Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Except when this administration says "wearables," they are actually talking about leg irons.
Burnt out on all the meanness. Maker, artist, US, M'waukee. Way behind on "follow backs," I'll get to it eventually. I block: "buy our [random stuff]" accts, new accts with no/few replies, those w/ more selfies than ideas, & donation req's.
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view profile on Bluesky Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Except when this administration says "wearables," they are actually talking about leg irons.
Nikita Gill (@nikitagill.bsky.social) reposted
Mary Shelley wrote an entire book trying to warn us about extremely arrogant nerds who create things irresponsibly and take no accountability for them for when they wreck society, by the way.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Always have to scroll past the first bs results now. I really miss the good old internet that worked.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Lol
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I was thinking more like a painful, contagious, itchy, flesh-eating fungus of the balls.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you take it with you?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's hope he is in enough discomfort and pain that his scope narrows to those around him, so that he uses all his last gasp shitty narcissistic vindictiveness on his immediate family and other paid lackeys.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, though, any good books at an airbnb will go missing, so only the rejects remain.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
More like you high Fiver with them...
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I felt a lifting sensation in my chest, a little opening breath of joy, just reading her name in all the articles this morning.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
The first cookbook I bought by the same author is also good, but very, very hard to find:
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
How can we be sure that, deep inside, the Roast Beef Sandwich does not also think that he, too, matters?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I read this 30 years ago, and still think about: if your cupboards were built-in dishwashers, you could put the dishes away dirty, push a button, and you NEVER HAVE TO UNLOAD the dishwasher.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
In queso emergency...
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Leaving milk and cookies out for the Grim Reaper πππ
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Milk and cookies? I'd think more like hot salsa and tortillas, maybe with a brandy? Whatever works, though - she can have anything she wants from my pantry! (And this Grim Reaper is definitely gonna be female, or maybe nonbinary. Just to see the look in his eyes π₯π!)
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
One day after church with family, a nice/diner-ish place, 70s: Small for my age at 14, with sophisticated taste, a waitress brightly called me "honey," & gave me a kiddy menu. I became a fuming witch, criticized EVERYthing, made every minute hell for her. It's the reason I now always overtip.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm surprised they aren't suggesting "The Department of Offense."
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
die kaputten haben keine Kalorien
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Rainbow walking:
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
"In the mean time" is a good way to describe this era of America. We are all trapped in "the Mean Time."
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
With a gallon ziplock bag with a few cups of paint, with a foam paint roller in it, I bet I could color in one crosswalk section in under 3 min. A group of friends could ea take turns doing a color section.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
When my kids were teens, I emptied a couple of antique hatboxes that used to hold spare scarfs & mittens atop an armoire in my bedroom, and started a secret snack stash. There was also a secret freezer corner, under vegetables, where a few ice cream treats could hide.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
You will get the right rubber boots to accessorize, of course?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
All dogs are basically my nosy 74 year-old former coworker.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
The remote is usually on top of it, or there's a physical switch on the frame. I'd bet I've done this close to a hundred times in the last 20 yrs. Appts for elderly family or teens, other errands where I've waited. I think once a receptionist came in after a half hour, and turned it back on.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I have been in waiting rooms with a TV on in a corner. Car repair places, dentist office, urgent care place, etc. I've found that if I walk up to the TV and say, "I've got such a bad headache today, I'm just going to turn this noise off." Absolutely NO ONE says a word, and it stays off.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
"Prompt engineering" just means how to phrase the question, so you end up with the outcome that you want? So, basically, telling people they need to learn to use ai means they need to change the way they talk, so it mirrors the upper-middleclass engineer type males who programmed the bot.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, nevermind. It's someone's weird ponytail. I was ready to believe his alien overlord was there.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
The ears are at different angles, so might look a little different because of shading, but the way the structures in the ear fold, that does look like a different person to me.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait - zoom in on that photo. What the ever-living-eff is that hairy tentacle-looking thing reaching out to him???!!
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd suggest Bin Laden burials for her, π and the whole cabinet, but I'm not sure the oceans could take it.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Gotta keep hydrated!
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
...come sit (on the couch) next to me.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd worry about a group of magas going out on a pilgrimage to find the ugliest, dumbest white boy baby born that day, and name him the reincarnation/successor/heir. Da Donai Lama.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
She'll be called back to Russia for debriefing and next assignment.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe the op thought, as others did, that these "celebrity host" nominations were going to be figureheads at the top of an agency, while the career folks in the ranks (who know what they are doing, and have done it for years) would continue to do the day-to-day work they have always done.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
In women's wear, I had a few pair in the 90s, but don't remember the brand.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Strip-malls that have gunshops, next to a Starbucks and near a BestBuy?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Collins needs to learn other adjectives. She could try: Ashamed Contrite Remorseful Repentant Regretful... We still don't have to forgive or respect her, but she would finally be taking a step in the correct direction.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know of a single family who doesn't have someone with mental health needs. The ripple effects of people who are not properly cared for will spread to everyone.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
RFKj attacking mental health meds, taking millions off Medicaid, making drugs and caregivers unavailable, will cause an enormous mental health catastrophe. Price increases for food, medicine and housing will cause everyone to feel stressed, and the most vulnerable of us will be desperate.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
They are prompting the damaged folks among their followers to attack. They want us, who they are attacking, to fight back. While chaos spreads, they will take more and more control.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Everything the GOP does is to build hatred against the "other." They are blaming ALL ills in society on the: Mentally ill Autistic Immigrants Trans, gay, queer POC Unhoused or poor Urban Left-leaning Women who don't fit their mold Highly-educated
Steve Snubs Stupidity (@steve-snubs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
That fact that his own values donβt prevent him from telling lies is a red flag.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
THIS:
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Hail the Pre-President! God-forbid anything happens to our extremely, VERY HEALTHY golden-cankled-leader, this Loyal Patriot is ready to plan the funeral parade πΊπΈ πΊπ² πΊπ² and step up to the prime spot on the oval-office couch.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
He's been on vacation, but how much golfing has he gotten in?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Time to fire the Secret Service, and replace them with a Prayer Squad. And Noem and Ice crew need to dump the Kevlar and start wearing Prayer Vests.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Follow-up question for Ms Leavitt: How is it that all these other countries are so much better at praying than Americans are? Does God really love them more?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably, but will they be real vaccines, or placebos, or even worse? And WHO will be behind the blackmarket, making all the profits??
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd hate to be a school librarian who would have to keep track of every parents' weird book prejudices. How about they can give their own kids a list of all their rules and no-read books, etc, and if the kid doesn't follow their rules, then that's between the kid and parents.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
The story ends: "The bear didnβt cause much property damage and there was also very little cleanup required." Um, okay, call me a neat freak, but I'd hope they did some pretty thorough sanitizing there.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm thinking jackets with lots of pockets and og cargo pants would be ideal travel wear
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
How could a guy with a worm-surgeon-lobotomy be put in charge of anything? "Overcome with mitochondrial challenges" wtaf?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it good, though? Is it what you remember of it?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Big kind bunny.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
It means that in US, too, or it used to. It seems kids think anyone born before 2000 is from the "1900s!"
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I make some tasty sauce by roasting halved cherry tomatoes in the oven, drizzled with a little olive oil, salt, herbs.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
...it doesn't write worth shit, tho
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't mean to make light of this. I'm thinking back to myself at 10, what my morning felt like, getting ready for the day, what my worries were. Each generation of kids deserves their time of innocence. How can a person build a safe inner life without a comforting space to reflect back on?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I used to just dread gym, math class, and Terry Lumpo.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Can anyone who knows what guns cost, look at these pix and tally these up? The family in the 1st pic, with the ~14 y/o boy and ~7ish girl. Are those equivalent to a year of state college? More?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Your weird cousin, Orzo
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Wannabe-DOGEβboy intern, tasked with increasing engagement/discourse/shitstorms on X, grasping at straws.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
General question- All these random guns in the yards, how many different specific types of ammo/bullets would these people need, to be able to use all these?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I knew a woman who had a beige VW bug (it was that color when she got it), and she named it Potato. (1980s, before 'Mater and Cars movie.)
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
Best art manslaining movies thread, ever:
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
It just popped into my mind. That's how premonitions work.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
It's important to read all the words. Feb 2026 comes AFTER the preceding Oct and Dec, which are in 2025.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Overheard
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Lasers all over the jungles, and that affiliation of billionaires actually isn't all that loose.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
...Medicine is magical & magical is art Think of the boy in the bubble & the baby with the baboon heart And I believe these are days of lasers in the jungle Lasers in the jungle somewhere Staccato signals of constant information A loose affiliation of millionaires & billionaires & baby -Paul Simon
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
She's not googleable, though, so she's got that anonymity thing going for her.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
(Aside comment & hobby idea: start collecting those ambiguous random words/phrases that come up where you wonder, is this a common phrase people somewhere say? Or is it weird spellcheck gibberish?... (Because I've never heard of someone going "red nude" when they get mad, but I am very intrigued!)
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Feb 22, 2026. With medical events preceding it in Oct and Dec.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
And Elizabeth Warren, too.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Do ALL men, eventually (even OG rappers), become the old men yelling about kids on their lawn?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
We've reached the point in time where OG rappers have become the old men yelling about kids on their lawn.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
When wearing midcalf-boots with knee socks, the socks would slip down as I walked. Back at my cubicle, I'd reach thumbs and forefingers into the sides of ea boot, pulling the sock cuffs. Once, a hand slipped, and smashed hard under my desk. I thought I heard bones crack. It was that same bruise.
Casey (@mamasissiesays.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I care about transgender people so much that I donβt engage in loud displays of performative politics on the internet in an effort to seed disunion in our party, which inevitably leads to consequences that harm me & doubly hurt trans people. Donβt come at me with false equivalencies, I wonβt play.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
All mail? Or just parcels?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
What about fire codes in the communities these hotels are in? The hotels can't be safe for someone locked in.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Dementia patients are comforted in familiar surroundings, so they are Merde-Lardo-izing the whole place.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Did the black paint heat up the metal, causing the welds to crack?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I think the gays for trump rainbow flag is just: grey, beige, khaki, dust, and greige.
seamiracles.bsky.social (@seamiracles.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Well, this is all because Trump showed that doctored photo of Kilmar's tattooed knuckles on live TV. The PRESIDENT did that. On live TV. And we just moved on and shrugged. Now it's retribution for making them look silly. That's just one pathology of Trump's untreated NPD.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
How about a video of the sandwich guy, making the new "American Yeet Surprise" sandwich: "Do you want a brick in it? Broken glass? Do you want it soaked in ghost pepper juice?"
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
Every time at subway: read menu, pick a sandwich that sounds good, all ingredients listed on the menu. Sandwich is named, maybe "Italiano Chicken Veggie Club." I step up, order it, then sandwich person points to every single bin of food, "Do you want tomatoes?" They don't know the recipes.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social)
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Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
That's not on engineering, that's on design.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
^^^^Bingo.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
What was Cosby's honorary doctorate in? Im assuming not pharmacology, but π€·π»ββοΈ?
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
That response didn't seem disrespecful of your comment, to me. Your comment asked, "..isn't it permitted?" And the response added to your comment with additional info that: yes, it was *literally permitted* only 2 mos. ago! Both comments are valuable info - thank you, to both of you!
Liz Temkin (@liztemkin.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
How is it that they can review 55 million visas but couldnβt take J6 criminals on a case by case basis? ππ
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
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Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
I say my partner and I together = one genius. We each know enough different things that we can do most NYT crossword puzzles.
Bette Lasky (@bethlasky.bsky.social) reply parent
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