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.
Sixty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was one of the most powerful and transformational civil rights achievements in American history — born from the blood, sweat, and bones of Black Americans who were beaten, jailed, and murdered for demanding the
Beginning in January 2025, Executive Order 14173 formally rescinded Executive Order 11246, effectively eliminating affirmative‑action obligations for federal agencies and contractors. This reversed more than fifty years of requirements to proactively promote workplace diversity . Within days, the Justice Department issued new guidance discouraging DEI programs in private and public
Trump responds to his failure to create jobs by firing the U.S. labor statistics chief Confronted with evidence of his own failures, the president could've changed direction. He instead found it easier to fire his labor statistics chief.Aug. 1, 2025, 3:09 PM EDT By Steve
from Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor “Friends, Sorry to intrude again on your day, but this is urgent. I spent much of the 1990s as Secretary of Labor. One unit of the Labor Department is the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I was instructed by my predecessors as well as
“ Hitler’s rumored plans to oust the Reichsbank chief came amid a massive purge of the Weimar Republic’s civil service. Senior officials who had served for decades were fired. Hitler assigned his chief lieutenant, Hermann Göring, to clean house in Prussia, the largest of Germany’s 17 federated states.
Let’s stop pretending. This is not politics as usual. This is not another “Oh that’s just Trump being Trump” moment. What we are witnessing is a calculated, systematic assault on our civil rights—led by a man who never believed in equality to begin with and is now
Dear Friends, While America’s nuclear missile silos—some built during the Eisenhower administration—crack, corrode, and literally rust into irrelevance, Donald Trump has decided the real national security threat… is an outdated private jet. Yes, that’s right. Instead of directing urgently needed funds toward maintaining our nuclear triad—
Warning, serious stuff ahead: WASHINGTON, July 27, 2025 — After months of high-stakes negotiation and looming trade threats, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a landmark agreement reducing proposed punitive tariff rates. While Trump had threatened 30% tariffs on most European goods, the final deal
The Cowardice of Compliance: How “Going Along to Get Along” is Empowering Trump’s Dangerous Return There’s a chilling silence sweeping across the country. It’s not the calm before the storm—it is the storm. That silence you hear? It’s the sound of decent people ducking, deflecting,
"You’ll forgive the candor, but I’ve seen this particular opera before. The overture is dissonant, the soprano’s drunk, and someone has barricaded the emergency exits. What we’re witnessing is not an explosion. Not yet. It’s pressure. The kind of pressure that builds slowly in
Dear Friends, Let’s face it: the world has gone slightly off its rocker. The news cycle is a nonstop anxiety buffet. Politics, climate, prices, noise—everything’s screaming for our attention. It’s like trying to sip tea during a tornado. And while we’re all out here doing
Dear Readers, Donald Trump—Distractifier in Chief—has once again fired up the smoke machine, pointing his stubby little Twitter finger at Barack Obama like a magician screaming, “Look over there!” What’s he trying to hide? Oh, just his years-long cozy connection with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. But