• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      In the near future - the #NewResistance travels to Washington DC for a peaceful protest against President-elect DeSantis. It's being held outside of his hotel: "You'll never take away our arts and crafts! You'll never take away our arts and crafts! You'll never take away our arts and crafts! You'll never take away our arts and craf —" gunfire begins to ring out. The DC police and others are soon firing a cacophony of bullets into the mass of protestors.

      DeSantis has been on standing on the roof of a building across the street. He is using binoculars. Next to him lying prone is a sniper who has been firing. He is part of ProjectPunisher. He is wearing identifying baseball cap and patch. Everybody wants those. But so far they are only available to team leaders. He says "Again, sir - You are visible and I ask that you take cover."

      "They need to see me. And they can't reach this distance with knitting needle. How many causalities so far do you figure?"

      "Approximately 50 - I'd say."

      "Tell them that's enough. Wait. One more. I need a headshot and double tap. I want you to personally take out that woman in the pink hat. She looks like Rachel Maddow." A few seconds later: bang.. bang. He puts down the binocs to take a sip from his coffee mug with its 'Ron DePunisher' text and matching logo. He looks out at DC, smiles broadly, and says "It's a great day."

      Soon inside the White House Biden and his team are huddled in the Underground Bunker Sit Room. The mood is grim. They expected something like this but they thought the President-elect would at least have the decency to wait until after his inauguration.

      President Biden says "Was that Rachel? Did she get shot? Is she dead?"

      The buzz of the room goes silent as they wait for the aide with the phone to his ear. Finally he says "I see. I understand." He hangs up and to the tension-filled room he says "It's just been confirmed that Pink Hat was not Rachel Maddow."

      The president is trying to have steely resolve but he looks like an old person who fell down and can't get up. "Thank god for small mercies. What a fucking day," he says.