Meanwhile TVRain, the last independent media outlet operating in Russia, has shut down — here's the last few minutes of its broadcast, poorly Google Translated. It then cut to Swan Lake, which has particular relevance: https://t.co/XXtUHroZkt
CONFIRMED: #Poland, #Hungary, #Romania and #Slovakia have opened their borders with exemptions to allow Ukranians to cross with their #pets without passports. All said borders are lined with veterinarians to help distribute necessary care for these pets.
Pushkin Square, maybe less than 1000 meters from Red Square and the Kremlin, is the cite of a significant protest. These people know the risks of challenging the regime. They’re on the street in-spite of major personal costs.
Finally saw the @Netflix film “Don’t Look Up,” a fictional tale of a Nation distracted by pop-culture and divided on whether to heed dire warnings of scientists.
Everything I know about news-cycles, talk shows, social media, & politics tells me the film was instead a documentary
President Joe Biden apologized to world leaders at the COP26 summit for actions taken by the Trump administration in pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord
https://t.co/1oqcstqwVB
A group of young Afghan girls from @afghan_ascend are facing an agonising choice in Kabul - brave the chaos at the airport gates trying to leave or stay and wait for the Taliban says @MarinaLeGree#Afghanistan#kabul
Afghans and foreigners desperate to leave Afghanistan are departing with just the clothes on their backs. In the rush to flee, some of the most beloved members of the family are left behind: their pets. https://t.co/1ezkRWvwbZ
A sweet story from @deborahamos: A group in Germany is teaching refugee women from Iran, Iraq & Syria how to bike.🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
For some, the experience is deeply moving. One trainee said: "This is a dream for me. I have been waiting my whole life to do this."
https://t.co/W53idwWXMe
A high school valedictorian in Texas swapped out her approved remarks at graduation to instead give an impassioned speech against the state's new abortion ban.
"There is a war on my body and a war on my rights," she says in the now-viral speech.
https://t.co/Lfb9nRgLdw
This is the moment journalist Youmna Elsayed witnessed the Israeli air strike that destroyed the Jalaa building in Gaza, which housed international media outlets, including Al Jazeera and The Associated Press.