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Juanita Rockwell

@juanitarockwell.bsky.social

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Maker of plays, operas and other things. Educator. Meditator. Broken-hearted citizen. Not necessarily in that order.

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · Aug 28

Making art - and experiencing art made by others - is a form of resistance to the soul-crushing onslaught of authoritarianism.

If you’re near our beloved Baltimore October 3-5, come see Nobody Is Ever Missing, a new opera performed outdoors (Pay What You Can).

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 15h

I wasn’t aware of Congressman Neguse before this, but you can bet I’ll be following him now. I wish every American could see this.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 15h

Yes! One is Theater, the other is an abomination.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 16h

I’m no fan of Jeffries, but I truly don’t understand why he couldn’t have said the exact same thing, but instead of beginning with “no,” begin it with ”yes and” - making the same point about the Congress and Senate. First rule of inclusivity, not just the first rule of improv. SMH

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 22h

Thinking I should memorize this quote from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social Autocracy, Inc, ready to recite verbatim when confronted with cynicism or passivity (my own or others!)

Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 1d

This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.

I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.

Many of the propagandists of Autocracy, Inc., have learned from the mistakes of the twentieth century. They don’t offer their fellow citizens a vision of utopia, and they don’t inspire them to build a better world. Instead, they teach people to be cynical and passive, because there is no better world to build. Their goal is to persuade people to mind their own business, stay out of politics, and never hope for a democratic alternative: Our state may be corrupt, but everyone else is corrupt too. You may not like our leader, but the others are worse. You may not like our society, but at least we are strong and the democratic world is weak, degenerate, divided, dying.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 22h

Do you mean to say that the brilliant playwright who wrote Aunt Dan and Lemon, The Fever, and The Designated Mourner, also did some acting?😉

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 1d

True genius.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 2d

Tashi and his doppelgänger, enjoying their archetypal Halloween status: no costume necessary.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 2d

Bwaaahahaha!

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 2d

Portland Chicken protester, canine-style?😍

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 2d

Love this so much!

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for your scientific activism!

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 5d

It really is aggressive ignorance not to understand that this usage for auntie and uncle is standard in cultures the world over.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 5d

👏👏👏👏👏

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 8d

😂

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 8d

WaPo now reads like The Onion but without any self awareness or sense of humor or, you know, a soul.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 12d

Amazing development!
Looking forward to seeing how future phases of the trial do.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 12d

What great costumes!😍

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 12d

And being kind to ourselves supports us in being kind to others!

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 12d

Yes, being polite goes a long way!

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

Yes. Visibility, community, inspiration, access – it all matters.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

You have a v cool job! Hitting that Follow…

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

For sure. Alternatively, one could read the comments, where the same question is always asked and answered, over and over.

Ah well, certainly not the most important thing to be irritated about (by a long-shot!). But I had hopes that BlueSky posters might be better than this.

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

So good…

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Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

Still at the peekaboo toddler stage, all of ‘em.

Juanita Rockwell @juanitarockwell.bsky.social · 13d

And she doesn’t understand that you can take a screenshot of signal texts - and the screenshot doesn’t disappear after eight hours