Peter Drake HAS MOVED @peterdrake@qoto.org

My new, seven--minute update on #COVID19 status in the US.

Key points:

The CDC has strengthened its guidance

COVID is surging across the US

COVID is very high in select locations

We can all take simple steps to protect ourselves.

https://medium.com/@augieray_66704/us-covid-update-for-july-7-2024-infections-high-in-parts-of-us-and-the-cdc-takes-a-vacation-5a2064c8ce95

Yeah ok but they might not be giants

Campaign news has overshadowed this.

For all those who missed it: the Biden administration announced $1 billion to help communities be more resilient to climate change/natural hazards.

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/07/02/president-biden-announces-1-billion-project-selections-make-communities-more

This is why I’m on social media 😂

some of you are taking the weighted blanket thing too far

Did you know half of Americans think Trump should suspend his campaign after becoming a felon? They do.

#USpol #election #trump #president #politics

A nice progressive move from Labour: apparently James Timpson is being given a peerage and made prisons minister.

For non UK folk, his high street chain of key cutting and shoe repair shops has a policy of employing ex-convicts giving them decent jobs to avoid reoffending. It works.

OMG were in a simulation! #parking #bancars #carfree

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/in-this-satirical-city-builder-your-goal-is-to-convert-walkable-cities-into-parking-lots-and-use-propaganda-to-convince-everyone-its-what-they-want/

@aral Female hair is either long or political. Sexual orientation is either heterosexual or political. Gender identity is either cis or political. Clothing is either gender stereotyped and boring or political. City infrastructure is either car-focused or political. Energy is either fossil fuels or political. Education is either white christian propaganda or political.

Everything follows the same pattern, tech included.

Today's #Muppets GIF of the Day is...