Don’t stop believing

Nina Turner lost yesterday’s election. Or rather, the corporate Democratic establishment, through lies and with the complicity of the mainstream media, defeated progressives.

I was very close to becoming depressed last night. And I don’t use that word lightly, as someone who has bipolar. I was “doomscrolling” until super late yesterday, which is making for a groggy day.

But when I went to bed last night, somewhere inside of me, there must have still been hope. How do I know? When I woke up this morning, I had a song running through my head.

“Don’t Stop Believin’ ”

It may be (probably is) a coincidence. I nearly always have some song or another in my head when I wake up. But that, coupled with a few encouraging messages from Twitter friends both @ me and about needing to keep up the fight, I’m no longer resigned to change being impossible and just giving up.

That’s what they want. But it won’t work. As Nina said

“Tonight our justice journey continues…I am going to work hard to ensure that something like this never happens to a progressive candidate again. We didn't lose this race—the evil money manipulated and maligned this election”

(Wait — she mentioned “journey”. Is that why Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’ was in my head this morning? 😁).

As long as I can, I will stay in the fight no matter how much the establishment stacks the odds in their favor.

The song has absolutely nothing to do with politics. And isn’t even geographically accurate (there is no South Detroit, as Steve Perry later admitted). But the message is good: don’t give up, no matter what life throws at us.

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Thanks for reading! August’s poll for what org/cause will get a $50 donation will be up by the end of the week. After Nina Turner’s loss, I’m trying to decide what the choices should be (and there will still be a write-in option).