Laurie MacNamara
@lauriedelray.bsky.social
VA/MA (ALX/RCKPT). Symphony head honcho, lirico-spinto soprano, community activist, Red Sox fan, wellness practitioner, knitter, foodie. Trying to keep one step ahead. Said about me “If coffee could sing…”
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Given “waves arms at everything,” I realize my leadership philosophy can be summed up as follows:
Don’t be a jerk.
Don’t be a jerk.
GTFOH. This is insane.
People are posting these maps they created to establish "alternate" bike routes like who is going to go this way?? It makes no sense. They're doing everything except explicitly saying "cyclists are second class citizens"
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
GTFOH. This is insane.
2026 book thread, featuring Lakee (with nonfiction) and Trixie (with fiction)…#BookSky
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
2026 book thread, featuring Lakee (with nonfiction) and Trixie (with fiction)…#BookSky
Still a few tickets left for tomorrow evening. This romantic program is the perfect Valentine’s Day experience.
This weekend the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Kennedy Center Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists program to perform your favorite La Boheme selections in honor of Valentine’s Day. Tickets for Saturday at 7:30 pm still available at alexsym.org. ❤️
February 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Still a few tickets left for tomorrow evening. This romantic program is the perfect Valentine’s Day experience.
We are fortunate to have fascinating candidates running for the open Alexandria City Council seat. I especially appreciate those, like @timladerach.bsky.social, who make the effort to put their policy positions in writing to help all of us make a smart decision. Hoping to see more of this.
Tim Laderach | Substack
⚓️ Navy Reservist, Attorney, & Pharmacist running for Alexandria City Council. Ready on Day 1 to build a Safe Harbor for our community. #TimForAlexandria **Views are my own, not the DoD’s or the Navy’...
substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
We are fortunate to have fascinating candidates running for the open Alexandria City Council seat. I especially appreciate those, like @timladerach.bsky.social, who make the effort to put their policy positions in writing to help all of us make a smart decision. Hoping to see more of this.
Richie Cole, and I’m feeling pretty good about that.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
Comedian Wanda Sykes, UMSNT Midfielder Kyle Beckerman
Also Edward Snowden (though he dropped out so idk if that counts as an alum?)
Comedian Wanda Sykes, UMSNT Midfielder Kyle Beckerman
Also Edward Snowden (though he dropped out so idk if that counts as an alum?)
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
Before My Time: Bit-part character actor Jason Kravitz
While I Was There: Internet-famous and Netflix Special comedian Sarah Cooper
After Graduation: I'm going with Gold Medal-Winning Wrestler Helen Maroulis.
Before My Time: Bit-part character actor Jason Kravitz
While I Was There: Internet-famous and Netflix Special comedian Sarah Cooper
After Graduation: I'm going with Gold Medal-Winning Wrestler Helen Maroulis.
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Richie Cole, and I’m feeling pretty good about that.
Remember this.
Minnesotans stood together, stared down ICE, and never blinked.
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Remember this.
Gallup announced that it will no longer report presidential approval ratings.
Huh.
Huh.
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Gallup announced that it will no longer report presidential approval ratings.
Huh.
Huh.
The best. Truly. Grateful to call these fine human beings my friends.
Bennett-Parker, McPike win special elections
Bennett-Parker, McPike win special elections
Democrats hold seats in Senate and House; McPike's council seat now vacant
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The best. Truly. Grateful to call these fine human beings my friends.
This weekend the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Kennedy Center Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists program to perform your favorite La Boheme selections in honor of Valentine’s Day. Tickets for Saturday at 7:30 pm still available at alexsym.org. ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This weekend the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Kennedy Center Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists program to perform your favorite La Boheme selections in honor of Valentine’s Day. Tickets for Saturday at 7:30 pm still available at alexsym.org. ❤️
Hallelujah.
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hallelujah.
Brilliant analysis of THE BEST HALFTIME SHOW EVER from my friend @beckyhammer.bsky.social for my non-ALX Skeets followers.
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Brilliant analysis of THE BEST HALFTIME SHOW EVER from my friend @beckyhammer.bsky.social for my non-ALX Skeets followers.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This game is absolutely nails on a chalkboard.
Don’t even like football and I’m strangely miserable.
Don’t even like football and I’m strangely miserable.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
This game is absolutely nails on a chalkboard.
Don’t even like football and I’m strangely miserable.
Don’t even like football and I’m strangely miserable.
THIS…
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
THIS…
Can you have the best halftime show in the middle of the worst Super Bowl game ever?
Oh, yes, yes you can.
Oh, yes, yes you can.
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Can you have the best halftime show in the middle of the worst Super Bowl game ever?
Oh, yes, yes you can.
Oh, yes, yes you can.
Reposted by Laurie MacNamara
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
Sorry Prince, that really was the best ever.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Sorry Prince, that really was the best ever.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.
The undisputed champ. Until tonight?!?
Many folks are reflecting on Prince’s extraordinary halftime performance, the best ever. What you may not know is that it was a profound, nuanced statement and a powerful reclaiming of a proud musical tradition. Some background: anildash.com/2021/02/05/h...
How Prince won the Super Bowl - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The undisputed champ. Until tonight?!?
Yup.
Patriots acting like Republican voters in a special election.
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Yup.
Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
February 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
I was ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) today as the next step in my faith journey.
I am really proud of this.
I am really proud of this.
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I was ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) today as the next step in my faith journey.
I am really proud of this.
I am really proud of this.
Minneapolis has NOT moved on.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Minneapolis has NOT moved on.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Okay, but will this appeal to our audiences?”
“Okay, but will this appeal to our audiences?”
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Okay, but will this appeal to our audiences?”
“Okay, but will this appeal to our audiences?”
*louder for the people on the back*
Benito is a U.S. citizen.
Amazing what a little education can teach you.
Benito is a U.S. citizen.
Amazing what a little education can teach you.
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
*louder for the people on the back*
Benito is a U.S. citizen.
Amazing what a little education can teach you.
Benito is a U.S. citizen.
Amazing what a little education can teach you.