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Thom Ratkos
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Studying behavior, all the time. Antifascist. BCBA-D, PhD. Associate professor. he/him
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A black and white picture of a dense downtown with many billboards that say consume, obey, conform, et cetera, as in the movie they live
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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I think there's probably a silver lining to Bovino being the visible face of the American gestapo. Pic unrelated
Mussolini and friends hanging upside down
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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All is for all!
Old bearded man Peter Kropotkin
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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And here's a dead fish's brain when it's looking at images of social situations
An fmri of a dead fish showing brain activity
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A meme of a dark cartoon face with sunken or missing eyes, commonly used to express despair
October 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Two old folks from a commercial blooper where the guy cannot say the line flakey buttery crust to save his life
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Words of a Rebel cover is pretty cool I guess ❤️
A tattoo of Kropotkin heavily inspired by artwork by N O Bonzo
July 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I'm a prison abolitionist except for people who play mill decks
Magic the gathering card Jace the perfected mind which has two Mill abilities
July 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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People doing evil shit know they are doing evil shit
A collage comparing masked ICE agents, IDF soldiers pictured hiding their faces, and kkk members wearing hoods and robes
July 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Ok?
Member of the Christian faith celebrating a mass shooting
June 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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"liberal scratched" in the dark souls font
June 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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An FBI agent typing on a computer
June 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Every day I'm reminded of Engels' concept of "social murder." Quote in alt text
“When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another such that death results, we call the deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call his deed murder. But when society places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an unnatural death, one which is quite as much a death by violence as that by the sword or bullet; when it deprives thousands of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live – forces them, through the strong arm of the law, to remain in such conditions until that death ensues which is the inevitable consequence – knows that these thousands of victims must perish, and yet permits these conditions to remain, its deed is murder just as surely as the deed of the single individual; disguised, malicious murder, murder against which none can defend himself, which does not seem what it is, because no man sees the murderer, because the death of the victim seems a natural one, since the offence is more one of omission than of commission. But murder it remains.”
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Captain Murphy from sea lab 2021 asking: you got any stuff that doesn't suck?
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Booker's staff asked her (the woman with the free Palestine sign) to leave, and then blocked her from the cameras.
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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"Resistance" Quiet quitting In the work camp My shovel Could lift more I could move faster The wall for the new Cellblock Isn't exactly plumb I look at it and smirk What are you smiling at? What's fucking funny? The butt of the rifle Meets my temple I am Downsized
March 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Email to deiatruth@opm.gov. subject line contract change to hide dei roles. Content: when I was a child sometimes my butthole was itchy but now it really never is. I think the differences have become better at wiping.
January 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Microsoft is a small indie company that is still trying to work the kinks out of its plucky little software. I don't mind beta testing for them because I know they are good kids.
January 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Both my cats loved it. I read it in one day, they had to take shifts.
A cat with the book Wild Faith A different cat with the book Wild Faith
January 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Yes I shared some of my bagel with my cats. I love my horrible children
Two cats begging for a bagel climbing on an annoyed man Two cats begging for a bagel climbing on an annoyed man Two cats begging for a bagel climbing on an annoyed man Two cats begging for a bagel climbing on an annoyed man
January 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A utopian futuristic city with the captions society if every member of Congress was replaced by 13-year-olds selected at random
December 19, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Friedrich Engels 1845
Big block of text: "When one individual inflicts bodily injury upon another such that death results, we call the deed manslaughter; when the assailant knew in advance that the injury would be fatal, we call his deed murder. But when society places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an unnatural death, one which is quite as much a death by violence as that by the sword or bullet; when it deprives thousands of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live – forces them, through the strong arm of the law, to remain in such conditions until that death ensues which is the inevitable consequence – knows that these thousands of victims must perish, and yet permits these conditions to remain, its deed is murder just as surely as the deed of the single individual; disguised, malicious murder, murder against which none can defend himself, which does not seem what it is, because no man sees the murderer, because the death of the victim seems a natural one, since the offence is more one of omission than of commission. But murder it remains. I have now to prove that society in England daily and hourly commits what the working-men's organs, with perfect correctness, characterise as social murder, that it has placed the workers under conditions in which they can neither retain health nor live long; that it undermines the vital force of these workers gradually, little by little, and so hurries them to the grave before their time. I have further to prove that society knows how injurious such conditions are to the health and the life of the workers, and yet does nothing to improve these conditions. That it knows the consequences of its deeds; that its act is, therefore, not mere manslaughter, but murder…"
December 5, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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They're feckless! They are without feck!
George Constanza from Seinfeld
November 20, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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Hi there. The Georgia Democrats have preemptively decided not to count my vote. Is this saving democracy?
Notice included in mail in ballot stating that votes for De la Cruz and Cornell West will not be counted
October 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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Hey that really stinks. Could be related to their uk distributor filing bankruptcy. I hope you get your books!
Text from verso's Kickstarter campaign describing how Marston Book Services filed for bankruptcy with a million euro worth of book sales unfulfilled
September 24, 2024 at 9:39 PM