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Every election has winners and losers that extend beyond the politicians themselves, but in this particularly unique situation, the sheer number of outside individuals, movements and institutions who can be categorized as winning or losing based on last night’s sweeping result for Donald Trump and Republicans is astounding.  Winner: the bro army and its defenders. The decision to lean so hard into appealing to the American manosphere, with its testosterone-fueled UFC events and a litany of podcasts hosted by comedians with mass appeal to young men, ran the risk of turning off female voters or seeming to only prioritize the frat vote. But it proved absolutely correct — and not just the Joe Rogan interview, though that was a key step in the journey.

At just before 2:30 a.m. ET, President-elect Donald Trump took the stage in West Palm Beach to declare victory as the 47th president of the United States. "This will truly be the golden age of America," Trump said. "It will make America great again. There was no other path to victory. We will make you proud of your vote." After thanking his family, his youngest son Barron towering over him and Melania, he went through a litany of shoutouts and thank-yous to his inner circle, including Elon Musk, who he praised as "a genius we must protect" after giving a detailed rundown watching a SpaceX rocket land after a launch; and Dana White, who he invited to the stage to offer thanks to a roster of podcasters including Theo Von and the Nelk Boys.

Washington, DC He's back: Donald Trump will be elected the 47th president of the United States. In the end, it was not a close affair: Trump triumphed over Vice President Kamala Harris, with a win in Pennsylvania called by Fox News at 1:20 a.m. ET bringing him within a whisker of the requisite 270 Electoral College votes and a call in Wisconsin at 1:47 a.m. pushing him over the precipice. Decision Desk, meanwhile, included Alaska's Electoral College votes and called the election for Trump at 1:21 a.m. ET. Victory in the remaining states — Arizona, Michigan and Nevada — would give him a landslide. The New York Times is also currently projecting a popular vote triumph for Trump. The Republicans have also won control of the US Senate.

I’ve worked in the porn industry for nearly two decades — through the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Yet this year, I have heard more porn stars than ever before vocalizing their support for former president Donald Trump and his MAGA movement. How did the industry of free-speech icons and Democratic donors Larry Flynt and Hugh Hefner skew to the personality cult devoted to a man who helped overturn Roe v. Wade and screwed Stormy Daniels in more ways than one? The answer is complicated.  To understand, you have to grasp what happened in porn throughout the past eight years. Porn wasn’t always MAGA. “The Republicans are still the anti-porn party and the anti-reproductive freedom party,” Adam22, host of the podcasts No Jumper and Plug Talk, explains.

Elon Musk has often commented that “if Trump is NOT elected, this will be the last election.” He often adds that, “far from being a threat to democracy, he is the only way to save it.” I believe both statements are essentially true. I say “essentially” because, should Trump lose — or to follow Musk more accurately, should he not be elected, which is not quite the same thing as losing — then there would still be events called elections. Only they wouldn’t be like elections of yore.  According to the Constitution (another thing that would retired should Trump fail to be elected), the qualifications to be president of the United States are pretty minimal.

For some of us, watching newly minted Republican tech bros giddy at the thought of a Trump win fills us with a painful nostalgia. There’s a sadness but also a burgeoning frustration while reading their posts. A friend recently pointed out that my social media posts seemed “cynical.” Another called to ask if I was OK after I exclaimed, half joking, for the repeal of the Nineteenth Amendment. These friends underestimate the severity of the political blackpill some of us have swallowed. We’re angry — yes! We’re angry because those who promoted all the bullshit — all the diversity, equity and inclusion, all the “woke narratives,” all the infantile socialism, all the petitions to the establishment — are not sorry enough. Many do not even acknowledge their role.