12th January 2019 Writings

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Excerpt from: Brave New World:
There is a standoff between a Canadian patrol boat, and a Russian ship off Baffin Island. Cooler heads prevail.

United States
Again, no candidate gets more than 270 Electoral Votes (not even close). The election is thrown to Congress. The House elects Lauren Underwood (D-IL) as President. The Senate selects Lee Carter (S-VA) as Vice President.

Earlier in the year, Congress begins debating a Devolution Amendment, that would allow Congress to delegate powers to States, or groups of States...

More Cuban Refugees flood into the Southern States (particularly Florida, Georgia and Alabama).

In many cities across the United States, private lawns are banned. (There is of course, a large outcry about this...)

Mexico
Rioting continues from the previous year...

Caribbean
The Cuban Civil War continues, with the communists regaining areas in the west of the island.

South America
Chameleon outbreak occurs in Santiago, causing Chile to quarantine the city. The outbreak is contained, but the country is destabilised. Many suspect Brazil to have been involved in the situation... Truth is, the initial outbreak of Chamelion in the city was accidental, but someone in Brasilia or Rio had taken advantage...

Europe
In the United Kingdom, the Commission on Further English Devolution releases a Boundaries Report. The new regions are: Kent, Wessex, Cornwall, Mercia, East Anglia and Greater Yorkshire (aside from the existing Greater London). Referenda for Regional Assemblies for Greater Yorkshire, Cornwall and Mercia are scheduled for the next year.

Western Europe
The Revivalist Manifesto continues to grow more popular.

Those nuclear weapons are still missing...

Eastern Europe
The Revalist Manifesto continues to grow more popular here too.

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(There aren't enough North Korean troops.)

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In related news, Brisbane reaches its hottest ever temperature at 43.7 degrees Celsius in late January.

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Space
SpaceX lands a Habitation Module on the Lunar surface near the North Pole. "Just for testing purposes," Musk says.


Words: 312


Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space
Clara waited as the playwright wrote. She was seeing history in action. 'Much Ado About Nothing?” she wondered.

Words: 18


Excerpt from: Doctor Who – Learning
Bill Potts knew that one never stopped learning. Even when she thought she nearly knew everything the Doctor would show her something that blew her mind,

As she entered the TARDIS the Doctor was sitting at the console.

Words: 38

Total: 368