RED SCREEN on Humble
In this unsettling short story, a city detective interrogates a deranged plumber who just murdered his wife, only to discover something far more insidious.
"RED SCREEN" is available in eBook format exclusively from Humble Bundle for one week only starting September 9th. Humble Bundle is a digital content retailer that builds charitable donations into each and every sale. Since 2010, The Humble Community has contributed over 199 million dollars to causes across the globe. In this special solo offering, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the ACLU, a charity handpicked by Stephen King.
Get "RED SCREEN" Now
"RED SCREEN" is available in eBook format exclusively from Humble Bundle for one week only starting September 9th. Humble Bundle is a digital content retailer that builds charitable donations into each and every sale. Since 2010, The Humble Community has contributed over 199 million dollars to causes across the globe. In this special solo offering, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the ACLU, a charity handpicked by Stephen King.
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A King story, with all the money going to charity. An excellent idea. Going to buy a copy now.
Bill wrote: "A King story, with all the money going to charity. An excellent idea. Going to buy a copy now."yhe ACLU isn't a real charity....maybe the ASPCA....or Catholic Charities, or the House of Ruth...but the ACLU..c'mon.....its an organization that doesn't have any charitable benefits..
Robert wrote: "Bill wrote: "A King story, with all the money going to charity. An excellent idea. Going to buy a copy now."yhe ACLU isn't a real charity....maybe the ASPCA....or Catholic Charities, or the House o..."So where does the money go ?
The ACLU is a non-profit (and receives no government funding) and they take pro bono cases so I believe that counts as charitable benefits.
Tressa23 wrote: "The ACLU is a non-profit (and receives no government funding) and they take pro bono cases so I believe that counts as charitable benefits."Thanks for clearing that up.
THe ALCU isa 501(c)4 organization. Donations are not tax deductible Being such does not equate to being a charity. It is a non profit. THis is the group that does lopsided litigation on only certain issues dealing with theBill of RIghts. It is a membership organization.
The ALCU Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization that deals in selective litigation focusing more on education.
The reason for the split is twofold---political action is permissible for the ALCU vs the ALCU foundation and the ALCU was designed to support the Bill of Rights and therefore if it were a full charitable non profit, would have to follow thru on it as opposed to its warped defintion of the 2a in recent years, ( though they have enabled individuals to regain weapons seized by the gov't)
ALCU Foundation has a more limited defined scope....So King doesn't discriminate which group will get the money. The latter is closer to a true charity than the former
Robert wrote: "THe ALCU isa 501(c)4 organization. Donations are not tax deductible Being such does not equate to being a charity. It is a non profit. THis is the group that does lopsided litigation on only cert..."
I assume King must have a reason for supporting them.
He's probably referring to the foundation....great writer, but otherwise an idiot...all the way to the bank
it's a short story, so he probably only mentions Donald Trump 3 times. So, that'll be a nice change.
An amazing writer, I admire his stories. I just wish he weren't on Twitter writing stupid things all the time.
Robert wrote: "THe ALCU isa 501(c)4 organization. Donations are not tax deductible Being such does not equate to being a charity. It is a non profit. THis is the group that does lopsided litigation on only cert..."
Humble Bundle states that this money is in fact going to The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. "For nearly 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has been our nation's guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. Whether it's achieving full equality for LGBT people, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age of widespread government surveillance, ending mass incarceration, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach. With more than 2 million members, activists, and supporters, the ACLU is a nationwide organization that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., to safeguard everyone's rights."
But far be it from me to muck up your ill-informed, proselytizing, and error-ridden drivel. And "Catholic Charities", seriously?! They apply their draconian fundamentalist social policies to their "charity" programs, therefore refusing to support anyone who is LGBTQ+ (look up 'Salvation Army same-sex benefits 9/11' and see what kind of horrid work they've done in the name of their "religion") and they lie to, harass, and abuse pregnant women who plan on or are thinking about having an abortion (see: CPCs). Or how Catholic Social Services prohibits LGBTQ+ people from adopting. Children are unnecessarily suffering from the effects of their religious idiocy. Back to LGBTQ+ people, Catholic Charities specifically stopped providing health insurance to all of its employees to avoid giving benefits to one gay spouse and several of their locations shut down all adoption services to avoid complying with a requirement that they could no longer receive state money if they turned away same-sex couples. And that doesn't even touch on how the Roman Catholic Church has - for at least hundreds of years - sheltered pedophiles who sexually abuse children.
The words "Catholic" and "charities" do not belong in the same sentence together. They use their tax exemption status to bring about real evil - like the blind hatred of those who love consensually - in the name of their god. They are most certainly not charitable and they should never be granted special status as though they are. The ACLU actively helps and protects people who are being harmed by "Catholic Charities" and other similar, "faith-based" organizations.
The original comment made here was that he was contributing to a charity--the ACLU. its not a charitable organization...its a membership organization. And, this isn't humble bumble its good reads. You don't like my examples, fine, I could have named dozens of others. Have a nice day..
Robert I think you should actually read what the irs has to say:nternal Revenue Code section 501(c)(4) provides for the exemption of two very different types of organizations with their own distinct qualification requirements. They are:
Social welfare organizations: Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, and
you see in the eyes of the irs there are in fact 2 aclu's. The Lobbyists and the Foundation. In fact here is the ACLU Website to get your tax exemption paperwork.
https://action.aclu.org/give/make-tax...
Stephen, I wish you wouldn't do this. Some of your loyal readers can't afford all these different channels, and even e-readers, for that matter. :( Still loyal to all of your books though!
anna the book on humble bundle was name your own price. You could literally buy it for $0.01
AnnaMcLeod wrote: "Oh really? Is it still available?"it is not at the moment but he frequently has stuff cheap on humble bundle heres the link
https://www.humblebundle.com/books
I look forward to reading this someday in a Stephen H King collection of his little stories. Yes sir.
Bob wrote: "I look forward to reading this someday in a Stephen H King collection of his little stories. Yes sir."You reference Stephen H King in a couple of your comments. You don't seem to understand that this author, Stephen (Edward) King is NOT Stephen H King.
Robert wrote: "The original comment made here was that he was contributing to a charity--the ACLU. its not a charitable organization...its a membership organization. And, this isn't humble bumble its good reads. ..."The links in the post on which you were commenting - without providing any info to back up your opinions - went to Humble Bundle, which is why I started my comment with "Humble Bundle states that this money is...".
But, I guess you'd have to be paying attention and actually reading to see that.
This thread has long since died, thankfully, but you should know that when you comment without first reading what you're replying to and - just as importantly - proofreading what you wrote in reply, you just make a fool of yourself.
The comment posted on good reads...and more importantly, people who comment solely on proofreading often have no value to add to conversations. The ACLU is NOT a 501c3 charitable organization..look it up....
Robert wrote: "The comment posted on good reads...and more importantly, people who comment solely on proofreading often have no value to add to conversations. The ACLU is NOT a 501c3 charitable organization..look..."Again, you're not "listening" (reading).
The comment is regarding his link to his project's Humble Bundle, which is linked and referenced multiple times on this post.
Unless you did not read any of his post except for the letters "ACLU" and "charity" and promptly had an aneurism...
Robert wrote: "The comment posted on good reads...and more importantly, people who comment solely on proofreading often have no value to add to conversations. The ACLU is NOT a 501c3 charitable organization..look..."Because you seem to be completely unaware of where you are, what you're doing, and what you're saying, this is the thread to which all of your nonsense is written in response:
"RED SCREEN on Humble
In this unsettling short story, a city detective interrogates a deranged plumber who just murdered his wife, only to discover something far more insidious.
"RED SCREEN" is available in eBook format exclusively from Humble Bundle for one week only starting September 9th. Humble Bundle is a digital content retailer that builds charitable donations into each and every sale. Since 2010, The Humble Community has contributed over 199 million dollars to causes across the globe. In this special solo offering, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the ACLU, a charity handpicked by Stephen King.
Get "RED SCREEN" Now
View more on Stephen King's website »"
There are at least two links to the Humble Bundle on there.
And it's frankly hilarious that you think "people who comment solely on proofreading often have no value to add to conversations" when your entire word-vomit is strictly based on semantics and has no value whatsoever. You just disagree with the forms of freedom the ACLU fights for. Big deal. Disagree elsewhere. I'm sure you can find someone to disagree with about the curvature of the Earth or the immediacy of climate change, can't you?
