@kaylahornbrook.bsky.social MERCH SIGHTING

Wow. I wasn't quite willing to believe DDHQ's call (hadn't seen the percent of precincts reporting) but that's a stunning result out of Tarrant.

My kingdom for better Bsky search functionality. How am I supposed to find the best seasons (series, fine) of that one British show that someone took the time to rank for me? (These must be universal problems, right?)

“The night everything at DCA finally went wrong” sure looks like the kind of careful, meticulously-sourced story I wanted to read about this disaster. The level of background knowledge is clear. As is the understanding of the human toll. I hope it gets widely recognized in journalism circles.

A Food Idiot’s Thanksgiving, Part II: Leftover mashed potatoes Boxty (potato pancake) with sour cream, caramelized apples, cranberry gastrique (well, kinda) and sage-butter crisped French fried onions.

A Food Idiot’s Thanksgiving, Part I: Stuffing–Turducken* waffle with sage-infused maple syrup, gravy, crisped lemon-pepper turkey skin and pecan gremolata. With apologies to my long-suffering wife (and my parents’ waffle iron) this took my love of turkey dressing to an even higher level.

Sir Alex, in the golden hour. Someone tossed him a few berries. He was curious, but ultimately not interested.

Juror instructions City of Alexandria Late 2023 C.E.

Quoting the Congressman for the area in and around DCA Airport. Ardently hoping for the best, for all loved ones who are involved.

To clarify: NBC News is citing an Army official that three people were aboard the Blackhawk. They have not characterized their conditions

(If memory serves, I could be wrong) Evidently they tried to land on 1 but were doing a second approach.

Best capture of the footage aired by WRC:

WRC has footage from EarthCam. The crash (and flash of light) appears to be over the Maryland side of the Potomac. Searching for a picture on their footage. But this looks like a fireball, leading to a bunch of pieces, that broke apart.

“But how will I know we’re back in Alexandria?”

Oh good! Finally someone On Here who’s specifically seeking the type of content I post.

ALXsky folks: thanks for all the support and good questions on the 🧵 last night! I’ll be answering all the ?s over the next couple days. (Bravo @martaschantz.bsky.social & @alexgoyette.bsky.social for the Shirlington research!) But also: Office hours @ Port City this afternoon? Got even more maps…

Buckle up, nerds. It's Sunday night & I have a scary # of new followers thanks to the latest Twitter exodus. Want them to know what they're in for, so here's some On Brand content to see who's wonky enough to wanna hang around. I've got a Negroni by my side & QGIS + Excel fired up. LFG. [1/many]

I AM SO SORRY ALEX. I'm workshopping all these poasts and will have them up tomorrow I promise.

Working on what may be my most esoteric skeet thread to date. Stay tuned tomorrow (and bonus points if you can identify anything in advance about these maps of Alexandria, Va.).

If folks are inclined to try out our pages over the next (# not found) hours or days, I’d definitely appreciate it. No paywall, up-to-the-second results & analysis, plus tracking on 60 ballot measures, market reax and more. And dark mode, if you’re into that. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Thank you @travisaniles.bsky.social. It’s a mountain of work getting to this point, and there’s about to be lots of individual threads to monitor, but it’s a real privilege to be able to do our small part in making order out of what’s unknown. (Having the best team in the business helps, too.)

Has The Post done anything in the last 5 years to increase coverage of “the D.C. metro area” — or even sustain current coverage? Or are we all just supposed to stay on the hook while our local media landscape worsens, bc falling subscription rates _only_ mean the lowest tier employees failed?

Three months later, a Mushroom Party was had.

It's a little wild to me that the Vice Mayor of the city — running for mayor — seems on track to get 1,000 fewer votes than the tenth of eleven city council candidates earned. Receipts in the alt text.

State-run site blipped and said "mailed absentee" was in — but nothing changed numerically. Maybe it will soon, though.

NBC 4 with the check mark in the ALX mayoral.

There's absentee in-person.

And there's GW.

YOU LIE, SIR. Never forget what they took from us.

ALX folks: Any recommendations for poke bowl places on this side of the river? Feels like I mainly order it for lunch at the office (in D.C.) so I’m not up on the offerings closer to home.

Update: Chocolate procured. Tower ascended.

Arrived at Läderach Tower in Manhattan. This is about to get expensive. (Cc @timladerach.bsky.social)

I have finally accepted that — while the end product of my meal-prep nights may at times rival hers — I will never be able to touch the menu descriptions offered by my wife on her nights.

As someone who has a genetic predisposition to junk-food chili ... this ALXnow comment thread is giving me life. www.alxnow.com/2024/05/07/h...

Visited paradise; fêted the best new married couple of the week; somehow thought a linen suit == a good idea. Now you’re telling me I have to go to a place called ‘work’ and not just the beach? What is this nonsense? (Feeling very fortunate to have made the trip. Also quite glad we’re home.)

Welcome to Atlanta, where the local vibe is unwinding.

Quick! Someone notify whichever Del Ray store had that cardboard steamroller...

Felt cute, might have a Mushroom Party later…

Please, don’t tell.

My wife: "Oh, that's unfair. If you dine in at Fazoli's, you get unlimited breadsticks — but if you order take-out, you only get two and have to pay for extras." Me: "Do not cite the Deep Magic to me. I was there when it was written."

Well, damn. Tough beat at the end of a fierce contest. So proud of this team, and can't wait to see what Lisa Bluder and the team do next year. Also: Dawn Staley was the epitome of class that last minute. What a top-flight coach.

Wasn't sure this would arrive by tip-off, but after that semifinal game I had to try. For all my family in and around Iowa City, GO HAWKS!

My ridiculous food plans got delayed (LONG day at work) but here's a ridiculous drink for now. This is the Pepperoni (must be said with the most outrageously bad Italian accent), which started life as a throwaway line by my favorite cocktail YouTuber. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdlj...

I did not prepare an adequate level of Food Idiocy to mark the occasion. Please, hivemind, give me your best worst suggestions!

“If Washington, D.C. is your final stop please de-train now, as you do not want to end up in Alexandria with us tonight.” How dare you pretend to know my life, disembodied Amtrak voice. For SHAME.

I’m a simple man. I hear “crew, prepare for orbital insertion burn” and am immediately glued to my TV.

A bit belated, but I think this cranberry-sage old fashioned works pretty well! - 1.5 oz. rye - 1/2 oz. cranberry-sage syrup (thanks @josephfray.bsky.social & @volcanojw.bsky.social for the suggestions to get this dialed in!) - 1 dash each of "Love potion" and spiced orange bitters Happy weekend!

UPDATE: It’s 365 days before the 2024 election, and I’m excited to be starting my first day at @bloomberg.com! I’m serving as an editor for a world-class team — w/ particular focus on elections from my berth in D.C. First? Celebratory coffee! Then? A constellation of exciting challenges.

Some quick professional news: After four and a half years (and many, MANY election nights), I’m moving on from my job at @politico.com.

BRAAAAAAAAAAINSSSSSS