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Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

mjfuhlhage Dec 17, 2022

#Journalism profs: Let's coordinate about which platform to switch our class-related #socialMedia assignments to. I'm leaning toward #Mastodon because #Twitter having an oligarch owner who shakes the antfarm for attention isn't conducive to learning and that behavior shouldn't be rewarded. We're between semesters, so this feels like a good time for this discussion.

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Dr. Casey Fiesler Dec 17, 2022

In which Santa's elves learn an important lesson about machine learning bias. 🎅🧵

'Twas the weeks before Christmas
And Santa was busy
His list was so long
It was making him dizzy

There are too many children
List checking can’t scale
If I do this by hand
I will certainly fail!

But one of his elves
Had a brilliant idea
What if we automate
Christmas this year!

[continued :) ]

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Mark Hertling Dec 17, 2022

A long but excellent piece by ⁦‪@nytimes‬⁩. Every horrendous detail of Russia’s illegal and botched attack into Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html

How Putin’s War in Ukraine Became a Catastrophe for Russia

Secret battle plans, intercepted communications and Russian soldiers explain how a “walk in the park” became a catastrophe for Russia.

The New York Times

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Mark Hertling Nov 5, 2022

Hello Mastodonians! For an #introduction:
I'm a husband, father of 2, grandfather of 5. Served 38 years in the Army, all over the world. Now thriving in a 2d chapter of life studying & teaching leadership (mostly in healthcare which was my research focus for a Doctor of Business Administration in 2019), "analyzing" national security on CNN (recently a lot on Ukraine due to my time spent in Europe), and engaging in several non-profits. I believe we should keep working on a more perfect union.

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Mark Hertling Dec 17, 2022

Not the only Russian unit experiencing this fate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/16/russia-200th-brigade-decimated-ukraine/

‘Wiped out’: War in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade

The bloody fate of Russia's 200th Motor Rifle Brigade in Ukraine is emblematic of Vladimir Putin’s derailed invasion plans.

The Washington Post

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Jens Clasen Dec 17, 2022

The German word "schenken" means "to give a gift".

Sounds nice? Well, it has its pitfalls.

The sentence "Dieses Jahr schenken wir uns nichts" can mean
- "This year, we don't give each other gifts"

But it can also mean
- "This year, we won't have mercy on each other"

Also, "Das kann man sich schenken" means "It's not worth while - don't do it / go there / buy it."

So, all in all, "schenken" is basically Christmas in a nutshell. 🎄

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Auschwitz Memorial Dec 17, 2022

📖 „Hope is the Last to Die” by Halina Birenbaum

Halina Birenbaum survived Majdanek, Auschwitz, Ravensbrück & Neustadt-Glewe camps. Her autobiography describes an adolescent journey through the horrors of the Holocaust.

Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Last-Die-Halina-Birenbaum-ebook/dp/B09FRFFN41/

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All our books: http://books.auschwitz.org

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

BenB Dec 17, 2022

The administration of US President Joe Biden condemned Russia’s latest massive missile attack on Ukraine, targeting mainly civilian infrastructure on December 16, 2022, and promised that the new aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine would include air defense equipment. Source: John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the […]
The post US promise https://uaposition.com/latest-news/us-promised-ukraine-additional-air-defense-systems-after-new-russian-missile-attack/ source : UaPosition #Ukraine

US promised Ukraine additional air defense systems after new Russian missile attack

The administration of US President Joe Biden condemned Russia's latest massive missile attack on Ukraine, targeting mainly civilian infrastructure on December 16, 2022, and promised that the new aid package for the Armed Forces of Ukraine would include air defense equipment. Source: John Kirby, C

Uaposition

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Tony Webster Dec 17, 2022

CNN, WaPo, NYT journalists' accounts were restored. The Intercept and independent journalists were not. We've gotten the worst of it all: the criticism of being the “mainstream media” but without the backing or protection of being the “mainstream media.”

Zhi Zhu Dec 17, 2022

Anne Applebaum Dec 17, 2022

This is very good, on Russia's military failures. But it also doesn't suggest they will stop fighting anytime soon
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/16/world/europe/russia-putin-war-failures-ukraine.html

How Putin’s War in Ukraine Became a Catastrophe for Russia

Secret battle plans, intercepted communications and Russian soldiers explain how a “walk in the park” became a catastrophe for Russia.

The New York Times