Reposted by Darby LyonsLitbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 16mFrom Alicia Ostriker's book, The Holy & Broken Bliss: bookshop.org/a/862/9781949944679 #poem #booksky #writing 031
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 16mIt's going to be interesting to see if the red areas of Ohio are more racist or more misogynist. Some of those voter's little bigoted brains are exploding. 000
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 42mFirst, these people are kooky, and second, every time that one woman says "trad," I can't help but think how annoying it sounds...like, why did people start abbreviating it like that? Is it so hard to say traditional? Or do they think it sounds less backward if they say it like that? Stop it. 000
Reposted by Darby LyonsBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 6hYep! I wrote about this in @ballsandstrikes.org last year after I was like hmmmm this legal argument sounds......familiar! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgAnti-Abortion States Are Trying to Enforce a Modern Fugitive Slave ActA Louisiana prosecutor’s decision to indict a New York doctor for mailing abortion bills calls to mind one of the ugliest chapters in this country’s history. 110752
Reposted by Darby LyonsNBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 8hTwo Ohio polls show Sherrod Brown leading Jon Husted in U.S. Senate racenbc4i.comTwo Ohio polls show Sherrod Brown leading Jon Husted in U.S. Senate raceCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two new polls conducted over nearly identical periods show Democrat Sherrod Brown leading Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio’s special U.S. Senate election. A poll con… 084
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 9hThis is incredibly stupid. I live in one of the stupidest states in the world's stupidest country.😵💫 ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio lawmakers approve 90-day gas tax holiday just weeks ahead of election • Ohio Capital JournalOhio state lawmakers have approved a 90-day gas tax holiday at the urging of Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy. 020
Reposted by Darby LyonsMarc Chamberlain @marcchamberlain.bsky.social · 9hDerek Mahon passed away six years ago today. Here he is on autumn, what might have been, and what might yet become, from The Snow Party (1975). #poetry 0267
Reposted by Darby LyonsLadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 21hOn my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home 1144338597
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 19hI don't recall where I took this picture...some store somewhere...in Knoxville, I think. Makes me laugh. 000
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 20h"[The Great Lakes] hold more than 80 percent of North America's freshwater and more than 20 percent of the world's. If you could empty the Great Lakes over North and South America, you would flood the land in a foot of standing water."👀 110
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 23hStop making TV so dark it's impossible to tell what's happening challenge... I'm looking at you, Slow Horses. 000
Reposted by Darby LyonsErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026A new poll from The 19th News shows faltering Republican support for gender-affirming care bans for trans youth. It also shows that anti-trans ads might be backfiring, with respondents increasingly saying Republicans are talking about trans people too much. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comNew Poll From The 19th News Shows Public Turning Against Republican Anti-Trans Healthcare BansThe poll even shows faltering Republican support for such bans. 24914227
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cc: @amyactonoh.bsky.social and @davidpepperoh.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Darby Lyonsautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1213834748
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump admin: "Consumer spending is up!" Most Voters: "Duh. And that's why we're dumping you." Me: "Wait, y'all didn't care about the rape, murder, war crimes, and concentration camps?" 011
Reposted by Darby LyonsAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would. 902972801
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This thread: 💯 Back when I was on our contract negotiation team in a k-12 district, we were always asking for *more time.* Time to meet one-on-one with students Time to plan, especially with colleagues Time for real professional development (ie, NOT a "consultant" droning at us from a stage)... 100
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Posted on @bittersouth.bsky.social Instagram. Speak up. Step up. Please, hurry up. 000
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My word, he looks like he's in his 50s or 60s to me! 072
Reposted by Darby LyonsBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 273128182108
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Every few years, we have this. We share our stories; decent men are horrified. And then... Nothing changes. After Anita Hill's testimony re Clarence Thomas After Bill Cosby's victims spoke up After Brock Turner's obscene sentencing After Weinstein, Lauer, et al were exposed in 2017 I'm so tired. 010
Reposted by Darby LyonsJulie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Editor Sophia Dasser and reporter Cereese Qusba of the Cornell Daily Sun are the reason we now know about the gang rape case at Cornell and the university’s shameful under-reaction. Nice work, ladies. (📸 Heather Ainsworth) 3447100
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tired: willful misreadings of skeets followed by performative indignation Wired: simmering down now 010
Reposted by Darby LyonsAll this used to be fields @solveforgenx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Eric Schmitt just invented the Gotchme Question 721739
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Has everyone else already noticed that Sharon Horgan and Nicolle Wallace look like sisters? 000
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today's my sister-in-law's birthday. She and my big brother are on a Caribbean cruise. When he and his first wife divorced after 35 years, I was so sad, but... He's SO happy now! 😍 000
Reposted by Darby LyonsSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 231546544
Reposted by Darby LyonsClint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Very excited to share the cover of my new book JUST BENEATH THE SOIL: WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE EYES OF ITS LAST WITNESSES. It will be out May 4, 2027. I learned so much writing this book and truly can't wait to share it with you all. It’s available for preorder now: sites.prh.com/justbeneatht... 727155
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I really wish stores wouldn't put Christmas stuff out a month before Halloween. 000
Reposted by Darby LyonsJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Drum beats on: NYT joins Boston Globe, Chronicle of Higher Ed, & Inside Higher Ed in following the terrific reporting of student journalists at @thedartmouth.bsky.social on extensive undisclosed AI use by our provost, a national champion of more AI on campuses. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comDartmouth Provost Is the Latest College Professor Examined for A.I. Use (Gift Article)Dartmouth said it would investigate its provost over A.I. accusations. Similar controversies on other campuses have prompted frustration among students. 410625
Reposted by Darby LyonsLee W. Mowen @theleewmowen.com · 29/09/2026Great night in Cincinnati! Seeing so many great people (like @darbylyons.bsky.social) turn out tonight gives me hope for the future. I'm looking forward to reading @andybeshearky.bsky.social's book! 011
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is bonkers. AI bros are snake oil salesmen, and the stock market is a tacky casino. 011
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Saw @andybeshearky.bsky.social and Mayor Aftab at Cincinnati's Joseph-Beth bookstore this evening. I was wearing my Dolly T-shirt from @bittersouth.bsky.social and I kept thinking, Dolly would approve of the governor's message. 151
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't read a lot of nonfiction, so when I tell you this book is riveting, believe me! 000
Reposted by Darby LyonsDR. IRONCLAD, Brunch Democrat @feclad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To every MAGA, Jill Stein, or just couldn't bother to vote person out there, Fuck you. Fuuuuuuuuck you. 971402485
Reposted by Darby LyonsLitbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026From Toi Derricotte's book, Captivity: bookshop.org/a/862/9780822954224 #poem #booksky #writing 0426
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Some of the things people get worked up about on here crack me up. Such intense passion about such inconsequential things. 🤣😎🤣 020
Reposted by Darby LyonsLitbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From Mary Oliver's book, Devotions: bit.ly/devotionsLB #poem #booksky #writing 0327
Darby Lyons @darbylyons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The man is so fucking clueless. We hate it all, dickhead. 010
Reposted by Darby LyonsMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Netanyahu is so much like Trump. In one big way, he conflates himself and the country of Israel, just like Trump conflates himself and America. If you hate Netanyahu, then you hate Israel or Jews is his and his supporters premise. Just like Trump pushes if you hate him, then you hate America. 3127473