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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Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
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The Trump administration's foreign policy strategy attacks allies including the UK & has been enthusiastically greeted by the Kremlin. Last month, the USA announced a 'peace deal' the Kremlin had written.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Trump administration's foreign policy strategy attacks allies including the UK & has been enthusiastically greeted by the Kremlin. Last month, the USA announced a 'peace deal' the Kremlin had written.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
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Incidentally, Trump putting the medal on himself was inadvertently one of the most honest things he's ever done.
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Incidentally, Trump putting the medal on himself was inadvertently one of the most honest things he's ever done.
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The hounds are yapping at Farage’s heels. Interesting to see how he wriggles out of this one.
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The hounds are yapping at Farage’s heels. Interesting to see how he wriggles out of this one.
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Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Disappointed Nigel Farage didn't finish his rant against the BBC by singing "Brown Girl in the Ring."
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Disappointed Nigel Farage didn't finish his rant against the BBC by singing "Brown Girl in the Ring."
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Have never read any @brandonsanderson.com but nearly 2500 pages for £0.99, maybe it's time to start. It's a Daily Deal, so grab it today.
www.amazon.co.uk/Mistborn-Tri...
www.amazon.co.uk/Mistborn-Tri...
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set: Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages
www.amazon.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Have never read any @brandonsanderson.com but nearly 2500 pages for £0.99, maybe it's time to start. It's a Daily Deal, so grab it today.
www.amazon.co.uk/Mistborn-Tri...
www.amazon.co.uk/Mistborn-Tri...
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Looking to zip through some year end reads audio style? I got you covered!
And I do have free codes for all of these - so if you'd like one - hit me up!
Find these audiobooks at author.to/stevestred
And I do have free codes for all of these - so if you'd like one - hit me up!
Find these audiobooks at author.to/stevestred
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Looking to zip through some year end reads audio style? I got you covered!
And I do have free codes for all of these - so if you'd like one - hit me up!
Find these audiobooks at author.to/stevestred
And I do have free codes for all of these - so if you'd like one - hit me up!
Find these audiobooks at author.to/stevestred
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Remember when Brexiters were reduced to pretending that pint bottles of champagne represented a major win?
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Remember when Brexiters were reduced to pretending that pint bottles of champagne represented a major win?
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Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration, the difference between those entering and leaving the country, was 345,000 in 2024 according to revised figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
NEW: Net migration falls sharply to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
That’s a fall from 649,000 in the year to June 2024. It is a drop of nearly 80% from its 2023 peak.
The time has come to read Diamond Boulevard by @timstretton.bsky.social. If it's half as good as the previous entries in the trilogy, I'm in for a treat. #AmReading #CrimeFiction #EvenIfHeIsACatPerson #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The time has come to read Diamond Boulevard by @timstretton.bsky.social. If it's half as good as the previous entries in the trilogy, I'm in for a treat. #AmReading #CrimeFiction #EvenIfHeIsACatPerson #BookSky
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Arthur C Clarke's great SF short story "The Nine Billion Names of God" gets an airing on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Of course you must listen to it.
#ArthurCClarke #SF #sciencefiction
open.spotify.com/episode/0SnH...
#ArthurCClarke #SF #sciencefiction
open.spotify.com/episode/0SnH...
The Nine Billion Names Of God by Arthur C. Clarke
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Arthur C Clarke's great SF short story "The Nine Billion Names of God" gets an airing on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Of course you must listen to it.
#ArthurCClarke #SF #sciencefiction
open.spotify.com/episode/0SnH...
#ArthurCClarke #SF #sciencefiction
open.spotify.com/episode/0SnH...
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At the recommendation of someone here I started listening to the audiobooks of @joeabercrombie.com’s First Law series because narrator Steven Pacey is so good. Holy shit that was an understatement. The narrating skill is absolutely next-level.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At the recommendation of someone here I started listening to the audiobooks of @joeabercrombie.com’s First Law series because narrator Steven Pacey is so good. Holy shit that was an understatement. The narrating skill is absolutely next-level.
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The one thing the useless incompetent Boris Johnson clung on to for his failed premiership was the UK’s Covid response. Turns out he killed 20,000 people.
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The one thing the useless incompetent Boris Johnson clung on to for his failed premiership was the UK’s Covid response. Turns out he killed 20,000 people.
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Bluesky has the juice.
I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Bluesky has the juice.
Found this today in the Phone Box that's been repurposed as a book swap community library and home for a defibrillator. Whoever read it has ticked the tales they read and passed comment on them.
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Found this today in the Phone Box that's been repurposed as a book swap community library and home for a defibrillator. Whoever read it has ticked the tales they read and passed comment on them.
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
Boring, Boring, Good, Baffling, Weird, Sick, Rubbish, Brilliant.
#PanBookOfHorror #horror #BookSky
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Sir John Major: “Brexiteers predicted other countries would follow their lead and leave the EU. None have. All saw only too clearly that Brexit was packed with disadvantages. As we meet nine further nations now wish to join, which is an apt comment on how the world saw Britain's decision.
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Sir John Major: “Brexiteers predicted other countries would follow their lead and leave the EU. None have. All saw only too clearly that Brexit was packed with disadvantages. As we meet nine further nations now wish to join, which is an apt comment on how the world saw Britain's decision.
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COVER STORY isn't out yet - another day to go, I believe. But just had this great response from writer and critic Jeremy Duns. Particularly bowled over by the comparison to Mick Herron!
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
COVER STORY isn't out yet - another day to go, I believe. But just had this great response from writer and critic Jeremy Duns. Particularly bowled over by the comparison to Mick Herron!
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Nails it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nails it.