Becky Hammer

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Environmental lawyer/locally notorious person. Alexandria, Virginia.

https://alxtra.substack.com/

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I didn't love every part of this book but it got me in the feels by the end

[Miss Universe contestant voice] FRANCE!!!!!

Parents whose kids go to sleepaway summer camp, how far in advance do you sign them up? Mine is interested in going next summer for the first time and I'm wondering when I need to start thinking about it

ARMY is moving over to Bluesky, this website has the juice

This bridge will help ARMY from the other app to get here safely. 😉👉 #BTS #DailyBTS #DailyBangtan #BOTD #BangtanOfTheDay

I forgot to read Free for All yesterday, almost missed out on the large amount I mean number of inane letters

Now that's what I call a Darién Gap

Now THAT was QUITE a match

Today is the perfect day for napping. Who else is out there napping

Dad appreciation post! Today is his birthday. 77 years of traveling, working on his photography, eating only the darkest chocolate, enjoying trains, always being careful with sun protection, chuckling to himself when he drinks too much wine, and rocking a mustache since before it was cool

Night swimming 💙💦

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I just want to be sitting in a pool drinking a beer and listening to the summer hits of the 90s

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Sitting at my desk working and hear a big splash in the pool and I know who it is! I hope he wasn't too freaked out by all of the fireworks last night, poor big buddy.

I put on a long white eyelet dress with side cutouts today and I can't decide if it's cute or giving slutty communion

We're back at it this week with some thoughts on voter turnout and Alexandria's messy bitch little sister (America) in the new ALXtra with @oconnell.bsky.social

Turnout For Whatalxtra.substack.com From the ancient astronomers who first charted the stars to modern physicists probing the depths of space, humanity has always been driven by an insatiable curiosity to unravel the universe’s most pro...

Every window in my house is fogged over this morning

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Notwithstanding everything else wrong in the world, those of us in D.C. and Arlington can safely put ice cubes in our drinks this heat-advisory-afflicted Fourth of July: "drinking water provided by the Washington Aqueduct never deviated from U.S. EPA established water quality standards."

UPDATE: DC Water Lifts Boil Water Advisory for All Affected Customers – Effective 7:30 AM July 4, 2024 | DC Waterwww.dcwater.com

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Happy Bizarro July 4th, when we celebrate the divine right of American presidents and the British are holding elections!

Heads up DC friends

Boil water advisory for DC & Arlington! www.dcwater.com/about-dc-wat...

DRINKING WATER ADVISORY: DC Water Issues Boil Water Advisory for All Customers in the District of Columbia, the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport | DC Waterwww.dcwater.com

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At this very moment 248 years ago, Thomas Jefferson was frantically searching for an open Kinkos.

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🎶 I don’t practice Santeria… 🎶

Why I'm so fucking glad we unionized: a thread

So, a short story about organized labor. Last year, my employer, the Natural Resources Defense Council, told staff that there would be layoffs. After the plan was announced, but before it was finalized, we formed a union. I was lucky enough to keep my job but many others were not.

A surprisingly pleasant night for beisbol

Parents love to text you "what was the name of the restaurant we went to that one time" without being able to provide any further information

Donations to support people seeking abortion care are down since Dobbs and national orgs are reducing support. Please consider making Samuel Alito mad by donating to your local abortion fund today

Abortion Fund Leaders Have A Stark Warning For Allwww.huffpost.com After the overturn of Roe v. Wade, donations flowed to abortion funds, but over time the money has dried up -- endangering care for people across the country.

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V confusing heat scale at the new Indian restaurant on King Street

I am congenitally incapable of not grabbing the handle of a skillet I have just removed from the oven

Dino Drudi showing up to tonight's council hearing to make the case for population decline

My neighbors must have immunity from me yelling "I gave your book one star on Goodreads" as I ride past them on my bike, though possibly not J.D. Vance

the conservative theory of law in one headline

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Rebroadcasting a game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball, obviously.

Okay, folks, who is putting together the list of the funniest crimes that Biden should be committing between now and election day to highlight the absurdity of today's immunity ruling? Not the stuff like assassinations. Just stuff to make a point.

Sitting on my front stoop after a run and these two tiny chipmunks just came out of nowhere and started fucking each other up in front of me like I wasn't even here