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TW: mass murder, ableism, eugenics, human sacrifice

Practicing COVID safety to me is identifying the danger of COVID, trying to avoid getting it, trying to raise awareness and practically supporting others who are picking up where authoritarian nation states and their corporate rulers have failed. They have gone far beyond failure and transitioned into ritualistic mass maiming and killing of people, particularly disabled people, vulnerable people, children, asylum seekers and refugees, elderly people, Africans and the African diaspora, queer people particularly trans people, low paid essential workers like retail and hospitality workers, and medical professionals.

COVID denialism is a money ritual and horrific human sacrifice which has now extended to pets and wild animals. The state has misled their population for money. Capitalism is an evil spirit and politicians alongside their corporate overlords and shareholders, offer up the health of the asset-less (well even those with assets at this point) in exchange for money. This is a long tried and tested money ritual that started with slavery.

My sibling and I watched the movie Subuola, as I watched, the link between the COVID pandemic and human sacrifice became clear to me. I felt disgusted, duped and defrauded by the grand scale of the lies and harm that were being pushed. I felt angry every time I would see or hear that COVID was just a cold or that a person could have a mild version of a severe respiratory virus. The betrayal felt similar to losing my religion.

Human sacrifice is Boris Johnson telling the British public some of their elderly relatives will die. It's Rishi Sunak causing an "Eat Out to Help Out" infection surge which was no doubt a state sponsored human sacrifice to the hospitality industry. (Note Eat Out to Help Out was a Conservative government scheme operating from 3 Aug to 31 Aug 2020, costing £500 million encouraging people to eat in restaurants and ultimately catch COVID-19.) Ireland had a similar scheme called "Stay and Spend".

Some people have experienced cognitive decline, some their eyesight, some their abilities to climb stairs without feeling out of breath. To say they've lost those things hides the truth of the matter. People with more power and assets misled and stole those things from them to increase the amount of capital they are hoarding. The injustice and real life consequences has turned me into a recluse.

When there have been economic downturns in the past and in the earlier stages of the pandemic there were no suggestions from the capital/resource hoarding class to seize offshore accounts and use the estimated trillions to help the average person. Instead, corporations cemented our pandemic trauma with a cost of living crisis, which is just a corporate greed crisis.

While I understand that everyone has various factors that can influence the level of COVID precautions they can employ in their lives I think it is important that we do not see things as a binary, whether we are taking precautions or not. We can all implement some form of COVID safety in our lives.

Written by Love, Builder of Worlds

Edited by Maro Okoro

Image description: Screenshot showing the meta data for this blog post, modified Thursday 12 December 2024

George Nkencho was wrongfully murdered by the state 30 December 2020. His family and friends are asking for people to join them on Tuesday 13 January 2026 in Dublin at Coroners Court, Store Street. State sanctioned execution is wrong everywhere and we let the state know that by standing with victims.

Put your racism, your anti African conditioning, your bias, your stereotypes, your ableism and apathy aside and support justice on your doorstep. 

Even if you can't attend on Tuesday share this with your queer friends, your liberal friends, your leftist friends, anyone you know disgusted by the actions of ICE in a city 3000 miles/6000km away from you. 

If you have the ability and power then fucking use it to help others. And wear a mask so you don't spread viruses. 

Image description: a digital poster that reads: 

Inquest into killing of George Nkencho

STAND OUT IN SOLIDARITY

At Coroners Court, Store Street (D01 R638) Tuesday 13 January 9.45am sharp

#JusticeforGeorgeNkencho

Organised by family & friends of George

Hi everyone happy New year. I'm so glad to be back doing art crit with you all. Before we leave I wanted to share something I wrote. 

I have retired from the corporate world and I am a full time artist now. I have a registered company with my blog. A blog where I document my artistic spiral and art practice. I've actually shared this, what I'm saying to you all on my blog. I have also decided to take a sabbatical/semi retirement from my art career. I will not be applying to grants, residences or publications this year. I am relying on my friends, my acquaintances and wider community to support me. I am a queer person estranged from both my parents and a visible immigrant in a hostile environment especially living on the south side of Dublin. I am largely housebound in a society that despises COVID safety. 

I am asking you all to support me by subscribing to my blog, it is a pay what you can subscription and most of the content is available for the free tier as most of the blog is my writing. 

However I share my music, visual art and more recently a podcast I animated on the platform. I discuss everything from AI to hygiene, interpersonal relationships to navigating life as an artist in the 21st Century. 

I'm going to stop here and hope that you all sign up and more importantly bookmark my blog, visit regularly and share with all the black people you know, all the disabled people you know, and all the artists you know. I've learned word of mouth marketing makes a difference so here I am using my creativity and mouth and I hope you can appreciate how nerve wracking it is to say this as a rejection sensitive person but my survival relies on this blog. Can't wait to see you all there. I've added the link in the bio and there's an app you can download if you check the about page. Thank you for listening.