In January, Barack Obama will cede the Oval Office to the king of the birther movement. Shortly after, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority will be restored; federal agencies will be stocked with reactionaries and incompetents; America will back out of its commitments to curb carbon emissions; Paul Ryan will stand behind Donald Trump, watching as he signs a piece of paper for the cameras, and millions of Americans will suddenly lose their health insurance; taxes will be slashed, along with social spending; wealth will become even more concentrated in the hands of the few; and an emotionally volatile man who admires authoritarians — and obsesses about revenge — will command the most powerful army and far-reaching surveillance state in human history.
So, ya know, it’s been a bad couple of days for the left.
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