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These are my articles written over time. Please feel free to ask questions about any post.

The Veto Funeral

Date: January 27, 2028 Location: First Avenue, UN Headquarters → East River Occasion: A Global Mourning Ritual It began with paper. Not speeches. Not resolutions. Just paper— thin bright squares of red, the color of dried ink, flame, and finality. By sunrise, thousands of people were gathered outside the UN Headquarters holding them. Children folded […]

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Rooftop General Assembly

Date Range: December 12, 2027 – January 9, 2028 Location: Rooftop of the UN Secretariat Building, New York Ambient Conditions: Subfreezing wind, intermittent snow, unpredictable sky The idea was ridiculous. Which meant, by now, it was inevitable. The Security Council chamber still smelled of burned mahogany and failed vetoes. The Memory Basement was overrun with

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The Veto Fire

Date: November 16 – December 1, 2027 Location: United Nations Headquarters & global media They tried to erase the ash. At 4:12 a.m. on November 16, a cleaning crew in hazmat suits arrived with industrial solvent and power brushes. They scrubbed the horseshoe table for six straight hours. The violet-black spiral only darkened, eating into

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