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Ritvars Eglājs 🇱🇻🌻🇺🇦 retweeted
Yak-B fires 12,7x108 at 4000rpm. That means it fires 6 to 10 rounds while your brain tried to stop your fingers from squeezing the trigger. And the recoil is angular... And it's gas operated so there is no easy way to do a burst or emergency cut off switches to it 😂
Russian mobile fire group training goes wrong while using a YakB-12.7 rotary machine gun originally built for Mi-24 helicopters.
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This simply means the US & Israel will have to periodically bomb Iranian nuclear program rubble to kill Iranian heavy equipment excavating it until economic collapse kills the Mullahocracy.
Iranian Domestic Affairs: Iran is continuing efforts to protect its nuclear program. - Iran is also undertaking efforts to reconstitute its drone program during the ceasefire. - Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated on July 11 that Iran must take revenge for the killing of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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“Nobody has the right to live their lives being protected from offense or from insults or from hurt feelings. It is an occupational hazard of living in society.” — Ann Widdecombe
The Rabbit Hole
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The most generous people are the ones who voluntarily open their own wallets. The least generous people are the ones who want government to forcibly open other people’s wallets.
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As a former major fund-raiser for Amnesty - I produced the first five 'Secret Policeman's Balls' - I renounce the mob who have taken over Amnesty Amnesty used to be about trying to do something about TORTURE
Beira's Place, the women's sexual assault support centre founded by JK Rowling, has been labelled an "anti-rights group" by Amnesty International UK, alongside For Women Scotland. Story @heraldscotland 👇 heraldscotland.com/news/2626…
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During the Great Awokening, the American Establishment became convinced that Kimberle Crenshaw's Theory of Intersectionality _proved_ that, due to their low level of accomplishment, black women must be a vast untapped pool of awesome talent who only need promotion. Oh, well...
@Steve_Sailer But then things began to unravel for Kerri Greenidge, appearing to later cost her another book deal and her position as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University. Several other scholars, who described themselves as skeptical of some of Greenidge’s assertions in the book, started fact-checking her — scrutiny that Greenidge argued was racially motivated when asked for comment on Friday. Some of the criticism centered around whether Greenidge had properly credited sources. “I said, ‘Where is she getting this?’” Myra C. Glenn, a retired professor of American history at Elmira College and the author of several books on U.S. history, said in an interview on Thursday. “Boy, it became a major problem.” In March 2024, examining “The Grimkes” for Reviews in American History, a scholarly journal published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Glenn raised concerns about the book’s credibility. “Although well-written, ‘The Grimkes’ is also a deeply flawed book,” she wrote. “All too often Greenidge lacks the evidence to substantiate many of her major claims. Her work is also riddled with factual errors and repeatedly omits needed endnotes.” nytimes.com/2026/07/10/books…
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Shameless Russian vatniks exploit disabled kids to get gasoline. This whorc is bragging that she "rented" a disabled kid to buy gasoline ahead of queue. Orcistan it is.
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Ritvars Eglājs 🇱🇻🌻🇺🇦 retweeted
Krievija slepkavo bērnus Ukrainā. Jau piekto gadu. Bet Latvijas krievu vairums to vēl arvien nav spējīgi nosodīt. Krievu teātri, presi un radio no Krievijas sabraukušie krievi gan ir naski pieprasīt. Par to gan viņiem ir viedoklis. youtu.be/v_DcyW-HxD0?is=LcMK…
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Ukraine Is Becoming China's Military Laboratory For years, many insisted that China was a "neutral" actor in russia's war against Ukraine. But the joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde showed that it is not the case. According to the leaked documents, China reportedly proposed providing artificial intelligence technologies and the industrial capacity to mass-produce autonomous drone swarms. In return, russia would supply real combat data from the battlefield in Ukraine. The documents also describe plans to undermine Starlink through a combination of cyberattacks, electronic warfare, diplomatic pressure, and even the development of low-cost weapons capable of targeting satellites in orbit. The reported cooperation doesn't stop there. The investigation also describes discussions on advanced air and missile defense technologies and an expanding military partnership that goes well beyond the trade in so-called "dual-use" goods. These findings paint a disturbing picture. Ukraine is not only fighting russia - it is unwillingly serving as the proving ground where China can study modern warfare, test emerging technologies, and refine weapons that could be used in future conflicts against the US and Europe. This is no longer just a Ukrainian war.
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“A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.” — Milton Friedman
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Hamas released this martyr video of their terrorist operative Mohammed Manhal Abu Armana firing guns and rockets. So why is UNESCO still listing him as a “journalist”? ⬇️ Full story in our damning new report on UNESCO's complicity with Hamas: unwatch.org/un-watch-urges-u…
Unescos generaldirektör Audrey Azoulay fördömer morden på journalisterna: Mohammed Manhal Abu Armana i al-Mawasi, Palestina, den 13 juli. Hassan Hamad i Jabalia flyktingläger, norra Gaza, Palestina, den 6 oktober Mohammad Al Tanani i Jabalia, norra Gaza, Palestina, den 9 oktober.
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Abu Armana and many other terrorists only doubled as journalists or other professionals to trigger indignation of those that ignored their primary occupations. OSINT allows to discover some of those cases, but many remain undisclosed. Here is Armana training as a Jihadist: x.com/hillelneuer/st…
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Replying to @KZorins
Paga, Tu vēlies, lai mana meita dodas uz de facto krievu skolu un latvisko to uz savas psihes/labsajūtas rēķina? Mēs rīkosimies citādi– uztaisīsim auditu un pārskatīsim pedagoģisko/vadības sastāvu, ja reiz citādi nespēj nodrošināt izglītības procesu latviešu valodā. Bij. Čiekurkalna pamatskolā šo problēmu šādi esam atrisinājuši.
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Ritvars Eglājs 🇱🇻🌻🇺🇦 retweeted
Mērķtiecīgi veidota politika, kas ved uz bilingvālu un divvalodīgu sabiedrību, ir bīstama. Ainārs Šlesers savā krievu valodas aizstāvības mītiņā, runājot gan latviski, gan krieviski, un Agnese Lāce, kuras vadības laikā gan sabiedrības saliedēšana, gan mediju politika, manuprāt, klusi tika virzīta uz bilingvālisma pusi, lienoši būvē divvalodīgu sabiedrību. Tomēr tas ir pretēji Satversmei, jo Latvijā ir un vienmēr būs tikai viena valsts valoda — latviešu. Un visi mēģinājumi to mainīt izgāzīsies.
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Šodien Robežsardzes koledžu absolvēja jaunie robežsardzes virsnieki. Uzrunājot viņus, es teicu: "Jūs kļūstat par robežsargiem vēsturiskā laikā. Laikā, kad mainās vecā pasaules kārtība un kad bieži līdz nepazīšanai mainās arī pašas valstis. Masu migrācijas rezultātā daudzviet Rietumeiropā jau vairs neizskatās kā Eiropā. Tā ir bijusi šo valstu izvēle. Mūsu valsts nevar to atļauties, jo Latvija ir pārāk maza un latviešu ir pārāk maz. Tieši jūs, robežsargi esat tie, kas sargājot valsts robežu, dod iespēju tautai pastāvēt kā tautai arī nākotnē." Foto autors: Ilmārs Znotiņš, Valsts prezidenta kanceleja.
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Pirms 40 gadiem, 1986. gada 10. jūlijā, Liepājā tika dibināta Latvijas cilvēktiesību aizstāvības grupa "Helsinki–86" – pirmā atklāti organizētā pretošanās kustība padomju okupācijas laikā Latvijā. Tā iestājās par cilvēktiesībām, demokrātiju un Latvijas brīvību.
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Ritvars Eglājs 🇱🇻🌻🇺🇦 retweeted
"airBaltic" pusjaunumos ir viena interesanta lieta. Uzņēmums jau 26. jūnijā paziņoja biržai "Euronext" par faktisku obligāciju saistību nepildīšanu (naudas neturēšanu kontā), kas noved pie lielāka porcentu maksājuma. Tikai kaut kā piemirsās par to pastāstīt Latvijas sabiedrībai.
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Ritvars Eglājs 🇱🇻🌻🇺🇦 retweeted
Nu tad beidzot ļoti laba ziņa! ❤️👍❤️
Esmu lauzis iepriekšējo ministru noslēgtos Iekšlietu ministrijas sadarbības memorandus ar biedrībām "Gribu palīdzēt bēgļiem" un "Latvijas Sieviešu nevalstisko organizāciju sadarbības tīkls". Abas organizācijas caur valsts budžetu un ES fondiem ir saņēmušas simtus tūkstošus eiro, par ko šobrīd notiek pārbaudes. Ministrija jau ir konstatējusi nopietnus pārkāpumus projektā "Sabiedrības daudzveidība un starpkultūru komunikācija profesionāļiem darbā ar trešo valstu valstspiederīgajiem". Savukārt organizācijas "Gribu palīdzēt bēgļiem" viena no padomes loceklēm ir bijusi iesaistīta Baltkrievijas hibrīdkara aktivitātēs, atbalstot personas, kuras nelegāli šķērso valsts robežu.
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Ij nemaz nenojautu, ka 21. gs., paralēlajā pasaulē k-kur eksistēja sociālisms, kuram tagad piezagusies kapitālisma aukstā dvaša: Rīgā sāks iekasēt īres maksu par pašvaldības dzīvokļiem: lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/…
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Es gab nie billiges russisches Gas (alle Links im ersten Post) TL/DR Version: Billiges Gas aus Russland ist ein Mythos. Deutschland hat für dieses Gas immer Weltmarktpreise bezahlt, zu Beginn der 2010er Jahre tatsächlich sogar höhere Preise für dieses Pipelinegas bezahlt, als der Preis am niederländischen Gashub TTF für Import-LNG betrug. Die Entscheidung für das Nordstreamprojekt hat in erster Linie die Koffer der Gazprom/Russlands gefüllt, wir hätten das Gas auch über den Hub, zum gleichen Preis kaufen können. Langversion: Seit 2022 wird sehr viel über Gas aus Russland nach Deutschland geredet und geschrieben. Gewusst hat man aber immer wenig. Erzählt wurde, dass es billig wäre und unseren Wohlstand sichert (aber das sagt man über Vielfalt auch). Anfragen an die Regierung haben die Frage nicht beantwortet. Der massive Anstieg des Gaspreises in Europa wurde als Kennzeichen genommen, dass importiertes LNG grundsätzlich teurer gewesen sei, dass die höheren Kosten des LNG an den Kunden weitergegeben werden müssen und der Kunde von Pipelinegas von dessen niedrigeren Bereitstellungskosten profitiert. Beides ist nicht wahr! Beginnend mit einem Artikel bei @Reuters hat sich dann ein anderes Bild ergeben. Reuters verweist auf die Artikel des „Oxford Institute for Energy Studies“ (OIES; @OxfordEnergy). Nach Studium dieser Veröffentlichungen („The Pricing of Internationally Traded Gas“ (PITG) von Jonathen Stern und „What Drives International Gas Prices in Competitive Markets?“ (WDIGP) von Mike Fulwood) und kurzen Rückfragen beim OIES (vielen Dank an dieser Stelle auch an Jack Sharples) zeigt sich aber ein klares Bild, untermauert durch zahlreiche Beweise. Russisches Gas wurde zu keinem Zeitpunkt unter dem Weltmarktpreis bezogen. Zu manchen Zeitpunkten musste dafür sogar mehr bezahlt werden als für frei handelbares LNG am niederländischen TTF Hub, dies betrifft den Zeitraum zwischen 2009 und 2015. (Linie RUSGER ggü. Linie TTF, siehe Bild aus WDIGP/Mike Fulwood). Der höhere Preis resultierte aus einem herkömmlichen Verfahren den Verkaufspreis von Gas durch einen Vergleichspreis basierend auf Erdöl, oder einem Warenkorb verschiedener gehandelter Rohölsorten, abzubilden. Diese Art der Preisfindung war früher üblich, bevor sie in den 2010er Jahren in Europa durch marktbasierte Hubpreise abgelöst wurde (vgl. Stern, PITG). Auch wenn die Graphik in 2015 endet, so ändert sich das Bild nicht. Zwischen 2015 und 2022 waren die Preise für russischen Import und die Preise am Hub gleich. Mike Fulwood führt dazu aus, dass die Illusion von ‚billigem russischem Gas‘ aus den für den Verkäufer niedrigeren Bereitstellungskosten des Gases beim Verkauf auf dem europ. Markt herrühren. Das zweite Bild (aus WDIGP/Mike Fulwood) enthält eine Abschätzung dieser Kosten für 2022. Da der Verkaufspreis entweder über Erdöl gebildet wurde oder, später, über die Preisbildung des Hubs definiert war bedeuteten geringere Gestehungskosten mehr Profit. Die niedrigen Bereitstellungskosten des russischen Pipeline Gases kamen also nicht den Kunden am deutschen Ende der Pipeline zugute, sie wanderten in die Koffer der Gazprom und füllten die russische Kriegskasse. Das Fazit ist damit klar. Russland war der Profiteur des Nordstreamprojektes. Mike Fulwood schreibt dazu:“ While Europe, and Germany especially, may have been hooked on Russian gas, given the volume of imports from Russia, it was not cheap.“ Abschließend zur Motivation dies zusammenzutragen. Die AfD wirft, wie ich finde zu Recht, anderen Parteien vor nicht in der gleichen Realität wie die Bürger in Deutschland zu sein. Die Ignoranz ggü. den Auswirkungen der durch Energiewendemaßnahmen verteuerten Strompreise auf die Industrie und Unternehmen in Deutschland sei da ein Beispiel. Wer nicht in der gleichen Realität wie die Wähler lebt, kann deren Leben nicht verbessern. Das gilt aber auch umgekehrt. Gas aus Russland ist keine magische Substanz die Deutschlands wirtschaftliche Probleme beseitigt. Die Probleme in der Energiepolitik sind hausgemacht und sie müssen in Berlin politisch gelöst werden. Ein Wechsel des Gasanbieters hilft nicht und es wäre fahrlässig dem Wähler etwas anderes zu erzählen.
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