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Hello, I am 30 years old, I am diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis type 1, this pathology brought me many problems, including the formation of tumours associated with the nervous system. On 10 January I had a plexiform neurofibroma of approximately 3kg with dimensions of 38×32×7cm (~15×13×3 in) removed from my body. Ask me anything you want to know.

Hi Reddit, we are researchers interested in ageing and society.

Dr Bethany Simmonds is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for Sociology at the University of Aberystwyth and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Death and Society with nearly twenty years’ experience and expertise in researching age and ageism, particularly in health and social care settings.

In her recent research, she discusses how some health care decisions on whether to give treatment, particularly during the first wave of the pandemic, were based on age rather than whether someone was healthy, or likely to survive. But a lack of dignity and care for older people has been a problem for decades in the UK. Because of the changes to the health and social care system and austerity measures, decisions for older people’s care are often based on cost rather than need. So if you have any questions about how we can improve the care of older people, please ask Bethany.

Bethany is also interested in answering any questions on digital exclusion in later life, which again have been highlighted since COVID-19. She would like to hear how digitally accessing art and creative activities, volunteering, paid work, banking services, benefits, pensions and other everyday services could be made more accessible for older people?  Please get in touch with any suggestions or questions for Bethany, please Ask Her Anything!

Dr Chao Fang is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath. He is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course.

Chao has extensive experience in researching death, dying, and ageing. By focusing on loss as a fundamental life experience, he has conducted numerous research projects to examine what loss means to people in different contexts, including ageing, grief, and illness. He has conducted numerous projects exploring the meaning of loss in contexts like ageing, grief, and illness. Initially, he studied bereavement in later life and expanded to include terminal and chronic illness, where loss disrupts identity. Recently, Chao has explored resilience, viewing it as a double-edged sword that provides meaning but also heightens awareness of vulnerability and that life will end.

If you have any questions about loss in general, death, dying, grief, ageing, and illness-related loss, he would like to hear from you. Chao has an academic background in comparing different countries, so if you are interested in how loss is perceived and coped with in different societies and cultures, please feel free to get in touch as well!

Proof: Bethany and Chao Reddit AMA proof | University of Bath | Flickr

It’s election season in America, and you might have noticed something different about the 2024 election cycle compared to the others—this time around, you can bet on the outcome. 

My company, Kalshi, is a prediction market platform. We’re a financial exchange like Robinhood or ETrade, but one where people can trade on the outcome of events. We’ve been a leader in the prediction market space for a while (we were the first to get event contracts approved by the CFTC, and the first to get our own native clearinghouse), but in early October, we got our biggest win ever when a court ruled in our favor to make it legal to trade on the outcome of elections. 

Since then, we’ve gotten a ton of press and seen trading volume on our platform increase by more than 100x. We’ve also seen a lot of misinformation floating around about prediction markets and Kalshi itself, so I wanted to hop on Reddit to answer any questions you guys have!

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 welcomes Evan Centanni, founder, editor, and lead cartographer of Political Geography Now, a source for ideologically-neutral news and educational features concerning statehood, borders, and territorial control around the world. PolGeoNow includes original maps of disputed territories, intergovernmental organizations, rebel controlled areas and other topics.

"Most of these maps are created by yours truly, either entirely or in part. I'm happy to answer questions concerning cartography, PolGeoNow's operations, borders, statehood, and territory around the world. I do not consider myself an expert on policy analysis or military strategy, though people are of course welcome to ask whatever they want." This year Political Geography Now has largely focused on the conflicts in Sudan, Israel/Palestine, and Somalia (report upcoming) but questions regarding other areas are welcomed. Evan Centanni has participated in past AMAs at  which may be viewed in our Wiki here.

Link to AMA

Hello Reddit! I’m Dr. Joseph Breen, a neurotologist (ear surgeon) and part of the Acoustic Neuroma Program at Mayo Clinic in Florida. On Tuesday, December 3 at 11am ET, ask me anything about acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) and other skull base tumors. After their diagnosis, many patients will have questions about management options, what happens during surgery, and how they can be returned to health after treatment. You may also just want to know more about ear surgery or how your ear works. Feel free to start submitting your questions now!

Have at it…AMA!

Dr. Breen at Mayo Clinic in Florida

17 years ago I was brought to the US by my parents at the age of 7. Unfortunately, I missed out on DACA by 6 months and have been learning to navigate my life one step at a time. I was able to complete my degree and graduate Summa Cum Laude, and now I have aspirations of being a lawyer. I started organizing for immigrant rights about a year ago, and quickly immersed myself in the work of advocacy. I was a leader in the #WorkPermitsForAll Campaign which urged president Biden to grant work permits for all 11 million + undocumented immigrants in the US. In June of this year, President Biden signed an executive action granting parole in place for spouses of us citizens. This same executive action also facilitated work visas for dreams with and without DACA. The Parole in Place (Pip) program was recently shutdown by a federal judge from the state of Texas, and is now held up in court just like DACA.

Feel free to ask me anything about my Undocumented Experience or current work in politics/advocacy for immigrants.

Proof: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-work-permits-long-undocumented/

Join us over at r/inthenews to submit your questions.

Hi! Nick Kristof here. I recently visited the Chad-Sudan border to report on the murder, rape and starvation that have devastated Sudan since the civil war began last year. As I wrote in a September column, “the world is distracted and silent” about the atrocities in Sudan. “Impunity is allowing violence to go unchecked, which, in turn, is producing what may become the worst famine in half a century or more.” You can check out a video of what I witnessed in Darfur here.

I have also recently argued that people shouldn’t demean Trump voters and explained how President Biden can push for a peace deal to end the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.  

I’ve been a columnist for The Times since 2001 and have served as a correspondent at the paper in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. My memoir about my career in journalism, “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life,” was published in May.

Ask me anything about the deepening conflict in Sudan, the war in the Middle East or the upcoming U.S. election. 

I’ll answer your questions from 2-3 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, Oct. 30th.

Proof picture here.

Hi, my name is Mike Nellis (proof). I worked for VP Kamala Harris for many years as her digital consultant and was on her 2019 campaign as a Senior Advisor before she joined the Biden ticket. I am a Democratic strategist and a Founder of White Dudes for Harris.

What questions can I answer about the election or Kamala Harris?

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Join us over at r/technology: Hi everyone! We’re Vickie Robinson, General Manager and Ryan Palmer Director of Microsoft’s Airband Initiative, working to bring internet access to 250 million people globally by 2025. Ask us anything about how we’re working with governments, nonprofits and internet providers to make this happen. : r/technology

The Internet is a critical part of our daily lives, almost taken for granted thanks to its wide availability. But there are 2.6 BILLION people in the world who remain offline today. Without internet access, we see exacerbated economic inequalities and inhibited access to social services, civic activities, and online learning resources.

Internet access isn’t a luxury, it’s a fundamental right. We lead the work behind Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to bring together a global network of internet and energy providers, government agencies, nonprofits, and private sector companies to close the digital divide.

We’re aiming to connect 250 million people globally by 2025, focusing particularly on rural areas where internet access is limited -- and that requires big investments in infrastructure. In the United States, for example, our internet service provider partners have received more than $725 million in government infrastructure funding awards to expand networks and drive broadband adoption, with approximately 80% going to rural communities.

We also recently refreshed our Digital Equity Dashboard, which combines government and private sector data to help understand where there are broadband gaps in the United States – right down to the census block level. We want to provide transparent data to everyone and help policymakers make & maximize investments in areas of highest need. If you’re curious about how your town compares to your neighbor’s, take a look!  

A little bit about us! Before I (Vickie) began working at Microsoft, I spent nearly 20 years at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). I was most recently the acting CEO of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the organization designated by the FCC to administer the Universal Service Fund (USF), which subsidizes broadband network expansions and provides discounts to low-income consumers.  

I (Ryan) also came from the FCC where I led the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, the division at the FCC responsible for developing policies for administration and oversight of the Universal Service Fund programs.  

Ask us anything about our work!

Proof pic: https://imgur.com/a/Y9j6ZyD

Hi! My name is Dr. Emily Thomas, and I am the Manager of Auto Safety at Consumer Reports. I’m a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and I serve on the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) Industry Advisory Board. I also oversee CR’s car seat program and rear-seat safety program at Consumer Reports. I am passionate about helping families and caregivers keep kids safe in cars. 

What questions do you have about car seats?

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Hi, we are the Scientific Advisory Board of the Food Packaging Forum back for round three! We are researchers investigating how chemicals in packaging and cookware affect our health, plastic and chemical pollution, microplastics, endocrine disruption, sustainable packaging, and so much more! (see round 1, round 2)

You may have seen some of FPF's research on a few weeks ago about chemicals known to be used in food contact materials also detected in humans.

The Food Packaging Forum is organizing this AMA to provide the opportunity for Redditors to ask questions of a room full of scientists dedicated to these and related subjects. Participating scientists this year include:

Angel Nadal, Jane Muncke, Leo Trasande (u\leotrasande), Thomas Zoeller, Jerry Heindel, Maricel Maffini, Terry Collins, Pete Myers, Cristina Nerín (not pictured), Martin Scheringer (not pictured) - PHOTO

Many of us are also part of the Scientist’s Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, contributing scientific knowledge to decision makers and the public involved in the UN negotiations towards a global agreement to end plastic pollution. The 5^(th) meeting is taking place in Busan, South Korea in December.  

Ask us anything! (we will start answering at 18:00 CET, 13:00 Eastern)

EDIT: [Lindsey] Thanks for the questions! I will keep an eye on things for the next day or two but the SAB is going to disperse.

Ended 8pm CT. Thank you!

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Hello, again! Been some time. What a world! Want a break to talk about the soothing world of autopsies? Join me at 5 pm CT today Oct. 27. I am a past very-on-the-grid now very-off-the-grid guy, but got some reddit-inspired outreach this week and thought I'd make myself available again.

I am a private autopsy pathologist and creator of autopsy.online and the autopsy app (sorry, guys, some tech issues now on google play, but iphone/App Store is still up).

We're not livestreaming these days, but still consenting families for video. We can talk about it or anything else autopsy on your mind.

If you want the deep dive from the big AMA several years ago and a passive scroll into the autopsy world, go to AMA #3:

I do autopsies, record them, livestream them, & photograph them by family consent. This is my 3rd AMA! :

And this article that came out of it:

Meet the Doctor Who's Livestreaming Human Autopsies (futurism.com)

If you want to ask your own questions, have some back-of-the-mind follow-up from whenever, or want to follow along in rt, join me.

Looking forward to chatting.

Ben

We're done! Thank you for the interested questions. Maybe again in a couple years. Be well, stay safe and have a good upcoming holiday season! Ben

Schools and medical training programs, check out autopsy.online!

Hello Reddit! My name is Greg DeSanto and I have been a professional clown for over 40 years. I am a Ringling Bothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College graduate, I worked on the show for 10 years eventually becoming a producing clown. I have performed at Madison Square Garden, the White House, and am the second living American clown ever to be on a US postage stamp, the first being ICHOF Inductee Master Clown Lou Jacobs. Clowning has taken me all over the world and enabled me to experience amazing things. 

I currently serve as the Executive Director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center. It is the only museum that is singularly devoted to celebrating the greatest clowns on earth and houses the largest collection of clown artifacts in the world. The ICHOF recently launched a brand-new website and we are excited to share the stories and history of this unique art form with our guests and audiences. That being said.

Ask me anything!

Link to our new Site

https://www.theclownmuseum.com/

link to proof

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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who viewed my post and asked me about type 1 diabetes, why I decided to do my PhD project and shared their experience with diabetes. I hope you all have a lovely weekend. Best wishes, Shanice

I’m a third-year health sciences PhD student at the University of Bristol. I am looking at how age and ethnicity may influence type 1 diabetes. I’m particularly interested in how people from diverse ethnicities have been excluded from diabetes research. 

Our bodies need insulin to help to change the glucose (sugar) in our food to energy. People living with type 1 diabetes do not make enough insulin, which makes them feel unwell and exhausted. Today we treat Type 1 Diabetes with insulin injections to help people have more energy. About 1 in 200 people in the UK are living with type 1 diabetes, that’s over 300,000 people! 

Most research on type 1 diabetes has focused on White Northern European Children and our knowledge of type 1 diabetes in adults and people from other cultures is limited despite the increasing number of adults and people from other cultures living with it. Type 1 was previously known as a childhood disease. However, over 50% of new cases are identified in adults. Many adults are misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes as ageing is a known risk for the condition.  

Studies suggest that children have a more severe form of type 1 diabetes and adults might have a milder form that develops slowly. Few studies have focused on adults with type 1 diabetes, so we do not know much about the development of type 1 diabetes in adults.  

Ethnically diverse people with type 1 diabetes have a more significant risk of developing severe complications. Also, there is a little understanding of the genetic factors that are associated with type 1 diabetes and people from other cultures. Unfortunately, multiple studies have revealed that people from ethnic backgrounds feel excluded, as their cultural beliefs, religion and lived experiences are not considered in research studies. Several studies have reported that their research participants’ experience with diabetes was influenced by their gender and ethnicity. Type 1 diabetes can affect anyone at any age and from any cultural and social background, so it is crucial that research reflects people from all walks of life.  

I am dedicated to ensuring that our research represents all people with type 1 diabetes, no matter their age or ethnicity.  

I am happy to answer any questions you have about type 1 diabetes, ethnicity and research or general questions about studying a PhD. Please feel free to ask me anything!  

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Hi all!

I'm Lewis Sage-Passant; a researcher in the field of intelligence and espionage with a PhD from Loughborough University in intelligence studies. As well as being an adjunct professor in intelligence at Sciences Po Paris, I'm the Global Head of Intelligence at one of the world's largest companies. In this role, I look at how security threats ranging from macro geopolitical risks, conflict derived supply chain disruptions, and economic espionage activities impact the company.

I've spent my career in a variety of geopolitical analysis and intelligence roles, supporting the energy industry, the financial sector, leading technology firms, and the pharmaceuticals sector, living and working in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Europe. I occasionally make talking head appearances in various media outlets, including the BBC, France24, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, The New Arab, El Mundo, and GQ (the coolest one by far!), discussing intelligence, geopolitics, and security topics.

I also founded the geopolitics blog Encyclopedia Geopolitica, which this subreddit has been so fantastic in supporting over the years! I host the site's "How to get on a Watchlist" podcast, which interviews various experts about dangerous activities. Season 3 will be launching in the coming weeks!

Most recently, I wrote “Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector“, which comes out from Edinburgh University Press next week and explores how corporations use intelligence to navigate geopolitics, counter security threats, and shape the world around them.

Thank you to the mods for inviting me to do this AMA. I would be delighted to answer your questions on intelligence, geopolitics, careers in the field, and in particular, how corporations approach geopolitical risk!

All the best,

Lewis

Please visit the AMA here.

We are three former (international) students of the Chemnitz University of Technology who, with a little bit of assistance from the university Career Service, have found jobs in our respective industries here in Germany. Feel free to ask us anything about our (career) journey, why we chose to go to Chemnitz/Germany, how we found our jobs and how (work) life in Germany is for us.

Here are some more details on us:

u/A_G_Mohamed - studied ‘Advanced Functional Materials’, has 6 years of work experience [3 years in Germany, 3 in Egypt], now works as a Process Engineer in a semiconductor company

u/IllustriousPie3326 - studied ‘Embedded Systems’, has 5 years of work experience [3 years in Germany, 2 years in India] works as a Full-Stack Developer in IT

u/Alumni_TUC_Adv_Mfg - studied ‘Advanced Manufacturing’, 8 years of work experience [4 years in India, 4 years in Germany], works as a Project Engineer in R&D

We will be online at various points between 16:00 - 20:00 (CEST) today (23.10.2024). Feel free to also ask your questions in the coming days, we will check back. ‘Our’ career coach André = u/CareerCoachChemnitz (3+ years & 1.500+ consultations experience in assisting international students finding their jobs) is also answering questions. If you have questions specific to a certain industry or study program, best adress us directly with our Reddit names.

Feel free to check out the website of Chemnitz University of Technology and its International Office.

Looking forward to chatting with you :)

André Claren - Career Coach @Chemnitz University of Technology

My name is Shawn Danino, I use he/they pronouns, and I am running for Oakland City Council At-Large on a deeply prohousing, pro-mobility platform that centers climate change and affordability, above all. I am a dues-paying union member, a child of immigrants, and a civil servant. I have spent the last five years at the State Housing Department, where I planned for over a quarter million homes across California, and had the pleasure of reviewing Oakland’s housing element, the 8-year housing plan where they would outline their plan to accommodate nearly 30,000 new homes. As part of this work, I :

• Founded a $100 million grant program to finance affordable backyard homes
• Got the Rockridge neighborhood desegregated to accommodate an additional 5,000 mixed-income homes
• Launched the Prohousing Designation program, where I advocated to include menu items that rewarded Cities for advancing Vision Zero, protecting bike lanes, and planning Bus Rapid Transit Routes

I care deeply about building affordable infill housing, as well as planning more mobility lanes for bikes, scooters and wheelchairs. I have concrete plans to streamline the approval of these mobility lanes, target tree canopy and other capital improvement programs to areas of disinvestment, and legalize neighborhood markets on Day One so that Oaklanders have more commercial options that do not require a car trip.

I currently serve on the Board of TransForm and Transport Oakland, where I advocate for safe streets and environmental justice.

Here's my campaign website for more information: www.daninoforoakland.com

Here's me:

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Ask me anything!

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Hey Reddit!

EDIT: I've been on for six hours and have made 150+ comments, so I'm taking a break.

Lessons learned so far:

• Just because people snark to me doesn't mean I should snark back. So I'll try being more respectful for future answers.
• I need to answer more concisely.

I’m Robby Slaughter, an independent candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana’s 5th district (Hamilton, Tipton, Howard, Madison, Grant, and Delaware counties). I’ve been a part of the Reddit community for over 18 years, and now I’m stepping up to represent my community in Congress.

After gathering over 6,000 signatures, I’ve secured a spot on the ballot as an independent—no party affiliations, just a commitment to working for the people of Indiana. I believe in accountability, transparency, and putting the needs of constituents above partisan politics. I am also not taking any corporate donations.

I have an extensive website at https://robbyslaughter.com with tons of articles, blog posts, and videos.

Feel free to ask me anything—about this campaign, my platform, my experience as an independent candidate, or what it's like to run for office without the backing of a major party. I’m excited to have a conversation about what you think is important for our district and our country.

Proof: https://i.imgur.com/mQark3d.jpeg

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Hi everybody!  

Two pandas arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington last week, in a new round of panda diplomacy from China. American panda exchanges are overseen by federal regulators and aimed at protecting a threatened species. But our investigation, which is based on more than 10,000 pages of documents, photos, and videos, shows how the program has failed to meet many of its goals. Zoos see pandas, and particularly panda cubs, as ways to boost visitor numbers and merchandise sales, while pushing artificial breeding techniques that have hurt and even killed animals.

Zoos pay around $1.1 million a year to rent pairs of pandas. Their Chinese partners are  supposed to use the money to protect pandas’ habitat, with the eventual goal of releasing pandas in the wild. In fact, we found, more pandas have been removed from the wild in western China over the past few decades than have been released. 

In a second story, we explained how the count of pandas in the wild is a mystery. The Chinese government counts pandas using a methodology that is widely seen as flawed, then keeps the data shrouded in secrecy. And in a third story, we looked at increasingly restrictive panda contracts. Even panda cams are now strictly controlled.

I am an investigative reporter with The Times focused on Asia and the author of two books, Unnatural Selection and The Scientist and the Spy. Before joining The Times, I was a science reporter based in China, where I occasionally covered pandas. Years ago, I heard about abuses and tried to confirm them. Only recently did I realize that I could get detailed documents on the panda program from the United States.

I typically spend months working on stories, amassing documents and interviewing dozens of sources. Here are links to other projects I’ve worked on:

• A Pivot to China Saved Elon Musk. It Also Binds Him to Beijing. 
• How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok 
• A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul

All of these links are accessible for free, even without a New York Times subscription. 

Ask me anything about China’s panda program, my investigation process, and our reporting. 

I’ll start answering questions at 10:30 a.m. ET. 

Thanks for coming! you can follow me and my stories here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-hvistendahl-0687093b/

I do WW2 reenacting where I reenact the Waffen SS, specifically my main impression is of an Unterscharführer in the 2nd SS Panzer Division „Das Reich” from late 1944 onwards. I love history and I feel that historical reenacting is a great way to teach it. That’s also a main reason for why I do it, to teach people about the war, the uniforms, the equipment etc of different nations. Because of my impression I’ve been called a Neo-Nazi, racist, white supremacist, skinhead and much more. But I try to not let it get to my head. Those people don’t know me, they only see the uniform I’m wearing.

Disclaimer; non-political, I swear I’m not a Neo-Nazi or anything :D

Proof: https://www.reddit.com/u/hre_nft/s/uf2yuzYpSk

Thank you to everyone who participated in today's AMA! It's been an insightful and engaging discussion on the complex dynamics of social media, online dating, and privacy in the 21st century. I'll try to pop back on to answer any further questions throughout the weekend, but I hope you can also find what you need in what we were able to cover. If you are interested in learning more about my work, you can check it out on my BU profile: https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/kathryn-coduto/. You can also reach me on Twitter, @ kdcoduto. Thanks again for joining!

I’m Dr. Katy Coduto, an assistant professor of Media Science at Boston University. I specialize in online dating, sexting, and the psychological aspects of social media. My recent book, Technology, Privacy, and Sexting: Mediated Sex, explores why people sext and the privacy concerns sexters experience. As a mixed methods researcher, I use surveys, experiments, and interviews to study how technology impacts our connections. I teach communication research methods, social media strategy, and theory, and have published in journals like Sexuality & Culture and Computers in Human Behavior. My previous experience includes being a brand strategist and consultant.

Ask me anything about:

• What motivates people to engage in online dating and sexting, and what are the associated privacy concerns?
• How does compulsive social media use affect our daily lives and mental well-being? 
• How does technology influence our interpersonal relationships?
• How can individuals better manage their digital privacy and trust in online interactions?
• Are there any emerging trends in online behaviors and technology use?

PROOF PICTURE: https://postimg.cc/XZL1s9P6

Edit: Thank you all very much for your kind words, interesting questions, and incredibly generous donations!

I’m currently packing up an SUV and trailer, to take on another trip to Ukraine in the next few days, with 15 boxes of aid. Thank you all for your generous contributions and for helping to make this possible!

I will continue to try and answer all of your brilliant questions as they keep coming in (although for safety reasons I use a dumb-phone in Ukraine, so there will be periods time where I don’t have access to Reddit)

Hi Reddit!

My name is David. Since March 2022, I’ve made multiple trips from England into Ukraine, driving into some of the hardest-hit areas to deliver aid directly to the people who need it most.

From small frontline villages to towns that larger aid organisations can’t always reach, I’ve been taking supplies like food, medical kits, and warm clothing straight into the hands of those enduring the worst of this conflict.

I’ve traveled to places like Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, where civilians are living without electricity, running water, or basic medical care, and where the shelling never really stops.

I’ve met people who have lost everything but still find a way to carry on, and soldiers who are holding the line with whatever they can get.

My next trip includes an SUV generously donated by a local farmer, which I’ve filling with comfort boxes, first aid kits, and other essentials to help both civilians and soldiers face another bitter winter. Once the supplies are delivered, I plan to pass the vehicle on to the Ukrainian army to contribute to their ongoing operations.

Every trip is funded by donations, which go directly into purchasing these supplies and keeping them moving. I’m not part of any official organisation, just someone who believes that when people are in desperate need, you do what you can to help.

I’m here to share my experiences from the front lines, answer any questions about delivering aid in conflict zones, and talk about the people who, despite everything, haven’t given up hope.

Photos

Video of some of my trips

Proof

P.S. If anyone is interested in:

•reading more posts about my trips, •looking at some more of the photos I’ve taken out there, •or supporting this mission in any way you can,

Please follow this link and donate anything you can (The mods have kindly given me permission to post this link here)

If you’d rather not give money, but still want to help, you can use this amazon wishlist to buy items for individual first aid kits and have them delivered directly to me

Ask me anything! Thank you!

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Hello! I’m Dr. Stephanie Sarkis, a psychotherapist and a specialist in ADHD, anxiety, and narcissistic abuse. I’m the author of several books, including Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed and Gaslighting. I’m also an Understood Expert. Understood is a leading nonprofit supporting people who learn and think differently — people with conditions like ADHD and dyslexia.

A recent study conducted by Understood shows that there’s a lot that people don’t know about ADHD in women. 

• 75% don’t know that women with ADHD are less likely to be diagnosed than men.
• 72% don’t know that women with ADHD are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men.
• 87% are unaware of bias against women in ADHD testing tools.

So, Understood and I wanted to do this AMA to bring you as much information as possible. What questions do you have about women and ADHD? 

Hi Reddit, I’m Alastair Bonnett, author and Professor of Social Geography at the University of Newcastle in England. 

My books have been translated into more than 15 languages and include Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies; What is Geography; and How to Argue. My latest, 40 Maps That Will Change How You See the World, is out now, with an interview in Geographical Magazine here as well as a podcast interview with New Books Network that you can listen to.

In my work, I explore topics including forgotten and overlooked places, the politics and geography of nostalgia and memory, anti-racism, racism and ‘whiteness’, the idea of ‘the West’ as well as geographical theories of the European avant-garde.

Some of my other articles written for Geographical Magazine that you might find interesting:

• The changing world of geography
• Russia’s colonial legacy and the war in Ukraine

You can find out more about my research on my website.

Looking forward to answering your questions from Thursday 17th October from 9am BST for 24 hours.

Proof can be found in an Instagram post from the Geographical Magazine verified X account.

In my role at The 19th I’m part of our political team focusing on a mix of issues and races at the national, state and local level across the country.

The latest project I worked on took me to Arizona and Nevada to talk to Latinas in these states. I wanted to bring nuance to our understanding of these voters. I wanted to give them plenty of room to talk and to explain their perspectives and experiences.

As a Latina, I’ve long been captivated by the growth in Latina voters’ political power and, in particular, why many Latina voters don’t utilize it.

In Tucson, we spent some time with a Latina college student whose experience with gun violence on campus has made this her top political issue. In Las Vegas, we honed in on a mom of three young girls who hasn’t decided who she is going to vote for but whose challenges finding an affordable rental home have her questioning her decision. In Phoenix, we connected with a series of Latina voters whose complex views on the state’s abortion ballot measure are driving their political decisions.

What questions do you have about my reporting? What do you want to know about Latinas and their role in the election? Or, specifically, the role they’ll play in deciding things in Arizona and Nevada? Ask me anything!

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