US News and World Report ^[1] reports that the Daily Kos has declared Bernard Madoff Public Enemy Number One for impoverishing all of its favorite charities.

Daily Kos today declared Bernie Madoff public enemy No. 1 … Madoff controlled the funds of the JEHT Foundation, a major source of grants for organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the ACLU. According to a statement from President and CEO Robert Crane, the foundation will close its doors next month. Virtually all of its grants will be cancelled.

For a full list of grants from the JEHT, click here ^[2].

The previous post pointed out that “activists” have a curious relationship with money. They don’t make it, but they need to spend it. They need what they loathe. What can I tell you?