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if a leftist activist organization tells you "we have bigger things to worry about" when you bring up conflict resolution or accountability, RUN.

if that org would rather cut someone off entirely rather than hold one of their members accountable for even a minor conflict, RUN.

especially if it's cis men telling this to women/nonbinary/genderqueer/trans folks.

i know this sounds... logical, right? except i just experienced it in real life this week. (again.)

listen to women. listen to trans people. do not deflect. YES, we are living in fascism right now and it's terrifying and we need to be doing everything we can to fight! but the fight against fascism starts at home. if men (and cis people in general) are not willing to do better, they are PART OF THE PROBLEM. it doesn't matter if they've done lots of good activist work in the past and present. or rather, yes, that work itself matters, but it does not make anyone exempt from being held accountable for their actions.

i shouldn't have to say this to other grown-ass middle-aged folks in the year of our Gord 2025, but here we are.

all that aside, i'm having a pretty good week and have worked on some music! recorded a new track and remixed a couple others that i'd recorded back in June and July. very ready to drop a new album once i re-listen to it on as many different speakers/headphones as i can (my usual pre-release routine). i can't believe it's been A WHOLE YEAR since i released pâro!