I am stepping away from freelance survival hustle to give my full energy to mutual aid infrastructure, building a decolonial digital ecosystem sustained by monthly support, shared responsibility, and the long-term work of keeping solidarity alive beyond platform volatility together.
Aww, a Muslim posting an anti-Arab dog-whistle in support of Sudan — otherwise known as colonial hasbara — without naming the actual perpetrators (UAE or RSF)? 💔🥺 Sad, oh no, whatever will you do 💔🥺
It’s not okay.
I don’t excuse Arab supremacy either (f*ck you, Saudi royal), and it doesn’t mean we should leave our critical literacy behind or engage without an ounce of political awareness in our wording.
When ideas are crushed and dissenters are criminalised or even pathologised, the harm doesn’t stay abstract. Violence isn’t always soaked in blood.
Humanitarian aid is sold as neutral and benevolent. On the ground it often behaves like surveillance and control. This essay traces how mutual aid sustains survival in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo where empire’s aid abandons communities.
Comrades, I want to be transparent about a change in how my Patreon tiers are set up. When I first opened this space, I experimented with promises like podcast access and groups that no longer reflect my work. My focus has sharpened: I am both a writer and an advocate, producing essays, critical analysis, and survival frameworks rooted in my politics. Everything I publish here goes first to patrons, then later for free on wrzky.com. Alongside that, I run two connected projects: Knowledge Hub (wrzky.com): essays, long-form analysis, and critical resources in English and Indonesian. Mutual Aid Hub (mutualaid.wrzky.com): an…
