Scavenging the Passenger

He fled the depraved regime, he was a
defector. North Korea to the Oval Office.
President Trump was a human face.

On Maui’s narrow, the sisters in argument
plunged. Not deliberate found the judge.
The identical twin was acquitted of murder.

From the Maryland sky, a dead goose caused
injuries. The geese were fired on overhead.
He, the hunter, had a waterfowl incident.

-- Joe Bagshaw

'Like leaving another universe': North Korean defectors tell Trump what it's like to escape
Woman acquitted of murdering twin sister in car plunge off Hawaii cliff
Dead goose knocks out hunter on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Execute

Frightened police officers are not common in L.A.
Thursday morning, students had been shot
News helicopter showed scenes of anguish

Executed. Fatally shot the girls and smiled
Liberty and Faith put to death
Witnesses to the execution, a scheduled visit

Attempted homicide to please fiction
Stabbing in the woods
Breaking into tears, sorry.

-- Joe Clark-Skinner

Middle school shooting renews debate over how L.A. Unified keeps students safe
Texas dad who killed daughters while on phone with estranged wife taunts her at execution
2nd teen in 'Slender Man' stabbing case to remain in institutional care for 40 years

Screaming Colours Underground

900 trapped underground; believed to be safe
they suffer; dehydration, some lack access to medication
while they await evacuation

We’re engulfed in flames; screaming
fires emanating from both inside and outside
an icy stab in the heart; we have little hope of surviving…

Faces of men half-buried; burned away,
Days later, Kadir recognized his friends
only by the colours of their shorts

-- Rhianna Gibbs

900 workers trapped in South African gold mine after outage
Fans capture spoiler-y images from the 'Game of Thrones'  
Dozens Discovered Buried in Myanmar Mass Graves

Commons Red Circumstances

Pressure, finger quickly exclusively red.
Danger zone destination edge position and threat rising
Today on the radio Mrs May vocal--speaking a Tory programme.

Extraordinary senior model conversation deliberately bad,
Intended to show considered maligning; all negative.
Airing, suggestion, servants in second, a service to officials;
       ‘Commons’ negative claims.

Gorging online propaganda brainwashed a man--been
      convicted of murder.
Hate Speech. Terrorist. Van into Muslims, intended to kill.
The circumstances warn of a extremist problem growing.

-- Jenny Jasper

Are the Conservatives now unleadable on Brexit?
Brexit minister accused of maligning civil service
Finsbury Park attacker found guilty of murder

Verdict Flight Backlash

Get to the airport,
To the airport,
To the upcoming intent of a new experience

"Good Morning Japan"
Flight, late. Route, interesting. Location, lifeless.
These are the knocks of travellers.

The boy, the victim, the traveller,
He stresses the message of warning:
The prevention of the weary.

-- Beth Pritchard

Google is now using machine learning to predict flight delays
YouTube star Logan Paul on suicide video backlash
Verdict on Truro stabbing

President Eclipse Parade

of the 45th
eclipse occurs during
two diplomatic sources

to “give to “give
are event that some have started
Olympics is planning to show

and recommend legislative to
a total
the day

-- James Cavanagh

Could Trump finish off the State of the Union address?
Rare ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Eclipse Crosses the Sky
North Korea to parade missiles before Winter Olympics

Weird self-driving films

at a bold initiative:
make a fan favorite, that Congress passed
or a Marvel Cinemating robot

Congress passed it
in mid 1990s, while riding robot
to opening a new sanction of the kind

that buzz should name the State Department
study by two for these sanction autonomous
the enactmentation for ways

-- Sidonie Baylis

Trump’s weird explanation for withholding Russia sanction
An entirely different kind of self-driving car
Untold Story Behind Wesley Snipes's 'Black Panther' Film

Dire drought move

day zero eventuality announced
dominated drought result
despite the toilet stop

situation statement
industry measures encouraged
result, culture using buckets

overdue season long and norm
we hoped finally more rain
results favour not three months

-- Emma Little

2018 Grammys were an out-of-touch embarrassment
Indians to remove Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms in 2019
Water crisis grips Cape Town, South Africa

Possible Limits Support

funding for border security including wall
immigration reforms increased military spending
do not have enough votes falling short some support

able to have a bespoke deal could not enjoy same access
basic principles freedom of movement abide by jurisdiction
full access not possible given functioning of single market

impossible to explain shattered political normality
a raging storm that never burns itself out
tearing at racial and societal divides the limits

-- Clark Allison

US shutdown: Senate in bid to end impasse
A year of Trump: (Almost) everything that happened
Britain able to have bespoke deal with EU – Macron

Trump sidesteps wrong

fear the political consequences
ferry the faithful
ruin that surprise

an unauthorized passenger
swerved the question
according to the source

it’s not just any station
London has avoided opening
in the next few years

-- Rupert M Loydell

Prince Harry sidesteps Obama-Trump wedding controversy
Israeli minister wants to name train station after Trump
Plane returns to LAX after flying with wrong passenger for hours

Anti-Corruption Monstrosity Shifting

Le jour de gloire est arrive ex-banker with no backing
anti-corruption rigid labor laws swept aside ancien regime
open and closed visions of society looked unreformable

legislative first a monstrosity of doctrinaire conservatism
broken regressive loophole-riddled tax code
justify cutting spending on pensions and healthcare

lie untruth omission of facts didn't use veto
power plates shifting not adhering to sanction
use every lever can pressure apply to change behaviour

-- Clark Allison

Trump's tax bill has nothing to do with economics
The Economist reveals its country of the year
North Korea – UN Security Council’s “Killer Resolution”

Orchards In Translation

The mysterious Department of Fire Protection:
Is it protection for fire? From fire? By fire?
As for that eerie inaudible sound escaping from

ocean waves, the nineteenth century, and golf courses:
Just because it has a hum, does not make it human.
And let us not lead humans to hunt for the Earth.

(Prayer proposed by a usually serene avocado.)
So, why does the Earth hum?
Because it knows not the wording.

-- Glenn R. Frantz

New wildfires torch San Diego area
Earth's Hum: Scientists Record the Very Sound of Earth
Lord's Prayer: Pope Francis calls for change

Faked Compelling Dreams

praised military, first responders and citizen volunteers
all-time high stock market vowed Mexico wall
Mayflower pilgrims rich in faith courage and dreams

faked data to meet specifications set by clients
fudging details of some parts brass copper electronic
manufacturing prowess sealants automobiles and aircraft

dual cam fast processor pretty challenging endeavour
still a major source of inspiration safe consumption backlash
several other novel features doesn't mean compelling device

-- Clark Allison

Japan's latest scandal: Mitsubishi admits faking data
Galaxy S9 leaks show Samsung can’t copy iPhone fast enough
Trump Thanksgiving message: 'Enthusiasm never been higher'

Further Damage Plume

the transition arrangement has become less clear
Davis has hinted he could go further
leaders preparing for possibility May's downfall

lakes and rivers under the ice sheet
spreads out above a plume providing magma
advanced numerical models account for observations

designated specifically for qualification testing
pouring liquid oxygen into the engine
repair damage multiple test stands at that facility

-- Clark Allison

Brexit Talks Resume With EU Striking Cautious Tone
NASA Discovers Mantle Plume Melting Antarctica
SpaceX says engine test failure won't affect launch schedule

Being Surface Implications

implications
plunged popularity political scandal
not all negative

make it to surface
in atmosphere breaks apart
scientific push missions manned and unmanned

creative skewering insults
verbal blunders end up being oddly serious
(and) less caustic

-- Clark Allison

What Abe’s win will mean for China-Japan relations
Chinese space station will crash to Earth within months
The Death of Stalin review – more bleak than black