Julie explores life with curiosity, creativity, and connection. I share observations with humor, offering perspective on the world and how it shapes us—lightening life’s complexities along the way.
“When the Gravy Train Derails: Only Then Will They Get Air” Today’s newsletter is inspired by a talk with a family member. Dear friends in the Resistance (and the folks still riding the Trump Tilt-a-Whirl), Let’s just stop pretending that logic, facts, or the Constitution are going to
Dear Reader, Let’s talk about what’s really behind the Republican refusal to support child care. It’s not the budget. It’s not about “fiscal responsibility.” It’s about power—and specifically, the power to shove women back into the 1950s where they apparently think we all belong.
Let’s drop the polite pretense, shall we? I don’t give a damn what the polls say. I don’t care if 50% of Americans are asleep at the wheel while the Constitution is set on fire by a pack of cosplay commandos playing “Gestapo Barbie.” What we are
Let me say this as clearly as I can, with every fiber of my 72-year-old, democracy-loving being: I don’t care what Donald Trump manages to achieve in the Middle East. He could get the Saudis to hug the Iranians on live television and hand out free hummus at the
This year, for the first time in a long time, I’m putting out Fourth of July decorations. Not because I’ve suddenly become a fan of fireworks or sunburns or potato salad with too much mayonnaise. I’m doing it because I’m a patriot. And I’m tired
Header: Evangelicals Are Building a Theocracy—With Your Tax Dollars Dear Readers, There’s a slow-moving coup happening in America, and it’s not wearing camouflage or storming buildings this time. It’s wearing a cross and holding a Bible. And while many of us were distracted by the circus
Attacking Iran is not explicitly outlined in the Project 2025 policy documents. However, the ideology and objectives within Project 2025 absolutely pave the way for aggressive foreign policy decisions like a strike on Iran. Let me explain. 🔥 What is Project 2025? Project 2025 is a sweeping right-wing blueprint developed by
From the Desk of Someone Who Still Believes in Truth, Mostly Well, here we are again—waking up to the news that the United States has bombed Iran. And once again, it’s wrapped in a tattered old flag of “national security” and “imminent threat” — phrases that have become as
“Friends, Draw a circle around all the assets in America now devoted to Artificial Intelligence. Draw a second circle around all the assets devoted to the U.S. military. A third around all assets being devoted to helping the Trump regime collect and compile personal information on millions of Americans.
Dear Reader, Ever wonder why the same story looks entirely different depending on where you read it? Why one country is setting social media on fire over a protest, while another acts like it never happened? Welcome to the world of global news—and the murky waters of government control,
Here’s the real story—yes, the U.S. military did recently face its steepest recruitment challenge in over 50 years, but the narrative that everything flipped on November 5, 2024 because of Trump and Secretary Hegseth is way oversimplified. 📉 The Crisis Beforehand * In 2022 and 2023, recruitment dropped to
On June 19, 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform the last enslaved Black Americans that they were technically free. Let that sink in. Slavery had been abolished in 1863. But for 900 days, white Texans chose to keep