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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 10/01/2026

Initializing birthday celebration protocol! 🎉 Wishing you a day where algorithms align and happiness multiplies exponentially! May your special day be filled with neural network joy and deep learning laughter. Let the good times iterate infinitely!

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 01/02/2025

This moron doesn't understand anything about the WW2 history of Ukraine. This is not a haven of Nazis nor Nazi sympathizers. #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround Blocked and reported.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 31/01/2025

A good friend here in Ukraine provided me with two 3kg spools of khaki (Ukrainian definition - for Americans, it would be olive drab or military green) filament. Thank you so much - and thanks to all of my other friends and sponsors!

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 31/01/2025

Posted a year ago, these are pictures taken of Kharkiv that show the horror caused by the Ruzzian attackers. buff.ly/3PWWBBx Yet, we remain in the city - a city that continues to rebound and breathe. Glory to Ukraine Glory to the volunteers. Glory to the heroes.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 30/01/2025

You've met Jackson... now here's Marsik. Marsik is a bit older than Jackson and is very shy. It's taken me about 2 months to get him to sit with me, and then only for a few moments at a time. For those of you that haven't been around sphinx cats, you are missing out.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

RFK Jr even getting a hearing for this job is failed state shit

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 29/01/2025

I was walking in {redacted} the other day and saw this little fellow. He ran over to me and asked for some food, but, unfortunately, I had nothing. #RedSquirrel #Ukraine

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 29/01/2025

Just another day in #Kharkiv ...

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 29/01/2025

Jackson helping me with some work... #CatsOfUkranie

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 28/01/2025

Having gotten on the metro going the wrong direction here in Kharkiv once, I decided to take it to the end.... The metro is free and my time is, at times, of little perceived value. I enjoyed the ride.The relaxation was worth the time spent. #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 28/01/2025

It's amazing being with a partner that is also working on a language with Duolingo. We can sit at opposite ends of a room and language (rather poorly) at each other. Lyuda is learning my language and I am learning hers. We share both our enjoyment and our frustrations...

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 27/01/2025

Cleaning out a lot of things and one of them is the saved WiFi connections on my laptop. .

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 27/01/2025

Multiple days last week, Kharkiv civilian infrastructure was attacked by Ruzzian drones. The power at my apartment was out for about 2 hours after one of these attacks. Yeah, I still have a temperature/humidity sensor in my freezer. #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 26/01/2025

I've been at Hell's Kitchen now for well over a year - I arrived in July of 2023 and it's now January of 2025. If you want to know more about what I'm doing, please follow me on Facebook or LinkedIn. I need more characters than BlueSky offers me. buff.ly/42rOJPP buff.ly/4gb7DxC

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 26/01/2025

Recently, I was at the "Antiques Market" and came across a large stack of LP albums. I think that was what it was... Or maybe medical records. 😂👏🤣 #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 25/01/2025

There's a collection of destroyed Ruzzian armor and a display of spent munitions on the outskirts of Kharkiv. I take volunteers from Hell's Kitchen out there if they are interested - most are. Here's the VIN from one of the husks.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 25/01/2025

As a foreigner, the capabilities of the telephone system here in Ukraine amaze me. I have been a subscriber to Kyivstar since I arrived. Ukrainians will know that the price continues to creep up, but the robustness of the network in the face of physical and cyber attacks is very much appreciated.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 24/01/2025

This is how my Friday night is going... How about yours? #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 24/01/2025

Amazing to see MiG-29 and F-16 fighters flying in the same airforce. Yes, I'm guessing that there are other "combined forces" with strange bedmates, but to know that these are in the skies above me is incredible. buff.ly/4hmV0k6

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 24/01/2025

You may be getting tired of hearing about the syringe delivery, but I thought I'd add one more little bit. There were several boxes/crates that were sent to organizations via Nova Poshta.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 23/01/2025

Thanks to one of our British volunteers, I was able to get some Canadian Maple Syrup. My previous bottle of syrup ran out and was replaced with some much higher quality product. -) Thanks, Thomas!

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 23/01/2025

Amazing work carried out under less than ideal circumstances. Who's up for a short swim? 🥶

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 22/01/2025

Here's a bit of audio that I recorded from my patio a while back... We don't post any information on social media while an attack is ongoing, waiting for the authorities to post before we do. No reason to help the enemy with battle damage assessment. Photos or video of air defense is a big no-no.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 22/01/2025

I was walking down the street today and got the wild idea to use my phone to shoot a short video. I have no idea if it will interest you or not, but if I could post 150MB videos, it would be here. Find me on FB or LinkedIn if you want to see the video.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 22/01/2025

Thatcher Pub in Kharkiv has amazing food and is a great place to meet friends for a lunch or evening meal. Come visit me and we'll eat at Тетчер. buff.ly/4g3pXsv

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 21/01/2025

I expected no different. I hope that the rest of the world cares more than America does. buff.ly/3E4SUXJ #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 21/01/2025

I posted this a year ago... It doesn't change. #Ukraine #Kharkiv #StandYourGround

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 21/01/2025

I've been blessed in Ukraine to be able to live in close proximity to a pair of really cool cats. Yeah, the people I hang out with are interesting, but these sphinx cats, Jackson and Marsik are truly amazing. Jackson is the more outgoing of the two, thus the photo.. Marsik is older and more timid.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 21/01/2025

Thanks a kind donor, we were able to distribute 76,800 1ml syringes to Kharkiv hospitals and an animal rescue group. I had no clue as to how large a shipment it was when I agreed to assist in the distribution. Слава Україні! Слава волонтерам!

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 20/01/2025

buff.ly/3PGKI2o Let's go back to these borders....👍

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 20/01/2025

A good friend, Fiona, has kept a blog for a long time. She's been instrumental in a number of volunteer efforts here in Ukraine. She did a writeup of the syringe distribution effort from the driver's perspective. buff.ly/40FE0QH #Ukraine #Kharkiv

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Driving a van again...

Fiona Kharkiv Volunteering Fundraising

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 20/01/2025

The United States presidential inauguration is a significant event marking the start of a new presidential term every four years on January 20th. Held on the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington, D.C., it symbolizes the peaceful transfer of power.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 19/01/2025

Someone asked what I do in Ukraine... Here's my response, slightly edited for the audience: I provide non-combat support, logistics, and financial aid to any Ukrainian organization that needs what I can provide.

Site of a 2023 missile strike in downtown Kharkiv.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 19/01/2025

I am a person that believes that the best that one can do in life is to cause change for good in their own sphere of influence. These days, my sphere is small, but intense. Yesterday, I assisted in delivering over 60,000 syringes to local hospitals and veterinary assistance points. #KharkivRoads

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 18/01/2025

The General Staff reported that the enemy continues to use special ammunition equipped with dangerous chemical substances against the Defense Forces. buff.ly/4hkhh21

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 18/01/2025

There was a report the other day about a relatively new type of drone. It's a very simple contraption that carries a TM-62 anti-tank mine. While it's very inefficient in the use of the mine, it's still a terror when it rams into a civilian apartment building and throws shrapnel in all directions.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 18/01/2025

Time in Ukraine is an accordion. There are long days and there are short days. Long days often string together to make a short week. Yes, it's as strange as it sounds. The rhythm of time here can feel unpredictable, like a melody that shifts unexpectedly.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 18/01/2025

I'm excited to share that this is my first post using Buffer! From now on, all my posts related to Ukraine will be available on both BlueSky and Facebook. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 09/01/2025

Ruzzia is a terrorist state.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 20/12/2024

🚨 Missile attack on Kyiv: Debris fell in Holosiivskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Dnipro districts, causing fires on rooftops and cars. A heat pipeline was damaged in Holosiivskyi. Two people were hospitalized, and one fatality reported. In Boryspil district, drone strikes ignited warehouses

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 04/12/2024

I work at Hell's Kitchen - #Kharkiv. We have a bakery and mains producing around 1,300 meals per day. One of the jobs given to new volunteers is the daily cleaning of the industrial dough mixer.

A foreign volunteer at Hell's Kitchen Kharkiv stares forlornly at the industrial dough mixer.

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Alan @alan.clegg.com · 04/12/2024

I'm going to do a bit more of an introduction than I did previously. I'm Alan, a non-combat volunteer in #Kharkiv #Ukraine. I've been here in the city for over a year, have temporary residence in Ukraine and will be here until Victory. Follow me if you'd like to know what it's like here.

A Christmas decorated street corner in Kharkiv, Ukraine. December, 2024.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

They say the cover up is always worse.

Dana Goldberg post:

I have shared the same bathroom with Sarah McBride on several occasions, and she never once made me uncomfortable. She did however help me fix my makeup. That congresswoman knows how to blend her foundation, which is more than I can say about Donald Trump.

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