Leslie MacCallum
@lesmac10.bsky.social
Almost lifelong DC area resident (always the VA side). Local sports and UVA mega fan. Career in advertising. Number 1 accomplishment my amazing kid.
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It’s time to stand up for babies.
Strolling Thunder 2026 is recruiting families with babies (0–3) to share their stories with Congress, virtually or in person.
Applications open now: https://bit.ly/4qeleu7
#StrollingThunder
Strolling Thunder 2026 is recruiting families with babies (0–3) to share their stories with Congress, virtually or in person.
Applications open now: https://bit.ly/4qeleu7
#StrollingThunder
January 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It’s time to stand up for babies.
Strolling Thunder 2026 is recruiting families with babies (0–3) to share their stories with Congress, virtually or in person.
Applications open now: https://bit.ly/4qeleu7
#StrollingThunder
Strolling Thunder 2026 is recruiting families with babies (0–3) to share their stories with Congress, virtually or in person.
Applications open now: https://bit.ly/4qeleu7
#StrollingThunder
Alexandria VA showed up for No Kings! Then easy Metro ride to DC for the later protest ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Alexandria VA showed up for No Kings! Then easy Metro ride to DC for the later protest ❤️
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"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
You Have to See This Mamdani Ad
I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...
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October 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...
STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.
Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...
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The D.C. City Council, in an 11-2 vote, gives second and final approval for a $3.8B project, including a 65,000-seat stadium on the old RFK Stadium site by 2030, along with a massive mixed-use development of the surrounding area. The Commanders are, officially, returning to D.C.
September 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The D.C. City Council, in an 11-2 vote, gives second and final approval for a $3.8B project, including a 65,000-seat stadium on the old RFK Stadium site by 2030, along with a massive mixed-use development of the surrounding area. The Commanders are, officially, returning to D.C.
This is the perfect alignment of using a headline from a minor story on top of the permanent placement of this week’s newsletter sponsor. Kudos @politico.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is the perfect alignment of using a headline from a minor story on top of the permanent placement of this week’s newsletter sponsor. Kudos @politico.com
The slide is literally seared into my memory from the leg burns 😂
For kid me... it was definitely the monkey bars... I used to do "death drops" & "cherry drops" like I was invincible 😂😬
June 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The slide is literally seared into my memory from the leg burns 😂
One more time if you live in Virginia don’t forget to vote in the primaries today! @shannontaylorva.com got one of my votes!
June 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
One more time if you live in Virginia don’t forget to vote in the primaries today! @shannontaylorva.com got one of my votes!
If you live in Virginia remember to vote in the primaries June 17th! Shannon would make an excellent AG
I'm Shannon Taylor --
I'm the prosecutor who's taken on the KKK, the NRA, and protected women after we lost our abortion rights.
Now -- I'm running for Attorney General to beat back Trump and Musk. Watch our first TV ad:
I'm the prosecutor who's taken on the KKK, the NRA, and protected women after we lost our abortion rights.
Now -- I'm running for Attorney General to beat back Trump and Musk. Watch our first TV ad:
Prosecutor | Shannon Taylor for Virginia
YouTube video by Shannon Taylor for Virginia
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you live in Virginia remember to vote in the primaries June 17th! Shannon would make an excellent AG
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You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
And also from travels have decided grafiti can indeed be art
April 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And also from travels have decided grafiti can indeed be art
From travels and we’re all against so many things these days at least this one made me smile
April 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
From travels and we’re all against so many things these days at least this one made me smile
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Cherry blossom time again! From sunrise on 3/28 and 3/29 @capitalweather.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Cherry blossom time again! From sunrise on 3/28 and 3/29 @capitalweather.bsky.social
Every single time I open this app I have the following theme song playing in my head. Anyone else? 😊
youtu.be/0LfwlUvpVJg?...
youtu.be/0LfwlUvpVJg?...
Bastille - Blue Sky & The Painter (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by BASTILLEvideos
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Every single time I open this app I have the following theme song playing in my head. Anyone else? 😊
youtu.be/0LfwlUvpVJg?...
youtu.be/0LfwlUvpVJg?...
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Holy shit this cartoon.
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Holy shit this cartoon.
YES
DC will end streak of four straight days of freezing weather today (highs of 32 or less). This equals the longest streak since 2018.
It has led to the freeze-up of area waterways and helped us keep snow cover.
Are you ready for the thaw?
More information at cwg.live
Photo by Jeannie in D.C.
It has led to the freeze-up of area waterways and helped us keep snow cover.
Are you ready for the thaw?
More information at cwg.live
Photo by Jeannie in D.C.
January 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
YES
Couple of shots of curious wildlife in the mountains of VA where I have gone to escape DC today!
January 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Couple of shots of curious wildlife in the mountains of VA where I have gone to escape DC today!
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“a rapid unscheduled disassembly” is also an apt description of the constitutional order
SpaceX: Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn.
Everyone else: It blew up.
Everyone else: It blew up.
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“a rapid unscheduled disassembly” is also an apt description of the constitutional order
These are the companies to support!
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
popular.info
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
These are the companies to support!
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NOAA is sounding the alarm for a significant Arctic outbreak in a little more than a week. It also has the DC area in a "slight risk" zone for heavy snowfall at the same time.
More info in our forecast updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
More info in our forecast updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 AM
NOAA is sounding the alarm for a significant Arctic outbreak in a little more than a week. It also has the DC area in a "slight risk" zone for heavy snowfall at the same time.
More info in our forecast updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
More info in our forecast updates: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...