Broken

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We can’t change other people’s brokenness, we can only change ours. Letting go is what we have to do. Some messes aren’t worth cleaning. Time wasted on trying to mend our broken relationships can be best spent on rediscovering who we are and what our purpose is.

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La ricetta del giorno

Napoli ieri oggi e domani

Corona di frutta secca

Ingredienti: farina 350g, burro 150g, zucchero 150g, 3 uova, latte 2 dl, 1 bustina di lievito in polvere, albicocche secche 100g, prugne secche 100g, uva passa 100g, pangrattato, zucchero a velo.

Esecuzione: in una ciotola di acqua riunire la frutta secca tagliata a dadini e l’uva passa. Mescolare la farina con lievito e zucchero e impastarla con due uova e il burro morbido a pezzetti. Lavorare la pasta energicamente con le mani fino ad ottenere un impasto liscio e sodo. Con il matterello stendere la pasta sul piano di lavoro formando un rettangolo, distribuirvi sopra un composto ottenuto mescolando la frutta secca sgocciolata, strizzata e infarinata con l’uovo rimasto. Arrotolare la pasta formando un grosso cilindro, sistemarlo in uno stampo a corona unendo con cura le due estremità. Cuocere la corona in forno già caldo a 180° per circa 40 minuti.

Buon appetito

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No to War An editorial from Meduza — Meduza

There’s only one situation that can justify the use of tanks and military aircraft: self-defense. That’s exactly what Putin referred to when he announced this “special military operation.” The problem is that we don’t have a single piece of convincing evidence that anybody was planning to attack Russia. And the responsibility for the humanitarian catastrophe in the Donbas lies to a great extent with the Russian authorities themselves.

The tragic experience of the twentieth century should have been enough to convince Putin that Moscow’s intrusion into its neighbors’ lives wouldn’t bring them closer to Russia, but drive them further away. That’s what happened after the Soviet annexation of the Baltic states in 1940, after the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, and, of course, during the Prague Spring of 1968. Evidently, President Putin would rather lecture people about history than learn from it.

We understand that we’ve found ourselves in a situation where we hold little sway. But we have a duty to state loudly and clearly that this is not our war and we do not support it. The invasion of Ukraine was started on behalf of Russian citizens but against our will. The shame that comes with it will be with us forever.

The fighting must be stopped immediately and the Russian army must return to Russian territory. Let’s stop this. It’s never too late to end a war.

Source: No to War An editorial from Meduza — Meduza