Using Emacs and Org-mode as a static site generator

For reasons that I don't yet fully understand, I spend a considerable amount of time during the holidays tweaking and updating this website. The resulting static site generator has now grown in complexity to a point where my previous posts are woefully outdated and rather confusing to read. So why not make an updated "This is how this site is built" post for the year 2025? Alright, saddle up.