Normunds Karklins
@normunds.bsky.social
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Christmas mood and carols in the heart of Kyiv today ✨🌲 despite (and in spite of) the horror Russia brings with the war , we celebrate . Because life wins . Because life always wins. Here are the koliadnyky - Ukrainian traditional carolers - all signing together near St Michael Cathedral, and then
December 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Christmas mood and carols in the heart of Kyiv today ✨🌲 despite (and in spite of) the horror Russia brings with the war , we celebrate . Because life wins . Because life always wins. Here are the koliadnyky - Ukrainian traditional carolers - all signing together near St Michael Cathedral, and then
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NATO fighter jets were scrambled after Putin ordered Tu-95MS strategic bombers on a Christmas sortie toward northern Britain, according to the Mirror. The aircraft flew over the Norwegian Sea, prompting an air policing response amid concerns over a deliberate show of force near UK airspace.
December 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NATO fighter jets were scrambled after Putin ordered Tu-95MS strategic bombers on a Christmas sortie toward northern Britain, according to the Mirror. The aircraft flew over the Norwegian Sea, prompting an air policing response amid concerns over a deliberate show of force near UK airspace.
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Overnight, Russian forces launched two missile strikes on residential areas in central Balakliya, Kharkiv region. Three people were killed and ten injured, including children.
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Overnight, Russian forces launched two missile strikes on residential areas in central Balakliya, Kharkiv region. Three people were killed and ten injured, including children.
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Ukrainian forces completed a rotation and evacuated wounded troops from the Mirnohrad area, according to General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalov. Fresh supplies and ammunition were delivered, and similar logistics are underway in Pokrovsk, where intense fighting continues.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ukrainian forces completed a rotation and evacuated wounded troops from the Mirnohrad area, according to General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalov. Fresh supplies and ammunition were delivered, and similar logistics are underway in Pokrovsk, where intense fighting continues.
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UK sends Ukraine more Storm Shadow missiles to strike in russia
Ty 🇬🇧
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ty 🇬🇧
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Sends Ukraine More Storm Shadow Missiles to Strike in Russia
The UK government recently resupplied Ukraine with more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to enable Kyiv to continue its campaign of long-range strikes inside Russia, people familiar with the matter said.
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
UK sends Ukraine more Storm Shadow missiles to strike in russia
Ty 🇬🇧
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ty 🇬🇧
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The best analysis of Trump's recent foreign policy turns (and European responses) I have read, wherein @michaeldweiss.bsky.social pulls it all together.
Do read.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
Do read.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
In Praise of Trumpy Boredom
Published exclusively on Substack
macspaunday.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The best analysis of Trump's recent foreign policy turns (and European responses) I have read, wherein @michaeldweiss.bsky.social pulls it all together.
Do read.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
Do read.
macspaunday.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
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🎥 Trailer Drop 🎥
Ever wonder why I set up a YouTube channel? Here’s your answer.
I may be new to YouTube, but I’m not new to Ukraine 🇺🇦
From the frontlines to family life, from survival to resilience, I tell it as it is.
👇 Watch, subscribe & join the journey:
youtube.com/@shaunpinner...
#Ukraine
Ever wonder why I set up a YouTube channel? Here’s your answer.
I may be new to YouTube, but I’m not new to Ukraine 🇺🇦
From the frontlines to family life, from survival to resilience, I tell it as it is.
👇 Watch, subscribe & join the journey:
youtube.com/@shaunpinner...
#Ukraine
September 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
🎥 Trailer Drop 🎥
Ever wonder why I set up a YouTube channel? Here’s your answer.
I may be new to YouTube, but I’m not new to Ukraine 🇺🇦
From the frontlines to family life, from survival to resilience, I tell it as it is.
👇 Watch, subscribe & join the journey:
youtube.com/@shaunpinner...
#Ukraine
Ever wonder why I set up a YouTube channel? Here’s your answer.
I may be new to YouTube, but I’m not new to Ukraine 🇺🇦
From the frontlines to family life, from survival to resilience, I tell it as it is.
👇 Watch, subscribe & join the journey:
youtube.com/@shaunpinner...
#Ukraine
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Zelensky at the UN: “Tens of thousands now know how to kill professionally using drones. It’s harder to stop such attacks than any knife, gun, or bomb. Even basic drones can fly thousands of kilometers. Soon, drones will fight drones, strike infrastructure and people—fully autonomously.”
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Zelensky at the UN: “Tens of thousands now know how to kill professionally using drones. It’s harder to stop such attacks than any knife, gun, or bomb. Even basic drones can fly thousands of kilometers. Soon, drones will fight drones, strike infrastructure and people—fully autonomously.”
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This would be something: tariffs that make Russian oil prohibitively expensive for Hungary and Slovakia
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU to propose tariffs on Russian oil amid pressure from Trump
Putting tariffs on Russian oil will make it increasingly expensive for Hungary and Slovakia to maintain their energy ties with Moscow. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This would be something: tariffs that make Russian oil prohibitively expensive for Hungary and Slovakia
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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During the overnight attack, Russian forces targeted a horse club in Kyiv region with three Shahed drones. No people were injured, but seven horses were killed in the strike.
September 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
During the overnight attack, Russian forces targeted a horse club in Kyiv region with three Shahed drones. No people were injured, but seven horses were killed in the strike.
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True.
"They claim to read the same books“ is magnificent.
"They claim to read the same books“ is magnificent.
I am the last Nick Clegg sucker, in that everyone on my feed is going 'okay, but what did you DO with this excellent observation' and I just go 'come on, this is a great insight with a terrific insult chucked in there'.
“They claim to read the same books” is such a multilayered burn, I LOVE it
August 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
True.
"They claim to read the same books“ is magnificent.
"They claim to read the same books“ is magnificent.
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This isn’t about republicans vs. democrats anymore.
Party lines hold little meaning.
It’s about whether we continue to exist as a constitutional republic or completely devolve into an autocracy.
Every American should be outraged in their bones about what’s going on.
Party lines hold little meaning.
It’s about whether we continue to exist as a constitutional republic or completely devolve into an autocracy.
Every American should be outraged in their bones about what’s going on.
August 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This isn’t about republicans vs. democrats anymore.
Party lines hold little meaning.
It’s about whether we continue to exist as a constitutional republic or completely devolve into an autocracy.
Every American should be outraged in their bones about what’s going on.
Party lines hold little meaning.
It’s about whether we continue to exist as a constitutional republic or completely devolve into an autocracy.
Every American should be outraged in their bones about what’s going on.
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Wild Hornets are back on PP!🐝
Surf over to our Linktree page to check the new email for PP to support your favourite drones: linktr.ee/WildHornets
Use this to enter our Wild Hornets raffle⤵
Or try our other secure options on the Linktree page (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto)
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Surf over to our Linktree page to check the new email for PP to support your favourite drones: linktr.ee/WildHornets
Use this to enter our Wild Hornets raffle⤵
Or try our other secure options on the Linktree page (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto)
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August 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wild Hornets are back on PP!🐝
Surf over to our Linktree page to check the new email for PP to support your favourite drones: linktr.ee/WildHornets
Use this to enter our Wild Hornets raffle⤵
Or try our other secure options on the Linktree page (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto)
/1
Surf over to our Linktree page to check the new email for PP to support your favourite drones: linktr.ee/WildHornets
Use this to enter our Wild Hornets raffle⤵
Or try our other secure options on the Linktree page (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto)
/1
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Divās dienās divu PROG politiķu reklāmraksti un viens antisemītisks komentārs.
Abonējot IR cilvēki atbalsta progresīvo, tas ir pretvalstisko dienaskārtību. Otrais Satori.
Esiet saprātīgi - neabonējiet IR, neziedojiet Satori. Tāpat no šiem vaļā netiksim, kamēr KM ir PROG.
Abonējot IR cilvēki atbalsta progresīvo, tas ir pretvalstisko dienaskārtību. Otrais Satori.
Esiet saprātīgi - neabonējiet IR, neziedojiet Satori. Tāpat no šiem vaļā netiksim, kamēr KM ir PROG.
August 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Divās dienās divu PROG politiķu reklāmraksti un viens antisemītisks komentārs.
Abonējot IR cilvēki atbalsta progresīvo, tas ir pretvalstisko dienaskārtību. Otrais Satori.
Esiet saprātīgi - neabonējiet IR, neziedojiet Satori. Tāpat no šiem vaļā netiksim, kamēr KM ir PROG.
Abonējot IR cilvēki atbalsta progresīvo, tas ir pretvalstisko dienaskārtību. Otrais Satori.
Esiet saprātīgi - neabonējiet IR, neziedojiet Satori. Tāpat no šiem vaļā netiksim, kamēr KM ir PROG.
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EU lawmakers from the European People’s Party and the Greens are pushing to end Russian gas imports by 2027—faster than current plans. They also propose fines and license revocations for violations, plus a full ban on Russian oil imports starting the same year, going beyond the current EU draft.
July 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
EU lawmakers from the European People’s Party and the Greens are pushing to end Russian gas imports by 2027—faster than current plans. They also propose fines and license revocations for violations, plus a full ban on Russian oil imports starting the same year, going beyond the current EU draft.
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What is wrong with these people.
Judith joins in.
July 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What is wrong with these people.
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Russian Train incident in Nizhny Novgorod Region:
I’ve been looking for reports on this in official Russian Media and I’m not seeing anything.
Not even reports claiming it didn’t happen.
I’ve been looking for reports on this in official Russian Media and I’m not seeing anything.
Not even reports claiming it didn’t happen.
In Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, a train carrying hazardous chemicals exploded near the city of Dzerzhinsk—just 40 km from a major urban center of 1.2 million people. Firefighters arrived in hazmat suits, yet there’s been no official word in local media.
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Russian Train incident in Nizhny Novgorod Region:
I’ve been looking for reports on this in official Russian Media and I’m not seeing anything.
Not even reports claiming it didn’t happen.
I’ve been looking for reports on this in official Russian Media and I’m not seeing anything.
Not even reports claiming it didn’t happen.
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This isn’t just war. It’s the genocide of a people, their culture, and their identity. Let’s call it what it is.
July 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This isn’t just war. It’s the genocide of a people, their culture, and their identity. Let’s call it what it is.
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I was honoured to speak yesterday on Ukraine and the horrific realities behind Russia’s war, systemic torture, forced disappearances, starvation, rape, electrocution, and executions, tools of a brutal, state-backed campaign.
July 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I was honoured to speak yesterday on Ukraine and the horrific realities behind Russia’s war, systemic torture, forced disappearances, starvation, rape, electrocution, and executions, tools of a brutal, state-backed campaign.
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Please remove Christian from your bio. Jesus said to love everyone, not excluding POC. Jesus said to welcome strangers into your land. Jesus said to take care of the poor. How are you stacking up?
June 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Please remove Christian from your bio. Jesus said to love everyone, not excluding POC. Jesus said to welcome strangers into your land. Jesus said to take care of the poor. How are you stacking up?
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Los Angeles a “city of criminals” and not a city of immigrants. But like its name, Los Angeles is a city of angels. We protect and look out for one another, especially the most vulnerable.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Los Angeles a “city of criminals” and not a city of immigrants. But like its name, Los Angeles is a city of angels. We protect and look out for one another, especially the most vulnerable.
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The war on science and expertise is now in full swing.
May 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The war on science and expertise is now in full swing.
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In the Poltva region, a UAV strike and falling debris destroyed a facility and damaged 7 private homes. One person was injured. The attack also caused fires and disrupted power lines—leaving over 100 businesses and nearly 1,800 households without electricity. An additional 270 subscribers lost power
May 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
In the Poltva region, a UAV strike and falling debris destroyed a facility and damaged 7 private homes. One person was injured. The attack also caused fires and disrupted power lines—leaving over 100 businesses and nearly 1,800 households without electricity. An additional 270 subscribers lost power
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They need to redo this, but with potatoes.
April 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
They need to redo this, but with potatoes.