Charlie Close
@charlieclose.bsky.social
Writer. Very short stories. Progressive politics. Progressive rock. Progress. Michigan USA.
Pinned
I'm at the editing stage on a new collection of very short stories that I hope to release in early 2026.
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It's amazing how so many billionaires - who have WAY more money than they could possibly need in 500 lifetimes - REALLY want to avoid paying small slivers of tax money to benefit a common good like social safety services for less fortunate countrymen within the society that made them billionaires.
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's amazing how so many billionaires - who have WAY more money than they could possibly need in 500 lifetimes - REALLY want to avoid paying small slivers of tax money to benefit a common good like social safety services for less fortunate countrymen within the society that made them billionaires.
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Let's just do this impeachment thing right now.
Nobody benefits from waiting around.
#ImpeachConvictRemove #OrangeFascistGotToGo
Nobody benefits from waiting around.
#ImpeachConvictRemove #OrangeFascistGotToGo
When your popularity is lower than low, the economy is crashing and the Epstein files are bearing down on you like a blue wave, all that's left is bluster, blunder and distraction. But none of that will save him from his inevitable date with impeachment.
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Let's just do this impeachment thing right now.
Nobody benefits from waiting around.
#ImpeachConvictRemove #OrangeFascistGotToGo
Nobody benefits from waiting around.
#ImpeachConvictRemove #OrangeFascistGotToGo
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
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Every socialist idea begins with the same simple truth: humans flourish when we care for each other. Everything else (the theory, the policies, the struggle) is just logistics.
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Every socialist idea begins with the same simple truth: humans flourish when we care for each other. Everything else (the theory, the policies, the struggle) is just logistics.
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday
I hope not because I want my rep, Kristen McDonald Rivet, to beat Casten to it. Alternatively they’re welcome to do it together with 216 of their best House friends.
@seancasten.bsky.social
So you'll start and lead impeachment proceedings? Followed by removal and criminal prosecution ?
So you'll start and lead impeachment proceedings? Followed by removal and criminal prosecution ?
This is murder. Hegseth thinks he will get away with it because the people around him are more committed to aiding and abetting his crimes than upholding the rule of law. I wouldn't take that bet if I were him, or the people around him. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I hope not because I want my rep, Kristen McDonald Rivet, to beat Casten to it. Alternatively they’re welcome to do it together with 216 of their best House friends.
"Back to normal" isn't possible. We have to create a new, better normal.
We may be able to rebuild a constitutional order in the future. But that is not guaranteed.
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Back to normal" isn't possible. We have to create a new, better normal.
Cc: Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet
- A constituent in Genesee County.
- A constituent in Genesee County.
Elliott's most glaring error is not realizing that every time Orange Pig breaks the law in broad daylight and Congressional leaders don't demand immediate impeachment it IS EXONERATION.
rejecting impeachment = endorsing his crime wave
rejecting impeachment = endorsing his crime wave
This is you telling me that Jeffries never should have impeached him at all, because it only made the fascist stronger.
It's really hard to take you seriously when you don't even agree with yourself.
It's really hard to take you seriously when you don't even agree with yourself.
November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cc: Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet
- A constituent in Genesee County.
- A constituent in Genesee County.
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A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
I'm at the editing stage on a new collection of very short stories that I hope to release in early 2026.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm at the editing stage on a new collection of very short stories that I hope to release in early 2026.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Rush
Yes
The Verve Pipe
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Rush
Yes
The Verve Pipe
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Rush
Yes
The Verve Pipe
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Rush
Yes
The Verve Pipe
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
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There is no measured way to say what I am about to say.
If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.
I do not say this lightly.
If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.
I do not say this lightly.
September 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
There is no measured way to say what I am about to say.
If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.
I do not say this lightly.
If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court.
I do not say this lightly.
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
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Elliott Erwitt, 1988
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Elliott Erwitt, 1988
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Impeachment is the start of accountability.
It's the bare minimum required by the Constitution.
It's the bare minimum required by the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Impeachment is the start of accountability.
It's the bare minimum required by the Constitution.
It's the bare minimum required by the Constitution.
This has all my favorite words in it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This has all my favorite words in it.
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Be more than thankful, be grateful.
I used to live in that space. The space where I could stop and be grateful. Not for possessions, but for my life, my wife, my kids, my family, my dear friends.
“Life is good.”
That was my silent mantra. And it was real. I carried it with me.
🧵
I used to live in that space. The space where I could stop and be grateful. Not for possessions, but for my life, my wife, my kids, my family, my dear friends.
“Life is good.”
That was my silent mantra. And it was real. I carried it with me.
🧵
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Be more than thankful, be grateful.
I used to live in that space. The space where I could stop and be grateful. Not for possessions, but for my life, my wife, my kids, my family, my dear friends.
“Life is good.”
That was my silent mantra. And it was real. I carried it with me.
🧵
I used to live in that space. The space where I could stop and be grateful. Not for possessions, but for my life, my wife, my kids, my family, my dear friends.
“Life is good.”
That was my silent mantra. And it was real. I carried it with me.
🧵
Highly recommended. An overview of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who made the famous films of the 1934 Nazi rally and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Streaming in multiple places including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3224...
Streaming in multiple places including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3224...
Riefenstahl (2024) ⭐ 7.1 | Documentary, Biography, History
1h 55m
www.imdb.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Highly recommended. An overview of German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who made the famous films of the 1934 Nazi rally and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Streaming in multiple places including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3224...
Streaming in multiple places including Amazon Prime and Apple TV.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3224...
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Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Ternopil. An apartment building where russia massacred 33 people in one strike, including 6 children.
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Just fixing this headline real quick...
NBC: After Spate of Incidents in Which Donald Trump Tried to Get His Political Enemies Murdered, Southern Republican Lawyer Declines to Pursue Prosecution of His Party Leader—Trump—In the Most Serious Criminal Case Any President Has Faced Since the Civil War
NBC: After Spate of Incidents in Which Donald Trump Tried to Get His Political Enemies Murdered, Southern Republican Lawyer Declines to Pursue Prosecution of His Party Leader—Trump—In the Most Serious Criminal Case Any President Has Faced Since the Civil War
Georgia prosecutor who took over 2020 election interference case drops charges against Trump and others
Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified, said the case was "without precedent."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just fixing this headline real quick...
NBC: After Spate of Incidents in Which Donald Trump Tried to Get His Political Enemies Murdered, Southern Republican Lawyer Declines to Pursue Prosecution of His Party Leader—Trump—In the Most Serious Criminal Case Any President Has Faced Since the Civil War
NBC: After Spate of Incidents in Which Donald Trump Tried to Get His Political Enemies Murdered, Southern Republican Lawyer Declines to Pursue Prosecution of His Party Leader—Trump—In the Most Serious Criminal Case Any President Has Faced Since the Civil War
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Great news! Connecticut governor Ned Lamont, a noted coward, has finally located his big-boy pants and signed the legislature's amazing, ambitious housing bill. Among other things, it nukes parking mandates!
Gov. Lamont signs much-debated CT affordable housing bill after vetoing previous version
The bill is Connecticut's most significant housing legislation in decades.
www.ctinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Great news! Connecticut governor Ned Lamont, a noted coward, has finally located his big-boy pants and signed the legislature's amazing, ambitious housing bill. Among other things, it nukes parking mandates!
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"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
New Brattle Report Finds Beneficial Electrification Delivers Billions in Savings to US Households Along with Significant Emissions Reductions - Brattle
Harnessing the benefits of electric technology over the last decade saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone and prevented more than
www.brattle.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
"80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."
What if this was us in the United States? It could be and should be.
Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What if this was us in the United States? It could be and should be.
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Spokane, Washington.
Spokane, Washington.
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Spokane, Washington.
Spokane, Washington.
Well worth your time.
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Well worth your time.
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JUST IN:
This is one seat that needs to be flipped Tennessee! Let’s get it done for @aftynbehn.bsky.social on Tuesday!
#VoteTN #TeamAftyn
This is one seat that needs to be flipped Tennessee! Let’s get it done for @aftynbehn.bsky.social on Tuesday!
#VoteTN #TeamAftyn
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
JUST IN:
This is one seat that needs to be flipped Tennessee! Let’s get it done for @aftynbehn.bsky.social on Tuesday!
#VoteTN #TeamAftyn
This is one seat that needs to be flipped Tennessee! Let’s get it done for @aftynbehn.bsky.social on Tuesday!
#VoteTN #TeamAftyn