Laurie MacNamara
@lauriedelray.bsky.social
VA/MA (ALX/RCKPT). Singer, symphony lover, 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.
Ha, gotcha! The one holiday week where the pickup schedule does not slip by a day!
If you take just one thing away from this, know that residential trash, recycling, and yard waste collection will follow the regular schedule this week.
Del Ray Turkey Trot, parking relief, and Plaid Friday: What to know for Thanksgiving weekend in Alexandria
Road closures in effect Thursday morning for milestone 50th anniversary race; parking enforcement suspended through Friday
www.alexandriabrief.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ha, gotcha! The one holiday week where the pickup schedule does not slip by a day!
Good luck and have fun, turkey trotters. We’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines this year (can’t miss this when you live near the starting line). Happy #Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good luck and have fun, turkey trotters. We’ll be cheering you on from the sidelines this year (can’t miss this when you live near the starting line). Happy #Thanksgiving.
AL East rules. Full stop.
@JeffPassan tweeted
Right-hander Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a seven-year, $210 million contract, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. The defending American League champions get one of the best arms on the free agent market.
Right-hander Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a seven-year, $210 million contract, pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. The defending American League champions get one of the best arms on the free agent market.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
AL East rules. Full stop.
Next up on the #Thankgiving make-ahead list today…this thing of beauty the doubles as both stuffing and as a breakfast strada.
Leek and Artichoke Bread Pudding
Get Leek and Artichoke Bread Pudding Recipe from Food Network
www.foodnetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Next up on the #Thankgiving make-ahead list today…this thing of beauty the doubles as both stuffing and as a breakfast strada.
“He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery.” Uh, okay.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery.” Uh, okay.
This is 💯 correct, IMO, having been part of the same organization when this was happening.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is 💯 correct, IMO, having been part of the same organization when this was happening.
ALX Skeeters: DBW staff are putting together the Advent Beer Calendar beer sets *right now.” Head over there today/tomorrow if you have one on order.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ALX Skeeters: DBW staff are putting together the Advent Beer Calendar beer sets *right now.” Head over there today/tomorrow if you have one on order.
LFG. #RedSox
Sonny Gray fits the profile of what they needed. Only one season guaranteed leaves room for their homegrown starters to find a spot.
A trade fills one need. Now they can (or at least should) have the money to sign Bregman and another hitter.
A trade fills one need. Now they can (or at least should) have the money to sign Bregman and another hitter.
The Red Sox are making their first move for some much-needed starting pitching by trading for Cardinals righthander Sonny Gray, a source confirmed to the Globe.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
LFG. #RedSox
All over my former employer. And not for good.
NEW: DOGE no longer exists as a "centralized entity," according to the head of the government’s personnel agency --- But the longstanding White House tech team Trump used to house DOGE continues to work on tech projects throughout federal agencies.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies.
www.nextgov.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
All over my former employer. And not for good.
Launching in to the Thanksgiving meal prep decathlon today with this family favorite from Four & Twenty Blackbirds…
Four & Twenty Blackbirds’ Truly Insane Apple Pie
If you bake one thing for Thanksgiving, bake this!
blog.onekingslane.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Launching in to the Thanksgiving meal prep decathlon today with this family favorite from Four & Twenty Blackbirds…
@sigtheatre.bsky.social Fiddler on the Roof is absolute perfection. Go see it if you can. It’s as fresh as if it was written yesterday.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@sigtheatre.bsky.social Fiddler on the Roof is absolute perfection. Go see it if you can. It’s as fresh as if it was written yesterday.
Thanksgiving dinner planned, grocery shopping list drawn up, and dish preparation scheduled in a day-by-day grid. Feels a bit overwhelming until I realize how grateful we are to have a Thanksgiving celebration.
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thanksgiving dinner planned, grocery shopping list drawn up, and dish preparation scheduled in a day-by-day grid. Feels a bit overwhelming until I realize how grateful we are to have a Thanksgiving celebration.
Reposted by Laurie MacNamara
This Thanksgiving please remember to give thanks to the Lord that Trump and his people are so unbelievably incompetent 🙏🏼🦃
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This Thanksgiving please remember to give thanks to the Lord that Trump and his people are so unbelievably incompetent 🙏🏼🦃
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Oh hell no.
Early iterations of the Schedule F made the case that language in statute allowed the removal of civil service protections to senior officials.
Revised version leans into unitary executive theory: the civil service statute is unconstitutional. They are betting SCOTUS will go along.
Revised version leans into unitary executive theory: the civil service statute is unconstitutional. They are betting SCOTUS will go along.
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Oh hell no.
🎂🎉
Happy birthday to David Ortiz, who is 50.
Still can’t figure out why the Cardinals kept pitching to him in ‘13.
Still can’t figure out why the Cardinals kept pitching to him in ‘13.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🎂🎉
Reposted by Laurie MacNamara
We really need baseball back.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We really need baseball back.
This is the real war on Christmas.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is the real war on Christmas.
<slams head on desk>
KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation?
HASSETT: This is nothing new
HASSETT: This is nothing new
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
<slams head on desk>
Read the entire 🧵.
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Read the entire 🧵.
Good lord. They really do not know what they are doing.
BESSENT: “THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS… IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Good lord. They really do not know what they are doing.
A thoughtful and profound reflection.
Opinion | How to Replace Christian Nationalism
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A thoughtful and profound reflection.
Feeling safer yet?
This is a mess on so many levels.
This is a mess on so many levels.
The Department of Deportation
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Feeling safer yet?
This is a mess on so many levels.
This is a mess on so many levels.