For me, the most stressful thing about the current media climate is the interminable gaslighting by headline and soundbite. No, we are *not* past COVID19 yet, things are *not* getting better, wishful thinking doesn’t help, and being surrounded by misguided optimists sucks.

— Charlie Stross (@cstross) July 1, 2021

What the fuck is wrong with people?

UK deaths by day:

Looks a damn sight better to me.