Andris Gobiņš
@gobins.bsky.social
President of the European Movement - Latvia
Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Eiropas Kustība Latvijā & Eiropas Ekonomikas un Sociālo lietu komiteja
Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Eiropas Kustība Latvijā & Eiropas Ekonomikas un Sociālo lietu komiteja
2025. gada vārds: dienžēl nevis "trampampiņš", bet gan jaunvārds "klausiņas" (vārda "austiņas" vietā/papildinājumam)
2025. gada nevārds: "trigerēt" (vārdu izraisīt, nokaitināt u.c. vietā)
2025. gada spārnots teiciens: "Mēs visi esam vienā laivā!" G.Zilbalodis
Arī labs: "Mūsu nākotne ir vējā!"
2025. gada nevārds: "trigerēt" (vārdu izraisīt, nokaitināt u.c. vietā)
2025. gada spārnots teiciens: "Mēs visi esam vienā laivā!" G.Zilbalodis
Arī labs: "Mūsu nākotne ir vējā!"
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
2025. gada vārds: dienžēl nevis "trampampiņš", bet gan jaunvārds "klausiņas" (vārda "austiņas" vietā/papildinājumam)
2025. gada nevārds: "trigerēt" (vārdu izraisīt, nokaitināt u.c. vietā)
2025. gada spārnots teiciens: "Mēs visi esam vienā laivā!" G.Zilbalodis
Arī labs: "Mūsu nākotne ir vējā!"
2025. gada nevārds: "trigerēt" (vārdu izraisīt, nokaitināt u.c. vietā)
2025. gada spārnots teiciens: "Mēs visi esam vienā laivā!" G.Zilbalodis
Arī labs: "Mūsu nākotne ir vējā!"
Jau tūlīt paziņos 2025. Gada vārdu, nevārdu un spārnoto teicienu. Prieks, ka kopā ar savu māmiņu pirms 23. gadiem izdevās šo skaisto tradīciju iedibināt.
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Jau tūlīt paziņos 2025. Gada vārdu, nevārdu un spārnoto teicienu. Prieks, ka kopā ar savu māmiņu pirms 23. gadiem izdevās šo skaisto tradīciju iedibināt.
"The world is not collapsing, but our illusions are. We can't continue as before."-Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at opening of the Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, but the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, but the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"The world is not collapsing, but our illusions are. We can't continue as before."-Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at opening of the Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, but the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, but the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
"The world is not collapsing, but our illusions are. We can't continue as before." -Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at opening of the Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, bu the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, bu the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"The world is not collapsing, but our illusions are. We can't continue as before." -Foreign Minister Baiba Braže at opening of the Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, bu the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
President Egils Levits 2019—2023: sad, bu the rules-based world order has ended. The EU must switch from observer to actor.
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The Associated Press decided in June 2023 to stop referring to the 14 countries that emerged independent of Russian occupation in 1991 countries as “former Soviet republics.” The decision was taken on the advice of our journalists working in the region, and it has been generally well-received.
Moving on from "Post-Soviet" States
by John Daniszewski
harriman.columbia.edu
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The Associated Press decided in June 2023 to stop referring to the 14 countries that emerged independent of Russian occupation in 1991 countries as “former Soviet republics.” The decision was taken on the advice of our journalists working in the region, and it has been generally well-received.
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Chasiv Yar today.
A city in the Donetsk region that was alive long ago is now reduced to total ruins. Where there were streets-debris. Where there were homes-ash and smoke.
This is the trace left behind by the Russian army.
"Liberation" that leaves nothing behind.
📹the_theme_of_war_/Instagram
A city in the Donetsk region that was alive long ago is now reduced to total ruins. Where there were streets-debris. Where there were homes-ash and smoke.
This is the trace left behind by the Russian army.
"Liberation" that leaves nothing behind.
📹the_theme_of_war_/Instagram
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Chasiv Yar today.
A city in the Donetsk region that was alive long ago is now reduced to total ruins. Where there were streets-debris. Where there were homes-ash and smoke.
This is the trace left behind by the Russian army.
"Liberation" that leaves nothing behind.
📹the_theme_of_war_/Instagram
A city in the Donetsk region that was alive long ago is now reduced to total ruins. Where there were streets-debris. Where there were homes-ash and smoke.
This is the trace left behind by the Russian army.
"Liberation" that leaves nothing behind.
📹the_theme_of_war_/Instagram
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No doubt we'll be discussing this in detail in Bellingcat's upcoming Stage Talk
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No doubt we'll be discussing this in detail in Bellingcat's upcoming Stage Talk
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In “simulation,” the functions invert. Verification becomes loyalty testing. Deliberation becomes spectacle. Accountability becomes partisan punishment. Democratic form remains, but democratic function is gone. Sound familiar? 🇺🇸
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM
In “simulation,” the functions invert. Verification becomes loyalty testing. Deliberation becomes spectacle. Accountability becomes partisan punishment. Democratic form remains, but democratic function is gone. Sound familiar? 🇺🇸
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As I've written before, people don’t trust institutions because institutions aren't doing the job. Democracy rests on three pillars: Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, which can be understood as being substantial, performative, and simulated.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
demos.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
As I've written before, people don’t trust institutions because institutions aren't doing the job. Democracy rests on three pillars: Verification, Deliberation, Accountability, which can be understood as being substantial, performative, and simulated.
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
demos.co.uk/research/ver...
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Verification (establishing truth), Deliberation (arguing about it), and Accountability (binding power to it). When these work, you have substance. When they break, you slide into performance, and eventually, simulation, and people recognise this, even if they don't use a shared terminology.
January 23, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Verification (establishing truth), Deliberation (arguing about it), and Accountability (binding power to it). When these work, you have substance. When they break, you slide into performance, and eventually, simulation, and people recognise this, even if they don't use a shared terminology.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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And to the extent that European forces that could be defending Europe's borders against Russia are now obliged to defend Danish territory against Trump, an absolute gift to Putin.
The tripwire force is finally here... But instead of being in Ukraine to deter Russia, it is within NATO territory to deter one NATO ally from violating another NATO ally's sovereignty.
The world turned upside down.
The world turned upside down.
Europe is deploying a tripwire in case of U.S. attack. Crazy times.
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
And to the extent that European forces that could be defending Europe's borders against Russia are now obliged to defend Danish territory against Trump, an absolute gift to Putin.
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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Despite billions in natural wealth, Russia’s "Diamond Capital," Yakutsk, is collapsing.
January 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Despite billions in natural wealth, Russia’s "Diamond Capital," Yakutsk, is collapsing.
A shame. No, a crime!
⚡️Key Russian terminal exported $8.4 billion of LNG to Europe in 2025, watchdog finds.
Key Russian terminal exported $8.4 billion of LNG to Europe in 2025, watchdog finds
The report follows an agreement reached in December 2025 by EU countries to ban Russian gas imports beginning Jan. 1, 2028, with LNG imports set to be prohibited at the start of 2027.
kyivindependent.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM
A shame. No, a crime!
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I agree, & have been advocating this for months.
Support with Western interceptors to protect western and central Ukraine — known as "SkyShield" — would already be possible and sensible now, i.e., before a ceasefire is concluded.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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The mirage of a European 'reassurance force' in Ukraine
As President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Paris for the Coalition of the Willing talks, a key topic on the agenda is the "European-led multinational force Ukraine." A draft statement by the Coalition…
www.yahoo.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I agree, & have been advocating this for months.
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It is equally easy & possible to write, "Trump weighs violating US treaty commitments under the UN and NATO by seizing the sovereign territory of one of our closest allies" You don't have to normalize & sanewash reality. Other purely factually accurate, more serious choices remain readily available.
“.. The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief’s disposal,” she said.
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/t...
@cnbc.com
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January 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It is equally easy & possible to write, "Trump weighs violating US treaty commitments under the UN and NATO by seizing the sovereign territory of one of our closest allies" You don't have to normalize & sanewash reality. Other purely factually accurate, more serious choices remain readily available.
Vācijā 10 vadošie banku un apdrošināšanas uzņēmumi/jumti algo vairāk nekā 450 lobistus likumu ietekmēšanai. Sabiedrības balsi šādā apskaņojumā bieži ir grūti sadzirdēt, raksta vadošs DE ziņu žurnāls.
Šķiet, ka Latvijā ar LDDK u.c. pēdējā laikā nereti agresīvo retoriku pret SIF/NVO, ir vēl drūmāk.
Šķiet, ka Latvijā ar LDDK u.c. pēdējā laikā nereti agresīvo retoriku pret SIF/NVO, ir vēl drūmāk.
Das Lobbyregister dient dazu, die Entscheidungsfindungen im Parlament transparenter zu machen. Eine Auswertung zeigt: Nicht nur die Finanzbranche gibt dafür viel Geld aus.
Bundestag: Finanzbranche gibt am meisten Geld für Lobbyisten aus
Das Lobbyregister dient dazu, die Entscheidungsfindungen im Parlament transparenter zu machen. Eine Auswertung zeigt: Nicht nur die Finanzbranche gibt dafür viel Geld aus.
www.spiegel.de
January 5, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Vācijā 10 vadošie banku un apdrošināšanas uzņēmumi/jumti algo vairāk nekā 450 lobistus likumu ietekmēšanai. Sabiedrības balsi šādā apskaņojumā bieži ir grūti sadzirdēt, raksta vadošs DE ziņu žurnāls.
Šķiet, ka Latvijā ar LDDK u.c. pēdējā laikā nereti agresīvo retoriku pret SIF/NVO, ir vēl drūmāk.
Šķiet, ka Latvijā ar LDDK u.c. pēdējā laikā nereti agresīvo retoriku pret SIF/NVO, ir vēl drūmāk.
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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⚡️Russian missile parts factory in flames after Ukrainian drone attack, media report.
The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
Russian missile parts factory in flames after Ukrainian drone attack, media report
The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
kyivindependent.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
⚡️Russian missile parts factory in flames after Ukrainian drone attack, media report.
The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
The Energia factory in Lipetsk Oblast produces components for Russian missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander ballistic missile system and cruise missiles.
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Russia is extremely overrated. I think it is based on people watching WWII documentaries and then the USSR's massive presence around the world. Enormous parts of Russian power comes from this misunderstanding.
I don’t get why they think russia can be the leader of that “sphere”. They are no where near China and the US and Europe gets a say
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Russia is extremely overrated. I think it is based on people watching WWII documentaries and then the USSR's massive presence around the world. Enormous parts of Russian power comes from this misunderstanding.
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Today was another bad day for Russian air defense systems
January 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Today was another bad day for Russian air defense systems
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try to make sense of it
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
try to make sense of it
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"Ir jāprot runāt pretī, ja tu redzi netaisnību"
www.delfi.lv/a/120098414
www.delfi.lv/a/120098414
"Ir jāprot runāt pretī, ja tu redzi netaisnību," – Dainis Īvāns par drosmi, politiku un līderiem
"Ir jāatceras, ka katrai paaudzei no jauna jābalso par brīvību un neatkarību."
www.delfi.lv
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
"Ir jāprot runāt pretī, ja tu redzi netaisnību"
www.delfi.lv/a/120098414
www.delfi.lv/a/120098414
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Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.
‼️ How Russia attacked Ukraine on New Year's Eve: a map of the flight of enemy targets.
Main directions: Lutsk, Volyn, Odesa, Konotop, Zatoka. The main target is energy infrastructure.
Main directions: Lutsk, Volyn, Odesa, Konotop, Zatoka. The main target is energy infrastructure.
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.