Great essay DK. The oligarchs have been with us since the inception, but mostly controlled things from the behind the scenes. What Wolin called "inverted totalitarianism". Now they have "jumped the shark" a bit by going for what I call FULL-FRONTAL FASCISM. You might enjoy some my missives and books on these matters, e.g., https://medium.com/p/0c63540770e1. In the meantime, STAY CALM.