Julie Wharton
@msjaw.bsky.social
Theatre maker and teacher; mama bear; lover of adventures, dance, writing, horses, hiking, creativity.
"Hope is often misunderstood as naive optimism or wishful thinking, but it’s actually quite pragmatic. Think of hope as having three essential components: awareness, possibility, and action...
October 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Hope is often misunderstood as naive optimism or wishful thinking, but it’s actually quite pragmatic. Think of hope as having three essential components: awareness, possibility, and action...
The People’s White House. 😭
Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP
Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The People’s White House. 😭
Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP
Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP
“..hope is the consequence of action more than its cause, and that’s something I try to think about a lot in this moment. Instead of waiting around for hope, we actually have an obligation — a responsibility — to build hope, and that hope is the result of what we do in this moment. ” Pete Buttigieg
October 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“..hope is the consequence of action more than its cause, and that’s something I try to think about a lot in this moment. Instead of waiting around for hope, we actually have an obligation — a responsibility — to build hope, and that hope is the result of what we do in this moment. ” Pete Buttigieg
Keep calm and…
…keep speaking truth to manipulative spin.
…keep doing good in your corner.
…keep finding ways to protest.
…keep speaking truth to manipulative spin.
…keep doing good in your corner.
…keep finding ways to protest.
October 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Keep calm and…
…keep speaking truth to manipulative spin.
…keep doing good in your corner.
…keep finding ways to protest.
…keep speaking truth to manipulative spin.
…keep doing good in your corner.
…keep finding ways to protest.
Summer critter viewing from our sunroom…
July 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Summer critter viewing from our sunroom…
Happy maybe birthday, William Shakespeare! When life feels like a mess, it makes me feel better to read your words. Like these:
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."
All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Sc 3
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."
All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Sc 3
April 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Happy maybe birthday, William Shakespeare! When life feels like a mess, it makes me feel better to read your words. Like these:
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."
All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Sc 3
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."
All's Well That Ends Well, Act 4, Sc 3
Way to go, Harvard. GOP members of Congress, can you also exercise a little principled courage???
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Way to go, Harvard. GOP members of Congress, can you also exercise a little principled courage???
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
As reported by Reuters, here’s what Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley says about Trump’s threatened blanket 25% import tarriffs:
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As reported by Reuters, here’s what Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley says about Trump’s threatened blanket 25% import tarriffs:
I spent 32 years as the spouse of a State Department diplomat. Federal workers are not evil squanderers of taxpayer $$. They are PEOPLE who serve each administration and swear to protect our Constitution.Time for Federal workers all over the country to have their moment. #AmericanStrength
February 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I spent 32 years as the spouse of a State Department diplomat. Federal workers are not evil squanderers of taxpayer $$. They are PEOPLE who serve each administration and swear to protect our Constitution.Time for Federal workers all over the country to have their moment. #AmericanStrength
“The first two weeks of Trump’s presidency have not shown his strength. He is trying to overwhelm you. He is trying to keep you off-balance. He is trying to persuade you of something that isn’t true. Don’t believe him.” Ezra Klein, NYT, 2/2/25
February 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“The first two weeks of Trump’s presidency have not shown his strength. He is trying to overwhelm you. He is trying to keep you off-balance. He is trying to persuade you of something that isn’t true. Don’t believe him.” Ezra Klein, NYT, 2/2/25
“Pushing federal workers out of the government with no plan for how government services will function is a recipe for disaster.”
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
Trump’s dramatic plan to cut the federal workforce
Brookings Senior Fellow Elaine Kamarck analyzes the impact of Trump's attempted buyout of the federal workforce.
www.brookings.edu
February 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Pushing federal workers out of the government with no plan for how government services will function is a recipe for disaster.”
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tru...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
As Shakespeare might say, they are pribbling milk-levered footlickers…
As Shakespeare might say, they are pribbling milk-levered footlickers…
Republicans Struggle to Defend Trump Freeing Rioters Who Assaulted Cops
Republican senators are struggling to defend Trump's blanket pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including those who committed violent crimes.
www.rollingstone.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
As Shakespeare might say, they are pribbling milk-levered footlickers…
As Shakespeare might say, they are pribbling milk-levered footlickers…
A solid mantra for the next 4 years. Thank you, MLK Jr.
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
January 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A solid mantra for the next 4 years. Thank you, MLK Jr.
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
Yeah, of course the Women’s March is smaller. There’s a rapist and misogynist stepping back into the White House. Many of us will take our resistance underground- protect ourselves.
January 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yeah, of course the Women’s March is smaller. There’s a rapist and misogynist stepping back into the White House. Many of us will take our resistance underground- protect ourselves.
Well here is some uplifting news: “Dark-chocolate-covered nuts (at least 70 percent cocoa) are almost a perfect food. They combine two remarkable nutrient-rich foods — nuts and cocoa — and are high in phenolics, minerals, healthy fats and fiber.”
January 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Well here is some uplifting news: “Dark-chocolate-covered nuts (at least 70 percent cocoa) are almost a perfect food. They combine two remarkable nutrient-rich foods — nuts and cocoa — and are high in phenolics, minerals, healthy fats and fiber.”
Where I live, we’ve gained about 8 minutes of daylight since January 1st.
Tiny steps of progress add up. Trying to keep that in mind this year.
Tiny steps of progress add up. Trying to keep that in mind this year.
January 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Where I live, we’ve gained about 8 minutes of daylight since January 1st.
Tiny steps of progress add up. Trying to keep that in mind this year.
Tiny steps of progress add up. Trying to keep that in mind this year.