My husband and I are attending The 42nd Northwest Science Fiction Convention (NorWesCon). Other than a couple of years, I have been attending this convention or a portion of it since 1987—which means that yes, I definitely am an old fart! I had fun the first day, even though we arrived a bit later than we had intended to. It’s fun seeing friends, especially some that I haven’t seen since last year!
Anyway, welcome to the Friday Five. This week I am not bringing you any stories about the contents of the heavily redacted Mueller report. There are a couple links below related to in, but I decided to put the five stories that I thought were most interesting about what information we do have in a separate post last night, and it is behind a cut-tag. So if you’re just browsing you don’t have to look at it. If, on the other hang, you are interested, click here.
For this week’s Friday Five I bring you: the top five (IMHO) stories of the week, the top five science and sci fi stories of the week, five stories about deplorable people, five stories about things not going so well for the alleged president and five videos (plus notable obituaries and things I wrote).
Stories of the Week:
As clock strikes midnight, Russell Wilson strikes deal to become highest-paid player in NFL history. I know, I only think this is a story of the week because I’m a big Seahawks fan. So sue me!
Poll: Church membership in US plummets over past 20 years.
The Boys in the Band to Be Adapted for Netflix With All-Star Broadway Cas.
Insurer Warns of Existential Threat on Climate Policy.
Florida Newspaper Wins Pulitzer For Parkland Coverage.
This Week in Science Fact and Fiction:
Katie Bouman and the Black Hole That Made Her Famous.
The first type of molecule to form in the universe has been seen in space.
Shazam and Sekiro: Gatekeepers Die Twice.
Newly Discovered Ancient Carnivore Was Bigger Than a Polar Bear and Is True Nightmare Fuel.
‘It drives writers mad’: why are {certain kinds of} authors still sniffy about sci-fi?
Crimes, Hateful and Worse:
LOUISIANA: Hate Crime Charges In Church Fires . To donate to the fund to rebuild the churches the white supremacist burned down, click here.
Sol Pais, woman “infatuated with Columbine,” found dead after apparent suicide near base of Mount Evans – Florida woman, 18, had been considered “armed and extremely dangerous” by FBI. “Schools are closed because a gun owner obsessed with school shootings is celebrating the anniversary of a school shooting by taking a school shooting road trip” is 100% undistilled America.
Courtier gets life for hate crime killing.
Challenges to the Deplorable In Chief:
House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler demands Mueller testify in Congress in the next month.
FOIA Judge May View Full Mueller Report And Release It To The Media.
How Buttigieg and Trump handle protesters.
Trump’s Been Running for Re-Election Since Day One. Raising $30 Million Is a Really Bad Sign for Him.
Trump Shouts At TV While Eating Burgers With Pence .
In Memoriam:
The Goodest Boy – Dogbomb’s victory lap against ALS.
Actress Georgia Engel Dies At Age 70 .
Things I wrote:
Weekend Update 4/13/2019: Evil comes in many forms….
You can help rebuild after three terrible arsons.
That isn’t what exoneration looks like….
Videos!
Assange Arrested and Charged with Conspiracy | The Daily Show:
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Democrats Take on Corporate Profits and CEO Pay: A Closer Look:
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Stephen Colbert – Trump’s Bad Advice For The Notre Dame Cathedral:
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Mark Hamill Does a Perfect Impression of Harrison Ford:
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Ben Platt – Older [Official Video]:
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