Jurgis Kirsakmens
@xjki.bsky.social
Serial procrastinator and indie app developer.
https://drinkcontrol.app
https://landlordy.app
Tech&indie stuff at
https://mastodon.social/@xjki
https://drinkcontrol.app
https://landlordy.app
Tech&indie stuff at
https://mastodon.social/@xjki
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CONFIRMED: Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025.
#OxfordWOTY
#OxfordWOTY
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
CONFIRMED: Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025.
#OxfordWOTY
#OxfordWOTY
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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Latviski LLM būtu jāsauc par LVR - lielais vārduļošanas režģis.
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Latviski LLM būtu jāsauc par LVR - lielais vārduļošanas režģis.
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i hope this email finds you well
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
i hope this email finds you well
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an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
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Many cite desertion figures to point at a crisis in the Ukrainian army. Our team, Frontelligence Insight, after consulting with mobilization officers and reviewing data, found that while desertions are high, the actual numbers are lower than quoted:
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
Inside Ukraine’s Desertion Crisis: Analysis and Numbers
Debate about Ukrainian soldiers who go absent without leave and about desertion has intensified, but the scale of the problem is still widely misunderstood.
frontelligence.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Many cite desertion figures to point at a crisis in the Ukrainian army. Our team, Frontelligence Insight, after consulting with mobilization officers and reviewing data, found that while desertions are high, the actual numbers are lower than quoted:
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
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Kas mani no sirds besī, ir tas, ka joprojām visi grib tev zvanīt vai prasa lai tu viņiem zvani par visvienkāršākajām lietām, kuras varētu nokārtot ar vienu e-pastu.
Un vienalga vai zvani tu vai zvana tev viss sākas ar ierakstīto sūdu, ka viss tiks ierakstīts.
Un vienalga vai zvani tu vai zvana tev viss sākas ar ierakstīto sūdu, ka viss tiks ierakstīts.
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Kas mani no sirds besī, ir tas, ka joprojām visi grib tev zvanīt vai prasa lai tu viņiem zvani par visvienkāršākajām lietām, kuras varētu nokārtot ar vienu e-pastu.
Un vienalga vai zvani tu vai zvana tev viss sākas ar ierakstīto sūdu, ka viss tiks ierakstīts.
Un vienalga vai zvani tu vai zvana tev viss sākas ar ierakstīto sūdu, ka viss tiks ierakstīts.
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❗ Valsts asinsdonoru centrs aicina atsaukties vairāku asinsgrupu donorus. Akūti nepieciešamas 0- un B+ asinsgrupu asinis.
🔗https://replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/ieraksts/ltv/367075/intervija-ar-vadc-direktori-egitu-poli
🔗https://replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/ieraksts/ltv/367075/intervija-ar-vadc-direktori-egitu-poli
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
❗ Valsts asinsdonoru centrs aicina atsaukties vairāku asinsgrupu donorus. Akūti nepieciešamas 0- un B+ asinsgrupu asinis.
🔗https://replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/ieraksts/ltv/367075/intervija-ar-vadc-direktori-egitu-poli
🔗https://replay.lsm.lv/lv/skaties/ieraksts/ltv/367075/intervija-ar-vadc-direktori-egitu-poli
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Izlēja vannu ar visu bērnu.
https://toot.lv/@LSM_Eng_rss/115615885584714956
https://toot.lv/@LSM_Eng_rss/115615885584714956
LSM/English (unofficial) (@LSM_Eng_rss@toot.lv)
Āboliņš called the termination of LR4's operations one of the most important changes in the Latvian electronic media environment, because "public money will no longer be used to pay for content in Russian." https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/26.11.2025-russian-language-media-will-remain-in-latvia-despite-radio-channel-switch-off-says-regulator.a623841/?utm_source=mastodon
toot.lv
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Izlēja vannu ar visu bērnu.
https://toot.lv/@LSM_Eng_rss/115615885584714956
https://toot.lv/@LSM_Eng_rss/115615885584714956
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
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"Tiesneši uzsvar, ka lēmums nepieprasa visām ES dalībvalstīm mainīt savu likumdošanu un atzīt viendzimuma laulības, tomēr uzliek par pienākumu atzīt tās laulības, kas legāli noslēgtas citā ES valstī." satori.lv/article/es-t...
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Tiesneši uzsvar, ka lēmums nepieprasa visām ES dalībvalstīm mainīt savu likumdošanu un atzīt viendzimuma laulības, tomēr uzliek par pienākumu atzīt tās laulības, kas legāli noslēgtas citā ES valstī." satori.lv/article/es-t...
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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:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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.
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Most know Kirill Dmitriev as the Russian president’s envoy. But to more than 200 investors in Ukraine, he is known for taking part in a Kyiv real estate project that ended in a fraud and criminal case. Using articles from 2011, I was able to find more details. 🧵Thread:
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Most know Kirill Dmitriev as the Russian president’s envoy. But to more than 200 investors in Ukraine, he is known for taking part in a Kyiv real estate project that ended in a fraud and criminal case. Using articles from 2011, I was able to find more details. 🧵Thread:
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Ja vieglu roku nebūtu izdāļāti LVM miljoni, tad pietiktu gan reğionālā sabiedriskā transporta nodrošināšanai, veselības aprūpei reğionos un, kas zina, vēl arī izglītībai…
Samazinot finansējumu reģionālajam transportam un atceļot reisus, tiek veicināta reģionu "izmiršana", pārmetot neizdarību "Progresīvo" vadītai Satiksmes ministrijai, intervijā "Rīta Panorāmā" pauda labklājības ministrs Reinis Uzulnieks (ZZS).
🖥️ youtu.be/AbB_fyawvRg
🖥️ youtu.be/AbB_fyawvRg
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ja vieglu roku nebūtu izdāļāti LVM miljoni, tad pietiktu gan reğionālā sabiedriskā transporta nodrošināšanai, veselības aprūpei reğionos un, kas zina, vēl arī izglītībai…
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Plāns "noderīgo idiotu" izgaismošanai.
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Plāns "noderīgo idiotu" izgaismošanai.
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I recently wrote to Salmanis asking him for permission to place his image *on* the Russian embassy in Washington DC. He was enthusiastic about the idea. That happened this evening. www.salmanis.com/en/
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I recently wrote to Salmanis asking him for permission to place his image *on* the Russian embassy in Washington DC. He was enthusiastic about the idea. That happened this evening. www.salmanis.com/en/
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
Liberāļu uzliktie filtri un mazās kameriņas.
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Liberāļu uzliktie filtri un mazās kameriņas.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Klimata izmaiņas ir feiks, viņi teica...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/12/evacuate-tehran-the-catastrophe-threatening-iran/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/12/evacuate-tehran-the-catastrophe-threatening-iran/
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Klimata izmaiņas ir feiks, viņi teica...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/12/evacuate-tehran-the-catastrophe-threatening-iran/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/12/evacuate-tehran-the-catastrophe-threatening-iran/
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Two vessels refueling Russia’s “shadow fleet” — Rina and Zircone — still receive maintenance in the Baltic, The Maritime Executive reports
The countries that have sanctioned the ‘shadow tankers’ involved could look into sanctioning the bunker tankers.
The countries that have sanctioned the ‘shadow tankers’ involved could look into sanctioning the bunker tankers.
Two vessels refueling Russia’s “shadow fleet” — Rina and Zircone — still receive maintenance in the Baltic, The Maritime Executive reports
Two bunkering (refueling) barges, Rina and Zircone, have been operating in the Baltic Sea for years, primarily in the Danish Straits
theins.press
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Two vessels refueling Russia’s “shadow fleet” — Rina and Zircone — still receive maintenance in the Baltic, The Maritime Executive reports
The countries that have sanctioned the ‘shadow tankers’ involved could look into sanctioning the bunker tankers.
The countries that have sanctioned the ‘shadow tankers’ involved could look into sanctioning the bunker tankers.
"Pietiks dirsties", teica slavenais režisors, kurš pēdējos gados ar neko citu kā diršanos, vairs nespīdēja. Un turpināja dirsties tālāk.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Pietiks dirsties", teica slavenais režisors, kurš pēdējos gados ar neko citu kā diršanos, vairs nespīdēja. Un turpināja dirsties tālāk.
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Can Europe defend itself?
https://youtu.be/T1sl1nDqyXQ?t=1299
https://youtu.be/T1sl1nDqyXQ?t=1299
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Can Europe defend itself?
https://youtu.be/T1sl1nDqyXQ?t=1299
https://youtu.be/T1sl1nDqyXQ?t=1299