Barry Lyons
@lyonsnyc.bsky.social
Things on my mind: tax the rich, ramp up green energy, restore Roe v. Wade. Some stuff I've written—on the Beatles, the Second Amendment, Indiana Jones, and other sundry things—can be found here: lyonsnyc.medium.com/follow
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Have you ever been at an event and found yourself sitting next to someone famous?
Barry Lyons's answer: It was in the early 1990s and I was sitting by myself in a Broadway theater waiting for a play to begin, minding my own business as I read a book. There were two empty seats next...
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@kylebuchanan.bsky.social I just read your Clooney/Sandler piece. Great conversation. "I'm going back in there." Their remarks about being recognized reminded me of this interaction I had. A friend says that one hundred percent she knew that I knew who she was. www.quora.com/Have-you-eve...
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I know the racism doesn't care and it's not the main point, but Omar has lived in the United States since she was 13, thirty years ago. She became a citizen when she was 17, twenty five years ago. She's an American by law but also just substantively, she's spent her entire adult life as an American.
In case you were wondering, this oped is even worse than the headline
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I know the racism doesn't care and it's not the main point, but Omar has lived in the United States since she was 13, thirty years ago. She became a citizen when she was 17, twenty five years ago. She's an American by law but also just substantively, she's spent her entire adult life as an American.
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So did my mom ten years after her Alzheimer's diagnosis.
Trump on cognitive test: When you get into the mid questions, meaning ten, question number ten, 11, 12, 28, 30, they get harder and harder. I'm a smart person, not a stupid person. I aced it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
So did my mom ten years after her Alzheimer's diagnosis.
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Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
"If Ukraine gives Russia more land, Trump’s circle gets access to Russian gas, pipelines, and sanctioned projects. That is not diplomacy. That is corruption that sells out Ukraine, sells out Europe, and sells out the United States for personal gain." www.adammockler.com/p/trumps-goo...
Trump's Goons Are Robbing Ukraine In Front Of Us
Trump, Kushner, and Witkoff were weighing business profits against the future of an entire country.
www.adammockler.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"If Ukraine gives Russia more land, Trump’s circle gets access to Russian gas, pipelines, and sanctioned projects. That is not diplomacy. That is corruption that sells out Ukraine, sells out Europe, and sells out the United States for personal gain." www.adammockler.com/p/trumps-goo...
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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The National Guard was there because Trump gave them orders.
The shooter was there because Trump gave him asylum.
So not a Democratic Party problem.
The shooter was there because Trump gave him asylum.
So not a Democratic Party problem.
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The National Guard was there because Trump gave them orders.
The shooter was there because Trump gave him asylum.
So not a Democratic Party problem.
The shooter was there because Trump gave him asylum.
So not a Democratic Party problem.
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The only man in the world who can end the war in Ukraine is Vladimir Putin.
But no one dares to say that around Trump.
But no one dares to say that around Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The only man in the world who can end the war in Ukraine is Vladimir Putin.
But no one dares to say that around Trump.
But no one dares to say that around Trump.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Sorry, but this new slogan is terrible. bsky.app/profile/greg...
In 2025, "No Ceiling" means they're not gonna do a damn thing to rein in the right wing billionaires who are drowning us in fascist propaganda, destroying the economy for working people, and spreading bigotry and hatred towards the most vulnerable.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Sorry, but this new slogan is terrible. bsky.app/profile/greg...
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He really is becoming one droopy-ass old man. Maybe the droopiest old man going.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
He really is becoming one droopy-ass old man. Maybe the droopiest old man going.
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hard to fall asleep while being fellated by so many people but Captain Sundown is built different newrepublic.com/post/203865/...
Trump, 79, Repeatedly Falls Asleep in His Own Cabinet Meeting
Donald Trump can no longer stay awake in his own meetings.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
hard to fall asleep while being fellated by so many people but Captain Sundown is built different newrepublic.com/post/203865/...
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Okay for once I totally and completely empathize with President Trump.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Okay for once I totally and completely empathize with President Trump.
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Chuck Jones once said that the animators were trying to make each other laugh, and if the audience thought it was funny, that was good too
That's because the WB Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons were made for adults! They were created as theatrical shorts that ran before movies in theaters from the 1930s into the 1960s.
December 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Chuck Jones once said that the animators were trying to make each other laugh, and if the audience thought it was funny, that was good too
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
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More like the fog of booze
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
More like the fog of booze
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Fuck this guy
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fuck this guy
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Trump is literally the Commander in SLEEP 😂
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump is literally the Commander in SLEEP 😂
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
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NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Go vote Tennessee!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Go vote Tennessee!
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.