Diane Darcy
@dianedarcy.bsky.social
Bisexual Latinx non-binary writer and editor, and a huge Helena Wayne Huntress fan. Colombians also don't bend knees to Neo-Nazi felons. We fight them. 🇨🇴 I stand with Canada. 🇨🇦 https://muckrack.com/diane-darcy
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Diane Darcy
@dianedarcy.bsky.social
· Jan 25
I recreated the Huntress account if you want to give it a follow: @helenawaynehunt.bsky.social I'll later add the reading recommendations links again.
I knew this was bad… but this is worse than I expected. www.epi.org/publication/...
47 ways Trump has made life less affordable in the last year
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has actively made life less affordable for working people. Affordability has two sides—prices and pay. While public debate fixates on rising costs...
www.epi.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I knew this was bad… but this is worse than I expected. www.epi.org/publication/...
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Justice League artist Kevin Maguire calls out (and calls it quits with) DC over not getting a pay raise in 20 years.
Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-kevin...
Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-kevin...
Justice League artist Kevin Maguire calls out DC over not getting a pay raise in 20 years
After decades at DC and Marvel, Kevin Maguire wants to draw his own characters.
www.thepopverse.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Justice League artist Kevin Maguire calls out (and calls it quits with) DC over not getting a pay raise in 20 years.
Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-kevin...
Details: www.thepopverse.com/comics-kevin...
I relate to this so much it's painful. But I think we've honestly reached that point in journalism where we need to start hiring our own lawyers (I have) and, more importantly, unionise. We're very much on our own now. Let's find a way to be independent together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw5_...
'Gutting it for no reason': Former Washington Post reporter reacts to mass layoffs
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I relate to this so much it's painful. But I think we've honestly reached that point in journalism where we need to start hiring our own lawyers (I have) and, more importantly, unionise. We're very much on our own now. Let's find a way to be independent together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw5_...
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But billionaires are killing everything good in journalism. They are not our saviors and never were. Read and support independent and local news outlets. Local news these days IS national news - look at Minnesota and Texas. We have to support these outlets.
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
But billionaires are killing everything good in journalism. They are not our saviors and never were. Read and support independent and local news outlets. Local news these days IS national news - look at Minnesota and Texas. We have to support these outlets.
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Individual reporters and writers are still doing incredible, essential work at some billionaire-owned outlets. And some of those outlets still are some of the only orgs with the legal teams to best protect investigative reporting. So you'll see some of those journalists on some of these lists...
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Individual reporters and writers are still doing incredible, essential work at some billionaire-owned outlets. And some of those outlets still are some of the only orgs with the legal teams to best protect investigative reporting. So you'll see some of those journalists on some of these lists...
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Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Mackenzie Scott will not save the Washington Post. It's done. A billionaire murdered it and billionaires will not save us.
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
Support local and independent news, friends. Here are some starter packs.
go.bsky.app/FzSc9z
Huh. I think this is the first winter I’ve experienced where my internet router crapped out in addition to the power outages, lol. The problem is my mobile’s hotspot doesn’t produce a strong enough signal to access WP and WBD Screeners. Time to get a new router, I guess.
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Huh. I think this is the first winter I’ve experienced where my internet router crapped out in addition to the power outages, lol. The problem is my mobile’s hotspot doesn’t produce a strong enough signal to access WP and WBD Screeners. Time to get a new router, I guess.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Ad: For Sale - DC SUPER-STARS 17 1ST APPEARANCE HUNTRESS HELENA WAYNE DC COMICS 1977 #DCComics #Huntress #HelenaWayne
Sounds more like a content farm.
The Future of Media is a $250 million national newspaper devoted solely to the debate over cooking at home vs delivery.
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Sounds more like a content farm.
The most interesting pattern I’m observing in the fan reviews for Matt Fraction’s Batman is that fans invest more in characters than individual runs, hence the complaints about inconsistent characterisation. I believe it.
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The most interesting pattern I’m observing in the fan reviews for Matt Fraction’s Batman is that fans invest more in characters than individual runs, hence the complaints about inconsistent characterisation. I believe it.
Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez have brought back Dr Hugo Strange's Monster Men from #Batman #1 (1940), but their introduction hints at something far more sinister. #Comicsky open.substack.com/pub/dianedar...
Matt Fraction Calls Back to a Troubling Golden Age Batman Story In a More Unnerving Way
Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez have brought back Dr Hugo Strange's Monster Men from Batman #1 (1940), but their introduction hints at something far more sinister.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez have brought back Dr Hugo Strange's Monster Men from #Batman #1 (1940), but their introduction hints at something far more sinister. #Comicsky open.substack.com/pub/dianedar...
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journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
I'm Diane Darcy. I'm currently writing my horror anthology, The Nightmare Theatre, on Substack. Each new story covers a different sub-genre of horror, including gothic, maritime, and slasher horror. My favourite horror movie set inside a home is Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. #HorrorWritersChat
Welcome to #HorrorWritersChat
I hope you've grabbed a snack and a drink in a cosy spot.
Let's begin.
Q1: Introduce yourself and the horror subgenres you write.
Then, share your favourite horror story/movie set inside a home.
I hope you've grabbed a snack and a drink in a cosy spot.
Let's begin.
Q1: Introduce yourself and the horror subgenres you write.
Then, share your favourite horror story/movie set inside a home.
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I'm Diane Darcy. I'm currently writing my horror anthology, The Nightmare Theatre, on Substack. Each new story covers a different sub-genre of horror, including gothic, maritime, and slasher horror. My favourite horror movie set inside a home is Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. #HorrorWritersChat
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"Batman has broken the rules throughout DC K.O.: Knightfight, and the Heart of Apokolips imposes its cruellest punishment yet."
@joshuawilliamson.bsky.social #comicsky #Batman #NCBD
Read @dianedarcy.bsky.social's 10/10 review:
@joshuawilliamson.bsky.social #comicsky #Batman #NCBD
Read @dianedarcy.bsky.social's 10/10 review:
‘DC K.O.: Knightfight’ #4 successfully stabs Batman in the heart
Batman has broken the rules, and the Heart of Apokolips issues its cruelest punishment.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"Batman has broken the rules throughout DC K.O.: Knightfight, and the Heart of Apokolips imposes its cruellest punishment yet."
@joshuawilliamson.bsky.social #comicsky #Batman #NCBD
Read @dianedarcy.bsky.social's 10/10 review:
@joshuawilliamson.bsky.social #comicsky #Batman #NCBD
Read @dianedarcy.bsky.social's 10/10 review:
These are currently my most popular posts for TV and comics respectively. How would you interpret this data? 👀
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
These are currently my most popular posts for TV and comics respectively. How would you interpret this data? 👀
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Eh. Why not. Let’s play.
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Eh. Why not. Let’s play.
I'm going to keep saying it: Blue States? CALL A SNAP ELECTION IN YOUR STATES. We literally cannot afford to wait for the mid-terms in November. Two people (and more) already died in January alone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5x0...
FIVE-ALARM FIRE: Joe urges voters to focus on Trump's call for 'nationalized' election in 15 states
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I'm going to keep saying it: Blue States? CALL A SNAP ELECTION IN YOUR STATES. We literally cannot afford to wait for the mid-terms in November. Two people (and more) already died in January alone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5x0...
I think lawyers who have represented Epstein victims should consider developing a safe whistleblower programme for survivors to anonymously submit the names of the abusers and any evidence they have. From there, lawyers should reveal the identities of co-conspirators. www.youtube.com/watch?v=07MC...
Lawrence: Trump Justice Department has Epstein survivors begging 'delete my name!'
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I think lawyers who have represented Epstein victims should consider developing a safe whistleblower programme for survivors to anonymously submit the names of the abusers and any evidence they have. From there, lawyers should reveal the identities of co-conspirators. www.youtube.com/watch?v=07MC...
If you're still on 'X' (formerly Twitter), leave now.
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
If you're still on 'X' (formerly Twitter), leave now.
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To be a journalist you have to have both a support network behind you and *do the work*. But, Neil Gaiman wasn't ever that. He had the support network (ahem, Scientology/nepo), but his journalism was making adverts for niche scifi celebrity, making contacts & producing puff.
If he’s a ‘journalist’, the least he could do is present the ‘mountains of evidence’ he claims exists that ‘invalidate’ the allegations of his victims. That’s more useful at shaping public opinion than following the abuser playbook of gaslighting the public with the same tired self-pitying rhetoric.
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 AM
To be a journalist you have to have both a support network behind you and *do the work*. But, Neil Gaiman wasn't ever that. He had the support network (ahem, Scientology/nepo), but his journalism was making adverts for niche scifi celebrity, making contacts & producing puff.
If he’s a ‘journalist’, the least he could do is present the ‘mountains of evidence’ he claims exists that ‘invalidate’ the allegations of his victims. That’s more useful at shaping public opinion than following the abuser playbook of gaslighting the public with the same tired self-pitying rhetoric.
February 3, 2026 at 5:20 AM
If he’s a ‘journalist’, the least he could do is present the ‘mountains of evidence’ he claims exists that ‘invalidate’ the allegations of his victims. That’s more useful at shaping public opinion than following the abuser playbook of gaslighting the public with the same tired self-pitying rhetoric.
Eh. Why not. Let’s play.
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Eh. Why not. Let’s play.
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It’s been awhile since I jumped on a bandwagon thing. Let’s give it a go!
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It’s been awhile since I jumped on a bandwagon thing. Let’s give it a go!
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AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.
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Yep. CLAW IT BACK.
AOC on reining in ICE when it still has $75 billion even with the shutdown.
“Now it’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into a relentless domestic paramilitary.”
“Now it’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into a relentless domestic paramilitary.”
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Yep. CLAW IT BACK.