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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy)

@msemilyedwards.bsky.social

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She/Her. Author based in beautiful Los Angeles. Staunch woman. Links to podcasts, projects, and books: linktr.ee/msemilyedwards

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 9d

If Bluesky is on the express train to TERFtown and all the other platforms are owned by even worse human beings....

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

i always forget that the fog doesn’t kill people in THE FOG, it’s zombie leper pirates, which is, i think, a category from the white board in CABIN IN THE WOODS

a man and a woman in white coats are standing in front of a large whiteboard .

ALT: a man and a woman in white coats are standing in front of a large whiteboard .

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 6h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 9h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 4h

Sorry for the late post but!

This week on #SIlverScreenSleuths, I'm getting in the mud of 1986's THE NAME OF THE ROSE with Sean Connery and Christian Slater.

msemilyedwards.com/2025/10/14/s...

Silver Screen Sleuths: The Name of the Rose (1986)

I don’t read a lot of cozy mysteries. The genre can bother me a little bit– pick up a wrong ‘un and it can be deeply Christian and conservative, astoundingly saccharine, and naive to th…

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 9h

Morning Coffee is about the only ritual shared by 90% of American adults. And the Atlantic is like, "I don't care if it feeds you spiritually, IT HAs No nuTRitIonAL vAlUE"

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 9h

Ah yes, America. A culture built on the consumption of only things that are Pure, Beneficial, Valuable, and Logical, and easily gives up emotional crutches without any pushback.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 9h

no.

next question.

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 10h

One Special Guy is never, ever going to save you and how many f*ing elections do we have to have to test out our Special Guy Theory

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 10h

I'm starting to get weird, itchy feelings over That New Special Guy everyone is pushing for the ME race and I'm settling in for everything to turn out very, very badly

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 10h

oh

my

GOD

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 11h

Do you know how long those old bats LIVE up there? They're preserved by low temperatures, booze, and spite. [complimentary]

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 11h

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11h

I've said this before, but one of the more striking things about the current generation of righties is that they really show no sign of understanding that there's a world *beyond* their screens, beyond owning & being owned on social media. A real world, with real people & real problems.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 11h

even the weirdest leftie isn't as terminally online as the average FB rightwinger

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 12h

Someone has a 71 corvette stingray for sale and it’s only $14,000 and I just screamed

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 12h

I look up free landscaping supplies on Facebook Marketplace and once again they’re trying to now sell me classic cars

According to the algorithm I am a Baby Boomer Dad

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Daniel M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 14h

give me your most hinged, apologetic, milquetoast, agreeable, universal opinion.

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 12h

I think it’s good to say please and thank you

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 13h

Imagine being so reprehensible Kavanaugh, Thomas, Gorsuch, Coney Barrett, Alito, and Robert’s won’t stick up for you www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

www.nbcnews.com

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 14h

I literally went here on a field trip in the 5th grade and the tour tried to convince us that coal power was clean energy. I also didn't get my earplugs situated correctly before the tour started and suffered hearing damage.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule.

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

grist.org/energy/new-e...

#Coal #Energy #Solar #Wind #Climate

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

grist.org

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 14h

The *least* cynical thought I have about the "Trump" brokered peace deal in Gaza is that he's just auditioning for next year's Nobel Peace Prize and if he doesn't get it, God save us all.

Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 14h

Israel didn’t sign a peace deal, Netanyahu agreed to a brief cooldown period to deter international criticism and will go right back to slaughtering people as soon as we look away

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 14h

i, frankly, think you have to be a gullible idiot if you think any peace deal “brokered” by Trump us in any way lasting and won’t just be thrown away as soon as someone realizes not enough Palestinians have been obliterated to build their dream vacation resort

Axios @axios.com · 1d

Former Presidents Biden and Clinton praised President Trump today for the Gaza peace deal.

Biden, Clinton praise Trump for Gaza peace deal

Biden said he commends Trump and his team, and Clinton said they "deserve great credit."

www.axios.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18h

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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👻SAAAAAAAAHHHHHHvik Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 1d

THIS!!!

No, ACA isn’t perfect, but just straight up repealing it would kill a LOT of people.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

I like to remind people about lifetime limits and the refusal of insurers to sell coverage to people with preexisting conditions.

The ACA has issues. But those 2 things alone make it worth saving and fixing.

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 2d

Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.

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i'm just patrick, deep down @ouisequitur.bsky.social · 1d

my Garfield is JAMES

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 2d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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