Charlie Close
@charlieclose
Writer. Very short stories. Progressive politics. Progressive rock. Progress. Michigan USA. My very short stories can be found at @summergrstories.bsky.social.
With the Callais decision, Chief Justice John Roberts and the Supreme Court have effectively neutralized the Voting Rights Act, the crown jewel of the Civil Rights era.
It's almost time to publish my new collection of very short stories. I'll share a purchase link when it's available.
My member of Congress, Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan, just put this on her Facebook feed. Very frustrating.
Also, someone to consider as a cartoonist is Emily's Cartoons. She has a minimalist style that might go well with haiku. www.facebook.com/emilyscartoons
I wrote to my member of Congress, Kristin McDonald Rivet, in response to her No vote on ICE funding. Her statement is here:
The speech at Davos my Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is this image, with the United States playing the role of the shark and smaller countries playing the fish.
The New York Times home page today. The announcement of the death of Dick Cheney next to a column describing the rise of neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes.
There were protests all over the United States for Labor Day. I joined one in Flint, Michigan. By my very informal estimate there were somewhere between 200 and 500 of us waving our signs for the passing cars and listening to them honk back to us. Solidarity.
No, it was a malicious choice by those six people and the many people who put them on the bench and who back them now. Who are those backers, and what are they trying to accomplish? Mallory McMorrow has told us herself.
My wife and I aren't able to go to a rally after all. An unavoidable conflict came up. But we made signs. Here's mine. #NoKings
Me about to kiss my dog. ME: Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on... MY DOG: Some of those that work forces Are the same that plant kisses...