🧵Shock Doctrine is a social control strategy that uses recurrent shocks to make people feel overwhelmed & easier to conquer. To inflict suffering, push us into submission, or prompt us to rise up against our oppression in a way the fascist regime can use as an excuse to institute martial law.

What a thing, this moment of personal collection before what's coming. I'm sitting here with deep gratitude for the wisdom others have gifted forward. I'm thinking of those who didn't have the privilege of knowing in advance, much less the opportunity to prepare in any capacity.

Joy.

Peace.

Lost my mom 3 years ago. This morning I moved six saved voice messages from my phone to my laptop. I've listened to one of them last year. She sent me signs that it was time to free up the space on my phone for Christmas morning pictures & videos of my children.

This anticipatory everything is changing me, and I'm inclined to let it. My alchemized self is gonna find the ways forward that are almost in view.