Janet Rothwell🇨🇦
@janetrothwell.bsky.social
Writing, screenwriting, movies, allyship, democracy, cautious optimism 🎬🍿🥰✏️
Thankful for Bluesky, where cooler heads prevail
Ottawa, Canada🇨🇦
Thankful for Bluesky, where cooler heads prevail
Ottawa, Canada🇨🇦
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‘Dracula’ was released on this day 95 years ago! (February 14, 1931)
Directed by Tod Browning.
Screenplay by Garrett Fort.
Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, & more.
#OTD #OnThisDay
Directed by Tod Browning.
Screenplay by Garrett Fort.
Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, & more.
#OTD #OnThisDay
February 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
‘Dracula’ was released on this day 95 years ago! (February 14, 1931)
Directed by Tod Browning.
Screenplay by Garrett Fort.
Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, & more.
#OTD #OnThisDay
Directed by Tod Browning.
Screenplay by Garrett Fort.
Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, & more.
#OTD #OnThisDay
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Take a minute to appreciate how deep the bench of talent was in the cast of the INDIAN SUMMER (1993).
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Take a minute to appreciate how deep the bench of talent was in the cast of the INDIAN SUMMER (1993).
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New to Bluesky… and just realized that if you logon at night time, it's a starry background🥹✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
I love it here 💙
I love it here 💙
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
New to Bluesky… and just realized that if you logon at night time, it's a starry background🥹✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
I love it here 💙
I love it here 💙
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Best definition of Trump’s racism
"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Best definition of Trump’s racism
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February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Yesterday, I was wet-eyed (obvi) on the Metro, wearing my Post beanie (obvi), and a woman, a stranger, leaned over and hugged me.
Which is to say: The entire city understands the scope of this devastating tragedy… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Which is to say: The entire city understands the scope of this devastating tragedy… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Yesterday, I was wet-eyed (obvi) on the Metro, wearing my Post beanie (obvi), and a woman, a stranger, leaned over and hugged me.
Which is to say: The entire city understands the scope of this devastating tragedy… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Which is to say: The entire city understands the scope of this devastating tragedy… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band hit a major milestone as 'Greatest Hits' reaches 600 weeks on the Billboard 200. The album sits at #173 this week, becoming one of only 20 titles ever to chart that long.
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band hit a major milestone as 'Greatest Hits' reaches 600 weeks on the Billboard 200. The album sits at #173 this week, becoming one of only 20 titles ever to chart that long.
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CASABLANCA was released 84 years ago. One of the biggest and most iconic films to ever come out of Hollywood, the story behind the scenes is like the beginning of a beautiful friendship…
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1/53
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 AM
CASABLANCA was released 84 years ago. One of the biggest and most iconic films to ever come out of Hollywood, the story behind the scenes is like the beginning of a beautiful friendship…
1/53
1/53
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Two important things:
1) after tomorrow the sun will not set before 5pm again in the UK…until October
2) if you’re struggling just now *please* be kind to yourself
1) after tomorrow the sun will not set before 5pm again in the UK…until October
2) if you’re struggling just now *please* be kind to yourself
February 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Two important things:
1) after tomorrow the sun will not set before 5pm again in the UK…until October
2) if you’re struggling just now *please* be kind to yourself
1) after tomorrow the sun will not set before 5pm again in the UK…until October
2) if you’re struggling just now *please* be kind to yourself
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Untitled, rainbow, 2006, by Gloria Mills Petyarre, Indigenous Australian artist from the Utopia region, Northern Territory #WomensArt
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Untitled, rainbow, 2006, by Gloria Mills Petyarre, Indigenous Australian artist from the Utopia region, Northern Territory #WomensArt
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February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Martin Lewis, 'Stoops in the snow' (1930)
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Martin Lewis, 'Stoops in the snow' (1930)
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🎵 New York, New York, it's a wonderful town! 🎵
We're celebrating the big apple on the big screen during our TCM Classic Film Festival New York City Pop Up at the 92ND Street Y.
We wanted to know what is your favorite film set in NYC?
We're celebrating the big apple on the big screen during our TCM Classic Film Festival New York City Pop Up at the 92ND Street Y.
We wanted to know what is your favorite film set in NYC?
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🎵 New York, New York, it's a wonderful town! 🎵
We're celebrating the big apple on the big screen during our TCM Classic Film Festival New York City Pop Up at the 92ND Street Y.
We wanted to know what is your favorite film set in NYC?
We're celebrating the big apple on the big screen during our TCM Classic Film Festival New York City Pop Up at the 92ND Street Y.
We wanted to know what is your favorite film set in NYC?
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I love to post this cozy, fireside scene on freezing winter nights. Let’s all stay warm & get through the hard things together. Hugs to you all & sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Astrid Sheckels)
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 AM
I love to post this cozy, fireside scene on freezing winter nights. Let’s all stay warm & get through the hard things together. Hugs to you all & sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Astrid Sheckels)
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January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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L. Birge Harrison (American, 1854–1929). Tunnel of Trees in Winter (oil on canvas).
January 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
L. Birge Harrison (American, 1854–1929). Tunnel of Trees in Winter (oil on canvas).
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
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Snowy Field, acrylic on canvas, 12x12in.
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Snowy Field, acrylic on canvas, 12x12in.
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Whatever’s in these Epstein Files (and we have some idea) must be really bad.
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Whatever’s in these Epstein Files (and we have some idea) must be really bad.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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"Activists who packed the rafters in the Assembly chambers in Trenton’s Statehouse cheered loudly after the bill’s passage, hailing it as a landmark moment for immigrant rights..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/divi...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/divi...
Divided NJ Legislature gives final passage to three anti-ICE bills
After a marathon voting session marked by tense debate, the Legislature Monday night sent a package of bills that would limit local police cooperation in immigration enforcement to Gov. Phil Murphy’s ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"Activists who packed the rafters in the Assembly chambers in Trenton’s Statehouse cheered loudly after the bill’s passage, hailing it as a landmark moment for immigrant rights..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/divi...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/divi...