Jack Lynch
@jacklynch000.bsky.social
Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric.
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
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Not bad, not bad at all.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not bad, not bad at all.
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Nunca pensé que los leopardos se comerían MI cara
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Nunca pensé que los leopardos se comerían MI cara
He was clearly trying to run the agent over with his car.
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
He was clearly trying to run the agent over with his car.
OMG OMG OMG
Why am I only discovering this at 9:51 pm?!?!?!
A whole day wasted!
Why am I only discovering this at 9:51 pm?!?!?!
A whole day wasted!
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
OMG OMG OMG
Why am I only discovering this at 9:51 pm?!?!?!
A whole day wasted!
Why am I only discovering this at 9:51 pm?!?!?!
A whole day wasted!
It says “Buy It Now” and it would be rude not to.
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
It says “Buy It Now” and it would be rude not to.
"The country, on which I look from a window at Streatham, is now covered with a deep snow" -- Johnson to Boswell, exactly a quarter-millennium and 15 days ago
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"The country, on which I look from a window at Streatham, is now covered with a deep snow" -- Johnson to Boswell, exactly a quarter-millennium and 15 days ago
We the police force of the United States, in order to form a successful prosecution, establish street justice, ensure police brutality, provide for the coerced confession, promote the arbitrary detention, and bless the liberation of our security …
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We the police force of the United States, in order to form a successful prosecution, establish street justice, ensure police brutality, provide for the coerced confession, promote the arbitrary detention, and bless the liberation of our security …
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GenZ can't believe it but there was a time when all the movies were different from each other.
January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
GenZ can't believe it but there was a time when all the movies were different from each other.
Happy birthday, Rabbie Burns!
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Happy birthday, Rabbie Burns!
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Yeah, that's what I'll do! From here on out, I'm assigning all my professional obligations to Facebook!
Yeah, that's what I'll do! From here on out, I'm assigning all my professional obligations to Facebook!
January 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Yeah, that's what I'll do! From here on out, I'm assigning all my professional obligations to Facebook!
Yeah, that's what I'll do! From here on out, I'm assigning all my professional obligations to Facebook!
How do you KNOW you don’t want polio if you haven’t even TRIED it?
January 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
How do you KNOW you don’t want polio if you haven’t even TRIED it?
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Guys. I don’t think he saw the movie.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Guys. I don’t think he saw the movie.
Hmm ... not ENTIRELY sure how to host a 10,000-person conference in my living room, but I'm willing to try. If we slide the sofa back....
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Hmm ... not ENTIRELY sure how to host a 10,000-person conference in my living room, but I'm willing to try. If we slide the sofa back....
How confident are we that he hasn't meant "Iceland" all along?
Or, for that matter ... Ireland, England, Finland, Switzerland, Poland, Thailand, New Zealand, or Swaziland?
Or, for that matter ... Ireland, England, Finland, Switzerland, Poland, Thailand, New Zealand, or Swaziland?
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
How confident are we that he hasn't meant "Iceland" all along?
Or, for that matter ... Ireland, England, Finland, Switzerland, Poland, Thailand, New Zealand, or Swaziland?
Or, for that matter ... Ireland, England, Finland, Switzerland, Poland, Thailand, New Zealand, or Swaziland?
Anyone who says this is AI will be BLOCKED immediately.
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Anyone who says this is AI will be BLOCKED immediately.
I never trusted my printer. And don’t get me started on the microwave. Frankly, I think the juicer is a freakin’ snitch.
FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You
theintercept.com/2026/01/21/f...
theintercept.com/2026/01/21/f...
FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You
Investigators identified a suspect, Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, because his employer could view the contents of files printed at its facility.
theintercept.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I never trusted my printer. And don’t get me started on the microwave. Frankly, I think the juicer is a freakin’ snitch.
“Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German” — DJT, speaking in the Kanton Graubünden in der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German” — DJT, speaking in the Kanton Graubünden in der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.
Couldn’t even make it to the first day of classes without having my train canceled. Thanks, NJT!
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Couldn’t even make it to the first day of classes without having my train canceled. Thanks, NJT!
The English Department NEEDS to acquire the Philosophy Department and will do so By Force if necessary. Thank You for your attention To this Matter.
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The English Department NEEDS to acquire the Philosophy Department and will do so By Force if necessary. Thank You for your attention To this Matter.
Prolly not holding class outside today.
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Prolly not holding class outside today.
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From the headline forward the piece insists that universities needed to be "tamed" because they had "lost their way." So many sickening moments in here, form and content.
Inside Trump’s Campaign to Tame Higher Education
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
From the headline forward the piece insists that universities needed to be "tamed" because they had "lost their way." So many sickening moments in here, form and content.