Daniel McNamara
@dpmcna.bsky.social
https://trimmings.substack.com
Trimmings - Sides of Life, Served Warm
Trimmings - Sides of Life, Served Warm
London swimming spots round-up by yours truly
London swimming spots to survive a long hot summer
Ponds and lidos for when you can't get to a beach
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July 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
London swimming spots round-up by yours truly
This piece by Heidi Blake is quite something. Read it and weep about the world we live in. Brave and important journalism
Heidi Blake investigates Andrew Tate, drawing on thousands of private messages, sealed prosecutorial files, and court records—as well as scores of interviews with the Tates, their associates, and more than a dozen alleged victims. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0__Nfi
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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June 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This piece by Heidi Blake is quite something. Read it and weep about the world we live in. Brave and important journalism
Peter Rabbit et al. have still got it
A close reading of Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit et al. have still got it
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May 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Peter Rabbit et al. have still got it
Have been telling people for a while that UK Labour needs to channel some Aussie optimism. This could be the moment. I think an Aussie PM would go down well.
May 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Have been telling people for a while that UK Labour needs to channel some Aussie optimism. This could be the moment. I think an Aussie PM would go down well.
Agree with @robertshrimsley.bsky.social about keeping Keir www.ft.com/content/252d...
My conclusions here are similar
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My conclusions here are similar
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The case for keeping Keir Starmer a little longer
Panic-buying a slightly less unpopular rival will not help Labour face its real challenges
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March 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Agree with @robertshrimsley.bsky.social about keeping Keir www.ft.com/content/252d...
My conclusions here are similar
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My conclusions here are similar
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Cheer up, Keir
Nevertheless, he persisted: why there’s still plenty for Keir to cheer about
What Labour can learn from Labor
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February 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Cheer up, Keir
Yes absolutely @benansell.bsky.social
A curious phenomenon I have also observed in Australian Labor. Never quite made sense in terms of electoral maths. Nostalgia yes, and its manifestation as balm to feelings of alienation from 'real work' in the minds of the political operatives involved.
A curious phenomenon I have also observed in Australian Labor. Never quite made sense in terms of electoral maths. Nostalgia yes, and its manifestation as balm to feelings of alienation from 'real work' in the minds of the political operatives involved.
February 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Yes absolutely @benansell.bsky.social
A curious phenomenon I have also observed in Australian Labor. Never quite made sense in terms of electoral maths. Nostalgia yes, and its manifestation as balm to feelings of alienation from 'real work' in the minds of the political operatives involved.
A curious phenomenon I have also observed in Australian Labor. Never quite made sense in terms of electoral maths. Nostalgia yes, and its manifestation as balm to feelings of alienation from 'real work' in the minds of the political operatives involved.
Quite a chart in Keith Wolahan’s piece on the Liberal Party’s declining vote share in cities. They have lost 35 of the metropolitan seats they held in 2013 - 80% are now held by Labor with the Teals and Greens making up the other 20%.
inflectionpoints.work/articles/lib...
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February 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Quite a chart in Keith Wolahan’s piece on the Liberal Party’s declining vote share in cities. They have lost 35 of the metropolitan seats they held in 2013 - 80% are now held by Labor with the Teals and Greens making up the other 20%.
inflectionpoints.work/articles/lib...
inflectionpoints.work/articles/lib...
February 23, 2026 at 10:05 AM
‘A primitive form of masculinity’
The Booker gets its mojo back with David Szalay's "Flesh"
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February 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Trimmings from Taipei
Roda el món i torna Melbourne
Night Moves, Melbourne and Taiwan
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Trimmings from Taipei
Amazing, detailed analysis of how the youth (18-29) vote went from +25 for the Democrats in 2020 to only +4 in 2024. That is a major electoral event
Massive divergence between young men (+14 for Trump) and young women (+17 for Harris) is truly startling
circle.tufts.edu/2024-electio...
Massive divergence between young men (+14 for Trump) and young women (+17 for Harris) is truly startling
circle.tufts.edu/2024-electio...
The Youth Vote in 2024
The 2024 general election was a major opportunity for youth to exercise their democratic rights, use their political voices, and shape the future of the country.
As part of our work to understand you...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Amazing, detailed analysis of how the youth (18-29) vote went from +25 for the Democrats in 2020 to only +4 in 2024. That is a major electoral event
Massive divergence between young men (+14 for Trump) and young women (+17 for Harris) is truly startling
circle.tufts.edu/2024-electio...
Massive divergence between young men (+14 for Trump) and young women (+17 for Harris) is truly startling
circle.tufts.edu/2024-electio...
Brilliant, thought-provoking article. Get amongst it
‘Just one of either depopulation in the North or climate change in the South could be enough to drive mass migration.
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Brilliant, thought-provoking article. Get amongst it
Reposted by Daniel McNamara
The money spent to develop data centers represents one of the largest deployments of capital in human history—and the investment is taking an enormous toll on our planet. Stephen Witt reports: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_FbIwo
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The money spent to develop data centers represents one of the largest deployments of capital in human history—and the investment is taking an enormous toll on our planet. Stephen Witt reports: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_FbIwo
A tale of two piano accordions
Opera at Grimeborn and lunch at The Yellow Bittern
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October 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My latest newsletter is up and about. Mariel Franklin's novel Bonding got a mention
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Continental wanderings
Eurostar and Ryanair, Paris and Kefalonia
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September 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My latest newsletter is up and about. Mariel Franklin's novel Bonding got a mention
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First post of my newsletter, Trimmings, is up trimmings.substack.com/p/late-summe...
Late summer cultural outings
The Estate, Kata Kabanova and the CBeebies Prom
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August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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My brand new newsletter is out! Check it out trimmings.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My brand new newsletter is out! Check it out trimmings.substack.com
@theguardian.com enjoyed this www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
but I will claim to have got there first
but I will claim to have got there first
‘I love England so much’: From TV to pop, film to fashion, the UK is enjoying a cultural resurgence
Three decades on from Blur and Oasis, a new and more diverse wave of stars is celebrating British identity
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July 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@theguardian.com enjoyed this www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
but I will claim to have got there first
but I will claim to have got there first
What a time to be a Dan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency
Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver change
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May 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
What a time to be a Dan www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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this chart is wild - the Coalition has been absolutely decimated in Australia's major cities, over the course of just six years www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
May 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
this chart is wild - the Coalition has been absolutely decimated in Australia's major cities, over the course of just six years www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
interesting observation from @benraue.com - these figures are from a partial count obviously
May 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
interesting observation from @benraue.com - these figures are from a partial count obviously
Liked this read from @chaykak.bsky.social so giving this a shot www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
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April 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Liked this read from @chaykak.bsky.social so giving this a shot www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...