Robyn Byers
@jrobynbyers.bsky.social
Very gay and autistic Bachelor of English/History, focused on 19th-century European literary history. I'm the one who whispers "*gasp* doggie" every single time I see one, so be warned
My poetry skills are only so-so, so I'll do this in prose:
A professor once taught me about Truth, Beauty, and Good, and that the three are irrevocably linked. Now I know it's true. A man with a gun murdered Good. His masters seek to smother the truth of her. What beauty is there in that?
A professor once taught me about Truth, Beauty, and Good, and that the three are irrevocably linked. Now I know it's true. A man with a gun murdered Good. His masters seek to smother the truth of her. What beauty is there in that?
I would write a poem
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
about what it makes you
if you look Good in the face
and fire your gun
But she was the poet who wrote about making room for wonder
And you are the one who took her words
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
My poetry skills are only so-so, so I'll do this in prose:
A professor once taught me about Truth, Beauty, and Good, and that the three are irrevocably linked. Now I know it's true. A man with a gun murdered Good. His masters seek to smother the truth of her. What beauty is there in that?
A professor once taught me about Truth, Beauty, and Good, and that the three are irrevocably linked. Now I know it's true. A man with a gun murdered Good. His masters seek to smother the truth of her. What beauty is there in that?
I rant about how annoying I find Modernist poets and yet immediately I thought of:
For I have known the eyes already, known them all
Eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase
And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin…
How then should I begin to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
For I have known the eyes already, known them all
Eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase
And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin…
How then should I begin to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I rant about how annoying I find Modernist poets and yet immediately I thought of:
For I have known the eyes already, known them all
Eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase
And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin…
How then should I begin to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
For I have known the eyes already, known them all
Eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase
And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin…
How then should I begin to spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways?
Oh dear lord
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Oh dear lord
Me to me: "You are a grown-ass adult. You can do this. You'll be okay"
*proceeds to nearly SOB as I hugged my old, no-longer-squishy squishmallow that has helped me sleep every night since I got him three years ago and took him to the trash can*
Is this Toy Story's fault? I think it's their fault
*proceeds to nearly SOB as I hugged my old, no-longer-squishy squishmallow that has helped me sleep every night since I got him three years ago and took him to the trash can*
Is this Toy Story's fault? I think it's their fault
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Me to me: "You are a grown-ass adult. You can do this. You'll be okay"
*proceeds to nearly SOB as I hugged my old, no-longer-squishy squishmallow that has helped me sleep every night since I got him three years ago and took him to the trash can*
Is this Toy Story's fault? I think it's their fault
*proceeds to nearly SOB as I hugged my old, no-longer-squishy squishmallow that has helped me sleep every night since I got him three years ago and took him to the trash can*
Is this Toy Story's fault? I think it's their fault
I (19F, 25F, 23F, ???F) accidentally killed my mother (5000F). My husband (25M) says it wasn’t my fault but now I have the overwhelming urge to put another guy inside this knife I got from a bunch of murderous spies. WIBTA if I don’t tell him about it?
My (25M) father (51M) is mad at me because I murdered his ex-best friend (49M) in a secluded hallway in our mountain fortress and hid the body. I only did it because he repeatedly took advantage of my father’s trust and tried to kill him on multiple occasions. AITA?
My (22M) therapy patient (35M) won’t listen to my suggestions, any advice?
Edit: Yes I did once kill him, but his soul is mostly reattached to his body and we were both just keeping our oaths at the time.
Edit: Yes I did once kill him, but his soul is mostly reattached to his body and we were both just keeping our oaths at the time.
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I (19F, 25F, 23F, ???F) accidentally killed my mother (5000F). My husband (25M) says it wasn’t my fault but now I have the overwhelming urge to put another guy inside this knife I got from a bunch of murderous spies. WIBTA if I don’t tell him about it?
Good news, I just finished watching Sinners as our household's Halloween movie night and I am never going to shut up about this movie from this night forward oh my GOD
I just
Oh my G O D
I just
Oh my G O D
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Good news, I just finished watching Sinners as our household's Halloween movie night and I am never going to shut up about this movie from this night forward oh my GOD
I just
Oh my G O D
I just
Oh my G O D
@mbtyugioh.bsky.social if you don’t do this for the next Freax I’m unsubscribing
RFK Jr: Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol.
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
Trump: There's a tremendous amount of of proof or evidence. I would say as a non-doctor, but I've studied this a long time
October 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
@mbtyugioh.bsky.social if you don’t do this for the next Freax I’m unsubscribing
I read the article so you don't have to.
From one writer and Swift fan to another, I get that subjectivity is the name of the game with music, but genuinely if you assert that "Bad Blood" stuck more in the cultural zeitgeist than "Blank Space", you probably don't know enough to be writing this
From one writer and Swift fan to another, I get that subjectivity is the name of the game with music, but genuinely if you assert that "Bad Blood" stuck more in the cultural zeitgeist than "Blank Space", you probably don't know enough to be writing this
“The Life of a Showgirl” is the sound of an overworked entertainer reaching the mountaintop to find something worse than disappointment: burnout. Spencer Kornhaber on Taylor Swift’s latest album:
Taylor Swift’s Burnout Era
The singer has everything she ever wanted—her new album suggests that it’s all sort of a drag.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I read the article so you don't have to.
From one writer and Swift fan to another, I get that subjectivity is the name of the game with music, but genuinely if you assert that "Bad Blood" stuck more in the cultural zeitgeist than "Blank Space", you probably don't know enough to be writing this
From one writer and Swift fan to another, I get that subjectivity is the name of the game with music, but genuinely if you assert that "Bad Blood" stuck more in the cultural zeitgeist than "Blank Space", you probably don't know enough to be writing this
Went looking for this to save because I was applying for jobs last night and after an hour of scrolling through websites and only applying to three jobs total I cried myself to sleep, all I could see was the corporate liturgy of "required qualifications" and feel like I had nothing of use at all
There was a grad school scholarship I was not remotely qualified for & I decided to apply.
In earlier years, I’d avoid hard classes because I needed to maintain my perfect GPA. I didn’t apply to things I wasn’t qualified to apply for because failing was so brutal I couldn’t.
I wouldn’t even try.
In earlier years, I’d avoid hard classes because I needed to maintain my perfect GPA. I didn’t apply to things I wasn’t qualified to apply for because failing was so brutal I couldn’t.
I wouldn’t even try.
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Went looking for this to save because I was applying for jobs last night and after an hour of scrolling through websites and only applying to three jobs total I cried myself to sleep, all I could see was the corporate liturgy of "required qualifications" and feel like I had nothing of use at all
G O O D
FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.
Utahns pour in for FanX, but A.I. is out in favor of ‘human-created art and goods’
FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.
www.sltrib.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
G O O D
Everyone: “France just destabilized its own government!”
Long 19th-Century historians: *long-suffering sigh as they set the “days since” chalkboard back to 0*
Long 19th-Century historians: *long-suffering sigh as they set the “days since” chalkboard back to 0*
Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.
France's government collapses after the prime minister loses a confidence vote
Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.
n.pr
September 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Everyone: “France just destabilized its own government!”
Long 19th-Century historians: *long-suffering sigh as they set the “days since” chalkboard back to 0*
Long 19th-Century historians: *long-suffering sigh as they set the “days since” chalkboard back to 0*
Lord I see what you've done for others
Behold Miss Americana and her Heartbreak Prince—Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement represents the idea that you don’t have to compromise, Helen Lewis argues.
The Defiant Conventionality of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Swifties love seeing him take pride in her success.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Lord I see what you've done for others
One of these days I'm going to confess my feelings to a crush and they're going to say they feel the same way. It hasn't happened yet but statistically it's got to eventually
August 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
One of these days I'm going to confess my feelings to a crush and they're going to say they feel the same way. It hasn't happened yet but statistically it's got to eventually
This is what I imagine Luthadel looks like in Mistborn with all its keeps surrounded by slums. Then you’ve got Kredik Shaw looking like this all over again by itself
...absolutely incredible. Here's what Medieval Bologna would have looked like when all its towers were intact. Florence didn't have so many but did have dozens, so the richest part of the city center would have looked much like this. Much to the despair of the city fire brigade! 11/?
August 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is what I imagine Luthadel looks like in Mistborn with all its keeps surrounded by slums. Then you’ve got Kredik Shaw looking like this all over again by itself
Real talk: if I had said “Slightly diminish a band: Acheron” would people have gotten it?
Slightly diminish a band:
The What
The What
slightly diminish a band:
Worry! At the House Concert
Worry! At the House Concert
August 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Real talk: if I had said “Slightly diminish a band: Acheron” would people have gotten it?
Slightly diminish a band:
The What
The What
slightly diminish a band:
Worry! At the House Concert
Worry! At the House Concert
Slightly diminish a band: Queen Consort
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
The What
The What
I’ve just read this entire thread on Laura Loomer’s deposition against Bill Maher and I continue to have absolutely zero idea what the lawsuit is actually about. Legal procedure at its finest and I feel so sorry for the poor court reporter
Between breaks in the Newsom v. Trump trial I’ve been reading Laura Loomer’s deposition in her suit against Bill Maher and hoo boy it’s a doozy
August 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I’ve just read this entire thread on Laura Loomer’s deposition against Bill Maher and I continue to have absolutely zero idea what the lawsuit is actually about. Legal procedure at its finest and I feel so sorry for the poor court reporter
Oh Neptune, I'm about to become insufferable again
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Oh Neptune, I'm about to become insufferable again
All of us in the job market: “Oh really”
A tech expert says AI is adapting faster than the economy can adapt, potentially eliminating entry-level jobs.
AI could widen the wealth gap and wipe out entry-level jobs, expert says
A tech expert says AI is adapting faster than the economy can adapt, potentially eliminating entry-level jobs.
n.pr
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
All of us in the job market: “Oh really”
Finland farmers are trying to live in the Siofra River Well apparently
Finland farmers have been spraying their deer with reflective paint in order to reduce road accidents.
Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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Now glowing antlers light up the dark roads like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Some say it’s genius, others say it’s just plain weird but it’s definitely hard to ignore.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Finland farmers are trying to live in the Siofra River Well apparently
First time seeing Frozen, when Hans refuses to kiss Anna this little girl three rows in front of my family screamed “You STUPID JERK”
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
First time seeing Frozen, when Hans refuses to kiss Anna this little girl three rows in front of my family screamed “You STUPID JERK”
Sir Thomas Seymour, circa 1543 CE:
ask for DMs, get cockblocked by the King 😭
July 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sir Thomas Seymour, circa 1543 CE:
Reposted by Robyn Byers
The replies here are so funny because they’re all like “oh SKYDADDY?!?! You talked to SKYDADDY?!?!” and I don’t know what to tell you but a lot of people from a lot of different faiths actually do pray about stuff to think about it particularly this old ass Sunday School teacher from North Carolina
I have thought on it and prayed about it, and I have decided: I am running to be the next U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
July 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The replies here are so funny because they’re all like “oh SKYDADDY?!?! You talked to SKYDADDY?!?!” and I don’t know what to tell you but a lot of people from a lot of different faiths actually do pray about stuff to think about it particularly this old ass Sunday School teacher from North Carolina
I don’t know if NPR has one person doing their movie reviews or several, but the person who wrote this one is really the only reason I’ll ever need for donating to NPR.
Well, them and @petersagal.bsky.social but that goes without saying
Well, them and @petersagal.bsky.social but that goes without saying
Some superhero movies go for real-world relevance. The Fantastic Four: First Steps succeeds by doubling down on whimsical, wide-eyed wonder.
The new 'Fantastic Four' starts Marvel's next phase off on the right (gigantic) foot
Some superhero movies go for real-world relevance. The Fantastic Four: First Steps succeeds by doubling down on whimsical, wide-eyed wonder.
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I don’t know if NPR has one person doing their movie reviews or several, but the person who wrote this one is really the only reason I’ll ever need for donating to NPR.
Well, them and @petersagal.bsky.social but that goes without saying
Well, them and @petersagal.bsky.social but that goes without saying