I’m Lois Lane Miami, and today I’m ripping the bandage off America’s favorite double standard: “Love thy neighbor” … as long as the neighbor doesn’t need a visa stamp.

I’ve sat in break-rooms with folks who can barely pronounce “hello,” yet they cackle when ICE buses haul other families away. I’ve watched people whose own grandparents sneaked through Ellis Island act brand-new, bragging that their illegality is ancient history—so it somehow doesn’t count.

Here’s the part no meme will tell you:

• Stats over slogans. In Texas—the epicenter of “border panic”—U.S.-born citizens are 2× more likely to be arrested for violent crimes, 2.5× for drug crimes, and 4× for property crimes than undocumented immigrants.
• A national review shows immigrants—documented and undocumented—commit crimes far less often than native-born citizens, across every category.
• Even ICE admits fewer than 10 % of people in its own cages have a violent-crime record; most are guilty of nothing but “driving while foreign.”

So why the collective eye-roll when families are yanked out of schools at 6 a.m.? Because “illegal” is the new magic word—say it, and suddenly empathy is optional. But remember: slavery, wife-beating, and banning women from the polls were once totally legal, too. Legality isn’t morality; it’s paperwork.

Inside this episode:

I Black-and-white thinking, purple Kool-Aid style. I connect the dots between bad laws and bad behavior—and why “just following orders” never ages well.

Human cost, unfiltered. Kids waking to empty houses, workers dumped in towns they’ve never seen, neighbors cheering because they think it’ll never be their problem.

Reality-check questions to ask the next time someone cracks an immigration joke at work. (Spoiler: most of them won’t have answers.)

Boundary scripts for calling out hypocrisy without lighting the office on fire—unless you want to light it, in which case I’ve got matches.

A meditation on discipline & empathy. From lazy entitlement to lost civility, how we became a nation that values Wi-Fi more than decency—and how to reverse the slide.

By the end, you’ll understand why America’s “legal/illegal” obsession is less about safety and more about scapegoats.

Check out the YouTube video

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• Hosted by: Lois Lane Miami
• Produced by: Angela Beasley
• Music by: Lois Lane Miami

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In this episode, I’m sharing one of the most personal stories of my life—the story of chasing a dream with everything I had, and still falling short. For over 20 years, I dedicated my life to music. I performed in stadiums, had songs on the radio, worked with Def Jam, wrote for Isaac Hayes’ label, got featured on Trina’s first album, and even had a shot with Sony Europe. I went from freestyle battles in Ohio to recording in studios where legends like Busta Rhymes and Lil’ Kim were just down the hall.

But even with all that momentum, I never “made it.” At least not in the way I had hoped.

I wasn’t lazy. I showed up. I sacrificed. I was first in and last out of the studio. I dropped everything for the chance to be heard. But life has a way of humbling you, especially when your dream becomes unsustainable. I found myself broke, burned out, raising kids, and still being pulled back into something that wasn’t working. Eventually, I had to walk away. And it broke me.

I even joined the Army just to escape the temptation to go back.

I talk about what that kind of loss does to your spirit, how it creates fear around trying new things, and how it made it hard for me to commit to any other career path—even though I’ve tried nearly everything. From welding and web development to SEO and insurance sales, I’ve done it all. But nothing ever filled the space that music once held.

If you’ve ever given your all to something—your art, your business, your dream—and it didn’t work out, I want you to hear this: You are not a failure. That experience still matters. You still have something inside you, even if the world didn’t give you the title, the contract, or the money.

I’m learning that the pain of failure doesn’t mean the end. Sometimes it just means it’s time to shift. To evolve. To take what you learned and use it in a new way. And that’s what this episode is about—turning failure into something that still has value.

You’re not alone. And we don’t have to stay stuck in the past.

Let’s find a way forward—together.

—Lois Lane Miami 💜

The Purple Kool-Aid Podcast

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Credits:

• Hosted by: Lois Lane Miami
• Produced by: Angela Beasley
• Music by: Lois Lane Miami

Support the Podcast:

• Support us on Patreon: Coming Soon
• Buy our merchandise: Purple Koolaid Media

Call to Action:

• Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio !
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• All opinions expressed in this episode are personal and do not reflect the views of any organizations.

Ever been asked to train someone at work—only to find out later that they were your replacement? Yeah. That’s what I call a business okie-doke.

In this episode of The Purple Kool-Aid Podcast, I share a raw, real-life breakdown of how employers use good employees, all while plotting to replace them behind their backs. I talk about how personality differences, personal boundaries, and even having ambition can make you a target—no matter how great you are at your job.

I also offer tips on how to protect yourself, keep your power, and avoid falling for the okey-doke.

This episode kicks off a whole series of eye-opening truths about getting used, misled, and manipulated in everyday life—and how to avoid it.

Tune in. Stay sharp. And don’t fall for the okie-doke.

If you’d like to watch the YouTube video version of this episode, follow this link: https://youtu.be/RL5M4Vq_bJQ?si=ue4UEXha5cXidFXh

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Support the show

Connect with Me:

• Email: info@purplekoolaid.com
• TikTok: @LoisLaneMiami
• Instagram: @LoisLaneMiami
• Website: PurpleKoolaid.com

Credits:

• Hosted by: Lois Lane Miami
• Produced by: Angela Beasley
• Music by: Lois Lane Miami

Support the Podcast:

• Support us on Patreon: Coming Soon
• Buy our merchandise: Purple Koolaid Media

Call to Action:

• Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeartRadio !
• Share this episode with your friends and family.

Episode Links:

• Resource 1
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Legal:

• All opinions expressed in this episode are personal and do not reflect the views of any organizations.