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Rob Larson

@ironicprofessor.bsky.social

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Economics professor | author Mastering the Universe, Bit Tyrants and Capitalism vs Freedom | house economist Current Affairs | AFT local 2196 | steal from the rich and drink to the poor

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 11h

Ha ha ha I hate it here

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 2d

“Thank you for not torturing us.”
-A grateful student this morning

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 2d

Formerly known as “rich”

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 4d

Spoiler alert: It was by using a gigantic amount of water in his drought-stricken county to fill a new lake

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 5d

Happy weekend to those who celebrate

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 5d

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 8d

We thought it was going to be a Hitlerian loyalty oath and instead it’s more time in hair and makeup. The camera adds 10 pounds boys

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 9d

A fucking trillion dollars a year and they still can’t fight

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 10d

Trump’s meeting the top dems Monday over the government shutting down Tuesday night. Don’t know about you but I wouldn’t want to be staring down these two hardass powerhouses

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to see conservative billionaire-owned financial media being forced to grudgingly cover socialists with any level of realism

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 12d

Happy weekend to those who celebrate

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 12d

What a fallen world

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 14d

Hot damn, I’m on @citationspod.bsky.social today talking about the massively unearned reputation for expertise that billionaires get just from being wealthy. I love this show and it was such a gas to come on, have a listen and support the show’s new season

Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 14d

In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.

Ep 228 - Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise

Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 15d

How embarrassing for those other countries

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 15d

While we gnash our teeth over the assassinated asshole, the ruling class is swallowing us like a python swallowing a pig

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 17d

Awesome! Just in time to be 30 years late

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 19d

Happy weekend to those who celebrate

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 21d

I am ready to receive it

Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 22d

Gaza, Shmaza, let’s remember who the real victims are

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Rob Larson @ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 24d

All the fire-breathing idiots on the warpath after the Kirk killing, claiming they carry his alleged love of free debate, need to remember they spent the last three years throwing the west’s free speech tradition in the garbage to avoid hearing demonstrations against a genocide