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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
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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
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Charles Bastille
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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
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Charles Bastille
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Now They're Using AI to Scam Fiction Writers
How a scammer used AI to pretend to be an editor at a major publishing house to try butter me up into sending him money
Aug 6
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Charles Bastille
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There Are No Whistles in Airports
ICE brings its cowardice to the skies
Aug 4
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Charles Bastille
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Rand Paul and the End of Libertarianism
Hey, Rand, how's dad these days?
Aug 2
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Charles Bastille
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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
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Charles Bastille
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July 2026
Is the Putin/Trump Axis in a Death Spiral?
Wildberries and oil and the end of the axis of evil
Jul 30
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Charles Bastille
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Vampire Elegy — Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Missing Pieces
Jul 29
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Charles Bastille
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In Praise of Barack Obama
He rose from the muck of a corrupt political machine in Chicago to become a template of grace and decency
Jul 26
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Charles Bastille
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Oh, SNAP! Now, Trump Is Shutting Down Grocery Stores
The effects of gutting the SNAP program reach further downstream than you might realize
Jul 23
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Bartz v. Anthropic Author Copyright Settlement Receives Final Approval
I just plagiarized a headline! Almost.
Jul 21
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Charles Bastille
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