Erik Houdini
A miracle escape.
Louisiana born. Elder Zoomer. DSA member and founder of HOUDINI Magazine. The indie-web's most well-known political pundit.
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- November 2EDITORIAL: Republicans Have No Right to Rule
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About Erik Houdini
Louisiana born. Elder Zoomer. DSA member and founder of HOUDINI Magazine. The indie-web's most well-known political pundit. Known for coming up out of the gutter, creeping through your thought membranes, and exploding onto the scene like a landmine in the killing fields or the ocean passages that power a collapsing economy. Living in the cool zone. A collaborative mindset for creation led to what has been built. Took the name Houdini and brought it back 100 years later. Game recognizes game. It's about a miracle escape. Build something with your hands, even if the gears of the system have left them bruised. We will build together, our solidarity allowing us to break through the pain of a system designed to break us. From this we will create a new world, a new culture, a new, just society.
In a collapsing world, kindness stands resolute, breaking through the nihilistic, death-as-worth, necropolitical landscape of the second quarter of the 21st century.
Hauntological necromancer. Graphic designer. Esoteric internet celebrity. Chaos magician. Militant guerrilla marketing guru. Pulp author. Socialist. Poet. Person of Interest.
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