David Platzker / Specific Object

David Platzker / Specific Object

@specificobject.com

Art historian, curator, writer, dealer of ephemeral materials, Respirateur, etc. Pretty Okay at Bikes. SPECIFICOBJECT.COM

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In preparing his history of the Betsy Ross Flag & Banner Co. and the show of artist banners this weekend at Independent and Marian Goodman Gallery, David Platzker @specificobject.com discovered this unknown, buck wild Warhol banner from the project's summer 1963 debut show: greg.org/archive/2026...

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louise lawler was photographing daniel buren's ballet no. 11 in feb. 1978 when the placard-carrying performers passed in front of moma, which had sol lewitt banners on the facade. the two works she made for herself are titled truck and volkswagen greg.org/archive/2026... [s/o @specificobject.com]

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I’ve watched this video of Mike Lindell being served legal papers during his TV interview at CPAC a dozen times already! 🤣🤣

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these banners are printed with the coolest giant banner system ever, developed by @laborcamp on IG the letters are cut from insulation foam and rolled with paint

unraveled@unraveledpress.com

At the Alex Pretti memorial this afternoon, people are unfurling four very large banners. They read, "How many more will ICE murder? How many more funerals? How many more...how many more?"

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So he did exactly what he said in his confirmation hearing that he would not do. Perhaps it’s time to haul his ass back in there. Also congrats to everyone, including Olivia Nuzzi, who helped normalize this man. So many people will die of preventable diseases as a result.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.

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Everytime I listen to Stephen Miller I think of this one angry nerdy bitter kid I went to high school with who used to have just one line in his AIM profile, the Radiohead lyric: “When I am king, you will be first against the wall”

nullifie@nullifie.bsky.social

The year is 2003. 17-year-old Stephen Miller is sitting in the back of a school bus talking about torture, as in “Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity." Miller looks directly into the camera and describes the torturing Iraqis in gruesome detail, as his peers laugh uncomfortably.

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Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year. me, for @forbes.com

forbes.comTrump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."

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Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries

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Jeffries to Lawler: "You're a complete and total embarrassment. You're embarrassing yourself and your district right now. And you're going down to defeat next year."

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Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

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They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim@ryangrim.bsky.social

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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The year is 2003. 17-year-old Stephen Miller is sitting in the back of a school bus talking about torture, as in “Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity." Miller looks directly into the camera and describes the torturing Iraqis in gruesome detail, as his peers laugh uncomfortably.

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"For a long time, many skeptics believed it never even happened and claimed that it was a hoax on a vast scale. Now, almost everyone agrees that the B-Thing took place, but opinion is split on what it means." — @kylemacneill.bsky.social for @rollingstone.com

rollingstone.comThe Artwork That Spawned 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and MysteryArt collective Gelitin installed a balcony on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center. A year later, the planes struck and conspiracy followed

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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

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Their meeting took place this morning in the Pool Room of what once was the Four Seasons Restaurant in the Seagram Building. I can't help thinking what Mark Rothko (who was commissioned to paint the Pool Room's murals—and who later withdrew) would have thought about today's anti-Mamdani meeting.

Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social

Wealthy N.Y. Developers Call Meeting to Plot Mamdani’s Defeat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...

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True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing. Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter. Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵 x.com/andrewcuomo/...

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EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

muellershewrote.comThe Epstein Cover-Up at the FBIInside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau

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“Secret police” are your words, not mine. Seems like you’ve been giving them a lot of thought. Unlike NYPD, your agents don’t identify themselves & wear masks that cover their faces. Now they ignore judges’ rulings, too. What law enforcement agents are supposed to uphold … is the rule of law.