Dorian Lynskey
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
Are there still people who think JK Rowling is playing with a full deck of cards? I know her specific variety of mental decline is in vogue but come on
If your mother is on Twitter ranting about she knows better than the "elite professions", you are well within your rights to slap the phone out of her hand.
You are doing her a favour.
You are doing her a favour.
December 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Are there still people who think JK Rowling is playing with a full deck of cards? I know her specific variety of mental decline is in vogue but come on
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in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
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There is much to say on this, but the very first point that must be made as a matter of urgency to the NEC is that excluding trans women is not a "compromise position", it is a segregation position, a biased position, a transphobic position and a morally repugnant position.
EXCLUSIVE: Labour's NEC finds compromise position that enables women's conference to return in 2026. And Labour will campaign on NHS, Families and Pride in Place in May.
EXCLUSIVE: Labour women’s conference plan and locals campaign priorities revealed – LabourList
The Labour party women’s conference will be revived next year with only biological women allowed to vote, but a fringe programme and reception will be…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
There is much to say on this, but the very first point that must be made as a matter of urgency to the NEC is that excluding trans women is not a "compromise position", it is a segregation position, a biased position, a transphobic position and a morally repugnant position.
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
Imagine being told in 1999 that the DVD mailout people would one day buy Warner Brothers for $72bn. "Wow," you would say. "They must be mailing out an awful lot of DVDs in 2025."
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Imagine being told in 1999 that the DVD mailout people would one day buy Warner Brothers for $72bn. "Wow," you would say. "They must be mailing out an awful lot of DVDs in 2025."
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Unpopular opinion but I’d much rather see Reed Hastings in charge of DC Comics, Looney Tunes, and the greatest and best-maintained film library on earth than Larry Ellison’s worst kid. Hope everybody at the cable networks finds a safe berth somewhere
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal on.ft.com/4pQip1C
Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal
Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood
on.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Unpopular opinion but I’d much rather see Reed Hastings in charge of DC Comics, Looney Tunes, and the greatest and best-maintained film library on earth than Larry Ellison’s worst kid. Hope everybody at the cable networks finds a safe berth somewhere
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It's hard to explain to normies how much effort Trump is putting into anti-trans policies.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's hard to explain to normies how much effort Trump is putting into anti-trans policies.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
This is like the 12th thing just this week. And there were 12 things the week before, and 12 things the week before that. There will be 12 things next week.
This is almost everything the government is doing.
Went for drinks last night and the Olivia Nuzzi fiasco really brought people together in a spirit of festive celebration. What a gift to conversation
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Went for drinks last night and the Olivia Nuzzi fiasco really brought people together in a spirit of festive celebration. What a gift to conversation
It's revealing about taboos around racism that the visceral bullying racism of schoolboy Farage cuts through while the much more consequential thinly veiled racism of adult Farage doesn't. Many people need that veil and flinch when it's removed. You can advocate racist policies but not say the words
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It's revealing about taboos around racism that the visceral bullying racism of schoolboy Farage cuts through while the much more consequential thinly veiled racism of adult Farage doesn't. Many people need that veil and flinch when it's removed. You can advocate racist policies but not say the words
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This chart is about tactical voting, but looking at it from the perspective of ‘would it be easier for labour to get voters back from Reform, or from literally anyone else’ is quite revealing
If voters could vote against a party (More in Common)
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This chart is about tactical voting, but looking at it from the perspective of ‘would it be easier for labour to get voters back from Reform, or from literally anyone else’ is quite revealing
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Good chat about why the liberal left has a dearth of ideas.
When liberal democracy itself seems in danger, it’s not a propitious time to be original. And - though I didn’t have time to say this! - the shift to social media for political debate doesn’t give thinkers much space.
When liberal democracy itself seems in danger, it’s not a propitious time to be original. And - though I didn’t have time to say this! - the shift to social media for political debate doesn’t give thinkers much space.
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#yourparty #corbyn #sultana #polanski #greenparty #ukpolitics
#yourparty #corbyn #sultana #polanski #greenparty #ukpolitics
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Good chat about why the liberal left has a dearth of ideas.
When liberal democracy itself seems in danger, it’s not a propitious time to be original. And - though I didn’t have time to say this! - the shift to social media for political debate doesn’t give thinkers much space.
When liberal democracy itself seems in danger, it’s not a propitious time to be original. And - though I didn’t have time to say this! - the shift to social media for political debate doesn’t give thinkers much space.
Most sports interviews on the radio remind me of asking a 10-year-old how school was. “It was good.” How did you feel when you won the prize? “Good. Yeah it was good.” Did you see your friends? “They were good. Yeah.”
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Most sports interviews on the radio remind me of asking a 10-year-old how school was. “It was good.” How did you feel when you won the prize? “Good. Yeah it was good.” Did you see your friends? “They were good. Yeah.”
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Now imagine Stephen Pollard and the Jewish Chronicle's reaction if the revelations about historic antisemitism had concerned Jeremy Corbyn or Keir Starmer or indeed anyone on the centre/left.
It's a level of grotesque, cynical hypocrisy that I genuinely find quite hard to process.
It's a level of grotesque, cynical hypocrisy that I genuinely find quite hard to process.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Now imagine Stephen Pollard and the Jewish Chronicle's reaction if the revelations about historic antisemitism had concerned Jeremy Corbyn or Keir Starmer or indeed anyone on the centre/left.
It's a level of grotesque, cynical hypocrisy that I genuinely find quite hard to process.
It's a level of grotesque, cynical hypocrisy that I genuinely find quite hard to process.
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
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The fact that people look at everything that's happened in the last year, every twist and turn of every day, and still confidently speak the future all the way to 2032 and beyond is so baffling to me. It's not even that I think they're necessarily wrong. It's that the attempt is ridiculous.
The only way we'd get real change in this country is if the most conservative Democratic Senator gets on board with court packing but that'll never happen so at best 2028 will be a stop gap until we get President Tucker Carlson (or someone like that) in 2032
The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in the 2026 midterm election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The fact that people look at everything that's happened in the last year, every twist and turn of every day, and still confidently speak the future all the way to 2032 and beyond is so baffling to me. It's not even that I think they're necessarily wrong. It's that the attempt is ridiculous.
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This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year
Almost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.
Everyone should boycott Eurovision. Make it a one-person show. Israel in an empty room
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Everyone should boycott Eurovision. Make it a one-person show. Israel in an empty room
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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“Ireland, Spain and The Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Several countries boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
There had been calls for Israel to be excluded over the conduct of the war in Gaza.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Ireland, Spain and The Netherlands will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, after Israel was allowed to compete.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Free speechwriting tip for the PM: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Free speechwriting tip for the PM: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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This takes me back to #MeToo. Friends of the accused coming out and saying "Well he never abused ME." If a number of people claim on the record that he said racist things, it really doesn't matter if some other people don't recall him doing so. They may be telling the truth, it's just not relevant
You'll be amazed to discover that a bunch of anonymous people that Nigel Farage says definitely do exist, have confirmed that he didn't say any of the things that lots of other people say on the record that he absolutely did
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This takes me back to #MeToo. Friends of the accused coming out and saying "Well he never abused ME." If a number of people claim on the record that he said racist things, it really doesn't matter if some other people don't recall him doing so. They may be telling the truth, it's just not relevant
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TBH I'm a little baffled at how Nuzzi apparently hasn't thought up a single talking point, explanation, or excuse for the central question of her ethical breech.
She acts like it never even occurred to her that people would question her about the results of her actions.
She acts like it never even occurred to her that people would question her about the results of her actions.
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
TBH I'm a little baffled at how Nuzzi apparently hasn't thought up a single talking point, explanation, or excuse for the central question of her ethical breech.
She acts like it never even occurred to her that people would question her about the results of her actions.
She acts like it never even occurred to her that people would question her about the results of her actions.