Sam Stemler

Writer, wanderer, weirdo, unapologetic. New book, Soldier Sons #darkfantasy #militaryfantasy;

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

“Tax breaks, corporate welfare—we make it so much easier for Amazon to just grow and grow, and yes, the prices are lower, but we’re paying for those in so many other ways with our tax dollars.”
https://t.co/iLrEtjtvib

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

In the future when ppl say the parties are the same, I'm gonna point to this (and about 100 other similar stunts). Republicans lining up to invalidate votes. Y'know, dissolving democracy. Not. the. Same. At all. Smfh

[CNN @CNN]

Rep. Mike Johnson, a close Trump ally, sent an email from a personal email account to every House Republican soliciting signatures for an amicus brief in the longshot Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate electoral college votes from GA, MI, PA and WI https://t.co/it5WF3ZhbX

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

In school we read about elections in curropt countries, where voters faced violence from the state, votes thrown out, hour-long lines... but WE were a stable democracy.
Yeah.
I think it's time to call America what it is.

[Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip]

Police use pepper-spray on protesters — including children — marching to polls in NC https://t.co/r5l7iRfLDU

[The Chicago Alliance @CAARPRNow]

If you have never heard of Homan Square you can *START* by reading this article. As you read be aware of and honor the consistent applied pressure of Black and brown survivors and organizers in Chicago for this information to be made public.
https://t.co/sBelLJtjri

[𝙷𝚎𝚢𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚎 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚜 @HeyJamie]

Save this chart to your 📱 !

This emotion wheel comes in handy more often than you think while writing!

#writingtips

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Every police department violating people's civil rights must be stripped of federal funding.

[Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura @arnesa_kustura]

“But what about rape and domestic violence, don’t we need cops for that?”

In my 5+ years as a domestic violence counselor, there was not one instance where I saw a victim of either sexual assault, rape, or domestic violence get the help they needed by the police.

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

@PhillyD @JeffRussoWKBW This is appalling. Just. Appalling.

[Seth Rogen @Sethrogen]

Again, if they’re doing this to old white men ON camera, imagine what the fuck is happening off camera.

[AJ ❄️ @Levance_]

Know the difference.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

What will the book industry look like on the other side of the pandemic?

Right now, many bookstores only have two options for selling books: https://t.co/7n2E4YBTpl

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Inside the bookselling operation that managed to offer a tactile, interpersonal buying experience without paying a dime for retail space https://t.co/dKEutYlkTD

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

"Thinking of other people, or thinking about the “bigger things” makes us forget ourselves, to an extent, which helps suppress those defensive feelings that lead us to ignore good advice."
https://t.co/41UG3y5d0Y

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

The flu vs corona virus-- this explains soo much. "We have to compare counted deaths to counted deaths, not counted deaths to statistical estimates.... coronavirus killed between 9.5 and 44 times more people than seasonal flu." https://t.co/VXfeHrSOBr

[George Pitts @GeorgePitts_]

Christ.

Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson (Mountain on Game of Thrones) has just broke Eddie Hall's deadlift world record.

501kgs. 1,104lbs. 🏋️‍♂️🤯

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

To keep Amazon, Walmart etc. from exploiting this situation and further tightening a monopoly, Supporting competitors --the smaller the better--is now more important than ever. There are thousands of competitors, order from literally anywhere else! https://t.co/2BRuKGRNjH

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

"Is a marriage apocalypse coming? Looking at current trends, it’s already here... The hegemony of formal marriage over relationships is ending."
https://t.co/x2zNq8BMZ0

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter over Paradise fire https://t.co/QZmYaouOWj

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

Mastiff puppy! They start out so tiny!

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

In honor of #NationalPuppyDay, please reply with a pic of your puppy (all dogs are puppies). Let’s make the greatest thread of all time ❤️

[Sam Stemler @samstemler]

"between 1500 and 1700, when it became common for characters to pause in the middle of the action, launching into monologues as they struggled with conflicting desires, contemplated the motives of others, or lost themselves in fantasy"
https://t.co/Mdn0j89H2G