Rita

Scuba instructor, dreamer, lover of great music, singer, creative sparkler, angel investor... profound patriot of Lithuania & Canada

[Dakas ‡ @Dakasr2]

🇱🇹 👑 Today, let's explore the history and visual evolution of another cornerstone symbol of Lithuanian statehood - the Columns of Gediminas.

On January 5, 2018, Lithuania Post issued a four-stamp series titled ���Symbols of the Lithuanian State: the Columns of Gediminas”.

It was the very first stamp issue released in the special year of 2018, marking the centenary of the restoration of the Lithuanian state. As the Columns of Gediminas are among the oldest and most important symbols of Lithuanian statehood, this series was chosen to launch the year's commemorative stamp releases.

Although all four stamps feature the same basic symbol, artist Aušrelė Ratkevičienė brilliantly illustrates its evolution, from the emblem of a ruling dynasty to a symbol of freedom embraced by an entire nation.
1/5 🧵👇

[Made In Canada @MadelnCanada]

The Canadian National Anthem will ALWAYS give us goosebumps ❤️🇨🇦

[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.

Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.

A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.

[La Sagrada Família @sagradafamilia]

We see the tower of Jesus Christ illuminated for the first time!
The light show, starting from the base up to the illumination of the cross, culminated with a composition of lights guided by drones that traced the figure of Gaudí and the phrase “first love, then technique”.

[Auraja ‡ @Twee_Papillon]

Saturday Morning in Vilnius, Beneath a Blanket of Clouds ☁️🤗

[Simonas Bartkus @simonasbartkus]

Go Vilnius reported today that the Vilnius Pink Soup Fest last weekend attracted 180,000 people, of whom 33,800 were foreigners (top countries: Germany, the UK, Italy, the USA, and the Netherlands).

[U.S. Embassy Vilnius @USEmbVilnius]

The United States is fully committed to the defense of Lithuania and NATO’s eastern flank.

This week we were honored to host Four-Star General Steven S. Nordhaus, Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau. General Nordhaus’s visit symbolizes our enduring partnership and commitment forged through decades of trust, shared sacrifice, and dedication to collective defense.

[Rita @adbabe]

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[Anatoli Kopadze @AnatoliKopadze]

Godfather of AI: "If you sleep well tonight, you may not have understood this lecture."

This 47-minute lecture is the best thing I saw about AI in the last few months.

It will definitely help you understand how it actually works and where it's going.

Geoffrey Hinton built the neural networks behind every AI alive, then quit Google to warn the world about it.

The part nobody wanted to hear:

> AI is already developing abilities its creators didn't intend
> in most cognitive tasks it's already ahead of us
> the question is no longer if it surpasses us but when
> the only decision left is which side of that line you're on

Right now the average person opens Claude, types something, gets an answer, closes the tab.

They think they're using AI. they're using maybe 10% of it.

I went through his entire lecture, then mapped everything he described to what Claude can actually do today.

17 Claude features most people will never find on their own.

Full breakdown in the post below.

[Rimantas ‡ @DarRamesnis]

June 3, 1988. The Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis is founded in Vilnius. In just two years, it would help lead Lithuania from Soviet occupation to the restoration of independence. Through mass rallies, civic activism, and the courage of ordinary people, Sąjūdis became one of the most successful freedom movements in modern European history.

[Lithuania MFA 🇱🇹 | #StandWithUkraine @LithuaniaMFA]

For the sixth year in a row, more Lithuanian citizens returned home than left. Every return brings home international experience, new skills and ideas that help Lithuania grow.

Thinking of returning to Lithuania? Visit https://t.co/TQavS164Tr 🇱🇹

[Edward Lucas @edwardlucas]

We are launching the Baltic International Security Centre today in Vilnius https://t.co/b6WGox02JW

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

I want to praise the resilience of the Baltic people.

You have responded with calm and responsibility.

And with a clear message to Russia:

You will fail.
https://t.co/SD4WAvZWKd

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

I’m in Vilnius to send a clear message:

Europe stands in full solidarity and unity with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

And we are stepping up our support.

Because when Baltic States are being tested, Europe as a whole is being tested.

[Álvaro J @jota_snchez]

Robert Sapolsky es un neurocientífico de Stanford que demostró que el estrés crónico es el asesino silencioso que los médicos ignoran.

Reveló 10 hábitos que haces todos los días y que te quitan años de vida.

1) Repasar conversaciones en tu cabeza

[Gryn ✌ @gryn_a]

We did it! 🇱🇹🇺🇦
A convoy of police cars, prepared for a long time, has reached Ukraine.
79 Lithuanian police cars were officially handed over to the Lviv police this morning.
🤝Tired but happy, 90 of our officers are returning home.
Together until victory! 🇺🇦

- Lithuanian police

[Lithuanian MOD 🇱🇹 @Lithuanian_MoD]

🇱🇹🇺🇸 Major General John Pippy, commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard, says Lithuania–US ties go way beyond defence cooperation, rooted in shared values and a common resolve to defend freedom, which makes Lithuania a model ally and a strong partner to be taken seriously.

[Jorge Medina @jorgemedina_2C]

Toda una religión el baloncesto en Lituania 🇱🇹

39 partidos consecutivos seguidos en Euroliga con aforo completo.

Nunca se puede subestimar a Zalgiris, que si termina de concretar su victoria sobre Paris, volverá a los playoffs.

[Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgy]

Hungary’s future health secretary dancing on stage last night.
🎥: Noémi Zalavári

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

There are no words.