Māris Jansons
@marisjansons.bsky.social
Rīgas Apkaimju alianses valdes priekšsēdētājs un kopienas centra eS14 vadītājs Misija - stiprināt pilsonisko sabiedrību.
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Ukrainian Defenders have shared photos from before and during Russia’s war against #Ukraine.
📷: vitsikkkk / zolotarev_well / do_schelchka / kriher.m / vasilpoplavsky / sigard / kelly.kko / yarmak_d / krakovskyi_a / olexandr_mkr / pro100_monah / ed.petso / Threads
📷: vitsikkkk / zolotarev_well / do_schelchka / kriher.m / vasilpoplavsky / sigard / kelly.kko / yarmak_d / krakovskyi_a / olexandr_mkr / pro100_monah / ed.petso / Threads
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Ukrainian Defenders have shared photos from before and during Russia’s war against #Ukraine.
📷: vitsikkkk / zolotarev_well / do_schelchka / kriher.m / vasilpoplavsky / sigard / kelly.kko / yarmak_d / krakovskyi_a / olexandr_mkr / pro100_monah / ed.petso / Threads
📷: vitsikkkk / zolotarev_well / do_schelchka / kriher.m / vasilpoplavsky / sigard / kelly.kko / yarmak_d / krakovskyi_a / olexandr_mkr / pro100_monah / ed.petso / Threads
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Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational | Dana R Fisher
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Eiropieši beidzot saprata, ka pielīst Trampam liek Eiropai tikai izskatīties vājai.
Atliek tikai parādīt pretī spēku un "ģeniālais dealmakers" piekāpjas.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-eu...
Atliek tikai parādīt pretī spēku un "ģeniālais dealmakers" piekāpjas.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-eu...
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Eiropieši beidzot saprata, ka pielīst Trampam liek Eiropai tikai izskatīties vājai.
Atliek tikai parādīt pretī spēku un "ģeniālais dealmakers" piekāpjas.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-eu...
Atliek tikai parādīt pretī spēku un "ģeniālais dealmakers" piekāpjas.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-eu...
Vai tas palīdz, ja valda uzskats, ka bērnus vajag sabiedrības dēļ? Izskatās, ka ne. Varbūt pat ir negatīva korelācija.
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Vai tas palīdz, ja valda uzskats, ka bērnus vajag sabiedrības dēļ? Izskatās, ka ne. Varbūt pat ir negatīva korelācija.
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I don't know what will happen in Iran, but these moments, when dictatorships are facing their own people in the streets, are all about breaking the other side first.
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I don't know what will happen in Iran, but these moments, when dictatorships are facing their own people in the streets, are all about breaking the other side first.
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Innovation theorist John Nosta said AI's polished responses can erode human reasoning at work by creating confidence without understanding.
AI isn't making us smarter — it's training us to think backward, an innovation theorist says
Innovation theorist John Nosta said AI's polished responses can erode human reasoning at work by creating confidence without understanding.
www.businessinsider.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Innovation theorist John Nosta said AI's polished responses can erode human reasoning at work by creating confidence without understanding.
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Latvia's finest cartoonist @karikaturalv.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Latvia's finest cartoonist @karikaturalv.bsky.social
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Ticiet man - jums šo vajag redzēt. Šodien, rīt, parīt utt.
❄️🐻❄️ Finally some positive news from Hungary. As record cold and snow hit Central Europe, polar bear cubs at Nyíregyháza Zoo are seeing real snow for the very first time in their lives. (Video by the zoo.)
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Ticiet man - jums šo vajag redzēt. Šodien, rīt, parīt utt.
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Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
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Vēlu jums stiprināt savas saiknes, meklējot un vienojoties ap kopīgo, atceroties, ka internets un jo sevišķi sociālie mediji kultivē deformētu un cinisku priekšstatu par realitāti, kam jāpretojas ar atvērtu sirdi un prātu. Priecīgus svētkus!
Andreja redakcijas sleja.
Andreja redakcijas sleja.
Andrejs Vīksna | Protestu gads
Vēlu jums stiprināt savas saiknes, meklējot un vienojoties ap kopīgo, atceroties, ka internets un jo sevišķi sociālie mediji kultivē deformētu un cinisku priekšstatu par realitāti, kam jāpretojas ar a...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Vēlu jums stiprināt savas saiknes, meklējot un vienojoties ap kopīgo, atceroties, ka internets un jo sevišķi sociālie mediji kultivē deformētu un cinisku priekšstatu par realitāti, kam jāpretojas ar atvērtu sirdi un prātu. Priecīgus svētkus!
Andreja redakcijas sleja.
Andreja redakcijas sleja.
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NYT on narcissist leaders: “ One way to get more humble leaders into power is to change the default. Instead of expecting people to elbow their way into leadership, we should consider everyone who’s qualified unless they opt out. There’s evidence that this simple shift is enough to reduce…
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
NYT on narcissist leaders: “ One way to get more humble leaders into power is to change the default. Instead of expecting people to elbow their way into leadership, we should consider everyone who’s qualified unless they opt out. There’s evidence that this simple shift is enough to reduce…
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The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China (Karl Bode/Techdirt)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China (Karl Bode/Techdirt)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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"adopt AI or be left behind"
If anyone is getting left behind, it's the prompters. They'll be among the first. It's already happening as AI is already starting to prompt other AI.
Big AI tech allied with big media/entertainment corporations won't need prompters for long.
If anyone is getting left behind, it's the prompters. They'll be among the first. It's already happening as AI is already starting to prompt other AI.
Big AI tech allied with big media/entertainment corporations won't need prompters for long.
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"adopt AI or be left behind"
If anyone is getting left behind, it's the prompters. They'll be among the first. It's already happening as AI is already starting to prompt other AI.
Big AI tech allied with big media/entertainment corporations won't need prompters for long.
If anyone is getting left behind, it's the prompters. They'll be among the first. It's already happening as AI is already starting to prompt other AI.
Big AI tech allied with big media/entertainment corporations won't need prompters for long.
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Sociālie tīkli ir kļuvuši par vēzi.
Jāregulē tieši tā pat kā cigaretes un alkoholu!
Jāregulē tieši tā pat kā cigaretes un alkoholu!
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Sociālie tīkli ir kļuvuši par vēzi.
Jāregulē tieši tā pat kā cigaretes un alkoholu!
Jāregulē tieši tā pat kā cigaretes un alkoholu!
Oga no T.Lūša par partiju komunikācijas īpatnībām: Esmu sapratis vēl kādu lietu – kad ielās iziet protestēt parasti iedzīvotāji, tas ir partiju apmaksāts protests, uz kuru cilvēki aizdzīti ar varu. Bet, kad protestu veic un tajā piedalās partiju pārstāvji, – tas ir parasto iedzīvotāju protests.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Oga no T.Lūša par partiju komunikācijas īpatnībām: Esmu sapratis vēl kādu lietu – kad ielās iziet protestēt parasti iedzīvotāji, tas ir partiju apmaksāts protests, uz kuru cilvēki aizdzīti ar varu. Bet, kad protestu veic un tajā piedalās partiju pārstāvji, – tas ir parasto iedzīvotāju protests.
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What a disgusting world are we living in?
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
What a disgusting world are we living in?
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Fareed Zakaria: As the populist right trashes meritocracy, it is replacing it with something older, cruder and more corrosive: a naked plutocracy — rule by the very rich. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Populists are replacing meritocracy with something far worse
Undermining expertise is a pretext for consolidating power among the ultra-wealthy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fareed Zakaria: As the populist right trashes meritocracy, it is replacing it with something older, cruder and more corrosive: a naked plutocracy — rule by the very rich. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Ja Jūsu draugu, paziņu lokā ir cilvēki, kas sākuši šaubīties par to, cik lietderīgi ir atbalstīt ukraiņus, iedodiet viņiem noklausīties šo reportāžu no Černihivas apgabala bērnu slimnīcas
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
Černihivas bērnu slimnīcā ļoti novērtē Latvijas sniegto atbalstu
"Paldies latviešiem, ka mums uztaisīja remontu!" šie vārdi daudz un dažādās variācijās šajās dienās izskanējuši Černihivā. Latvija šo apgabalu īpaši atbalsta kopš Krievijas pilnapmēra kara sākuma. Čer...
www.lsm.lv
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Ja Jūsu draugu, paziņu lokā ir cilvēki, kas sākuši šaubīties par to, cik lietderīgi ir atbalstīt ukraiņus, iedodiet viņiem noklausīties šo reportāžu no Černihivas apgabala bērnu slimnīcas
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...
Ļoti sirsnīgs, bet arī neizkropļots skats no malas. Zelta fonda kandidāts tiem, kas padziļināti interesējas par Latvijas identitātes saturu.
Burvīgi tverta noskaņa.
"Varbūt tas ir tāpēc, ka latvieši klusi tic visuma spējai maigi bīdīt lietas pareizajā virzienā." satori.lv/article/kape...
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ļoti sirsnīgs, bet arī neizkropļots skats no malas. Zelta fonda kandidāts tiem, kas padziļināti interesējas par Latvijas identitātes saturu.
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Source: theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Source: theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…
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This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a hugely important story. I wrote about its consequences already in "Road to Unfreedom" and we know much more now. If we want to be a democracy we have to create structures of factuality rather than selling our future to the loudest yeller in another country.
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
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‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
‼️ Friends, this is very important. Please share to whoever this may concern, especially if you are in the United States.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
Ukraine wants peace. Lasting, just, sustainable peace, and not a pause before the next bloodbath. I cannot stress this enough.
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Jaunajā IR izdevās minerālmēslu sliedei valdībā izsekot: Kā ZZS lobē sankciju izņēmumu ostas biznesam, kas pieder Krievijas miljardierim Mazepinam un vietējo oligarhu Šlesera un Šķēles ğimenēm.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jaunajā IR izdevās minerālmēslu sliedei valdībā izsekot: Kā ZZS lobē sankciju izņēmumu ostas biznesam, kas pieder Krievijas miljardierim Mazepinam un vietējo oligarhu Šlesera un Šķēles ğimenēm.