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Why I’m Applying to Be an ICE Stormtrooper
It's a shocking development, but it'll make me feel good
Aug 12 • Charles Bastille
Hiding in a Catering Container Is the Ultimate Cowardly Iran War Story
The Coward-in-Chief stowed away in a food container and used the crew and press pool of Air Force One as a decoy to get splattered by Iranian missiles.
Aug 11 • Charles Bastille
Substack Perks Come to Ruminato [UPDATED]
Updated with a standalone PDF available for purchase (or to paid subscribers for free), and a full TOC for the short story collection
Aug 1 • Charles Bastille
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Why You May Need to Leave Substack
Jul 21, 2025 • Charles Bastille
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Wife Reveals "Recent Discoveries"
Jul 11, 2025 • Charles Bastille
Today’s New York Times Hit Piece on Kamala Harris Was Extraordinary Even for Them
Dec 19, 2024 • Charles Bastille
A Progress Report on the Destruction of America
Apr 1, 2025
No, Musk’s Teenage Tech Bros Can’t Rewrite the Federal Code Base in a Week
Feb 5, 2025 • Charles Bastille
Florida is Dying
Aug 19, 2024 • Charles Bastille

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Why I’m Applying to Be an ICE Stormtrooper
It's a shocking development, but it'll make me feel good
Aug 12 • Charles Bastille
Hiding in a Catering Container Is the Ultimate Cowardly Iran War Story
The Coward-in-Chief stowed away in a food container and used the crew and press pool of Air Force One as a decoy to get splattered by Iranian missiles.
Aug 11 • Charles Bastille
Get to Know Todd Blanche, Your New Attorney General
The United States under Trump's state-run personal law firm is closer to communism, Stalin-style, than anything Democratic Socialists will ever put on…
Aug 9 • Charles Bastille

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Vampire Elegy — Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Missing Pieces
Jul 29 • Charles Bastille
The First Two Chapters of Vampire Elegy and Some Fiction Promos
Chapter Three is coming soon. Catch up on the ketchup (Fake blood! Comas! Fraudsters!)
Jul 20 • Charles Bastille
Vampire Elegy — Chapter Two
Chapter Two: The Stakeout
Jul 16 • Charles Bastille

Psalm of Vampires

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MagicLand

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Essays, Political Rants and/or Satire, Humor, and Fiction by Charles Bastille, author of MagicLand, Psalm of Vampires, and Restive Souls
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