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Author’s note: Under the Hood is a semi-regular feature that details website and social media updates as they relate to my work and the writing at ninaillingworth.com. I post it here on Can’t You Read pretty much entirely to reduce clutter on NIDC.

Under the Hood: Better Late Than Never Edition

As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, the month of June has turned out to be a giant clusterf*ck in multiple aspects of my life; I’m obviously not dead, but the sensation of trying to push a bolder up a hill is growing by the day. I will however spare you the minutia of my tribulations in this space and simply note that I’m back working on content creation again; a fact which will hopefully become obvious when new articles start appearing on NIDC.

In the meantime I’d like to cover some important updates that relate to my work, my social media presence, and the newest author joining our growing collective on ninaillingworth.com. 

Let’s get right to it:

A Country Called Capitalism

For better, or often enough for worse, my writing has pretty much always focused on American news and politics. In part this is because my readers tend to be Americans, but its also because I myself have a lifetime’s worth of cultural experiences and historical knowledge about the U.S.A. They say you should write what you know, and unlike many of my countrymen, I’m acutely aware that I usually don’t know enough to credibly comment on the news from other countries.

This isn’t of course to say that I only care about American news, or that I’m unprepared to do the legwork necessary to comment on say, internal Labour Party politics in the U.K., or Canada’s sale of militarized vehicles to the Saudi regime on the downlow. For the most part however, I try very hard to stay in my lane as it were.

Recently however, I’ve undertaken a project to bring additional writers and more content under the ninaillingworth.com umbrella, and through the magic of the internet, I’ve found several people who live on other Pig Empire countries that have relevant things to share about other places. In particular, I’ve falling in with some dreadfully ungovernable Canadian writers whose experiences so closely match those of my American readers, I honestly can’t think of a single good reason not to publish their work.

So as of today, please be advised that ninaillingworth.com is going semi-internationalist. I’m going to publish some stories about places like Canada, the United Kingdom, and perhaps even some non-Pig Empire nations, whenever I can find a credible “man on the ground” with something important to share. For readers who’re only interested in American-centric content, never fear; I remain as ignorant and laser focused on Yankee nonsense as I’ve always been, and lord willing I’ll be publishing new essays of my own soon enough.

A Spider Comes From the Fog

In that same vein, I’d like to announce that NIDC is collaborating with a new anarchist writer who specializes in personal decolonization, anti-colonialism, and on the ground coverage of direct action protests in Canada. Knowledgeable, humorous, and every so slightly sarcastic, I’m pretty sure this author is going to be a big hit with our regular audience - despite the fact that they spell funny, and probably own a toque.

Given the nature of both the work involved here and the fascist police state we all seem to be living under in the Pig Empire, I’ve agreed to allow them to publish under a nom-de-plume; specifically Anarcharachnid. I have complete confidence that the experiences this author chronicles are true, and that Anarcharachnid is operating in good faith; the decision to withhold their government name is purely a tactical choice, designed to protect the safety and freedom of the writer in question. 

For those of you now interested in reading Anarcharachnid’s work, I’m planning on publishing their first essay on NIDC later today. Watch that space for updates.

Covering the Gap and @ASNinaWrites

As you may or may not be aware, I maintain a publicity account on Twitter; @ASNinaWrites. This account, which is always run by someone who is not me, mostly exists to post links to my new articles, share older articles that are relevant in light of recent events, and help spread ideas about mutual aid and socialism. 

Unfortunately due to circumstances that are only partially my fault, I’ve recently been forced to change account managers for @ASNinaWrites. There are no hard feelings or drama involved, mostly the issue is that I’m hard to work for, and the person previously running the account became too busy to manage the account due to other professional endeavors, over time. As you can imagine however, this isn’t an easy position in the NIDC organization to fill, and it’s likely going to take me a few more weeks to find a permanent replacement for the previous account manager.

In the meantime I’ve asked an old friend and mentor to take over the posting duties for @ASNinaWrites and I must say that so far, I think they’re doing a smashing job. Combining daily quotes, memes, communist dad jokes and relentless politeness, even I’m kind of enjoying the updates from @ASNinaWrites at the moment. I cannot tell you how grateful I am for this assistance in my hour(s) of need.

Please keep in mind that I’m currently not paying this person, who would likely refuse my money anyway because they’re one of the kindest people I’ve ever met; I would greatly appreciate it if readers took it easy on my volunteer. I’ll let you know when I find a more permanent replacement.

And with that, I’d better get back to work...

- nina illingoworth

Independent writer, critic and analyst with a left focus. Please help me fight corporate censorship by sharing my articles with your friends online!

You can find my work at ninaillingworth.com, Can’t You Read, Media Madness and my Patreon Blog

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