Betsy Banks
@betsybanks.bsky.social
Chicago writer, culinarian, nurturer of children, RN. Former Houstonian. Owned by an Australian shepherd. Blue to the bone. Je ne capitule pas.
Pray for us in Chicago, too—such a scary hellscape!
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pray for us in Chicago, too—such a scary hellscape!
Trump used to have a completely different signature. For both of them, the current iteration of their signatures is a complete affectation.
August 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trump used to have a completely different signature. For both of them, the current iteration of their signatures is a complete affectation.
Liberté, egalité, fraternité!
July 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Liberté, egalité, fraternité!
How did the perception change? Every single day since, our oligarch-owned, Trump-directed media and other lackies have blamed them for all American ills.
Lyndon Johnson—horrible exploiter of undocumented labor though he was—had it right:
Lyndon Johnson—horrible exploiter of undocumented labor though he was—had it right:
July 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
How did the perception change? Every single day since, our oligarch-owned, Trump-directed media and other lackies have blamed them for all American ills.
Lyndon Johnson—horrible exploiter of undocumented labor though he was—had it right:
Lyndon Johnson—horrible exploiter of undocumented labor though he was—had it right:
If you’re against this, would you please explain this?
June 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you’re against this, would you please explain this?
“He has eaten our dogs.”
May 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“He has eaten our dogs.”
The WH is ending free covid testing tonight at midnight. If you haven’t yet ordered your tests, now’s the time.
February 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The WH is ending free covid testing tonight at midnight. If you haven’t yet ordered your tests, now’s the time.
Laszlo thinks she’s super-cute. But not in a creepy way; he respects women.
February 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Laszlo thinks she’s super-cute. But not in a creepy way; he respects women.
They’re waging war on all that made America great.
February 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
They’re waging war on all that made America great.
And this is what happens
January 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And this is what happens
Seems symbolic, somehow.
January 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Seems symbolic, somehow.