I'm sad. I'm disheartened. And I'm scared.

I truly thought that the events of January 6, the criminal convictions, the rape allegations, and the outright bigotry would be beaten back. But this is not the America that I once hoped for.

Brian Beutler responded this morning by noting that we are entering America's New Autocracy, and that is what kept me up last night.

The rioters from January 6 will be pardoned.

He will pardon himself and end all investigations.

He will have full control of the Senate so more lackeys will appear in the judiciary and in the cabinet. The bureaucracies will be dismantled, and power will shift to one person. No guard rails this time.

Chaos, hate, and division will rule the day.

And America chose it.

I don't really even know what to say or think besides ... I'm sad. I'm disheartened. And I'm scared.