The World Will Not Be The Same

I was up most of the night trying to digest the results of the election that were finally revealed at 5:30am.  Friends from Canada, Scotland and New Zealand sent me messages of great concern. All I can say is that all those who voted for the President -Elect are going to be as impacted as the rest of us...and it does not look very pretty.  Did you happen to read this?  It was published before the election and to me....it is very scary.

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TO SPLIT THE WORLD IN TWO: A CLOSING ARGUMENT

This election isn’t just about the future of the United States, it will determine the future of the world. It is a linchpin in a strategy to split the world into two warring factions; the side that wins will own the future.

The vision offered by Putin and Xi (with Musk, Thiel, Vance, Trump, and RFK Jr as their surrogates) is a world where men trump women, rape trumps consent, Ukraine is Russia, Taiwan is China, and the Dollar is trash. In this world, Bitcoin, DogeCoin, and gold matter more than your 401(k). A vote for Musk is a vote for xenophobia, and a world where science only matters when it serves your interests. It is a vision for the end of America, because henceforth, it shall have a king.

Their vision is one where climate concerns will be worked out by the free market and, magically, through “abundance” — of both fossil fuels and CO2. They acknowledge we will have many problems, certainly, but they will be solved by entrepreneurs, philosopher kings, and their neo-feudal army of non-unionized wage slaves, all “competing” in the free market for the benefit of humanity. And our reward, they say, will be to colonize Mars — a truly uninhabitable hellscape that will likely never support human life.

Electing Harris will not stop this attack. But it will slow it down and allow some time to mount a response to this threat. Putin, Xi and a growing list of autocratic allies are joining forces to render democracy extinct. They believe it doesn’t work, they believe our populations are too infantile to make decisions, and furthermore they insist not only that our democracies don’t work, but that they will demonstrate it by capturing them and disabling them. If democracies are to survive globally, we must offer more than just an extension of the status quo: we must offer a vision of a democratic future that is more compelling to the majority of the world. By many measures, we have failed, so far, to meet that challenge.

This election is existential for women. This is a civilizational conflict between a patriarchal, hierarchical worldview, where women are held in utter contempt, and one in which everyone has equal voice. Rape is on the ballot: Trump at the top, and RFK Jr laughably in charge of “women’s health.” Musk, the serial philanderer and eugenicist, will tear apart our federal protections and rights limb by limb. Women must vote in overwhelming, staggering, and unprecedented numbers — as must the men who share their values.

Should Musk et al somehow win his bid for King of America, our focus must shift immediately to disabling them by all Constitutional and institutional means. The destruction they will bring is nearly inconceivable, and they will probably be stopped when more people realize what they intend. But it’s difficult to know what will be saved from the resulting fire.

I have studied this conflict for a decade. This is where we are. I have issued prescient warnings again and again about what’s coming, and have been right, again and again. And I’m right about this. This attack will not stop with this election, but it is by far their biggest prize so far. They must not win it, and we must not fail to address the threat they still pose even if they lose. Onward!

As for today on the farm.....warmish with some spritzie rain. 

Little Wonder was trying out the Buddy suite.

The mess was still in the aisle and Gary cleaned it up for me.  Took all the nails out of the boards and moved them to the loft.  Then he hauled out a hardened bag of cement and that was that.  Not happy, but he did it!

Another blossom this morning.

At noon I met a friend at Rohrbachs for lunch. She and I graduated from the same high school and we have been getting together at least once a year.  

Good to catch up and chat about our friends. 

Home by 1:45 and my friend Carol stopped up to discuss the election and do a little experiment with a pendulum.

Had a 3:15 appointment with the chiropractor....have not been there since June, but knew I needed to go after doing all that work in the stall.

I can't resist his fish tank.

Home at 4 and watched Kamala's speech.  She did a great job and so many of the students were crying.  Very emotional and sad.  In my opinion, her 107 days of campaigning were well done, positive and strong. Unlike her opponent, she wanted to bring people together and work for the betterment of all. Now....who knows what will happen?

Chores at 5. The skies were pink until it was

almost dark.

Night all.

What's It Going To Be?

Did you vote yet?

A record breaking day!  81 degrees.

After finishing chores I continued working on the stall I had been keeping hay in,  for the 3rd day.

I moved out pallets and put them in the feed room.  All the hay was in place.....

then I started knocking down the boards between the stalls.

Dumped them over the edge into the aisle so Gary can take out the nails and move them to the loft.

Swept down the walls and tried to get rid of all the cobwebs before adding some shavings.  Now Buddy is going to have an even bigger stall and I hope he likes it.

It was in the 70s and the horses were hot.

So was Little Wonder.

The farrier arrived at noon and the boys feet are looking good.

Now LW has befriended Jessy!  She has several dogs and is into agility with her Corgi.  He knows a dog person when he sees one!

By the time I finished the barn stuff I was ready to take it easy.  Gary had yoga, lunch with his pals and then a Summer Serenades meeting.  I was not in a dinner making mood.

I went out to do chores at 5 and could not wait to show Buddy his stall.

Those late afternoon skies have been unreal.

As soon as Buddy got in his stall he started exploring.

This is what's left of the mess and it should be cleaned up tomorrow.

I went down to Wegmans to pick up a few groceries and a sub for dinner.  Was disgusted to see Christmas decorations and all kinds of pine trees for sale.  Good grief!

The rest of my evening will be spent tuned in to the election results.  Let's see if common sense and decency prevail.

Night all.