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this thread is for my occasional major updates and essays; i wouldn’t expect this to take more than about a post-per-month pace. nevertheless:

today’s essay, clocking in at about 4,500 words, is

a modest critique of solarpunk: or, the improper assertion of diversity and decolonialism

https://alyaza.neocities.org/essays/solarpunk
https://alyaza.dreamwidth.org/5320.html

this is also on my RSS feed, if you prefer reading through that medium: https://alyaza.neocities.org/birzeblog.xml

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today is not an update in Birzeblog, but my writing in the minor DSA publication Rose Garden. this basically lays out what i believe the way forward for socialist elected officials has to be—in sum, we know liberals do not have the answers and will capitulate to or co-opt the moment; we know that there is widespread political discontent with the existing political system and the capitalist duopoly to be harnessed; and we demonstrably have political power—however small that power is—to throw around. the time is now for socialists to try and set the agenda when it comes to resisting Trump, because we cannot count on there being another moment down the road:

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the forthcoming future of decent portions of America

or: climate change, insurance markets, and how fucked we are

this went out on the main page because it’s intended to be a regular blog update, but i’ve tossed this one on its own page due to length and i’ll put that link here:

https://alyaza.neocities.org/essays/Politics/insurance

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