Clearly the answer is ALX Skeets for local lamenting and liking…

If Trump and Musk had a falling out, and if Musk is no longer involved in politics, why is the Trump admin using levers of US foreign policy to get Musk’s company out of well deserved fines?

This is the moment, Europe. Stand up for yourself, your laws, your freedom against foreign interference.

Well this pairs nicely with today’s snow…

What it will NOT mean is that suddenly the Roberts Court will have moderated. It is not moderating. It’s pursuing its own antidemocratic agenda to perpetuate Republican power well beyond his own time in office, and sides with Trump when his own empowerment and the issues he creates serve that agenda

Mandatory online age authentication makes almost everyone worse off--except age authentication vendors, who will celebrate their concern about children's welfare at their black-tie industry awards gala + after-party (seats cost 250£ & up; photos cost extra) 🤮

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@markwarner.bsky.social - care to agree as it seems you want people to vote for you in 2026? Your usual milk toast bi-partisan stance is not going to cut it this cycle…

Voters’ minds are hard to change. AI chatbots are surprisingly good at it. New research suggests AI chatbots can shift people’s political views more effectively than campaign ads on TV.

New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature.

How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP

For anyone looking to dig a bit deeper than reaction bait-level awareness, this (especially the last few minutes) was a good discussion on what’s going on behind today’s Econ-related headlines: upcoming Fed changes, Costco tariffs litigation, AI bubble causes, etc. Worth listening!

Would add La Fromagerie in Old Town. It’s great for a sans kids day night - 18+ establishment that can do either full meal or light wine and nibbles.

Also routinely enjoy Thompsons Italian.

Kiddos would also add Andy’s Pizza to the list.

If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.

If his “real” reason for a challenge to @beyer.house.gov is: “Nobody in [the Republican] party is doing enough to keep our sacred [National Park] places from being sold off or closed down,” he would challenge a Republican house seat causing this problem. What an insincere, obtuse platform pitch.…

Reporting by @ryanbelmore.bsky.social at the new Alexandria brief has been amazing! Highly recommend following and supporting for fabulous local Alexandria, VA journalism!

Which Alexandria nonprofits are you supporting or encouraging people to help on #GivingTuesday?

An ongoing concern of mine is not that GenAI will replace teachers but the technology will - as described in the article - deskill teachers "under the banner of efficiency" while also providing those in power with means to deprofessionalize teachers too.

NYT headline saying "F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines: The agency’s top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data." With a photo of a light-skinned baby receiving a shot from a healthcare provider with darker skin.

Headlines like this are extremely dangerous. Because moms of young kids are the people who make the bulk of the vaccine decisions for famillies. And for a lot of them, "reading the news" looks like scrolling past headlines on social media in the spare moments of the chaos of caring for kids.

So You've Decided to Target Random People with Military Force Here's why it's illegal.

Reposting my @cafedotcom.bsky.social piece from October ICYMI open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

An email reading in part “I’m proud to say that I’m currently out of office for care- of my kids, of my parents, and even myself (imagine!)….i adore my work and am grateful to be able to use moments like these around the holidays to practice what I preach. Millions cannot. The impact: In 2025 alone, 450,000 women have left the workforce. Please join me in setting an honest OOO and making visible the real reason why many of us step away from work: We need paid leave and affordable care… for all.”

Happy Thanksgiving to my friend Lauren’s badass out of office message

US culture is just really bad at preparing people for failure.

like, not failure that leads to success; not failure that teaches you a lesson; not noble losses leading to personal growth. just...failure. you lose. you don't succeed. you are diminished and it sucks. 1

These holiday toy drives in Alexandria are still accepting donations | ALXnow A number of local toy drives are still accepting donations, hoping to bring joy to thousands of kids in and around Alexandria this holiday season. The deadline to donate to the following toy and gift...

These holiday toy drives in Alexandria are still accepting donations

65 Businesses to Shop Local in Washington, DC From fashion to home goods, here are more than 45 DC-area small businesses to shop.

Small Business Saturday is coming up— here's our guide to some favorite places to shop for fashion, home goods, gifts, and more.

List of Little Food Pantry’s in Alexandria

Say what you normally want about the Alexandria listserv’s, but today they've been great.

The partisan divide has grown, too. The wealthiest 100 tended to give more to Republicans than to Democrats before last year. But giving to the GOP spiked in 2024, with *84%* of donations going to back Republicans or conservative PACs.

Just saw this today. This is a transparent attempt to KILL DUE PROCESS by lying about the job of immigration judge and stacking the deck through hiring only bloodthirsty lawyers who want to deport people.

This comes after they pushed out over 100 judges deemed too likely to grant relief.

Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.

Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.

RCA promoted yesterday’s meeting as involving a mere “discussion” on the city’s Braddock Road plans. Yet, it seems a small subset of members used this forum to VOTE for a petition that falsely suggests RCA’s 1800+ citizens are opposed to the city’s Braddock bike lane improvement plans. Disappointed…

For any future votes that intend to represent the position of RCA citizens to the city, would appreciate improved notice for opportunity to comment and participate.

Breaking: The FCC has voted 2-1 along party lines to eliminate cybersecurity requirements for telecom companies that the commission adopted at the end of the Biden administration.

Telecoms had lobbied for the change. Democrats said it would invite another Salt Typhoon.

Story coming shortly.

Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.

Thank you for being so aware of this issue!