Pixel 7 Pro here.

Ukraine is handing out guns to its citizens on an incredibly casual basis

That was only the case during the first few weeks when Kyiv was under direct threat and the regular citizenry was trying to defend their homes. Now, all fighters are in the TDF, National Guard, Regular Army or other government agencies.

Yup

That’s gonna be a disaster. I’m waiting to see how he spins the “why did you lie about your interactions with the Apollo dev?” questions.

That’s where I’m at with my self hosted, trying to figure out how to federate with other instances. Was there a writeup you were able to follow?