. . . support local talent like: Political newcomer Melissa Freelend of Kearney defeated incumbent Ron Larsen of Kearney in his bid for a third term on the Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors.

          One of the last things I was able to do before moving out of Nebraska was to vote for someone planning to make this place better. Fighting corruption is not just a flashy national issue.

What will happen to the Clinton Foundation? First of all, the investigation has not been closed and the congress has not even warmed up yet in terms of bring her to justice. 2. Without any elected political chair to occupy (assuming that Hillary Huckster is going to retire after this) she has no official clout to aid in her system of raising donations. Will it die a slow death? I can't see it thriving ever again.

I'm I being hopeful or just prognosticating? I think KOS is not really going to be able to recover from this. He has fucked up his site more than he knows. Rumor has it he was getting some funding from the DNC, though not directly. If that is true then that's over. He makes a some money from percentages of donations taken to whatever cause he gets behind that are originally inititated by others such as Moveon.org. I doubt he has really ever made that much money on advertising. His number are vastly inflated when you include statistics such as 'bounce rate' and 'average time spent on site' (which is about two and half minutes).

Should be mildly interesting to watch.

but my daughter who lives in NYC is texting me about massive protests happening. Are we in the streets already? I hope they stay safe.

I'm not with them, ever. The Democratic and Republican parties are two sides of the same oligarchy-minted coin. No meaningful reform will ever come from attempting to work with in the approved duopoly framework - indeed, that framework was explicitly designed to frustrate and defeat all efforts to bring about meaningful change.

A good first step would be a non-political party, umbrella type organization for genuine leftists (not establishment liberals) that could serve the same function for the anti-plutocracy movement in the US that the African National Congress served for the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Since we are in effect being oppressed by a form of economic apartheid - the economic elite on one side of the divide, and everyone else on the other - the comparison and reference is appropriate.

What could such an organization accomplish? A great deal, if it was organized properly. An ongoing, 24/7/365 effort to educate average citizens about the crimes and betrayals being perpetrated against them by their economic overlords. Formulation of a core set of principles, as well as a core set of policy initiatives, that any would-be political leader would have to fully subscribe to in order to garner the organization's support. The ability of the left to effectively speak with one voice, and unite behind a common, disciplined agenda.

To quote the lyrics of an old union song:

Step by step the longest march can be won, can be won
Many stones can form an arch, singly none, singly none
And by union what we will can be accomplished still
Drops of water turn a mill, singly none singly none

This basically summarizes what has to happen in order for the forces of enlightenment and humanity to have any hope at all of ultimately prevailing. Unity of mind and spirit, and singleness of purpose. Not an easy thing to accomplish, but not impossible either. As Machiavelli wrote (in one of his more idealistic moments) : Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Truly, the future is in our hands.

Michael Moore’s 5-Point ‘Morning After To-Do List’

Or here? Very necessary to calculate the next big steps. Maybe next week, when shock or glory has burned off. Or back to simmer.

I have a relative (only by a dead marriage) who voted Trump. She relies on SSDI. And is misinformed about what might happen in January, which could also have happened under a Clinton administration.