Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Get involved - it’s important!

Cymryd rhan - mae'n bwysig!

There is definitely good news from the #Covid19Cymru figures today. Just 3 new deaths reported, for a total of 1401. That's the lowest daily total since the day after lockdown (24th March) when just 1 was recorded.
We must remember however that weekend figures (this represents Sunday's data) tend to be lower, and so it is very likely that tomorrow will see a higher figure.
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If we zoom in on the daily deaths over the last few weeks, we can see the downwards trend resuming. I now suspect the brief upward trend observed towards the end of May was due to increased testing, meaning that more deaths are now correctly being attributed to Covid.
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Just gonna use this toot to spread this reminder to those who feel like they can't be involved in the BLM protests because of accessibility/mobility/health/immunocompromisation/fear of COVID, that there are more ways to contribute than just getting your feet on the ground out there:

Sign petitions:
Justice for George Floyd: http://chng.it/zjhPntDGq4
Justice for George Floyd 2: http://chng.it/9NPvpRjCwR
Justice for Belly Mujinga: http://chng.it/rHrW7GysN6
Make Black British History Compulsory in Schools: http://chng.it/FpPH65Ydb6
Justice for Shukri Abdi: http://chng.it/TsmzbdzLX9
Justice for Elijah McCain: http://chng.it/zb7BBqZR5B
Justice for Matthew Tucker: http://chng.it/rdHzBfJ4x8
Justice for Dion Johnson: http://chng.it/NnzLfqGmJR

Share these things to Social Media. Make sure people can't get away with ignoring what's happening.

Donate:
(US) National Bail Fund: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
(UK) UK BLM Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund
(UK) National Campaign for Fair and Accountable Policiing: https://www.gofundme.com/f/StopWatch-Campaign-for-Fair-Accountable-Policing

You cannot be anti-racist silently.

If we zoom in on the tail end of the daily deaths graph, it's clear just how unclear the direction is. Judging by this data, this is no time to be easing restrictions. 2/2

@freemo

> Some of the app makers have since removed those blocks

I am glad to know that -- as that should be at the user's discretion. Otherwise it's Censorship.

To be absolutely clear -- I personally BLOCK all content from gab and affiliates, a personal user decision which is open to ANY fediverse user (depending on their platform, slightly different ways to implement).

I am not a flag bearer for free speech, considering an inherent human right, but the limiting of user options in the clients is wrong headed, imo. You opinion is probably different, but no offense meant or taken.

We could just ignore these fringes, blocking individual users or instances as needed in case of conflict.

Says me, a free thinker, opinionated and #FediReporter via my blog.

#QotoJournal worthy theme and mention.

@isolategab @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

@freemo QOTO has been wonderful, and I found a home here after leaving a previous instance due to free speech restrictions, so I thank you and the QOTO team for giving people a voice :)

I just found a spider in my house and we had a nice long conversation. Went something like this: "

Me: Aww hey little guy, how ya doin?

spider:: ::wiggle wiggle::

me: Yea me too, one of those days. You a little lost, not too many bugs around here for ya.

spider: ::jostles his fangs::

me: yea I thought so, let me try to give you a hand. ::lifts up the container he is on to bring it outside::

spider ::jumps on me then immediately onto the carpet::

me: Woa, its ok, im sorry. I'm sure you know what your doin! Feel free to hang out in a corner somewhere, my home is your home! Let me know if you need anything ::walks away::

spider ::wiggles butt in approval and walks away::

The Cummings chaos encapsulates Westminster’s horrific mismanagement of this pandemic. https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-cummings-chaos-encapsulates-westminsters-horrific-mismanagement-of-this-pandemic/

The BDSM community should get in on the protests. If hordes of leather clad people charging into rubber bullets yelling HARDER DADDY doesn't unnerve the police nothing will

-- stole this from a friend

Today's #Covid19Cymru figures for deaths are good news insofar as the trend, which had begun to look like it was turning the wrong way, has now turned downwards again, although the 7-day average is still above what it was a week ago. Today: 7 deaths (total 1354).

This gives a daily mean (averaged over the past week) of 10.3 - i.e. down on the last 2 days, but still up on a week ago (8.3). Whether the upturn was real, or an artefact of poor reporting during the whole bank holiday weekend, 1/2