David Lynch
@dlynch.bsky.social
Gentleman, scholar, acrobat.
Frequently opinionated, occasionally right.
Opinions are mine, obvs, but should be yours too.
Frequently opinionated, occasionally right.
Opinions are mine, obvs, but should be yours too.
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David Lynch
@dlynch.bsky.social
· Apr 21
Roots of Fascism compared:
1930s Germany: Shattering defeat in WWI, ruinous financial reparations and loss of territory imposed at Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, Great Depression, mass unemployment, economic and political collapse of Weimar Republic
2020s USA: Egg prices a bit high
1930s Germany: Shattering defeat in WWI, ruinous financial reparations and loss of territory imposed at Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, Great Depression, mass unemployment, economic and political collapse of Weimar Republic
2020s USA: Egg prices a bit high
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
Americans are getting fatter *and* shorter...
In a couple of decades the average American will be perfectly spherical.
In a couple of decades the average American will be perfectly spherical.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Americans are getting fatter *and* shorter...
In a couple of decades the average American will be perfectly spherical.
In a couple of decades the average American will be perfectly spherical.
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Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
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Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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When a Labour government sees the approval of Tommy Robinson as more important that the approval of the Labour Party membership, things are probably going wrong
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When a Labour government sees the approval of Tommy Robinson as more important that the approval of the Labour Party membership, things are probably going wrong
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Farage: "Immigration is the real reason for the housing crisis", 2025
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Farage: "Immigration is the real reason for the housing crisis", 2025
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It doesn't look like I'll be getting a job at the Spectator www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It doesn't look like I'll be getting a job at the Spectator www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
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Labour’s “we have to do it, or racism will get worse” argument is striking. Any other public policy failures British ethnic minorities should be on the hook for? Can we be blamed en bloc for Rachel Reeves’ budget next week too? www.ft.com/content/37b0...
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Labour’s “we have to do it, or racism will get worse” argument is striking. Any other public policy failures British ethnic minorities should be on the hook for? Can we be blamed en bloc for Rachel Reeves’ budget next week too? www.ft.com/content/37b0...
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Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Listening to Steve Reed explain on the radio today that he can't say what Mahmood's plan means for kids of people who give birth after they've been granted asylum because that's a hypothetical Q govt can't be expected to answer right now made me think these reforms are going to unravel quite fast
Why does someone like Shabana Mahmood join the Labour Party?
Genuinely baffling.
Genuinely baffling.
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Why does someone like Shabana Mahmood join the Labour Party?
Genuinely baffling.
Genuinely baffling.
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So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
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I think that Labour MPs must make a stand and call for a leadership election to oust Starmer and his far right cronies from the Labour Party.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
So the solution is… to join in?
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think that Labour MPs must make a stand and call for a leadership election to oust Starmer and his far right cronies from the Labour Party.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
And we must go to the streets to protest this.
One can only presume that the proposal to pull their gold teeth out didn't focus group well.
Or maybe that's being saved for next week?
Or maybe that's being saved for next week?
UK asylum seekers face seizure of jewellery to pay for accommodation
New powers to confiscate high-value items are among measures intended to curb number of small boats crossing the Channel
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
One can only presume that the proposal to pull their gold teeth out didn't focus group well.
Or maybe that's being saved for next week?
Or maybe that's being saved for next week?
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and it's a feature, not a bug, of whatever mangled faction this is that is running Labour. these people are able to do one thing and one thing alone - fight factional wars against the left.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
and it's a feature, not a bug, of whatever mangled faction this is that is running Labour. these people are able to do one thing and one thing alone - fight factional wars against the left.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
they're absolutely shit at literally anything else.
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If you're cheering Trump on then you have no right to call yourself a patriot.
You absolute moron.
You absolute moron.
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you're cheering Trump on then you have no right to call yourself a patriot.
You absolute moron.
You absolute moron.
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Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Paul Krugman only reads blogs and that is why he, unlike everyone else who has been in punditry for decades, has never lost his mind
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Smells Like Mean Spirit
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
This alone would've gotten a previous president laughed out of office so fast there wasn't time to impeach him.
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Trump Fragrances
Trump Fragrances
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November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Smells Like Mean Spirit
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
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Best case scenario for the country (and Labour Party) is that broad-based taxes are raised *properly* and Reeves/Starmer take the inevitable and deserved heat.
S&R then go after May 2026 electoral disaster and someone untainted by the 'Big Lie' takes over, quite possibly with an 0161 area code...
S&R then go after May 2026 electoral disaster and someone untainted by the 'Big Lie' takes over, quite possibly with an 0161 area code...
“Nobody thought a Labour government would have to raise taxes by more than £70bn,” claims one insider in this excellent piece. Shows the problem of the climate of fear in meetings created by some of Starmer’s aides, in that plenty of Labour insiders, did, in fact, think this!
The politics of breaking manifesto promises
The history of politicians who go back on their words has lessons for Rachel Reeves as she mulls raising taxes
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Best case scenario for the country (and Labour Party) is that broad-based taxes are raised *properly* and Reeves/Starmer take the inevitable and deserved heat.
S&R then go after May 2026 electoral disaster and someone untainted by the 'Big Lie' takes over, quite possibly with an 0161 area code...
S&R then go after May 2026 electoral disaster and someone untainted by the 'Big Lie' takes over, quite possibly with an 0161 area code...
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He must be *so* relieved.
UK CHANCELLOR RACHEL REEVES SAYS I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN PM'S CHIEF OF STAFF
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
He must be *so* relieved.
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The Board of Thames Water should all be in jail.
Single fault at Thames Water sewage works could imperil London’s supply, lead to mass evacuations, military on standby.
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
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60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply
Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
www.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Board of Thames Water should all be in jail.
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I’m going to start a running thread to catalogue the examples of the Government refusing to use power to safeguard itself, and British democracy from the obvious right wing populist threat.
Call it #WeimarStarmer
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Call it #WeimarStarmer
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I’m going to start a running thread to catalogue the examples of the Government refusing to use power to safeguard itself, and British democracy from the obvious right wing populist threat.
Call it #WeimarStarmer
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Call it #WeimarStarmer
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