Emily J. Edwards
@msemilyedwards.bsky.social
She/Her. Mystery/Noir author based in Los Angeles. I write staunch women in funny books. Words in Gourmet (rip), LA Mag, Popsugar, Bristol Noir, Pistol Jim, Punk Noir, others. Newsletter + Links: linktr.ee/msemilyedwards
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I have tons of new people following me, so I should do one of these:
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm an author (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...), podcaster (podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...) & writer. I try to make people laugh. I write about sleuths in a newsletter: msemilyedwards.com/blog/
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
wait is the gop turning on stephen miller? the “bad advice” line is telling
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on CNN: “I think the death of Americans, what we're seeing on TV, it's causing deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability. Americans don't like what they're seeing right now. … [Trump’s] getting bad advice right now.”
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 AM
wait is the gop turning on stephen miller? the “bad advice” line is telling
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Mamdani is six years younger than me and just reading this post made me tired and my knees hurt
Truly under-appreciated advantage of electing young folks is that they actually have the energy to lead
Truly under-appreciated advantage of electing young folks is that they actually have the energy to lead
Mamdani made a 90 sec. video discussing when and how the roads would be plowed, crediting the workforce that makes it possible, reminding owners they must shovel, reminding trash may be delayed, saying there’d be a decision about school by noon, and telling kids it’s fine to hit him with snowballs.
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Mamdani is six years younger than me and just reading this post made me tired and my knees hurt
Truly under-appreciated advantage of electing young folks is that they actually have the energy to lead
Truly under-appreciated advantage of electing young folks is that they actually have the energy to lead
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Anyway if your fear is that very wealthy people are BANKROLLING this, perhaps you will be interested in a billionaire wealth tax?
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Anyway if your fear is that very wealthy people are BANKROLLING this, perhaps you will be interested in a billionaire wealth tax?
a problem is that Anne Frank’s diary was not a story. that was not fiction. it was edited by her family to make it easier for you to understand she was a real little girl with nothing you could dislike about her but still you call it a story.
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 11:52 PM
a problem is that Anne Frank’s diary was not a story. that was not fiction. it was edited by her family to make it easier for you to understand she was a real little girl with nothing you could dislike about her but still you call it a story.
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Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
“mr rogers didn’t tell us how to handle this”
my friend, mr rogers is for people before kindergarten. you’re forty. there were a lot of learning opportunities in those 35 years.
my friend, mr rogers is for people before kindergarten. you’re forty. there were a lot of learning opportunities in those 35 years.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
“mr rogers didn’t tell us how to handle this”
my friend, mr rogers is for people before kindergarten. you’re forty. there were a lot of learning opportunities in those 35 years.
my friend, mr rogers is for people before kindergarten. you’re forty. there were a lot of learning opportunities in those 35 years.
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A load of my followed and followers are still following @altnps.bsky.social - they are fake grifters!
Following everyone who follows you is a really bad idea, and will sometimes get you blocked by extension!
Following everyone who follows you is a really bad idea, and will sometimes get you blocked by extension!
Once again begging people to stop following this grifting AltNPS account. They quite frankly should be banned for being nothing more than liberal Qanon
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A load of my followed and followers are still following @altnps.bsky.social - they are fake grifters!
Following everyone who follows you is a really bad idea, and will sometimes get you blocked by extension!
Following everyone who follows you is a really bad idea, and will sometimes get you blocked by extension!
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All politicians do performative acts of service.
Some choose to do pull-ups with soldiers while calling them "war fighters" and ignoring all of their worth and value other than hate and killing.
Some choose to participate in homeless sweeps, and revel in throwing away what little people have left.
Some choose to do pull-ups with soldiers while calling them "war fighters" and ignoring all of their worth and value other than hate and killing.
Some choose to participate in homeless sweeps, and revel in throwing away what little people have left.
Zohran out there with the people rolling up his sleeves 👇🏽
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
All politicians do performative acts of service.
Some choose to do pull-ups with soldiers while calling them "war fighters" and ignoring all of their worth and value other than hate and killing.
Some choose to participate in homeless sweeps, and revel in throwing away what little people have left.
Some choose to do pull-ups with soldiers while calling them "war fighters" and ignoring all of their worth and value other than hate and killing.
Some choose to participate in homeless sweeps, and revel in throwing away what little people have left.
one of my favorite things to have happened since 2020 is recklessly and freely telling my friends i love them
tell everyone
tell everyone
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
one of my favorite things to have happened since 2020 is recklessly and freely telling my friends i love them
tell everyone
tell everyone
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Congress could end the reign of terror ICE is bringing to our cities but people like Susan Collins are refusing to stand up to this president.
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Congress could end the reign of terror ICE is bringing to our cities but people like Susan Collins are refusing to stand up to this president.
if you are outside of the United States, i want you to think about **who benefits** from telling you that no one is fighting back, that everyone is scared, and that this will be our forever
they are
we aren’t
it won’t be
they are
we aren’t
it won’t be
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
if you are outside of the United States, i want you to think about **who benefits** from telling you that no one is fighting back, that everyone is scared, and that this will be our forever
they are
we aren’t
it won’t be
they are
we aren’t
it won’t be
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Breaking: Multiple news outlets simultaneously concede reality real.
Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents
See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.
www.wsj.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Breaking: Multiple news outlets simultaneously concede reality real.
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Reminder for everyone. If you're shoveling snow and you start sweating and feeling light-headed, STOP AT ONCE AND GO INSIDE AND REST.
January 25, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Reminder for everyone. If you're shoveling snow and you start sweating and feeling light-headed, STOP AT ONCE AND GO INSIDE AND REST.
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
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Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
they shot a VA nurse
i’m still not getting over that they shot a guy who rendered medical help to soldiers
all these Proud Boy wannabe troops invading an American city and killing a guy who helped people who served
i’m still not getting over that they shot a guy who rendered medical help to soldiers
all these Proud Boy wannabe troops invading an American city and killing a guy who helped people who served
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
they shot a VA nurse
i’m still not getting over that they shot a guy who rendered medical help to soldiers
all these Proud Boy wannabe troops invading an American city and killing a guy who helped people who served
i’m still not getting over that they shot a guy who rendered medical help to soldiers
all these Proud Boy wannabe troops invading an American city and killing a guy who helped people who served
do you know how agonizing it is to have things in common with libertarians
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
do you know how agonizing it is to have things in common with libertarians
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This is not "they're fake Christians". Blasphemy is exactly the word. This is what taking the Lord's name in vain means.
There is Christ and there is Empire. They have chosen the side of Empire.
There is Christ and there is Empire. They have chosen the side of Empire.
Any church that proclaims that one may be a righteous DHS agent in this climate, that what this admin is doing is aligned with God’s will, is a blasphemy and false gospel.
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This is not "they're fake Christians". Blasphemy is exactly the word. This is what taking the Lord's name in vain means.
There is Christ and there is Empire. They have chosen the side of Empire.
There is Christ and there is Empire. They have chosen the side of Empire.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
not only can you subscribe to PBS+ for less money than ad-free rightwing Paramount+ but you can watch a multi-hour documentary about the American Revolution that will guide you through our horrible times
time for ken burns: the american revolution and it begins with thomas paine quotes
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
not only can you subscribe to PBS+ for less money than ad-free rightwing Paramount+ but you can watch a multi-hour documentary about the American Revolution that will guide you through our horrible times
does anyone super famous want to slap their name on my books with me so i can get something published
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
does anyone super famous want to slap their name on my books with me so i can get something published