The news playing on the TV when I arrive is the same slop we've all become accustomed to. Quick bursts of rapid-fire facts meant to demoralize the hopeful and stimulate the hateful in between falsehoods and slop. Nobody cares for facts anymore. It's easier to keep the flood of government approved lies flowing.
As I make my way through the mandatory electronic device screening to enter the city, I overhear the incident that took place on the 5 AM bus.
13 dead. 0 accountability. All because someone talked back to an ICE agent that threatened a toddler.
President whatshisname has already declared the victims domestic terrorists. Larry Ellison's lackeys already warped their 10 years of post history with their AI. Manufactured consent is commonplace; they don't even try to hide it anymore.