Buried Bodies

25
Jul
The Doors Were Locked From the Outside

The Doors Were Locked From the Outside

The people who died at Imperial were not killed by fire. Fire was the mechanism. They were killed by a padlock, a vacant inspector's job, and a state philosophy that said prosperity would trickle down to the people standing in the water on the kill floor.
9 min read
22
Jul
The Marion Massacre of 1929

The Marion Massacre of 1929

8 min read
20
Jul
The Call Is Coming From Inside The House

The Call Is Coming From Inside The House

14 min read
01
Jul
The Cluster is the Cover

The Cluster is the Cover

The mechanism succeeds precisely because it looks like tragedy rather than procedure. Because the person being eliminated is never made to understand they are being eliminated. Because the narrative supplied by the institution becomes the default explanation.
11 min read