Humans react violently to the presence of the metahuman races in their midst. 2022 Severe rioting continues all over the world in responce to the phenomenon of Goblinization. The U.S. governemnt declares martial law for several months, while reports trickling out of the Soviet Union indicate deaths on a mass scale. Many changed beings go into hiding or withdraw into separate communities. President Jarman is reelected U.S. President in a landslide victory, based on the first use of the remote-vote system.
Opposition parties claim fraud.
Several prestigious U.S. universities establish the first undergraduate programs in occult studies. The U.S. Constitution is amended to include all metahumans. The first commercial fusion reactor power plant comes on-line. The Computer Crash of '29. A mystery virus attacks databases worldwide, resulting in total financial chaos.