About

Fresh Hell is a reader-supported radical newsletter/blog about the polycrisis. From the rise (and arrival) of fascism to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the widespread embrace of eugenics (both vis-a-vis the virus and more broadly), from the number of new or dramatically escalating genocides in progress to climate change, from AI to H5N1, there's a fresh hell every day. We desperately need to properly understand—or acknowledge—what's fuelling the people behind these developments and/or their acceleration so that we can stop them or at least slow them down. Same goes for the members of the public who assist them and whose participation is crucial for the continuation of these immensely destructive projects/processes. 

I've developed a solid understanding of this over the past several years and will therefore be providing analysis (and more) on these topics and beyond. I am dedicated to getting the facts straight and strive to maintain a principled approach. I prioritize accessibility, avoid AI, and don't engage with bad faith arguments. I will inject nuance when warranted, but I will not mince words in my descriptions and characterizations of bad actors.

Who's behind this?

I'm a semi-anonymous queer/trans disabled writer named Nai (they/them). More specifically, I'm non-binary, biromantic, and ace, and I have PASC and many other disabilities that I may or may not be discussing here. I was featured in a New York Times article on PASC. I am a longtime anarchist, and I'm particularly invested in anti-fascism, radical disability politics, queer and trans liberation, and feminism.

Subscription options

You can access all posts with a free subscription to the Free Hell newsletter, as the need for a more informed and mobilized radical community and populace is urgent. But if you have the funds and want to support my work, you can also subscribe to the Fresh Howl tier for $8 CAD a month—or roughly $5.69 USD as of this writing. A yearly subscription can be purchased for $82 CAD (or around $58.32 USD), which is a 15% discount. You can also tip me.

If you subscribe to the paid tier, to give you a break from the bleakness of my blog posts, I will send you a weekly Tuesday newsletter consisting of cute/cool animal pictures. As with the free tier, you'll also get an email whenever I make a new blog post.

If you live in the US or are a US citizen and you're interested in subscribing to the paid tier or tipping me, I acknowledge paying through the website could be risky. As I am not yet sure if I'll be able to manually add people to the paid tier if they use another payment method, email me at displeasedalien@keemail.me for suggestions on how to reduce the risk of being targeted by the Trump regime (not everyone will be able to do these things, but a decent number of people will). The suggestions will also apply to tips.

I will try to post once a week, but sometimes it could be less often. It's going to be an uphill battle due to my disabilities. My posts will be worth the wait, however. I won't compromise my standards in order to post more often.