Bodelo says enough of the mental health break now - we need to do #HumpDay

Emotional processing. bsky.app/profile/subm...

Today’s breakfast in our kingdom was provided by Bean Helm, who stopped by en route from the Caribbean to Murmansk (don’t ask, secret mission apparently). And the serf is feeling lonely, a rare feeling despite her circumstances. So if you see this, please tell me something fun, I could use it.

I hear *so many* stories like this, including from affected HCW. Misinformation spread by public health and IPC trying to bury their failure on airborne transmission hasn't just wasted an enormous number of lives among those who mistakenly trusted them - it gives license to mistreat others too.

King Dumbo says: THE GLOP IS BACK!

Pissing it DAAAAAN.

AKA if actual aerosol scientists had been listened to and involved from the get-go, we wouldn’t be in this mess…

Judging by the size of the latest iteration of Dave, there are tasty morsels to be found in my kitchen!

An important friend who must not be disturbed. Not so easy when you are hovel cleaning but I will make sure they have their space.

Dumbo has recovered from yesterday’s ketchup-based ordeal/spa day, but the bad news for us all is that HCD* is finally and inescapably upon us. Cos FILTHY innit. *Hovel Cleaning Day

The climatologist 
told me the problem 
is the climate. The programmer 
told me the problem 
is AI. The epidemiologist 
told me the problem
is viruses. The historian told me the problem is ignorance. This all tells me the problem is we don’t take care of each other.

If you need to stay cool on a budget this summer, here’s a DIY air conditioner you can make with a styrofoam cooler, a fan, & ice. My kid made one of these as a school project to help us stay cool in power outages during hurricane season. I was surprised how well it worked. youtu.be/FaC0dlRENk0?...

"We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we can’t have both."

The fanboys and apologists will argue that being rich in equity is not the same as having cash to spend, and that he would face tax penalties for realizing capital growth. Oh boo hoo. He could liquidate multiple $billions/yr, pay the taxes, help a LOT of poor people, and never even feel it.

So, with the world’s first trillionaire, it’s time to press the reset button - because this seriously can’t go on. We should have pulled the plug on such opportunities *before* the first billionaire. No other species on Earth hoards resources in this way, it’s inherently UNNATURAL and must END NOW.

Sleepy rainy weather - and will be all weekend by the looks of it. Which is why I wanted to sit in the park earlier. And yes, still twilight at 10:30.

Back at Pinguwalda Mansions. Dumbo is guilt-tripping me, saying “Don’t worry about me, I’ll just dry off here on the drying rack, looking out over the dirty dishes while you guys enjoy movie night” :-(

The rain has arrived - this fungi should like that.

Thought I should probably update this poem.

Promised myself I would and now I have on #WorldFalafelDay @lancasterjohng.bsky.social

Dumbo says he enjoyed most of his day at the spa but is a little sceptical about the ketchup treatment at the beginning.

One in 17 children is working: Here are the industries driving child labour https://aje.news/dkvsut

Great to see @virusesimmunity.bsky.social last paper highlighted at natrevimmunol.bsky.social. One of the strongest pieces of evidence yet for autoimmunity in #LongCOVID. Not proof that autoimmunity explains all neurological Long COVID, but it's getting harder to dismiss as one important mechanism.

In a French mood, at least partly. youtu.be/_QguoUKqFVo?...

Soggy heffalump.

Took me a while but it dawned on me eventually :-D Connections Puzzle #1097 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

"Authoritarians want fear, silence, and isolation. We choose joy." 🚨 In the US? The No Kings June edition is this Sunday! Details here. www.nokings.org

Dumbo is having an impromptu home spa experience on account of the serf accidentally dropping him in her dinner. #WeAreGrumpy

@lucymccaul.bsky.social @fumingsouffle.bsky.social hmm…

Current mood in our kingdom:

I and @independentsage.bsky.social advocated kids vax vs SARS2 since day 1. Even when transiently available to u12s, they were sold as a damp squib by those in authority. As vax coverage dwindles, the lack of foresight gets harder to reconcile. #LongCovidKids is a major neglected issue 💔

Congratulations to Elon musk who is now rich enough to end world hunger over 165 times and still stay a billionaire but choses not to.

Feeling a bit down again - so the Pinguwalda has magnanimously provided a cheese and bean toastie to cheer me up.

Finally. BBC News - Meningitis B vaccine to be offered to a million young people www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Covid infection levels in England have fallen to their lowest recorded level so far. We have reduced the Covid risk level, for the first time, to Low. 1 in every 2154 people in England are now infected. A thread 🧵 buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Ablaze. (Not actually, just the sun’s reflection)

Yay… wonder which other viral games that I never bothered to play this kind of thing applies to?

After she asked if I wanted to go to the Renaissance Faire 
I told her that if I wanted 
to see a time period 
mired in superstition 
ruled by venal kings
and rife with plague
I’d just read the news,
and in response she said: 
yeah, but at least the Faire has jousting.

My funky new masks have arrived - mainly for lower-risk scenarios - and I’m busy adapting them to make them fit better. Which means knotting the ear loops and adding tape to the nose area.

Well, we are nearly done with our tax return - just need to get answers about a couple of things from the accountant tomorrow. AND we have started the process of moving to a new and cheaper web hosting/domain provider.

Oh shit.

Always wondered where I got the word “nosebag” from in this context - and now I know! youtu.be/gV-kY9JuqDE?...

Absolute SCENES.

The rest of the afternoon will be spent checking #PinguwaldaEnterprises tax return, which has been prepared by our accountant. For these reason, we will first be baking SKÖNS to see us through this tedium.

Finally checked in on my uni application for the autumn and my qualifications are approved for all courses except one, which is still being processed. Most importantly I’m approved for the health in autistic and ADHD adults course, which is the one I most wanted to do. Just need to get a place!

Obscene.

An evening of interesting discussions. About four hours in total :-D Good job I don’t really need to speak to anyone day-to-day!

Summer sky.