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The Whitewashing of Tomorrow

Leave a Comment / Creative / AJB / April 25, 2025 / authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, cultural erasure, dark future, Dystopian fiction, freedom of thought, futuristic society, government control, loss of freedom, memory and truth, political satire, propaganda, resistance movements, rewriting history, science fiction, social commentary, speculative fiction, systemic injustice, thoughtcrime

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Whitewashing of Tomorrow reveals how history, science, and truth are systematically erased under the guise of fairness and merit. Through the eyes of Cora, we witness a society where knowledge becomes a commodity, dissent is criminalized, and children are molded to worship a manufactured reality. As the Black Circle tightens its grip, the question lingers: can memory itself survive in a world built on lies?

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Controlling the Truth

Leave a Comment / Creative / AJB / February 26, 2025 / authoritarian press, Black Circle, Dystopian fiction, dystopian press corps, fake journalism, free press suppression, government control, media censorship, Ministry of Truth, propaganda, state-controlled media

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Ministry of Truth was born in plain sight. It started with a simple announcement—the Chairman’s administration would handpick which media outlets could participate in the presidential press pool. They called it “restoring power to the American people,” but in reality, it was a purge. Critics were silenced, dissenting voices erased. What remained was a hollowed-out press corps, filled with loyalists repeating scripted lines. The illusion of journalism persisted, but the truth had been excised.

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They Called It Nutrition

Leave a Comment / Creative / AJB / February 18, 2025 / authoritarian rule, cannibalism rumors, Chairman’s regime, corporate dystopia, corruption, dark future, dark sci-fi, Dystopian fiction, Dystopian future, dystopian horror, food crisis, food shortage, forced compliance, government control, hidden truth, processed rations, propaganda, secret horrors, societal collapse, terrifying future, the Circle, totalitarian rule

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe food changed slowly. First, the brands disappeared. Then, the prices rose beyond reach. When the rations came, no one questioned where they came from—only that they were the only thing left to eat.

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The Department of Faith

Leave a Comment / Creative / AJB / February 11, 2025 / authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, Dystopian fiction, faith-based oppression, forced religion, government control, loss of freedom, moral hypocrisy, political corruption, power and obedience, propaganda, religious extremism, religious law, separation of church and state, the Chairman, The Department of Faith, theocracy

Reading Time: 7 minutesFaith was no longer a choice; it was law turning religion into policy, forcing obedience under the guise of morality. LGBTQ rights were erased, divorce outlawed, and belief in anything but their version of Christianity made dangerous. It was no longer safe to question faith.

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