Took a nice long walk and talked to a friend I hadn't chatted with in a while. We talked about a lot of things. She brought up Ukraine and the shootings and the food shortages. So ... I shared what I knew. She was quiet. Speechless, I asked and laughed. She laughed and said yes -- but said another friend of hers told her some similar things, but nothing in depth. I told her to look past what she's been told and investigate (she's a journalist). She said she would. We didn't get to everything, but we got to enough for now. ;)

So awesome, you are brave, and it sounds like you explained things really well to her, not too much, not too little...enough for her to come back for more. Yay!