My name is Leo Wallace, a PhD student in history, and I'm $137,542.89 in debt. In the darkest moment of my life, I lost my job because I criticized a tech giant called "Omni" online, and they "optimized" my employment. I thought my life was going to be a classic Chinese comedy, until an intruder popped into my head. He said his name was Franklin Roosevelt—yes, the one on the 10-cent coin. "Kid, stop criticizing online, it's useless." "Want to mess with them? I'll teach you." "Our first step is to become mayor." And so, I, a keyboard warrior who couldn't even find a job, embarked on a magical path to running for president under his guidance. Wait, Mr. President, are you sure this Second Bill of Rights... isn't really going to...
Reborn in 1905 as a starving, impoverished cowboy in Montana, Jack Crawford thought he'd been given a hellish start. Until he discovered he received a random intelligence report every day. [Three hours later, an injured elk will collapse in the birch forest behind the house.]—Jack carried back his winter rations. [Old Hank, the neighbor, is preparing to sell his seemingly weak but actually Quarter Horse foal at a low price.]—Jack now possesses a future champion horse. [Next week, torrential rains will breach the valley, causing flash floods, and the upstream soil has extremely high mineral content.]—Jack bought the most fertile land at the lowest price after the disaster. While cowboys throughout the West were still relying on the weather and suffering heavy losses from blizzards, Jack always managed to avoid all disasters in advance. While Wall Street giants were strategizing for the economy...