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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Senate Republican leaders watching Trump turn their base against the filibuster
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Senate Republican leaders watching Trump turn their base against the filibuster
Supremes say no to a marriage-equality mulligan.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Supremes say no to a marriage-equality mulligan.
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Bastards belonging to the emperor, embalmed bastards, bastards drawn with a very fine camel-hair brush, Stephen Miller, bastards that from a distance resemble flies ...
french wikipedia is the only language that has a "list of bastards" article
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Bastards belonging to the emperor, embalmed bastards, bastards drawn with a very fine camel-hair brush, Stephen Miller, bastards that from a distance resemble flies ...
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Ok but for real what if they rebooted Night Court with all Frankenstein characters
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Ok but for real what if they rebooted Night Court with all Frankenstein characters
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"Did wommen ruine the worke place"?
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"Did wommen ruine the worke place"?
You ’n’ me both, Catherine. You ’n’ me both.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You ’n’ me both, Catherine. You ’n’ me both.
Fellow 18th-century nerds will want to check out the latest No Such Thing as a Fish podcast, which opens with a long riff on John Wilkes, the Earl of Sandwich, and the (so-called) Hellfire Club.
No Such Thing As A Fish | Nosuchthingasafish
nosuchthingasafish.com | A weekly podcast about interesting facts from the makers of QI.
www.nosuchthingasafish.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fellow 18th-century nerds will want to check out the latest No Such Thing as a Fish podcast, which opens with a long riff on John Wilkes, the Earl of Sandwich, and the (so-called) Hellfire Club.
You drive a hard bargain, but I accept these terms.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
You drive a hard bargain, but I accept these terms.
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In fairness to him, the economy is indeed on fire.
Lutnick: "The economy is on fire because Donald Trump's economy is one that says, tariffs, come on, build in America."
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In fairness to him, the economy is indeed on fire.
I live a richly varied life.
Yesterday NJ Transit canceled the train before mine, so I had to stand for an hour.
Today is SEPTA, where my train broke down, the train behind it was canceled, and traffic means my hour-long Uber ride will get me in too late to do the thing I wanted to do.
Yesterday NJ Transit canceled the train before mine, so I had to stand for an hour.
Today is SEPTA, where my train broke down, the train behind it was canceled, and traffic means my hour-long Uber ride will get me in too late to do the thing I wanted to do.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I live a richly varied life.
Yesterday NJ Transit canceled the train before mine, so I had to stand for an hour.
Today is SEPTA, where my train broke down, the train behind it was canceled, and traffic means my hour-long Uber ride will get me in too late to do the thing I wanted to do.
Yesterday NJ Transit canceled the train before mine, so I had to stand for an hour.
Today is SEPTA, where my train broke down, the train behind it was canceled, and traffic means my hour-long Uber ride will get me in too late to do the thing I wanted to do.
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This is Queen Mary and Queen Anne erasure
The Washington Post on Abigail Spanberger: "No woman has led Virginia since its colonial government was formed 406 years ago."
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is Queen Mary and Queen Anne erasure
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Andrew Cuomo can still be mayor, if Mike Pence has the courage.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Andrew Cuomo can still be mayor, if Mike Pence has the courage.
Good news! -- a bunch of housing is about to open up!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Good news! -- a bunch of housing is about to open up!
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Share this. A wonderful department, some of the most inspiring students you’ll ever meet, and a purpose to work in the greatest city on earth.
🚨Tenure track job. Final alert🚨
The @cuny.edu @baruch.cuny.edu history department is accepting applications for the position of assistant professor of the history of South Asia. Deadline is NOVEMBER 15.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
The @cuny.edu @baruch.cuny.edu history department is accepting applications for the position of assistant professor of the history of South Asia. Deadline is NOVEMBER 15.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Share this. A wonderful department, some of the most inspiring students you’ll ever meet, and a purpose to work in the greatest city on earth.
I’m getting a kick out of this series of videos where she builds jazzy harmonies in looped audio, but she begins counterintuitively with the wackiest accidental-heavy harmony lines (at the bottom), and only in the last pass does she add the soprano melody, at which point it all comes together.
“All of Me” harmony breakdown by MaryAnne Muglia #choir #jazz #harmony #sing
YouTube video by MaryAnne Muglia
youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’m getting a kick out of this series of videos where she builds jazzy harmonies in looped audio, but she begins counterintuitively with the wackiest accidental-heavy harmony lines (at the bottom), and only in the last pass does she add the soprano melody, at which point it all comes together.
Who among us can HONESTLY say &c. &c. &c.
November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Who among us can HONESTLY say &c. &c. &c.
Technology makes us all more productive.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Technology makes us all more productive.
DEAR JACK LYNCH,
The check below for [improbably large amount] reflects a cash offer for your property.
(In small print: “This is not a real check and does not constitute an offer to purchase your property.”)
The check below for [improbably large amount] reflects a cash offer for your property.
(In small print: “This is not a real check and does not constitute an offer to purchase your property.”)
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
DEAR JACK LYNCH,
The check below for [improbably large amount] reflects a cash offer for your property.
(In small print: “This is not a real check and does not constitute an offer to purchase your property.”)
The check below for [improbably large amount] reflects a cash offer for your property.
(In small print: “This is not a real check and does not constitute an offer to purchase your property.”)
DOING THE PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
DOING THE PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
Thrillers became taut in the late ’40s, and have always been tauter than stylish. They were at their stylishest in the late ’90s; since then taut has had its ups and downs, but thrillers are unambiguously out of style.
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thrillers became taut in the late ’40s, and have always been tauter than stylish. They were at their stylishest in the late ’90s; since then taut has had its ups and downs, but thrillers are unambiguously out of style.
I think she likes me.
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I think she likes me.
Happy 285th to Jemmy Boswell, in many ways an insufferable prick, but infinitely charming and willing to live his life just to amuse us.
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Happy 285th to Jemmy Boswell, in many ways an insufferable prick, but infinitely charming and willing to live his life just to amuse us.