Becky Hammer
@beckyhammer.bsky.social
Environmental lawyer/locally notorious person. Bad Bunny 101 adjunct professor. Alexandria, Virginia.
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Today is the earliest sunset of the year in Alexandria - starting tomorrow we'll slowly start gaining evening light, a few seconds each day ☀️
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today is the earliest sunset of the year in Alexandria - starting tomorrow we'll slowly start gaining evening light, a few seconds each day ☀️
Visiting Puerto Rico for the evening via dinner at Qui Qui in DC
December 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Visiting Puerto Rico for the evening via dinner at Qui Qui in DC
Posted up on St Asaph just south of Cameron if anyone wants to watch Scottish Walk together!
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Posted up on St Asaph just south of Cameron if anyone wants to watch Scottish Walk together!
I don't know what the optimal number of King Street trolleys to run on Scottish Walk day is but I'm pretty sure it's not zero
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don't know what the optimal number of King Street trolleys to run on Scottish Walk day is but I'm pretty sure it's not zero
Trader Joe's now sells my favorite pastries (kouign amann) in the freezer section
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trader Joe's now sells my favorite pastries (kouign amann) in the freezer section
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
8yo's first time
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
8yo's first time
Happy weekend, friends 🥃 Joe made me a cocktail with mezcal and plum-ras el hanout syrup
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy weekend, friends 🥃 Joe made me a cocktail with mezcal and plum-ras el hanout syrup
Administration full of manchildren
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Administration full of manchildren
Incredible news for millennials:
Freak Nasty x Pitbull - FUN DIP (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Pitbull
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Incredible news for millennials:
Just lost Whamageddon, fuck you St. Elmo's Old Town North
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just lost Whamageddon, fuck you St. Elmo's Old Town North
Happy snowy Friday, Alexandria! @oconnell.bsky.social and I have a new issue of ALXtra for you to read while you drink your hot cocoa, including thoughts on the local economy, an excessive number of jokes about Arlington, and a very special gift guide:
Our Money Doesn’t Fold, It Jingle Jingles
It’s the start of the festive season in Alexandria, a signature period of the year for the city that manages to highlight all of the things that make us charming (parades! tree lightings! holiday mark...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy snowy Friday, Alexandria! @oconnell.bsky.social and I have a new issue of ALXtra for you to read while you drink your hot cocoa, including thoughts on the local economy, an excessive number of jokes about Arlington, and a very special gift guide:
Just received my first Valentine's Day promotional email
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just received my first Valentine's Day promotional email
Winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction
I'm not much into contemporary music. I'm much too old. However, I would like to thank all the MAGA people and all those who hated on Bad Bunny for the Superbowl thingie. I listened, and just like what happened to me with Kendrick Lamar, I loved it. Bad Bunny rules!
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction
White being named the color of the year is just a little too on the fucking nose. Bring back subtlety!!!
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
White being named the color of the year is just a little too on the fucking nose. Bring back subtlety!!!
I am sick and tired of this criminal behavior
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am sick and tired of this criminal behavior
Gonna miss Petro after next year, quite the quotable guy
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Gonna miss Petro after next year, quite the quotable guy
I listened to this today. The second half, about a family deciding whether their father should move to Mexico to avoid being kidnapped by ICE, was enraging. This man has been living here and working for 30 years and now he's in Mexico and his wife and kids are alone. Why??? It's all so senseless
Under One Roof - This American Life
Behind closed doors with two families.
www.thisamericanlife.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I listened to this today. The second half, about a family deciding whether their father should move to Mexico to avoid being kidnapped by ICE, was enraging. This man has been living here and working for 30 years and now he's in Mexico and his wife and kids are alone. Why??? It's all so senseless
Un Verano Sin Ti, an album that came out in 2022, still in the top ten most streamed albums. Incredible
Global Top Albums of 2025 on Spotify:
#1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
#2. KPop Demon Hunters
#3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
#4. SOS Deluxe: LANA
#5. Short n' Sweet
#6. MAYHEM
#7. You'll Be Alright, Kid
#8. I’m The Problem
#9. GNX
#10. Un Verano Sin Ti
#1. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
#2. KPop Demon Hunters
#3. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
#4. SOS Deluxe: LANA
#5. Short n' Sweet
#6. MAYHEM
#7. You'll Be Alright, Kid
#8. I’m The Problem
#9. GNX
#10. Un Verano Sin Ti
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Un Verano Sin Ti, an album that came out in 2022, still in the top ten most streamed albums. Incredible
Step aside Spotify Wrapped, the most important annual ranking just dropped: the toilet paper sustainability scorecard
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Step aside Spotify Wrapped, the most important annual ranking just dropped: the toilet paper sustainability scorecard
Why am I, a 42 year old, the only young person on this app
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Why am I, a 42 year old, the only young person on this app
All the algorithmic social media sites have recently started showing me posts by people proudly announcing that they no longer tip at restaurants, what is happening
December 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
All the algorithmic social media sites have recently started showing me posts by people proudly announcing that they no longer tip at restaurants, what is happening
Never beating the allegations
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Never beating the allegations
I hope everyone has a great day except for this guy who got out of his truck to scream "make stop signs great again" at a bus driver trying to get kids to school
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I hope everyone has a great day except for this guy who got out of his truck to scream "make stop signs great again" at a bus driver trying to get kids to school
A thing that's making me happy tonight: a brand new song from two of my very very favorite artists, together
And it's CUMBIA
And it's CUMBIA
Juanes, Bomba Estéreo - Muérdeme (Official Video)
YouTube video by JuanesVEVO
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A thing that's making me happy tonight: a brand new song from two of my very very favorite artists, together
And it's CUMBIA
And it's CUMBIA
Today in extremely normal headlines
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today in extremely normal headlines