Barbara 🇺🇦 @babs_at_masto@qoto.org

@JamesGleick Just unbelievable decadence. Meanwhile,

https://www.science.org/content/article/unprotected-african-health-workers-die-rich-countries-buy-covid-19-vaccines

@medigoth I agree. I like it here, and I really like my server. It's been years since I've seen and had good conversations online without trolling and insults.

It's not really hard to use, IMO. Just a little bit of a learning curve, and trying to find a server. That's it.

"In this battle, we have another powerful and effective weapon. The hammer and sword of our spirit and consciousness. The wisdom of God. Courage and bravery. Virtues that incline us to do good and overcome evil.

The main act of courage is endurance and completion of one's work to the end, despite everything. The truth illuminates our path. We know it. We defend it. Our truth is a struggle for freedom. Freedom comes at a high price. But slavery has an even higher price.

Our path is illuminated by faith and patience. Patience and faith. These are twin forces. As it was said, "he who rules and controls his own spirit, is better than he who captures a city." To endure does not mean to accept the circumstances. Patience is watching to make sure that we don't let any doubt or fear into our minds. It is faith in one's own strength."

https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/vitannya-prezidenta-ukrayini-hristiyanam-zahidnogo-obryadu-z-80069

I am getting an error message when I try to use Translate in Chrome browser on my cell phone. It does work fine on my laptop. Is there a setting I need to change on the mobile, does anybody know?

Koshari is a really good dish I'd never tried before. It's apparently Egypt's national dish, and it's 100% vegan. Carb-heavy, with lentils, rice, pasta, and chick peas - plus some delicious crispy fried onions. Here's the recipe I used, mostly straightforwardly. There are others with different spices you can find online.

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/egyptian-koshari-recipe/

@trinsec He's a great YouTube follow! An osprey specialist, but films all kinds of birds.

Some amazing video here. He's always great.....

https://youtu.be/tXkFS0TVhaM

Here's the quote-tweet feature.

@13wiser @taylorlorenz

But there is, isn't there? There's a "boost" button, like a retweet, and a "quotes" button also. At least on my server. I'll quote tweet this in a minute to demonstrate.

The leak seems very bad. I hope news orgs will cut this out in the future.

This is good news:

"WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the last acts of the Democratic-led Congress, the House and the Senate are set to pass an overhaul of the Electoral Count Act, the arcane election law that then-President Donald Trump tried to subvert after his 2020 election defeat.

The legislation, which Democrats and Republicans have been working on since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, is the most significant policy response so far to the attack and Trump's aggressive efforts to upend the popular vote.

Led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, along with members of the House Jan. 6 panel, the bipartisan legislation was added to a massive year-end spending bill that was unveiled early Tuesday and will be voted on this week.

The bill would amend the 19th century law that governs, along with the U.S. Constitution, how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential election winners, ensuring that the popular vote from each state is protected from manipulation and that Congress does not arbitrarily decide presidential elections when it meets to count the votes every four years."

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-12-20/how-congress-is-changing-electoral-law-in-response-to-jan-6