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+# pol.archuser.org
+
+[Source](https://codeberg.org/firebadnofire/pol.archuser.org) for the Hugo-powered political/philosophy blog at [pol.archuser.org](https://pol.archuser.org).
+
+## Structure
+
+- `content/`: Markdown posts
+- `themes/`: [Mainroad](https://github.com/vimux/mainroad) theme included as a submodule
+- `build.sh`: Deploy script to local webserver and sync git upstream
+
+## How to download
+
+Download using Git:
+
+`git clone --recurse-submodules https://codeberg.org/firebadnofire/pol.archuser.org.git`