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nothing here but whale song psy-ops - issue 213 - 19th March, 2023

nothing here but whale song psy-ops

issue 213 - 19th March, 2023


CJW: Welcome to another NH dispatch. As usual, we've got plenty to share from all across the internet. Let's begin, shall we?

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March 19, 2023
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nothing here but a four-day workweek in the tainted city - issue 212 - 5th March, 2023

nothing here but a four-day workweek in the tainted city

issue 212 - 5th March, 2023


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March 5, 2023
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[BONUS] Women artists and spirituality: from subversion to subterfuge? - issue 211 - 1st March, 2023

Women artists and spirituality: from subversion to subterfuge?

issue 211 - 1st March, 2023

by Lidia Zuin


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March 1, 2023
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nothing here but lossy simulations - issue 210 - 19th February, 2023

nothing here but lossy simulations

issue 210 - 19th February, 2023


CJW: Welcome again to another issue of nothing here. This time around we're heavy on the geopolitics (history continues apace) and general injustice. That's unlike us, I know.

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#210
February 19, 2023
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nothing here but tripping roulette - issue 209 - 5th February, 2023

nothing here but tripping roulette

issue 209 - 5th February, 2023


CJW: Welcome to another edition of nothing here. Eclectic mix today, but then again, aren't they usually?

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#209
February 5, 2023
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[BONUS] Bleak Books Are For Bleak Girls - issue 208 - 31st January, 2023

Bleak Books Are For Bleak Girls

issue 208 - 31st January, 2023

by Marlee Jane Ward


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January 31, 2023
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nothing here but the unbearable lightness of e-girls - issue 207 - 22nd January, 2023

nothing here but the unbearable lightness of e-girls

issue 207 - 22nd January, 2023


CJW: Welcome friends, to another dispatch. I hope 2023 is treating you kindly so far, and continues to do so. Personally, I’m feeling good about the outline I’ve put together for the sequel to a novella I wrote last year. Book 1 is with my editor, so let’s hope he likes it enough to buy it.

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#207
January 22, 2023
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nothing here but our contaminated futures - issue 206 - 8th January, 2023

nothing here but our contaminated futures

issue 206 - 8th January, 2022


CJW: Happy New Year, and thanks for joining us again. Whatever holiday/s you might celebrate at the end of the year, I hope they were joyous and restorative. Last week we shared a NYE bonus - Strange Days: Happy New Millennium, on Kathryn Bigelow’s 1995 film.

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#206
January 8, 2023
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[BONUS] Strange Days: Happy New Millennium - issue 205 - 1st January, 2023

Strange Days: Happy New Millennium

issue 205 - 1st January, 2023


CJW: Welcome to a special bonus issue of nothing here. Instead of a Christmas movie, we decided to mix things up a little and present a New Year’s Eve movie - Kathryn Bigelow’s 1995 sci-fi movie Strange Days.

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January 1, 2023
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nothing here but 2022 in the rearview - issue 204 - 25th December, 2022

nothing here but 2022 in the rearview

issue 204 - 25th December, 2022


CJW: I liked closing out last year with a retrospective issue, so I thought we’d do that again! Welcome, and thank you for joining us for another year of tracking the oddities that are life in the now.

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#204
December 25, 2022
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[BONUS] I am still alive - issue 203 - 18th December, 2022

I Am Still Alive

I’ve been asked in a lot of different contexts whether I studied writing at university. The thing is, I did and I didn’t. There was no Bachelor of Creative Writing at my university when I attended it, there was however a Bachelor of Writing, but in order to get the credits to graduate with that degree I would have had to do more classes on journalism and various other topics I had no interest in. So instead, I did a Bachelor of Communication, largely because I’m a huge fuck-up and as a degree it was broad enough that a lot of classes I’d already done would count toward it. So, as well as a large focus on writing, I also did classes on film and some on digital media, digital art, and visual art (as well as a marketing class that I flunked because I stopped going after the cut-off date where you could pull out of the class. (See above RE: fuck-up.)

For my main project in that visual art class, I put together a series of photographs of my eyeball when I woke up. At the time I was working at a supermarket, supporting myself through uni by stocking shelves and what-not. Most of my shifts started at 5am, sorting out the shelf “facing” before the store opened at 8am. Needless to say, the eyes featured in my photos were often red and bleary – one morning I wasn’t even able to open it properly for the photo.

It was an anti-capitalist piece of art, obviously (I have been on my bullshit for a very long time), commenting on what we are forced to do to our bodies and lives by a system that relies on our exhaustion for its endless growth1.

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#203
December 18, 2022
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nothing here but quantum pollution - issue 202 - 11th December, 2022

nothing here but quantum pollution

issue 202 - 11th December, 2022


CJW: Bit of an odd one this issue as Dan is off (COVID has taken another NH scalp), and I’m in the process of figuring out how I want to relate with/through this newsletter. Last fortnight’s retrospective made me realise that I wasn’t enjoying my more recent approach to newslettering - reading too much because I felt I had to, regardless of whether I wanted to or not. Covering topics that are important but don’t actually spark interest in me.

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December 11, 2022
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nothing here but painted skulls and Femi-queer commons - issue 201 - 27th November, 2022

nothing here but painted skulls and Femi-queer commons

issue 201 - 27th November, 2022


CJW: Welcome welcome. To go along with the 200th issue historical recap we decided to ask newsletter OG Austin to come back for this issue to share some bits and pieces. It’s an eclectic one, and I’m sure everyone will find something here to spark the ol’ neurons.

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#201
November 27, 2022
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[BONUS] nothing here but a double-century - issue 200 - 27th November, 2022

[BONUS] nothing here but a double-century

issue 200 - 27th November, 2022


CJW: With issue 200* it seemed like a time to pause and look back at what we’ve done, so you’re getting this unlocked bonus issue covering the history of the newsletter to date, and the next real issue back-to-back. I hope you enjoy going over this retrospective as much as I enjoyed diving into the archives and remembering it.

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#200
November 27, 2022
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[BONUS] Starlinked Neo-Nazis - issue 199 - 20th November, 2022

Starlinked Neo-Nazis

issue 199 - 20th November, 2022

By Dan Harvey


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November 21, 2022
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nothing here but horrible costs - issue 198 - 13th November, 2022

nothing here but horrible costs

issue 198 - 13th November, 2022


CJW: Hey and welcome to another edition of nothing here. Let’s get straight to it, but first a word for our sponsors (possibly you) - if you like what we do and are able to support us, you’ve got a couple of options:

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#198
November 13, 2022
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issue 197 - nothing here but luxury surveillance - 30th October, 2022

nothing here but luxury surveillance

issue 197 - 30th October, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another edition of nothing here.

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#197
October 30, 2022
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[BONUS] Time to die: Is Lula finally replacing Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidency?

Time to die: Is Lula finally replacing Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidency?

issue 196 - 23rd October, 2022


LZ: While Halloween is not traditionally celebrated in Brazil, this year’s October is a very spooky one for us. That’s because we’re running major elections where new deputies, senators, and the president are changing. After four years of Bolsonaro and his evangelical minions, we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel as Lula comes back to the rally. But who are all these people?

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#196
October 23, 2022
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nothing here but acute cybersickness - issue 195 - 16th October, 2022

nothing here but acute cybersickness

issue 195 - 16th October, 2022


CJW: I’m exhausted. Mostly over this cold I’ve been battling for a week+, but still not past the fatigue. Still, we’ve got plenty here worth sharing. As ever, if you are in a position where you’re able to support us, you’ve got a couple of options:

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#195
October 16, 2022
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nothing here but sorely-needed maintenance - issue 194 - 2nd October, 2022

nothing here but sorely-needed maintenance

issue 194 - 2nd October, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another edition of nothing here. Times are getting tougher and money is tighter, but if you like what we do and are in a position where you’re able to support us, you’ve got a couple of options:

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#194
October 2, 2022
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[BONUS] The Nosebleed - issue 193 - 25th September, 2022

MJW: I’m slowly working on a memoir about my six years working at the Dungeon. Here’s a little excerpt for you to enjoy, it’s called The Nosebleed and has a trigger warning for blood.

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The dude’s nose starts bleeding a few minutes after I’ve pissed into his mouth and I go and ask the receptionist if my ADHD meds are likely to come out in my piss and if Vyvanse can make your nose bleed. She isn’t sure. I don’t know why I’d never thought of this before. If it does come out in my piss, that means I’m pissing pharmaceutical speed and anti-psychotics. That kind of whizz could be dangerous. Or valuable.

                I give him a tissue and and he’s like, sorry and I’m like why? but I don’t say that and leave him to staunch his nosebleed in the big spa tub. I kick off my heels in the hallway and go upstairs, open my laptop and look up if meds come out in urine.

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September 25, 2022
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nothing here but dead Queen Loab - issue 192 - 18th September, 2022

nothing here but dead Queen Loab

issue 192 - 18th September, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another edition of nothing here.

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#192
September 18, 2022
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nothing here but odourless empire blues - issue 191 - 4th September, 2022

nothing here but odourless empire blues

issue 191 - 4th September, 2022


CJW: Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for another issue. If you like what we do and want to support us, there are a couple of paid subscription options:

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#191
September 4, 2022
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The Hummingbird and Other Musings

The Hummingbird

If you’ve not read Pretty Deadly, I highly recommend it. Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, it’s a horror western wrapped up in mythology and questions of death, with beautiful art by Emma Ríos.

The story is narrated (after a fashion) by a butterfly and an undead rabbit – not dissimilar to the somewhat hyperactive robot narrators of Jodorowsky’s The Metabarons – with each issue beginning with a related story, aside, or lesson being told between the two non-human characters.

The below comes from Volume One, Issue Five (click to enlarge):

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#190
August 28, 2022
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nothing here but a monkeypox trainwreck - issue 189 - 21st August, 2022

nothing here but a monkeypox trainwreck

issue 189 - 21st August, 2022


CJW: Welcome welcome. I’ve been wrestling with Buttondown for about half an hour, so let’s get right to it, shall wel.

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#189
August 21, 2022
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nothing here but the tyranny of monsters - issue 188 - 7th August, 2022

nothing here but the tyranny of monsters

issue 188 - 7th August, 2022


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August 7, 2022
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[UNLOCKED] Britain is Burning - issue 187 - 31st July, 2022

CJW: This bonus was originally going to be a chunk of last week’s newsletter, but as it grew unwieldy, we decided to save it for a bonus, which also gave Dan some time to expand on it a little.

I decided to send it out to the full list with a reminder that you can support us to get all of these bonuses as they drop. They’re always pretty varied in content and form, so you never quite know what you’re going to get. That’s half the fun though.

  • $5 monthly subscription.
  • $50 annual subscription.

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July 31, 2022
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nothing here but deep time maintenance - issue 186 - 24th July, 2022

nothing here but deep time maintenance

issue 186 - 24th July, 2022


CJW: Let’s get right into it - as ever there is so much to share.

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#186
July 24, 2022
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nothing here but biological war - issue 185 - 10th July, 2022

nothing here but biological war

issue 185 - 10th July, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another edition of nothing here. This issue is MKY’s final one with us as he wants to focus more on his own writing. It’s been great having him on-board over the years, but I completely understand the need to focus on your own work. You can still find him at https://www.patreon.com/m1k3y or working out while listening to deep-dive geopolitical podcasts.

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#185
July 10, 2022
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[UNLOCKED] Revenge - DCH - issue 184 - 3rd July, 2022

Revenge

issue 184 - 3rd July, 2022

by Dan C. Harvey


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July 3, 2022
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nothing here but a comet ambush - issue 183 - 26th June, 2022

nothing here but a comet ambush

issue 183 - 26th June, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another bumper issue (is it a “bumper” if they’re all that long?).

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#183
June 26, 2022
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nothing here but mangoes and abolition

nothing here but mangoes and abolition

issue 182 - 12th June, 2022


CJW: Too much to talk about this week, so I’ll keep things brief. Thanks for joining us. Hope you find value in something in these pages.

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#182
June 12, 2022
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[BONUS] God save the Queen's English: on linguistic prejudice and pop culture

God save the Queen’s English: on linguistic prejudice and pop culture

issue 181 - 7th June, 2022

by Lidia Zuin


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June 7, 2022
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nothing here but scorpion inattention - issue 180 - 29th May, 2022

nothing here but scorpion inattention

issue 180 - 29th May, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another issue of the nothing here newsletter. Things are pretty rough all around, so take care of yourself and look out for your loved ones. Sometimes that’s all we can do.

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#180
May 29, 2022
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nothing here but carbon bombs - issue 179 - 15th May, 2022

nothing here but carbon bombs

issue 179 - 15th May, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another issue of nothing here. As ever, there is a lot happening out there in the world and we can only cover a slice of it, but hopefully you find something worthwhile in these pages.

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#179
May 15, 2022
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[BONUS] The Farm - MJW - issue 178 - 8th May, 2022

MJW: Looking back through the bonuses recently to see what pieces I’d already used, I was struck by how fucking ‘me me me’ everything I write is. Jfc, I’m self-obsessed. (I also was surprised to see how many posts from 2020 I have zero recollection of writing. That’s… not good.)

Don’t forget: you can’t spell ‘memoir’ without me me me me. I write about myself for so many reasons: I have lots of stories, lots of feelings. I hate hot takes, and I often don’t feel like I’m smart enough for deep analysis. It takes me too long a time and lots of reading, writing and editing to distill my opinions down to their ideal form.

I write about myself because I hate writing the universal ‘we’. I can’t speak for anyone else. I do not like to make sweeping statements about the things that ‘we’ do, or that ‘we’ know. All I know for certain is what I think and feel and like and hate. And even then, I’m still not 100%.

I haven’t really been able to write fiction these past couple of years but after reading Tilly Lawless’ Nothing but my body, I thought I’d try writing some auto fiction, taking inspiration from life. I’ve made some illustrations for it because I’m taking a graphic narrative workshop and submitted this piece last month.

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May 8, 2022
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nothing here but digital apartheid - issue 177 - 1st May, 2022

nothing here but digital apartheid

issue 177 - 1st May, 2022


CJW: It’s an absolute bumper of an issue (even with MKY out to the CVD), so let’s get right to it.

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May 1, 2022
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nothing here but five climate futures feat. Andrew Dana Hudson - issue 174 - 17th April, 2022

nothing here but five climate futures feat. Andrew Dana Hudson

issue 174 - 17th April, 2022


CJW: Dan couldn’t be with us this issue, but we’ve got returning guest Andrew Dana Hudson here with a new book to share and thoughts on all the good news we like to discuss in these pages.

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#175
April 17, 2022
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[BONUS] Blood Eclectic by CJW - issue 173 - 10th April, 2022

CJW: I had a couple of ideas on what to write about this time around, but didn’t have the mental bandwidth to spare. Who knew that a dayjob, editing a novella, reading and making notes for a theory podcast, and reading and making notes for this newsletter all at the same time would prove taxing on the grey matter.

So I decided to share this piece of flash fiction I wrote a couple of years back, inspired by the Tom Waits song Romeo is Bleeding. I always liked the story, but I was never sure about being able to publish it because I literally quote the song multiple times.


Blood Eclectic

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April 10, 2022
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nothing here but the strategic sublime - issue 172 - 3rd April, 2022

nothing here but the strategic sublime

issue 172 - 3rd April, 2022


CJW: Everything happens so much, so here we are. Welcome to another issue of nothing here.

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#173
April 3, 2022
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nothing here but fossil fuel war

nothing here but fossil fuel war

issue 171 - 20th March, 2022


CJW: Welcome back to another issue of nothing here, where we read the internet so you don’t have to.

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#171
March 20, 2022
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[BONUS] Red Panda by m1k3y - issue 170 - 13th March, 2022

New fiction coming to you via m1k3y. Embrace the formatting, download the PDF, and enjoy.

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#170
March 13, 2022
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nothing here but pirates of socialism - issue 169 - 6th March, 2022

nothing here but pirates of socialism

issue 169 - 6th March, 2022


CJW: Welcome to another issue of nothing here. Lots to share, so let’s get into it.

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#169
March 6, 2022
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nothing here but DIY heaters and a large bong

nothing here but DIY heaters and a large bong

issue 168 - 20th February, 2022


CJW: Welcome, welcome. Good to have you here.

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#168
February 20, 2022
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[BONUS] Olavo de Carvalho is Dead - issue 167 - 13th February, 2022

LZ: Hey all, my first time here with a bonus edition.

As you may already know, I’m Brazilian, though currently living in Germany and soon moving to Sweden. This is a very recent move and I still have my umbilical cord strongly attached to my motherland. I don’t know if that will ever change, but… even from afar, some things really touch you and leave an impact. Being physically distant helps you think though.

Like the case for the death of Olavo de Carvalho.

Let me introduce you to this marvelous creature who is the embodiment of our current times.

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February 13, 2022
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nothing here but super-graveyard drift - issue 166 - 6th February, 2022

nothing here but super-graveyard drift

issue 166 - 6th February, 2022


CJW: Welcome back to another issue of nothing here.

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#166
February 6, 2022
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nothing here but a billionaire corpse pyramid

nothing here but a billionaire corpse pyramid

issue 165 - 23rd January, 2022


CJW: Welcome to our new subscribers, and welcome back to our old friends. We’ve got another bumper issue for you.

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#165
January 23, 2022
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[BONUS] A Timeline of QAnon Crime - issue 164 - 16th January, 2022

A Timeline of QAnon Crime

issue 164 - 16th January, 2022


DCH: I’ve written about the intersection of technology and far-right conspiracies many times before. I think I have a better grasp of it than most. What I wanted to understand more was the scope of actual crimes committed in service of Q.

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January 16, 2022
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nothing here but toxic feudalism - issue 163 - 9th January, 2022

nothing here but toxic feudalism

issue 163 - 9th January, 2022


CJW: Happy New Year! As they say, New Year, New Sletter.

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#163
January 9, 2022
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nothing here but a retrospective - issue 162 - 26th December, 2021

nothing here but a retrospective

issue 162 - 26th December, 2021


CJW: Welcome! Whatever holiday you might celebrate at this time of the year, I hope you’re enjoying it and getting a chance to relax after another tough year.

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#162
December 26, 2021
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