Darby Lyons
@darbylyons.bsky.social
Retired English teacher, poet. Book and music lover. Midwesterner, kind of (Army brat, IYKYK), with Appalachian roots. MFA, Sewanee School of Letters. Senior editorial assistant, Cincinnati Review.
Pinned
"Break out the champagne
If this's really how it's gonna go
Let's get on with the shitshow
Let's get on with the show"
~Amanda Shires, "Break Out the Champagne"
If this's really how it's gonna go
Let's get on with the shitshow
Let's get on with the show"
~Amanda Shires, "Break Out the Champagne"
I'm sorry, but if you say the word "dongle," I'm going to burst out laughing. That's just how it is.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm sorry, but if you say the word "dongle," I'm going to burst out laughing. That's just how it is.
Reposted by Darby Lyons
He's so weak.
Landsman reaffirmed he was condemning “deadly regimes” with his vote, but he also brushed off the GOP bill as “absurd.”
Rep. Landsman Squares Fight for ACA Subsidies with his “Horrors of Socialism” Vote
Speaking to CityBeat, Landsman reaffirmed he was condemning “deadly regimes” with his vote, but he also brushed off the bill as “absurd.”
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
He's so weak.
Good interview. And yes, it is a fantastic album!
youtu.be/ae0fgcgY7gc?...
youtu.be/ae0fgcgY7gc?...
Amanda Shires says heartbreak-fueled album "allowed me closure"
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Good interview. And yes, it is a fantastic album!
youtu.be/ae0fgcgY7gc?...
youtu.be/ae0fgcgY7gc?...
Any pie that is neither fruit nor custard is fine with me. Pecan is best though... add chocolate, even better... add bourbon, perfect.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Any pie that is neither fruit nor custard is fine with me. Pecan is best though... add chocolate, even better... add bourbon, perfect.
Reposted by Darby Lyons
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Reposted by Darby Lyons
USPS Operation Santa® Program | USPS share.google/Cdzc3bEPLuya...
USPS Operation Santa® Program
Adopt a child's letter to Santa this holiday season with the USPS Operation Santa® program. Spread holiday cheer and help make a child's holiday wish come true.
share.google
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
USPS Operation Santa® Program | USPS share.google/Cdzc3bEPLuya...
I've finished my Christmas shopping. A record for me!
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I've finished my Christmas shopping. A record for me!
Cowards.
Just like the now-pointless American networks.
Just like the now-pointless American networks.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cowards.
Just like the now-pointless American networks.
Just like the now-pointless American networks.
When Cathy quits teaching in "The Big C," she packs up her classroom and leaves with one box. One box! There's not a single teacher I know who could pack up all their stuff from their classroom in just one box.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
When Cathy quits teaching in "The Big C," she packs up her classroom and leaves with one box. One box! There's not a single teacher I know who could pack up all their stuff from their classroom in just one box.
In season 3 now, and...
I. Can't. Stand. Adam.
Did the writers think that's just how teenagers are? Because I've known a few thousand teenagers in my life, many going through similar or worse situations, and he's way shittier than most.
I. Can't. Stand. Adam.
Did the writers think that's just how teenagers are? Because I've known a few thousand teenagers in my life, many going through similar or worse situations, and he's way shittier than most.
Watching The Big C for the first time. Laura Linney is a national treasure.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In season 3 now, and...
I. Can't. Stand. Adam.
Did the writers think that's just how teenagers are? Because I've known a few thousand teenagers in my life, many going through similar or worse situations, and he's way shittier than most.
I. Can't. Stand. Adam.
Did the writers think that's just how teenagers are? Because I've known a few thousand teenagers in my life, many going through similar or worse situations, and he's way shittier than most.
A movie that takes place where you're from:
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from:
Reposted by Darby Lyons
“If I am killed / for simply living, / let death be kinder / than man.”
— Althea Davis
— Althea Davis
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“If I am killed / for simply living, / let death be kinder / than man.”
— Althea Davis
— Althea Davis
This may be my favorite Bluesky thread so far.
Why grant anonymity to someone who is lying to you with the company line? This adds nothing but misinformation to the story and the person quoted isn't going to get in trouble for saying it.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This may be my favorite Bluesky thread so far.
Here's a free link to the New Yorker piece by Tatiana Schlossberg. Harrowing. I can't imagine how it feels to be dying of cancer while a family member sets out to destroy healthcare. She addresses that. archive.ph/d6AQl
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here's a free link to the New Yorker piece by Tatiana Schlossberg. Harrowing. I can't imagine how it feels to be dying of cancer while a family member sets out to destroy healthcare. She addresses that. archive.ph/d6AQl
My parents gave me money for my birthday, and I used it to buy a Chromebook. I've always had laptops that use Windows, so was a tad nervous about setup. SO EASY... because I have an Android phone and Google account. Don't know if it's better, but it's easier.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My parents gave me money for my birthday, and I used it to buy a Chromebook. I've always had laptops that use Windows, so was a tad nervous about setup. SO EASY... because I have an Android phone and Google account. Don't know if it's better, but it's easier.
Reposted by Darby Lyons
New at Media Nation: @marisakabas.bsky.social is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi's tale of dysfunction and deceit. There are 42,000 journalists across the U.S., and the vast majority are performing honorably and ethically. dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/m...
Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi’s tale of dysfunction and deceit
Colby Hall’s Mediaite commentary about Olivia Nuzzi is winning a lot of praise. The redoubtable Jay Rosen goes so far as to call it “the best thing I have read about her.” Sign up…
dankennedy.net
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New at Media Nation: @marisakabas.bsky.social is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi's tale of dysfunction and deceit. There are 42,000 journalists across the U.S., and the vast majority are performing honorably and ethically. dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/m...
Reposted by Darby Lyons
There’s a moment in the classic film “Paths of Glory” in which an artillery officer, told to commit a war crime, asks for the order in writing.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
Gift link: wapo.st/43FXQfO
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There’s a moment in the classic film “Paths of Glory” in which an artillery officer, told to commit a war crime, asks for the order in writing.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
That is happening right now, in real life, among US troops in the Carribbean.
Except in the movie, the demand kept the crime from happening.
Whoa...I did not expect to wake up to whatever the hell is going on in this timeline. Flashbacks to the time people were taking turns on the computer at a colleague's party to read the Ken Starr transcripts. There are some things I do NOT want to know.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Whoa...I did not expect to wake up to whatever the hell is going on in this timeline. Flashbacks to the time people were taking turns on the computer at a colleague's party to read the Ken Starr transcripts. There are some things I do NOT want to know.
Reposted by Darby Lyons
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Wait... SHE'S talking about people being unserious?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
⚡️ Marjorie Taylor-Greene says she is RESIGNING from Congress in January, citing death threats and constant attacks from Trump:
“I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
“I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better.”
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Wait... SHE'S talking about people being unserious?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My parents and my aunt and uncle gave me copies of old pictures for my birthday. Me, my mom and my brother when I came home from the hospital; my Granny and me at my cousin's wedding (late 1980s); my mom and her parents (early 1980s).
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My parents and my aunt and uncle gave me copies of old pictures for my birthday. Me, my mom and my brother when I came home from the hospital; my Granny and me at my cousin's wedding (late 1980s); my mom and her parents (early 1980s).
Reposted by Darby Lyons
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
Changed my profile picture bc the previous one was a couple years old whereas this one's just a month old, and shows my no longer colored and highlighted hair and my 64-year-old face. Getting older is a privilege, so I'm celebrating 🎉
This song hits different today🎯
youtu.be/HCTunqv1Xt4?...
youtu.be/HCTunqv1Xt4?...
When I'm Sixty Four (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Changed my profile picture bc the previous one was a couple years old whereas this one's just a month old, and shows my no longer colored and highlighted hair and my 64-year-old face. Getting older is a privilege, so I'm celebrating 🎉
Watching The Big C for the first time. Laura Linney is a national treasure.
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Watching The Big C for the first time. Laura Linney is a national treasure.