Robert Raymond
@robpertray.bsky.social
co-founding producer: @upstreampodcast.bsky.social
currently reading "Blue Collar Empire" by Jeff Schuhrke
currently reading "Blue Collar Empire" by Jeff Schuhrke
community-oriented societies don't use phrases like "earn a living" because people naturally understand the need to contribute to society. it's only under capitalism, where your life's goal is to generate surplus value for some faceless asshole, where you'll hear an abominable phrase like that
November 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
community-oriented societies don't use phrases like "earn a living" because people naturally understand the need to contribute to society. it's only under capitalism, where your life's goal is to generate surplus value for some faceless asshole, where you'll hear an abominable phrase like that
the US's war on mexico is yet another example of the empire's dying last breaths. morena is not even a socialist party, but even a mildly progressive government is too much for the great satan to stomach
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
the US's war on mexico is yet another example of the empire's dying last breaths. morena is not even a socialist party, but even a mildly progressive government is too much for the great satan to stomach
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
mexico pt. 1: a socialist introduction w/ cecilia guerrero
mexico pt. 1: a socialist introduction w/ cecilia guerrero
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
mexico pt. 1: a socialist introduction w/ cecilia guerrero
mexico pt. 1: a socialist introduction w/ cecilia guerrero
so cool and edgy! quick question though: who grew the coffee you drank? who picked the berries? who shipped and delivered it? who packaged it? who ensured it was safe for consumption? who sold it to you?
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
so cool and edgy! quick question though: who grew the coffee you drank? who picked the berries? who shipped and delivered it? who packaged it? who ensured it was safe for consumption? who sold it to you?
if you live in a county where you can form a legal union but your employer isn't required to sign a contract then you actually don't have a right to form a union in any meaningful sense
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
if you live in a county where you can form a legal union but your employer isn't required to sign a contract then you actually don't have a right to form a union in any meaningful sense
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NEW EP josh poe and tara raghuveer join us to discuss why the rent is so damn high and why organizing tenants is a necessary piece of the solution
NEXT WEEK:
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW EP josh poe and tara raghuveer join us to discuss why the rent is so damn high and why organizing tenants is a necessary piece of the solution
people in the US are delusional exactly because the media they consume makes them so. watching legacy media actors behind a desk performing the "news" spinning wild narratives which are affronts to reality day after day would melt anybody's brain
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
people in the US are delusional exactly because the media they consume makes them so. watching legacy media actors behind a desk performing the "news" spinning wild narratives which are affronts to reality day after day would melt anybody's brain
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NEXT WEEK:
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NEXT WEEK:
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
from the frontlines: tenant organizing w/ josh poe and tara raghuveer
a 50 year mortgage is actually a great solution to the housing crisis because instead of giving your landlord $3000/mo for the rest of your life you are giving it to a bank PLUS interest
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
a 50 year mortgage is actually a great solution to the housing crisis because instead of giving your landlord $3000/mo for the rest of your life you are giving it to a bank PLUS interest
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NEW PATREON EP we are joined by the one and only john smith to discuss his groundbreaking book and a lifetime of anti-imperialist struggle through thought and action
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW PATREON EP we are joined by the one and only john smith to discuss his groundbreaking book and a lifetime of anti-imperialist struggle through thought and action
how do you record a podcast if you're living in your car
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
how do you record a podcast if you're living in your car
not surprising: the democrats are going to cave on the government shutdown and your healthcare costs are going to skyrocket. make no mistake, this is a conscious decision by the party to punish you for mamdani and to remind you of your place
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
not surprising: the democrats are going to cave on the government shutdown and your healthcare costs are going to skyrocket. make no mistake, this is a conscious decision by the party to punish you for mamdani and to remind you of your place
if you still think that the problem is a "king" and not this entire system than you're choosing to keep your eyes closed
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
if you still think that the problem is a "king" and not this entire system than you're choosing to keep your eyes closed
billionaires shouldn't exist
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just approved a pay package for Elon Musk that’s worth up to $1 trillion.
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
billionaires shouldn't exist
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
capitalism: ok here's a trillionaire then
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON: imperialism in the twenty-first century w/ john smith
what's most wild to me about mamdani is that he's proposing the most basic policies—free transit, affordable rent and daycare are so deeply not radical. if nothing it's an insight into how far right the democratic establishment has gone after decades of lesser-evil voting
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
what's most wild to me about mamdani is that he's proposing the most basic policies—free transit, affordable rent and daycare are so deeply not radical. if nothing it's an insight into how far right the democratic establishment has gone after decades of lesser-evil voting
do we think mamdani would have won if kamala somehow hadn't lost? I sincerely don't.
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
do we think mamdani would have won if kamala somehow hadn't lost? I sincerely don't.
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NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW EP yueren zhang joins us to take a deep dive into mao and the political philosophy of maoism, exploring key events in chinese history along the way and presenting a critique of china from a maoist perspective
"Israel and Taiwan are bases of operation for Imperialism in Asia. They created Israel for the Arabs and Taiwan for us. They both have the same objective." – Mao Zedong, 1965
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Israel and Taiwan are bases of operation for Imperialism in Asia. They created Israel for the Arabs and Taiwan for us. They both have the same objective." – Mao Zedong, 1965
it's such a wild coincidence that all the countries doing things that require a US war of intervention just happen to have massive amounts of oil beneath them
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's such a wild coincidence that all the countries doing things that require a US war of intervention just happen to have massive amounts of oil beneath them
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NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NEXT WEEK
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
china pt. 8: mao zedong and maoism w/ yueren zhang
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NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW EP jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury of @orinocotribune.bsky.social join us to discuss how we got here, why the US has its sights trained on venezuela, the latin american far right, the "war on drugs," and much more
I will never accept what the ruling class want to normalize. life can be so light, beautiful, and fulfilling. it can be so simple. it doesn't have to be a soulless nightmare devoted to generating wealth for a couple thousand parasites
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I will never accept what the ruling class want to normalize. life can be so light, beautiful, and fulfilling. it can be so simple. it doesn't have to be a soulless nightmare devoted to generating wealth for a couple thousand parasites
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NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NEXT WEEK'S PATREON
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
venezuela pt. 4: the empire vs. venezuela w/ jesus rodriguez-espinoza and saheli chowdhury
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NEW EP we're joined by @timparrique.bsky.social to discuss his new book on degrowth—an economic and political movement calling for an end to the delusional and deadly belief that there can be infinite growth on a finite planet
NEXT WEEK: slow down or die w/ @timparrique.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NEW EP we're joined by @timparrique.bsky.social to discuss his new book on degrowth—an economic and political movement calling for an end to the delusional and deadly belief that there can be infinite growth on a finite planet