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Full time author. Buena Vista, CO. SFWA/CODEX. Find me at www.thomaskcarpenter.com
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A very important story. Pam Hemphill, who is a hero, was disinvited from a rally because the organizers would not “forgive” her. This is how oppositions fail reedgalen.substack.com/p/dear-rally...

Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher. I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.

The thing about the Padilla incident is this: when are we going to see the Epstein files?

Reuters: JUDGE ORDERS CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD RETURNED TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S CONTROL - COURT RULING

Free speech is not a crime — full stop.

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

This country has gone mad. ABC News paid a historic bribe to Dictator Trump—begging him not to destroy it—and has now let go a beloved, celebrated journalist for... ...an *accurate tweet* whose accuracy is *confirmed* by *all prior reporting* on the life and times of Stephen Miller. We are lost.

My fantasy book campaign ends tomorrow! The Winding Road: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq

Important news for fans of Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social. In short, Apex was screwed by the bankruptcy of the parent of Diamond Book Distributors, who placed their books in retail stores. This hits my fiction hard. Please read and share this thread. 1/ www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

Check and MATE! Your move, robot.

Quick UPDATE for #TheDeerIsMessedUP — we're so close to 40%!! Can you help us get to the finish line??? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

In these times when LGBTQ+ rights are under attack, I'm hoping you check out the Kickstarter for my latest fantasy novel. It’s got a diverse cast and is a chance to support a queer author & get a new read months before it hits retail! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq

Crows, fae, and strong LGBTQ rep. #booksky #lgbtq

He is acting exactly like a dictator and America does not suffer dictators

Fae creatures stalk the streets of a college town... My new contemporary fantasy novel has launched and I'm so excited! Please check out The Winding Road on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky 📚💙

Re-upping this one. It really did help.

The Socks & Sorcery Kickstarter is the Featured Project for the ENTIRE Kickstarter site!!! We're super excited. This project has 12 authors & 8 yarn dyers. Check it out if you love books or knitting, but especially if you love both! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue...

It's alive... ALLLLIIIVE!!!! #TheDeerIsMessedUP #horror #booksky Come check out @probablyharmless.bsky.social and my epic horror anthology—full of messed up deer! 🔥🦌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

My new contemporary fantasy novel—based loosely on Thomas the Rhymer—launches on Kickstarter next week! I’d appreciate it if people would click and follow the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky 📚💙

Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...

After less than 11 hours, the special edition Kickstarter for the Memoirs of Lady Trent is at $65,000 on the nose! Two stretch goals down; two to go . . . www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

All of my bookish, fiber arts peeps, head to Kickstarter to check out the Socks and Sorcery campaign! I have a book in one of the surprise boxes, with yarn dyed to match. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue... #booksky

My latest newsletter is out. If you haven’t done so already, please subscribe. It’s free, and it’s the best way to hear directly from me, stay connected, and updated on what I’m doing. kenliu.name/mailing-list/

I was interviewed about my cozy corgi Pride Street mysteries for the terrific Cozy Up to Crime limited ebook StoryBundle: www.knottedroadpress.com/cozy-up-to-c... #booksky 📚💙

This is worth reading www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!!

Socks & Sorcery: Spellbinding Stories & Exclusive Sock Yarns A monthly subscription collector's box for knitting and fantasy book lovers. #kickstarter @kickstarter.com #fantasybooks #knitting #crafting www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue...

“He is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin. When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him. There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.” Sen. Jon Ossoff

Here's the first U.S. citizen who is a political prisoner under the Trump regime. My new article about how Trump is now arresting US citizens who dare defy him: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/heres-the-...