HN has rules against stories that are pure politics and that don't speak to intellectual curiosity, and I'm sure people are flagging this article on those groun

HN has rules against stories that are pure politics and that don't speak to intellectual curiosity, and I'm sure people are flagging this article on those grounds. But the mods have also said that exceptions will be given to political events that are particularly historic. I'm not a mod, and I have no power here, but I'd like to think this counts as historic enough. Personally, I haven't been anywhere near this scared for the future of my country since 9/11. Not even 2016 gave me this feeling.