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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@timkmak@journa.host  ·  activity timestamp last week

They lost access to water, public transport, reliable phone and internet connections, or even air-raid alert signals.
#war

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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

On January 7, when energy infrastructure in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions was attacked, most cities in those regions went completely dark and silent for several hours.

#ukraine

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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

They lost access to water, public transport, reliable phone and internet connections, or even air-raid alert signals.
#war

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Tim Mak
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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

People with hearing loss are even more vulnerable to such attacks. Not only do long #blackouts leave them without a way to charge hearing aids, it also deprives them of ways to communicate and react to air raid alerts.

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Tim Mak
Tim Mak
@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Curious how people with hearing loss navigate blackouts and air-raid alerts in Ukraine? Read the full story at the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-deaf-people-live-through-blackouts

How deaf people live through blackouts

As Russia intensifies its attacks on energy, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are left in the dark. Deaf people, who rely on their eyesight, face an even harsher reality.
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@timkmak@journa.host replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

Curious how people with hearing loss navigate blackouts and air-raid alerts in Ukraine? Read the full story at the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-deaf-people-live-through-blackouts

How deaf people live through blackouts

As Russia intensifies its attacks on energy, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are left in the dark. Deaf people, who rely on their eyesight, face an even harsher reality.
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Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦
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@vaurora@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@timkmak thank you, this was really good!! Happy to be a subscriber

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