on, uh, "social cohesion"

hey.

a quick-ish one, and honestly, not really the update I would have liked to be coming to you with, after a couple of months of silence. however, 2024 has been a deeply troubling year for democracy, and it is prompting me to re-evaluate the actions I must take to push back on sinister political tides. as we near the end of the year, genocide continues on Palestinian lands, as it does in Sudan and elsewhere. universities worldwide also continue not only to turn a blind eye to their complicity in these violent campaigns, but also to surveil and discipline their students for refusing to do the same. a US election has come and gone, and somehow, we have a convicted felon returning to be the leader of the free world once again. the UK's crusade against gender-affirming healthcare for transgender young people has escalated. just weeks ago, I woke up to news of martial law in South Korea, only for this to be repealed by the time my partner's alarm started ringing just minutes later. the French Government has collapsed. I could go on, and on, and on …