#Tom Bossert

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Trump's People

“The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.” — Mike Pence, Trump's vice president

“Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.” — Bill Barr, Trump's 2nd attorney general

“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us.” — James Mattis, Trump's 1st secretary of defense

“I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.” — Mark Esper, Trump's 2nd secretary of defense

“We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.” — retired Gen. Mark Milley, Trump's chairman of the joint chiefs

“(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.” — Rex Tillerson, Trump's secretary of state

“He used to be good on foreign policy and now he has started to walk it back and get weak in the knees when it comes to Ukraine. A terrible thing happened on January 6, and he called it a beautiful day.” — Nikki Haley, Trump's 1st ambassador to the United Nations

“Someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.” — Chris Christie, Trump's presidential transition vice-chairman

“We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.” — HR McMaster, Trump's 2nd national security adviser

“I believe (foreign leaders) think he is a laughing fool.” — John Bolton, Trump's 3rd national security adviser

“A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. There is nothing more that can be said. God help us.” — John Kelly, Trump's 2nd chief of staff

“I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.” — Mick Mulvaney, Trump's acting chief of staff and US special envoy to Ireland, resigned after January 6th, 2021

“He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.” — Anthony Scaramucci, one of Trump's former communications directors

“I am terrified of him running in 2024.” — Stephanie Grisham, another former communications director

“When I saw what was happening on January 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue.” — Betsy DeVos, Trump's secretary of education, resigned after January 6th, 2021

“At a particular point the events were such that it was impossible for me to continue, given my personal values and my philosophy." — Elaine Chao, Trump's secretary of Transportation, resigned after January 6th, 2021

“…the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.” — Richard Spencer, Trump's 1st secretary of the Navy

“The President undermined American democracy baselessly for months. As a result, he’s culpable for this siege, and an utter disgrace.” — Tom Bossert, Trump's 1st homeland security adviser

“Donald’s an idiot.” — Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer

“Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.” — Ty Cobb, Trump's White House lawyer

“We can stand by the policies, but at this point we cannot stand by the man.” — Alyssa Farah Griffin, one of Trump's directors of strategic communications, now a CNN political commentator

“Donald Trump, who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes, who would go after grieving black widows, who would say there were good people on both sides, who endorsed an accused child molester; Donald Trump, and his decisions and his behavior, was harming the country. I could no longer be a part of this madness.” — Omarosa Manigault Newman, a top aide in charge of Trump's outreach to African Americans

“I thought that he did do a lot of good during his four years. I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead-up to it, the way that he’s acted in the aftermath, and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election is stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office every again.” — Sarah Matthews, one of Trump's deputy press secretaries, resigned after January 6th, 2021

“I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.” — Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump's final chief of staff’s aide

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1. His vice president, Mike Pence: “The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”

2. His second attorney general, Bill Barr: “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

3. His first secretary of defense, James Mattis: “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us.”

4. His second secretary of defense, Mark Esper: “I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.”

5. His chairman of the joint chiefs, retired Gen. Mark Milley, seemed to invoke Trump: “We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.”

6. His first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson: “(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.”

7. His first ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley: “He used to be good on foreign policy and now he has started to walk it back and get weak in the knees when it comes to Ukraine. A terrible thing happened on January 6 and he called it a beautiful day.”

8. His presidential transition vice-chairman, Chris Christie: “Someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.”

9. His second national security adviser, HR McMaster: “We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.”

10. His third national security adviser, John Bolton: “I believe (foreign leaders) think he is a laughing fool.”

11. His second chief of staff, John Kelly: “A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. There is nothing more that can be said. God help us.”

12. His former acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, who resigned as US special envoy to Ireland after January 6, 2021: “I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”

13. One of his many former communications directors, Anthony Scaramucci: “He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.”

14. Another former communications director, Stephanie Grisham: “I am terrified of him running in 2024.”

15. His secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, who resigned after January 6: “When I saw what was happening on January 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue.”

16. His secretary of transportation, Elaine Chao, who resigned after January 6: “At a particular point the events were such that it was impossible for me to continue, given my personal values and my philosophy.

17. His first secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer: “…the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.”

18. His first homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert: “The President undermined American democracy baselessly for months. As a result, he’s culpable for this siege, and an utter disgrace.”

19. His former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen: “Donald’s an idiot.”

20. His White House lawyer, Ty Cobb: “Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”

21. A former director of strategic communications, Alyssa Farah Griffin, who is now a CNN political commentator: “We can stand by the policies, but at this point we cannot stand by the man.”

22. A top aide in charge of his outreach to African Americans, Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Donald Trump, who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes, who would go after grieving black widows, who would say there were good people on both sides, who endorsed an accused child molester; Donald Trump, and his decisions and his behavior, was harming the country. I could no longer be a part of this madness.”

23. A former deputy press secretary, Sarah Matthews, who resigned after January 6: “I thought that he did do a lot of good during his four years. I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead-up to it, the way that he’s acted in the aftermath, and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election is stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office every again.”

24. His final chief of staff’s aide, Cassidy Hutchinson: “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.”

We have to beat him in numbers to high to contest

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The public record:

** The Global Health Security and Biodefense unit — responsible for pandemic preparedness — was established in 2015 by Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor, Susan Rice ( here ). The unit resided under the National Security Council (NSC) — a forum of White House personnel that advises the president on national security and foreign policy matters.

** In May 2018, the team was disbanded and its head Timothy Ziemer, top White House official in the NSC for leading U.S. response against a pandemic, left the Trump administration…

…the Washington Post reported ( here ). Some members of the global health and security team were merged into other units within the NSC, the article said.

** The reorganization followed John Bolton’s appointment as national security advisor, and the departure of Tom Bossert, the homeland security advisor who the Post wrote "had called for a comprehensive biodefense strategy against pandemics and biological attacks." **

LINK to ARTICLE:

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/partly-false-claim-trump-fired-entire-pandemic-response-team-in-2018-idUSKBN21C32C/

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Escute: Lista de Podcasts - Parte II

Já havia compartilhado uma lista de podcasts sobre museus. Essa é a segunda parte.

O primeiro Podcast dessa nova lista é o produzido pela National Gallery americana. O foco do podcast é como a história ajuda a entender o mundo.

O segundo Podcast é o do Instituto Noite dos Museus. Todo ano um evento com o mesmo nome ocorre em Porto Alegre. Você pode ouvir aqui.

A seguir temos o Podcast Amplitudes do Instituto Tomie Ohtake. Aborda assuntos relacionados à educação, cultura e artes nacionais.

O Museum Weird é o podcast dos Museus Pentacrest da Universaide de Iowa. O que me atraiu nesse podcast é o tom leve dos episódios, sem que deixem de ser informativos.

Museum Secrets é o podcast do Museu Ashmolean, da Universidade de Oxford. Esse é o primeiro museu universitário fundado.

Museums and Mojitos é um podcast cujos episódios são embalados por drinks. As apresentadoras são da Inglaterra, Bulgária e Austrália. Elas também postam as receitas dos drinks.

Carol Bossert é uma especialista e escritora que trabalha no Smithsonian. Apesar desse podcast não estar mais sendo produzido, todos os episódios estão disponíveis no Spotify.

Sidedoor é outro podcast vinculaddo ao Smithsonian. Seu foco é nos objetos do museu e suas particularidades,

The Getty: Art + Ideas é o podcast do Museu Getty focado nas coleções e exibições do museu.

Museum Masters era apresentado por duas americanas navegando no mundo dos museus. Seu tom é leve e um dos meus episódios favoritos é o que trata da relação entre museus e YouTube.

A diretriz do Podcast Museum Archipelago é de que nenhum museu é uma ilha, ou seja, nenhum museu é neutro. Seus episódios são curtos, nunca ultrapassando 15 minutos de duração.

Immaterial é um podcast do MET e tem uma premissa bem interessante. Cada episódio trata de um material, sua história e seus usos na arte e como aparecem nas coleções do museu.

Temos então mais um podcast vinculado ao Smithsonian. Em "Lost at the Smithsonian, Aasif Mandvi, um comediante, percorre as coleções apresentando objetos curiosos e diferentes que definem a cultura americana. Curiosamente, um episódio é dedicado a Pelé.

MusecomVersa é o podcast do Museu da Comunição Hipólito José da Costa, localizado em Porto Alegre. Além das exposições, o museu guarda inúmeros documentos para pesquisa, incluindo jornais e revistas.

[midnightfunk]

“That scenario, code-named “Crimson Contagion” and imagining an influenza pandemic, was simulated by the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services in a series of exercises that ran from last January to August.

The simulation’s sobering results — contained in a draft report dated October 2019 that has not previously been reported — drove home just how underfunded, underprepared and uncoordinated the federal government would be for a life-or-death battle with a virus for which no treatment existed.”

“In 2016, the Obama administration produced a comprehensive report on the lessons learned by the government from battling Ebola. In January 2017, outgoing Obama administration officials ran an extensive exercise on responding to a pandemic for incoming senior officials of the Trump administration.”

Good thing we war-gamed this, so we could be prepared!

The value of having a very stable genius as a leader.

[nerdiepolitics]

HOLYSHITHOLYSHIT

A self-described "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner and received that official's private email address unsolicited.

"Tom, we are arranging a bit of a soirée towards the end of August," the fake Jared Kushner on an Outlook account wrote to the official White House email account of Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert. "It would be great if you could make it, I promise food of at least comparible (sic) quality to that which we ate in Iraq. Should be a great evening."

Bossert wrote back: "Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted).

Bossert did not respond to CNN's request for comment; the email prankster said he was surprised Bossert responded given his expertise. The emails were shared with CNN by the email prankster.

AND THEN!!!!

Masquerading as Priebus, the prankster emailed Scaramucci's official account using a mail.com account on Saturday, the day after Priebus' resignation was announced.

"I had promised myself I would leave my hands mud free," wrote the fake Priebus, "but after reading your tweet today which stated how; 'soon we will learn who in the media who has class, and who hasn't', has pushed me to this. That tweet was breathtakingly hypocritical, even for you. At no stage have you acted in a way that's even remotely classy, yet you believe that's the standard by which everyone should behave towards you? General Kelly will do a fine job. I'll even admit he will do a better job than me. But the way in which that transition has come about has been diabolical. And hurtful. I don't expect a reply."

The very real Scaramucci responded: "You know what you did. We all do. Even today. But rest assured we were prepared. A Man would apologize."

Fake Priebus wrote back: "I can't believe you are questioning my ethics! The so called 'Mooch', who can't even manage his first week in the White House without leaving upset in his wake. I have nothing to apologize for."

Actual Scaramucci responded: "Read Shakespeare. Particularly Othello. You are right there. My family is fine by the way and will thrive. I know what you did. No more replies from me."

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Leaked Memo Proves White House Had Strategy To Deflect Blame For Inaction On Puerto Rico

Leaked Memo Proves White House Had Strategy To Deflect Blame For Inaction On Puerto Rico

As President Trump prepares to visit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, a leaked memo shows that Tom Bossert, Trump’s top adviser in the Department of Homeland Security, was preparing for the administration to blame any problems in the wake of Hurricane Maria on others as a way of avoiding responsibility for their tepid response.

Axios obtained a copyof the Bossert memo, which specifically noted that the…

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The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Sitting Zuck

The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Sitting Zuck

Author: Elaine Godfrey / Source: The Atlantic Kevin Wolf / AP images for AVAAZ Today in 5 Lines Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly signed off on the FBI’s raid of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, on Monday. Agents reportedly targeted records about payments to women who claim they had affairs with Trump. During a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah…

[pancakeke]

OK continuing this post on today’s events (1/6)

Twitter gave Trump a fun new banner

but then deleted 3 of his tweets and gave him a 12 hour ban. They said if he does it again he’s suspended.

Facebook deleted Trump’s video. An internal memo was sent to employees regarding the situation.

Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, called for a “trial by combat” this morning.

Trump did not call in the National Guard, Pence had to do it with Congress. Trump resisted calling them in.

The woman shot in the Capitol has died.

DC police chief says rioters deployed ‘chemical irritants on police’ to gain access to US Capitol.

Pipe bombs were found at the headquarters for the DNC, RNC and grounds of the United States Capitol. They were detonated by bomb squads.

Rioters were stealing items from the Capitol building.

A rioter was seen with zip ties, potentially signaling he wanted to take hostages.

Rioters seized and destroyed equipment belonging to the Associated Press. They also turned a cable into a noose.

Police gingerly helped a member of the rioters out of the Capitol building and down its steps while holding her hand. Several videos have been posted showing police collaborating with rioters.

A Pro-Trump march took place in Tokyo.

Senator Tom Carper (D - DE) doesn’t believe any action should be taken against insurrectionists within the government.

Rep Michael Burgess (R - TX) has sponsored Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bill to crack down on protests.

Virginia has issued a State of Emergency, along with a curfew.

First lady's chief of staff, former WH press secretary, and one of the longest serving Trump staffers Stephanie Grisham resigned over the protest.

WH Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews resigned.

WH social secretary Rickie Niceta resigned.

National security adviser Robert O'Brien, deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger and deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell are all considering resigning.

Trump banned Pence chief of staff Marc Short from the WH.

Former WH Director of Communications urges Trump supporters to admit they lost.

Newly sworn in Rep Derrick Evans (R - VW) was among those who broke into the Capitol and posted video of himself doing so.

Former PA. state lawmaker Rick Saccone was among those who stormed the Capitol.

Rep Mary Miller (R - IL) posted a video of herself at a rally on the Capitol where a speaker brought up a way in which “Hitler was right”.

Only 15 or so people were arrested in DC so far. In comparison, 14,000+ arrests were made during the George Floyd protests.

Incomplete lists of:

People condemning the rioters: GOP Communication Director Michael Ahrens, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lol, Rep Elise Stefanik (R - NY), Former WH Chief of Staff Reince Priebus

People who have issued statements against Trump’s behavior: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Trump's former Sec of Defense Jim Mattis, former president Barack Obama, Rep Liz Cheney (R - WY), Senator Richard Burr (R - NC), Former homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert, Sen Ben Sasse (R - NE), former President George W Bush, Sen Ed Markey (D - MA)

People calling for Trump to be impeached again: Rep Carolyn Bourdeaux (D - GA), Rep David Cicilline (D - RI), Rep Ilhan Omar (D - MN), supposedly 7 reps total but I can’t find everyone

People calling for use of the 25th amendment: Lucy McBath (D - GA), the National Association of Manufacturers

Congress floor staff rescued the electoral ballots before the rioters broke into the building. Congress reconvened to finish counting the electoral votes. DC metro police are patrolling the halls. Photo. Pence spoke out against the rioters. McConnell called them an “insurrection” while condemning their behavior.

Twitch removed the PogChamp emote after the real PogChamp guy was saying dumb shit on Twitter in support of the rioters.

And probably more but this is so long.

[outsidetheknow]

Trump Was Repeatedly Warned That Ukraine Conspiracy Theory Was ‘Completely Debunked’ Thomas P. Bossert, President Trump’s first homeland security adviser, said he was “deeply disturbed” that Mr. Trump had urged Ukraine to investigate Democrats.. via NYT U.S.

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Secretary Pete Buttigieg Sunday On “This Week” With Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz

Media Advisory for Sunday, May 30, 2021

SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK” WITH CO-ANCHOR MARTHA RADDATZ

Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Transportation Secretary

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SECURITY PANEL

Gen. Keith Alexander

Former National Security Agency Director

U.S. Army (Ret.)

Tom Bossert

Former Trump Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser

ABC News Contributor

Niloofar Howe

Senior Fellow, "New America"

Former Chief Strategy Officer, RSA Security

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THE POWERHOUSE ROUNDTABLE

Jonathan Karl

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent

Co-Anchor, "This Week"

Terry Moran

ABC News Senior National Correspondent

Laura Barrón-López

POLITICO White House Correspondent

Michel Martin

Host, NPR’s All Things Considered

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Plus, Raddatz speaks exclusively with CIA Director William Joseph Burns ahead of Memorial Day.

– ABC –

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WATCH Jake Tapper DESTROY A Trump Adviser Who Tries Make Excuses For Neo-Nazis

WATCH Jake Tapper DESTROY A Trump Adviser Who Tries Make Excuses For Neo-Nazis

For some reason, President Trump and members of his administration are having the toughest time saying anything negative about the alt-right/neo-Nazi terrorists who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday, one of whom plowed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, leaving one woman dead.

Sunday morning on CNN, Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert was asked by host Jake Tapper why…

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The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2019, edited by Paula Guran, Prime Books, 2019. Cover art by Tithi Luadthong, info: amazon.com.

The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real... tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventing imaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, these stories are as eclectic and varied as shadows. This volume of 2018's best dark fantasy and horror offers more than five hundred pages of tales from some of today's finest writers of the fantastique--sure to delight as well as disturb...

Contents: “Down Where Sound Comes Blunt” – G.V. Anderson (F&SF, Mar-Apr 2018) “Hainted” – Ashley Blooms (F&SF Jul-Aug 2018) “The Empyrean Light” – Gregory Norman Bossert (Conjunctions: 71, A Cabinet of Curiosity, Fall 2018) “Raining Street” – J.S. Breukelaar (Black Static #63) The Black God’s Drums – P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com) “Faint Voices, Increasingly Desperate” – Anya Johanna DeNiro (Shimmer #43) “Big Dark Hole” – Jeffrey Ford (Conjunctions: 71, A Cabinet of Curiosity, Fall 2018) “And Yet” – A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny #21) “Second to the Left, and Straight On” – Jim C. Hines (Robots vs. Fairies, eds. Parisien & Wolfe) “He Sings of Salt and Wormwood” – Brian Hodge (The Devil and the Deep, ed. Datlow) “Just Another Love Song” – Kat Howard (Robots vs. Fairies, eds. Parisien & Wolfe) “Four Revelations from the Rusalka Ball” – Cassandra Khaw (The Underwater Ballroom Society, eds. Trent & Burgis) “Rust and Bone” – Mary Robinette Kowal (Shimmer #46) “The Thing About Ghost Stories” – Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny #25) “A Man Walking His Dog” – Tim Lebbon (Phantoms, ed. O’Regan) “Honey” – Valya Dudycz Lupescu (A World of Horror, ed. Guignard) “Big Mother” – Anya Ow (Strange Horizons, 1 Jan 2018) “Fish Hooks” – Kit Power (New Fears 2, ed. Morris) “The Governor” – Tim Powers (The Book of Magic, ed. Dozois) “True Crime” – M. Rickert (Nightmare #72) “Sour Milk Girls” – Erin Roberts (Clarkesworld, Jan 2018) “Every Good-bye Ain’t Gone” – Eden Royce (Strange Horizons, 30 July 2018) “Tom Is in The Attic” – Robert Shearman (Phantoms, ed. O’Regan) “When We Fall, We Forget” – Angela Slatter, (Phantoms, ed. O’Regan) “In This Twilight” – Simon Strantzas (Nothing Is Everything) “The Crow Knight” – Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 11 Oct 2018) “Thanatrauma” – Steve Rasnic Tem (New Fears 2, ed. Morris) “Sick Cats in Small Places” – Kaaron Warren (A World of Horror, ed. Guignard) “Blood and Smoke, Vinegar and Ashes” – D.P. Watt (The Silent Garden, Vol. 1) “The Pine Arch Collection” – Michael Wehunt (The Dark #36) “In the End, It Always Turns Out the Same –” A.C. Wise (The Dark #37) “Asphalt, River, Mother, Child” – Isabel Yap (Strange Horizons, 8 Oct 2018) “Music for the Underworld” – E. Lily Yu (Terraform, 29 Mar 2018)