JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of the 2024 elections, American progressives are grappling with Donald Trump's second victory, manifesting in behaviors reminiscent of the initial Trump era, such as left-wing women engaging in symbolic protests like shaving their heads and sexual abstention. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.