Cosmic Charlie
@emarbach.bsky.social
I’m a collagist who feels strongly that Democracy must survive in America, somehow.
UK is so short of dentists that an MP has told parliament his 87yr old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers. UK has 1k of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam the slots for which are so oversubscribed they say it’s like trying to book Glastonbury tix.
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
UK is so short of dentists that an MP has told parliament his 87yr old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers. UK has 1k of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam the slots for which are so oversubscribed they say it’s like trying to book Glastonbury tix.
Observers referred to the document as National Security Council Report (NSC) 88 and noted that it could have been written in just 14 words. White supremacists use 88 to refer to Adolf Hitler and “fourteen words” to refer to a popular white supremacist slogan.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Observers referred to the document as National Security Council Report (NSC) 88 and noted that it could have been written in just 14 words. White supremacists use 88 to refer to Adolf Hitler and “fourteen words” to refer to a popular white supremacist slogan.
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
Did you open Spotify this week. I was surely surprised about my top songs.
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Did you open Spotify this week. I was surely surprised about my top songs.
Hmm. Ghislaine Maxwell is filing a habeas petition challenging her incarceration PRO SE (no lawyers). I guess even David Markus has his limits? Incidentally, she's worried that the release of the Epstein files would be devastating to her case.
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Mr. Karp, once a critic of Mr. Trump’s, said that the president cared about two issues, “immigration and restoring the deterrent capacity of America,” and said any suggestion that Mr. Trump was a fascist was “stupid.” With Hegseth, Patel and Noem at the helm we must be less safe than under Biden!
December 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Mr. Karp, once a critic of Mr. Trump’s, said that the president cared about two issues, “immigration and restoring the deterrent capacity of America,” and said any suggestion that Mr. Trump was a fascist was “stupid.” With Hegseth, Patel and Noem at the helm we must be less safe than under Biden!
Still shocking even though I know I shouldn’t be shocked anymore.
What is wrong with these people
Megyn Kelly--net worth: approximately $60 million--believes our purported Venezuelan enemies should suffer slow, agonizing deaths at sea.
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Still shocking even though I know I shouldn’t be shocked anymore.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
This article in no way gives any answer to why except that he wants to give wisely. It sounds like Trump, who stole from his charitable trust, he just doesn’t want to give at all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
This article in no way gives any answer to why except that he wants to give wisely. It sounds like Trump, who stole from his charitable trust, he just doesn’t want to give at all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
This article in no way gives any answer to why except that he wants to give wisely. It sounds like Trump, who stole from his charitable trust, he just doesn’t want to give at all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
This article in no way gives any answer to why except that he wants to give wisely. It sounds like Trump, who stole from his charitable trust, he just doesn’t want to give at all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I used to think Republicans fell in line because they feared Trump would attack them in a primary election. Now, I realize it's much worse. They are physically afraid of Trump's supporters and the risk of violence.
For the grammarians amongst us who just went home and their 80+ year old mom corrected your English.
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
For the grammarians amongst us who just went home and their 80+ year old mom corrected your English.
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“The only decent Black Friday sale out there.” — Juan Orlando Hernández
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“The only decent Black Friday sale out there.” — Juan Orlando Hernández
It’s crack vs cocaine 2.0
Juan Orlando Hernández was selling coke the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
It’s crack vs cocaine 2.0
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Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
Russia’s plan in a nutshell!
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Russia’s plan in a nutshell!
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"Quiet, Piggy"
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Quiet, Piggy"
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Crockett on MTG resigning: "Honestly, I was like, you got to be kidding. You're on the other side of the president for one week and you can't take the heat? Imagine what it is to sit in my shoes."
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January. It is extremely unusual for a member of Congress to up and leave in the middle of a term, barring an illness or some extenuating circumstance that makes it impossible to carry on. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January. It is extremely unusual for a member of Congress to up and leave in the middle of a term, barring an illness or some extenuating circumstance that makes it impossible to carry on. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
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BREAKING: Congressman Eric Swalwell just announced he is running for governor of California
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
BREAKING: Congressman Eric Swalwell just announced he is running for governor of California
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
But don’t call Republicans Nazis and white nationalists
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
But don’t call Republicans Nazis and white nationalists
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
But don’t call Republicans Nazis and white nationalists
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
But don’t call Republicans Nazis and white nationalists
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Pardoning people without knowing why…yeah right.
CNN put together a montage of Trump playing dumb about the pardon of the Binance founder twice in about a week
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Pardoning people without knowing why…yeah right.
Farmers honking on the A40M? What’s going on?
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Farmers honking on the A40M? What’s going on?