Welcome @alexlibraryva.bsky.social to the Skeets!

Jimmy Fallon doing his monologue tonight. Half the Roots are gone. He delivers a joke about NBC’s The Voice, that will be good cross promotion, but no one laughs. He is in a Stygian void. A sphere emerges, pulsing, psychically touching him. “Yes, I’d love to do a commercial for Kohl’s” he says

Are any Alexandrians here bringing an item to be appraised at tonight's Del Ray Antiques Roadshow?

Eco-City ALX is here!  Follow us as we talk climate, energy, and community action! Don’t take it from us, listen to Bill Nye the Science Guy! The City of Alexandria is building a greener and more sustainable city. Let us know how you help make Alexandria an Eco-City in the replies!

The Rosemont listserv has declared today Grape & Bean/Rosemont Cellar Festivus

A sax player with a backing track busking in Pat Miller Square is doing a very faithful version of Chicago’s 1988 #1 “Look Away” The guy who replaced Peter Cetera is being stone cold channeled

Person, woman, man, camera, TV. NOW.

We're hoping to buy this building for the bookstore, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com

Rümeysa is one of the kindest, most compassionate people I have ever met. Many of you came to know her first and foremost as an ICE abductee, seized by a state that wanted to strip her of her humanity. I would like for you to know her in her own words, which are resoundingly human.

[Weigel voice] She's running

“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?” “sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”

Song of the day

Looking to contribute to the big ass amplifiers for ALX Dems fund

Alexandria Market Square with the sickest burns

I told you we’d be back

Help me decide how to vote next Tuesday for VA Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. Who are your picks?

@michellegoldberg.bsky.social wrote a column more or less on this precise topic in 2018 and I still think about it all the time

I wanted you to be the first to hear the news: I’m launching my campaign for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District. There’s no two ways about it: our political system is broken. It’s how we ended up with a 34 time felon as President of the United States. Again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlE...

Any thoughts on the current slate of Dems running for Connolly's seat?

Fellow Alexandrians! The city is considering opening Charles Houston earlier (8am not 9am) to work better for our schedules, and looking for citizen feedback. I humbly request that you take this brief survey (and answer Yes on 1 if you’re so inclined) 👉 survey.alexandriava.gov/s3/baccb77b7...

Which Born In The U.S.A. track should the next restaurant occupying this space be named after

Unpopular opinion? Upwords > Scrabble

There will be passionate intensity to Keep Duke Street Like It Is and I, a fan of watching status quo bias taken to unimaginably crazy extremes to defend the most cursed stroads on earth, am here for it

Signs of life at the former Zuki Moon

Alexandria Planning Director Karl Moritz to retire after 16 years with city www.alxnow.com/2025/05/02/a...

St Elmo’s is delivering to Crooked Beat line standers tomorrow

Great interview with Alexandrian Yasmin Williams

Orioles/Nationals fans, what's the best/cheapest way to watch MASN these days - FUBO, DirecTV stream, or otherwise?

Of course our governor has vetoed Del. Bennett-Parker's Make the Birchmere Provide Water bill. Looking forward to seeing this reintroduced next session with a new guv

Great article from a doctor explaining what it was like to start practicing medicine in Canada, after a lifetime in the American for-profit system. [Remember: we are seeking doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, so look for recruiting companies that can help you.]

*Scroggins guy eagerly opens up appointment book*

every new chuck schumer statement this week

Del Ray lawns are subskeeting Chuck now

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Seeking recommendations in Alexandria for big empty parking lots to take a newly permitted learner driving

Next you'll report that Grape & Bean/Rosemont Cellar has achieved name/sign alignment

Zebra has now taken down the post and *apologized* to the BIBA mods and folks, it will continue to get dumber

Working on a story about how federal layoffs have affected Alexandrians. If anyone knows folks from Alexandria who have been laid off and are willing to talk on the record about it, I'd be happy to help tell their story.

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

Pork Barrel BBQ now has pinball courtesy of the upcoming Continues Arcade folks

Welcome @deptofbeerandwine.bsky.social to ALX Skeets

Hello Kitty implies the existence of Goodbye Kitty

NEW: My cheat sheet to Tuesday features more than 500 races up and down the ballot. Now we have it in PDF, printable form: Save it, print it, give it to your kids to color the electoral college, & use it your worksheet on Tuesday night. Find it here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Hello (again) Bluesky! I’m going to start posting here again, because that other app has become a disaster. But first, I want to introduce myself. My name is Tina Smith, and I’m a proud United States Senator for Minnesota… ⬇️

Still not sure how doing journalism here makes sense so let me fling something at the wall: I'm writing today about election rigging fears in BC and how this maybe relates to the conversation in the U.S. Anyone see any tweets/videos/arguments they think should be included or considered?

In a small Wisconsin church, Trump's threat of refugee crackdown looms

Solid reporting, but the headline and subhed utterly fail to convey what the article says – that basically all of the disinformation is coming from one side. (gift link)