Charlie Close
Writer. Very short stories. Progressive politics. Progressive rock. Progress. Michigan USA.
- Reposted by Charlie CloseNotice how House Dems are attacking the one person willing to stand up for the Constitution—NOT the substance of the articles themselves. They know he's right. Great time to remind them all that they too swore oaths. Call your House representative at (202) 224-3121 to put a little fight in them.
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- Gonna nail it either way. - Denver-oh-seven
- Reposted by Charlie Closemy kingdom for anyone on the “dems should take culturally moderate positions” to explain what this actually means in practice? www.thebulwark.com/p/hard-calls...
- Reposted by Charlie CloseWhen you see how enraged the press is by the prospect of a woman using home email at work or an old man getting older, you realize what they could do when most corrupt human alive tries to end democracy in 100 days.
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- Reposted by Charlie CloseThe reason people constantly suggest that Dems "adopt moderate social positions" (which... end up not being "moderate" at all) is because they think that Dems won't lose votes by moving to the right. They are wrong in thinking this.
- Cc: @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov Vote No on GENIUS, including procedural votes. - A Michigander
- Today I wrote to my member of Congress, Kristen McDonald Rivet. Dear Congresswoman McDonald Rivet, I’m writing to ask you to publicly support the impeachment of Donald Trump and to support the impeachment measures by representatives Shri Thanedar and Al Green.
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- Reposted by Charlie CloseThe arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a warning sign of just how far Trump and his allies are willing to go to silence dissent. This is not normal. It’s authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
- Democratic senators are going along with the GENIUS crypto bill too. More scams, money laundering, and government bribes will follow. Call your senators *now* to tell them to vote No and specifically block cloture.
- Most normal children are happy with a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. But *this one child* can ask for tanks and saluting soldiers and get them.
- REQUEST FOR ACTION: Senate Democrats are getting ready to go along with a Republican cryptocurrency bill, the GENIUS Act.
- Reposted by Charlie CloseImpossible to communicate to people that once you decide that a group more vulnerable than you can be sacrificed in the name of your own safety or interests that you have already entered into an tacit agreement that you can also be sacrificed in the interests of a group less vulnerable than you.
- Reposted by Charlie CloseOne economically illiterate President is forcing a totally thoughtless trade war onto the entire world, pushing our country into a recession while increasing taxes on everyone. Congress needs to take the matches away from the President who is setting fire to the economy.
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- Reposted by Charlie CloseSunRun is now managing 75,000 residential batteries in California -- a vital source of grid flexibility as summer approaches.
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- Reposted by Charlie CloseI heard Stephen A. Smith tell CNN yesterday that "people are afraid they're going to lose their job for messing up a pronoun" and it really amazes me how many people don't realize they are awash in intentional propaganda designed to make them afraid of the wrong things and angry at the wrong people
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- Reposted by Charlie CloseI'm not sure what's the most graceful way to say this, so bear with me. Some of you have reached out for my thoughts about the planned "Harry Potter" television series set to debut on HBO next year. (long thread)
- Public office isn’t for personal profit.
- If it serves the public, Trump wants to break it.
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- Reposted by Charlie Close"MSNBC's Tom Costello claimed Friday that an air traffic controller who works at Newark airport said, ‘It is not safe. It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public. Don't fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs.’”
- Reposted by Charlie CloseI wonder how many Americans realize that Bribery is one of just two impeachable offenses specifically enumerated in the United States Constitution and the case that Donald Trump has now committed that crime dozens of times in his second term is a legal slam dunk. So shall we get started?
