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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January 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Kate Manne has the full transcript here:
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
It’s not what you think it is.
katemanne.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Kate Manne has the full transcript here:
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
katemanne.substack.com/p/the-actual...
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“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
Why has this not been on every front page?
You guys caught this too, right?
“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
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“Donald J. Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.” ███████ noted some girl with a funny name “took me into a fancy hotel or building, that’s how it happened.”
Also this: she was advised to call the police. But she replied, “I can’t, they will kill me.”
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Why has this not been on every front page?
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Something I've been thinking about since the AI hype started is that the inevitable end game here is that human interaction will only be for people who can afford to pay for it. This isn't accessibility, it's automated inequity
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Something I've been thinking about since the AI hype started is that the inevitable end game here is that human interaction will only be for people who can afford to pay for it. This isn't accessibility, it's automated inequity
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Unfortunately, gross stupidity is also contagious and can cross geographies even quicker than measles.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Unfortunately, gross stupidity is also contagious and can cross geographies even quicker than measles.
Unfortunately, gross stupidity is also contagious and can cross geographies even quicker than measles.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Unfortunately, gross stupidity is also contagious and can cross geographies even quicker than measles.
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Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’.
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
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Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’.
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
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if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
Need to think much bigger and ban private equity from rolling-up large swathes of the UK economy and then ripping us all off.
So far this has been done to funeral services, care homes, dentistry, vets and other areas of healthcare, with few if any positive outcomes and several utter disasters.
So far this has been done to funeral services, care homes, dentistry, vets and other areas of healthcare, with few if any positive outcomes and several utter disasters.
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Need to think much bigger and ban private equity from rolling-up large swathes of the UK economy and then ripping us all off.
So far this has been done to funeral services, care homes, dentistry, vets and other areas of healthcare, with few if any positive outcomes and several utter disasters.
So far this has been done to funeral services, care homes, dentistry, vets and other areas of healthcare, with few if any positive outcomes and several utter disasters.
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Beginning to think we didn't send our best on the Mayflower.
The extent to which many Americans think Britain is a devastated and zombie-filled hellscape cannot be overestimated.
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Beginning to think we didn't send our best on the Mayflower.
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I read that "Why Gen Z doesn't like Harry Potter" article and trying to imagine someone writing 70 years ago a "Reasons Gen X are ignoring Biggles" article for the Times
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I read that "Why Gen Z doesn't like Harry Potter" article and trying to imagine someone writing 70 years ago a "Reasons Gen X are ignoring Biggles" article for the Times
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They're there to stop American athletes defecting
BREAKING: ICE agents will have a security role during the upcoming Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm.
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to sources at the U.S. embassy in Rome.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
They're there to stop American athletes defecting
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Subtly brutal from @stephenkb.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/1b23... Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
www.ft.com/content/1b23... Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
Leaders don’t need to write every word themselves, but they do need to make sure it clearly represents their vision
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Subtly brutal from @stephenkb.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/1b23... Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
www.ft.com/content/1b23... Carney, Trump and the power of a good speech
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Farage is Trump’s man.
January 26, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Farage is Trump’s man.
Wishing him a short and unhappy retirement
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Wishing him a short and unhappy retirement
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January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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When did she start?
Can Shabana stop shoplifting?
I've been on the frontlines of the shoplifting epidemic. There are no easy solutions
www.newstatesman.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
When did she start?
Reeves really needs to be sacked pronto.
Genuinely even more politically clueless than Starmer.
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
Genuinely even more politically clueless than Starmer.
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
UK caps ground rents paid to freeholders
Limit will be set at £250 a year after Sir Keir Starmer overrules Rachel Reeves to push through manifesto promise
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Reeves really needs to be sacked pronto.
Genuinely even more politically clueless than Starmer.
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
Genuinely even more politically clueless than Starmer.
www.ft.com/content/81e9...
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#r4today
A reminder that Fartage has a vaccine-denier as a medical adviser
A reminder that Fartage has a vaccine-denier as a medical adviser
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
Vaccine disinformation is a worldwide pandemic that is killing us.
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:28 AM
#r4today
A reminder that Fartage has a vaccine-denier as a medical adviser
A reminder that Fartage has a vaccine-denier as a medical adviser
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1/ Thoughts:
It's good when people who didn't agree with me change their minds.
However, exactly how much grace I offer them post-revelation depends on a range of factors.
My tent is big and so has room for many people.
It's also large enough that I can let someone in but not sit with them.
It's good when people who didn't agree with me change their minds.
However, exactly how much grace I offer them post-revelation depends on a range of factors.
My tent is big and so has room for many people.
It's also large enough that I can let someone in but not sit with them.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
1/ Thoughts:
It's good when people who didn't agree with me change their minds.
However, exactly how much grace I offer them post-revelation depends on a range of factors.
My tent is big and so has room for many people.
It's also large enough that I can let someone in but not sit with them.
It's good when people who didn't agree with me change their minds.
However, exactly how much grace I offer them post-revelation depends on a range of factors.
My tent is big and so has room for many people.
It's also large enough that I can let someone in but not sit with them.
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What a mess. This is the damage done by social media lies and disinformation - aided by a government that subsidises and cossets the platforms that spread it. news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO
Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.
news.sky.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
What a mess. This is the damage done by social media lies and disinformation - aided by a government that subsidises and cossets the platforms that spread it. news.sky.com/story/uk-los...
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Chris Mason is obviously lining up his next job as Reforms head of communications
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Suella Braverman: Another big beast defection shows momentum is with Reform
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman is the fourth sitting Tory MP to join the party since the last election.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Chris Mason is obviously lining up his next job as Reforms head of communications
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
He doesn't get to (not) make that choice.
UK PM STARMER SAYS BRITAIN WILL NOT BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA.
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
He doesn't get to (not) make that choice.