Toms Zariņš

Apocalyptic scenes from Koohsar Blvd. in the Shahran neighbourhood of northwestern Tehran.

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

This is no different from Putin saying MH17 was shot down by Ukraine or Assad saying rebels gassed themselves.

Instead of WW3, why don't we call it the Global Special Military Operations?

Sweden is investigating a cargo ship that allegedly transported stolen grain with a Russian crew Swedish authorities are investigating a cargo ship sailing in the Baltic Sea that’s accused of transporting stolen grain.

Sweden is investigating a cargo ship that allegedly transported stolen grain with a Russian crew apnews.com/article/swed...

Lucifer has a point

More Patriot missiles used in Middle East in 3 days than in Ukraine since 2022, Zelensky says President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is ready to provide drone interceptors in exchange for missiles, though he did not specify which countries could be involved.

This is a fucking travesty.

“In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion.”

(A year’s worth of production or more, btw)

kyivindependent.com/over-800-pat...

Iceland plans August 29 referendum on EU negotiations COPENHAGEN, March 6 () - Iceland should hold a referendum on August 29 on ‌resuming talks to join the European ‌Union, the Nordic country's government said on Friday, ​fast-tracking a pledge to hold t...

Iceland plans August 29 referendum on EU negotiations (Reuters)
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly —in the war, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Uzvelk populisms par pensijām. Man pagāja ļoti ilgs laiks, līdz tiku pie kādas finanšu pratības, dusmo cilvēku čakarēšana.

Jau tā pilns ar lietām, kas ar milzu gravitāciju neļauj atrauties no stulbā "0 aktīvu" punkta -- kredīti, azartspēles, sporta likmes, day trading, crypto, prediction markets.

Let this sink in.
Four years ago, the US expected Ukraine to fall within days and even withheld military aid because they thought it’d be wasted. Today, the US — the most powerful nation on earth — is asking Ukraine for military aid.

Never underestimate Ukraine. Arm them to win.

Man interesētu kas cits - ko slēpj padomju laika milicijas arhīvi? .... tie joprojām nav arhīvam nodoti.

Streičs mūžībā.

Autors divām, manuprāt, vislatviskākajām filmām: "Mans draugs — nenopietns cilvēks" (1975) un, protams, "Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā" (1981). Abas arī izcilas sava laikmeta atklājējas.

Par latviešu strēlniekiem, bet lietas būtību nemaina.

Reizēm ar draugiem runājam par to, cik nenormāli gudra lieta Latvijā ir gan vienas personas partiju ziedojumu griesti, gan neļaušana ziedot juridiskām personām. Paldies visiem, kuri savā laikā cīnījās par šo.

Russia says ready to ship 9.5 million oil barrels to India amid supply crisis India has witnessed a vulnerability in terms of its crude reserves, following the breakout of the Middle East crisis. At present, it has crude stocks covering 25 days of demand along with low inventor...

Remember when Trump promised that India would stop buying Russian oil? Well it turns out that Trump's decision to bomb Iran has had the exact opposite effect, leading to a surge of Russian oil being sent to India. www.indiatoday.in/india/story/...

"Atkarīgs, cik daudz ārlietu ministre ieguļās..." #knl

Hegseth today: We don't actually have any clear purpose or guideposts or objectives in mind, the metrics are shifting...but "we are just getting started."

Yikes.

What the Iran war means for Ukraine Europeans fear a distracted U.S. will lose interest in pushing Vladimir Putin toward peace — as America burns through stocks of the missiles that Kyiv desperately needs.

Lielākais ieguvējs no kara Tuvajos Austrumos šobrīd ir Putins.

Nav runa tikai par to, ka Ukraina pazūd no ziņu lentēm.

Ieroči, kas nepieciešami Ukrainai, šobrīd tiek izmantoti Irānā.

Tomēr arī Ķīna, nafta un LNG spēlē par labu Putinam - 1/4

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Interesanti, vai būs reize, kad es Swedbank aplikācijas vietā neatvēršu Mobilly un otrādi

French nukes: It's hard to overstate how much of a sea change it is that countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Germany are open to talking with France about nuclear deterrence. We have been getting used to it — but it's a major, major shift.

Joint declaration of President Macron and Chancellor Merz

Here is the full joint Macron-Merz statement, which also includes the ambition to increase European capabilities below the nuclear threshold. A real signficant shift in the European security architecture unfolding:

Very significant: "France said in-depth talks had already been conducted with Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, and Sweden, and they were willing to move ahead with deeper co-operation."

Macron says France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades French President Emmanuel Macron says that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, but he did not give a figure for the increase.

France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300, French President Emmanuel Macron said. It will be the first time France increases its nuclear arsenal since at least 1992.

Kudors "Šodienas jautājumā".

Danmark får rolle i fransk atomafskrækkelsesprogram

PM Frederiksen confirms: Denmark in strategic cooperation on nuclear deterrence with France
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

Iespējamā interešu konflikta dēļ ministrs maina akcionāra pārstāvi «Latvijas Valsts mežos» Zemkopības ministrijas valsts sekretārs Ģirts Krūmiņš, kurš pēdējos gadus bijis ministrijas kā akcionāra pārstāvis "Latvijas Valsts mežos" (LVM), no janvāra beigām no šiem pienākumiem ir atbrīvots. LT...

Vai kaut kas tamlīdzīgs vispār ir noticis jebkad agrāk?

Vai ir bijusi situācija, kad valsts kapitālsabiedrības akciju turētājs ir ministrijas departamenta direktors?

www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

Iespējamā interešu konflikta dēļ ministrs maina akcionāra pārstāvi «Latvijas Valsts mežos» Zemkopības ministrijas valsts sekretārs Ģirts Krūmiņš, kurš pēdējos gadus bijis ministrijas kā akcionāra pārstāvis "Latvijas Valsts mežos" (LVM), no janvāra beigām no šiem pienākumiem ir atbrīvots. LT...

Ne tikai aiz loga, bet arī Zemkopības ministrijā temperatūra kāpj: www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

Pres Trump told me tonight the US had identified possible candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial attack. "The attack was so successful it knocked out most of the candidates," Trump told me. "It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead. Second or third place is dead."

complete insanity

Pasniegti "Lielie Kristapi"; gada labākā filma – "Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs" 1. martā ceremonijā Kongresu namā pasniegtas nacionālās kinobalvas "Lielais Kristaps".

Galveno balvu jaunajā "Lielā Kristapa" nominācijā "Labākā filma" ieguva Oskara Rupenheita krimināldrāma "Tumšzilais evaņģēlijs".