So...
Here we are.
Where we have never been before.
A "president" who pre-emptively tries to invalidate a presidential election - undermining the same mail-in voting he himself has used in the past, while also making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, and finally refusing to commit to accepting the results.
He said it might take months or even years before we know the outcome.
He literally said that.
Here's the thing - Trump knows that he cannot leave office, cannot leave presidential immunity. The moment he leaves office he will be subject to every lawsuit and criminal investigation he has earned, and all the recipients of nepotism and cronyism will write books implicating him in corruption to save themselves.
Trump cannot leave office.
And remember - the presidential election has to be validated by the state legislatures, 26 of which are controlled by Republicans. So it's not just whether or not Trump accepts the results, it's that many Republican legislatures may agree with his disagreement, giving him their electoral college votes based on his accusations of fraud.
So get ready for him and his followers to take to the streets insisting that democracy itself undermines democracy, that spray-tan Nero is still the Fearless Leader regardless of an outcome to the contrary, and that the never-ending presidency of Donald Trump will be based in Mar-A-Lago, capital of the New Confederacy of the United States of America.
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All summer the San Francisco Mime Troupe
will also be answering
the burning question of the day:
Can the revolution be social distanced?
Noir! Sci Fi! Horror! Adventure!
The San Francisco Mime Troupe presents four series of original political comedy audio plays, broadcast bi-weekly, each written and performed by Mime Troupe veterans and new comers, and each in a different style. Each episode will be 25 minutes long, and presented as podcasts and as radio shows on stations across the country.
Detective Noir
JADE, FOR HIRE!
First Episode - "The Mystery of the Missing Worker"
Looking for work during a race and class war ain’t easy, But why was "Derrick" fired in the first place? And what is the secret of... Jamazon.com?
Jade, For Hire! is written by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Velina Brown. Commercials written by Marie Cartier. Music and lyrics by Daniel Savio. Music production by Dred Scott. Audio engineering and sound design by Taylor Gonzalez.
This episode of "Jade, For Hire!" features Velina Brown, Andre Amarotico, Lizzie Calogero, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro, Brian Rivera, with Daniel Savio, Marie Cartier, Marissa Ellison, Amos Glick as your announcer and starring Michael Gene Sullivan as Jade.
Adventure
NOVICE NURSE: SUSIE TERSE!
First Episode - "The Price of Infection"
"The Price of Infection” Can Nurse Susie find a way to deliver vital antiviral medicine while navigating hospital bureaucracy while fending off the corrupt Capitalist Healthcare Conspiracy?
Novice Nurse: Susie Terse! is written by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Velina Brown. Commercials written by Marie Cartier. Music and lyrics by Daniel Savio. Music production by Dred Scott. Audio engineering and sound design by Taylor Gonzalez.
This episode of Novice Nurse: Susie Terse! featured Velina Brown, Andre Amarotico, Lizzie Calogero, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro, Brian Rivera, with Daniel Savio, Marie Cartier, Marissa Ellison, Michael Gene Sullivan as your announcer and starring Lisa Hori-Garcia as Susie.
Horror
FEAR OF THE DARK
First Episode - "The Good Cop"
“The Good Cop.” MAGA hat wearing, right-wing immigrant Primo is tormented by his racist fears, and haunted by his hate when he’s as caught in a protest for justice turned riot.
Fear of the Dark is written by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Velina Brown. Commercials written by Marie Cartier. Music & lyrics by Daniel Savio. Music production by Dred Scott, Woodwinds by Dylan Jennings, Brass by Adam Theis. Audio engineering and sound design by Taylor Gonzalez.
This episode of "Fear of the Dark” features Bob Ernst, Marissa Ellison, Andre Amarotico, Velina Brown, Lisa Hori-Garcia, Michael Gene Sullivan, Elizabeth Carter, Milo Carter-Daniels, Marilet Martinez, Gillian Eichenberger, and starring Brian Rivera as Primo, and Michael J. Asberry as The Gravekeeper.
Science Fiction
DIMENSION 2020!
First Episode - "It Camer From R&D!"
“It Came From R&D!" Greg seemed to everyone like a mild mannered software developer. No one could predict that his invention could either save democracy, or lock the country into an endless cycle of tyranny and oppression...
It Came from R&D! is written by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Velina Brown. Commercials written by Marie Cartier. Music & lyrics by Daniel Savio. Music production by Dred Scott, Woodwinds by Dylan Jennings. Audio engineering and sound design by Taylor Gonzalez.
This episode of "Dimension 2020!” features Jarion Monroe as the Head of R&D at Jamazon, Lisa Hori-Garcia as The Intern at Kumquat Computers, Hugo Carbajal as the Man at Teenysoft, Michael Gene Sullivan as Derrick Jade, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro as The Woman in the Car, and starring Cassie Grilley as Clya and Andre Amarotico as Greg Wittgenstein. The protest song is sung by Velina Brown. Commercials for Uber Alles narrated by Rotimi Agbabiaka with jingle sung by Lisa Hori-Garcia.
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Check out Velina's latest colunm for Theatre Bay Area:
"Is Everything Racist Now?"
"If someone takes the time to give you honest feedback, to appreciate it. They are expending their precious energy to give you something important. This is unpaid emotional labor that they are under no obligation to do. Instead of talking to you, they could just warn others about you..."
Read the entire article here.
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