Robert Raymond
@robpertray.bsky.social
co-founding producer: @upstreampodcast.bsky.social
currently reading "Slavery and Capitalism: a New Marxist History" by David Mcnally
currently reading "Slavery and Capitalism: a New Marxist History" by David Mcnally
for a society centered around individual car use it's remarkable that we don't teach people how to drive in school
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
for a society centered around individual car use it's remarkable that we don't teach people how to drive in school
capitalism: the only war where the side with vastly fewer combatants is winning because the other side doesn't actually know it's at war
December 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
capitalism: the only war where the side with vastly fewer combatants is winning because the other side doesn't actually know it's at war
we live in a country filled with people who have completely abandoned any investment or effort or hope in our society and every thing is going to get less and less functional and every day more and more difficult in the most annoying and painful ways possible
December 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
we live in a country filled with people who have completely abandoned any investment or effort or hope in our society and every thing is going to get less and less functional and every day more and more difficult in the most annoying and painful ways possible
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NEW PATREON EP robbie reads an essay by the poet and environmental activist gary snyder and reflects on a wide variety of issues from commodified housing to centralization to long covid and more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON:
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW PATREON EP robbie reads an essay by the poet and environmental activist gary snyder and reflects on a wide variety of issues from commodified housing to centralization to long covid and more
wow crazy how all the Epstein photos are of bill clinton and noam chomsky—looks like no right wingers or Republicans are implicated! how fortunate for them
December 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
wow crazy how all the Epstein photos are of bill clinton and noam chomsky—looks like no right wingers or Republicans are implicated! how fortunate for them
it's wild how bad it must be if releasing these heavily redacted documents is actually a better move than revealing what's contained inside them
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it's wild how bad it must be if releasing these heavily redacted documents is actually a better move than revealing what's contained inside them
the interesting thing about watching the live streamed genocide in Palestine right now is that this is the exact settler-colonial process that occurred countless times over the last 250 years including in the US. the only difference this time is that cameras exist
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
the interesting thing about watching the live streamed genocide in Palestine right now is that this is the exact settler-colonial process that occurred countless times over the last 250 years including in the US. the only difference this time is that cameras exist
republicans thoroughly dismantling obamacare is a perfect example of why reformism doesn't work—the ACA didn't go far enough and republicans are capitalizing on this. if dems had passed medicare for all it would have been untouchable—as is the case with other countries who have this system
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
republicans thoroughly dismantling obamacare is a perfect example of why reformism doesn't work—the ACA didn't go far enough and republicans are capitalizing on this. if dems had passed medicare for all it would have been untouchable—as is the case with other countries who have this system
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON:
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON:
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
reconnecting to the land and to place (reading series)
congratulations, if you voted for trump you voted to contribute tens of billions of dollars for more forever wars and to simultaneously increase your healthcare premium by at least 50 percent
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
congratulations, if you voted for trump you voted to contribute tens of billions of dollars for more forever wars and to simultaneously increase your healthcare premium by at least 50 percent
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NEW EP @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us to discuss the sad and sordid history of US organized labor's anticommunist crusade and its ties to the CIA, the state department, and the worst of the Cold War
NEXT WEEK
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW EP @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social joins us to discuss the sad and sordid history of US organized labor's anticommunist crusade and its ties to the CIA, the state department, and the worst of the Cold War
"I'm following this account so that I can see their posts"
Instagram: the hell you will
Instagram: the hell you will
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"I'm following this account so that I can see their posts"
Instagram: the hell you will
Instagram: the hell you will
in its mission to eradicate the world of communism and any hope for a better world, the empire used wars, coups, sanctions, all manner of propaganda, and yes, its own trade unions—in fact, the AFL-CIO played such a major role in fighting communism it often led the effort
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
in its mission to eradicate the world of communism and any hope for a better world, the empire used wars, coups, sanctions, all manner of propaganda, and yes, its own trade unions—in fact, the AFL-CIO played such a major role in fighting communism it often led the effort
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NEXT WEEK
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NEXT WEEK
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
US labor & imperialism pt. 1: the war against communism w/ @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social
everything in your life is getting immeasurably worse so that two or three thousand of the worst people on the planet can throw a few more gold coins onto their pile
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
everything in your life is getting immeasurably worse so that two or three thousand of the worst people on the planet can throw a few more gold coins onto their pile
it's funny that some people think a neanderthal or medieval peasant would be amazed at a dorito or impressed with our technology when in reality if teleported into late capitalism they would probably kill themselves immediately
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
it's funny that some people think a neanderthal or medieval peasant would be amazed at a dorito or impressed with our technology when in reality if teleported into late capitalism they would probably kill themselves immediately
america has been declining for a while now but AI will mark its end. no coming back from what AI is doing to society
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
america has been declining for a while now but AI will mark its end. no coming back from what AI is doing to society
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NEW PATREON EP stephanie weatherbee brito tells us all about mexico's new third party headed by claudia sheinbaum, the context they arose out of, the fight against neoliberalism, and mexico's fourth transformation
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW PATREON EP stephanie weatherbee brito tells us all about mexico's new third party headed by claudia sheinbaum, the context they arose out of, the fight against neoliberalism, and mexico's fourth transformation
this is what we mean when we say dictatorship of the proletariat
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
this is what we mean when we say dictatorship of the proletariat
morena is mexico's new 3rd party with the goals of overturning neoliberalism and reducing poverty. they have an 80 percent approval rating. meanwhile in the US we're told we have to vote for the democrats because third parties are spoilers
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
morena is mexico's new 3rd party with the goals of overturning neoliberalism and reducing poverty. they have an 80 percent approval rating. meanwhile in the US we're told we have to vote for the democrats because third parties are spoilers
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
mexico pt. 2: morena and the fourth transformation w/ stephanie weatherbee brito
I fear that as a society we have lost the ability to write good endings to tv shows
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I fear that as a society we have lost the ability to write good endings to tv shows
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NEW EP ecological economist andrew fanning shares the latest progress report on our global economic system through Doughnut 3.0—a model to balance human needs with planetary boundaries.
how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly
how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly
NEXT WEEK
a world out of balance: introducing doughnut 3.0 w/ @andrewlfanning.bsky.social
a world out of balance: introducing doughnut 3.0 w/ @andrewlfanning.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
NEW EP ecological economist andrew fanning shares the latest progress report on our global economic system through Doughnut 3.0—a model to balance human needs with planetary boundaries.
how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly
how're we doing? spoiler alert: very, very badly
they should have rewritten the stranger things plot to be 10 years later to account for the actors' ages. transform the show into a friends/seinfeld for the 21st century. living together in an apt in nyc in their 20s, coming to age and dating. no more sci-fi. vecna is neuman
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
they should have rewritten the stranger things plot to be 10 years later to account for the actors' ages. transform the show into a friends/seinfeld for the 21st century. living together in an apt in nyc in their 20s, coming to age and dating. no more sci-fi. vecna is neuman