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.
American Edge Project: Because Nothing Says ‘Freedom’ Like a Facebook-Funded Front Group —Brought to you by the same folks who brought you algorithmic rage and your Aunt Linda’s descent into QAnon. Patriotism, folks—it’s no longer about public service, civic engagement, or even basic human decency. Nope. In
By Someone Who Still Reads Books and Doesn’t Bow to Golden Statues of Grifters Congratulations, America! If you’ve been losing sleep over whether or not we’re teetering on the edge of authoritarianism, worry no more—we’ve gone ahead and jumped straight into the Dictator Starter Kit™
Dear Friends in Freedom (or what’s left of it), Let’s talk about Project 2025—because what better way to start the day than with a light dose of political dread wrapped in a bureaucratic bow? Now, for those of you lucky enough to have been blissfully unaware, Project
A Patriotic Parade of Shame: America’s Top 10 Global Rankings That Aren’t Worth Bragging About Dear Disillusioned but Still Awake Citizens, You know what Americans love? Being #1. We chant it at sporting events, slap it on truck bumpers, and whisper it into bald eagle feathers while fireworks
Today’s Presidential Power Hour Was Brought to You by Lies, Grievances, and Beef with CNN Dear Fellow Sanity Survivors, If you had a job to do yesterday, a family to care for, or literally anything better to do than watch Trump hold court like a cranky Game of Thrones
Oh, so now we’re doing the full fascist speed run, huh? No more slow-burn authoritarianism. No more dog whistles. Just bullhorns, bootlicking, and a regime on steroids checking off the “How to Kill a Democracy” list like it’s goddamn brunch plans. Let’s not sugarcoat this. We are
A1 for America: The Secret Sauce to Fix Our Failing Schools (Move Over, AI Dear Enlightened Citizens, Hungry for Knowledge and Maybe a Steak, In a bold leap forward for public education, our Secretary of Education—whose name shall be withheld out of pity, not privacy—delivered a visionary statement
Dear Esteemed Readers, Fellow Survivors, and Those Who’ve Mastered the Art of Facepalming, Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter, where we navigate the rollercoaster of recent events with the grace of a cat on a hot tin roof. For those blissfully unaware (lucky you) and those all
Here’s your extra gooey, sarcasm-drenched newsletter, piping hot from the oven of absurdity: Because nothing says “public service” like fresh-baked emotional support snacks. BREAKING: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Needs Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies to Do His Job Yes, you read that right. In a shocking exposé on
“Heavy on sarcasm, light on IQ points.” Breaking News: Elon Musk Calls Peter Navarro ‘Dumber Than a Sack of Bricks’ And honestly? The bricks are offended. In a rare moment of clarity (or maybe just Twitter-induced boredom), Elon Musk—our favorite spacefaring, meme-mongering, Mars-curious oligarch—decided to take a swing
I went to the dentist recently. Nice enough guy—white, late 30s, the kind of man whose golf handicap is probably more important to him than, say, voting rights or the climate crisis. While I sat in the chair, mouth wide open and vulnerable, he casually declared, “I don’t
There weren’t a lot of luxuries in the small town where I grew up—but we had a library. And let me tell you, that little building held more treasure than any mall, movie theater, or shiny new gadget ever could. It was where I first discovered the joy