jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026That description could describe almost any MAGA-enabling politician, and Trump especially. 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mrs. Ubyivovk was also there. Cat fur crusted her multi-layered nightgown. I’d never seen her cat, but I knew it had orange fur. Sunlight glinted hot on the fat yellow curlers affixed to her nest of grey hair like chaotically placed anti-terror bollards. #WIP #antiAI #SciFi #Books #Booksky 050
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Somehow those microbes have gotten stronger and smarter." God help us if another pandemic breaks out on his watch. #pandemic #Trump #plague #fauci #RFKjr 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Daddy let out a frail whimper. I groped wildly in the darkness. Found his shoulder twisting against the wheelchair. Found his cold arm. Found his spasming chest. He called out to me. With the last of his strength, he whispered two words in my ear: Stop them. #booksky #books #booklovers #WIP 040
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“God, Dad, please! Stay with me.” A rustling noise, like water forcing its way through dry leaves, came from his throat. We passed the fifth floor. Then the fourth. The ceiling light wobbled yellow on his hair. From somewhere came a loud, metallic clank and the elevator stopped. #WIP #booksky 050
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“You want a partnership with me?” I was shocked. “Yes,” said Hemingway. “Not a partnership,” said Annabelle. I saw Hemingway’s skin pinken. He crossed his arms. “It’s sort of a partnership.” “No,” she repeated. “Jonah will 100% own the cafe." Hemingway looked at his loafers. “Okay.” #booksky #WIP 060
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Charles Manson could have said the same thing, and it would have been just as true. 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Her eyes were a pure turquoise that drew me into their beams as she smiled and extended her hand. It took me a few seconds before I extended my own. When I touched her skin, it seemed to convey a subtle electric charge. #booksky #WIP #scifi #booklovers #AI 030
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Well, this fits neatly with the separation of church and state. #MAGAfascists #impeachHegseth #voteblue #midterms 001
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Pete Hegseth, who has been rebuked by the pope and the leaders of several other churches for a stream of heretical statements (statements inconsistent with Christian theology and dogma), appoints himself the supreme authority over all chaplains serving in the US Armed Forces. 90676257
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026 “Why’s he doing that?” Panic in my voice. “A neural derivative. Completely normal. Here, he’s twitching a little, but in the Omniverse, he’s moving his whole body.” “Dad? Are you okay?” “He can’t hear you. You could hit him with a baseball bat and he wouldn’t feel it.” #booksky 050
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It won't be a drubbing if people don't get out and vote, preferably in person. 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Republican Party is a fascist party. That's what it means. 050
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If only there had been a way for Schmitt & friends not to try to suborn perjury. 000
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialbarkbroke.bsky.social @barkbroke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That good ol' "OMG, my fascist colleague's attempt to criminally suborn perjury just went all wrong" look. #ericschmitt #katiebritt #trumpisacriminal #MAGAfascists #Jacksmith #voteblue 031
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For Bobby, “literature” meant comic books or manga, words supported by lots of drawings. But we nonetheless bonded over other shared nerd pleasures: RPG history games, science fiction and martial arts movies. Bobby was the one who introduced me to “library girl porn." #WIP #authors #writer #books 020
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No more Tucson High for me. I guess I should have been like the other kids, overjoyed, whooping in the hallways as they cleared out their lockers, tossing things back and forth giddily as they crowded out the school gates—but I wasn’t. #WIP #Books #Writing #scifi 020
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The story begins twenty-two years ago, when there was still a place called the United States of America. And I was a mere teenager. Strange to say, my people, but the thing that stands out most in my memory about that day is the homeless guy who was sleeping at one of the tables. #WIP #Writing 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Crouper smiled. “Ah, sure. But President Pang is clever.” He tapped the side of his balding head with a nicotine-stained forefinger. “She's not mandating anything. Why? Because she can then deny mandating anything.” #WIP #Writers #Scifi #FuckAI 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Kindle version of my prize-winning book A HOLE IN THE HEAD will be going for a barely-there $1.99 from 9/23-9/30. #mystery #Kindle #books #thriller #immigration #FUCKICE indiereader.com/2022/06/john...indiereader.comJohn Eidswick Tells All About "A Hole in the Head" His IRDA Winning Book | IndieReaderThe third entry in the Strait mystery series, Ex-FBI special agent James Strait receives a call from his long-estranged brother, who begs him for protection from someone trying to kill him. 020
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/03/2026"There have been instances of ICE agents, either inadvertently or with the full knowledge of what they were doing, going to the cafeteria to get food and terrifying people in the hospital who saw them walking around."lnk.thebulwark.comWhy the ICE Raid in ‘The Pitt’ MattersThe popular HBO show took on masked federal agents causing chaos for hospital patients and personnel. 13332122
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 30/03/2026”Not one dime of government money going into the ballroom.” No, it’s being paid for by people illegally buying access and influence. 1464
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The day this country is free again, that stupid ballroom is coming down. 070
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026The only thing off about this strip is that MAGAs also imagine the whole world, or a vast majority of it, is actually on their side. Because Trump says his approval rate is nearly 70% and every country loves him. 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Yeah, no balanced presentation of competing ideas is reasonable when one side is fascist propagandists. 000
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/01/2026I support the protesters who seek to end dictatorship in Iran. But I also support the president who seeks to start a dictatorship in the United States. 231051154
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It’s being reported that explosions are occurring now in Caracas. It’s not certain but plausible these explosions are the opening salvo of the overthrow of a sovereign nation in a bid toward distracting the American public from Trump’s many failures and scandals. #Venezuela #fucktrump #nokings 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 03/01/2026"This was incredible. Burned through it in 3 days, couldn't put it down." -Goodreads Review #books #booklovers #thriller #mystery #smalltown #black #racism #fucktrump www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Skinn...amazon.comThe Rabbit Skinners (James Strait mysteries Book 1)Silver Medal Winner of the 2020 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards for General Mystery Fiction! FBI special agent James Strait, hailed as a national hero for stopping a major terrorist attac... 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Actually, I'd say their interest in releasing the files is based on a balancing act between what Trump wants and what their voters want. Normally those two align perfectly, but with the Epstein files, it's not so clear. At least a small minority of MAGA voters want full disclosure. 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025This is a dead canary in the coal mine of civilization. 040
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025"Eidswick masterfully navigates themes of family trauma, justice, and moral reckoning, delivering a thriller that is both relentless and profoundly affecting." #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...amazon.comA Hole in the Head (James Strait mysteries)A Hole in the Head (James Strait mysteries) [Eidswick, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Hole in the Head (James Strait mysteries) 020
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Trump finds it less politically damaging to violate the law and continue the cover-up instead of simply release whatever damning information is in there about himself. Must be pretty bad. 040
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025I guess it's her turn to become a Fox host. 100
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Trump had a choice here. Obey the law and fully disclose the contents of those records. Or defy the law and continue the cover-up. Obviously, whatever he is covering up must be pretty bad, especially when the Republicans voted for the law too. 2478
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025That they didn't comply is further evidence that Trump is attempting to cover up something especially damning about himself. 0121
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025So what is to be done about this flagrant violation of the law? 162
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Why the name change? Especially since it isn’t accompanied by any other change to format or programming. The new name isn‘t better than the old one; most would probably say it’s worse. 000
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Revealing whatever is in those files apparently would damage Trump more than the damage he is experiencing now by covering them up. It must be pretty bad. 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025I’m not good at self-promotion, shameless or otherwise, especially when it capitalizes on current events. But I wrote my novel When Moths Burn to attack the sexual exploitation of underaged girls. Trump supporters hated it. #epstein #trump #mystery #booklover www.amazon.com/When-Moths-J...amazon.comWhen Moths Burn (James Strait mysteries Book 2)Amazon.com: When Moths Burn (James Strait mysteries Book 2) eBook : Eidswick, John: Books 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Not that it should matter. This isn’t—or shouldn’t be—a political issue but one about legality and justice. But fundamentally it is about Trump and his helming the greatest scandal in the U.S. history. 060
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/11/2025“Six seven” wouldn’t exist without marketing, virality, and brain rot—but it’s not reducible to those things, Joshua Rothman writes. www.newyorker.com/culture/open-ques…newyorker.comIs “Six Seven” Really Brain Rot?The viral phrase is easy to dismiss, but its ubiquity suggests something crucial about human nature. 4232
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025He wants connections between Democrats and Epstein exposed but still refuses to release the records. He must think his followers are absolute morons. 010
jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025In 2024, Trump and MAGAs wanted fervently to release the records, claiming they were the thing that would “bring down the evil Democrat cabal.” Boy, they sure have reversed course! 140
Reposted by @jeidswick.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/11/2025Smoke, meet fire: @sbg1.bsky.social writes about the trove of Epstein e-mails and the Trump Administration’s attempts at damage control, which have only fuelled the story. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VY_mV1newyorkermag.visitlink.meThe Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump PresidencyRead the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon. 58821