Plastic Primate
@plasticprimate.bsky.social
cosmopolitan socialist • folk musician • amateur conjurer
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#OtD 6 Dec 1961 Frantz Fanon, the Martinique-born psychiatrist, anti-colonialist philosopher, revolutionary and writer, died. Works include 'Black Skin, White Masks' and 'The Wretched of the Earth'. Learn more about his life in this biography: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#OtD 6 Dec 1961 Frantz Fanon, the Martinique-born psychiatrist, anti-colonialist philosopher, revolutionary and writer, died. Works include 'Black Skin, White Masks' and 'The Wretched of the Earth'. Learn more about his life in this biography: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
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Say it with me: Tea Party of the Left
That is what this moment calls for:
A loud, uncompromising, ideological faction that exists solely as opposition to the other side and pushes their own side toward hardline policy positions.
That is what this moment calls for:
A loud, uncompromising, ideological faction that exists solely as opposition to the other side and pushes their own side toward hardline policy positions.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Say it with me: Tea Party of the Left
That is what this moment calls for:
A loud, uncompromising, ideological faction that exists solely as opposition to the other side and pushes their own side toward hardline policy positions.
That is what this moment calls for:
A loud, uncompromising, ideological faction that exists solely as opposition to the other side and pushes their own side toward hardline policy positions.
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This is a landslide. The last NYC mayoral candidate to clear 1 million votes was John Lindsay—over 50 years ago. It will be dismissed by pundits saying it can only happen in New York. That's garbage. Think pledging to freeze rent and offer childcare won't resonate in Nevada? Wisconsin? Texas?
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This is a landslide. The last NYC mayoral candidate to clear 1 million votes was John Lindsay—over 50 years ago. It will be dismissed by pundits saying it can only happen in New York. That's garbage. Think pledging to freeze rent and offer childcare won't resonate in Nevada? Wisconsin? Texas?
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
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We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet
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Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
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You checked the news: -10 HP
September 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
You checked the news: -10 HP
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Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
August 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
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RIP Mr. Lehrer.
You brought life and humor to so many lifeless and humorless parties on the cocktail circuit.
Thank you for your service.
youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
You brought life and humor to so many lifeless and humorless parties on the cocktail circuit.
Thank you for your service.
youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
RIP Mr. Lehrer.
You brought life and humor to so many lifeless and humorless parties on the cocktail circuit.
Thank you for your service.
youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
You brought life and humor to so many lifeless and humorless parties on the cocktail circuit.
Thank you for your service.
youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...
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It is definitionally insane that most people in our country are living under threat of instant medical bankruptcy the moment they or a family member get sick and yet this is not the major topic of discussion in this country's daily political discourse.
July 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It is definitionally insane that most people in our country are living under threat of instant medical bankruptcy the moment they or a family member get sick and yet this is not the major topic of discussion in this country's daily political discourse.
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Socialism, tonight, defeated barbarism. After the two-decade midnight of 9/11, dawn is breaking.
This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era
Capital and nativism will fight even harder against Zohran Mamdani now. But in capital's seat of power, socialism defeated barbarism. I fucking love New York
www.forever-wars.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Socialism, tonight, defeated barbarism. After the two-decade midnight of 9/11, dawn is breaking.
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No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
No matter how often I see this data, I always find it shocking. Of all the massive growth in output produced by the world's workers since 1980, more than half of it has been captured by the richest 1%. This is what happens when capital controls production.
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If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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I've been banging this drum for years now, I know, but Zohran's Big Night is a clear illustration of the power of giving people a vision of the future that boldly contradicts the rhetoric of Republican fearmongers. Not just "disagrees on policies," but actively paints a different image of the world.
June 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I've been banging this drum for years now, I know, but Zohran's Big Night is a clear illustration of the power of giving people a vision of the future that boldly contradicts the rhetoric of Republican fearmongers. Not just "disagrees on policies," but actively paints a different image of the world.
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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
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It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.
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If you're rich and you criticize capitalism, you're a hypocrite. If you're poor and you criticize capitalism, you're just jealous of others success.
June 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you're rich and you criticize capitalism, you're a hypocrite. If you're poor and you criticize capitalism, you're just jealous of others success.
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I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
June 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.
And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.