surveillance state

Doomscrolling the End

Reading Time: 8 minutesCora sat motionless on the cold floor, the glow of her dying phone screen casting hollow shadows on her face. Around her, the walls were lined with propaganda—slogans of obedience, the Chairman’s ever-smiling portrait, the promise of a future that would never come.

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The History of Magnus Vail

Reading Time: 11 minutesMagnus Vail had never been a builder. He had never invented, never pioneered, never created. He took, reshaped, and erased those who had done the work before him. He bought his way into success, rewrote history to place himself at the center of it, and convinced the world he was a genius. His empire was built on deception, his wealth a product of manipulation. And yet, by the time he stood at the right hand of the Chairman, it no longer mattered how he got there.

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The Checkpoint

Reading Time: 6 minutesCora wasn’t supposed to be out this late. She had no choice. The ration system had failed again, leaving her stranded, forced to barter for food. Now, the streets were empty, the curfew sirens long faded, and the checkpoint stood between her and safety.

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Nowhere Left to Run

Reading Time: 7 minutesCora had tried to leave. FLAGGED FOR REVIEW. No appeal. No escape. She was trapped, forgotten, erased. Alone in her empty apartment, the propaganda droned on. The Circle provides. The Circle protects. The Circle secures your future. She had fought it for so long. But now, in the silence, she felt it sinking in.

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The Forever War

Reading Time: 7 minutesIn The Forever War, Cora watches as the world crumbles around her, powerless to stop it. What started as minor skirmishes in distant lands has grown into a global conflict without end.

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