To many of us, Trump's election felt like some kind of discontinuity in the timeline - sort of like the train had jumped tracks and now was on a different cours

To many of us, Trump's election felt like some kind of discontinuity in the timeline - sort of like the train had jumped tracks and now was on a different course. I wonder if it always feels like that during stressful times, or whether it's a product of multiple worlds being a prominent sci-fi theme. As for your original point, we've yet to see whether Roe v Wade is overturned, whether the rule of law will prevail, and whether the tide of isolationism, authoritarianism and nationalism will corrode the liberal internationalism that emerged after WW2.