Arnis Balcus
@arnisbalcus.bsky.social
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I got to hold an #Oscar that the movie #Flow (Straume) along with its director @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and co-producer Matīss Kaža, won this year for Best Animated Feature. I guess it’s the highest achievement in #Latvian culture ever
March 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I got to hold an #Oscar that the movie #Flow (Straume) along with its director @gintszilbalodis.bsky.social and co-producer Matīss Kaža, won this year for Best Animated Feature. I guess it’s the highest achievement in #Latvian culture ever
Today, there’s a major #securitysummit in #London yet the weakest flank of #NATO -the countries that have supported #Ukraine the most by their GDP-have not been invited. None of the #Balticstates are at the table. Didn’t we just see how two superpowers tried to decide Ukraine’s future without them?
March 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today, there’s a major #securitysummit in #London yet the weakest flank of #NATO -the countries that have supported #Ukraine the most by their GDP-have not been invited. None of the #Balticstates are at the table. Didn’t we just see how two superpowers tried to decide Ukraine’s future without them?
Two middle fingers, in the colors of the #Ukrainian flag, in front of the #Russian embassy in #Riga. Photo by Arnis Balcus
March 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Two middle fingers, in the colors of the #Ukrainian flag, in front of the #Russian embassy in #Riga. Photo by Arnis Balcus
F*ck Putin & Trump - a poster in Riga, Latvia. Photo by Arnis Balcus
February 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
F*ck Putin & Trump - a poster in Riga, Latvia. Photo by Arnis Balcus
Who would have thought that in the third year of the war in #Ukraine, there would be a new enemy leading a country we had previously considered an ally..
February 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Who would have thought that in the third year of the war in #Ukraine, there would be a new enemy leading a country we had previously considered an ally..
Today marks 3 years since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. This is a sweater in Riga where commemorate event takes place today
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Today marks 3 years since the full-scale war in Ukraine began. This is a sweater in Riga where commemorate event takes place today
Trump is a typical capitalist businessman driven solely by profit. He is eager to align with other key players to share and dominate global markets. In his eyes, Ukraine or Europe are mere commodities, not key players, viewing them through a colonial lens.
February 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Trump is a typical capitalist businessman driven solely by profit. He is eager to align with other key players to share and dominate global markets. In his eyes, Ukraine or Europe are mere commodities, not key players, viewing them through a colonial lens.
Exactly a year ago my book The Scene came out. Even though now it’s a history, it’s also a tribute to that and the next generations of young punks, goths, misfits, and the unheard - those whose voices are often ignored, yet who shape the culture of every era. [Photo by Robis: me with the kids]
February 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Exactly a year ago my book The Scene came out. Even though now it’s a history, it’s also a tribute to that and the next generations of young punks, goths, misfits, and the unheard - those whose voices are often ignored, yet who shape the culture of every era. [Photo by Robis: me with the kids]
“Fuck Elon Musk” — a jacket at a flea market in Berlin, Germany, where protests against the CDU aligning with the neo-Nazi party AfD took place on Sunday. Germany is having federal elections later this month
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“Fuck Elon Musk” — a jacket at a flea market in Berlin, Germany, where protests against the CDU aligning with the neo-Nazi party AfD took place on Sunday. Germany is having federal elections later this month
Pro-Palestinian march / anti-Israel protest in Berlin, Germany
February 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Pro-Palestinian march / anti-Israel protest in Berlin, Germany
Today was the last day to see the Golden Globe statue at the Latvian National Museum of Art, awarded to @zilbalodis for his animated film Flow. I hope they will display the Oscar too!
January 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today was the last day to see the Golden Globe statue at the Latvian National Museum of Art, awarded to @zilbalodis for his animated film Flow. I hope they will display the Oscar too!
The Riga council elections are coming up this summer. Some parties are already campaigning, such as this guy, whose slogan is “You too should help Riga develop.” So if I do, what is he going to do? This campaign seems to be based on quantity (boosting the face recognision) rather than message.
January 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The Riga council elections are coming up this summer. Some parties are already campaigning, such as this guy, whose slogan is “You too should help Riga develop.” So if I do, what is he going to do? This campaign seems to be based on quantity (boosting the face recognision) rather than message.
Clouds, sea and romance in Tenerife, Spain
January 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Clouds, sea and romance in Tenerife, Spain
I go with the flow. Me and a cat in Tenerife, 2025
January 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I go with the flow. Me and a cat in Tenerife, 2025
Trump’s absurd ideas-like invading Greenland or annexing Canada- aren’t rogue madness, they are America unmasked. For ages, US policy has thrived on arrogance, imperialism and intervention. He just skips the politeness. Sadly, he’s not the disease, he’s the symptom…[Photo by me in Montreal, 2011]
January 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump’s absurd ideas-like invading Greenland or annexing Canada- aren’t rogue madness, they are America unmasked. For ages, US policy has thrived on arrogance, imperialism and intervention. He just skips the politeness. Sadly, he’s not the disease, he’s the symptom…[Photo by me in Montreal, 2011]
New word “atrastājs”
January 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
New word “atrastājs”
That time of the year…
December 29, 2024 at 9:14 PM
That time of the year…
I could have left my gas mask at home … Check my photos from protests in #Tbilisi fkmagazine.lv/2024/12/20/f...
From the Georgian Dream to Despair: During the Tbilisi Protests
How Georgia’s dream was stolen.
fkmagazine.lv
December 21, 2024 at 7:05 AM
I could have left my gas mask at home … Check my photos from protests in #Tbilisi fkmagazine.lv/2024/12/20/f...
#Protester and the #police in #Tbilisi #Georgia where protests against the government’s refusal to move closer to the EU are taking place. Photo by Arnis Balcus
December 11, 2024 at 9:21 PM
#Protester and the #police in #Tbilisi #Georgia where protests against the government’s refusal to move closer to the EU are taking place. Photo by Arnis Balcus
Protesters in front of the police in Tbilisi, Georgia. Most of the protesters are young people, as they are fighting for their future. Photo by Arnis Balcus
December 10, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Protesters in front of the police in Tbilisi, Georgia. Most of the protesters are young people, as they are fighting for their future. Photo by Arnis Balcus
December 9, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, Dec 2024. Video by Arnis Balcus
December 8, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, Dec 2024. Video by Arnis Balcus
December 8, 2024 at 6:23 AM