The Ghoul, and so it goes.
Cat Rambo's useful resources for F&SF writers.
Bouncy Castle of Death. "Two children have been killed and 20 other people injured after a bouncy castle was blown high into the sky in central China's Henan province." Yeah, sometimes I have a sick sense of humor.
"Electric vehicles are now the norm in Norway when it comes to new car sales, accounting for 58% of all car sales in March. Tesla's mass market Model 3 was especially popular, accounting for nearly 30% of new passenger vehicle sales, the Norwegian Information Council for Road Traffic, or OFV, says."
"Four people were found dead Monday at a North Dakota business in what police are investigating as a multiple homicide."
"Wright, a fifth grader, was fatally injured in a fight March 25 at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro. She died in the hospital March 27."
How goes Brexit? "MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process." Different week, same damn square.
How go the Trade Wars? "World trade shrank by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 and is likely to grow by 2.6 percent this year, slower than 3.0 percent growth in 2018 and below a previous forecast of 3.7 percent, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday."
"While celebrating her victory in becoming the first African-American woman picked to lead Chicago, Lori Lightfoot thanked the city and those who blazed the trail for her victory."
"Instead, President Donald Trump strolled into the Senate Republican's lunch last Tuesday reinvigorated by the end of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe and with a surprise announcement to make: He wanted to put health care at the top of the GOP agenda." It has been over a decade now that we've heard about the Great GOP HC plan. Without seeing an actual plan. Because ACA was the conservative plan. Conservatives have got nothing but a handful of promises about happy endings (yes, I meant that). But the article is about how "accessible" the president is… if you're an elected Republican. Now you might understand the happy ending quip.
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told President Trump in a conversation Monday that the Senate will not be moving comprehensive health care legislation before the 2020 election, despite the president asking Senate Republicans to do that in a meeting last week."
"The Republican Party’s replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act is coming – after the 2020 election." Again, there is no plan. If they had an actual plan they would be waving it in your face, not holding it back.
"One point drew clear agreement Tuesday during a House subcommittee hearing: When it comes to the problem of surprise medical bills, the solution must protect patients — not demand that they be great negotiators." Single-payer.
"The chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, Robin Hayes, has been indicted on charges including wire fraud, bribery and aiding and abetting. Durham businessman and political donor Greg Lindberg, along with two of his associates, John Gray and John Palermo Jr., were also indicted. Lindberg is the owner of Global Bankers Insurance Group, headquartered in Durham, N.C."
"Steve Inskeep talks to Jayne Miller of WBAL-TV about Baltimore's mayor, who's taken a leave of absence, amid accusations she profited by a no-bid sale of her children's books to a hospital system." Not-for-profit doesn't mean that someone ain't making money.
"There are few things Democrats and Republicans in Congress usually agree on, but one of them is rushing federal money to victims of natural disasters… That sentiment crumbled this week when the Senate failed to advance two separate disaster funding bills. Both included bipartisan funding to help relieve damage across the country from flooding, wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes. But a fight over assistance for Puerto Rico has derailed getting a deal on the entire package."
"The Department of Homeland Security has disbanded a group of intelligence analysts who focused on domestic terrorism, The Daily Beast has learned. Numerous current and former DHS officials say they find the development concerning, as the threat of homegrown terrorism—including white supremacist terrorism—is growing." This won't turn out well. (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
"A woman carrying two Republic of China passports has been charged after allegedly lying to Secret Service agents to gain access to President Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club while he was there last weekend… Zhang was carrying the two passports, four cellphones, one laptop computer, an external hard drive and a thumb drive that contained 'malicious malware,' the criminal complaint said." Look, just because she didn't have a swimsuit on her doesn't mean she didn't intend to use the pool, okay.
"President Donald Trump could initiate chaos and grave economic disruption by finally making good on his threat to slam shut the southern border, yet he's clearly tempted to do it anyway." He's gotta keep the people left in his coalition happy. Even if he doesn't do it this time, he will by the next election.
Amidst all the other heinous fuckery I missed this last year. "In February 2017, a top White House aide who was Trump's longtime personal bodyguard, along with the top lawyer at the Trump Organization and a third man, showed up at the office of Trump's New York doctor without notice and took all the president's medical records." (Grokked from Kathryn Cramer)
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