Remember, a year ago, Roe v Wade was overturned, the SCOTUS had ruled that Presidents are above the law, and we still had children in cages just because they were born in another country.

We have so much farther to go than just last year.

Because we are at the crashing wave of fifty years of authoritarianism, which evolved from when the American Left abandoned the New Deal in favor of making money through corporate interests.

The good news is that we can always change course. The bad news is that it won't be pretty.

So, a bunch of people in the Netrunner community get together on the anniversary of this episode airing, rent out an entire mansion in Massachusetts, and hold a "fancy dress" Netrunner tournament.

They call it Mansionrunner.

Shout out to @mythworks.bsky.social, @darringtonpress.bsky.social, @absurdistprod.bsky.social, and Edge Studios for the donations going to the Penobscot Nation and the Penobscot Tribal Library!

There's also only supposed to be one S in Secretary.

Took me a moment to see it too.

Tagging @naladraws.com, an awesome human being who is supportive of Indigenous spaces AND teaches mahjong.