Ruminato
Charles BastilleEssays, Political Rants and/or Satire, Humor, and Fiction by Charles Bastille, author of MagicLand, Psalm of Vampires, and Restive Souls
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Graham Platner’s Problems Show Us How Ethics in Politics Are Not Fair and Balanced
Photo of Graham Platner by Hannah Yoest for the Bulwark under a Creative Commons license
Last night, a flawed Democratic candidate easily won an important battleground primary to earn a chance to end septugenarean Republican Susan Collins’...
JC Delivers a Report on Trump to His Lordship
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Trigger warnings: A tad insulting to those Christians with no sense of humor. Inappropriate language from a sinless deity.
This is slowly becoming a bit of a series. It began here:
Note: Everyone in...
Wake Up and Watch Trump Sleep!
Screencap from Fox News coverage of Trump sleeping
Sometimes, an old white dude’s gotta sleep.
I know this well. The other day, whilst tending the tomatoes, I found myself on my back, fast asleep, all four limbs sticking straight up in t...
Understanding George Santos' Most Recent Criminal Buffoonery
This very short post is a true story.
Screenshot of George Santos getting ready for his Kalshi moment
One fine day in late February 2026, a man who at least half the nation thinks is certifiably insane took to the podium to deliver the S...
Only Donald Trump Could Ruin "60 Minutes" [UPDATE: Scott Pelley fired]
Base image courtesy of CBS; image smashup by author
Longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley is pissed.
In a 10 am staff meeting Monday morning, he tore into Bari Weiss, the CBS News Editor in Chief recently installed by Trump su...
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Author of MagicLand: A Novel, available at your favorite bookseller, and Psalm of Vampires, available only on Amazon (for now). Restive Souls, coming soon!
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