Patrick J. Pespas
@westofrome.bsky.social
Alexandria, VA
Keeper of ALX Skeets. Please tag me if you’d like to be added
Keeper of ALX Skeets. Please tag me if you’d like to be added
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An Alexandria Circuit Court judge appeared to rule in the city’s favor Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the city’s elimination of single-family zoning protections, according to housing advocates.
Judge appears to rule in city's favor in zoning lawsuit
Housing advocates celebrate decision on controversial housing initiative
www.alexandriabrief.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
An Alexandria Circuit Court judge appeared to rule in the city’s favor Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the city’s elimination of single-family zoning protections, according to housing advocates.
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Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
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James and I are here to listen. Our newsroom is reachable at news@alxnow.com or via this tip line: alxnow.com/about/
It’s also a goal of mine — among several others — to create a regular “office hours” where the public (yes, you! 🫵) can chat with us.
It’s also a goal of mine — among several others — to create a regular “office hours” where the public (yes, you! 🫵) can chat with us.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
James and I are here to listen. Our newsroom is reachable at news@alxnow.com or via this tip line: alxnow.com/about/
It’s also a goal of mine — among several others — to create a regular “office hours” where the public (yes, you! 🫵) can chat with us.
It’s also a goal of mine — among several others — to create a regular “office hours” where the public (yes, you! 🫵) can chat with us.
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See what’s ahead for tomorrow’s City Council meeting at alexandriava.gov/Dockets.
Join us tomorrow evening at City Hall or online to stay informed & engaged with your local government!
Join us tomorrow evening at City Hall or online to stay informed & engaged with your local government!
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
See what’s ahead for tomorrow’s City Council meeting at alexandriava.gov/Dockets.
Join us tomorrow evening at City Hall or online to stay informed & engaged with your local government!
Join us tomorrow evening at City Hall or online to stay informed & engaged with your local government!
And so, Broccoli Farmers, we’ve licensed a song for your ad
🎶Goin back to Cauli?
🎶Goin back to Cauli?
October 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And so, Broccoli Farmers, we’ve licensed a song for your ad
🎶Goin back to Cauli?
🎶Goin back to Cauli?
Alexandrians, can you please recommend a local Driver Training School for my teen to take on-road lessons to qualify for a license?
October 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Alexandrians, can you please recommend a local Driver Training School for my teen to take on-road lessons to qualify for a license?
Welcome @alexlibraryva.bsky.social to the Skeets!
Hello world! This is the official Bluesky account of the Alexandria Library in Virginia.
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Welcome @alexlibraryva.bsky.social to the Skeets!
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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
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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?
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Are any Alexandrians here bringing an item to be appraised at tonight's Del Ray Antiques Roadshow?
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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!
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!
August 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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!
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
August 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
The guy who replaced Peter Cetera is being stone cold channeled
August 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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
The guy who replaced Peter Cetera is being stone cold channeled
Person, woman, man, camera, TV. NOW.
NEW YORK (AP) — Television's MSNBC network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short.
August 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Person, woman, man, camera, TV. NOW.
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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
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July 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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
carpelibrumbaltimore.com
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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.
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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
She's running
Former Alexandria Mayor Silberberg launches weekly Substack, takes aim at political issues, public policy, and causes
www.alxnow.com/2025/07/09/f...
www.alxnow.com/2025/07/09/f...
Former Alexandria Mayor Silberberg launches weekly Substack, takes aim at political issues, public policy, and causes | ALXnow
Allison Silberberg has something to say. The former Alexandria mayor says she has received a great response after launching her own Substack on July 1. So far, she posts once a week with "Allison Silberberg's...
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July 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
[Weigel voice]
She's running
She's running
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“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?”
“sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”
“sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”
I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will
June 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?”
“sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”
“sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked”
Song of the day
Jolly Coppers on Parade
YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic
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June 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Song of the day
Looking to contribute to the big ass amplifiers for ALX Dems fund
June 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Looking to contribute to the big ass amplifiers for ALX Dems fund
Alexandria Market Square with the sickest burns
June 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Alexandria Market Square with the sickest burns
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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?
June 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social wrote a column more or less on this precise topic in 2018 and I still think about it all the time
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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...
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...
Irene for VA: Our Moment
YouTube video by Team Shin
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June 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
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?
JUST IN: Youngkin schedules special election to replace Rep. Gerry Connolly | FFXnow
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June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Any thoughts on the current slate of Dems running for Connolly's seat?