*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

"The Surreal Comforts of the SNL Quarantine Episode

Hosted by COVID-19 survivor Tom Hanks and filmed remotely, the show’s latest broadcast is a cultural document of the times."

Article at The Atlantic : https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/saturday-night-live-at-home-quarantine-episode/609892

...and for all the folks not currently in the USA, who cannot see the YouTube video of the show ---> please see a mirrored copy at PeerTube, open to all interested.

https://video.qoto.org/videos/watch/96cea2d5-ffe2-4030-927d-59ea67b5270c

A CNN video segment interviewing Bill Gates, on March 26th 2020, and it's quite interesting.

Chilling comments in the YT thread, a lot of conspiracy theory and darker things on the lose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A71lfXrQlxU

"
A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory – study

Pew Research report revealed most Americans believed Covid-19 came about naturally, but 29% believed it was created in a lab."

There's a real problem with the disinformation campaigns ran by right wing and their associated media, like the Fox channels and tabloids.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/13/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-laboratory-report

Sign of the times. Good engineering!

2020 Hoarder Custom model. #humour

To go with the awesome bike, how about a Team jersey?

Italian brand Santini made those, and I love them.

#Vintage #bicycles are my favourites. They have great quality, last forever if properly maintained, have history and show evolution of the craft and art.

This is a very beautiful Colnago, painted in the Mapei team colours, which are some of the best Team graphics ever in my opinion. #Cycling #art!

More photos of this bike in this blog page : https://cyclingtips.com/2013/04/bikes-of-the-bunch-colnago-mapei-master-x-light/

Just a friendly Moderator's Heads Up reminder...

Our instance terms of Service do NOT allow use of Qoto accounts for Advertising, Marketing or similar purposes.

It's part of my and other staff member's duties to keep an eye out and remediate the situation, usually when a new account comes out firing Adverts right on their first toots.

Two that I personally Reported (to keep a record of what post, what reason action was due) and Suspended (which in common words means Deleted, all account contents, posts, media are immediately purged from this server.)

No Ads or you LOSE your account as soon as we get a report.

We do file reports ourselves too, of course. Just this morning, two of these hit the Dust.

Our Terms of Service are located at https://qoto.org/about/more/ for anyone interested.

Thank you...

BBC News - Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says 'it could have gone either way'

And Mr Johnson had some very kind words to say about hospital staff to treated him :

"Mr Johnson, 55, was taken to London's St Thomas' Hospital on Sunday - 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19.

He spent three nights in intensive care before returning to a ward on Thursday.

He said in a video on Twitter that he had witnessed the "personal courage" of hospital staff on the front line.

Mr Johnson said two nurses - Jenny from New Zealand and Luis from Portugal - stood by his bedside for 48 hours at the most critical time and named several other hospital workers who cared for him this past week that he wanted to thank.

He said NHS workers "kept putting themselves in harm's way, kept risking this deadly virus".

"It is thanks to that courage, that devotion, that duty and that love that our NHS has been unbeatable," he said."

I hope this experience can help the Prime Minister better understand the situation and the patient's experiences.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-52262012

+1...

#cats #mastocats #catsOfMastodon #meow #xp
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RT @PickleAndNancy
A sun baked Pickle loaf yesterday! Happy #catloafmonday everyone, love Pickle and Nancy 😸❤️🌺
https://twitter.com/PickleAndNancy/status/1249587426969948160

Speechless. 5 of them, all #BlackCats ?💕

#cats #mastocats #catsOfMastodon #meow #xp
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RT @MollyTheMadCat1
When your friends come round but you’re in lockdown and not allowed out #CatsOfTwitter #CatsOfTheQuarantine #LockdownEaster #blackcats #panfurs #COVID19
https://twitter.com/MollyTheMadCat1/status/1249604673688010752

" The statue of Christ the Redeemer was illuminated with the image of a doctor in a lab coat, and the word "thank you"in different languages, in honor of the professionals who are at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

During the screening, on the evening of Sunday (12), the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, performed an Easter act in the famous tourist spot in Rio, asking for protection against Covid-19.

In the afternoon, Father Omar, rector of the Christ the Redeemer Shrine, blessed the city by helicopter. At the same time, the church bells were ringed. "

Bing Translation from the Brazilian Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper live blog item.

OP: https://aovivo.folha.uol.com.br/equilibrioesaude/2020/03/30/5899-acompanhe-todas-as-informacoes-sobre-a-pandemia-de-coronavirus.shtml#post400229

"
US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response

International relations expert warns policy failure could do lasting damage as president insults allies and undermines alliances"

...a very stable Genius, he says,

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/12/us-global-reputation-rock-bottom-donald-trump-coronavirus

Bicycle Touring in pandemic times requires extra gear...

A nice #art piece I came accross on FB. #cyberpunk

A quick Bing Translator English version of the article : https://www.translatetheweb.com/?ref=TVert&from=pt&to=en&a=https%3A%2F%2Fepoca.globo.com%2Fsociedade%2Fna-colombia-cidadaos-sao-presos-pelos-pes-por-desrespeito-quarentena-24356824

Not making this up - just found a news report on the Brazilian Globo news site.

In Colombia, people not respecting local Quarantine ordinances are getting half an hour attached to this medieval looking device. According to local authorities, it's been effective - much better than fines which they wouldn't be able to pay.

Original in Portuguese : https://epoca.globo.com/sociedade/na-colombia-cidadaos-sao-presos-pelos-pes-por-desrespeito-quarentena-24356824

An interesting, ingenious and likely dangerous to ride bicycle for two.

Created by the Zenga Brothers, there's some history on this video ; https://vimeo.com/218705523

Dulce Pontes, a Portuguese Fado singer, in a duet with Andrea Bocelli. Awesome voices and music. 💕

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcL7UemRuWU

#xp #MusicForHope