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@jeidswick.bsky.social
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Author of the James Strait mysteries: The Rabbit Skinners, When Moths Burn, and A Hole in the Head. WIP: The Bird with Three Wings. www.amazon.com/dp/B08C1NC2WM?bindin…

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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That description could describe almost any MAGA-enabling politician, and Trump especially.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mrs. 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
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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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Daddy 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Welcome to high school again.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So move there.
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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
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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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Charles Manson could have said the same thing, and it would have been just as true.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Her 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well, this fits neatly with the separation of church and state. #MAGAfascists #impeachHegseth #voteblue #midterms
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pete 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.
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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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It won't be a drubbing if people don't get out and vote, preferably in person.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Republican Party is a fascist party. That's what it means.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If only there had been a way for Schmitt & friends not to try to suborn perjury.
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barkbroke.bsky.social @barkbroke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That good ol' "OMG, my fascist colleague's attempt to criminally suborn perjury just went all wrong" look. #ericschmitt #katiebritt #trumpisacriminal #MAGAfascists #Jacksmith #voteblue
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Crouper 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
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 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...
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John Eidswick Tells All About "A Hole in the Head" His IRDA Winning Book | IndieReader
The 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.
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The 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."
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Why the ICE Raid in ‘The Pitt’ Matters
The popular HBO show took on masked federal agents causing chaos for hospital patients and personnel.
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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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The day this country is free again, that stupid ballroom is coming down.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
The 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.
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Yeah, no balanced presentation of competing ideas is reasonable when one side is fascist propagandists.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Thank you for supporting human authors.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
It’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
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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...
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The 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...
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Actually, 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
This is a dead canary in the coal mine of civilization.
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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...
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A 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)
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Trump 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I guess it's her turn to become a Fox host.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Trump 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
That they didn't comply is further evidence that Trump is attempting to cover up something especially damning about himself.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
So what is to be done about this flagrant violation of the law?
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Offensive…and redundant.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Why 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Revealing 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.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I’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...
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When Moths Burn (James Strait mysteries Book 2)
Amazon.com: When Moths Burn (James Strait mysteries Book 2) eBook : Eidswick, John: Books
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Not 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.
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The 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…
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Is “Six Seven” Really Brain Rot?
The viral phrase is easy to dismiss, but its ubiquity suggests something crucial about human nature.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
He wants connections between Democrats and Epstein exposed but still refuses to release the records. He must think his followers are absolute morons.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
In 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!
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/11/2025
Smoke, 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_mV1
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The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
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jeidswick.bsky.social @jeidswick.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Yea but what if it was an ANTIFA baby?
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