wednesday newstrip

Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions last Friday by President DoNuts T.®ump · right-wing activists ejected from Canberra Anzac ceremony for heckling during indigenous welcome to country. Similar scenes occurred in other Australian cities · when his ratings are down, suddenly there's a shooter nearby. DoNuts T.®ump evacuated from White House correspondents' dinner after suspected shooter apprehended · former Georgia Congressman & conspiracy kook Marjorie Taylor Greene is the latest high-profile political leader in the United States to raise questions about the official story regarding the 2024 assassination attempt against Donald Trump · NotJustAnyYahoo orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon · Royal aides rush to 'T.®ump-proof' King Charles' US state visit to prevent 'unpleasant surprises.'

geographies: Cosmo Newbery

 

wednesday newstrip

'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular breaks silence after suspected overdose during livestream · Katy Perry being investigated by Victoria Police over Ruby Rose sex assault claim · Saudi PIF 'on the verge' of cutting LIV Golf funding · he exposed corruption & walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine · YouTube has removed a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing AI videos that ridicule US President DoNuts T.®ump · Energy Minister Chris Bowen has warned an out-of-control blaze at an oil refinery in Geelong may impact domestic petrol production for some time. The Viva Energy facility is one of only two operational refineries in Australia · the White House has broken their silence on the disturbing string of deaths & disappearances involving scientists with knowledge of America's biggest nuclear secrets · FIFA World Cup fans set for $150 train tickets for 15 minute trip from New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Normal price is $12.90 · the Strait of Hormuz has reopened. & closed again.

geographies: Pannawonica

 

recently, at Series Magritte

Le Cicérone (1948)
The temperance advocates come
knocking at my door but I haven't
had a drink for days. Nor do I
feel like one. Sorry to disappoint.

The pentecostal proselytizers pause
in the pathway. I instantly recog-
nize the pairing, can see more pairs 
over their shoulders, say no thanks 

politely to them before they have a
chance to open their mouths. & they, 
inured to rejection, offer their equally 
polite blessings & walk quietly away. 

Then the politicians, the outliers only — 
independents who seek to save the
planet; or those far to the right, want-
ing to stop immigration or gender e-


quality or renewable energy sources. 
The mainstream parties mainly leave 
us alone. Impersonal. Letterbox drops 
& billboards. Polling booth handouts.

In the early evening the cicerone comes
calling. Said: "Saw you had a lot of
visitors today, thought you might like
to know their antecedents. What drives

them, what is behind their focus on a
singular cause whether it be bigotry 
or hope or a need for an answer as to 
why the world turned out the way it

has, & how it might be rearranged to
match their vision of it." "Come in" I
said "& get comfortabable. Will make
you a coffee. Going to be a long night."

wednesday newstrip

'No Deal'— Bitcoin braces for crash after fruitless DeeJay Vance Iran talks · 'Communist cult' is pushing 'insane' climate change agenda · Iran war forces small Australian supermarkets to lower margins as suppliers, farmers pass on rising costs · what was Artemis II really about? · Cameron Diaz asks guests to "change [their] clothes" before they set foot into her luxurious New York City apartment · iPhone Fold’s crease-less display longevity claims will be scrutinized as OPPO Find N6’s real-world use exposes its exaggerated marketing · Melania adviser reveals why she gave Jeffrey Epstein statement · Chernobyl organism raises new questions in radiation biology · eligible US men will be automatically registered for military draft pool beginning in December.

wednesday newstrip

US Defense Secretary Putrid Hogsbreath asks US Army chief to step down as Iran war grinds on · 'payment expected within seven days:' New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs · Hogsbreath lifts ban on service members carrying personal firearms on base · fuel crisis driving some Australian farmers to consider abandoning harvests · Pam Bondi beached as Attorney General · Artemis II marks NASA’s new moon age, wrapped in patriotism & global promise · T.®ump slaps 100pc tariffs on Australian drugs — with exceptions · Jason Momoa, Taika Waititi, & Cliff Curtis buy Auckland's Studio West in major screen industry deal · 'a litany of lies:' T.®ump’s rambling primetime Iran address sparks backlash · judge dismisses most of Blake Lively's claims in harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni · Married At First Sight Australia 2026 recap - episode 31: wife snaps: 'Ya cousin wants to fuck me!'

freight

a.k.a. Wait until this starts happening more & more often, Donald.

"…and the expensive delicate ship that must have seen
Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky,
Had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on."

W.H.Auden: Musée des Beaux Arts

(photo from TIME's best pictures of 2005)

main text originally posted to Pelican Dreaming, 12/21/2005, in the time of George W. Bush.

wednesday newstrip

T.®ump breaks military recruitment vows as he arrests & deports veterans · moments before President T.®ump announced that talks with Iran were going well & that he would not make good on his threat to bomb one of their civilian power plants, someone dropped about $580 million in the oil futures market · T.®ump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases · over 500 service stations in Australia have run out of petrol or diesel · Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of former podcaster & now FBI head Krash Pastel, accused the anti-war enclave of MAGA of being under the influence of foreign nations, notably Russia, on X · DoNuts T.®ump's wife & youngest son have been caught voting by mail in Florida despite the president's ongoing campaign to ban vote-by-mail · a 20-year-old woman has been convicted on a graffiti charge for sticking googly eyes on a famous sculpture in South Australia.