History suddenly makes a devastating kind of sense.

All the bewildered "how's" collapse into these small, sad "ohs."

Oh.

Slashing Medicare. Medicating. Social Security? "Who needs those anyway! Not us!"

Our neighbors. Our family. Possibly even our friends—they heard ALL of this. And they elected him.

They heard about pardoning the most violent January 6th criminals and their response wasn't just agreement—it was enthusiasm. "Awesome!" they proclaimed.Let's build a completely unhinged army to terrorize our neighbors."

Tax cuts for the rich that would squeeze 98% of people dry? "Sweet."

They heard MAGA and understood exactly what it meant: Pausing pediatric cancer research. Eliminating vaccine funding. Gagging scientific institutions. The CDC. The FDA. The NIH—silenced. Who needs to know if that lettuce might kill you anyway?!

Racism, antisemitism, ableism, homophobia—these weren't deal-breakers. For most they were selling points.

They heard promises of mass layoffs and didn't just accept them—they celebrated. "Yes," they said, "take away people's livelihoods."

Inhumane ICE raids and private prison systems designed to bleed taxpayers billions while corporate billionaires line their pockets? Yes, please. These aren't deportations; they're monetized human detention, a grotesque industrial complex built on suffering.

And they tagged him too, just to make sure he saw that they are down on their knees

@mcuban.bsky.social - can you help us figure this out? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

This is Putin. He has won the United States.