In a report endorsed by the former head of MI6, the Henry Jackson Society said a staggering 50% of the Russians in London - 75,000 - were informants for Putin. Russia has many operatives across Europe.

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 2d ago

A Paris court today rejected Russian television star Xenia Fedorova's appeal against a ruling that she must leave the country, a week after French authorities accused her of acting as "a conduit for disinformation campaigns" orchestrated by Moscow.

Šodien atvadījāmies no Marģera Vestermaņa. Iespējams, simboliski ar viņu, kā pēdējo Rīgas geto izdzīvojušo, tiek pāršķirta arī lappuse mūsu pagātnes uztverē - tā tagad ir sena pagātne. Diemžēl, ja šo lapaspusi regulāri nepārlasīsim, tad jaunā nodaļa mūsu pagātnes stāstā būs līdzīga.

If you’re interested in the malevolence of the rentier class

Kiss Kiss Die@stromberg.bsky.social · 3d ago

“The Great Los Angeles Fires, to put it another way, are a story of disaster capitalism.” dissentmagazine.org/article/los-...

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

Max Miller was a key Trump aide in 2020 who helped plan the Jan 6 rally. He was deep in that business, he heard all the plans. And then he disappeared mid-rally, when the violence started to unfold over at the Capitol, and never plausibly explained what he was doing. See 🧵 x.com/capitolhunte...

An explosion at Moscow's luxury Balzi Rossi restaurant. Early reports say at least three people were killed and several others injured. Russian Telegram channels say the restaurant was closed to the public for the birthday of Russian general Aleksandr Chayko, commander of Russia's aerospace forces.

We are watching, in real time, the biggest fuck-up by any president in the history of the United States of America.

NEW: Trump says he’s not against withdrawing Blanche’s nomination, and Tillis says “looks like they weren’t being honest when they said [the slush fund] was inoperative.” Glad I haven’t dropped my lawsuit! news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/m...

‘Mueller, She Wrote’ Podcaster Sues DOJ Over $1.8 Billion Fund

The host of the “Mueller, She Wrote” podcast sued the Justice Department Thursday over its creation of the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying the federal government failed to follow requ...

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Bīstams pavērsiens Latvijā - precīzi aprakstīts.

Žurnāls Ir@zurnalsir.bsky.social · 7d ago

Lasiet @raudseps.bsky.social komentāru! 🔗 ir.lv/politika/lat...

Hong Kong's independent Greenfield Bookstore, whose staff were arrested by national security police two weeks ago, has announced its closure. HKFP paid a visit on Thursday as customers made last minute purchases. In full: buff.ly/Xogcqsl Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Lithuania is showing what moral clarity looks like. The Lithuanian government has proposed requiring russian artists and athletes who want to perform in Lithuania to sign a declaration condemning russia’s war against Ukraine. If they refuse, they won’t be allowed to perform.

Roman Sheremeta (@romansheremeta)

Lithuania is showing what moral clarity looks like. The Lithuanian government has proposed requiring russian artists and athletes who want to perform in Lithuania to sign a declaration condemning rus...

substack.com

Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

160,000+ people evacuated

Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 2w ago

"It's just the weather" 141,000 people in France + 25,000 people in Spain evacuated due to wildfires #GlobalBoiling

You may have seen this, but world renowned ocean and climate scientist @rahmstorf.bsky.social and his family had to flee from these fires while on holiday. bsky.app/profile/rahm...

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2w ago

We decided to get out. Not sure whether we would have still made it tomorrow. The main road Lacanau-Bordeaux is already closed. #GlobalHeating #Wildfire

Reading in the heat. Hill, Atkinson, @praddenkeefe.bsky.social, @ingagaile.bsky.social, Marias. Oakville/Baltimore, UK, London, Latvia/Russia, Spain. Generations vs. racism, murder mystery, the root of all evil, Asja Lācis, and our capacity for violence. Check out open.substack.com/pub/bnrbooki...

family sagas

baking in the heat wave

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Vispār iespaidīgi, kā Kulberga valdība izvēlās savas cīņas. Varētu ķerties klāt kokrūpnieku skandālam vai RailBaltica, bet tam intelektuālās, morālās kapacitātes nepietiek, tāpēc apkaro biedrības, kā Gribu palīdzēt bēgļiem, kur strādā ļoti maz cilvēku. Vienīgā valdībai paceļamā svara kategorija?

1940.g.21.jūlijā otrreiz pasludināja padomju varu Latvijā. Es ceru, ka trešās reizes nebūs. Kā to attēloja padomju propagandā, vērts paskatīties, lai neaizmirstu. Paldies @lnarhivs.bsky.social KFFDA! www.redzidzirdilatviju.lv/lv/search/mo...

Bulgārija, Rumānija un Latvija - svētā trīsvienība Eurostat stabiņu diagrammās. Šoreiz uzņēmējdarbības sektora ieguldījumi pētniecībā un attīstībā (LV: 73 eur/gadā pārrēķinot uz iedz.) LT: 116 Eur, EST: 344 Eur. 🫠

Mans iesniegums Saeimas Publisko izdevumu un revīzijas komisijas priekšsēdētājam Kasparam Melnim, reaģējot uz viņa mēģinājumiem politiski ietekmēt pētniecību Latvijā.

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

the way infantino sprints across the stage with a giant hook

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trump on stage with the World Cup Winners

German broadcast. Nailed it

Congrats to Spain on winning the World Cup! Trump cut off trade to Spain a few weeks ago. He also gave $20 billion to his fascist buddy Javier Millei who runs Argentina. Everything he touches turns to crap.

The fact that VP JD Vance and Richard Grenell went to Romania—on behalf of the Trump Administration— to advocate for Andrew and Tristan Tate, who by all accounts, were rapists running a coercive sex ring, then permitted them to come to Florida, should be a crazy, crazy scandal.

One thing I really like about Ossoff is his seriousness. He's genuinely disgusted here, not merely camera-disgusted.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Racists shouting hate speech through the streets get a police escort. A patriot protesting fascism gets arrested. 400 cowards calling themselves patriots while hiding their identity. 1 patriot calling out fascism in full military uniform.

new metaphor just dropped

He’s gonna cause right wing heads to explode talking sense like this lol.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

You know your country sucks when you have to lock people in.

Jake Broe@realjakebroe.bsky.social · last mo.

Putin has begun sealing up their borders so that Russian men can't escape the country before the next round of mass mobilization.