Judith Weston
@judithweston.bsky.social
I wrote Directing Actors 25th Anniversary Edition. I’m here to learn and to help if I can. Especially directors, actors, writer-directors, anyone with a story to tell. #filmmaker #filmmaking
Honky Tonk Angels youtu.be/MeidRJv4VRY
Silver threads and golden needles - Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn 1993
YouTube video by Van's Old Skool Music
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August 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Honky Tonk Angels youtu.be/MeidRJv4VRY
Watching the Opening Ceremony for the brand new WPBL! #womensbaseball
August 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Watching the Opening Ceremony for the brand new WPBL! #womensbaseball
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you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
August 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
B.C. Premier David Eby nails it:
“I feel sorry for Americans. If you can’t be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world — and that is a very lonely place to be.”
“I feel sorry for Americans. If you can’t be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world — and that is a very lonely place to be.”
'Not a chance in hell' U.S. booze going back on B.C. shelves: Eby
YouTube video by CBC News
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July 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Hillbilly Excellency.
God forbid his kids take an armored SUV to their golf lessons instead of a military helicopter. Operating the helicopter costs taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour!
God forbid his kids take an armored SUV to their golf lessons instead of a military helicopter. Operating the helicopter costs taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour!
There's nothing more populist and middle America than -- checks notes -- getting one's son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter. www.ms.now/news/veeps-s...
Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests
Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.
www.ms.now
July 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Hillbilly Excellency.
God forbid his kids take an armored SUV to their golf lessons instead of a military helicopter. Operating the helicopter costs taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour!
God forbid his kids take an armored SUV to their golf lessons instead of a military helicopter. Operating the helicopter costs taxpayers between $16,000 and $24,600 per hour!
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Dr Marino posted this 10 months ago
It was prescient, tragically 😢
It was prescient, tragically 😢
CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
July 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Dr Marino posted this 10 months ago
It was prescient, tragically 😢
It was prescient, tragically 😢
Ukrainians just held their 14th Annual Book Arsenal, in Kyiv. The historian Marci Shore attended. She says: Why have a book festival in the middle of a war? Why have a war in the middle of a book festival?
Here’s the Book Arsenal poster from 2022. Slava Ukraini!
Here’s the Book Arsenal poster from 2022. Slava Ukraini!
June 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Ukrainians just held their 14th Annual Book Arsenal, in Kyiv. The historian Marci Shore attended. She says: Why have a book festival in the middle of a war? Why have a war in the middle of a book festival?
Here’s the Book Arsenal poster from 2022. Slava Ukraini!
Here’s the Book Arsenal poster from 2022. Slava Ukraini!
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Excerpt from Film Director’s Intuition audiobook, which came out a year ago this month! It’s a complete overhaul of the original print version and it’s read by me and I really hope you’ll listen and find it useful.🩵
#filmmaker #actor
#filmmaker #actor
May 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Excerpt from Film Director’s Intuition audiobook, which came out a year ago this month! It’s a complete overhaul of the original print version and it’s read by me and I really hope you’ll listen and find it useful.🩵
#filmmaker #actor
#filmmaker #actor
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Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back.
Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
May 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back.
Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.
April 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.
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Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
Read the whole story. The death of Sarah Beckstrom is even more heartbreaking—and even more the fault of irresponsible actions of Trump administration than we even dreamed. 💔
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Read the whole story. The death of Sarah Beckstrom is even more heartbreaking—and even more the fault of irresponsible actions of Trump administration than we even dreamed. 💔
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Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Flawed people trying to do their best.” Kinda describes most of us. I guess that’s why all her work was so fully grounded in humanity. Thank you and farewell, too soon🌹
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
“Flawed people trying to do their best.” Kinda describes most of us. I guess that’s why all her work was so fully grounded in humanity. Thank you and farewell, too soon🌹
Back from vacation. Endless vistas. Skies full of stars. Like Stephen Colbert, I have never loved my country more desperately.
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Back from vacation. Endless vistas. Skies full of stars. Like Stephen Colbert, I have never loved my country more desperately.
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*extreme George Sanders voice*
Blackmail is such an . . . ugly word.
Blackmail is such an . . . ugly word.
Trump on Intel boss: "He walked in wanting to keep his job and he ended up giving us $10 billion for the United States. We do a lot of deals like that. I'll do more of them."
August 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
*extreme George Sanders voice*
Blackmail is such an . . . ugly word.
Blackmail is such an . . . ugly word.
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Below are the 30 U.S. cities with at least 100,000 residents that had the highest number of crimes against people, per 100,000, according to the latest FBI data report.
Goodness, Washington, D.C., forgot to be included!
JD Vance & Jim Jordon's Ohio makes a stellar showing. Heck of a job on crime!
Goodness, Washington, D.C., forgot to be included!
JD Vance & Jim Jordon's Ohio makes a stellar showing. Heck of a job on crime!
August 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Below are the 30 U.S. cities with at least 100,000 residents that had the highest number of crimes against people, per 100,000, according to the latest FBI data report.
Goodness, Washington, D.C., forgot to be included!
JD Vance & Jim Jordon's Ohio makes a stellar showing. Heck of a job on crime!
Goodness, Washington, D.C., forgot to be included!
JD Vance & Jim Jordon's Ohio makes a stellar showing. Heck of a job on crime!
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An accomplished director said to me, “What I love about your new book is that it reminds me to ask more questions. I’ve gotten into the bad habit of not taking the time to look into the world beyond what is on the page.” *Directing Actors 25th Anniversary Edition*
November 24, 2024 at 2:37 AM
An accomplished director said to me, “What I love about your new book is that it reminds me to ask more questions. I’ve gotten into the bad habit of not taking the time to look into the world beyond what is on the page.” *Directing Actors 25th Anniversary Edition*
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Why is Trump asking for grand jury testimony?
1. Because he knows it’s unlikely to be released and then he can blame the judge
2. Because that testimony is restricted to charges against Epstein and Maxwell and is unlikely to name clients
3. Because it generates delay and confusion.
1. Because he knows it’s unlikely to be released and then he can blame the judge
2. Because that testimony is restricted to charges against Epstein and Maxwell and is unlikely to name clients
3. Because it generates delay and confusion.
July 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Why is Trump asking for grand jury testimony?
1. Because he knows it’s unlikely to be released and then he can blame the judge
2. Because that testimony is restricted to charges against Epstein and Maxwell and is unlikely to name clients
3. Because it generates delay and confusion.
1. Because he knows it’s unlikely to be released and then he can blame the judge
2. Because that testimony is restricted to charges against Epstein and Maxwell and is unlikely to name clients
3. Because it generates delay and confusion.
Los Angeles is a diverse community, roughly 50% white. We live together in harmony. We survived the January fires stronger than ever in spirit. Many more lives would have been lost if it weren’t for our excellent early-warning system and a population that pays attention to evacuation orders.
July 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Los Angeles is a diverse community, roughly 50% white. We live together in harmony. We survived the January fires stronger than ever in spirit. Many more lives would have been lost if it weren’t for our excellent early-warning system and a population that pays attention to evacuation orders.
Pure evil.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pure evil.
This is the most disgraceful scandal of my lifetime.
We are dismantling American higher education & scientific research & health care & all the other things to fund concentration camps
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is the most disgraceful scandal of my lifetime.