Larry Patriquin
@larrypatriquin.bsky.social
NEW book—Democracy and Social Rights: A Path Toward Equality? (Routledge, June 2025).
NEW book—The Dreaded Research Paper: A Writing Guide for Busy Students (pub. by author, available on Amazon and other retailers, April 2025).
NEW book—The Dreaded Research Paper: A Writing Guide for Busy Students (pub. by author, available on Amazon and other retailers, April 2025).
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The Dreaded Research Paper: A Writing Guide for Busy Students is out now! Available from Amazon dealers worldwide: $15.99 US for paper; just $6.99 US for ebook.
More online retailers coming soon (esp. for the ebook). Stay tuned ...
More online retailers coming soon (esp. for the ebook). Stay tuned ...
... Palestinian detainees were humiliated by “being made to act like animals or being urinated on”, were systematically denied medical care and subject to excessive use of restraints, “in some cases resulting in amputation.”
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
... Palestinian detainees were humiliated by “being made to act like animals or being urinated on”, were systematically denied medical care and subject to excessive use of restraints, “in some cases resulting in amputation.”
One day, everyone will wonder why this genocide hasn't ended
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue, medics say
‘Severe lack’ in territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
One day, everyone will wonder why this genocide hasn't ended
There's nuthin' like the transition to capitalism to get the Visa card shimmying, @haymarketbooks.org
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
There's nuthin' like the transition to capitalism to get the Visa card shimmying, @haymarketbooks.org
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
(I think I got these for 40% off, though the sale seems to have ended. Perhaps there is a Holiday sale coming soon?)
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 705 (on bourgeois political economy and little traveling salesmen).
... last excerpt!
... last excerpt!
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 705 (on bourgeois political economy and little traveling salesmen).
... last excerpt!
... last excerpt!
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A Costs of War cultural analysis paper looks at how the military uses social media platforms to shape narratives around war, drive recruitment, and wage cyberwarfare. [THREAD]
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A Costs of War cultural analysis paper looks at how the military uses social media platforms to shape narratives around war, drive recruitment, and wage cyberwarfare. [THREAD]
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I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I have been thinking about this line today, on the value of editors, from the late great John Bennet, for no reason in particular.
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Rain pouring on battered tents. Water rising everywhere. Mattresses, blankets, and clothes soaked through in minutes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rain pouring on battered tents. Water rising everywhere. Mattresses, blankets, and clothes soaked through in minutes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
This is the reality for over 900,000 Palestinians who the Israeli military’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has displaced from their homes.
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 694-95 (on economist Edward Wakefield and poor Mr. Peel, both of whom discovered that capital "is a social relation").
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 694-95 (on economist Edward Wakefield and poor Mr. Peel, both of whom discovered that capital "is a social relation").
"Violence is the midwife for every society pregnant with a new one."
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"Violence is the midwife for every society pregnant with a new one."
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
Karl, Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 682.
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I still stand by these, even as universities around the world, including my own, brainlessly capitulate to AI.
As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I still stand by these, even as universities around the world, including my own, brainlessly capitulate to AI.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 650-51 (on "original accumulation"* and the gentle world of political economy)
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, pp. 650-51 (on "original accumulation"* and the gentle world of political economy)
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
* formerly translated as "primitive accumulation"
I love the little snippets of humanity you sometimes find tucked between the covers of a secondhand book.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I love the little snippets of humanity you sometimes find tucked between the covers of a secondhand book.
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The only thing the ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ documents is their own racism, Islamophobia, and defense of the genocidal Israeli government. 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The only thing the ADL’s ‘Mamdani Monitor’ documents is their own racism, Islamophobia, and defense of the genocidal Israeli government. 🧵
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 602 (on urban "improvements"). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 602 (on urban "improvements"). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
"I want to suggest a different mental model of politics—a different way of engaging with the political process. It is this: Think about what you want to happen. Then fight for that thing." @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
This is excellent!!
This is excellent!!
Do What You Believe In
How to navigate a complex political world.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"I want to suggest a different mental model of politics—a different way of engaging with the political process. It is this: Think about what you want to happen. Then fight for that thing." @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social
This is excellent!!
This is excellent!!
Capitalists must be pissing themselves laughing. It's just so fucking easy.
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Capitalists must be pissing themselves laughing. It's just so fucking easy.
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 596 (on Gladstone's speech to the House of Commons on 13 February 1843). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 596 (on Gladstone's speech to the House of Commons on 13 February 1843). 👇
Plus ça change ...
Plus ça change ...
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 558 (on that archphilistine Jeremy Bentham) 👇
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Marx, Capital, Vol. 1, p. 558 (on that archphilistine Jeremy Bentham) 👇
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Over 1 million votes, with a bit of counting left to do.
G'night!
G'night!
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Over 1 million votes, with a bit of counting left to do.
G'night!
G'night!
The best political news I have heard in a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long time.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The best political news I have heard in a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long time.
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CfP for the new journal: Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital.
Please see below for the full call and to submit abstracts before the (extended) deadline of 16th of November 2025: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
Please see below for the full call and to submit abstracts before the (extended) deadline of 16th of November 2025: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital
Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital is a Marxist journal based in London.
workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
CfP for the new journal: Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital.
Please see below for the full call and to submit abstracts before the (extended) deadline of 16th of November 2025: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
Please see below for the full call and to submit abstracts before the (extended) deadline of 16th of November 2025: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol.1, p. 351 (on machinery).
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Karl Marx, Capital, Vol.1, p. 351 (on machinery).