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Vice: “From news reports and social media posts to Ukraine University and government websites, archivists are in a mad dash to preserve the country’s online history. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine accelerates, professional and hobbyist archivists alike are rushing to preserve Ukraine’s online history, cataloging and storing everything from Ukrainian government and university websites, to …
Bellingcat: “Editor’s note: The Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map is a crowdsourced effort by Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) and the wider open source community to map, document and verify significant incidents during the conflict in Ukraine. Its aim is to provide reliable information for policymakers, journalists as well as justice and accountability bodies about the evolving …
TechCrunch: “The EU’s ban on Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik has just gone into effect after the bloc formally adopted the sanctions, meaning media regulators are now expected to monitor compliance, with the risk of fines being levied by national watchdogs across the bloc for any platforms found continuing to distribute the Kremlin-linked media firms’ …
Wired: “What if your computer decided not to blare out a notification jingle because it noticed you weren’t sitting at your desk? What if your TV saw you leave the couch to answer the front door and paused Netflix automatically, then resumed playback when you sat back down? What if our computers took more social …
MakeUseOf: “When it comes to brainstorming, there are dozens of tools to choose from. With companies getting increasingly distributed, online brainstorming tools are becoming the must-have tool for remote collaboration. What’s more, brainstorming tools can help you uncover innovative experiences and better deliver on user needs. Brainstorming is an opportunity for remote teams to get …
CRS Report [45 pages] – Russia’s Nuclear Weapons: Doctrine,Forces,and Modernization, Updated March 1, 2022: “Russia’s nuclear forces consist of both long-range, strategic systems—including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs),submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and heavy bombers—and shorter-and medium-range delivery systems. Russia is modernizing its nuclear forces,replacing Soviet-era systems with new missiles, submarines and aircraft while developing new types …
March 1, 2022 – Full text Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery, United States Capitol. “Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans. Last year COVID-19 kept us apart. This year we …
The Atlantic – “A special Sunday event: our sixth annual photographic essay celebrating such magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America and are captured here in photos from recent years….I invite you to take a look. It is always a hoot to put this collection together.” …
New Yorker: “A curious legal crusade to redefine personhood is raising profound questions about the interdependence of the animal and human kingdoms. According to the civil-law code of the state of New York, a writ of habeas corpus may be obtained by any “person” who has been illegally detained. In Bronx County, most such claims …
The New York Times: “Evidence on global warming is piling up. Nations aren’t acting. Some researchers are asking what difference more reports will make…Each I.P.C.C. assessment is a huge, multiyear effort by researchers and representatives from 195 governments. Every line, every chart, is fine-tuned to ensure it is backed by evidence. The hours are long; …
