Always spot-on, Ms. Sullivan

The war in Ukraine starts to escalate.

Evidence:

1. On April 11 Russia destroyed the largest power plant in Kyiv 1/

The Republic of Korea, once a recipient of U.S. aid, is now providing billions of dollars in assistance to other nations – a remarkable example of how our support can put countries on the path to economic prosperity and self-reliance.

Please read if you want to understand the stakes right now in Ukraine. The attack on the country's civilian infrastructure right now, this week, is the worst since the war began

Arizona decision led me to swallow extra blood pressure polls. Women’s right to choose is the most obvious sentiment in the world. Men who would deny that right are 100.00000% contemptible disgusting putrid assholes.

It was deeply moving to be a part of yesterday's event on the two-year anniversary of Vladimir Kara-Murza's detention in 🇷🇺.
Freedom House looks forward to the day when Vladimir is free & reunited with his family.
We will never stop advocating for the release of political prisoners.

❗️On the morning of April 10, the Russians hit the energy and public transport infrastructure in #Odesa region, injuring two public transport company employees. In addition, they have attacked an energy facility in #Mykolaiv region (pictured), causing emergency power outages,…

179 yrs ago, on this very date, much of downtown Pgh burned to the ground.
Yinzers rebuilt the City in record time & the Mayor coined a familiar phrase that’s still in use today. Guess what it is

At the EU Parliament today with Evgenia Kara-Murza advocating on behalf of her husband and other Russian political prisoners. I was asked by ⁦Petras Austrevicius⁩, our host, if I could say anything optimistic. Sadly the answer is no. Putin is going after anyone who opposes him

VisitPittsburgh has announced details for a new music festival being held in Pittsburgh this fall.

Sudden Little Thrills, from producers of big-name festivals Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, will be held at Hazelwood Green on Sept. 7 and 8.

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With all our cattle, which countries are Africa's biggest beef exporters to the world? I wasn't surprised that South Africa with its big economy was #1. But #2 is Tanzania and #3 is Chad. Then Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and #10 is Zambia. I got an education!

Hello Facebook. I do not wish to see any reels. How may I turn this feature off? Why do you make it imposssible to find such advice? Your platform is truly in decline, if I may say so respectfully.
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I gave an interview to The Economist about what forced me to leave Kharkiv. Expectedly, only a small part was published.However, the main point I wish to emphasize is that Kharkiv urgently needs help:stronger air defense,weapons to destroy launchers&aircraft,before it’s too late!

If the world has already written Kharkiv off, not everyone there has received the memo. The race to save Ukraine's second city. My latest economist.com/europe/2024/04…

Pgh was hit hard, w/highest influenza death rate in the US. As the pandemic grew & raged on, emergency care sites gratefully welcomed Black nurses, including at Carnegie Steel & Duquesne, PA’s emergency influenza hospital. 2/

Day 8 Pgh Black Women’s History Month
Racism kept many Black female nurses out of the WWI front.

In the midst of the war the US was hit by an influenza pandemic & thankfully African American nurses stepped up to serve 1/

Regional integration is working. It's one reason why East Africa, whose countries enjoy greater connectivity through infrastructure, trade and policies, will see a healthy 5.1% regional economic growth in 2024 and 5.7% growth in 2025, says African Development Bank.

#GenAI final #ruination of the #Internet might finally help to break our various Internet addictions, especially #socialmedia . nytimes.com/2024/03/29/opi… . not a synonym but connected to what Cory Doctorow labels ' #enshittification .'

In memoriam: People of Sarajevo that died during the Siege of #Sarajevo , the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare.
It lasted from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996.
1,425 days
3 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 3 days
11, 541 civilians killed