Right now we are at the nadir - so far - of Trump’s second term, as his catastrophic authoritarianism boils into death and chaos in the streets and the wreckage of our institutions is all around. If you’re not able to say “You know, I’ll be voting Democrat in 2028,” we need to have a blunt chat.

I play D&D every week with three of my closest high school pals

what is this nonsense now?

Now, maybe you think that *politically*, it would be better if average Americans were worse off today than they are... but I think that's a very, very dangerous angle to shoot from, especially when you are engaging in speculative fiction.

This assertion implicitly asks you to believe the canard that Biden's tenure was a nothingburger. It's just not true. The Infrastructure Bill, IRA, CHIPS... average Americans would be much worse off today if it weren't for these landmark pieces of legislation.