David J. Lynch
@davidjlynch.bsky.social
Global economics correspondent for The Washington Post
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(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
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January 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
(Semafor) - The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops ..
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The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Was able to catch up on some reading over the holidays & picked up “The World’s Worst Bet” by @davidjlynch.bsky.social. I'm sure I'll be returning to this regularly. A thorough account of globalization's rise, replete with timely lessons for the incoming AI labor shock (& a reflective Bill Clinton)
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Was able to catch up on some reading over the holidays & picked up “The World’s Worst Bet” by @davidjlynch.bsky.social. I'm sure I'll be returning to this regularly. A thorough account of globalization's rise, replete with timely lessons for the incoming AI labor shock (& a reflective Bill Clinton)
“If our leaders fail to prepare, the silence that once followed the closing of factory doors will spread through office parks and home offices — and the grief long borne by the working class may soon be borne by us all.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
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December 31, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“If our leaders fail to prepare, the silence that once followed the closing of factory doors will spread through office parks and home offices — and the grief long borne by the working class may soon be borne by us all.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
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Trump in 2024: "I will end the Ukraine-Russia war on day one."
Trump now: "This is not a one day process deal."
Trump now: "This is not a one day process deal."
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump in 2024: "I will end the Ukraine-Russia war on day one."
Trump now: "This is not a one day process deal."
Trump now: "This is not a one day process deal."
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
He Was a Supreme Court Lawyer. Then His Double Life Caught Up With Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/m...
A 1 Percent Solution to the Looming A.I. Job Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
Opinion | A 1 Percent Solution to the Looming A.I. Job Apocalypse
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December 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A 1 Percent Solution to the Looming A.I. Job Apocalypse www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
The Quiet, Fateful Shift in Who’s Buying America’s Debt www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
Opinion | The Quiet, Fateful Shift in Who’s Buying America’s Debt
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December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Quiet, Fateful Shift in Who’s Buying America’s Debt www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
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December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
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December 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
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This kind of rhetoric on race may play well to the extremists in that audience, but normies voting in presidential elections are going to see clips like this as very weird.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This kind of rhetoric on race may play well to the extremists in that audience, but normies voting in presidential elections are going to see clips like this as very weird.
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The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January plane crash, which killed 67 people.
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In deadly D.C. plane crash, city lights may have played a role. See how.
The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January accident, which killed 67 people.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January plane crash, which killed 67 people.
To see the full reconstruction, watch the video on this page:
To see the full reconstruction, watch the video on this page:
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“.. based on the data we have to date; it looks like manufacturing is experiencing more of a slump than is generally recognized ..”
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December 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“.. based on the data we have to date; it looks like manufacturing is experiencing more of a slump than is generally recognized ..”
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It’s irritating regardless. All US citizens are equally American. There is no place for classes of citizenship or belonging in our country.
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s irritating regardless. All US citizens are equally American. There is no place for classes of citizenship or belonging in our country.
The World Bank’s Paschal Donohoe calls “The World’s Worst Bet” one of the best non-fiction books of 2025. He says Lynch’s “style and expertise is really evident in this book. It’s so clearly written about what actually is the really big question of our time” 09:58 open.spotify.com/episode/5hdY...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The World Bank’s Paschal Donohoe calls “The World’s Worst Bet” one of the best non-fiction books of 2025. He says Lynch’s “style and expertise is really evident in this book. It’s so clearly written about what actually is the really big question of our time” 09:58 open.spotify.com/episode/5hdY...
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
Rubio Meets (and Meets, and Meets … ) the Press www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Rubio Meets (and Meets, and Meets … ) the Press
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December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Rubio Meets (and Meets, and Meets … ) the Press www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
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December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
More cowbell
The fresh adornments to a “Presidential Walk of Fame” that President Trump installed at the White House in September take a display already intended as a bit of a troll to new heights.
Trump trolls Biden, Obama in new plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’
The fresh adornments to a “Presidential Walk of Fame” that Trump installed in September take a display already intended as a bit of a troll to new heights.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
More cowbell
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
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December 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Sorry to hear his. Bob was always a great colleague and journalist. I learned a lot by reading him.
RIP Robert J (Bob) Samuelson, long-time Washington Post columnist.
December 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sorry to hear his. Bob was always a great colleague and journalist. I learned a lot by reading him.