Gwen McNamara
@timeandagwen.bsky.social
Conventions, cosplay, and comics!
Born & raised in Maine, now in NorCal.
Possibly the only coffee shop manager who doesn't drink coffee. Tea drinker. Sommelier in training.
Single & max vax’d
she/her
Welcome to Bluesky.
Don’t be a dick.
Born & raised in Maine, now in NorCal.
Possibly the only coffee shop manager who doesn't drink coffee. Tea drinker. Sommelier in training.
Single & max vax’d
she/her
Welcome to Bluesky.
Don’t be a dick.
Pinned
In my Bluesky profile, I put “Apparently a sommelier”. I tweeted about this, but figure I can share here because Bluesky needs fun content…and I think it’s a kinda funny story.
1/10
1/10
Back in April, I got contacted because SOMM somehow found my contact info and thought I was a sommelier. I originally posted about it on The Bad Place, but re-posted the entire saga here a couple months ago because it was so crazy random...
1/2
1/2
Renee Good.
Alex Pretti.
How many more will it take until it stops?
[Thinks of Sandy Hook Elementary School.]
Dammit! 🤬😭
Alex Pretti.
How many more will it take until it stops?
[Thinks of Sandy Hook Elementary School.]
Dammit! 🤬😭
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Renee Good.
Alex Pretti.
How many more will it take until it stops?
[Thinks of Sandy Hook Elementary School.]
Dammit! 🤬😭
Alex Pretti.
How many more will it take until it stops?
[Thinks of Sandy Hook Elementary School.]
Dammit! 🤬😭
You guys, I think Minneapolis is unhappy.
It’s a shame we can’t have elections next week.
It’s a shame we can’t have elections next week.
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 1:46 AM
You guys, I think Minneapolis is unhappy.
It’s a shame we can’t have elections next week.
It’s a shame we can’t have elections next week.
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
In Maine, we believe in due process — and we will resist any attempt to threaten the civil rights and liberties of our residents.
January 19, 2026 at 7:38 PM
In Maine, we believe in due process — and we will resist any attempt to threaten the civil rights and liberties of our residents.
Cooper’s Restaurant in Lewiston, Maine.
My grandparents used to take me and my brother there when they’d watch us. I remember loving their hot dogs and fries.
It closed when I was 10 and was torn down to make room for a hospital parking lot a few years later.
My grandparents used to take me and my brother there when they’d watch us. I remember loving their hot dogs and fries.
It closed when I was 10 and was torn down to make room for a hospital parking lot a few years later.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Cooper’s Restaurant in Lewiston, Maine.
My grandparents used to take me and my brother there when they’d watch us. I remember loving their hot dogs and fries.
It closed when I was 10 and was torn down to make room for a hospital parking lot a few years later.
My grandparents used to take me and my brother there when they’d watch us. I remember loving their hot dogs and fries.
It closed when I was 10 and was torn down to make room for a hospital parking lot a few years later.
There’s a large mill across the river from my hometown where Civil War uniforms were made of Union soldiers. Later, it manufactured shoes. Those jobs aren’t coming back.
Parts of the mill are now occupied by an assortment of businesses, restaurants, and housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_M...
Parts of the mill are now occupied by an assortment of businesses, restaurants, and housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_M...
January 19, 2026 at 3:33 AM
There’s a large mill across the river from my hometown where Civil War uniforms were made of Union soldiers. Later, it manufactured shoes. Those jobs aren’t coming back.
Parts of the mill are now occupied by an assortment of businesses, restaurants, and housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_M...
Parts of the mill are now occupied by an assortment of businesses, restaurants, and housing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_M...
I hope I am never proposed to at a monster truck rally.
Very important monster truck rally update: there was a proposal, and she said yes!
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I hope I am never proposed to at a monster truck rally.
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
The 60th Anniversary opening is cool, but it’s animated series erasure!
No Cerritos?
No Protostar?
BOO!
No Cerritos?
No Protostar?
BOO!
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The 60th Anniversary opening is cool, but it’s animated series erasure!
No Cerritos?
No Protostar?
BOO!
No Cerritos?
No Protostar?
BOO!
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
If you don't have a Paramount+ subscription, you can watch the full #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy series premiere on YouTube for a limited time
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/watc...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/watc...
Watch the First Episode of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY on YouTube!
If you don’t have a Paramount+ subscription, you can watch the full STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY series premiere on YouTube for a limited time
blog.trekcore.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If you don't have a Paramount+ subscription, you can watch the full #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy series premiere on YouTube for a limited time
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/watc...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/watc...
I was born in Lewiston and grew up in Auburn, Maine…just across the river from Lewiston. I went to school with Somali-American students.
This hits hard.
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachTheGOP
This hits hard.
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachTheGOP
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I was born in Lewiston and grew up in Auburn, Maine…just across the river from Lewiston. I went to school with Somali-American students.
This hits hard.
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachTheGOP
This hits hard.
#AbolishICE
#ImpeachTheGOP
Send your name around the moon and get a boarding pass for the Artemis II mission!
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
January 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Send your name around the moon and get a boarding pass for the Artemis II mission!
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na...
Think of the most random TV show you can possibly think of. Now post a gif of it.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Think of the most random TV show you can possibly think of. Now post a gif of it.
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
It's a massive invasion... of hilarious ICE videos!
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
It's a massive invasion... of hilarious ICE videos!
Reposted by Gwen McNamara
There’s two kinds of ice. I love it when the bad kind meets the cold kind!
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
There’s two kinds of ice. I love it when the bad kind meets the cold kind!
Current fear is that this is the last thing I’ll see before I die.
FUCK ICE!
FUCK ICE!
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Current fear is that this is the last thing I’ll see before I die.
FUCK ICE!
FUCK ICE!
Current leader for top protest sign of 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Current leader for top protest sign of 2026.
If I saw these photos 10 years ago, I’d think this was some kind of joke about the weather.
#Fairbanks #Alaska at -30F protests against ICE. We remember Renee Good and the many, many hurt and stolen.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
January 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
If I saw these photos 10 years ago, I’d think this was some kind of joke about the weather.
When was the last time someone called YOU a bitch? Quote with yours!
For me, I think it was exiting a parking lot to turn right into the street and had to wait for traffic. A (male) pedestrian had to walk around my car. 🤷🏻♀️
For me, I think it was exiting a parking lot to turn right into the street and had to wait for traffic. A (male) pedestrian had to walk around my car. 🤷🏻♀️
This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
When was the last time someone called YOU a bitch? Quote with yours!
For me, I think it was exiting a parking lot to turn right into the street and had to wait for traffic. A (male) pedestrian had to walk around my car. 🤷🏻♀️
For me, I think it was exiting a parking lot to turn right into the street and had to wait for traffic. A (male) pedestrian had to walk around my car. 🤷🏻♀️
You all know this is fake, right?
There’s no way they know the runtime for this movie yet. Marvel is famous for not finishing movies until the last minute. How could they possibly know the runtime if they haven’t finished their 15th round of reshoots?
There’s no way they know the runtime for this movie yet. Marvel is famous for not finishing movies until the last minute. How could they possibly know the runtime if they haven’t finished their 15th round of reshoots?
4 hours???? Somebody need they ass beat for this
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
You all know this is fake, right?
There’s no way they know the runtime for this movie yet. Marvel is famous for not finishing movies until the last minute. How could they possibly know the runtime if they haven’t finished their 15th round of reshoots?
There’s no way they know the runtime for this movie yet. Marvel is famous for not finishing movies until the last minute. How could they possibly know the runtime if they haven’t finished their 15th round of reshoots?
We’d better get an intermission so I can pee.
4 hours???? Somebody need they ass beat for this
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
We’d better get an intermission so I can pee.
Interesting.
Remind me what happened next.
Remind me what happened next.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Interesting.
Remind me what happened next.
Remind me what happened next.
Watching this makes me wish I learned to skate better. Spent too much time on the ski slope instead. 🎿⛷️
stop what you're doing and let Amber Glenn take you to church #USPrevagenChamps #figureskating
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Watching this makes me wish I learned to skate better. Spent too much time on the ski slope instead. 🎿⛷️