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Thank god for @the_prodigy β¦β¦.the writings on the wall #Glastonbury2025
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85 years ago Russian Red Army invaded Latvia beginning almost 50 years of the Soviet occupation. Repressions and murders of innocent people followed. As Russian war against Ukraine show their methods have not changed, this is why Latvia fully supports Ukraineβs fight for freedom.
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80 Years Since the End of the Second World War - Important to Know: The capitulation of Nazi Germany on 8 May 1945 did not bring an end to the war for Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. The Soviet Union re-occupied the Baltic countries, which remained behind the Iron Curtain for
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On this day in history, Russians began a three day operation that would be the largest mass deportation operation of the dark Soviet era, with the forced deportations of over 90,000 people from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to the far reaches of Siberia, where many eventually
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When asked, most people (72.4%) living near lynx in Norway say they LIKE living with lynx. Just 8.3% say they dislike lynx. In Scotland, where we're currently denied the opportunity to live near lynx, the majority of people WANT to see lynx reintroduced. https://t.co/yGcmfA0Zu6
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And amazingly the grid managed to cope π€
New maximum wind record ππ¬ Wind generated 22,243MW of electricity on 15 December at 6:30pm to achieve a new maximum wind record. This beats the previous record of 21,998MW from 10 January 2023. π± Download the NESO app to see previous records and live generation data. π
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Very good news!
β¨ Weβve just completed the purchase of part of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland in partnership with @NorthWildlife β¨ Including Simonside Hills, popular with many Northumbrians, itβs home to rare wildlife including curlews and red squirrels πΏοΈ (1/2)
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A few minutes ago, Unit 4 turbo-generator at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station desynced from the GB grid system, marking the END of electricity generation from COAL after 142 years π¬π§ππ» @RobBurnett92 and I present a πͺ‘π§΅on the evolution of coal fired power from 1882 to today 1/n
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Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania, each invaded by Soviet troops last month, have now been formally annexed into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics- supposedly at request of their inhabitants.
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85 years ago today, Germany and Russia signed a pact with a secret protocol dividing up Europe between them. The invasions and slaughter that began 8 days later left tens of millions dead. The reverberations of the war and death they unleashed echo through generations of
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#FreeElectricity - not a fortune indeed, but whatβs not to like about getting free charging on your car? @OctopusEnergy
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Parties of the left or centre left have won more than 500 seats in this election. No previous parliament has come close to that in the democratic era.
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Thatβs you @Nigel_Farageβ¦β¦..
Trump and his supporters are now more anti-NATO than Putin. Putin ditched the always-stupid "NATO made me invade Ukraine!" garbage long ago, but his sycophants in the West still havenβt updated their talking points!
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84 years ago Soviet tanks rolled in the Latvian capital Riga, beginning 50 years of brutal and oppressive Soviet occupation. Much of what we see in #Ukraine today happened in Latvia and other Baltic states, Russian methods have not changed, this is why we #StandUpForUkraine
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Today is one of the mostΒ tragic days in the history of Latvia π±π». On 14 June 1941, the Soviet occupation regime deported more than 15, 400 Latvian residents to Siberia and Kazakhstan, breaking lives of thousands of innocent people. We honour the memory of the deportation victims.
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if this is real, itβs a campaign killer
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Wonderful to see a labour of love come to fruition. Hoping that the guide will help further strengthen tourism from π¬π§ to beautiful π±π». @BradtGuides #Latvia
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