On Summit

It's 7:30PM on Tuesday November 3, 2026. Federal midterm elections are being held in the United States, and with them are countless state and local races. Polls are just now closing at locations beholden to Eastern Standard Time. The central question in this year's election is whether or not voters in the U.S. might be able to tap the brakes before our nation hurtles fully and irrevocably into authoritarianism. And I can't watch. I expect many folks who had high hopes for 2016 (or even 2024) know how that feels. So, instead of refreshing the election results into the wee hours or doomscrolling with my Bluesky pals, I'm going to keep myself distracted with an update on the progress at our Akron almost-mansion. I'm also going to keep this nice post by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg open in a browser tab: No Matter what Happens this Week . Tonight's election distraction post takes a closer look at what we call the Shade Room. It's an interesting moniker since I suspect...