Darby Lyons
@darbylyons.bsky.social
Retired English teacher. Book and music lover. Midwesterner, kind of (Army brat, IYKYK), with Appalachian roots. MFA, Sewanee School of Letters. Senior editorial assistant, Cincinnati Review.
Pinned
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INBOX: Science retracted a news article this week after editors found that the author (likely an AI agent) impersonated the identity of an established science journalist, both with editors and sources in the story.
Furthermore, two of the quotes provided were plagiarized:
(h/t @wudan.bsky.social)
Furthermore, two of the quotes provided were plagiarized:
(h/t @wudan.bsky.social)
Your heartbeat quietly shapes how your brain processes information
Frequently ignored bodily rhythms may be skewing neuroscience experiments
www.science.org
September 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
INBOX: Science retracted a news article this week after editors found that the author (likely an AI agent) impersonated the identity of an established science journalist, both with editors and sources in the story.
Furthermore, two of the quotes provided were plagiarized:
(h/t @wudan.bsky.social)
Furthermore, two of the quotes provided were plagiarized:
(h/t @wudan.bsky.social)
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Cis folks really don't understand what it's like to have who you are made into a political scape goat for 5 years straight with legislation targeting every aspect of your life. And then, the only political party that pretends to care is slowly being pushed to abandon you as a political albatross.
September 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Cis folks really don't understand what it's like to have who you are made into a political scape goat for 5 years straight with legislation targeting every aspect of your life. And then, the only political party that pretends to care is slowly being pushed to abandon you as a political albatross.
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“If I lost you, / the air wouldn’t move, nor the tree grow.”
— Marvin Bell
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This poem appeared in Nightworks: Poems, 1962–2000 by Marvin Bell, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2000. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Marvin Bell
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This poem appeared in Nightworks: Poems, 1962–2000 by Marvin Bell, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2000. Shared here with deep gratitude.
September 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“If I lost you, / the air wouldn’t move, nor the tree grow.”
— Marvin Bell
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This poem appeared in Nightworks: Poems, 1962–2000 by Marvin Bell, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2000. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Marvin Bell
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This poem appeared in Nightworks: Poems, 1962–2000 by Marvin Bell, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2000. Shared here with deep gratitude.
I dreamed I lost a VIP keynote speaker's hotel room key, creating a slew of problems, but I have questions: Who gave ME the key and why?I'm just a retired teacher lady. Why was it a key, not a card? Where was the hotel staff? Who was running the conference and where were they? I woke up mad, y'all.
September 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I dreamed I lost a VIP keynote speaker's hotel room key, creating a slew of problems, but I have questions: Who gave ME the key and why?I'm just a retired teacher lady. Why was it a key, not a card? Where was the hotel staff? Who was running the conference and where were they? I woke up mad, y'all.
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Stuff these little shits in prison cells please
September 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Stuff these little shits in prison cells please
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And no one went to jail and nothing changed.
Its the hallmark characteristic of this time, they all do immensely corrupt things and don’t care because they’ve been made legal by the leadership of the free world in service of “innovation”
Its the hallmark characteristic of this time, they all do immensely corrupt things and don’t care because they’ve been made legal by the leadership of the free world in service of “innovation”
September 18, 2026 at 7:37 AM
And no one went to jail and nothing changed.
Its the hallmark characteristic of this time, they all do immensely corrupt things and don’t care because they’ve been made legal by the leadership of the free world in service of “innovation”
Its the hallmark characteristic of this time, they all do immensely corrupt things and don’t care because they’ve been made legal by the leadership of the free world in service of “innovation”
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the social, moral, and political crimes of the LLM companies and their owners are beyond measure and growing every day
In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.
truthout.org
September 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
the social, moral, and political crimes of the LLM companies and their owners are beyond measure and growing every day
New tee just arrived from @bittersouth.bsky.social 😍
September 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New tee just arrived from @bittersouth.bsky.social 😍
I have become addicted to the popsicles I make with lemon juice, water, and honey. So simple. So good.
That is all.
That is all.
September 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I have become addicted to the popsicles I make with lemon juice, water, and honey. So simple. So good.
That is all.
That is all.
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Two notes here:
1. Hard to convey how unusual it is for an admin to be pitted against this many religious groups in *so many different ways* all at the same time in court.
The Trump admin is an outlier here.
2. I’m a religion reporter, but unclear why this trend hasn’t gotten more attention.
1. Hard to convey how unusual it is for an admin to be pitted against this many religious groups in *so many different ways* all at the same time in court.
The Trump admin is an outlier here.
2. I’m a religion reporter, but unclear why this trend hasn’t gotten more attention.
NEW: Trump claims he's “done more for religion than any other president."
But 81 religious plaintiffs (including clergy and entire denominations) have filed 21 lawsuits challenging his immigration policies since Jan 2025, most alleging religious freedom violations. religionnews.com/2026/09/16/r...
But 81 religious plaintiffs (including clergy and entire denominations) have filed 21 lawsuits challenging his immigration policies since Jan 2025, most alleging religious freedom violations. religionnews.com/2026/09/16/r...
RNS tracked the religious lawsuits against Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s what we found.
(RNS) — Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, ...
religionnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Two notes here:
1. Hard to convey how unusual it is for an admin to be pitted against this many religious groups in *so many different ways* all at the same time in court.
The Trump admin is an outlier here.
2. I’m a religion reporter, but unclear why this trend hasn’t gotten more attention.
1. Hard to convey how unusual it is for an admin to be pitted against this many religious groups in *so many different ways* all at the same time in court.
The Trump admin is an outlier here.
2. I’m a religion reporter, but unclear why this trend hasn’t gotten more attention.
I'm going to log off.
Every headline is worse than the one before it. We are so fucking fucked.
Every headline is worse than the one before it. We are so fucking fucked.
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I'm going to log off.
Every headline is worse than the one before it. We are so fucking fucked.
Every headline is worse than the one before it. We are so fucking fucked.
JFC.
He literally destroys everything he touches.
He literally destroys everything he touches.
Brendan Smialowski of AFP snapped this picture tonight of President Trump, after Air Force One landed at Joint Base Andrews, viewing a plan to demolish the Kennedy Center.
September 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
JFC.
He literally destroys everything he touches.
He literally destroys everything he touches.
Another leopards eating faces story. Don't people ever learn?
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is suing UnitedHealth, alleging that the conglomerate abandoned its contract to administer a Chamber-backed health plan. This comes a year after the Chamber sided with United over small pharmacies on proposed legislation. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/17/o...
Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce has sued UnitedHealth. It says the giant was to provide administrative services, but poached clients instead.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Another leopards eating faces story. Don't people ever learn?
"repairs"?
Fencing went up around the Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned-board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs.
WATCH: Fencing goes up around the Kennedy Center after vote to close it
The board’s vote on Tuesday came after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building.
www.nbc4i.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"repairs"?
I used to have a lot of faith in Sherrod. But now he's just one of the many people who have shown who they really are over the last few years.
Whelp, this is a pretty gross ad from Brown. It would have been completely fine without the "transgender surgeries for kids are already illegal in Ohio" part.
Notably, that law also bans all gender affirming care for youth, and top surgery for older teens, which sometimes is necessary.
Notably, that law also bans all gender affirming care for youth, and top surgery for older teens, which sometimes is necessary.
September 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I used to have a lot of faith in Sherrod. But now he's just one of the many people who have shown who they really are over the last few years.
"Mr President, why are you eating our faces?"
"Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far."
"The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today."
-Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla), a former broadcast journalist, direct to camera in campaign ad #FL27
"The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today."
-Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla), a former broadcast journalist, direct to camera in campaign ad #FL27
September 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Mr President, why are you eating our faces?"
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ask and ye shall receive
September 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ask and ye shall receive
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He's turned comments off after getting ratioed.
This is part of a convoluted rant by a 🦋 mod, desperately trying to justify allowing trans hate, but punishing trans people who defend themselves against said hate.
He goes on about how he "calculates" toxicity. "Toxic" is a metaphor in this context.
This is part of a convoluted rant by a 🦋 mod, desperately trying to justify allowing trans hate, but punishing trans people who defend themselves against said hate.
He goes on about how he "calculates" toxicity. "Toxic" is a metaphor in this context.
Let's address a couple of questions here:
1) is this user toxic?
2) are they making a threat sending trans people to camps?
3) how do you address harassment?
4) how does toxicity currently work? How will it work?
Apologies, this should be a blog.
1) is this user toxic?
2) are they making a threat sending trans people to camps?
3) how do you address harassment?
4) how does toxicity currently work? How will it work?
Apologies, this should be a blog.
@aaron.bsky.team hi Aaron, sorry to bother you but can you explain why it's not against ToS/Community Guidelines for cis people to threaten trans people with concentration camps? People have been actioned for less than this - why is this not also considered toxic discourse?
September 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
He's turned comments off after getting ratioed.
This is part of a convoluted rant by a 🦋 mod, desperately trying to justify allowing trans hate, but punishing trans people who defend themselves against said hate.
He goes on about how he "calculates" toxicity. "Toxic" is a metaphor in this context.
This is part of a convoluted rant by a 🦋 mod, desperately trying to justify allowing trans hate, but punishing trans people who defend themselves against said hate.
He goes on about how he "calculates" toxicity. "Toxic" is a metaphor in this context.
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The official Bluesky moderation position is that it's ok to threaten trans people in their replies with sending them to concentration camps.
Are they threatening trans users directly? No. Trans folks in the US have been targeted repeatedly. That's awful and you have my sympathy.
Within the context of a single post we wouldn't consider it a direct threat or targeting a protected category. Ie send trans folks to concentration camps.
Within the context of a single post we wouldn't consider it a direct threat or targeting a protected category. Ie send trans folks to concentration camps.
September 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The official Bluesky moderation position is that it's ok to threaten trans people in their replies with sending them to concentration camps.
This is insane.
Are they threatening trans users directly? No. Trans folks in the US have been targeted repeatedly. That's awful and you have my sympathy.
Within the context of a single post we wouldn't consider it a direct threat or targeting a protected category. Ie send trans folks to concentration camps.
Within the context of a single post we wouldn't consider it a direct threat or targeting a protected category. Ie send trans folks to concentration camps.
September 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
This is insane.
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it?
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youtu.be/j91DsC7XvdQ?...
September 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it?
youtu.be/j91DsC7XvdQ?...
youtu.be/j91DsC7XvdQ?...
"Ticketmaster still has seats to all remaining Loop Tour dates, while some resellers are listing Sheeran tickets for below face value"
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www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
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Thousands of Ed Sheeran Tickets Remain Unsold for Singer's Tour, With Prices Down to $65 Online
Ticketmaster still has seats to all remaining Loop Tour dates, while some resellers are listing Sheeran tickets for below face value. See the latest prices and offers here.
www.rollingstone.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"Ticketmaster still has seats to all remaining Loop Tour dates, while some resellers are listing Sheeran tickets for below face value"
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www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
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www.rollingstone.com/product-reco...
Oh great, the thing that's supposed to protect us from all the other things.
Shithole country, for sure.
Shithole country, for sure.
Bruh
September 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Oh great, the thing that's supposed to protect us from all the other things.
Shithole country, for sure.
Shithole country, for sure.
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I spoke to an array of religious freedom experts for this piece.
Christopher Lund, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, told me: “The kind of pressure that DHS policy now is exerting on houses of worship is just a different kind of religious interference than we’ve had before."
Christopher Lund, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, told me: “The kind of pressure that DHS policy now is exerting on houses of worship is just a different kind of religious interference than we’ve had before."
NEW: Trump claims he's “done more for religion than any other president."
But 81 religious plaintiffs (including clergy and entire denominations) have filed 21 lawsuits challenging his immigration policies since Jan 2025, most alleging religious freedom violations. religionnews.com/2026/09/16/r...
But 81 religious plaintiffs (including clergy and entire denominations) have filed 21 lawsuits challenging his immigration policies since Jan 2025, most alleging religious freedom violations. religionnews.com/2026/09/16/r...
RNS tracked the religious lawsuits against Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s what we found.
(RNS) — Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, ...
religionnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I spoke to an array of religious freedom experts for this piece.
Christopher Lund, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, told me: “The kind of pressure that DHS policy now is exerting on houses of worship is just a different kind of religious interference than we’ve had before."
Christopher Lund, a professor at Wayne State University Law School, told me: “The kind of pressure that DHS policy now is exerting on houses of worship is just a different kind of religious interference than we’ve had before."