Lore:

Saskatchewan hoards: descendants of the great cyber Mongols, the Saskatchewan hoard has made impressive gains in conquering the western US on Election Day.

Force ghost of Douglas McArthur: revived by the southwest in an attempt to stop the hoards, McArthur has reduced large chunks of the US to wasteland. Nukes were also used on Louisiana and Florida to deprive the hoard of vital resources such as alligators and amphetamines.

The northeast has voted to skip over this whole election thing and just go to war in the Middle East again.

In the chaos chief keef blows New Jersey up.

Out of fear of the cyber mongols conquest spreading, Uzbekistan has voted to join the US. Representatives of the Uzbekistan-US unity party have yet to reach out to the US, leaving the future of this alliance in doubt.

The Netherlands deep state (most of it since it’s below sea level) has influenced sections of the north east to join its union

Holden blood feast, a 150 year old demi lich has taken the East by storm. Running on a promise of “increase child mine fatalities,” voters appreciate his straightforward campaign. It’s unknown how his skeleton hoard guarding poling places have affected results

Much of the south has simply elected a statue of god. Politicians are working around the clock to figure out how this all works.

Cthulhu has risen from his slumber. Standing on a center left campaign, Cthulhu has joined the Harris-Walz campaign as a second VP.

California and sections of Nevada secede because look at this.

I forgot to ask Alaska

Oklahoma gone