Stefan Lemke
@iamawesomecake.bsky.social
I'm writing a historical fantasy vampire novel🧛🦇
I also like lifting heavy weights, watching anime and playing video games sometimes
I also like lifting heavy weights, watching anime and playing video games sometimes
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
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And who they didn't like
February 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And who they didn't like
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Ontarians. I’m BEGGING YOU. Please, for the love of all that is good. PLEASE, VOTE.
February 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Ontarians. I’m BEGGING YOU. Please, for the love of all that is good. PLEASE, VOTE.
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*stares directly into camera, specifically at all the people who told me I was being dramatic when I said they would attempt this*
This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma.
oksenate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
*stares directly into camera, specifically at all the people who told me I was being dramatic when I said they would attempt this*
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Are you paying ATTENTION, yet? 👇
Well, are you?!
Well, are you?!
January 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet? 👇
Well, are you?!
Well, are you?!
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How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
17. What is one thing you think every human being should learn how to do?
December 30, 2024 at 11:02 PM
How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
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Daily reminder that the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.
Anyway, AI has already stolen friends’ work, and is going to put other people out of work.
I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.
I do not think a political party that claims to be the party of workers in this country should be using it. Even for just a silly joke.
December 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Daily reminder that the underlying purpose of AI is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth.
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hey, favorite authors?? yes you. hey can you write more vampire books please?? yeah i'd just like vampire stories from my favorites. like where is my fonda lee vampire book. where is my freya marske vampire romance. what are yall doing if not writing vampire books.
December 26, 2024 at 11:59 PM
hey, favorite authors?? yes you. hey can you write more vampire books please?? yeah i'd just like vampire stories from my favorites. like where is my fonda lee vampire book. where is my freya marske vampire romance. what are yall doing if not writing vampire books.
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It all started with Reagan many years ago. When he deregulated the media, he gave the purveyors of lies, conspiracies, and misinformation the freedom to do and say whatever they wanted.
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
It all started with Reagan many years ago. When he deregulated the media, he gave the purveyors of lies, conspiracies, and misinformation the freedom to do and say whatever they wanted.
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AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸
December 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM
AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸
Fun! Taking a stab at five word horror stories!
Cat pee in the carpet
What was your name again?
Babe, we need to talk
Son, where are my keys?
A mountain of dirty dishes
Get this in by five
Another rejection letter from publishers
Cat pee in the carpet
What was your name again?
Babe, we need to talk
Son, where are my keys?
A mountain of dirty dishes
Get this in by five
Another rejection letter from publishers
Some five-word horror stories for Friday the 13th:
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
December 13, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Fun! Taking a stab at five word horror stories!
Cat pee in the carpet
What was your name again?
Babe, we need to talk
Son, where are my keys?
A mountain of dirty dishes
Get this in by five
Another rejection letter from publishers
Cat pee in the carpet
What was your name again?
Babe, we need to talk
Son, where are my keys?
A mountain of dirty dishes
Get this in by five
Another rejection letter from publishers
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Some five-word horror stories for Friday the 13th:
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Some five-word horror stories for Friday the 13th:
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
Running out of tea bags
Someone talking in a lift
Unexpected knock on the door
Biscuit falling into your brew
Stuck on rail replacement bus
Forgetting to take an umbrella
Missing bin day before Christmas
Say a bit about yourself
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December 11, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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I get a lot of letters from #amquerying writers that undersell their books because they don't understand the query format. The rules are esoteric, hard to find, and highly variable, so I often just recommend reading a lot of queries that worked!
Here are my favorite resources for that--🧵
Here are my favorite resources for that--🧵
December 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM
I get a lot of letters from #amquerying writers that undersell their books because they don't understand the query format. The rules are esoteric, hard to find, and highly variable, so I often just recommend reading a lot of queries that worked!
Here are my favorite resources for that--🧵
Here are my favorite resources for that--🧵
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good morning.
December 7, 2024 at 2:14 PM
good morning.
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The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.
December 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The fact that Disney bought Star Wars and bought the Muppets and haven’t done a Muppets Star Wars is a crime.
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Every other democracy on Earth is doing s better job facing down the existential threat posed by Russian election interference, disinformation, and the far right authoritarianism than the US. Why are we so uniquely bad at this? apnews.com/article/roma...
Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right...
apnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Every other democracy on Earth is doing s better job facing down the existential threat posed by Russian election interference, disinformation, and the far right authoritarianism than the US. Why are we so uniquely bad at this? apnews.com/article/roma...
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Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
November 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
If you see this, quote with your first ever anime.
Hard to say what the actual first was. I'll go with the original, GOAT isekai, Digimon Adventure 😤
Hard to say what the actual first was. I'll go with the original, GOAT isekai, Digimon Adventure 😤
November 17, 2024 at 10:55 PM
If you see this, quote with your first ever anime.
Hard to say what the actual first was. I'll go with the original, GOAT isekai, Digimon Adventure 😤
Hard to say what the actual first was. I'll go with the original, GOAT isekai, Digimon Adventure 😤
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Fun!
For my WIP:
Joseph is distant, observant and thoughtful
Janusz is cunning, charming and indulgent
Katarina is curious, headstrong, responsible
For my WIP:
Joseph is distant, observant and thoughtful
Janusz is cunning, charming and indulgent
Katarina is curious, headstrong, responsible
For our arrival, let’s have a little fun!
Describe your main character’s personality in three words. Let’s meet the heroes (and villains) of your stories!
#PopUpUnpack
Describe your main character’s personality in three words. Let’s meet the heroes (and villains) of your stories!
#PopUpUnpack
November 12, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Fun!
For my WIP:
Joseph is distant, observant and thoughtful
Janusz is cunning, charming and indulgent
Katarina is curious, headstrong, responsible
For my WIP:
Joseph is distant, observant and thoughtful
Janusz is cunning, charming and indulgent
Katarina is curious, headstrong, responsible