To the people I know who voted for him,

I hold you responsible:

for the murder of Alex Pretti,

for the murder of Renee Good,

for every disgusting thing he says,

for every way he perverts our systems,

for every reprehensible decision he makes,

for every human being whose life he makes a living hell,

for every immigrant he rounds up in hospital beds and churches,

for every legislative assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people, the poor, and the elderly,

for every economic catastrophe he generates,

for every international conflict he enflames,

every public health emergency he exacerbates,every natural disaster he weaponizes,

You chose this. You chose him.

For likely the third time, you had a chance to reject his vitriol, to condemn his criminality, to prevent his lawlessness, to denounce his bigotry—and you flat-out refused.

More than that, you celebrated it.

That’s not something I can quietly abide.