Fault Lines: After the Fall

Fragments of a nation shattered by ambition, betrayal, and decay. These stories are all that survived the collapse.

  • From DEI to DIY: How Home Depot Quietly Renovated Inclusion

    From DEI to DIY: How Home Depot Quietly Renovated Inclusion Once proudly brandishing its commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion like a freshly unboxed cordless drill, Home Depot has taken a quieter, more power-sander-like approach to DEI. In what can only be described as a master class in corporate renovation, the hardware giant has replaced…

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  • Jackson, Michigan: Where Inclusion Gets Deputized

    Jackson, Michigan: Where Inclusion Gets Deputized Jackson, Michigan is no stranger to contradiction. It’s the city where the Republican Party was born under oak trees to oppose slavery, and in 2025, it stands divided by competing visions of justice. One side champions inclusion, the other enforcement. The result? A local rift that mirrors bigger fractures…

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  • Alcatraz Reopens for a New Generation of Shadows

    The Rock Rises Again: Alcatraz Reopens for a New Generation of Shadows In the splintered remains of what once passed for justice, a new edict echoes across the water—Alcatraz is back. No longer just a sun-bleached tourist shell or a monument to bygone discipline, The Rock is being resurrected as a living prison under the…

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At The Political Rift, we don’t watch history unfold — we document the fractures as they rip through the global stage.