Kelsey Atherton: History repeats first as tragedy then as EVERY BEASTIE BOY: FARCE Doesn't take a German economist to EBB: PARSE As outlined in the 18th Brumaire by EBB: MARX Capital rallies to fashy failsons like EBB: SHARKS This history is dialectical, it EBB: ARCS Classes in tension see EBB: SPARKS

History repeats first as tragedy then as EVERY BEASTIE BOY: FARCE Doesn't take a German economist to EBB: PARSE As outlined in the 18th Brumaire by EBB: MARX Capital rallies to fashy failsons like EBB: SHARKS This history is dialectical, it EBB: ARCS Classes in tension see EBB: SPARKS

I think the career of Napoleon III bears out that, if you have that sort of cult, it can be transferred to an heir, no matter how absolutely shit they are. If their special fascist dad croaks, but someone they identify as legitimate steps in, they’ll justify it to themselves.

when can I pin this to my profile

genuinely epic

international proletariat proletariat international

tag Paul he’s mostly making booty shorts atm I think

it is a masterpiece though

When I tell this to my dog he

Robot voice: International revolution, revolution international.

This is better than it has any reason to be.

I kind of need this to be an actual song now, please

work of art

Ow. My brain.

look,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

you're a menace

18th Brumaire by They Might Be Giants

imagine this to Planet of the Bass

Absolute kudos

Top notch work, Kelsey

🙈

Fuck I need Ross Bryant to do this. @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social please can you get Ross to record this???

Instant follow, two of my favourite things…

This may be the best thing I’ve seen on social media…ever?

no notes. insta-follow.

powerful

"Classes in tension see / SPARKS" leads straight to a mashup "how do magnets work" joke but I don't have the command of the background material needed to make it

And Putin is recreating Nicholas I

@fawn1n.bsky.social

Qué bueno

This is the Beastie Boys / They Might Be Giants mashup I need.

This is better than any actual Beastie Boys song ever created.

This is why I’m neither a DJ nor a rapper.

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