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David Platzker / Specific Object

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

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gregorg @greg.org · 25/09/2026
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...
a black and white photo of an andy warhol banner that reproduced a white round 1960 campaign button with a newsprint headshot of pat nixon, an uptight white lady with the words pat for first lady underneath, at 7 by 5.5 feet, a documentary image found in teh archives of american art by david platzker in 2026
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 23/09/2026
I'm so old that I remember not so fondly one Fourth of July weekend… nypost.com/2017/07/03/c...
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Chris Christie’s just digging himself in deeper
Listen up, beaches — Chris Christie don’t give a damn. A day after the New Jersey governor was caught in a blatant lie about not getting “any sun” — photographed soaking up rays with his family on …
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 08/09/2026
Tom, Reagan was worse on AIDS than Trump was on Covid. As much as I hate Trump, Warp Speed worked. Whereas, Reagan allowed AIDS to become stigmatized and ignored recommendation from his own commission. www.ebsco.com/research-sta...
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Report of the Presidential AIDS Commission | Social Sciences and Humanities | Research Starters | EBSCOhost
<p>The Presidential AIDS Commission, initially convened in 1987 during President Ronald Reagan's administration, was established to address the growing HIV-AIDS epidemic in the United States, which ha...
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 04/09/2026
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Trump Trump Epstein
ALT: Trump Trump Epstein
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 30/08/2026
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 21/08/2026
By far the best is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. You can walk from the gate to downtown Toronto in less than 30 minutes.
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gregorg @greg.org · 31/07/2026
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]
louise lawler's black and white snapshot of a truck on 53rd st in manhattan with the museum of modern art in the background, a 1978 work titled trucka 1978 photo titled volkswagen by louise lawler is a black and white snapshot of a vw beetle in front of the museum of modern art on 53rd st in nyc. striped banners of sol lewitt hang on the glass panel facade, and a cluster of people holding placards with vertical stripes pass under the awning, a performance art piece by daniel buren, which is why louise lawler was photographing there that day
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 25/06/2026
Mark, WTF?
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Zohran Mamdani Wah
ALT: Zohran Mamdani Wah
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 23/06/2026
Never forget, Rand Paul is a “self-certified doctor” of ophthalmology.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 14/06/2026
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Sad Pikachu Crying Pokemon
ALT: Sad Pikachu Crying Pokemon
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 15/05/2026
Meanwhile, DC and Puerto Rico are still not states.
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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The amount of misinformation we’re getting about an incident that just occurred in front of 1,500 news reporters is truly the metaphor of our generation.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 26/04/2026
“they” always “they”
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 13/04/2026
Let the good times roll.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 07/04/2026
And Infrastructure.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 26/03/2026
Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. It's all about me.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 25/03/2026
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a cartoon drawing of a taco with the words it 's taco time below it
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a taco with the words it 's taco time below it
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 17/03/2026
So, just say he lied in the headline.
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Stephen Miles @spmiles42.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The corruption of the Trump Administration remains so massive while also being so obvious that people just don’t know what to do. If Kushner was merely shaking someone down for $5,000 using his govt role, there’d be an outcry. But do it for $5,000,000,000 and mostly there’s 🤷‍♂️ #TrumpCorruptionWatch
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Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 13/03/2026
There's a special place in hell for people who do that.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 02/03/2026
Napoleon did it better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRcY...
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Napoleon First Clip | Coronation
YouTube video by Joaquin Phoenix Updates
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 26/02/2026
“Die faster and bankrupt your family,” isn’t a winning campaign slogan.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 25/02/2026
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Brain Explosion Telegram Sticker GIF
ALT: Brain Explosion Telegram Sticker GIF
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 18/02/2026
"Die Faster." That's Trump's health care plan for Americans.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 16/02/2026
Kienholz did many variations of this. I don’t remember when he made the first in the series. ocula.com/art-gallerie...
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Television Set, 1967 by Edward Kienholz
View Television Set, 1967 by Edward Kienholz at Sprüth Magers in Berlin, Germany. Discover more artworks by Edward Kienholz on Ocula now.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 11/02/2026
Something, something, Congress member's cell phone metadata...
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 11/02/2026
On Kawara rolling in his grave.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 11/02/2026
Confederacy of Dunces
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 11/02/2026
Sounds familiar... www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/n...
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The Bridge Scandal, Explained (Published 2015)
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 10/02/2026
Here‘s a couple thousand construction jobs he personally killed last week. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/n...
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Work Will Stop on Critical Tunnel Project Unless Trump Restores Funding
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 09/02/2026
Yea, not quite. www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
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Green Day Appears to Sing F-Bomb During Super Bowl Pre-Game Performance of “American Idiot”
As longtime vocal critics of the Trump Administration, many went into Sunday’s performance wondering whether the group would use the stage to send a message.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 07/02/2026
Once a racist, always a racist.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 05/02/2026
I’ll put money on Trump attempting to seize voting machines just prior to the election.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 05/02/2026
Shot & Chaser.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 05/02/2026
As if his politics aren't horrible enough as-is.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 03/02/2026
Sadly, most Americans won't recognize how caustic this will be until they personally experience it themselves.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 31/01/2026
Shocking. So out of character. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 29/01/2026
So, ICE will stop killing people when they stop killing people?
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Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 27/01/2026
“In two weeks.”
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 26/01/2026
..Hey, hey, we are the Nazis and we like killing Americans without grounds…
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/01/2026
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
humans printing banners
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
oh man, the Walker Art Center is going to be closed on Friday (If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
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Walker Art Center joins growing list of organizations closing on Jan. 23
"This reflects our institutional values to center our community, support our staff, and to approach our work with care and safety in mind," a representative says.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 19/01/2026
Fixed it: Trump and his supporters have destroyed the U.S.'s “moral role in confronting evil around the world.”
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 18/01/2026
Mulford Act was a 1967 California law, signed by Governor Ronald Reagan, that prohibited the public carrying of loaded firearms without a permit, specifically targeting the armed patrols (copwatching) of the Black Panther Party. Read the link.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 18/01/2026
The NRA invented gun laws in hopes of disarming the Black Panthers. www.history.com/articles/bla...
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The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons | HISTORY
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 11/01/2026
Meanwhile, Blue Cross screws over all its NYC insureds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U8b...
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Contract expires between Mount Sinai and Anthem Blue Cross
YouTube video by FOX 5 New York
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 10/01/2026
He did the same thing it in 2018, too. www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/u...
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Trump Touts Jobs Report Before Official Release, Breaking Protocol (Published 2018)
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David Platzker / Specific Object @specificobject.com · 09/01/2026
It is not the first time he's done this. He did it too in 2018. www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/u...
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Trump Touts Jobs Report Before Official Release, Breaking Protocol (Published 2018)
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