Mark Patrick Lynch
@markpatricklynch.bsky.social
He/Him/Oi you. Trying to fail better. Prize-lacking author of Walking Horatio, Heartstones, Cardinal Points, and others. Education: Polytechnic of Life. Height: 5'11 and three quarters. Hazel-green eyes. Would like to meet pretty much anyone.
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Used a gift voucher on a pre-order of Roger Deakins' memoir REFLECTIONS: ON CINEMATOGRAPHY and it was dispatched this morning. At the same time Amazon sent me this great news:
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Used a gift voucher on a pre-order of Roger Deakins' memoir REFLECTIONS: ON CINEMATOGRAPHY and it was dispatched this morning. At the same time Amazon sent me this great news:
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The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
Hey, Neil @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. Nice review from BookTuber and one of the good guys, Alex Unabridged, for Good Boy here:
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READING RAMBLE for Feb 2026! | Two big channel milestones, plus a wrap up of recent reads.
YouTube video by Alex Unabridged
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February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hey, Neil @talkscaredpod.bsky.social. Nice review from BookTuber and one of the good guys, Alex Unabridged, for Good Boy here:
youtu.be/pZnUNT5yymM?...
youtu.be/pZnUNT5yymM?...
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If a Democrat president had a stroke like Trump, then went around spewing racism, Republicans would chew their own lips off.
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
If a Democrat president had a stroke like Trump, then went around spewing racism, Republicans would chew their own lips off.
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It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are.
February 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are.
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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NATO’s Mark Rutte on Russia at Munich: “They lost 65,000 people in December and January. They are not winning this…
“If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that…we have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behaviour.”
“If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that…we have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behaviour.”
February 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
NATO’s Mark Rutte on Russia at Munich: “They lost 65,000 people in December and January. They are not winning this…
“If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that…we have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behaviour.”
“If there is a dictator in Moscow willing to do that…we have to take that seriously, because this is crazy behaviour.”
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Why is Starmer so unpopular bleats the Guardian whilst failing to investigate Farage in any meaningful way.
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Why is Starmer so unpopular bleats the Guardian whilst failing to investigate Farage in any meaningful way.
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Finnish president Stubb says Putin has failed in Ukraine. He unfortunately did not fail in the United States. Putin has an obedient lap dog in Trump.
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Finnish president Stubb says Putin has failed in Ukraine. He unfortunately did not fail in the United States. Putin has an obedient lap dog in Trump.
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I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
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February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
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3 years ago we rescued this 3 legged gremlin. Happy gotcha day Ruby ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
3 years ago we rescued this 3 legged gremlin. Happy gotcha day Ruby ❤️
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Ah. We’re back with this.
February 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Ah. We’re back with this.
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EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to Keir Starmer at the the Munich Security Conference: “Ten years on from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Keir.
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 AM
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to Keir Starmer at the the Munich Security Conference: “Ten years on from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Keir.
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
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I'm still surprised that an album as good as this effectively killed TTD'S commercial career.
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I'm still surprised that an album as good as this effectively killed TTD'S commercial career.
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If Russian propagandists are fantasising about joining forces with America to fight Europe there is something fundamentally wrong with America.
Russian propagandist Solovyev fantasizes about a large-scale war in Europe,with the idea of a "united Russian-American army"fighting the EU:
"I don’t rule out the possibility of a war unfolding in the European theater of military operations -a united Russian-American army against the army of the EU
"I don’t rule out the possibility of a war unfolding in the European theater of military operations -a united Russian-American army against the army of the EU
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
If Russian propagandists are fantasising about joining forces with America to fight Europe there is something fundamentally wrong with America.
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There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
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My only awareness of Kid Rock is in the enormous letdown when I realise that no, this isn't going to be Werewolves of London
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
My only awareness of Kid Rock is in the enormous letdown when I realise that no, this isn't going to be Werewolves of London
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FINALLY received contributor's copies of the long awaited new issue of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION in the mail. This issue hasn't been acknowledged in Locus yet. This is Vol 1 #1 of the new F&SF and is therefore a collector's item. Can be found in Barnes & Noble.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
FINALLY received contributor's copies of the long awaited new issue of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION in the mail. This issue hasn't been acknowledged in Locus yet. This is Vol 1 #1 of the new F&SF and is therefore a collector's item. Can be found in Barnes & Noble.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Remember when Jeremy Corbyn lost his 2nd general election and said he had lost the election but won the argument? As PM, Keir Starmer has behaved as if he had won the election but lost the argument.
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Remember when Jeremy Corbyn lost his 2nd general election and said he had lost the election but won the argument? As PM, Keir Starmer has behaved as if he had won the election but lost the argument.
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Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke
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2am in the UK and my cat is watching cats doing dumb shit on YouTube.
I doubt I'll ever get the remote control back....
I doubt I'll ever get the remote control back....
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
2am in the UK and my cat is watching cats doing dumb shit on YouTube.
I doubt I'll ever get the remote control back....
I doubt I'll ever get the remote control back....
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“In a shocking interview with LBC, Lady Victoria Hervey, who briefly dated the former prince Andrew in 1999, said if you’re not in the Epstein Files you”re “a loser”.”
Who Runs The World?
We now know —The Epstein Files told us
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February 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
“In a shocking interview with LBC, Lady Victoria Hervey, who briefly dated the former prince Andrew in 1999, said if you’re not in the Epstein Files you”re “a loser”.”