Lawyer trying to transform public defense. Author of The Price of Mercy ( www.emilygalvinalmanza.com ). Can drive a truck and trailer through places you shouldn't. Personal account, personal opinions.https://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mux4hqmrbk26Iowa City, I'm coming home! Huge thanks to the Gazette for this lovely and insightful coverage of Andromeda Diaz! https://www.thegazette.com/lifestyles/entertainment/past-as-public-defender-inspires-iowa-city-native-s-new-book/article_56b72fce-80d3-4bb4-8f99-2266ddeea199.html07 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux4hqmrbk26https://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mux3gza4332oI don't know why we don't use positions on education policy as more of a barometer for a party /politicians' real intent. The people who want to defund and strip education are afraid of a populace that can poke holes in their ideas. They want to end meaningful democracy. Y punto.07 Sep 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux3gza4332ohttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mux3cb5crc2oPUB DAY IS TOMORROW!!!! Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt by Emily Galvin Almanza: 9798217273218 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books https://share.google/0KINCUYG8tybYbUo2 https://PenguinRandomHouse.com07 Sep 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux3cb5crc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mun5eob5is2sThis was really fun to do and to talk about and yes you should let me teach your children how to invoke their rights :-) (And preorder the book) https://www.mvtimes.com/2026/09/02/from-public-defender-to-childrens-book-author/03 Sep 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun5eob5is2shttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mui3v575xk2xHorrifying, thorough, massively important piece of reporting in our increasingly carceral country https://inthesetimes.com/article/investigation-prison-abolition-invasive-humiliating-routine-violence-incarceration-women-strip-searches01 Sep 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui3v575xk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mtaecf7z7k2oI'm at it again on @meidastouch.com tonight at 8 eastern... hope you'll join us! https://www.youtube.com/live/mC5cXn8GlRU?si=8WruWb8ZC4P7Shc_16 Aug 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaecf7z7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mswfi357fc2qI'll take three [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswfi357fc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3msimyp4yj22kWait how many people total have we arrested around and involved with the (non) reflecting pool? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimyp4yj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3msimx75lp22kI agree that the choice to use AI advertising indicates a business is prone to shortcuts in a way that freaks me right out of a restaurant. But also.. AI food is really unappetizing? Somehow? Just looks too glossy and plasticky and gross? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimx75lp22khttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3msimirzv3c2kOh no the prior jobs numbers weren't real who could have seen that coming07 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimirzv3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mrvpljeids2wBooks that are not about public defense but that are really useful if you're a public defender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWi9sqjm_Bk31 Jul 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvpljeids2whttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mqdpl3fizk2mTennessee. I'm telling you. https://www.theveritasedit.com/thenotebook/the-women-we-study-jerri-green11 Jul 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdpl3fizk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3moxzfmdlb22lThe NYT games accept Rani as a word but not Raja. Imam but not Virgo. Both Mama and Mamma but only Nana, not Nanna. There are a million of these spots where I can find no internal consistency or governing rule and it's driving me NUTS23 Jun 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxzfmdlb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3modiukgc7k2lAre you guys following the Tennessee gubernatorial? Not enough people are. Looking at primary turnout and some wild shifts left, the current chief defender of Shelby County may actually have a shot to become governor of the state. Blue Tennessee. Worth checking out. youtu.be/p8uo718P1JE https://youtu.be/p8uo718P1JE15 Jun 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3modiukgc7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mo7tlqrqbc2jI was really enjoying watching this game tonight, but then I remembered that I bring incredibly bad basketball luck so I left about 20 minutes ago and everyone in New York can feel free to thank me now14 Jun 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7tlqrqbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mnzd6xlxoc2yGuys, it's my TRUE CRIME debut on The Knife! And it was personal and intense and... I'm so so so glad I got to do it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-knife-a-true-crime-podcast/id1799759174?i=100077216937011 Jun 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzd6xlxoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mnxydzjqis2eDon't mind me I'll just be watching world cup videos and crying bc it's so moving to me that the world came here in spite of how we are. And they're finding things to love, too. Not in our fancy coastal cities but in Kansas and Alabama and all their videos are SO BEAUTIFUL11 Jun 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxydzjqis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mncwhzdd3c2pIf you've been waiting to order The Price of Mercy, now's your chance! There's a $1.99 Kindle special happening *just for the next couple of days* so act fast and tell your friends. (Or a benighted lawmaker. Or mayor. Or whatever) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763496/the-price-of-mercy-by-emily-galvin-almanza/02 Jun 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncwhzdd3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/galvinalmanza.bsky.social/post/3mkq7wp2r2s22Take a break from doomscrolling for me to tell you about how the theft crimes you hear about are literally the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what is actually being stolen and by whom.30 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:fpbtkazfnvmv7dnf6vwi2qad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq7wp2r2s22