Frank Lynch

@fplynch

OK, you found me. Ex-marketing researcher, retired. Editor in chief, samueljohnson.com Flickr: flickr.com/photos/frank_lynch/

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Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 13

Here's something I didn't know about the Williams decision on Trump's self-dealing: sorry, bub, no IRS immunity. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...

A federal judge on Monday ruled that President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was an improper exercise in self-dealing and barred him from claiming that the extraordinary tax protections he received were part of a legitimate settlement agreement.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 12

I think this is the wrong take; we should expect better from the President and we should expect better of others.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 11

FWIW, when Jack Smith was on Jon Stewart’s podcast the other day he had Jill Lepore’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the history of the US Constitution sitting behind him. #booksky

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 7

Guy still needs a rudder. www.politico.com/news/2021/02...

During the Senate break after the witness vote Saturday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) twice came into the managers’ room off the Senate floor, according to multiple Democratic sources. Coons pressed House Democrats to relent, saying their quest for witnesses would cost them Republican votes to convict and maybe even some Democrats.

“The jury is ready to vote,” Coons told the managers, according to a senior House Democratic aide. “People want to get home for Valentine‘s Day.”

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 6

Maybe it charted higher in South Florida? Scroll down to "The Roaring 30" to see the other songs on the album. 560.com/record_album...

The album cover of the album I had; it's a photograph of some of the WQAM disc jockeys dressed as gangters in action around an old jalopy. Curiously a nearby sign reads "Trafalgar Square."

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 6

Metro Card dresses! nypost.com/2016/12/15/t...

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 4

The FBI's "rapid response" account cited low murder rates as in their defense for letting Chicago bureau head Douglas DePodesta go. But I thought >murder< rates weren't under their control... Shouldn't they be talking about >solve< rates? apnews.com/article/fbi-...

The FBI declined to comment Thursday, but the bureau’s “rapid response” social media account on X responded to a separate post about DePodesta’s departure by saying: “It’s simple: Anyone who is not on board with THIS FBI under the leadership of President Trump — which has achieved the lowest murder rate ever — is free to leave.”

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 3

‘Tis the season. This is the @libraryofamerica.bsky.social edition. (If I were there marketing manager I’d do a campaign pushing not just this Thomas Paine volume but everything on the Revolution they have.) #booksky

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 2

Just a closing anecdote in a great explainer on the DC debacle. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-gre...

At one point, I strayed into a concessions tent. There, I found a woman who had spent $5 on a bottle of water before staff realized that they had run out. The customer was becoming increasingly irate as the staff refused to provide a refund.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jul 1

Maybe for now? www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/new...

Senator Durbin asked Judge Roberts during his second hearing, "And so I am asking you today what is your position on Roe v. Wade?"

Judge Roberts said, "I don't — Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land. It is not — it's a little more than settled. It was reaffirmed in the face of a challenge that it should be overruled in the Casey decision. Accordingly, it's the settled law of the land. There's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent, as well as Casey."

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 30

From Wikipedia (retrieved 2026 06 30 1:31 PM) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_t...

Russian birth tourism to Florida to "maternity hotels" in the 2010s is documented.[11][13][14] Birth tourism packages complete with lodging and medical care delivered in Russian begin at $20,000, and go as high as $84,700 for an apartment in Miami's Trump Tower II complete with a "gold-tiled bathtub and chauffeured Cadillac Escalade."[14]

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 30

One of my favorite Samuel Johnson anecdotes is from Piozzi, and she talks about a soiree where someone questions giving money to the poor, as they might only spend it on "gin or tobacco." SJ goes vitriolic...

What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they be denied such sweeteners of their existence (says Johnson)? it is surely very savage to refuse them every possible avenue to pleasure, reckoned too coarse for our own acceptance. Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding; yet for the poor we delight in stripping it still barer, and are not ashamed to shew even visible displeasure, if ever the bitter taste is taken from their mouths."

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 29

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 28

Today I walked through two Brooklyn neighborhoods (Gravesend and Homecrest) to get my steps, with low expectations for my #photography. The surprises were pleasant, to say the least.

Photo of a storefront, "Donut Shoppe," with a hand painted sign. There are donuts in the window and large photos of lunch/dinner plates. A woman in a yellow dress is visible, standing at the counter.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 27

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 24

Barclays Center #brooklyn #nyc #photography

The photo shows the front courtyard of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Its lit sign is advertising the upcoming draft for the NBA.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 24

Called for Lander. I've said before and will say it again, @repdangoldman.bsky.social is a nice enough guy and he'd be welcome to come over for Thanksgiving, but NY10 wasn't for him.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 24

Promising...

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 24

damn its close

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 23

Teacher: "Donald, where is your book report?" Donald: "The vandals ate it!"

A headline at the New York Times reads "Trump Says Vandals Hit the Reflecting Pool. Internal Records Tell a More Complex Story."

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 23

Happy 10th, UK. #Brexit

The photo, from 2019, shows a banner on a brick building in London reading "VOTE AGAIN." The two letters at the end ("IN") are in red to highlight them differently from all the other letters , in blue.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 19

Have I been thinking wrong about Custer's Last Stand? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/w...

Mr. Starmer would lose if he decided to run in a leadership contest against Mr. Burnham, Prof. Fielding argued, and the process would divide and damage the Labour Party. “It would be like Custer’s last stand: Nobody wins, the party won’t win, the country won’t win and he won’t win.”

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 18

There's an earth cam - - judge for yourself - - clipped just now www.earthcam.com/usa/dc/washi...

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 17

cats is this your fault

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 16

I mistyped a url and decided, what the hell, is the domain "oink dot com" taken

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 13

Is it polite to steal this show?

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 11

An online retailer based in Michigan still has pop-up warnings from 2020 related to Covid.

ATTENTION ALL CUSTOMERS:

Due to the executive order effective March 24, 2020 in the state of Michigan, it has been mandated that all non-essential businesses undergo closure until April 13th, 2020.

Please be aware that all orders will not be shipped until on or after that date.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your business. Thank you.

Cancel OK

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 10

I thought Trump was going to make America great again, but I still can't buy a DVD of The History Of Future Folk. "Promises made, promises kept." Yeah, right. (Hondo!) www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/m...

Headline and picture from the New York Times's review of the movie "The History of Future Folk." The headline reads, "Fate of the Earth Rests on a Banjo." The photo shows two aliens with their pack to the lens, looking at the Manhattan skyline. One of them has a guitar strapped to his back, the other a banjo.

Frank Lynch@fplynch· Jun 9

Written up at www.theguardian.com/media/2014/s...