Letters from Mr. Fulbright, August 20, 2026
Wherein Screwtape's protégé reports on Natalie, Trump, and other misfits
Ruminato
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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It Is My Understanding That the Memorandum of Understanding Has EXPIRED
Why can't Trump have this kind of shelf life?
If Trump Really Wants to Tear Up the Constitution, I Have an Idea
This brief Sunday post is self explanatory
The U.S. Has Already Lost the War with China, and Not a Shot Was Fired
China discovers glueballs while the U.S. is led by screwballs
Why I’m Applying to Be an ICE Stormtrooper
It's a shocking development, but it'll make me feel good
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.
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 the table
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
There Are No Whistles in Airports
ICE brings its cowardice to the skies
Rand Paul and the End of Libertarianism
Hey, Rand, how's dad these days?
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