🇨🇦 Janet Somerville
@janetsomerville.bsky.social
#Gellhorn enthusiast. Dog lover. Anti-fascist. Writer for hire.
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
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Happy pub day to #JohnSayles & his glorious epic novel CRUCIBLE!
I spoke with him about it & much more. @melvillehouse.bsky.social
#HistoricalFiction #HenryFord #LabourMvt #DiegoRivera #FridaKahlo #Detroit #Fordlandia
thestar.com/entertainmen...
Treat yourself or ask for it at your #library.
I spoke with him about it & much more. @melvillehouse.bsky.social
#HistoricalFiction #HenryFord #LabourMvt #DiegoRivera #FridaKahlo #Detroit #Fordlandia
thestar.com/entertainmen...
Treat yourself or ask for it at your #library.
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There’s a theory bears have a sense of aesthetic enjoyment as they’ve been observed stopping to take in a view or a sunset and, for lack of a better term, hanging out
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
There’s a theory bears have a sense of aesthetic enjoyment as they’ve been observed stopping to take in a view or a sunset and, for lack of a better term, hanging out
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From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure featuring “your favorite author’s favorite authors” (Today)—the women who inspired Jane Austen.
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
February 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure featuring “your favorite author’s favorite authors” (Today)—the women who inspired Jane Austen.
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
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Today, (Saturday) February 14 in 1847, Anna Howard Shaw was born. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States.
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Today, (Saturday) February 14 in 1847, Anna Howard Shaw was born. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States.
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
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I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
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It's unforgivable.
A NINE year old is being detained for 113 days and goes through questioning for two hours without an adult, without her mother, present.
Her mother is in News York, undocumented while she herself has a tourist visa.
She says she can't sleep well, worries, and feels guilty if anything happens.
NINE!
Her mother is in News York, undocumented while she herself has a tourist visa.
She says she can't sleep well, worries, and feels guilty if anything happens.
NINE!
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It's unforgivable.
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
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#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
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Moonlight Walk
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Moonlight Walk
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
These evil fucks are against life in all its forms.
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
These evil fucks are against life in all its forms.
Why wait, indeed, your grace.
Obviously you will all be called upon to avenge me after my death, but now I'm thinking, why wait? Get out there and prevenge.
February 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Why wait, indeed, your grace.
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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One of the things I appreciated watching the Bondi debacle is how gleefully all the Democrats displayed their utter loathing of her.
Really, it was spirit-lifting.
Really, it was spirit-lifting.
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
One of the things I appreciated watching the Bondi debacle is how gleefully all the Democrats displayed their utter loathing of her.
Really, it was spirit-lifting.
Really, it was spirit-lifting.
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Ireland: a proper country.
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Ireland: a proper country.
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Tomorrow at 5:30pm!
Atlanta friends! I'll be at Emory University this Thursday evening (2/12) for a conversation about There Is No Place for Us.
The event is free and open to all. Would love to see you there.
The event is free and open to all. Would love to see you there.
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Tomorrow at 5:30pm!
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Benjamin Netanyahu shouldn’t be in DC today, he should be in jail for war crimes.
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu shouldn’t be in DC today, he should be in jail for war crimes.
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Thoughts on the terrible tragedy in Tumbler Ridge.
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Thoughts on the terrible tragedy in Tumbler Ridge.
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This is it.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is it.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
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Emerald Fennell they are obliterating your ass on Sesame Street. They're telling kids to eat veggies in the new movie "Wuthering Bites" by Ruby Rutabaga.
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Emerald Fennell they are obliterating your ass on Sesame Street. They're telling kids to eat veggies in the new movie "Wuthering Bites" by Ruby Rutabaga.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1937 letter
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1937 letter