Sam Gridley

Author of THE BOURGEOIS ANARCHIST, THE SHAME OF WHAT WE ARE, and THE BIG HAPPINESS. (All fiction; I have trouble with the real world.)

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

Redistricting wars assume a world of left vs right, red vs blue, us vs them. The reality is our political landscape is much more nuanced. @pewresearch study takes a deep dive into America's "large, politically messy center."
https://t.co/HrDXT9FIcV

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

Pennsylvanians - & Mandalorians- want fair districts, & are happy to sign the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission.
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved.
Check our events page, visit https://t.co/ecqsk0Q8Ld, or ....

[Ellen Prentiss Campbell @ellenpcampbell]

Campbell's new book captures Hetzel family story https://t.co/rpeo3Y7dPx via @bedfordgazette

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

American voters trust independent redistricting commissions over state legislatures to draw fair congressional district lines by a more than 2-to-1 margin.
Survey research has found that Americans think of #gerrymandering on the same footing as forms of political corruption.⬇️

[Ellen Prentiss Campbell @ellenpcampbell]

Great to be talking Vanishing Point at @Politicsprose Conn Ave 6/13 at 5! Join us!

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

PA is on every short list of "top redistricting targets" as national entities look for ways to rig future district maps to gain control of Congress. Expect deep pocket national entities pouring money in PA House & Senate races in ways that hurt all PA.
https://t.co/88Wb9jcOxy

[New Door Books @NewDoorBooks]

#Philly area writers: hope to see you at this event on Wednesday.
RSVP via https://t.co/F1y6KhGMiY
#writing

[Fair Districts PA - Philly @FDPAPhilly]

June update from our data page: "131,770 Pennsylvanians have signed petitions supporting an independent commission" to end #gerrymandering.
If you haven't done so yet, go here:
https://t.co/RCqWlfdOae
#NotRedNotBlueJustFair

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

SCOTUS made clear federal guardrails are gone.
Stronger state guardrails are essential.
PA voters are waiting.
Time is running out for action on HB 31 & SB 131. @RepBradford @RepHillEvans @RepMcClinton
@SenatorPittman @SenatorDush @SenatorKimWard
https://t.co/uq9LYkRFyv

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

Fair Districts PA will be tabling at TEN local events this week, from Forest County to Philly. All could use a few more volunteers. All are fun opportunities to see PA & help build support for redistricting reform.
Find events & sign up for a shift here: https://t.co/ecqsk0Q8Ld

[New Door Books @NewDoorBooks]

What a great discussion! On “Creative Writing Life” Nathaniel Popkin & Paul Zeidman talk about a Spanish TV series, a yellow plastic typewriter, the author-editor relationship, and, oh yeah, Nathaniel’s new novel, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN.
https://t.co/W8J2s2cCKN
#writing

[Fair Districts PA @FairDistrictsPA]

@WNGdotorg asks "Can partisan #gerrymandering be fixed?"
FDPA Chair @CKuniholm, @SamWangPhD & @ABAesq
say yes.
Independent #redistricting commissions can make politicians more closely accountable to people they purport to represent.
https://t.co/KwAhsst9cS

[Fair Districts PA - Philly @FDPAPhilly]

"Constant #redistricting is a mockery of democracy, and we can no longer rely on laws to safeguard, or federal courts to defend, voters from politicians…That is why we urge the General Assembly to create an independent redistricting commission."
https://t.co/S7A385oMkk

[New Door Books @NewDoorBooks]

We'll have a table at this event to help burn off some of the fog surrounding indie book publishing.

RSVP to https://t.co/QJXccNUGgo if you're coming. Hope to see you there!

#indieauthors

[FairDistrictsPAChester @FairDisPAChestr]

⬇️⬇️This what we need in PA- at local, county & state level. @FairDistrictsPA & @LWVPA local groups are ready to help. @Committeeof70 @commoncausepa
@pachrchadvocacy @pastatenaacp @FwdPennsylvania @Penn_Foundation
⬇️⬇️ Not red not blue just fair

[New Door Books @NewDoorBooks]

ICYMI: Our latest newsletter describes how life imitated the plot of our new book.
https://t.co/rLP49fbmog

[Sam Gridley @SamGridley2]

"I do not believe the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest." -Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, 6/1/50, quoted in Heather Cox Richardson's Substack.
Was Smith naive? She was ignored for years.
https://t.co/bGxULMVexj

[Fair Districts PA - Philly @FDPAPhilly]

The bipartisan #Gerrymandering Working Group will talk about ways to reform #redistricting.
This is fine. This is good.
But we pretty much know the answers already.
Let's hope we get action, not just talk.
https://t.co/HuTJFUyiYO

[New Door Books @NewDoorBooks]

"Because let’s face it, life is a puzzle, and we’re constantly invited to put together the pieces."

@janicemdeal, interviewed by @Colorado_Review.

https://t.co/twr6WIKAKT

#indieauthor

[Fair Districts PA - Philly @FDPAPhilly]

“This #gerrymandering arms race is poised to turn into a nuclear war."
We can keep PA safe from the war by passing House Bill 31 & Senate Bill 131 to establish an independent redistricting commission.
https://t.co/T8EQFjYmVb
@PAHouseGOP @PaHouseDems