wednesday newstrip

"Poor DoNuts is being attacked again, he’s our hero, & the Democrats are just trying to put him down – that’ll help him with fundraising.” U.S. contributor to Sky News Australia · DoNuts T.®ump's arrest would show ‘how totally corrupt the deep state is’: Noguile Farago on Sky News · Freshwater Strategy Director Leo Shanahan says on Sky News that if T.®ump is arrested it “makes him a martyr of the cause” after a key witness in T.®ump's Indictment case was discredited by his former advisor · T.®ump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say · The White House is hoping all of the recent “T.®ump headline nonsense" will “drown out” the Hunter Biden story, says Sky News contributor Kristin Tate · “these full, horrible, left, democrat investigations of your all-time favourite president, me, is just a continuation of the most disgusting witch hunt in the history of our country:” former US president DoNuts T.®ump has blasted the ongoing investigations facing him, posting a scathing video rant to social media platform Truth Social · 'God, guns, & T.®ump': thousands turn out for Texas rally · we were told we’d be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?

recently, on Series Magritte

Of Limbs & Luxury

Today the post- woman brought me an already ex- pensive castle in the Pyrenees. If I had added the optional extra of that giant bird found in some Magritte paintings it would have cost me an arm & a leg on top of a basic price I can't really afford. & since Ma- gritte is dead, I don't trust the vendor's guarantee that the artist will paint any missing limbs back on me, just like he did to the model in Attemp- ting the Impossible.

wednesday newstrip

Arrest warrant issued for Vladimir Putain for war crimes · Sydney woman's horror injury after being attacked by kangaroo while trying to rescue joey · DoNuts T.®ump says he expects to be arrested & calls for supporters to protest · ‘the smell is next level’: millions of dead fish spanning kilometers of Darling-Baaka river begin to rot · Pakistani police storm home of Imran Khan & arrest 61 amid tear gas · Shazam: Fury of the Gods opens with bleak box office · Benjamin Notjustanyahoo: refusal to follow orders & incitement won’t be tolerated as Israeli reservists failed to show up for training on Sunday to protect the government’s judicial overhaul plan.

Today the post-
woman brought
me an audio re-

cording of the 
love that dare not 
speak its name.

wednesday newstrip

Cyclone Freddy strikes Mozambique for the second time, killing at least 100 people, during a journey that started when it was spotted near Indonesia & named by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on February 6 · Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the United States for a special meeting regarding Australia's pending deal to buy nuclear submarines from the US & UK · one of Silicon Valley’s top banks fails & assets are seized, marking the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution since the height of the financial crisis almost 15 years ago · Indonesia’s Merapi volcano spews hot clouds in new eruption · Priyanka Chopra Jonas said she was left in tears after she was told she was too big to fit in a “sample size” during a fitting this week · a British anti-transgender activist is planning a visit to Aotearoa, sparking concerns amongst Rainbow communities who say she has a "track record of hateful speech & the incitement of violence".

wednesday newstrip

Australian Prime Minister among thousands who walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge during WorldPride march · Israelis rally again to protest government’s judicial overhaul · ‘he’s gone full T.®ump’: Tories turn on Bore-us Johnson over Partygate · humming vibrator in Pacifica apartment tower sent 25 residents ‘insane’ · Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded · Vanuatu residents 'exhausted' after two cyclones in three days · ‘I am your warrior’: fiery DoNuts T.®ump promises to end wars, pay baby bonus · man’s eyeball tattoo looks like an ‘eyegina,’ according to Twitter.

wednesday newstrip

Australian national science agency warns of a 'post-antibiotic world' in 2050, marked by declines in lifespan, quality of life, & livestock production · Vladimir Putain gives Steven Seagale friendship award · Joe BidenMyTime plans to run for president again, says wife · Canada bans TikTok from all government mobile devices · new earthquake hits Türkiye, collapsing buildings · $489m cocaine bust in banana shipment · Italy shipwreck death toll rises to 62 as more bodies pulled from sea · U.K. school suspends sex education after drag queen 'told 11-year-olds there are 73 genders.'

"Cordial," she replied cordially, when asked what she wanted to drink. "With gin?" he asked gingerly.

wednesday newstrip

A Brazilian man has passed away from injuries he received last month when a concealed handgun he was wearing discharged near an operating MRI machine, shooting him in the abdomen · Tesla recalls nearly 363,000 cars over 'Full Self-Driving' issues · Japan is reportedly doubling its number of islands after a recount · leaks indicate DoNuts T.®ump's desire to bring back public executions · Microsoft's Bing Chatbot has started acting defensive & talking back to users · a massive helicopter used to catch & secure rockets as they return from space is now on a new mission to deliver aid to stricken areas of the East Coast of New Zealand, after Cyclone Gabrielle left its devastating mark on the region · only 8 per cent of AI professionals depicted in film are women, new study finds · former US President Jimmy Carter to begin receiving hospice care.

Today the post-
woman brought
me semen from
a papal bull. Un-
fortunately, the
only holy cow 
I know of is too
busy camping 

it up with the 
rest of the crew 
of the sixties TV
series Batman
to be available 
for insemination. 

wednesday newstrip

First shipment of Australian coal to China in more than two years arrives, raising hopes other sanctions could be dropped · New Zealand authorities recover 3.2 tonnes of cocaine from Pacific Ocean, believed to be bound for Australia · Madonna hits back at 'ageist' critics after Grammys appearance · Australia rejects a proposal for a coal mine near Great Barrier Reef due to risk of ‘irreversible damage’ · US shoots down unknown object off coast of Alaska · looks like The Witcher 3 ‘next-gen’ update added realistic vaginas, too · Australian Defence Minister orders removal of China-linked CCTV cameras from defence premises · not worth tupPence subpoenaed by special counsel investigating DoNuts T.®ump.

Today the post-
woman brought
me a pterodactyl.
I'd actually asked
for some pommes 

de terre au gratin;
but these days
you take what 
you can get, & 
are grateful for it.

wednesday newstrip

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne cancels final tour, says 'not physically capable' of continuing · Pentagon says Chinese spy balloon seen flying over United States, but it is too risky to shoot down — though they've now done so · the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved psilocybin & MDMA for use in treating depression and PTSD · US Secretaries of State Wynken Blynken & Nod postpone China trip over 'unacceptable' near miss with their wooden shoe by Chinese spy balloon · man pleads guilty to treason over 2021 threat to 'kill the Queen' with a crossbow · fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his chainmail designs, dies aged 88.

The print parts of Otoliths sixty-eight are now available

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-eight are now available from The Otoliths Storefront at Lulu. This week's discount, available until Friday midnight, is 15% & the promotional code to be entered to obtain it is FEBRUARY15. New weeks' codes will be available each Monday on the Lulu Press Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Luludotcom/.

Part one of Otoliths issue sixty-eight, the b&w part, contains varied text & visuals from Michael Ruby, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Sanjeev Sethi, Richard Kostelanetz, Margaret Karmazin, Robert Lietz, Nico Vassilakis, Ken Poyner, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Mehreen Ahmed, Alexander Lazarus Wolff, Tom Beckett, Robert Ronnow, Harrison Fisher, Owen Bullock, Lachlan J McDougall, Jim Leftwich, Olchar E. Lindsann, Henry Felerski, Joel Chace, Daniel Barbiero, Jack Galmitz, Clara B. Jones, Tony Beyer, Gao An, Daniel f Bradley, John M. Bennett, Stacey Allam & John M. Bennett, Todd Matson, petro c. k., Nathan Anderson, Eric Hoffman, John Tustin, Martin Edmond, Michael Neal Morris, R L Swihart, Thomas Fink, Rich Murphy, John Bradley, Pat Nolan, Pete Spence, Jeff Harrison, Vernon Frazer, Peter Cherches, Mayu Kanamori, Damon Hubbs, Paul Dickey, Joshua Martin, Alan Catlin, Communications Arts Students at U. P. Los Baños (Denelle Justine T. Ramos, Ronan Gabriel Erni, Kyla Chantal P. Dela Torre, Joana Austria, Gezryl Peter Tamayo, Alya Maria Inciso, & Yvonne M. Bandong), Bob Lucky, Ian Willey, Jim Meirose, Nicholas Wright, Sanket Mhatre, Louis Armand, Michael J. Leach, Rose Knapp, Keith Nunes, Oz Hardwick, Mark DuCharme, Maggie Yang, Jon Cone, Richard Magahiz, Michael Battisto, Susan Gangel, Vassilis Zambaras, Stephen C. Middleton, Christopher Barnes, Elmedin Kadric, Kevin Browne, Patrick Sweeney, Stephen Mead, Hrishikesh Srinivas, Jared Chipkin, M.J. Iuppa, Linda King, Steven Waling, Kenneth Rexroth, Jen Schneider, Heath Brougher, John Levy, Lawrence R. Smith, Kit Kennedy, Paul Ilechko, Keith Higginbotham, Bob Heman, James Hannon, J. D. Nelson, Joseph Salvatore Aversano, Nathan Whiting, Mark DeCarteret, John Vieira, Lorraine Caputo, Mark Blaeuer, Tim Suermondt, David Jalajel, Peter Yovu, Sheila E. Murphy, Rico Cleffi, nicky melville, Edinburgh Mews (Clare Hewitt, Jill Cameron, Judy Wilson, Kirsty Lewin, Nicky Melville, & Moira Naismith), Paul Pfleuger, Jr., Roger Mitchell, Réka Nyitrai, Adriána Kóbor, & Eileen R. Tabios.

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Part two of Otoliths issue sixty-eight, the full color part, contains paintings, poems, vispo, collages, photographs, & an essay, from Karl Kempton, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Judith Skillman, Mario José Cervantes, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Ruggero Maggi, Michael Orr & Texas Fontanella, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Jennifer Weigel, Doren Robbins, Keith McKay, John M. Bennett, John M. Bennett & Jim Leftwich, Texas Fontanella & John M. Bennett, Dave Read, Carol Stetser, Pat Nolan, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Diana Magallón, Laurent Grison, Dzenis Burzic & Texas Fontanella, John Digby & Bill Wolak, Bill Wolak, Andrew Maximilian Niss, David A. Bishop, Elena Zalogina, Jeff Bagato, Penelope Weiss, Marilyn Stablein, Eileen Woo, Edward Kulemin, Cherie Hunter Day, Antonio Devicienti, Isabel Gómez de Diego, Daniel de Culla, Marzi Margo, Marcia Arrieta, Texas Fontanella & Chris Edwards, Mariel Herbert, bart plantenga, Angelo 'NGE' Colella, Michael Moreth, & Márton Koppány.

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The new issue of Otoliths is now live

Otoliths sixty-eight, the southern summer issue, is now live.

It contains various forms of text poetry, photographs, essays, paintings, flash fiction, vispo, short stories, collages, & journal columns from Michael Ruby, Karl Kempton, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, Sanjeev Sethi, Richard Kostelanetz, Margaret Karmazin, Judith Skillman, Robert Lietz, Nico Vassilakis, Ken Poyner, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Mehreen Ahmed, Alexander Lazarus Wolff, Mario José Cervantes, Tom Beckett, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Robert Ronnow, Harrison Fisher, Ruggero Maggi, Michael Orr & Texas Fontanella, Owen Bullock, Grzegorz Wróblewski, Lachlan J McDougall, Jim Leftwich, Olchar E. Lindsann, Henry Felerski, Jennifer Weigel, Joel Chace, Daniel Barbiero, Doren Robbins, Jack Galmitz, Clara B. Jones, Tony Beyer, Gao An, Daniel f Bradley, Keith McKay, John M. Bennett, John M. Bennett & Jim Leftwich, Stacey Allam & John M. Bennett, Todd Matson, petro c. k., Nathan Anderson, Eric Hoffman, Texas Fontanella & John M. Bennett, John Tustin, Martin Edmond, Michael Neal Morris, R L Swihart, Dave Read, Thomas Fink, Rich Murphy, Carol Stetser, John Bradley, Pat Nolan, Pete Spence, Jeff Harrison, Vernon Frazer, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, Peter Cherches, Mayu Kanamori, Damon Hubbs, Paul Dickey, Joshua Martin, Alan Catlin, Bob Lucky, Communications Arts Students at U. P. Los Baños, Ian Willey, Diana Magallón, Laurent Grison, Jim Meirose, Nicholas Wright, Dzenis Burzic & Texas Fontanella, Sanket Mhatre, Louis Armand, Michael J. Leach, Rose Knapp, Keith Nunes, Oz Hardwick, Mark DuCharme, Maggie Yang, Jon Cone, Richard Magahiz, Michael Battisto, John Digby & Bill Wolak, Bill Wolak, Susan Gangel, Vassilis Zambaras, Stephen C. Middleton, Christopher Barnes, Andrew Maximilian Niss, Elmedin Kadric, Kevin Browne, David A. Bishop, Patrick Sweeney, Stephen Mead, Hrishikesh Srinivas, Jared Chipkin, M.J. Iuppa, Linda King, Steven Waling, Kenneth Rexroth, Jen Schneider, Elena Zalogina, Heath Brougher, Jeff Bagato, Penelope Weiss, Marilyn Stablein, John Levy, Eileen Woo, Edward Kulemin, Lawrence R. Smith, Cherie Hunter Day, Kit Kennedy, Paul Ilechko, Keith Higginbotham, Antonio Devicienti, Bob Heman, James Hannon, J. D. Nelson, Joseph Salvatore Aversano, Nathan Whiting, Isabel Gómez de Diego, Daniel de Culla, Mark DeCarteret, Marzi Margo, John Vieira, Lorraine Caputo, Marcia Arrieta, Mark Blaeuer, Tim Suermondt, Texas Fontanella & Chris Edwards, Mariel Herbert, David Jalajel, Peter Yovu, Sheila E. Murphy, Rico Cleffi, nicky melville, Edinburgh Mews, Paul Pfleuger, Jr., bart plantenga, Roger Mitchell, Angelo 'NGE' Colella, Réka Nyitrai, Adriána Kóbor, Michael Moreth, Eileen R. Tabios, & Márton Koppány.

Today the post-
woman brought
me a man who'd
lost a leg to an
alligator. "Which

one?" I asked. 
"Can't tell," he 
said. "You've seen
one 'gator, you've
seem them all."

Why going back to Aotearoa New Zealand has suddenly become less attractive

Australia Invasion Day