Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 2hI didn't previously know of the band and my appreciation of the language and lyrical inspiration is lacking, but this little shows kicks hard, especially after they depart from more basic ska after the initial number. 110
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Happy MacArthur Foundation Ignored My Extreme Genius Again Day to all who celebrate 0110
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Cool project! www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/a...pentictonherald.caReclaiming Timber: How One Métis Carver Built a 43-Foot York Boat from Memory and Heritage(ANNews) – When the decade began with forced isolation, master artisan Patrick Calihou took the solitude of a quieted world to undertake a massive historic recreation: a 43-foot “York” river 040
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@timladerach.bsky.social @elilad.bsky.social not sure is DRBC is still on for tonight, but I have a bunch of ice in a cooler left from last night. Could I bring by early as a contribution? 120
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From this morning's episode of This Surprises Me Very Little: 060
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So MVP of my paddle in Jug Bay this morning was all the amazing feathered finned, furry, and, uh, fexoskeletoned friends who let me enjoy them. LVP is the one heron that suddenly took to the air from a nearby hidden branch with a sudden, particularly loud KRAWK and scared the bejeezus out of me. 150
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Metro hair-toucher dude is a J6 guy and open White supremacist? Color me unshocked. 1111
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This was always the right take. "CEOs who simply choose not to shoot themselves in the foot will end up ahead by the end" 200
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am completely unsurprised ACPS Transportation is beset by management issues, given their persistent poor performance. Even given that, I was surprised by this reporting. WTAF is going on with ACPS management?! 190
Reposted by Tim ShawProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 9628631193
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In hopefully related news, I finished this book, available from Alexandria Library, and it was really interesting. TL;DR, bees are even cooler than you thought. 190
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In better news, the rain garden seems to have contained the rain. To be frankii, getting the Carex Sunday will help. 0150
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am sure @npr.org put these two sentences together because they reflected two top stories, but that's quite a juxtaposition that feels too on-target. 030
Reposted by Tim ShawMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with. 8443461336
Reposted by Tim ShawFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 22/09/2026"OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman gave Trump's super PAC a whopping $25 million" is one of those things that could really stand to be pointed out more:finance.yahoo.comOpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25 million giftThe super PAC will help fund Republicans' midterm election battle. 491576674
Reposted by Tim ShawProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113506044
Reposted by Tim ShawCanek Aguirre @canekforcouncil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🧵 In Alexandria we see our diversity as our strength and one of the ways we reinforce that is with programs that help us better understand our friends and neighbors. 192
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026@martaschantz.bsky.social can I interest you in a knot board above the urinals in a men's room? 180
Reposted by Tim Shawjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress? 430103801921
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Helena and I went to Huntley Meadows Wed am when her day program closed. It was super pretty and we made new friends. 1220
Reposted by Tim ShawBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"60 Minutes. More like 60 viewers!" 334594692
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have certainly observed - and been party to - plenty of careless driving incidents, so I am confident the self-reporting references here undercounts reality even in the areas it covers. I am also sure it is heavily tilted to neighborhoods with more activists able and willing to file reports. 290
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ahh - it's a lovely day. Perfect for working on the front porch. Let's fire up the ole' laptop here and get at it! Uhhh... why are none of my browser tabs working? #Dammit #OnTheRoadAgain 020
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We went over to see the grazing animals, but we seem to have missed the goat. 😢 So what happens now? The leaves are largely gone, but all those stalks will just spray again, no? Also, all the areas they didn't get to? 560
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026OH, one drunken 20-something bro to his buddy: "Maybe when you're older they'll call you a 'networker,' but for now you're just an alcoholic." 060
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I am so sick of these business-killing pedestrian zones 0170
Reposted by Tim ShawRyan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 13/09/2026297 neighbors fund it. 6,434 get it free. 47,750 visited the site this week. If you're one of the 6,137 reading for free, today's a good day to change that. www.alexandriabrief.com#/portal/alexandriabrief.comThe Alexandria BriefAlexandria's independent daily community news source. 163
Reposted by Tim ShawRyan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 13/09/2026Just hit publish on story No. 2,236 at @alexandriabrief.com. 2,236 stories in 10 months. Seven days a week. All hours of the day. At the rate I pay contributors at my Rhode Island publication, that's $223,600 worth of journalism for Alexandria. Readers have contributed $38,531. The rest is on me. 1124
Reposted by Tim ShawThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them." 442225386061
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yo! Youz gotta look it da New Yawk faukin' i-inweed I got! 050
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A hopefully happy customer. I thought I got a better shot than her butt. 090
Reposted by Tim ShawProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 34776164456
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The act of buying trees when they are cheap and then selling them later when there's more demand would be "arbortrage," am I right? 1141
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Western Maryland knows when to fold 'em. Along C&O canal west of Paw Paw, WV. #Geology @volcanojw.bsky.social 0101
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Epilogue: this evening I again found myself on a bike in that stretch and, while I didn't get honked at, TWO cars crossed the double yellow to pass me. WHHHEEEEE! 170
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026ALX bikeists: the other evening I was riding north on Commonwealth, taking the lane. After Nelson, where a right turn lane forms for Monroe, a car behind me honked. I was going straight, and there were parked cars on the other side of Monroe, so I did not ease into the right lane... 460
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I WAS PROMISED LOWER HUMIDITY!!! #OnceMoreIntoTheSoupBoys 0100
Reposted by Tim Shawmatty @mattio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Great illustrative visual here. #datavis 073
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Always nice to start the day with a chance @travisaniles.bsky.social encounter, and Helena and I just did (PLUS bonus doggo) 160
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Two stabby ends are better than one, eh @everyheron.bsky.social? 290
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Great work here. If you are in the ALX and are not a paid subscriber of this outlet, you are doing it wrong. FULL STOP. 0121
Reposted by Tim ShawBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation. 440107123483
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I still can't believe how high the trust numbers are for Zuck, Musk, and Altman. WTAF? 030
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The thing is, as you move through life, you learn there are really two kinds of people in the world: those who put silverware in the dishwasher with the handles up and those who do it wrong. I unwittingly married the latter. 7111
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is silly AF and I am going to ignore it, but I just have to say that, if one is going to go this route, it should be "Lake New York." 170
Reposted by Tim ShawSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A reporter should hold up a map of the Great Lakes with numbers on them and ask Trump which one he's just purported to rename. 1064265796
Tim Shaw @wdncnu.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The practice of confessing sins, in whatever form, is the practice of naming truths about yourself and your behavior so that you might improve. Confessing with no action is empty, and you can't properly act if you haven't declared your truths. 020