Chapter 45: Orange Man Not So Bad, Chapter 46: Post-Election Clarity, Chapter 47: Poolhouse Confessions

<p>Jebra drives to Whole Foods the day after Trump wins. She keeps her face carefully neutral. She has voted for the man and is not ready to tell anyone yet. It might be a secret she takes to the grave.</p><p>Her yoga class is as somber as a funeral. Everyone wears black. The city has not collapsed into a fascist hellscape overnight. She had been quietly suspecting it wouldn&#39;t.</p><p>At home, Brad and Kip have the unmistakable energy of people who have been right about something and are exercising extraordinary restraint. Ginsburg is not exercising restraint. He has ordered a life-size J.D. Vance cutout for the landing. </p><p>Jebra has a fire pit, a pile of things she no longer wants.</p><p>She tosses the White Women for Kamala merch first. Then the Biden 2020 shirts, still folded, barely worn. The BRAT SUMMER drawing. The bumper stickers, including the COEXIST ones. </p><p>Brad says that Jebra should come on the podcast and tell her story. Kip agrees.</p><p>Ginsburg later tells her: <em>&quot;You&#39;re no Matt Walsh, but I guess it&#39;s okay.&quot;</em></p><p><br></p><p></p>