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ex-Lethality Jane
@lethalityjane.bsky.social
Figuring out post-Army life in the PNW. Lots of Mom-Posting. She/Her.

Lucy Calkins' #2 hater

Play it fucking loud.
Age verification? I used to take quarters to school events so I could call my mom from the payphone and let her know I was ready to be picked up.
Age verification?

I remember having to wait for a while for dial up to connect.
Age verification?

My phone cord was 50ft, curled.
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Surya Bonaly was a five-time European Championship gold medalist and a three-time World Championship silver medalist and it's super weird to reduce her career to a backflip and also performing that backflip near other skaters, including other women of color, in warm-ups was kind of a jerk move
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Shout out to the people who expose their shitty family members. There was a woman on TikTok who was grifting for years about how the court system and her ex-husband "stole" her children and then her sister made an account and was just like "nope, she abused the kids, custody loss was deserved."
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 AM
It really sucks to learn that a person who was genuinely kind to you and your family may have done something shitty. 0/100. Do not recommend.
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
If BlueSky is gonna use crappy AI-generated alt text on gifs while simultaneously lecturing me on the importance of using alt text the least they could do is let me permanently modify the alt text the way I want it on certain gifs so I don't have to retype it Every. Fucking. Time.
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 AM
every day I discover a new way that I'm tacky
i know it’s tacky, but i love ice water.

room temperature water is disgusting.

this is my most american opinion.
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I am the descendant of a ton of people who said "farming sucks, actually, I would rather be doing literally anything else"
People seem to forget that the reason the industrial revolution worked is that, however bad factories were, it was way way way better than subsistence farming
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
When I was a kid my brother broke his leg bad enough to need surgery and spent the night in a hospital. His roommate was a kid from a British family on vacation and the dad was from Northumberland. I swear to God I couldn't understand a word. My dad grew up in the UK and could barely get any of it.
I tried watching the British shameless and even with subtitles I was lost. in real life the worst accent for me is southie Boston. I have no idea what they're saying
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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The you who is comfortable in their skin and in the space is going to be way more fun to hang out and you'll make actual connections with people.

Before you feel comfortable, just be polite and listen to folks and get a grip on things.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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If you're already feeling nervous in a situation, you're probably not going to be your best self.

But you go two or three times, and you understand the space, you'll feel more comfortable in it. And all of a sudden you're actually you and not who you think people want to meet.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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As someone who has had to make several friends a couple times as an adult, gotta say, clubs or similar weekly structured events are where it's at.

Here's a tip though: the first few times you go aren't about making friends, they're about becoming comfortable in that space and learning the vibe.
People on the internet get mad when they say they're lonely and the suggestions they get back are to join a club. But yeah, man. The cure for loneliness is to spend time with other people. That's gonna feel awkward at first but there's no other magic solution. Not sure what you're looking for, here.
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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this is again me advocating for finding a community music group if that sounds like something you'd be interested in, joining my community symphonic band has been such a net positive for me
People on the internet get mad when they say they're lonely and the suggestions they get back are to join a club. But yeah, man. The cure for loneliness is to spend time with other people. That's gonna feel awkward at first but there's no other magic solution. Not sure what you're looking for, here.
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
One time at JRTC our battalion S3 marched into our TOC yelling and holding a M4 that he'd found in a bathroom and demanding that the soldier be present in headquarters within the hour and it had to all get quietly walked back because it was the B Company Commander's rifle.
Fuck a morning coffee, this picture is enough to jolt me awake
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
He doesn't know that a Canadian hockey team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1993.
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
"Feeling Good", Nina Simone
what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
People on the internet get mad when they say they're lonely and the suggestions they get back are to join a club. But yeah, man. The cure for loneliness is to spend time with other people. That's gonna feel awkward at first but there's no other magic solution. Not sure what you're looking for, here.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
When I was in the Army at Fort Cambell we had a platoon sergeant from the Bronx and a private from rural Virginia who also had a speech impediment and those two guys literally needed a translator to talk to each other in English.
Yeah I kinda assume it's like how Scottish people get mad when Americans turn on subtitles for media where the actors have heavy Scottish accents.
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
No idea if this is true but honestly it does make me feel better 😂
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I get the appeal of this but I do wonder if part of the reason birth rates are so low in some of these cities (to the point that their governments are worried about it and looking for ways to increase the birth rate) is that it's exponentially harder to get around with young kids without a car.
I’m in Bordeaux right now. A city of 1M with trams, busses, bikes and ebikes, and hardly *any* cars. It is just bliss.
Far too many U.S. drivers are simply unable to conceive of a world without widespread traffic deaths. They think it's impossible, and so much discourse reflects that. People just shoot down left and right ideas that have been proven to work in other places.
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
scooting down the snowboard half pipe on my butt
have the Olympics added just a regular audience member to each competition, just to create a difficulty baseline for the I-can-fight-a-bear crowd?
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Look ACAB but I'm starting to think Ryder needs to slap Alex and his grandpa with a citation for misuse of emergency services because what do you mean every emergency responder in Adventure Bay was tied up looking for a lost tooth.
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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>king sending his brother to jail

close enough welcome back edward iv
LONDON (AP) — Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein.
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I have a pre-teen who is neurodivergent and takes things *very* literally. They started being interested in God and church this year and it drove me to finally start going back to a church regularly because I'm terrified of what kind of Turning Point crap they'll fall into online if left alone.
If you want a sober place to find community, finding a church that shares your social values isn't a bad option.

If the god thing is truly a deal breaker, look for a Unitarian church, they won't care.
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
If you want a sober place to find community, finding a church that shares your social values isn't a bad option.

If the god thing is truly a deal breaker, look for a Unitarian church, they won't care.
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM