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+title: DeFlock Blog
+description: Blog about surveillance, weird kiosks, and more
+author: NullPlate
+baseurl: "" # leave blank if using a custom domain
+url: "https://blog.deflock.me"
+theme: minima
diff --git a/_posts/2025-07-23-first-post.md b/_posts/2025-07-23-first-post.md
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+---
+layout: post
+title: "First Blog Post"
+date: 2025-07-23
+---
+
+Here we go — Markdown, powered by GitHub and Jekyll.
+
+This is the first post on the DeFlock blog.
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+---
+layout: home
+title: DeFlock Blog
+---
+
+Welcome to the DeFlock Blog. Here's where the madness lives.