Tom Foale @askquantum@qoto.org

Does anyone know of custom #css for mastodon that allows resizing of the account profile information grid? #mastoadmin

Washington officials are preparing for a possible visit from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Wednesday, and he could address a joint session of Congress, sources say. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/washington-preparing-possible-zelenskyy-visit-wednesday-rcna62662

I'm no attorney, but every single Mastodon instance link on Twitter that I've clicked on today comes with a warning that the link is unsafe.

Isn't this 1. an outright fraudulent statement designed to 2. unfairly stifle competition?

Asker-Zade, 35, is one of Vladimir Putin's key allies and is the girlfriend of the despot's private banker Andrey Kostin, whose business and personal life has also been restricted for his role as Putin's "piggy bank".

She’s sanctioned by Canada and the U.K.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/elon-musk-caught-rubbing-shoulders-28770636?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

3/. “Every point of support that Putin's war loses translates into lower morale of the army,
into logistical complications of the mobilization,
into further military defeats of the aggressors,
into sooner end of the war,
into lives saved.”

Read on for the details

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Executive summary of the January 6 committee report PDF
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23466412/the-summary-of-the-house-jan-6-panels-report.pdf

"Those with multiple infections...were 3.5 times more likely to develop lung problems, 3 times more likely to have heart conditions, and 1.6 times more likely to have brain changes...
...inflammation caused by COVID-19 can have lasting effects on the brain, including in children..." https://time.com/6232103/covid-19-reinfections-effects/ #covid19

US Capitol riot: Lawmakers recommend filing charges against Trump
-- Congressional panel urges Justice Department to indict ex-president for inciting insurrection, among other charges.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/19/us-capitol-riot-lawmakers-recommend-filing-charges-against-trump
December 19, 2022 at 07:30PM
#news #aljazeera

Totally agree with @carolinevoaden
Bullying is all this gov is left with. They’ve spaffed the money, run out of ideas and run out of any competent ministers.
Time for a change?
There is another way to run this country
@LibDems
RT @carolinevoaden: I wouldn't underestimate the nurses if I was @SteveBarclay - I'd get round the table PDQ. And if I were a Tory MP I would demand it.
Talking tough and expecting nurses to cave in is behaviour of a bully - and the gov…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/catherinemep/status/1604872559325245440

Jan 6 Committee Report Exec Summary
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/jan-6-committee-report-executive-summary/4d449a67cd79e131/full.pdf

Sunak & Barclay exposed by #BBCRealityCheck over disgraceful & knowing misuse of stats. They've been caught doubling real cost of pay demands & pretending their inflated cost would fall on all households in the UK. Divisive tripe from an ex-Chancellor who obviously knows better
RT @BBCNews: Would pay demands cost an extra £28bn? https://www.bbc.com/news/63917967?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=14218EFA-796F-11ED-86BC-82BF4744363C&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_bbc_team=editorial

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CarolineLucas/status/1602242836904218625

BLOGPOST

How the government won but also lost the court case on Rwanda removal policy

My post on how the terms of the government's victory means that actual removals are more legally difficult

https://davidallengreen.com/2022/12/how-the-government-won-but-also-lost-the-court-case-on-rwanda-removal-policy/

Details of EU law on gas price cap agreed today by Member States' ministers
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/19/council-agrees-on-temporary-mechanism-to-limit-excessive-gas-prices/

Well played @NSA_PR #InfoSec

Elon Musk lost the Twitter poll he put out about whether or not he should step down as the head of Twitter.

Now the question remains: will he really leave? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-poll-step-down-policy-ban-1234649559/

The Fedifinder import/export function is a fantastic way of getting started on Mastodon. So much potential in social networking has been locked up behind walled gardens for too long; transporting a social graph from one place to another finally gives us an escape route.

EU Commission proposes to revise EU criminal law on trafficking in persons: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7781

Would make trafficking for illegal adoption or forced marriage, or use of services knowing that the person is a victim of trafficking, an offence. Also new provisions on referrals.

No change to EU immigration law providing for limited rights for victims - EU Commission has been dithering on that for years

Look who else was a student of Sam Bankman-Fried’s dad, Jo

Peter Theil.