mayotte2048

Yep.

We used to have the problem of senior citizens having their property taxes jacked up every year to the point that the taxes are almost as high as the original purchase price. Bunch of seniors were ending up losing their houses.

Prop 13 was designed to fix that; and it did, but it also caused a bunch of 'unintended consequences'.

I think the danger they are talking about is that they might only need an accusation of insurrection, not a conviction to do this.

Think about Congress's impeachment probe into Biden without evidence.

That's what i was thinking. Taking him off the ballot doesn't hurt Trump, but doing so may have political or legal consequences. So they are just sitting this out to not give their opponents ammunition.

Definitely takes some getting used to.

On the post-apocalyptic theme i recent read 'Cantacle for Lieberwitz' following a monetary over several thousand years after a nuclear war as they try to save knowledge. Parts of it are 50s futurism (published in '59). There is even a scene describing how a cop gets a self-driving car to stop. An interesting read.

Sanderson himself recommends 'Tress of the Emerald Sea' as a short work to get a feel for his style. I agee.

In regards to Ocean at the end of the lane. You could really broaden that out to anything by Neil Gaiman (Ocean, stardust, graveyard book, neverware, good omens, american gods, etc. Etc.)

And if you like Neil's fairytale-esque stuff, then check out Spinning Silver and Uprooted by Naomi Novik as well.

If you're looking for something longer, try Brandon Sanderson's cosmere (start with either Mistborn or Stormlight Archives.)

Or perhaps Jim Butcher's Dresden Files (hard-boiled detective who also happens to be a wizard.) First few books are a bit weak, but gets much better.

Some other ideas:

Murderbot Diaries, The Locked Tomb, Assasin's Apprentice, Broken Earth, Kings of the Wyld.

That brings up a really good point. A lot of the story is Murderbot describing how they are hacking this or that. It could be really tricky handling that on tv in a way that is entertaining.

I am envisioning one of those mock audition skits now. C3PO, Marvin the depressed robot, Christoper Walkin for some reason, etc.. All reading Murderbot lines.

The mental health journey of murderbot is pretty subtle. That would be a pretty easy thing to screw-up.