outside world. Drive the normal car. Wear the simple clothes. Live below your means. Stay in the committed relationship. The ability to look ordinary while building an extraordinary life is wildly underrated.

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Found a real life dragon tonight! 😳🦎

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Just filmed an Aracari feeding!!! 🤩
Sitting in the same spot for two hours was so worth it! 🥰

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Found so many Emerald Glass Frogs in a stream last night! 😍🐸

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Mantis checking out the photo of his best friend! 🥹
Such gentle insects! 🥰💚

[Holger Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner]

Good Morning from Latvia, where public debt has jumped from just 9% of GDP in 2007 to 46.9% today. Yet Latvia remains comfortably below Maastricht’s 60% debt limit, something only 10 of the Eurozone's 21 members currently manage. Even more striking: defense spending is rising to ~5% of GDP, but Moody’s still expects debt to stay below 60%, at ~53% over the coming years. Latvia is rated A3/stable.

[AP @Average_NY_Guy]

FYI…

Total U.S. aid to Ukraine since 2022: $195 billion.

Total U.S. aid to Israel since 1948: $175 billion.

[Ines @Ines43892832]

@ZephirousKarn Отказалась от любимой работы из-за сильных головных болей, нашла другую работу. Чувство глубокого удовлетворения сделанным за многие годы в душе осталось, немного страшно пробовать себя в новой сфере, но как же хорошо...

[Rothmus 🏴 @Rothmus]

South Africa is the only country that built nuclear weapons and then deliberately destroyed them before a new demographic majority took power.

By 1989, they had 6 assembled warheads and a working intermediate range missile that also launched satellites, all developed alone under total embargo.

>1990: de Klerk ordered the arsenal dismantled
>1991: every gram of enriched uranium was melted down
1994: the missile program was cancelled

It was all finished before the ANC inherited the state.

France and the UK will sooner or later have to face similar difficult decisions.

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

The illegal migration crisis in Spain is all over the news

To put it in perspective, the foreign-born population in Spain rose from 2.1% in 1996 to 21% in 2026, a 10x increase.

Is there unlimited ability of a state to absorb migrants, or does it become a stretch at some point?

[Skscartoon @skscartoon]

Know the difference between refugees and invaders.

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Demographics is not only an issue in Asia.

Italy, Spain, Poland and Germany are sleepwalking into a crisis as well.

Don’t count on a pension sufficient for a decent retirement there, and many properties will turn from assets to worthless liabilities. Plan accordingly.

[2A History @2aHistory]

Canada euthanizes it's vulnerable citizens at a rate 800% higher than the US homicide rate.

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Germans prefer „working“ for the government over starting a business and seriously assume they will keep their prosperity.

A nation with such a mindset won’t stay prosperous. They cover the steady decline with more debt for now

Entrepreneurs build prosperity, not the government

[arctotherium @arctotherium42]

Almost half of employed Norwegian/Danish/Swedish women work for the government.