@Afanasijs @lsm https://t.co/kChoKgJZlC
From@AfanasijsI listened to Panorāma. Sad. No question to the 2008 government about what happened to Prime Minister Godmanis's promises to take measures so that such situations wouldn't happen in future storms? What, @lsm short memory, doesn't remember events from 18 years ago. Kučinskis also as if fallen from the moon!
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Filip, you're mixing something up here. Hungary and specifically Orbán was the one who normalized and prevented many 🇷🇺 from being put on sanctions. Latvia has always been for putting all supporters of 🇷🇺 aggression on sanctions. In the 21st sanctions package, the 🇷🇺 sports minister was specifically put back on sanctions.
From@RajevskisThanks to Latvia's support, Russia's normalization in sports is directly happening. At the moment when Latvia supported the release of the sports minister from sanctions. Ask your foreign minister how that happened. https://t.co/Z76iTV2id8
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@aiga_balode @Jauna_Vienotiba I usually don't ask rhetorical questions — why waste my time? Answers to all these questions will be given on the first Saturday of October.
From@aiga_balode@MaratQasem Yes, quite simple - and now ask @Jauna_Vienotiba why that and almost nothing else has been done anywhere in 20 years! 😀
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@AZvejsalnieks And so that administrators can enter the correct results, as well as determine whether someone has possibly made a mistake and voted incorrectly.
From@AZvejsalnieksGenerally, elections on the internet and digital vote counting is a very good thing. Just the main thing is that on election day the wind doesn't blow...
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From@PBLA_Latvija👋 In recent months we have published our 70th anniversary history series - a look back at PBLA's work in photographs. This time we recall PBLA's activities in the early 2000s, when all work was directed toward supporting Latvia's accession to NATO. More on our Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram pages. https://t.co/OgWyKM8tRp
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From@LatviaUN_NY🇺🇦🦾 @Latvian_MFA Parliamentary Secretary @dacemelbarde ended her statement with the words of Gunārs Astra, a Latvian non-violent dissident and political prisoner, who spent 15 years in Soviet forced-labour camps and was arrested again by the KGB in 1983 for possessing George Orwell’s book 1984. Seven years after his testimony in court, Latvia’s nightmare of Soviet occupation ended. 🦾 Dear Ukrainian friends, this nightmare too will pass. You will prevail. 🦾 Razom do peremogi.
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If readers find Artis Svece's vision painfully narrow, vote for the only right-wing alternative — @partijaMMN. Svece has a point that his imagined welfare nanny state is incompatible with demographic decline, but a limited state is compatible. And that is what 'Mēs mainām noteikumus' offers.
From@SatoriLVPoliticians have a choice: to please the public, threaten immigrants and foster the illusion that everything will be fine, or to clearly state what Latvia will look like in 30 years with and without immigration. Svece on climate, demographics, migration, racism. https://t.co/OqdMbSoYr9
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Cīrule considers the possibility of running for the position of head of KNAB https://t.co/qzQWTl8rXB
From@Tas_es_Patsok, the Ukrainian may not really understand what a shit Melnik is, but he perfectly sees what a shit the pro-Bolshevik Spruds is… I allowed myself to search for the post on Facebook and give it to Google transliterator… PAINFUL! https://t.co/hW2PbGCDIs https://t.co/FXQNj06KVr
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From@LapinsGirtsSergiy Shakun from the Ukrainian army is shocked by the audacity of the Progressives... In Ogre, the infamous Andris Sprūds, for whom Ukraine is a project, runs up to the Ukrainians, briefly talks, but meanwhile PRO films everything and puts it in their political advertisement. The Ukrainian's complaint is both that he was included in a political advertisement without asking permission, and that it is done by a person who has never helped Ukraine. Now the Ukrainian army man demands that the Progressives remove him from their political advertisement. We'll see if PRO is adequate.
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A lower VAT on food was not introduced so that wealthier people could say in surveys that they didn't notice it. The goal is to reduce the burden of the cost of living, especially for people with low incomes. And it is precisely they who notice price changes the most; this must continue!
From@latvianomertaThe company manager who works on the Waterfront project takes a short interview with Šlesers. But looking at that person's TikTok account, we see that we have before us a fan of “🇷🇺Wagner” and Russian fascism. @AinarsSlesers @LatvijaPirmaja will there be any comment? @Valsts_drosiba https://t.co/eEsjS40cI3
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Inside the gold fund, straight ahead.
From@Lato_LapsaFinally, a respectable person from Ukraine speaks correctly but without circumlocution about the progressive scoundrels and their Kremlin influence agent Sprūds. Below - AI translation. During my stay in Latvia, a country friendly to Ukraine, where I was treated and rehabilitated, I met many Latvian residents. These were people who help Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces: ordinary citizens, business representatives, municipal representatives, as well as ministers and heads of Latvian institutions. All these meetings took place in a friendly and open atmosphere. We thanked people who donate cars, buy and hand over their cars to Ukraine's needs. We also thanked the authorities for the number of ambulances handed over to Ukraine. But, as they say, there is no such thing as a tar spoon. Together with my friends Oleksiy Anuley and Roman Melnyk (Mamont) we were in Ogre city library. We were talking when a man approached us, greeted us and introduced himself as a former Minister of Defense of Latvia (2023–2026). We talked for literally a few minutes. I asked whether he helps Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. I did not hear a clear answer. Later our Latvian friends told us about his political stance on the Ukrainian issue, specifically his statements and attitude toward Ukrainian statehood (in his opinion, Ukraine is a project, not a state). As we left the library, our paths crossed again. I told him a simple thing: Latvia must unite, strengthen its state and learn from Ukraine's experience, which today defends its independence at the cost of its citizens' lives. At that moment, his people were holding his party's political materials. As is known, elections are approaching in Latvia, so their presence in the library had an obvious political context. I also said: if you really want to help Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I left my phone number. But the most interesting thing happened later. After the severe storm that swept Latvia on August 22, the next day there were problems with electricity and communications in many places. Only after arriving in Riga were we able to communicate normally. And today, August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day, my Latvian friends showed me a video recording from the former defense minister's political party. And this video uses an episode from our meeting at Ogre city library. Moreover, it shows the moment when he—a soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces—approaches me and greets me. I consider this unacceptable. Using my image without my permission in military uniform, our meeting and the fact of the handshake itself in your own political advertising is at least unethical. The situation looks particularly cynical if a person who, as far as I know, has not provided any assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, uses the image of a Ukrainian serviceman in his political activities, creating the impression of support for Ukraine. Therefore my demand is simple and clear: Remove from the political video the episode where our greeting and my image are used. I have not given permission for me to be used in your political advertising. If you have made statements that Ukraine is a project, dare to review your position and apologize to Ukraine and Ukrainians. If you want to talk about supporting Ukraine, show it not with political videos but with concrete cases. And if you want to shake hands with us, take photos and talk, you have our contacts. There is a phone number. We are open to conversation. But using a Ukrainian serviceman in political advertising without his permission is unacceptable. So again: remove this fragment from the video. This is my first and last demand.
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From@LapinsGirtsSergiy Shakun from the Ukrainian army is shocked by the Progressives' insolence... In Ogre, the infamous Andris Sprūds, for whom Ukraine is a project, briefly talks to the Ukrainians, but meanwhile PRO films everything and puts it in their political advertisement. The Ukrainian's complaint is both that he was included in a political advertisement without asking permission, and that it was done by a person who has never helped Ukraine. Now the Ukrainian army man demands that the Progressives remove him from their political advertisement. Let's see if PRO is adequate.
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From@Lato_LapsaFinally, a respectable person from Ukraine speaks correctly but without circumlocution about the progressive scoundrels and their Kremlin agent Sprūds. Below is an AI translation. During my stay in Latvia, a country friendly to Ukraine, where I was treated and rehabilitated, I met many Latvian residents. These were people who help Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces: ordinary citizens, business representatives, municipal representatives, as well as ministers and heads of Latvian institutions. All these meetings took place in a friendly and open atmosphere. We thanked people who donate cars, buy them, and give their cars to Ukraine's needs. We also thanked the authorities for the number of ambulances donated to Ukraine. But, as they say, there is no such thing as a spoonful of tar. Together with my friend Oleksii Anulei and Roman Melnyk (Mamont), we were at the Ogre city library. We were talking when a man approached us, greeted us, and introduced himself as the former Latvian Minister of Defense (2023–2026). We talked for literally a few minutes. I asked whether he helps Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. I did not hear a clear answer. Later, our Latvian friends told us about his political stance on the Ukrainian issue, specifically about his statements and attitude toward Ukrainian statehood (in his opinion, Ukraine is a project, not a state). When we were leaving the library, our paths crossed again. I told him a simple thing: Latvia must unite, strengthen its state, and learn from Ukraine's experience, which today defends its independence at the cost of its citizens' lives. At that moment, his people held political materials of his party. As is known, elections are approaching in Latvia, so their presence in the library had an obvious political context. I also said: if you really want to help Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, I left my phone number. But the most interesting thing happened later. After the strong storm that swept through Latvia on August 22, the next day there were problems with electricity and communications in many places. Only after arriving in Riga were we able to communicate normally. And today, August 24, on Ukraine's Independence Day, my Latvian friends showed me a video recording from the former defense minister's political party. And this video uses an episode from our meeting at the Ogre city library. Moreover, it shows the moment when he—a soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces—approaches me and greets me. I consider this unacceptable. Without my permission, using my image in military uniform, our meeting, and the fact of the handshake itself in your own political advertising is at least unethical. The situation looks especially cynical when a person who, as far as I know, has provided no assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, uses the image of a Ukrainian military serviceman in his political activities, creating the impression of providing support to Ukraine. Therefore, my demand is simple and clear: Remove from the political video the episode that uses our greeting and my image. I have not given permission to use myself in your political advertising. If you have made statements that Ukraine is a project, dare to reconsider your position and apologize to Ukraine and Ukrainians. If you want to talk about supporting Ukraine, show it not with political videos but with concrete cases. And if you want to shake our hand, take photos, and talk, you have our contacts. There is a phone number. We are open to conversation. But using a Ukrainian military serviceman in political advertising without his permission is unacceptable. So once again: remove this fragment from the video. This is my first and last demand.
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The video maker is obviously not a local. In Dagda there are no traffic lights anywhere, also in Zilupe or Viļaka or Kārsava... and in many other small towns. And the fact that after the storm there was no electricity for a while is not the end of the world.
From@karlwithanlYesterday on TikTok I came across a video where a vatnik drives through some Dagda and, of course, comments on the situation. The situation, of course, pleases other vatniks. The situation is certainly also noticed by some foreign intelligence bureau in some Lubyanka in some Moscow. Total blackout. That means that the situation with civil defense is in the rear. Corruption and the cancer of Unity in all its glory. Or rather, in pitch black darkness. Because the so-called state, which the bureaucrats of Unity&Co progressive parasites-degenerates call themselves, cannot provide anything anymore, even to a minimum. Jēkabpils, Līvāni, Preiļi, Dagda and so on - but, well, yes: it is far from Riga and Latvia ends around Ogre. Oh, no - Ogre also sat in blackout. But the talk is not so much about blackout - the story is about the inability of municipalities and the state to provide even the minimum. Unlike Ukraine, which Latvians mockingly called and call a very corrupt country, but in Ukraine somehow that civil defense nevertheless quite noticeably began to work pragmatically and coordinated, in real war conditions. But we here don't even have a war, we don't even need a war to perfectly visualize that Latvia has been eaten by corruption and power self-satisfaction much more than Ukraine.
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From@LatvijaPirmaja💨 For years they tell us that cash is the past and a phone and card are enough. That, you see, cash is a breeding ground for the shadow economy. 😶🌫️ Then a storm comes, electricity and communications disappear, and your modern wallet in the form of a smartphone becomes a brick. Cash is not a relic of the past - it is a backup system for when the digital system doesn't work. 💶 ROBERTS ŽEMAITIS expresses himself.
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However, there are left-wing Marxists who want to ban cash circulation: [link]
This morning, around 31,000 households still have no electricity. In many places, people have been feeling the effects of the storm for the third day. The most important thing now is to help people and restore electricity, water supply and communications. Thanks to all the crews and services that continue to work. But once the urgent work is done, the state must conduct a practical readiness test of critical infrastructure. Not another working group or report, but a real test. Can gas stations operate without electricity? How long do mobile communication towers work? Are generators tested for water supply? Are all critical ATMs working? Who is responsible for each system's readiness? The value of a crisis plan is determined not by the thickness of the document, but by what actually works when the power goes out.
From@LatvijaPirmaja❗️ We have repeatedly submitted a proposal to the Saeima for a one-time benefit of 5000 euros for each newborn child. 💶 Every time the Saeima rejected this proposal. Meanwhile, in Latvia, each purchased electric car is subsidized with 5000 euros. Obvious state priorities! ⚠️ What mainly threatens the Latvian state in the long term is the demographic hole, which is widening every year. Birth anti-records have been set in each of the last years. Such low birth rates have never been seen in the entire history of the Latvian state. 📉 AINĀRS BAŠTIKS
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