A #2020abecedarium:

A is for Anthony, a real stand-up guy.
He kept telling the truth but was pressured to lie.

B is for Biden, for ending this curse.
(He wasn't my first choice, but we could do a lot worse).
A #2020abecedarium:

C is for Covid, this public health spectacle,
Which has clearly revealed just *how* America’s exceptional.

D is for Democrats, still stuck in limbo
Perpetually following the Overton window.
A #2020abecedarium:

E is for Earth. We’ve only got one.
We should pass a Green New Deal, or we’re probably done.

F is for Mr. Floyd, murdered by cops.
We’ll keep protesting his death until this shit stops.
A #2020abecedarium:

G is for Google, invading your privacy.
Still being evil and cementing their primacy

H is for Harry, and Meghan as well.
Life as a royal must be royal hell.
A #2020abecedarium:

I is for I, the person who’s you.
You’ve spent lots of time with yourself, it is true.
And we’re all in the same pot of terrible stew,
But together I think we will somehow get through.
A #2020abecedarium:

J is for Jacinda, a woman who’s led
New Zealand to have very few covid-dead.

K is for Kamala, who broke several ceilings.
Pardon me for a sec—I’m caught up in my feelings.
A #2020abecedarium:

L is for Luxembourg, who is giving away
Public transport for free, day after day.

M is for masks, murder hornets and monoliths.
(There are so many M words I can’t pick which to go with.)
A #2020abecedarium:

N is for nuclear proliferation.
Are we back in the 80’s? What’s the deal with these nations?

O is for Olympics, but don’t shed a tear.
It means Tokyo gets to rest for a year.
A #2020abecedarium

P is for Black Panther; we’ll not find a better
than Chadwick Boseman. Wakanda Forever!

Q is for Qanon, the unhinged far right,
Whose blood-libel conspiracies show they’re not too bright.
A #2020abecedarium:

R is for Notorious RB&G.
"When there are nine" we'll be closer to free.

S is for Saturn and Jupiter’s conjunction.
Some look to the stars to explain our dysfunction.
A #2020abecedarium:

T is for Trump, that unsavory leech
Who though not removed early, was finally impeached.

U is for US — the pronoun, not nation.
We are the ones who will lead transformation.
A #2020abecedarium:

V is for Venus, which teased us with phosphine,
But evidence of new life still has yet to be seen.

W is for women who sent Weinstein to jail.
I hope others will follow and that justice prevails.
A #2020abecedarium:

X is for is for SpaceX, returning to space.
But I still want to punch Elon Musk in the face.

Y is for Why do folks still doubt the science?
Is it pride or stupidity that rejects mask compliance?
A #2020abecedarium:

Z is Zuckerberg, who still has no spine.
I’d also put him in the billionaire-punching line.

Soon we can kick this whole year to the curb.
(That’s much more polite than the verb I preferred.)

Feel free to add your own letters to the #2020abecedarium.

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