Barry Lyga
@barrylyga.com
Author. Reader. Recovering comic book geek.
New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy and the upcoming BRIDEKILLER!
Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy and the upcoming BRIDEKILLER!
Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
From my #newsletter: I don't know how this thing has evaded #Apple's crack legal team...
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What Am I Enjoying? Maclock!
This is the second pitch-perfect gift my wife gave me for Christmas. And I swear, I have no idea how this company is in business. In addition to ripping off Apple’s industrial design down to the screws, they also include decals of Apple’s logo in the box!!! (I, of course, shamelessly applied these!) The Maclock […]
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January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
From my #newsletter: I don't know how this thing has evaded #Apple's crack legal team...
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Remember when elected Dems were talking about trying to cozy up to Musk?
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Remember when elected Dems were talking about trying to cozy up to Musk?
Still think you can trust AI? Check this out: Google's AI (considered one of the best in the field!) created a completely fictitious connection between one of my novels and my new editing service, hallucinating an alternate title for my novel EDITED, then erroneously connecting that to FiXion... 1/
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Still think you can trust AI? Check this out: Google's AI (considered one of the best in the field!) created a completely fictitious connection between one of my novels and my new editing service, hallucinating an alternate title for my novel EDITED, then erroneously connecting that to FiXion... 1/
And then the right will wail and scream about an “apology tour.”
i do think even a lot of otherwise well-informed Americans really do not understand just how much Trump has already mutilated our global reputation and global trust.
it will take a long time and many acts of extreme contrition on our part to rebuild this.
it will take a long time and many acts of extreme contrition on our part to rebuild this.
I swear everything I see out of the US is "wait until the midterms. We'll get a majority back and everything will return to normal"
I don't think they're aware of the damage that's been done
I don't think they're aware of the damage that's been done
January 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
And then the right will wail and scream about an “apology tour.”
It's gross that Apple is celebrating Dr. King on the front page of apple.com while also doing literally everything he excoriated the "white moderates" for doing that harmed the movement.
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's gross that Apple is celebrating Dr. King on the front page of apple.com while also doing literally everything he excoriated the "white moderates" for doing that harmed the movement.
I don’t care how many seats @schumer.senate.gov flips on Election Day. I care about what he does leading up to Election Day and every day thereafter.
Thus far, I am underwhelmed.
Thus far, I am underwhelmed.
Imagine thinking that Chuck Schumer’s credibility as a leader rests on what happens on Election Day rather than every day until then.
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I don’t care how many seats @schumer.senate.gov flips on Election Day. I care about what he does leading up to Election Day and every day thereafter.
Thus far, I am underwhelmed.
Thus far, I am underwhelmed.
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You know what, Dems? Maybe stop with the backbiting, self-justifying books (and book tours), and stick with the business of opposing the Bozo Fascist. Focus. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
You know what, Dems? Maybe stop with the backbiting, self-justifying books (and book tours), and stick with the business of opposing the Bozo Fascist. Focus. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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To add to this, almost all of the U.S.’s problems are linked to its hatred of Black people and that it hates Black people more than it loves anyone else. Our laws and policies are largely based on making sure Black people (and sometimes other groups) don’t benefit even at the expense of others.
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 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
To add to this, almost all of the U.S.’s problems are linked to its hatred of Black people and that it hates Black people more than it loves anyone else. Our laws and policies are largely based on making sure Black people (and sometimes other groups) don’t benefit even at the expense of others.
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I am now taking on clients for #freelanceediting #mentoring and general help with your #writing! Check out http://fixion.ink for details! #fixion
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Introducing…FiXion!
FiXion is my new editing/mentoring service. If you or someone you know needs editing/tweaking/advice/mentoring for their work, please consider FiXion. Visit fixion.ink to learn more!
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January 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I am now taking on clients for #freelanceediting #mentoring and general help with your #writing! Check out http://fixion.ink for details! #fixion
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My son has taken to wearing his winter hat to bed. He's just a long gown and a candle on a saucer away from being a full-blown Dickens character!
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
My son has taken to wearing his winter hat to bed. He's just a long gown and a candle on a saucer away from being a full-blown Dickens character!
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Most Americans can’t read above a sixth grade level. It’s not elitism to say this is a problem.
Wrote about this a year ago…
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Wrote about this a year ago…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Most Americans can’t read above a sixth grade level. It’s not elitism to say this is a problem.
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
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In the event anyone cares: I'm pretty fed up with Apple...
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Why I’m Done with Apple
In a nutshell, because Tim Cook is OK with child pornography. I’m going to give Mr. Cook the benefit of the doubt and assume he’s not personally attracted to children. But he has a laissez-faire attitude towards the production and distribution of child pornography, and I’m sorry, but that’s gross. If this were merely his […]
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January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In the event anyone cares: I'm pretty fed up with Apple...
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One of these days, just for my own amusement, I may try to recollect the sprawling Green Lantern story I came up with the nineties that would have restored Hal as GL long before Rebirth.
But one thing I remember for sure was an alien armada closing on earth. An underling alerts the commander... 1/
But one thing I remember for sure was an alien armada closing on earth. An underling alerts the commander... 1/
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
One of these days, just for my own amusement, I may try to recollect the sprawling Green Lantern story I came up with the nineties that would have restored Hal as GL long before Rebirth.
But one thing I remember for sure was an alien armada closing on earth. An underling alerts the commander... 1/
But one thing I remember for sure was an alien armada closing on earth. An underling alerts the commander... 1/
To the boy with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Trump Threatens Tariffs On Nations That Don't Back Greenland Takeover
US President Donald Trump said Friday he may slap trade tariffs on countries that don't support his plans to take over Greenland, part of the territory of NATO ally Denmark.
www.barrons.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
To the boy with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
In the event anyone cares: I'm pretty fed up with Apple...
barrylyga.com/why-im-done-...
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Why I’m Done with Apple
In a nutshell, because Tim Cook is OK with child pornography. I’m going to give Mr. Cook the benefit of the doubt and assume he’s not personally attracted to children. But he has a laissez-faire attitude towards the production and distribution of child pornography, and I’m sorry, but that’s gross. If this were merely his […]
barrylyga.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In the event anyone cares: I'm pretty fed up with Apple...
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Most Americans can’t read above a sixth grade level. It’s not elitism to say this is a problem.
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Most Americans can’t read above a sixth grade level. It’s not elitism to say this is a problem.
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
Wrote about this a year ago…
barrylyga.com/triumph-of-t...
@gruber.foo! "I’ll have more to say *later today* [emphasis mine]" -- Daring Fireball: Apple Announces Apple Creator Studio (Including Apple's Take on Pixelmator) (daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...)
That was a couple of days ago. 😂 Still curious to know your thoughts on the bundle!
That was a couple of days ago. 😂 Still curious to know your thoughts on the bundle!
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
@gruber.foo! "I’ll have more to say *later today* [emphasis mine]" -- Daring Fireball: Apple Announces Apple Creator Studio (Including Apple's Take on Pixelmator) (daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...)
That was a couple of days ago. 😂 Still curious to know your thoughts on the bundle!
That was a couple of days ago. 😂 Still curious to know your thoughts on the bundle!
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Imagine there's no Twitter
It's easy if you try
No psycho right wing nutjobs
Instead it's just Bluesky.
Imagine all the people
Shouting "fuck, hurray!"
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be more fun.
It's easy if you try
No psycho right wing nutjobs
Instead it's just Bluesky.
Imagine all the people
Shouting "fuck, hurray!"
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be more fun.
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Imagine there's no Twitter
It's easy if you try
No psycho right wing nutjobs
Instead it's just Bluesky.
Imagine all the people
Shouting "fuck, hurray!"
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be more fun.
It's easy if you try
No psycho right wing nutjobs
Instead it's just Bluesky.
Imagine all the people
Shouting "fuck, hurray!"
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be more fun.
From my #newsletter: I love Warren Zevon's music, so this piece about his last public appearance and last appearance on David Letterman's show stabbed me right in the feels: “Thank You, and Goodbye”
“Thank You, and Goodbye”
Before Warren Zevon is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, revisit one of his final performances, a stunning, emotional return to the ‘Late Show With David Letterman’
www.theringer.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
From my #newsletter: I love Warren Zevon's music, so this piece about his last public appearance and last appearance on David Letterman's show stabbed me right in the feels: “Thank You, and Goodbye”
From my #newsletter: As if being a woman wasn't tough enough: Apparently researchers at Yale have determined that it's also harder for women to quit smoking. (Don't start, ladies!!!)
Quitting Smoking: It’s Harder for Women
A Yale researcher discusses why women have a harder time quitting smoking than men and offers advice.
www.yalemedicine.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
From my #newsletter: As if being a woman wasn't tough enough: Apparently researchers at Yale have determined that it's also harder for women to quit smoking. (Don't start, ladies!!!)
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Nothing captures the messaging gap between this country's parties like the way Republicans whip their supporters into frenzy over things that aren't real and how dems will look at kids being flashbanged by an occupying force of secret police and say "pls don't do anything dad is gonna be mad :["
State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets.
But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace.
Don’t give him what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Nothing captures the messaging gap between this country's parties like the way Republicans whip their supporters into frenzy over things that aren't real and how dems will look at kids being flashbanged by an occupying force of secret police and say "pls don't do anything dad is gonna be mad :["
My son has taken to wearing his winter hat to bed. He's just a long gown and a candle on a saucer away from being a full-blown Dickens character!
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
My son has taken to wearing his winter hat to bed. He's just a long gown and a candle on a saucer away from being a full-blown Dickens character!
I did not have "Bill Kristol goes full woke" on my 2026 bingo card.
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I did not have "Bill Kristol goes full woke" on my 2026 bingo card.