249 - Behold the Invisible Hand of Mangionean Excellence

The Co-Pay Killer, The Invisible Hand, The Claims Adjuster...Luigi. We dig into the past week of wild developments in the saga of the United Healthcare CEO and the Permanent Denial of Coverage: folk hero status, unhinged and sneering op-eds, oceans of contradictions, ideological mask-dropping, copycats, Elon Musk using human shields, and more!Syria's collapse and rebirth as something almost definitely worse.South Korea's martial law debacle unravels to reveal cartoonishly stupid though potentially cataclysmic plans that fortunely never came to pass.Joe Biden pardons more people, including a "Cheese Pizza" enthusiast, a horrifically malevolent judge, and some comically corrupt and embezzling horse-trading freaks.Trump invites Xi Jinping to his inauguration.The Onion is barred from purchasing InfoWars because life isn't fair (at least not for we fans of The Onion).Drones still cluster in the Jersey skies. What does it mean??Commiserate on Discord: discord.gg/aDf4Yv9PrYSupport: patreon / buzzsproutNever Forget: standwithdanielhale.orgGenral RecommendationsJosh's Recommendation: The short stories of Tony TulathimutteRead: The Feminist | Technical SupportTim's Recommendation: Behold the golden calf!Further Reading, Viewing, ListeningShow notes + Full list of links, sources, etcMore From Joshua Nomen-MutatioSome Fiction WritingLydia's DriveThe Form AwardsMore From Timothy Robert BuechnerPodcast: Q&T ARE / violentpeople.co Tweets: @ROHDUTCHLocationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showSupport: patreon / buzzsprout