Coalition collapses in Lithuania; two weeks to reach agreement

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party announced on the 6th of June that it is leaving the current coalition, and everything indicates that the main reason for the coalition’s collapse is the presence of the Nemunas Dawn party in the government. The Social Democrats’ letter, which reached journalists, cites Nemunas Dawn’s failure to support the new […]

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BNN IN FOCUS | Latvia has a new government – political analyst comments on the biggest challenges ahead

Latvia has had a new government since Thursday, the 28th of May, led by Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs of the United List (AS). If Kulbergs proves to be as decisive and principled as he was while in opposition, the new prime minister can be expected to achieve success. But is a four-month period a long […]

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Coalition Reaffirms Support For Religious Schools To Discriminate Against LGBTQIA+ People

The Coalition has unveiled their private schooling policy, reaffirming its support for religious schools retaining the ability to make employment and enrolment decisions based on faith, including exemptions that LGBTQIA+ ...

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Kulbergs promises broad coalition in Latvia and personal responsibility for Rail Baltica

The broader the coalition forming a government that will work until the elections, the better, said Andris Kulbergs, the prime ministerial nominee from United List (AS), in an interview with TV3 on Monday. The politician suggested that it may be possible to reach an agreement on forming a government among five political forces — all […]

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Pourquoi Poutine redouble de violence dans sa guerre contre l’Ukraine ?

Dans la nuit du mercredi 13 mai, la Russie de Poutine a déclenché un lourd bombardement contre Kiev avec plus de 600 drones et 50 missiles, causant la mort de 24 personnes. Impressionnant de la part de ce « maître du Kremlin » qui proclamait au cours des commémorations de la grande victoire patriotique du 9 mai … Lire la suite Pourquoi Poutine redouble de violence dans sa guerre contre…

Coalition Pushes New Gender Bill After Landmark Giggle V Tickle Ruling

Gender identity and transgender rights are again at the centre of Australia’s political debate, after Coalition MPs vowed to introduce new legislation defining sex as strictly male or female following ...

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NEW LETTER: Massachusetts social media ban will help Trump and will not keep kids safe from Big Tech

The Massachusetts House has advanced H. 5349 (now H. 5366), a draconian and unconstitutional bill that would ban minors from social media, force social media platforms to enable parental surveillance of teenagers’ online activity, and subject everyone to privacy-invading online ID checks in order to access information or speak out online.

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Latvian political tensions rise: Prime Minister accused of being unable to lead the government

The Progressives believes that Prime Minister Evika Siliņa of New Unity (JV) is unable to responsibly lead the government. At the same time, the political force says it will act cautiously in its next steps and will first invite the Prime Minister for talks, Andris Šuvajevs, chairman of The Progressives parliamentary faction, announced on Monday. […]

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Latvian Prime Minister: the defence minister still has not called me or told me he is resigning

If The Progressives decides to leave the coalition, a technical government will continue working, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa of New Unity (JV) said in an interview on TV3’s program 900 sekundes when asked about plans for the government’s future work in such a scenario. Siliņa admitted that she had not offered The Progressives the opportunity […]

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Weaponized non-governance and political impotence

Nothing Is Ever Going Back To Normal by Anya Kamenetz “By ‘normal-feeling’ I mean not utopia, but these two specific beliefs: “There are adults in charge of the most powerful country in the world and they are mostly doing their best “The arc of the moral universe bends toward justice*. Bad things are naturally going to […]

Statement: The GUARD Act is a poorly disguised universal online ID check mandate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2026
Email: press@fightforthefuture.org
Phone: 978-852-6457


Fight for the Future has been campaigning for years against online ID checks_. They lead a_ coalition _of over 90 human rights, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ organizations that are opposed to these surveillance and censorship laws. Online ID check mandates consist of two equally dangerous…

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BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic crisis and the VIP lounge story: two blows to the government in one week

This week in Latvia unfolded under the sign of airBaltic. The question—whether to grant or deny a 30 million euros short-term loan to the national airline—not only triggered loud political turbulence but nearly became the cause of the government’s collapse. Why exactly airBaltic became the tipping point that almost overturned the government of Evika Siliņa, […]

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After tensions and threats of collapse – Latvia’s government will continue its work

Coalition partners have agreed to continue working in the government, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced after a meeting with representatives of the political parties forming the coalition. On Thursday, Siliņa had invited representatives from New Unity, Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), and The Progressives for talks. The LETA news agency had previously reported that […]

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Massachusetts House advances unconstitutional social media ban bill that will harm LGBTQ youth and human rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026
Email: press@fightforthefuture.org
Phone: 978-852-6457


The Massachusetts House has advanced H. 5349, a draconian and laughably unconstitutional bill that would ban minors from social media, force social media platforms to enable parental surveillance of teenagers’ online activity, and subject everyone to privacy-invading online ID checks in order to…

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Clown Shoes 'R Us

Living in not just the bleakest but dumbest timeline, we must now witness the "off the charts clownfuckery" that is the spectacle of quivering, grown-ass Trump lackeys faithfully, fearfully shuffling around the halls of power in his fave "old-man-from-Queens" shoes - most ill-sized - foisted on them in some weird submission ritual by a sociopath with daddy issues. What he evidently doesn't…

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Reform Is Not the Party of Workers


Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK to be ‘the party of workers’. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

When Nigel Farage insists that Reform UK is ‘the party of workers’, this is more than just a rhetorical flourish. It is a conscious attempt to present the far right as the only political outlet for the working class, at a time when they are drastically under-represented in parliament. This…

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Israel’s Economy Has Problems, but It’s Not Collapsing Yet

In spite of the Gaza genocide, Israel still has plenty of customers for its high-tech exports, especially the weapons it produces. But it is experiencing a debilitating brain drain as secular, highly educated Israelis are emigrating in growing numbers.


Israel is a world leader in the “new military urbanism” — crowd control, border surveillance, and counterterrorism — that has…

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Expert: Latvia’s government will argue, but it will stand

“For now, there will be some tightening up and shouting in the government, but it will stand,” says Rajevskis. “For now, there will be some tightening up and shouting in the government, but it will stand,” public relations agency “Mediju tilts” director Filips Rajevskis told LETA, commenting on the exchange of threats about losing office […]

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