{"id":27,"date":"2026-10-22T07:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/contact\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:16:34","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stop-the-rot.org\/blog\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">We read every message. Choose the topic that fits, then use the form below. After it is submitted you will see the follow-up address if you need it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">To support the work: <a href=\"\/blog\/contribute\/\">contribute<\/a> \u2014 one-off or monthly.<\/p>\n<style>\n.contact-topics{margin:1.25em 0 1.85em;padding:1em 1.15em 1.05em;border:1px solid rgba(20,12,8,.18);background:rgba(20,12,8,.035);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.5;color:#6d6256}<br \/>\n.entry-content .contact-topics>h2{margin:0 0 .85em;font-family:Barlow,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c4491d}<br \/>\n.contact-topics dl{margin:0}<br \/>\n.contact-topics dt{margin:.75em 0 0;font-family:Barlow,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#140c08}<br \/>\n.contact-topics dt:first-of-type{margin-top:0}<br \/>\n.contact-topics dd{margin:.2em 0 0;padding:0}<br \/>\n.contact-topics .note{margin:.9em 0 0;font-size:.88rem}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"contact-topics\">\n<h2>Topics<\/h2>\n<dl>\n<dt>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>General questions<\/strong><br \/>\nQuestions about the site, corrections, or anything else. 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