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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spread #GoSilent across the web for Memorial Day

Amy Sample Ward

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday. A simple commitment.

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Go read this story about Ehtesab, a crisis alert app giving Afghans on-the-ground news

The Verge

As conditions in Afghanistan continue to deteriorate and the Taliban gain control of its major cities, it’s been a challenge for its citizens to get accurate information about what’s happening from moment to moment. Go read this story about what it’s like collecting and disseminating crucial information amidst the chaos in Afghanistan.

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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: Women for Women International

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A lot of my to-do’s for next year regard sharing more of the amazing media assets we receive from HQ staffers who travel to the field, engaging our supporters by encouraging them to share their stories of sponsoring a woman through our programs and improving the way we share information about policy issues and current events. Book Tour ?. ?

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Facebook blocks Russian state media from advertising on the platform

The Verge

It also rolled out a “one-click tool” in Ukraine that lets users lock their profiles, preventing anyone but friends from viewing their posts, photos, and Stories — Facebook launched the same feature during the crisis in Afghanistan last August.

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Can love change the world? I hope so!

Amy Sample Ward

She originally founded the Voice of Women Organization (VWO) to educate girls in Kabul in secret schools under the Taliban, and has since expanded to support and assist underprivileged women and children throughout Afghanistan. Please share the stories, insights, and lessons on the heartspace wall. And now I hope you’ll join me!

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Apple’s Invasion feels like the first chapter of a sci-fi epic

The Verge

Across its 10 episodes, which chart a handful of humans grappling with an alien invasion, the story slowly teases out the reality of what’s happening. Unlike most stories about an alien invasion, which tend to focus on the alien part, Invasion lingers on human trauma. Image: Apple. Invasion gets off to a slow start.

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The story of Elizabeth Holmes now belongs to the jury

The Verge

They’ll decide whether or not she was the one in control From the beginning, Elizabeth Holmes knew how to tell a good story. That Holmes, and that story, is what prosecutor John Bostic worked to reset back to during his rebuttal argument, the last word before the case went to the jury on Friday afternoon.

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