Good morning from #Ukraine.
Today I woke up to a bit of a shock. My numbers moved, and I now have 22k followers on X.
That is 22,000 people watching my journey here, and I am grateful for every single one of you.
I do not normally pay much attention to numbers. I am a small-town woman from #Canada . I used to live in the mountains. I fished, sold antique Christmas ornaments, and took care of my family.
For those of you who are only finding me now, I did not come to Ukraine to become a soldier.
I came in December 2022 simply to help people.
I thought anyone could hand out a bag of food. I had a driver’s licence. I was willing to work. I knew I could help, so I came.
But after two years of watching people die, watching cities I had worked in be destroyed, occupied by russian forces, or emptied completely, I became tired of arriving after the damage was already done.
I became a soldier in 2024 because I realized the only way to truly help the Ukrainian people was to stop the russians from reaching the places I had come to love.
And now they are threatening the city I have called home for more than two years.
And more than that…
My soldiers are regular people living through extraordinary circumstances. Many of them were in prison and volunteered to exchange their sentences for a minimum one-year contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
They could have stayed.
They would not have been mobilized.
But they chose to come and fight for their country.
They also came without many of the resources and support that other soldiers have. That is why I push so hard for them. That is why I tell their stories. That is why I fundraise.
And that is why I am walking from Kyiv to Kramatorsk.
So today, 22,000 followers means more than a number to me.
It means 22,000 people are watching.
22,000 people are listening.
And hopefully, 22,000 people will continue helping me stand behind the soldiers who are standing between the people I love and the russian army.
Thank you for being here.
❤️🫂
Absolute masterpiece from the Ukrainian SBU.
russians in occupied Crimea bought fake fuel QR codes.
The money ended up funding Ukraine's 110th Mechanized Brigade.
Poetic justice.
I haven’t posted for the last few days because, to be honest, I have been living my worst nightmare.
While I was still walking, I received the call that no one in Ukraine ever wants to hear: my boyfriend had been hit by an FPV drone.
Tomorrow, I will return to finish my walk, more determined than ever to complete it. But this is also part of the reality of living in Ukraine.
You can be doing absolutely anything, anywhere in this country, and your life can change in an instant.
I am profoundly grateful that he is alive.
I’m also deeply grateful for Ukraine’s medical workers, and for all the volunteers and NGOs helping to sustain a medical system under unimaginable pressure.
#StandWithUkraine
Judge Boasberg freezes Trump administration's visa policy targeting foreign nationals accused of censoring Americans — ruling the government may be engaging in viewpoint discrimination by only going after those who favor more content moderation.
The State Department policy restricted visa access for individuals linked to organizations like the Global Disinformation Index, which conservatives say created blacklists that cost right-wing media outlets ad revenue and thus impeded their ability to exercise their First Amendment rights.
The ruling is a temporary stay, not a final decision on the merits. The State Department can still seek appellate review.
1980 or 81
1. The wood paneling, floor TV, and room style fit the late 70s/early 80s.
2. The window air conditioner and furniture look older, not mid-80s modern.
3. The photo has that warm faded film look common with consumer prints from that era.
4. The girl’s hairstyle and clothing also fit that timeframe.
Un profesor del MIT dio la misma conferencia cada enero durante 40 años, y cada una de las veces no cabía ni un alma en el aula.
La vi a las 2 de la mañana y cambió por completo mi forma de entender la comunicación.
Su nombre era Patrick Winston. La conferencia se titula "Cómo hablar" (How to Speak).
Su frase de apertura te golpea como un camión: "Tu éxito en la vida vendrá determinado en gran medida por tu capacidad para hablar, tu capacidad para escribir y la calidad de tus ideas, en ese orden".
Ni tu nota media, ni tus títulos, ni tu coeficiente intelectual. Cómo hablas es lo que separa a las personas que son escuchadas de las que son ignoradas.
Este es el esquema que inculcó a los estudiantes del MIT durante cuatro décadas:
1) Nunca empieces con un chiste: Empieza diciendo a la gente exactamente qué es lo que va a aprender. "Prepara la bomba antes de verter nada". Él lo llamaba la "promesa de empoderamiento": dales una razón para no levantarse del asiento en los primeros 60 segundos.
2) La regla de las 5S: Para que una idea se quede grabada debe ser: Símbolo, Slogan, Sorpresa, Saliente (relevante) e Historia (Story). Cualquier idea que valga la pena recordar cumple al menos tres de estas.
3) La técnica del "casi acierto" (Near Miss): Esta parte me dejó alucinado. No te limites a mostrar lo que está bien; muestra lo que parece estar bien pero no lo está. Ese contraste es lo que hace que el cerebro registre algo de forma permanente.
4) Su regla final: Termina con una contribución, no con un resumen. No recapitules lo que ya dijiste. Dile a la gente qué les has dado que no tenían antes de entrar por la puerta.
He usado este esquema en ventas, entrevistas y presentaciones desde que lo vi, y los resultados no son sutiles.
Patrick Winston falleció en 2019, pero esta clase sigue siendo gratuita en el OpenCourseWare del MIT. Una hora, vista por millones de personas, y no cuesta absolutamente nada.
Video: "How to Speak", Patrick Winston, MIT OpenCourseWare, RES.TLL-005, January IAP 2018.
Fuente: MIT OpenCourseWare.
Licencia: CC BY-NC-SA.
Términos: ocw. mit. edu/ terms
It’s important that you understand what happened last night.
Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a candidate who, by all accounts, is on track in the polls to flip Texas blue.
In response, Trump’s FCC reportedly threatened CBS if the interview aired.
CBS caved and pulled the segment, citing “financial reasons.”
In modern American history, no president has been more hostile to free speech than Donald Trump.
But censorship always backfires.
Here’s the full segment Trump didn’t want you to see.
We have units needing help in Sumy, Borova, Lyman, Kostyantynivka, Pokrovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions‼️
They need anything - Starlinks, powerstations, drones, drone jammers, vehicles, antennas, laptops, screens and much more!
Your support lets them know they are not forgotten and that world still stands with Ukraine and believes in Ukraine! Every donation makes a difference 👊. https://t.co/qtrRNRQ8Xf
In last few weeks we have raised only few hundred $ towards vehicle fundraiser, while some units who desperately need vehicles are struggling badly‼️ This fundraiser is totally dead and we do need help and support urgently, as vehicles are needed and they save lives‼️ Reliable pickup trucks can evacuate wounded soldiers and get vital equipment to positions‼️ Please skip a coffee, bagel or whatever you have for breakfast on your way to work and help the Ukrainian defenders, as every donation adds up! People think that their few $ don’t make a difference, WRONG! If every 160k followers sent even $1 it would be 20 pickup trucks! Thank you all for your attention and support https://t.co/dGuOzs8xu2
🆘URGENT APPEAL FOR HELP🆘
With the visibility and everything, it is getting harder and harder by the day to raise funds for the defenders at the front‼️Many of our fundraisers have completely stalled, while the defenders desperately need our support with equipment! If you can spare few $, please do support, so we can get the needed equipment for those who need it!
Thank you all and Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦✊
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I don’t usually do this, but I want to say thank you for 16,000 followers.
It truly means something to know that 16,000 people have chosen to follow my journey alongside the Ukrainian people.
I am Canadian, yet I serve as the only foreigner in a Ukrainian battalion.
I am surrounded by men of immense strength who volunteered to defend their homeland. Many of the men I fight beside come from occupied territories. They carry stories of horror, displacement, and loss, and still they carry hope. The hope of returning home.
Ukrainians continue to fight while the world grows tired, distracted, and complacent in the face of daily terror inflicted upon them. That courage, that refusal to disappear, is what keeps me going.
This account is not just mine. It belongs to my battalion. And knowing that 16,000 of you stand with us tells my men that they are seen, that they are supported, and that they are not alone.
Thank you for standing with us.
🇨🇦 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦
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Today I have been a soldier in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for one year
I am exhausted, to say I am not, would be a lie.
We hold on because it’s all we can do.
Please support my men, they need us, not more than ever.
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Help save Donetsk Oblast one share at a time.
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