Think Elon Musk is out of Washington? Think again. DOGE is quietly building a massive data collection system designed to centralize unprecedented access to your personal information Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses, and more.

I am coming to terms with so much right now. The fact that I was raised by people who voted against the values they instilled in me is disconcerting. This is different than losing an election. This is losing any illusions about the world I thought I lived in.