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2022. gadā elektrības ražošana Latvijā samazinājās par 14,5 %, imports pieauga par 30 %. lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/e
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Why did the UK destroy and replace so many of its old Victorian buildings?
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This day exactly 8 years ago. January 24, 2015.
The first Russian terrorist mass missile attack on Mariupol. 31 people died, 117 were injured.
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⚡️At the eighth meeting in the "Ramstein" format, 12 countries agreed to transfer about 100 Leopard 2 to Ukraine, – ABC News.
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Nach monatelanger Debatte hat sich Kanzler Scholz durchgerungen, Kampfpanzer an die Ukraine zu liefern. Auch die Verbündeten wollen offenbar mitziehen. Aus den USA könnten Abrams-Panzer kommen.
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The Vikings reached North America 500 years before Columbus.
And they also sailed to Britain, Spain, Italy, Russia, North Africa, the Middle East, and... Paris.
This is the story of the Viking Age:
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Jeremy Corbyn, the former Iranian state TV presenter, used to always call for “troops out” to end wars & occupations.
But when Russia is waging a genocidal war, he switches to calling for a settlement that keeps troops in. 🤔
Let’s talk about Jeremy Corbyn. 🧵…
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Russian state TV discussed the best strategies to be used against the U.S., which included their idea for killing scores of Americans. They named only one American they did not want to kill: Tucker Carlson. Watch:
More in my latest article (linked below).
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A thread about "negotiations." 1/x
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An incredibly bleak read. Sometimes the reality of the Bundeswehr is worse than the nastiest bashing…
No wonder the staff drop-out rate is high and that it’s hard to attract good people if the conditions are like this.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group. I have written about the topic before, but now that it's been designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization by the US, we should reiterate some key points and update the latest news about them.
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Fringe pro-🇷🇺 bloggers such as the like to keep the 🇷🇺 narrative of Ukrainian neo-nazis and the need for "denazification" inside Ukraine. Today I'll be introducing a real Russian #vatnik, co-leader of the Rusich group and a neo-nazi called Aleksei Milchakov. 1/8
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Want to understand the intricacies of China’s economy? Read Arthur Kroeber’s China’s Economy: What You Need to Know (2016).
Kroeber sets the expectation up front--China’s economy is like a jigsaw puzzle w/ pieces that constantly change. It takes humility & grit to grasp. 1/52
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be introducing an Australian propagandist and ex-news reporter, Mary Kostakidis (). She's best known for her storming out from the SBS newsroom in 2007, after which she's been mostly doing hot takes on the US & NATO, Russia & China.1/11
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This is a damned good list of the next tranche of US support. Looking forward to seeing what other allies & EU partners contribute at the Ramstein meeting tomorrow.
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Newest US military package for Ukraine:
- 59x Bradley IFVs with 590 TOWs and 295,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition
- 8x AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Defense Systems
- 90x Stryker APCs
- 350x HMMWVs
- 53x MRAPs
- 20,000 155mm arty ammo
- 95,000 105mm arty ammo
- 12,000 120mm mortar ammo
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What you are seeing may have nothing to do directly with Ukraine and everything with Putin 'coup proofing' his regime.
Military Coup 101🧵
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Pantsir systems being placed, one in a high-rise in central Moscow and one in the country's Ministry of Defence.
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Self confidence. Not.
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Russians reportedly trying to install Pantsir-S1 air defence system on the roof of a house in Moscow, Teterinskiy Pereulok, 8.
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Некоторые смотрят 3 часа Дудя с Кучерой, а мне хватило 20 минут разговора с российским родственником, который позвонил мне сегодня по семейным делам, но разговор всё равно свернул на войну. Это интересный кейс, достойный треда - для чтения которого 3 часов не надо. 1/🧵
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I am a co-founder of Kloop Media, an organization from Kyrgyzstan known mostly for its media projects, but not only. We also run education programs, and one of them is a decolonial project aimed to replace Russian with English as the second most popular language in Kyrgyzstan. ⬇️
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For everyone arguing this is only Putin, here are the usual imperialistic reasons of Russians waging genocidal war in Ukraine.
The vast majority of Russians (80%) consider the Soviet era rather a good time, 63% regret the collapse of the USSR (poll FOM).
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"A person in their sound mind can never dare to commit such crimes - blow up a building, with people alive in there" - archive video of Putin.
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll be introducing a British reality TV star and a propagandist, George Galloway (). He's best known for his appearance on Big Brother, affiliation with Russia state-media & his love for various authoritarian regimes around the globe.
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Switzerland has begun work on a reform that would allow some countries to export Swiss-made munitions to Ukraine after international criticism of its restrictive arms export law, reports NZZ am Sonntag. 🇭🇺❤️🇺🇦 magazin.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonntag
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After a while,the political influence became so large that it became a dependency.For example,in the early 2000s Hungary had little to no economic ties with Russia. But they became dependent on Russian energy,which also increased Russia's political influence in the country. 7/18
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll discuss how Russia and Putin influenced politics and attitudes in European countries since (at least) 2007 by investing into the energy, financing and the real estate sectors.
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Natural gas prices in Europe (Amsterdam) now totally collapsing. We are currently at 55 EUR/KWh. That is a reduction of 85% in less than 5 months. #NaturalGas
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Putin’s use of energy as a weapon of financial war is increasingly backfiring, threatening Russia's beleaguered economy and curtailing its global influence wsj.com/articles/russi via
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"You were born for death and suffering. Die with joy, it's the only thing you're good for" - Russian leaders tell their population.
Of course, that doesn't apply to leaders themselves and their family members - they were obviously born for a long, prosperous, and happy life.
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Из ФБ. Автор - Фрумыч Форум.
С утра в дверь настойчиво постучали.
- Да кого там несет! – возмутился Степан и открыл дверь.
- Доброе утро. Колидубов Степан Николаевич? – вежливо поздоровался человек в форме. – Вам повестка. Примите, пожалуйста.
- Какая нахер повестка?! (1/18)
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Russians doing usual colonial division of minorities - drafting one minority and sending them to war with another.
Now Kazakhs are used as cannon fodder against Ukraine.
Every person of ethnic minority must understand he is just a tool of Russian imperialism in this war. twitter.com/ElenaNech_777/
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Russian TV celebrating attack in Dnipro apartment house killing 30 (and growing) and injuring many more people.
Openly praising the attack and expecting this to be in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
If this is not terrorism support then what is?
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In today's #vatnik soup I'll introduce a British freelance journalist, agitator and propagandist, Graham Phillips. In his articles and videos he favors Russia heavily, even though he calls himself an "independent journalist".
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Every single company still working with russia, every single dollar sent to russia, they all contributed to this hell on earth.
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UK government: “UK defence and security officials believe a window has opened up where Russia is on the backfoot due to resupply issues and plummeting morale. The Prime Minister is therefore encouraging allies to deploy their planned support for 2023 as soon as possible”
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If you'd have learned from Grozny over 20 years ago, you might have prevented Dnipro today.
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