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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1m

Amanda Shires sometimes does a gorgeous cover of "Just Be Simple" in her shows.

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 55m

Oh no, the pope is committed to Jesus's teachings!

The Washington Post used to be a newspaper.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1h

I have a major poet crush on Charles Wright. I love listening to him read in the online the audio versions of his poems. Not gonna lie... I swoon.

e.g.:
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Bedtime Story

It's early evening, and time, like the dog it is, is hungry for food, And will be fed, don't doubt it, will be fed, my small one. Should we turn on the radio, should we clap our hands and dance The So...

www.poetryfoundation.org

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1h

My favorite line of poetry comes from Sestets:

"If you can’t delight in the everyday,
you have no future here."

(from "Future Tense")

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you 😍

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 8h

Um... where does he believe brains are located??

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 9h

Her baby…was in her…placenta??

Sir. If you have no knowledge of health or the human body it is fine to go back to falconry or whatever you were previously doing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 9h

If you're a writer in the South with a funny, irreverent novel, this is the time to send it to me. I would love to read something like that right now.

Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 10h

Serious books bum us out, fun books feel like they're not addressing THE TIMES. Getting something that's both is impossible. Writers are cranking out novels to please their agents, and agents are sending them unedited, and no one is answering anyone's emails because we're really, really tired.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12h

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 12h

Dude, you need help.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 12h

It really has. Every day another is another wtf day.

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 12h

WTAF is wrong with Fetterman? It has to be more than just the stroke.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

FOX: Do you think Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

FETTERMAN: If this sticks. I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace. And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize Peace.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 13h

My brother's getting his knee replaced today. We are no longer kids, my brother and I.

Black and white photo of a little boy on a tricycle with a little girl standing on the back holding onto the boy.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 14h

The possibility of frost tonight? Yes, please! Bring on Fall!
🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t even know Habeas. He was a coffee boy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

Blew through the first 4 seasons of Slow Horses, and I'm about to start season 5. But I read Roddy has a bigger part this season, and...ugh... I don't know if I can stand it.😒 He's just SO annoying.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Sean Bates @seanjbates.bsky.social · 1d

Tiana Clark's 'Scorched Earth' on the longlist for the #NationalBookAward. Let's go!!

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

Evangelical gossip starts with "I'm just telling you this so you can pray about it."

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

True🥵

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

Google photos reminding me of 2020 when my friends looked forward to every time I shared a new picture of my great-niece because she was a gorgeous little pudgy baby who sparked joy in dark times.🥰

A round faced baby girl wearing a red bow in her brown hair and pursing her lips while looking directly into the camera.

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

Netflix "Famous Last Words" is a great concept—an interview with an icon to be aired only after that icon dies—but I wish they'd used someone who's a better interviewer than Brad Falchuk.

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Marianne Worthington @mworthington.bsky.social · 1d

So thrilled that Kathleen Driskell is featured on The Slowdown Show this morning. Her poem is from her new collection, Goat-Footed Gods, first published in Still: The Journal last year. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

1369: Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell

Today’s poem is Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell.

www.slowdownshow.org

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

"The whole practice of prize-giving is silly, so why not get silly with it?"
www.the-berliner.com/books/how-to...

How to figure out who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature - The Berliner

Caring about the Nobel Prize in literature is cool. Betting on the outcome is even cooler.

www.the-berliner.com

Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

I love that Jane Goodall drinks whiskey at the start of her "Famous Last Words" interview.

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Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 1d

He's basically that annoying as hell kid I taught who has no idea why everyone thinks he's so fucking annoying. I'm sick of you already, Adam.

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