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.
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The latest thing is just too stupid to even comment on.
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
Do you know about the "only posts" feed? I have a couple lists that were the main things I scrolled here, but now that lists show reposts, it's getting overwhelming. This helps when all I want to see is what people I follow actually post.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Do you know about the "only posts" feed? I have a couple lists that were the main things I scrolled here, but now that lists show reposts, it's getting overwhelming. This helps when all I want to see is what people I follow actually post.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Oh, heavens...🙄
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Oh, heavens...🙄
I wish I knew who posted about copying a poem by hand in a daily journal last year. I decided to start that this year. I choose a favorite poem, and write it out...a nice, meditative way of starting my day. Thanks to whoever that was! And thanks @victoriachang.bsky.social for today's poem.
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wish I knew who posted about copying a poem by hand in a daily journal last year. I decided to start that this year. I choose a favorite poem, and write it out...a nice, meditative way of starting my day. Thanks to whoever that was! And thanks @victoriachang.bsky.social for today's poem.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Fuck being a poet I wanna be a TikTok chick
who never says what she means
for fear of going unheard...
who never says what she means
for fear of going unheard...
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Fuck being a poet I wanna be a TikTok chick
who never says what she means
for fear of going unheard...
who never says what she means
for fear of going unheard...
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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Had a chance to talk to Chis Ostroushko - @mnangryman.bsky.social - about what motivated him to take to the streets and the shocking ICE behavior he’s seeing on the ground.
youtu.be/d83vDDlqM_Y?...
youtu.be/d83vDDlqM_Y?...
EXCLUSIVE: Why a Regular Guy Snapped on Camera
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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January 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Had a chance to talk to Chis Ostroushko - @mnangryman.bsky.social - about what motivated him to take to the streets and the shocking ICE behavior he’s seeing on the ground.
youtu.be/d83vDDlqM_Y?...
youtu.be/d83vDDlqM_Y?...
I thought the funniest line on SNL last night was Michael Che asking Colin Jost, "What is your algorithm?"😎
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weekend update!
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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January 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I thought the funniest line on SNL last night was Michael Che asking Colin Jost, "What is your algorithm?"😎
youtube.com/shorts/tgZlP...
youtube.com/shorts/tgZlP...
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Child abuse is a central plank in the conservative platform, because physical mastery of the weak is how they establish dominance, their only value. It's not just something a lot of conservatives do, it is part of being a conservative.
About the ICE agent who fatally shot a man on New Year’s Eve while off-duty:
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...
www.latimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Child abuse is a central plank in the conservative platform, because physical mastery of the weak is how they establish dominance, their only value. It's not just something a lot of conservatives do, it is part of being a conservative.
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If it's Cary Grant's birthday, it must surely be time for me to post the "puppy in the jacket pocket" picture again. Be rude not to, really.
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If it's Cary Grant's birthday, it must surely be time for me to post the "puppy in the jacket pocket" picture again. Be rude not to, really.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Republicans: WE NOMINATE SKELETOR Democrats: We dislike Skeletor but we will vote to confirm him. Please give us between 5 and 50 dollars.
<Later>
Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.
<Later>
Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.
January 17, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Republicans: WE NOMINATE SKELETOR Democrats: We dislike Skeletor but we will vote to confirm him. Please give us between 5 and 50 dollars.
<Later>
Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.
<Later>
Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.
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big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
Only 15 days in and we have a strong contender for most embarrassing headline of the year.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
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The process of obtaining a warrant of any kind needs to be harder than "ICE agent writes it while sitting in the truck". Administrative Warrants need to be outlawed. The process needs to require a real law judge in a real court.
We need to elect people willing to make this change happen.
We need to elect people willing to make this change happen.
January 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM
The process of obtaining a warrant of any kind needs to be harder than "ICE agent writes it while sitting in the truck". Administrative Warrants need to be outlawed. The process needs to require a real law judge in a real court.
We need to elect people willing to make this change happen.
We need to elect people willing to make this change happen.
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Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
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"Today’s poem ... reflected my own experience back to me — in a way that helped me see it differently," our host, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social, shares in today's episode of The Slowdown.
Read "Vacation" by Sara Moore Wagner and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4jFNLX1
Read "Vacation" by Sara Moore Wagner and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4jFNLX1
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
"Today’s poem ... reflected my own experience back to me — in a way that helped me see it differently," our host, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social, shares in today's episode of The Slowdown.
Read "Vacation" by Sara Moore Wagner and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4jFNLX1
Read "Vacation" by Sara Moore Wagner and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4jFNLX1
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Does any writer want to give me their Nobel Prize medal?
You know who you are. Give it to me.
How about a Nobel Prize in Physics? Anyone want to give me their medal?
You know who you are. Give it to me.
How about a Nobel Prize in Physics? Anyone want to give me their medal?
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Does any writer want to give me their Nobel Prize medal?
You know who you are. Give it to me.
How about a Nobel Prize in Physics? Anyone want to give me their medal?
You know who you are. Give it to me.
How about a Nobel Prize in Physics? Anyone want to give me their medal?
The helicopters can't come soon enough.
Rewatching ER, despising Rocket Romano even more than before, wondering "when are those helicopters gonna show up?" Similar to how I feel about another authoritarian prick.
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
The helicopters can't come soon enough.
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There is nothing about him that is not disappointing.
On the national stage, treat him like Andrew Cuomo.
Signed,
His constituent since 2000, since he was on the Board of Education. Through his congressional, then gubanatorial tenure. More wasted promise than a gifted kid.
On the national stage, treat him like Andrew Cuomo.
Signed,
His constituent since 2000, since he was on the Board of Education. Through his congressional, then gubanatorial tenure. More wasted promise than a gifted kid.
Gov. Jared Polis unilaterally stalled a specialized prison program aimed at rehabilitating and releasing people who have served decades for crimes committed as juveniles and young adults, @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury reports. After 2023, Polis stopped signing off on the early releases.
Gov. Jared Polis stops releasing prisoners who’ve spent decades behind bars for youthful crime
Colorado’s governor has not approved any of the program’s graduates for early release since 2023 — an about-face from the prior three years.
www.denverpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM
There is nothing about him that is not disappointing.
On the national stage, treat him like Andrew Cuomo.
Signed,
His constituent since 2000, since he was on the Board of Education. Through his congressional, then gubanatorial tenure. More wasted promise than a gifted kid.
On the national stage, treat him like Andrew Cuomo.
Signed,
His constituent since 2000, since he was on the Board of Education. Through his congressional, then gubanatorial tenure. More wasted promise than a gifted kid.
Like the gesture the president gave to a UAW worker?
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Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill says on Fox that he personally went to Minnesota to investigate fraud but makes clear he found nothing, instead complaining that "a woman in a fancy car spotted us, gave us an unfriendly gesture and actually followed us for about 10 minutes."
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Like the gesture the president gave to a UAW worker?
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”