Saw Scream7 with my middle daughter. Horror movies are a thing we do together and we have watched this whole series. It lived up to expectations. Fun times. Can’t wait for 8

We know phones and social media are causing cognitive declines and mental health issues. So….where is the action. Kids under 18 should not have smart phones.

I just don’t buy that Open AI found a way to avoid US surveillance or autonomous killing but Anthropic couldn’t. Something isn’t mathing.

On the same day Wall Street seems to be starting to figure out that AI efficiency equals lost consumption and less buying power in the economy we learn that the US Dept of War wants its AI partners to let it use autonomous AI weapons. Are we living the prequel to the Star Wars series?

I have genuinely liked turning 55. Watch out world.

BLUESKY, IT'S TIME TO DECIDE! We've been sharing some clips from a recent candidate forum so you can hear from me—in my own words, unscripted—where I stand on key issues. Here is where I stand on us: you and me. Tomorrow is Election Day—let's do this, together!

So, how will you be spending your tariff reimbursement check?

So the president has been doing something that most folks knew was illegal for about a year. The Supreme Court just confirmed that and the majority party in the Congress and Senate just did nothing for the past year?

Excited to see @ebpforva.bsky.social become a State Senator. I have to say, though, her daughter stole the swearing in show. 😆

Great to run into Delegate @kirkmcpike.bsky.social in Richmond. He is going to be so good. I feel very lucky to have him as my representative.

My birthday thoughts are on my substack. Enjoy: substack.com/@robkrupicka...

We are leaving the time of snow removal experts and entering the time of pot hole repair experts. If you work for the Feds, we are also entering the time of party balloon weaponization.

A lot of the policy ideas Dems push create new regulatory and cost burdens for the public. That often means the policies feel elite and unhelpful. The challenge Dems have is to find new ways of accomplishing their goals without so much cost and complexity. It isn’t easy. Takes a whole mind shift.

I didn’t expect my hastily prepared skeet about Super Bowl food to get so much attention. I probably would have checked it for spelling errors if I had. But it’s so cool to hear from and connect with so many people. Have a great day everybody. Go Hawks!

I made Asian bbq salmon for thr super-bowl (go Seahawks). The glaze has rye whisky, teriyaki, tomato paste, garlic, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, and gotuchang. #alxskeets

This essay should be required reading for everybody, especially politicians. Modern finance is killing America. It is sucking the marrow from the bones of democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

These new maps are ridiculous. They will make it hard for communities to be well represented. They are also essential for Democracy because the US President has declared war on democratic process and tradition. His extreme actions started this and anybody who loves our democracy can’t let him win.

One thing we forget about the news: it builds community. Local sports. School plays. City council meetings. The kid who did something amazing. Updates on what your local and state officials are actually doing. That shared information becomes shared culture.

If Hillary has to testify about Epstein, Melania definitely does.

So many Dems talking about affordability now with little substantive thought about how to get there. Our entire economy is wired to support wealth redistribution to the highest earners. We need to change that or the middle class will keep getting squeezed.

My new moto for Alexandria City Council candidates: “If you are not ready for a sneckdown, I’m not voting for you”

If I was a second amendment fanatic, I’d be very worried that the government may kill me if I ever disagree with them.

How do we protect ourselves from ICE taking over cities? They have made it clear they are not accountable and will use force against citizens.

So Trump admitted he won’t work to lower home prices because it may impact some Boomers that have benefited from a scarce and constrained market. Talk about leaving thing shitty for every other generation and the future of America.

Thinking about my work on the Alexandria Police review Board and the care and attention given to use of force and training for our City’s Officers. The unserious way ICE is managing force goes against all best practices for managing conflict.

Waiting patiently (or not) for Dems to realize that caring about affordability means they will have to change other priorities.

Lines at the stores already. Bread, milk, eggs, dark chocolate, wine, and bourbon. I feel ready.

So all of Alexandria BlueSky is running for the open City Council seat? Can we agree campaign activities can only happen on this platform?

Excited about @kirkmcpike.bsky.social ‘s big win. Alexandria on track to have a very impressive state legislative team with Kirk and @ebpforva.bsky.social . Can’t say enough about how great this is.

The President’s dementia is about to destroy NATO, our international alliances, our peace and prosperity. It is already turning former (?) allies towards our rivals. Article 25 please.

I hate sore losers. Sore losers that also lie about it are even worse. Former Delegate Mark Levine sent out an email today claiming he lost the State Senate primary because Elizabeth Bennet Parker had inside information about Adam Ebbin’s resignation that gave her an unfair advantage. Thoughts:

Watch our national democracy crumble can be hard on the soul. Some hope out of Virginia today is a pleasant change of pace.

I am concerned we don’t have more of a panic in our school systems with growing evidence technology is not helping us in schools and is more likely slowing learning and cognitive growth. We are literally making our kids dumber. Add in phone and social media and we are truly regressing.

With that new Federal food pyramid I feel a lot less guilty about taking shots of clarified butter with a bourbon chaser and noshing on salt covered beef flank. It’s good to know these things are RFK approved.

Always taken aback by misogyny…especially around a Democratic nominating event. Elizabeth Bennet-Parker crushed everybody for the State Senate nomination and now I see bitter supporters of other candidates trying to cut her down with lies. Get over it men.

I love seeing all these excited Dem voters out canvassing for their candidates for the upcoming state senate primary. Democracy is beautiful.

Elections happen fast in Alexandria. Buckle up and join us tonight. secure.actblue.com/donate/ebpfo...

I’ve known Adam Ebbin since the early ’90s—back when he was president of Virginia Partisans and I became its first straight member. We celebrated holidays together, helped each other, and yes, even ran against each other for State Senate. Through it all, we stayed friends.

It is important for all of us to realize that our national government isn’t interested in keeping the country safe, they are interested in propping up their supporters and them only. The killing of somebody they disagree with is inconsequential.

I woke up today thinking fondly on my time in Richmond….

The problem I have with the term “moderate” is a lot of people use it to mean “I don’t really want to improve things, but I’m going to say words like affordable, or health care, or housing but I won’t make any meaningful changes because I don’t want to upset the most well off people.”

Millions of people are losing access to healthcare today because our current political climate prioritizes growing the national debt so that very rich people can get even richer at everybody else’s expense.

I shucked almost 100 oysters today. Some were eaten raw. Some were grilled. My grilled oysters (garlic herb and spicy tomato) got the memo about holiday colors.

My grandmother was born on Christmas. She was a pitcher of gin martinis kinda gal. My dad (who would have had his birthday a week ago) followed in her footsteps. So, of course, I have to make a martini today. Just waiting for the perfect moment. Merry Christmas!

I have reached the age when there is really nothing better in life than having everybody together in the family.

Adding his name to the Kennedy Center is no different than if he had changed the name of the Washington or Lincoln or Vietnam memorial. It is like carving your name on somebody else’s tombstone. It is morally repugnant, narcissistic, and disgusting.

As long as politicians buy into local governments who say housing affordability is a federal and state money issue and not a local zoning rules issue we will never solve the multi decade affordability issue. I want my kids to be able to buy homes in their 20’s / 30’s and not have to wait until 50+

We need to restore the morality of our country, of democracy, of humanity. People like him give me hope. Politics can’t be about helping the politicians, it needs to be about making all of us better, and by that, making humanity stronger.

How are people prepping for this holiday party packed weekend? Pace yourself folks.

I have a secret that would raise every school in Virginia to the highest level of “achievement” - and you don’t have to spend a dime. Just only allow upper income kids in the schools. If that sounds wrong to you you should also hate VA’s new school rating system.